Sharyl Attkinson: Things Would Be Much Different If Watergate Happened Today

By William Teach August 11, 2014 – 8:51 am

How so?

(Mediaite) On This Week Not with George Stephanopoulos, former CBS investigative reporter Sharyl Attkinson said that journalists today were more hindered, and politicians more emboldened, than they were in the days of Woodward and Bernstein.

“I think that we’ve gone backwards since that time when we really felt empowered as journalists,” Attkinson said.

The video comes from the Daily Caller, which goes on to add linky love to Attkinson’s comments

“Nixon would basically refuse to turn over tapes to Congress,” she continued. “His aides would refuse to testify to Congress, or would take the Fifth, or would lie to Congress with a fair amount of impunity. Woodward and Bernstein would be controversialized on social media by special and political interests who use Facebook accounts.”

“And then at the end,” Attkisson declared. “Nixon would go on a popular late-night comedy show, during which time he would humorously refer to his attackers who were political witch-hunters who believe in Area 51-type conspiracies.”

Missing is that most of the media would take Nixon’s side, doing all they can to protecting him. They would be protecting him. Well, if he had a D after his name, of course.

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Dems 2014: Not Only Running From Obama, But Running From Being Democrats

By William Teach August 11, 2014 – 8:31 am

You don’t say. Democrats don’t want to run on who they really are?

(Politico) It’s one thing for Democrats running in red parts of the country to sound like Republicans on the campaign trail. It’s another when Democrats running in purple or even blue territory try to do so.

Yet that’s what’s happening in race after race this season.

Faced with a treacherous political environment, many Democrats are trotting out campaign ads that call for balanced budgets, tax cuts and other more traditionally GOP positions. Some of them are running in congressional districts that just two years ago broke sharply for President Barack Obama.

The Republican-flavored ads provide an early glimpse of how Democrats will wage their 2014 campaign. Democrats, hampered by Obama’s rising unpopularity and the tendency for conservatives to turn out at higher levels than liberals in midterm years, face the reality that swing congressional districts favorable to them in 2012 will be far less so in 2014.

Politico’s Alex Isenstadt provides multiple examples, and what we see is that, while it is nothing new for Democrats to lie about their stances as elections approach, they are going even further than before. For instance

Colorado Democrat Andrew Romanoff, who’s running in a district that Obama won in 2012 and 2008, has started airing a commercial that strikes a tea party theme. It highlights his record as speaker of the state House of Representatives when, he says, he helped balance the state’s budget.

This is the pattern, to lie about what they stand for. It happens in quite a few elections. And when elected, to go back to their Leftist ways.

Essentially, what we are seeing is a repeat of 2012, but amped up on Red Bull. You have Dems running as Republicans, or at least as Blue Dog Democrats if they are hard core Progressives (nice fascists). You have them running from Obama. Literally, such as when he comes to their State/District. They are not only avoiding the topic of Obamacare, they are running away from it. They’re running anti-Obama ads. They’re treating Obama as a pariah. Ask Hawaii Gov Neil Abercrombie what happens when one embraces Obama.

The question is, will Republicans take advantage of this? Will they point out that Democrats aren’t interested in running on who they are? That they’re lying? Will they contrast the Dems records with their talking points? The GOP should take a page from Democrats, and make the election All About Obama, tying all Dems to him, pointing out the contradictory talking points and Democrat beliefs.

Crossed at Right Wing News.

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Lord Prescott, Another High Flying Climahypocrite

By William Teach August 10, 2014 – 4:23 pm

It’s amazing how easy it is to find climate change hypocrites, wouldn’t you say?

(Daily Mail) He is meant to be helping to save the planet. Yet Lord Prescott has clocked up more than 40,000 air miles in five months – all while travelling to and from climate change conferences.

Since February the ex-Deputy Prime Minister and former Environment Secretary has attended all-expenses paid summits in Europe, North America, India and China.

There he has delivered lectures on the perils of damaging the environment and discussed new legislation which could restrict the ability of others to fly or drive cars in future.

But he has been leaving a substantial carbon footprint of his own.

The circumference of the globe is about 25,000 miles, meaning the former Hull East MP has travelled around the world almost twice in less than six months.

Now, the majority of the conferences and such that he has attended are all about “climate change”. Warmists get very upset when it is pointed out that they do not practice what they preach. The thing is, they don’t even try. Like Lord Prescott, they expect Everyone Else to pay the price for their beliefs. Warmists will, of course, attempt to deflect and change the subject, especially placing the blame back on skeptics, getting personal, blamestorming, etc. You know the tricks. At the end of the day, though, they aren’t willing to make changes in their own lives to match their beliefs. Even minor ones. Even just cutting back.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 10, 2014 – 1:00 pm

…is a wonderful climate change friendly big city, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Right Wing News, with a post stating that Iraq would not be happening with a President Romney.

This is Big City week!

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach August 10, 2014 – 10:32 am

Patriotic Pinup Bill Randall

Happy Sunday! Another gorgeous day in the Once and Future Nation Of America. This pinup is by Bill Randall, with a wee bit of help. This one interested me, as I had a long conversation with someone over the march of technology yesterday, the changes I’ve see in just my lifetime. Though, I don’t remember 1959, having been born in 1967. I do remember square TV’s in nice wooden cabinets, though. I remember having a few black and white ones. I remember rabbit ears. I remember there being less than 10 channels, despite being in the NYC market. I remember the wonder of cable TV starting. Now look where we are. Amazing.

What’s happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. American Power notes the flags on display at London terror march
  2. Raised On Hoecakes wonders if perhaps WalMart should pay people more
  3. The Lonely Conservative notes another peaceful Leftist Common Core supporter
  4. Public Secrets covers retreating glaciers, which are nothing new
  5. protein wisdom wonders what kinds of people show up at protests
  6. Proof Positive notes less bread, more circuses
  7. Political Clown Parade notes the world’s most dangerous community organizer
  8. Moonbattery covers the cost of stopping “climate change” vs adaptation
  9. Legal Insurrection wonders of McDonalds is replacing cashiers with machines
  10. Jihad Watch covers Islamists stoning a woman to death in Syria
  11. House Of Eratosthenes covers math is hard
  12. Fire Andrea Mitchell has a “you don’t say” for the media regarding terrorist vs militant
  13. Director Blue points out how much ESPN costs you on your cable bill
  14. Capitalism Is Freedom features a mom who is a tad over-protective
  15. And last, but not least, Wizbang notes a lawsuit by an atheist, upset because those who pray get discounts at a restaurant

As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page. While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your “Pinups for Vets” calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me

Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list. (BTW, since someone asked, the reason I leave links for the previous week up (or you might see a *) is because they are place holders for later in the day or for next weeks. Easier than rewriting all the time. Also, the listing order has to do with how they are added over time, not how good a post is. I just copy and paste from the previous week, then edit. If you see one of the *’s, go ahead and check out the blog anyhow, see if there is an update. I cannot update with my Android during the day.

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Pro-Terrorist Activists March On UN In Protest Of Israel

By William Teach August 10, 2014 – 9:07 am

Obviously, all the news outlets (most of whom are a citing this same AP article), are calling them “pro-Palestinian”. At the end of the day, though, they are supporters of the terrorist groups in Gaza, like Hamas, and want the destruction of Israel

(AP) A sea of Palestinians and their sympathizers lined Manhattan streets Saturday, marching to the United Nations and shouting that Israel’s response to missile attacks was genocide that took children’s lives.

“What they’re doing is wrong,” said Ayia Mustafa, 12, of the New York borough of Bronx. “I’m here to protest what’s going on in Gaza. What’s going on is wrong — bad things like killing children.”

She was among about 500 demonstrators who walked to the United Nations on Manhattan’s East Side after gathering behind police barricades off Columbus Circle to protest Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas, which the United States and other countries consider a terrorist organization, governs much of Gaza.

It’s very easy to protest here in the United States. Heck, it is ingrained in the 1st Amendment, as long as it is peaceable. They should try going to Gaza and see what happens if they protest against Hamas launching rockets towards Israel’s civilian population, which sometimes land short and kill Gazans. Not that these anti-Semites would protest in that manner, but Hamas would put them down if they did.

Maybe they could protest Hamas using women and children as human shields. Much of the protest centered around children being killed in Gaza. Children put in harm’s way by Hamas.

Heck, the woman in the shorts, one of many dressed inappropriately according to Islamic law, should try walking around Gaza like that.

Mostafa Asadi, an engineer from Philadelphia who came to New York for the protest, said the current violence in the Middle East started more than six decades ago.

“The Zionists took Palestinian land and expelled them in 1948, and now Israel is trying to control the area,” said Asadi, 55, an Iran native who hoisted a sign that said: “Stop the U.S.-Israeli blockade of Gaza.”

“The Israelis are racist,” said Asadi.

I wasn’t aware that one could be racist against your own race. But, then, this is the level of idiocy we have to deal with. Or, is that brainwashing?

Of course, this was all planned by the communist/socialist group ANSWER (hat tip to American Power), which finally found a protest they like, having ignored military action by the US the moment Obama was sworn in. ANSWER also held another pro-Hamas pro-destruction of Israel march in Los Angeles last weekend.

The Times Of Israel also noted the protest, using the same AP article, and someone notes in the comments

these protesters – everywhere – Such Simpletons. Stop the Occupation. Free Palestine! SImpletons. Free Palestine …. then what?? More grievances, more grievances, endless grievances. More rockets, more unrest, more tunnels, more provocations. Grievances by Palestinians and hamas to the UN – crying about allowing cement deliveries blocking their progress for infrastructure … yet the world sees it was to construct these tunnels – moral of the story – Palestinian leaders cannot be trusted.

At the end of the day, all they want is the destruction of Israel.

Crossed at Right Wing News.

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Michael Mann Is So Concerned With Climate Change Induced Wildfires That He Took Long Fossil Fueled Trip

By William Teach August 9, 2014 – 5:14 pm

The “doom from wildfires” meme has grown stronger amongst Warmists, despite contradictory evidence, but, then, have Warmists ever relied on real world observations, facts, and science? Here’s Michael “Hockey Stick” Mann telling us what he did on his summer vacation

I did my best to get away from work last week while my family and I were on vacation visiting friends who live in Kalispell, the gateway to Montana’s Glacier National Park. But it wasn’t quite possible. You see, I’m a climate scientist. And the spectre of climate change stares you in the face as you tour the park.

He’s Very Concerned about melting glaciers and Pikas, along with wildfires. I wonder how Mike traveled all the way to Montana? I seriously doubt he walked or biked the 2,00o+ miles from Penn State to the park.

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If All You See…

By William Teach August 9, 2014 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible golf course water fountain, wasting precious water, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Jawa Report, with a post on ISIS bringing terror to America.

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Stupid Plants Act Unexpectedly To Hotcoldwetdry

By William Teach August 9, 2014 – 11:01 am

Stupid plants

(Science mag) Not all species flee rising temperatures. As the mercury has inched upward across western North America over the last 40 years, many plant species have moved downhill, toward—not away from—warmer climates, according to the results of a new study. The finding adds to growing evidence that temperature isn’t the only factor influencing how Earth’s life will respond to climate change.

“This is a very cool study and demonstrates what many of us have been saying—that we will get surprises,” writes Camille Parmesan, a climate change biologist at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom, in an e-mail to Science. She was not involved with the study.

Like animals, plants require specific environmental conditions—such as the right temperature, moisture, and light levels—in order to thrive. Even small changes in environmental parameters can affect the reproduction and survival of a species. As global temperatures rise, both animal and plant populations are projected to gradually shift toward northern latitudes and upward to higher elevations where temperatures are cooler in order to stay within their ideal range of environmental conditions.

Yes, as the mercury has inched up a massive 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the mid-1800’s, doom. Well, except for the stupid plants which refuse to cooperate with said doom. Who knew that plants like warmth?

The results of the analysis were unexpected. More than 60% of plants shifted their distributions downward, toward warmer, lower elevations—despite significant climate warming across the regions under study, the team reported online on 24 July in Global Change Biology. Even more striking, all plants within a region—regardless of species—moved in the same direction.

It’s almost like nature is flipping the bird at Warmists for thinking that everything must stay static. Which, of course, it never does. There have been numerous cool and warm periods throughout the Holocene, much less the history of the earth, and things change. Life adapts. Except for flat earth Warmists.

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EPA Chief: Sure, We Need Climate Indoctrination In Schools

By William Teach August 9, 2014 – 7:25 am

OK, she doesn’t quite say “indoctrination”, but that is what it amounts to, since the Warmists will not allow differing points of view to be taught

(The Hill) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Gina McCarthy said students should be taught the science behind climate change in schools.

“I think part of the challenge of explaining climate change is that it requires a level of science and a level of forward thinking and you’ve got to teach that to kids,” McCarthy said in an interview with the magazine Irish American published Friday.

Let’s look at the whole quote

Do you think that Climate Change should be part of the educational system?

Very much so. I think part of the challenge of explaining climate change is that it requires a level of science and a level of forward thinking and you’ve got to teach that to kids.

So, if you are not a Believer, you are not a “forward thinker”. Good thing we haven’t had an almost 18 year pause in statistically significant warming that contradicts the Warmists computer models and prognostications, eh?

People didn’t have a sense of how dramatic climate change really is, and what it means for all of us. So that’s been a challenge. But what’s great about renewables is that when you put a solar panel on the roof of a school, you change the entire dynamic of education for the students. It’s hands-on.

The problem here is that we could push for these without the climate hysteria. Of course, it is hands on, because the kiddies will be freezing when the solar panels cannot provide power on cold, cloudy days.

When you wanted to get people active in the environmental world a while ago it was recycling, because you could do it yourself. Part of the challenge today is to make all of these things [affecting climate change] personal enough so that people can get engaged and get active, and feel like there are things we can do together. That’s the hump we need to cross in climate control and I think we’re doing that. I really do, I think people are getting active and engaged.

The thing is, they’ve been yammering about this since 1980. Yet, the majority of Warmists rarely go beyond “spreading awareness” within their own lives. People like….Gina McCarthy!

So you’ve been traveling the U.S. – what have you experienced?

We’ve begun to realize that when you get out of Washington, D.C. and you talk to real people, that they’re worried about the climate. I’ve been to numerous places that have been hit by floods, and places that have been hit by wildfires. I was in California on the drought issue. I’ve been in Utah on the basis of the work that’s going on in Salt Lake City with the mayor doing all kinds of great climate efforts. I’ve been in Iowa talking to farmers, I was in Missouri yesterday…

Hmm, was she using a bike or walking to all those places? If she believes in the “science” so much, why is she criss-crossing the nation using fossil fueled travel?

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