Daily Archives: August 21, 2012

TOTUS Takes The Stand

Reuters has been caught photoshopping many a time, but, this isn’t one of them (via Ace) Oops, guess that is a photosphop……ah, here’s the real one Hmm, not sure which one’s funnier. The second one is a bit more poignant, though, eh?

GOP Convention Theme “We Built This!”

They should keep the theme going the entire convention (Fox News) The GOP is turning what some see as a presidential slight aimed at business owners and entrepreneurs into a theme for a night of the Republican National Convention next week, titling Tuesday night’s session “We Built This!” Speeches from a trio of swing-state headliners […]

If All You See…

…is an evil fossil fueled motor vehicle, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is And So It Goes In Shreveport, with a post featuring the lemonade stand metaphor

So, How Awesome Is Renewable Energy?

Jo Nova explains In June this year the UNEP report announced that Global Renewable Energy investment reached $257 Billion in  2011. It’s so large it rivals the $302 billion invested in fossil fuel power. But how much electricity do we get for all that money? When the details are pulled from the fog, a quarter […]

Vet Detained On Psych Hold For Facebook Posts

Big brother is watching (Fox News) A former Marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation for posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook has received an outpouring of support from people who say authorities are trampling on his First Amendment rights. Brandon J. Raub, 26, has been in custody since FBI, Secret Service agents and police in […]

Feminists Hit DNC Over Anti-Women Policies For Convention

The DNC is apparently not too willing to spread their own money around to help out mom’s in attendance at this years shortened Democratic National Convention (Politico) A number of local chapters of the National Organization for Women are denouncing the DNC convention rules, saying that they unfairly exclude mothers with young children. “Women are […]

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