Monthly Archives: July 2010

Dhimmitude Of Britain Continues: Guide Dogs Ordered Off Busses

Coming soon to an area in Liberal Land near you (Canada and Michigan come to mind) Blind passengers are being ordered off buses or refused taxi rides because Muslim drivers or passengers object to their ‘unclean’ guide dogs. One pensioner, a cancer sufferer, told how had twice been confronted by drivers and asked to get […]

Shirley Sherrod Resigns After Racist Remarks

So, one of the big stories from Monday was the racist remarks by USDA official Shirley Sherrod to the NAACP, highlighted by Big Government. And now A black USDA official in Georgia has resigned after publicly admitting she didn’t help a white man trying to save his farm to the “full force” of her power […]

WSJ: Obama Presser Highlights Failure Of His Own Policies

How bad are Obama and the Democrats policies for unemployment? This bad Presidents typically invite Americans to appear at Rose Garden press conferences to trumpet their policy successes, but yesterday we saw what may have been a first. President Obama introduced three Americans—an auto worker, a fitness center employee and a woman in real estate—who’ve […]

NAACP/Obama Appointee Racism On Display

Hey, ‘memba this? Today, NAACP delegates passed a resolution to condemn extremist elements within the Tea Party, calling on Tea Party leaders to repudiate those in their ranks who use racist language in their signs and speeches. I’m sure the NAACP will jump right up and repudiate those in their ranks who use racist language […]

AGW Today: Time For Another Unhinged Lecture On AC And Cars

Apparently, air conditioning is becoming a favorite target of the unhinged climate alarmists. There have already been several stories, and here comes another in the LA Times The car culture’s impact on cities and suburbs has been the subject of heated debate for decades. But all the while, humming away inconspicuously in the background, air […]

Snap! Companies Consider Moving Overseas Thanks To Finance Bill

Newton’s Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite action. Too bad over-blown and idiotic legislation doesn’t do the same, because, in this case, when you push the ball at 5mph, it explodes and moves at 50mph, causing all sorts of damage U.S. banks, hedge funds and other […]

Shocker! Companies Drop Insurance, Say “Have Fun With The Government”

This is just for MassCare. Imagine this on a national level, with the bonus kicker at the end of the first paragraph The relentlessly rising cost of health insurance is prompting some small Massachusetts companies to drop coverage for their workers and encourage them to sign up for state-subsidized care instead, a trend that, some […]

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! Yet another fantastic day in America. This pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help. This post was also set up Saturday night, since I will be travelling to see the parents today, so, no links from Sunday morning posts. Oh, well. What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The […]

Fish Wrap Frets About Socialists Patrolling The Arizona Border

The Times gives it the old liberal try in linking legitimate concerned groups with a kook fringe (leftist) group, attempting to make them all look bad: Militia With Neo-Nazi Ties Patrols Arizona Desert Minutemen groups, a surge in Border Patrol agents and a tough new immigration law are not enough for a reputed neo-Nazi who […]

PeBO On Vacation: Next Time He Whines About Cutting Back And/Or AGW….

One of the fun stories on Memeorandum is about people hanging out waiting in places for Barack Obama to once again shirk his duties and take yet another vacation. Too be honest, I glossed over it, till I saw the spin over at Fark (Doug Powers, blogging at Michelle Malkin’s spot, caught it too): White […]

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