Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach July 28, 2013 – 9:31 am

Happy Sunday! Another fantastic day to remember the once and future nation of the USA. This pinup is by Baron Von Lind, with a wee bit of help. I’m surprised I never used it before, had it sitting in the folder for years and years. Can you believe this is the 451st Sunday of Patriotic Pinups?

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Scared Monkeys says don’t bring a bat to a gun fight
  2. Gateway Pundit notes that Jesse “Boycott Florida” Jackson is OK with Cuba
  3. Watts Up With That? notes different computers giving different results with same Warmist code
  4. All American Blogger isn’t impressed with GOP leadership
  5. Atlas Shrugs highlights the real war on women at a Muslim university
  6. Bookworm discusses why Detroit won’t have a second act
  7. Director Blue features a surprise GOP win
  8. Fire Andrea Mitchell isn’t happy with Paul Ryan
  9. Gay Patriot wonders if CNN ever interviewed targeted Tea Party groups
  10. Jihad Watch features the RoP during Ramadan.
  11. Joshuapundit shows an awesome Nevada veteran
  12. Maggie’s Notebook covers yet another super awesome illegal alien
  13. neo-neocon covers Bill Cosby, Zimmerman, and guns
  14. Political Realities discusses the reality of international aid
  15. And last, but not least, Political Clown Parade reminds you to flush your oceans of tomorrow

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 outwhat I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts

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.

The posts do take a long time, so, if you want to send me your links for Rule 5 babeage or links, use ye olde email in the header bar (remove the NOSPAM part). Preferably, create the html link so I can copy and paste how you want it to read.

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Obama Will Evaluate Keystone XL Solely On Its “Climate Change” Effects

By William Teach July 28, 2013 – 8:25 am

In a long, boring interview with the NY Times, in which (NMP) Obama dishes forth the same old failed policies, engages in lots and lots of Blamestorming as if this wasn’t his second term in office, patronizes, and offers little in the way of new policies, we find this bit on page 5 (via Tom Nelson)

(NY Times) MR. OBAMA: Well, first of all, Michael, Republicans have said that this would be a big jobs generator. There is no evidence that that’s true. And my hope would be that any reporter who is looking at the facts would take the time to confirm that the most realistic estimates are this might create maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline — which might take a year or two — and then after that we’re talking about somewhere between 50 and 100 [chuckles] jobs in a economy of 150 million working people.

It’s heartening to read that Obama chuckled about the notion of creating 50-100 permanent jobs directly, and 2,000 construction jobs. At least it would create permanent jobs, unlike his “green” energy jobs. Oh, and the Stimulus was almost solely about short term jobs. It’s also interesting to note that Obama has his talking points down pat from lefties against Keystone. The builders say this will require 9,000 people to construct it. Plus 7,000 to manufacture the parts. 4,000 are employed building the Gulf Coast Pipeline project in reality. And

The Canadian Energy Research Institute predicts that Keystone XL will add $172 billion to America’s gross domestic product by 2035 and will create an additional 1.8 million person-years of employment in the United States over the next 22 years.

I guess Obama would prefer his own method, which is turning America into a wasteland of part time jobs and people giving up on ever obtaining a job in despair.

Now, having said that, there is a potential benefit for us integrating further with a reliable ally to the north our energy supplies. But I meant what I said; I’m going to evaluate this based on whether or not this is going to significantly contribute to carbon in our atmosphere. And there is no doubt that Canada at the source in those tar sands could potentially be doing more to mitigate carbon release.

NYT: And if they did, could that offset the concerns about the pipeline itself?

MR. OBAMA: We haven’t seen specific ideas or plans. But all of that will go into the mix in terms of John Kerry’s decision or recommendation on this issue.

So, he won’t base his recommendation on it based on jobs, the economy, our need for energy, no, the Man With The Largest Carbon Footprint In The World will based it on hotcoldwetdry. But, also, apparently outsource the decision to Secretary of State John Kerry, another guy with a huge “carbon footprint”. Even though the State Department has signed off on Keystone XL several times. It’s latest assessment essentially said the pipeline would make barely any difference, because Canada is going to exploit the tar sands regardless. Oh, and the State Department just approved a different pipeline from North Dakota to Alberta to carry Ethane (which is extracted from natural gas).

Obama doesn’t even get the science right: it’s CO2, not “carbon”. I think we can all see that this climahypocrite will hold off on the decision as long as possible, then find a way to say “Nyet”, simply because of politics and in the face of other pipelines being built.

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$78 Of Awesome Phillips Blu-ray 3D

By William Teach July 27, 2013 – 8:31 pm

Sadly, my current Blu-ray player, an LG BD530, died. At least in terms of playing DVDs/CDs. Won’t recognize any disc, so I can’t even attempt to clean the laser. It’s been having a problem recognizing discs for a few months now. Sigh. It lasted about 2 1/2 years. I won it at the company Christmas party back in 2010, so it replaced the Phillips BDP7200 I had purchased a few years prior, which I got at a massive discount, because they had the price completely wrong, saved a couple hundred bucks. Only thing, it is huge and slow to load. Still works, though.

And, yes, I do actually have a few other DVD players. I have one that is a DVD recorder (don’t use it anymore). I have a portable DVD player with a 7 inch screen that I’ve had a long, long time, first one I ever got. Though I had been using my original X-Box for DVDs (lost the remote when I moved). I have another which is a great upscan, which I have in the bedroom. Oh, and somewhere in the attic is a VCR (there’s also a CD player and cassette deck up there. You young whipersnappers might have to Google those). Plus laptops, including one with Blu-ray.

Anyhow, I perused a few website looking at what they had available, and noticed the Phillips BDP 2985 at Wal-Mart, due to the price. Even though I don’t have a 3D TV (yet), I figured I might as well purchase a player that does 3D disks.

Pro’s

  • Tiny footprint
  • Excellent video quality
  • Connects to Youtube, VuDu, and Netflix
  • Played 10 minutes of Underworld: Awakening in high definition through VuDu, no pauses or freezes, sound and video were excellent
  • Has both wired and WiFi connections built in
  • Loads disks very fast
  • It was a snap to program my Time Warner Cable remote to control the player. Never could get the LG to work right
  • Has link to Youtube which connects to my Droid, so I can find videos with the phone, easier to type than using the remote to scroll through letters, and make them play on TV
  • Did I mention it was only $78?

I hate to call these “cons” since they are more of “oh, well’s”, considering it was $78

  • No standard audio outputs, just via HDMI and coaxial. I had hooked up directly from player to stereo, reduces a bit of loss, but, I can just play from TV audio output to stereo for those times I use the stereo
  • Only two buttons on device, on/off and open/close. They’re both on top, and since it is sitting on top of stereo, cable box, and they are on the place above the fireplace, can’t even see them. Going to have to get used to them
  • Remote does not have an open/close button, nor can it control volume. The volume thing is the only real con
  • Not much in the way of audio or video settings
  • Youtube HD playback kept having buffer issues, but, then, has that on laptop and Droid, too

The only thing I do not know about is the 3D. I’ll have to wait till I have a 3D TV. And, if it sucks, well, I can get another and use this one in my bedroom to access Netflix and VuDu. It was $78. Well worth the value. Spending at least another $30 for one with a better remote didn’t seem worth it.

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Mother Nature Brings Irony To Warmist Protest

By William Teach July 27, 2013 – 1:57 pm

This isn’t quite a full Gore Effect, but darned close, as the anti-Keystone hysterics were out in force getting arrested

(Washington Post) Organizers said the demonstration was part of a campaign called “Summer Heat,” noting that the last half of July is statistically the year’s “hottest stretch.” In a touch of irony, the protest came on one of July’s most pleasant days, one distinguished by below-normal temperatures and uncommonly low humidity.

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 27, 2013 – 1:00 pm

…are super awesome railroad tracks, a form of transportation that Everyone Else should be forced to take, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Pundit and Pundette, with a post on oceans of hypocrisy.

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Obama: “I’ll Spend All My Time On The Economy”

By William Teach July 27, 2013 – 8:06 am

Obama uses this week’s weekly address to continue the efforts of his 19th pivot to the economy

Hi everybody. On Wednesday, I spoke about what we need to do as a country to build a better bargain for the middle class – to make sure everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead in the 21st century economy.

You see, over the past four and a half years, America has fought its way back from the worst recession of our lifetimes. We saved the auto industry, took on a broken health care system, invested in new American technologies to reverse our addiction to foreign oil, and changed a tax code too skewed in favor of the wealthiest at the expense of working families.

As a result, our businesses have created 7.2 million new jobs over the past 40 months. We produce more renewable energy than ever, and more natural gas than anyone. Health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years. Our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years.

Do we really need to go through all the issues in the economy yet again, which are in direct contrast to this disingenuous yammering by PBO?

Reversing these trends must be Washington’s highest priority. It sure is mine. But over the past couple of years in particular, Washington has taken its eye off the ball. An endless parade of distractions, political posturing and phony scandals shift focus from what needs to be done. And as Washington prepares to enter another budget debate, the stakes could not be higher. The choices we make now will determine whether or not every American has a fighting chance in the 21st century.

There’s that phony scandals yap yap again. Tell that to those who died in Benghazi. And from Fast and Furious. Those targeted by Executive Office agencies.

And as long as I have the privilege of holding this office, I will spend every minute of every day doing everything in my power to make this economy work for working Americans again; to build that better bargain for the middle class; to make sure that the American Dream is something that’s achievable for everybody – not just today, but for decades to come.

Funny, because he’s spending the weekend at Camp David, supposedly “working”. The press was not allowed, as the 1st Family hosts the families of members of Obama’s cabinet. Who wants to bet that we hear about Obama playing golf today?

Then he will take a vacation. And this pivot will be forgotten. Again.

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Liberals Having Fits Over NC Gov. McCrory Stating He Will Sign Bills They Hate

By William Teach July 27, 2013 – 7:45 am

Elections have consequences. Obama got his failed and wasteful Stimulus, along with the heavily unpopular Obamacare. NC Senator Richard Burr and Tom Coburn are right, shutting down government to defund Obamacare is the wrong way to go about it. Whether we like it or not, Obamacare is the law: it needs to repealed by Congress, which means keeping the House, retaking the Senate, and obtaining the White House in 2016. And, challenging O-care in court.

Well, when it comes to the big laws passed by the North Carolina General Assembly (voter ID, abortion safety, budget (which includes education spending) and gun rights) , elections have consequences, Liberals. The People of NC were tired of what Democrats were doing, and wanted a new direction. Governor McCrory will sign the bills. Which has made Liberals nuts. Witness the NY Times’ David Firestone, who received the talking points email about “voter suppression”

North Carolina: First in Voter Suppression

But as yesterday’s events in the state capital showed, one thing is making a comeback: an old habit of suppressing the votes of minorities, young people and the poor, all in the hopes of preserving Republican power.

Freed of federal election supervision by the Supreme Court, the North Carolina legislature passed a bill that combines every idea for suppressing voter turnout that Republicans have advanced in other states. Rick Hasen, an election-law expert at the University of California, Irvine, called it “the most sweeping anti-voter law in at least decades.”

The law requires a government-issued photo ID card to vote, but doesn’t allow student IDs, public-employee IDs, or photo IDs issued by public assistance agencies. It shortens the early voting window, bans same-day registration during early voting and prohibits paid voter registration drives. Counties will not be able to extend voting hours in cases of long lines, or allow provisional voting if someone arrives at the wrong precinct. Poll “observers” are encouraged to challenge people who show up to vote, and are given new powers to do so.

Liberals have long had hissy fits over voter ID. It makes the ACLU apoplectic. One liberal at a News and Observer article responded to a comment by myself and called ID a “poll tax”. Another wrote that voter ID assumes people are guilty before being proven innocent (so, that means every time you prove who you are, that’s wrong? Does this mean that having to show an ID to purchase a gun and apply for a license is wrong, too? Sure seems like it. How about when showing ID at a TSA checkpoint?). But, let’s consider something: most states have some sort of voter ID requirements, including

  • Illinois – “Any time a voter uses Early Voting, the voter must present a government-issued photo ID.” An ID with your name and address is required. The IDs are not required to feature a photograph of the elector.[12] “If you register by mail, you must vote in person the first time, either at the polling place, in-person absentee or early voting, unless you submit with your mail-in registration form your driver license number or state ID number, the last four digits of your social security number, or one of the forms of ID listed below.”[13]
  • Delaware – Valid voter ID includes a photo ID, utility bill, paycheck or any other government document with your name and address on it.
  • Hawaii – In order to vote, electors must present valid photo ID with a signature. Additionally, voters will be asked to sign a poll book to record that they voted at the polling place. Voter Registration Notice is NOT an acceptable form of identification.
  • California – SB1016 (effective January 1, 2006) requires voters to provide their driver’s license number or state identification number. If they do not have either, they may use the last four digits of their social security card. If they also do not have a social security card number, the state will assign a unique number which may be used for voting purposes.

So, in the home states of the President and VP, some sort of voter ID is required at some point. Hawaii, a very deep Blue state, has a restrictive voter ID law, and no issues. In Brokeifornia, they don’t have to show it, but must have an ID to have the numbers (obviously, if no ID, then it leads to SS#, followed by a way to make it easier for illegal aliens to vote). Many States, including Blue states, require ID to register and/or ID to vote. In some cases, such as NY, doesn’t have to be a photo ID. Or some way of proving they are who they are.

Voting is Important. Liberals still whine about Florida 2000 and Ohio 2004 (mostly because they lost, and let’s not forget that most of the problems occurred in precincts run by Democrats). What is so wrong with ascertaining that the person voting is that person, that they’re entitled to vote there, and that they haven’t already voted? They trot out their “voter suppression” meme, but, Hawaii doesn’t have problems. Their argument is really a racist one, since they assume that Blacks are too stupid to be able to earn the money and obtain a picture ID, something which most people have.

BTW, most of the liberals (Salon, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, msnbc.com, Alan Colmes’ Liberaland and Taegan Goddard’s …) linking to the Memeorandum thread about McCrory saying he will sign the bills are upset about abortion on demand, of course. They all apparently have a problem with making the process safer. They prefer the Kermit Gosnell house of horrors type abortion clinics.

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Just Because The Warming Has Gone Missing Doesn’t Mean You, And I Mean You, Shouldn’t Be Forced To Walk To Work

By William Teach July 26, 2013 – 4:31 pm

Warmists are desperately searching for ways to keep their dying cult going. Here’s Brad Plumer at The Washington Post

Global warming appears to have slowed lately. That’s no reason to celebrate.

What do you see when you look at this chart?

Well, if you’re not a dogmatic, brainwashed, science-avoiding (and hypocritical in your own life) Warmist like Brad, you see yearly changes in average temperature caused by nature in the blue and red, and that nature is mostly responsible for the other years. If you are Warmist, though

1) Global warming is still very much with us. The recent slowdown in temperature rise has left climatologists a bit puzzled, but it certainly doesn’t disprove global warming. The evidence on the effects of greenhouse gases, after all, stretches back more than a century.

No, it doesn’t disprove global warming. It does disprove the notion of anthropogenic global warming, ie, “climate change”, being the main or sole driver of the Modern Warm Period.

This is followed by the “OMG, the heat is hiding in the deep oceans!!!! We’re eventually doooooomed!!!” meme, and then the “OMG, things are going to get super duper hot and people and animals will spontaneously combust and life on earth will end, so we need all sorts of taxes and government and stuff”. Standard Warmist doctrine. Without the ability to prove scientifically that those gray bars are mostly or solely caused by Mankind.

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 26, 2013 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrid fossil fueled limo which other people should not be allowed to travel in, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Jawa Report, with a post on Al Qaeda’s family day in Syria.

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Driving Habits That Annoy The Crap Out Of Me

By William Teach July 26, 2013 – 9:36 am

There are several things about drivers that annoy the crap out of. I despise people who run red lights, having been hit by a someone blowing off a red light. Those who have neon on their POS vehicles. Those who sit in a parking lot or drive around a residential neighborhood with the stereo thumping with massive amounts of bass. People going slow in the fast lane. Those who litter from their cars. Not using a signal. Here are two of my really big pet peeves, based on my daily commute to and from work

First up are jerks who get all the way to the red light then decide “hey, I’ll get in another lane, I can get a half car ahead!!!!!! Yay Me!” OK, sometimes it can be several car lengths. Why didn’t you do this before you almost or fully came to a stop? Sure, this is really no big deal, it’s just an annoyance. But, it does highlight selfish drivers, who apparently aren’t paying attention. And it is annoying when you cut if front of me when you do this. Oh, and now you want back into the other lane so you go faster or turn? Trust me, I’ll attempt to block you if I can.

Did I say that this was really just an annoyance? How about dangerous? Recently a jackass did this, which gained her 1 1/2 car lengths…which the loaded dump truck driver had previously added in to his mental calculation in terms of stopping at the light. All of a sudden this lane shift caused him to have to slam on the breaks, which were smoking when the dump truck hit the woman’s car. Fortunately, not more than a minor/moderate accident, though the back end of the woman’s car was toast, and the hit forced her car into another car at the light. So, because of her actions, her own car was damaged along with someone else’s car. Both the dump truck driver and the other driver were now going to have to spend lots of time not working. And all those who witnessed this were by law required to wait for the police.

But, only myself and one other waited around. I gladly waited around, though it did make me late to work and cause me to split a sale with another rep. I gleefully told the officer taking statements that it was All The Fault of the woman. Not because she’s a woman, mind you, but a jerk driver. Otherwise the dump truck driver would have been on the hook, based on the law. The cops had an idea that it wasn’t his fault from the get go, based on the tire marks. I told her insurance agency this morning that “yup, her fault!”

Even bigger and more annoying is people who intentionally wait till the last minute to move over into the lane they need to be in. I’ll grant that in some instances this is because they haven’t been able to get over, there’s no space. Mostly, though, it’s because they are either not paying attention to the signs that alert them way beforehand and because they are assholes. I posted this once before

Don’t be that person. It is dangerous. You cause people to slam on their brakes, which is not good for people’s blood pressure, nor is it safe for vehicles to be so close to each other as they attempt to make sure assholes don’t cut in. This happens every single day on the way home. People will be in far left lane and cut over another whole lane to attempt to get in the lane to get in the one to take them onto the inner 440 beltline, and sometime even into the far right lane to get the outer beltine lane, coming east on Glenwood Ave just past Crabtree Valley Mall.

And it’s no better taking 540 East. There are two lanes merging into 540, and rush hour is bad enough without people, who have seen signs saying “merge, jackass!!!”…ok, more like “lane ends” and keep going till they can force their way in. And what does all this do? It slows down traffic behind as people are forced to slam on their brakes. I once read a study that said that any tap on the breaks slows traffic down for 2 miles behind. All so people can save 20 seconds or so and be a cool breeze. And they miss all the accidents that occur thanks to their assholish and reckless driving.

Anyhow, what bugs you? What pisses you off? No politics, please, just crap that bugs you. Like people who get in the self checkout/fast checkout with more than 20 items. People who get to the register and aren’t sure what they want. The Hendrick Automotive commercials (good grief, they are patronizing and constantly on). Buying bananas that need a day and seeing them go bad immediately. Whatcha got?

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