Category Archives: Current Affairs

Shocker! Voters Say Cut Taxes And Spending To Create Jobs

Eh, but what do they know? They’re probably all teabaggers and raaaaacists The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 62% believe tax cuts are a better way to create jobs and fight unemployment. Only 21% believe that additional stimulus spending is a more effective tool. Earlier this year, as the first stimulus package […]

….And Then They Came For My TV

And I moved the fark out of California Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators adopted a first-in-the nation mandate to lower electricity demand. On a unanimous vote, the California Energy Commission on Wednesday required all new televisions up to 58 inches to be more energy efficient beginning in […]

Sheriff Joe Needs To Deal With All This Stimulus Fraud And Idiocy

Where is Sheriff Joe, anyhow? He needs to get out of the jail house and check on website number, fix all the stupidity Here’s a stimulus success story: In Arizona’s 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that’s what the Web site set […]

Oops! Americans Overwhelmingly Disagree With Obama On Civilian KSM Trial

I didn’t write it in my post on KSM, but, I did drop some comments around some sites wondering what the polls would say regarding Obama’s gaffetastic idea to prosecute KSM and the other folks involved with 9/11 in civilian courts in NYC, two blocks from the site where the World Trade Center stood. About […]

How Ojigi Works: Is Obama An Idiot Or A Boob For Bowing?

Let’s talk about bowing in Japanese culture, also known as Ojigi Ojigi (bowing) is an essential part of Japanese daily life. People bow when saying hello, thanking someone, apologizing, saying good-bye and introducing themselves. Although shaking hands (akushu) has become accepted as a form of greeting, many Japanese still are not used to it. The […]

Hasan Tried To Contact al Qaeda. Sounds Like A Jihadi To Me

Blowing apart much of the media’s portrayal of Nidal Hasan as just an upset person whose actions had nothing to do with Islamic terrorism, ABC strangely tells the truth U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American […]

How Can One Write About The 20th Anniversary Of The Fall Of The Berlin Wall And Not Mention Reagan?

The 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has become a rather big deal over the last few days, with lots of people chiming in in the media. They all seem to be forgetting one thing: it would not have happened, at least certainly not that early, if it wasn’t for Reagan’s brilliant […]

ACORN Office Raided In New Orleans

I’m sure this was all just prompted by those crazy folks in the Vast Right Wing Conspriacy, just doing their level best to keep the man down. Oh, and surely, they are all raaaaacists to boot Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has served a search warrant at the ACORN office at 2609 Canal Street, according to […]

Shocker! Most Jobs “Saved” Were In Government

As I always say, if you want the truth from the NY Times, check the Saturday edition. The editors all slip out for an early Martini, leaving time for those who believe in journalism to write and post their stories. Witness The best symbol of the $787 billion federal stimulus program turns out not to […]

Sweet! Now People Are Torturing Loan Modification Officers

This is what comes about when the President and elected politicians turn segments of the population, such as those in the mortgage business, into the bad guys A La Cañada Flintridge couple trying to save their home from foreclosure were arrested along with three others on suspicion of beating, torturing and robbing a pair of […]

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