Archive | October, 2011
Obama Loans $529 million to Create Jobs in Finland
Attention all taxpayers: The people of Finland would like to thank you for loaning an automaker $529 million to create jobs in their country. Really, you shouldn’t have. Too kind. Too kind. With the approval of the Obama administration, an electric car company that received a $529 million federal government loan guarantee is assembling its [...]
Alabama Man Executed for Murdering His Infant Son
20. October 2011
Good riddance. ATMORE, Alabama (AP) — A man in the state of Alabama has been executed for killing his infant son in February 2005. Authorities say Christopher Johnson was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. local time Thursday after receiving a lethal injection at Holman prison. The 38-year-old man, when asked if he had any last [...]
Obamanomics: 26 Million Americans Now Unemployed or Underemployed
20. October 2011
A record number of Americans — 26 million to be precise — are now either unemployed or underemployed. That despite more than a trillion in debt racked-up to supposedly create jobs and stimulate the economy. In fact, since January 2009 alone we’ve seen $4 trillion added to the national debt. This is the end result: [...]
Steve Jobs told Obama: You’re Gonna be a One-Term President Unless You Change
20. October 2011
The late founder and CEO of Apple Steve Jobs told Barack Obama that he would be a one-term president unless he changed direction and became more business-friendly, a highly-anticipated biography of Jobs claims. He also lambasted teachers unions and seemed to become more conservative. Jobs, who was known for his prickly, stubborn personality, almost missed [...]
This is why the Postal Service can’t have nice things
20. October 2011
Your government at work. When Chris opened a letter from the Indiana Election Division, he was curious why in the world there would be a small Styrofoam cube inside the envelope. Luckily for everyone involved, there was an explanation. Think of the dumbest explanation possible. Then throw it out and replace it with “just because [...]
Jimmy Obama: The Audio Mash-Up
20. October 2011
Goodness. The parallels are quite astounding. Lets hope Obama’s reelection attempt follows the pattern.
Obscure 80s Sitcom Predicted Gaddafi’s Death in 2011
20. October 2011
The pilot of an obscure 1980s sitcom entitled Second Chance predicted Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi’s death by gunshot in 2011. The video is below, with the Gaddafi portion beginning at the 2:18 mark.
Occupy Organizers Discourage Reporting Sexual Assault to Authorities
20. October 2011
What a charming group of people. Efforts by the Occupy Baltimore protest group to evolve into a self-contained, self-governing community have erupted into controversy with the distribution of a pamphlet that victim advocates and health workers fear discourages victims of sexual assaults from contacting police. The pamphlet says that members of the protest group who [...]
Misery Index Hits Highest Level in 28 Years
20. October 2011
The last time it was this high was in 1983, which you’ll remember as the year before Ronald Reagan was reelected in a landslide. The big difference, however, is that the Misery Index was even higher before 1983. It came down between 1980 and 1984, which is why Reagan in his convention address touted his [...]
Hillary Clinton Mocks Herman Cain in Kabul
20. October 2011
Politics stop at the water’s edge. Unless you’re a Democrat mocking your Republican opposition in a war zone. Then politics travels with you. During a photo op at the top of their meeting in Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked Clinton about Cain’s comment earlier this month that he probably won’t know the name of [...]
20. October 2011
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