If All You See…

By William Teach November 15, 2012 – 1:00 pm

…is a wonderful Socialist nation being flooded thanks to those evil capitalists, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Theo Spark, who points out that free stuff ain’t free.

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Stimulus Recipient ReVolt Technology Files For Bankruptcy

By William Teach November 15, 2012 – 10:52 am

Yet another Obama backed company down the tubes

The parent company of a taxpayer-backer battery technology company has filed bankruptcy in a Norwegian court.

Portland-based ReVolt Technology, whose parent company is in Norway, said last month it would file bankruptcy because it had been unable to raise new capital or find a buyer.

The company had been developing a zinc-air battery technology that it said could deliver twice the energy of conventional rechargeable battery technologies, such as lithium-ion.

Along with around $6.8 million in state and local “loans”, they received $5 million from the Stimulus through electric car development program. Now, some, meaning ObamaZombies, may say that $5 million is chump change, and, in terms of government spending, it is. But out here in the real world that’s real money. Oh, and it’s a Germany based company. Oh, and ReVolt was considered a very risky venture to start with. It’s been around since 2004, and never really did anything. And the supposed 150 jobs they would create never materialized.

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Restaurant Owner To Charge ObamaCare Surcharge To Customers

By William Teach November 15, 2012 – 7:17 am

For the most part, what ObamaCare will do to the economy and people’s lives has so far been an abstract concept. Sure, there are a few tangible effects, such as the 10% tax on tanning bed usage, and a few people with pre-existing conditions purchased health insurance (at enormous cost), but the true costs haven’t come into play as of yet (surely, that was the point behind implementing most of Obamacare in 2014). Now, one business owner is going to turn ObamaCare from conceptual to physical

(UK Daily Mail) President Obama’s election victory ensured his Affordable Care Act would remain the centerpiece of his first term in power – but that has left some business owners baulking at the extra cost Obamcare will bring.

Florida based restaurant boss John Metz, who runs approximately 40 Denny’s and owns the Hurricane Grill & Wings franchise has decided to offset that by adding a five percent surcharge to customers’ bills and will reduce his employees’ hours.

With Obamacare due to be fully implemented in January 2014, Metz has justified his move by claiming it is ‘the only alternative. I’ve got to pass on the cost to the customer.’

Over at the Huffington Post he explains

“If I leave the prices the same, but say on the menu that there is a 5 percent surcharge for Obamacare, customers have two choices. They can either pay it and tip 15 or 20 percent, or if they really feel so inclined, they can reduce the amount of tip they give to the server, who is the primary beneficiary of Obamacare,” Metz told The Huffington Post. “Although it may sound terrible that I’m doing this, it’s the only alternative. I’ve got to pass the cost on to the consumer.”

Obviously this mean Metz is a mean, heartless man who refuses to work his butt off while giving up most of his profits in order to pay for ObamaCare. Though, we can bet that virtually every liberal who supports ObamaCare and owns a company will refuse to give up their own profits and institute similar measures. We also learn that he’s going to reduce hours (back to the Daily Mail article)

The fast-food business owner is set to hold meetings at his restaurants in December where he will tell employees, ‘that because of Obamacare, we are going to be cutting front-of-the-house employees to under 30 hours, effective immediately.’

Government legislation has real world consequences. Price increases, reduced hours for employees, layoffs, and closings. And all for reduced quality of care and availability of care.

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Obama: Fixing Economy Takes Precedence Over Hotcoldwetdry Legislation

By William Teach November 15, 2012 – 6:48 am

That’s how Politico positions (NMP) Obama’s comments on the climate change hoax, somewhat breaking the hearts of Warmists everywhere

Climate change will take a back seat to efforts to boost the economy in the near term, but the issue would return to the agenda in the future, President Barack Obama said Wednesday.

“I think the American people right now have been so focused and will continue to be focused on our economy, jobs and growth that if the message is somehow that we’re going to ignore jobs and growth simply to address climate change, I don’t think anybody’s going to go for that. I won’t go for that,” he said.

Aw, buck up, little Warmist troopers. Every time Obama focuses like a laser (they’re bad for globull warming, you know), said focus disappears not long after said speech to focus.

“I am a firm believer that climate change is real, that it is impacted by human behavior and carbon emissions,” Obama said during his first news conference since being reelected. “As a consequence, I think we’ve got an obligation to future generations to do something about it.”

Obama most likely has the largest “carbon footprint” of any human in the history of the world. But he caaaaaaares!

“I don’t know what either Democrats or Republicans are prepared to do at this point…

Probably because he never really talks to anyone outside his little bubble. One would think the POTUS would actually talk with the legislative branch now and then.

…because it’s one of those issues that’s not just a partisan issue, I also think that there are regional differences,” Obama said. “There’s no doubt that for us to take on climate change in a serious way would involve making some tough political choices.”

No, it’s a partisan issue, because it’s not about controlling the weather, it’s about enforcing more control on people and the private sector while slapping huge new fees and taxes that go straight to the government coffers. As for tough choice, let’s see him walk the talk…..heh! Made myself laugh.

He continued: “If, on the other hand, we can shape an agenda that says we can create jobs, advance growth and make a serious dent in climate change and be an international leader, I think that’s something that the American people will support.”

No, they won’t. Countries that have tried enforcing hotcoldwetdry legislation have seen massive job loss, lower GDP, and aren’t able to truly reduce their “carbon footprint.” The vast majority of Kyoto Protocol signatory countries failed to uphold what was outlined. Anyhow, Warmists aren’t happy

ClimateSilence.org welcomed Obama’s remarks but said putting climate change behind the push to avert the “fiscal cliff” was an “insult” to those already suffering from its effects.

“While conventional D.C. wisdom is focused on the manufactured crisis of the ‘fiscal cliff,’ the truth is that the most urgent threat to our national safety and economic well-being is the climate cliff that we are already beginning to tumble over,” ClimateSilence.org campaign manager Brad Johnson wrote in an email.

In other words, screw you folks suffering from horrible economic conditions.

ABC News positions Obama’s comments as saying he wants a “national conversation.” Like we haven’t been discussing this issue and “spreading awareness” since 1988, with most Warmists refusing to make changes in their own lives to become carbon neutral.

Crossed at Right Wing News and Stop The ACLU.

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Testy Obama: “Come At Me, Bro!”

By William Teach November 14, 2012 – 7:50 pm

NMP Obama answered some pathetic questions earlier today, but, mostly bloviated (I kinda told you he would in a morning post), and we get

(RCP) “As I said before, she made an appearance at the request of the White House in which she gave her best understanding of the intelligence that had been provided to her. If Senator McCain and Senator Graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. And I’m happy to have that discussion with them. But for them to go after the U.N. ambassador who had nothing to do with Benghazi, and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received, and besmirch her reputation is outrageous,” President Obama said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Aw, how paternalistic of him. As Ace writes “When shall we schedule (the discussion)?” I’m thinking McCain and Graham (it’s rather weird that Obama pointedly ignored that Sen. Kelly Ayotte was present at the same press conference, but, I guess women are below PBO notice) should invite Obama over for a conversation say, Friday.

Hilariously, Chump also said there was no evidence of a security breach in the Petraeus scandal. Perhaps he should have read the news about the FBI finding classified info at Broadwell’s home. Reports that came out before Obama’s PC. Does this guy ever take notice of anything going  on around him? Does no one ever frickin’ brief him? Does he not pay attention, or does he just not want to know? Or not care? Seriously, what the hell does he do all day?

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Climate Astrology: “The Planet Is Speaking To Us”

By William Teach November 14, 2012 – 2:35 pm

I wonder when the burnings of heretics start? (via Tom Nelson)

Keeler: The planet’s speaking — and it’s angry

People: This is your planet speaking: Listen up!

That’s what I feel like screaming as I navigate my way through the aftereffects of Sandy and the nor’easter. The impact on my family — a couple of downed trees, five days without power, a second power loss, and a wary eye on the gasoline gauge — has been negligible compared with what others are suffering: homes destroyed, businesses without products to sell or customers able to buy them, elderly people huddled in the dark and cold, raw sewage backing up into the road and down into basements in Baldwin and cascading into Reynolds Channel from Nassau County’s Bay Park treatment plant.

Our planet is a delicately balanced system, a single living organism, and it’s speaking to us now, saying: Enough, already!

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If All You See…

By William Teach November 14, 2012 – 1:00 pm

…is an ocean that is going to rise up because of capitalist nations, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Public Secrets, with some questions regarding the CIA’s role in Benghazi.

(PS: I did not visit the website named in the graphic to get it, found it elsewhere. I highly recommend you don’t go, either. NSFW)

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Ideas For The Possum Drop

By William Teach November 14, 2012 – 11:03 am

Regarding the story on the possum drop from yesterday, the Morning Rush radio show here in Raleigh was discussing and soliciting ideas. Of course, I think everyone thought “drop a dead one”. Well, here are a few others:

1. Find someone who has a pet possum, that way they aren’t breaking the ruling regarding wild animals being used.

2. Go with cuteness overload

3. Grumpy Cat never fails to put a smile on someone else’s face

4. Use a baby. They really aren’t contributing to society, why not put one to work?

5. Invite some PETA members to the New Years celebration, get them drunk early, put them in basket, and raise it as a countdown. Leave it up.

What do you think?

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Obama To Finally Hold Press Conference, Will Face Tough Questions He Won’t Answer

By William Teach November 14, 2012 – 7:14 am

Obama hasn’t held a full press conference in over eight months. He did not take questions during his post-election victory statement, and relegated the lapdog media to the corner during that one. It will be interesting to see if Obama gets tough questions, as The Politico’s Maggie Budoff Brown and Josh Gerstein posit, or get his usual softball questions

This is not what the White House wanted for President Barack Obama’s first news conference of his second term.

He won’t be able to dwell much on his stronger-than-expected victory or even press his agenda for the next four years. Instead, he’ll be diverted by a Washington sex scandal.

But, Obama is the master of speaking and speaking and speaking, droning on and on and on when asked a question he doesn’t like, shifting topics, and rarely answering the question, which reduces the number of questions that can be asked. Anyhow, the story offers 7 questions

  1. Do you believe the FBI should have told you and Congress sooner about the investigation that led Gen. Petraeus to resign? (I think the follow up question should be “if you are saying you weren’t told, what the hell is going on in your administration that would cause the POTUS to be left out of the loop when the Director of the CIA is being investigated by the CIA?”)
  2. Do you worry about a culture in which trusted officials behave badly? Does this administration consider anyone who’s having an extramarital affair, or has had one in the past, to be unfit for public office? (do you think “walking” guns with no intention to track them, resulting in the deaths of 2 federal agents and hundreds of Mexican civilians a bright idea?)
  3. On the fiscal cliff, is your bottom line rates or revenue? Is it enough to close tax loopholes and deductions on the wealthy, or must tax rates also go up in order for you to sign a deal? (Why would you send Susan Rice out to lie about what Benghazi was about, and then you do it yourself?)
  4. Some in your party, including a Senate Democratic leader, say the country should go over the cliff if Republicans don’t relent on taxes. Can you say right now the cliff will not be breached? (If you get the supposed revenue increase from the tax increase, will you actually use it for debt reduction, or simply spend the revenue?)
  5. Why was the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi so lightly guarded, despite complaints about deteriorating security conditions in Libya? (why were rescue teams and military assets never deployed to rescue American citizens?)
  6. So, about those new pot laws. Does the federal government plan to intervene in Washington and Colorado, which both voted to legalize marijuana last week? (that’s actually a very interesting question in itself. Would love to hear the answer)
  7. You said during the last presidential debate with Mitt Romney that the defense sequester “will not happen.” Was that a misstatement or are you really that confident? (were you pandering, or just clueless?)

I suspect that the majority of the questions will revolve around Petraeus affair during the PC, with lots of deflections from Obama (along with lots of ums, ers, and ahs).

What questions would you ask?

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Secede Petitions Cover All 50 States, Over 660K Signatures

By William Teach November 14, 2012 – 6:52 am

To answer the question right up front, no, this is most likely not a serious movement to secede. Certainly not in deep blue states like Brokeifornia (10,036 at time of writing), NY (12,806), and Massachusetts (107), among others. Most of the petitions are carbon copies of all the others. Heck, it took 5 minutes for me to create the Alaska one, and only because I forgot my login password and had to reset it. No, this is mostly people showing that this is still a Democratic Republic, and want the Obama admin to understand that the minority and their opinions matter, that Obama shouldn’t ramrod his agenda down the throats of America

(Daily Caller) Less than a week after a New Orleans suburbanite petitioned the White House to allow Louisiana to secede from the United States, petitions from seven states have collected enough signatures to trigger a promised review from the Obama administration.

By midnight Tuesday, more than 660,000 digital signatures appeared on 69 separate secession petitions covering all 50 states, according to a Daily Caller analysis of requests lodged with the White House’s “We the People” online petition system.

A petition from Vermont, where talk of secession is a regular feature of political life, was the final entry.

Remember back to 2004 when President Bush won and John Kerry lost, liberals were advocating secession of Blue states, along with referring to Red states as “flyover” states, flying the American flag upside down, and calling the Red states “dumbf*ckistan“.

“Gov. Perry believes in the greatness of our Union and nothing should be done to change it. But he also shares the frustrations many Americans have with our federal government,” according to a statement from the governor’s office.

But, apparently the American Right isn’t allowed to voice their concerns in the “progressive” United States.

A backlash Monday night saw requests filed with the White House to strip citizenship rights from Americans who signed petitions to help states secede. (RELATED: Anti-secession forces fight back with White House deportation petitions)

Progressives (read “fascists”) hate when people other than themselves are accorded First Amendment Rights.

Certainly, some are serious. Others are blowing off steam. Most surely are tired of the massive Central Government trying to dictate everything from the fever swamps of Washington, D.C.

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