Thursday, January 12, 2017

THOMAS SOWELL retires his Creators Syndicate column. Here are some of his Sowell memes in pictures. My personal favorite is this one:


Go and see the rest.
CABINET NOMINEES are in for a rude awakening.

This Townhall post was written about a month ago, just as Trump's Cabinet nominees were beginning to be named. When it was published, I tended to agree with the author based on my own experience in the defense industry, but now that the confirmation hearings are underway, I'm beginning to believe thatTrump's cabinet nominees will be able to move the bureaucracy.
I AGREE: Liberalism ruined the college football bowl season.
TECHNOLOGY: a possible lidar replacement for self-driving cars? It's going to take a cheaper replacement to make self-driving cars commercially feasible.
ONE 82-YEAR-OLD LADY loves Obama and she may have a very good point. She says that Obama is amazing, and is rebuilding the American dream! She gives us an entirely new slant on the "amazing" job Obama is doing, and she says that she will thank God for the President. She says:
1. Obama destroyed the Clinton Political Machine, driving a stake through the heart of Hillary's presidential aspirations -something no Republican was ever able to do.

2. Obama killed off the Kennedy Dynasty - no more Kennedys trolling Washington looking for booze and women wanting rides home.

3. Obama is destroying the Democratic Party before our eyes! Dennis Moore had never lost a race. Evan Bayh had never lost a race. Byron Dorgan had never lost a race. Harry Reid - soon to be GONE!,These are just a handful of the Democrats whose political careers Obama has destroyed. By the end of 2016, dozens more will be gone. Just think, in December of 2008 the Democrats were on the rise. In two election cycles, they had picked up 14 Senate seats and 52 House seats. The press was touting the death of the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party. However, in just one term, Obama put a stop to all of this and gave the House and the Senate - back to the Republicans.

4. Obama has completely exposed liberals and progressives for what they are. Sadly, every generation seems to need to re-learn the lesson on why they should never actually put liberals in charge. Obama is bringing home the lesson very well: Liberals tax, borrow and spend. Liberals won't bring themselves to protect America. Liberals want to take over the economy Liberals think they know what is best for everyone. Liberals are not happy until they are running YOUR life.

5. Obama has brought more Americans back to conservatism than anyone since Reagan. In one term, he has rejuvenated the Conservative Movement and brought out to the streets millions of freedom loving Americans. Name one other time when you saw your friends and neighbors this interested in taking back America!

6. Obama, with his "amazing leadership," has sparked the greatest period of sales of firearms and ammunition this country has seen. Law abiding citizens have rallied and have provided a "stimulus" to the sporting goods field while other industries have failed, faded, or moved off-shore.

7. In all honesty, 4 years ago I was more afraid than I have been in my life.
Not afraid of the economy, but afraid of the direction our country was going. I thought, Americans have forgotten what this country is all about. My neighbors and friends, even strangers, have proved to me that my lack of confidence in the greatness and wisdom of the American people has been flat wrong.

8. When the American people wake up, no smooth talking teleprompter reader can fool them! Barack Obama has served to wake up these great Americans! Again, I want to say: "Thank you, Barack Obama!" After all, this is exactly the kind of hope and change we desperately needed!!

9. He has saved Carter’s legacy and made Jimmy Carter happy, since Jimmy is no longer the worst president we've ever had. Credit goes to where credit is due. I feel better now!
From my email.
OBAMA: I’m the father of the Tea Party, you know. In a weird way, he's right. Certainly his narcissism, arrogance, and overreach were significant contributing factors to the growth of the Tea Party leading up to the 2010 elections.
REALITY CHECK:Yes, let's mock the special snowflakes.

ONLY 79 SELF-REFERENCES? The video is here. I watched Obama's "Farewell Address" and what struck me is that whenever he he tried to (obliquely) criticize his opposition - living in bubbles; need for 'safe spaces'; etc. - he didn't seem to realize that he was criticizing his own self.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Oblivious Obama pens farewell as world burns down around him.