Archive | December, 2011
Fantastic: Lefty commenter at The Atlantic thinks National Mall is an Actual Mall
Blind anti-capitalism at a lefty rag that supposedly attracts those intellectual betters on the other side of the aisle. The article in question deals with the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial. A reader thinks the piece is overlooking a key problem with the memorial: Or maybe because it’s at a mall? You seem to gloss [...]
Handgun Ownership Surges Amongst Women, Gays, Liberals
12. December 2011
Me? I’ll be over here laughing maniacally. The tears of the anti-Second Amendment left are sweet indeed. Natanel (a Buddhist who owns a Gun – ed) is one of a growing number of people in groups once considered anti-handgun – women, liberals, gays and college kids – who have been buying weapons. They are part [...]
Taxpayers Subsidize 32% of Food, Beverages on Amtrak — Company Loses $60 Million Per Year Anyway
12. December 2011
Despite the fact taxpayers subsidize 32% of food and beverages sold on Amtrak, the company still loses more than $60 million from the refreshments alone every year. Amtrak train passengers aren’t the only ones being taken for a ride. The railroad system loses more than $60 million a year on food and beverages, and taxpayers [...]
Glenn Beck: Hey, let’s re-elect Obama so we don’t elect Gingrich
12. December 2011
Glenn Beck has decided to leave the field of politics and start a new career jumping sharks. He says he would vote third-party and have Barack Obama in office another four years rather than have an imperfect conservative like Newt Gingrich win. es, folks, he’d prefer ObamaCare to be implemented, more liberal judges appointed to [...]
CBS Poll: Just 41% Say Obama Deserves Second Term
11. December 2011
Just 41% of Americans say Barack Obama’s job performance warrants a second term in office, according to a new poll from CBS News. 54% say they are looking for a new guy. (CBS News) — Less than one year out from Election Day 2012, voters remain overwhelmingly pessimistic about the economy, and their concerns are [...]
Occupy Freaks Shut Down Filming of Law & Order Episode About Occupy Freaks
10. December 2011
Considering the show’s lefty bent it’s unlikely they were planning to portray the freaks in a negative light. But no matter. It’s about attention and the perception of actually doing something substantial when all they’re doing is throwing a temper tantrum. More than 100 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators stormed the set for “Law & Order: [...]
Glenn Beck: Conservatives Who Support Gingrich Must be Racist
10. December 2011
Not a typo or a joke. He thinks if you’re a conservative and you see even the slightest difference between Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama then you must be opposing Obama because he’s black. Here’s what he said: I issued a challenge to the Tea Party members. The challenge is this: You read [Newt's] record, [...]
Flashback: Krugman Sings the Praise of Europe’s Economy, Fiscal Stability
10. December 2011
You know he got a Nobel Prize. What you didn’t know is that it was for making brain-damaged gerbils feel smart by comparison. From his January 2010 column: As health care reform nears the finish line, there is much wailing and rending of garments among conservatives. And I’m not just talking about the tea partiers. [...]
Former Obama Lawyer Admits Deceiving Congress in Inspector General Firing Scandal
10. December 2011
A former White House lawyer for the Obama Administration has admitted to deceiving Congress during a scandal involving the politically-motivated (and seemingly illegal) firing of an Inspector General who was looking into a friend and political ally of Barack Obama. Walpin was the inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the [...]
Gingrich Slams Romney for Opposing Contract With America
9. December 2011
In an interview with Coffee & Markets today, Newt Gingrich slammed Mitt Romney — who has been slamming Gingrich as of late — for having opposed the 1994 Contract with America. The “contract”, which brought Republicans back to power in both the House and Senate, included many conservative proposals like welfare reform, reducing the size [...]
12. December 2011
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