VICTOR DAVIS HANSON ASKS: How could we be so stupid? “[I]t is inexplicable how sane people could do such insane things.”
But it is perfectly explicable how insane people could do such insane things ....
Sunday, April 18, 2010
UNEMPLOYMENT IS DECLINING, hurrah, hurrah!
Except it’s not declining. The trend has been flat to slightly increasing for the last six months.
And from the comments:
Except it’s not declining. The trend has been flat to slightly increasing for the last six months.
And from the comments:
I used to agree with the people who said it doesn’t matter who is president at the time – if the economy is good the Prez will take credit and if it’s a downturn the Prez is the fall-guy. But not this time. Not with this guy. Eating dinner last night with 4 other docs who have their own office based practices and are “small business owners” as I am – no one is hiring at all because of fear of Zero’s rules, regulations, and fines. And we all noticed how we used to sometimes have 6-7 pharm reps pass through per day and now you maybe see one or two a week.Italics mine. I assume the author is a doctor. I’d be interested if he/she is seeing more or fewer patients now than pre-recession.
TEA PARTY SIGNS: The Most Outrageous Depictions From Tax Day Protests Across The Country.
And this was among the 30 worst signs throughout the entire country?
And this was among the 30 worst signs throughout the entire country?
ARMY COLONEL REFUSES TO GO TO AFGHANISTAN, claiming that he wants to see President Obama’s birth certificate as proof that Obama is his commander in chief and thus his deployment order is legal.
It’s a sad story in that the “birther” controversy gives more ammunition to the liberals who insist that they must be part-and parcel of the Tea Party movement.
What I find more disturbing than the doctor’s refusal (video here) is the reminder of President Obama’s incredible disdain for the American people. He had the opportunity when campaigning for the presidency to defuse the entire “birther” controversy by simply going home, rummaging through his records, pulling out his personal copy of his birth certificate, and passing it around at the next available press opportunity saying something like “Take a look, photograph it if you wish, but return it to me as I’ll need it to get my D.C. driver’s license.”
And for those of you who say “Huh?” let me ask: how many of you who are say, under 50, don’t have a copy of your – and your children's – birth certificates at home? I do – and mine is a pre-Xerox photostat of the Department of State certificate of live birth for a couple living overseas at the time of birth. Today you damn near have to have a certified copy of your birth certificate to get a job, to get a passport, to get a driver’s license, to enroll in school. Practically speaking, you need to buy a pack of cigarettes, a beer, or go to a night club that serves alcohol.
Obama had a chance to defuse the whole question at the very outset – and he deliberately chose not to.
It’s a sad story in that the “birther” controversy gives more ammunition to the liberals who insist that they must be part-and parcel of the Tea Party movement.
What I find more disturbing than the doctor’s refusal (video here) is the reminder of President Obama’s incredible disdain for the American people. He had the opportunity when campaigning for the presidency to defuse the entire “birther” controversy by simply going home, rummaging through his records, pulling out his personal copy of his birth certificate, and passing it around at the next available press opportunity saying something like “Take a look, photograph it if you wish, but return it to me as I’ll need it to get my D.C. driver’s license.”
And for those of you who say “Huh?” let me ask: how many of you who are say, under 50, don’t have a copy of your – and your children's – birth certificates at home? I do – and mine is a pre-Xerox photostat of the Department of State certificate of live birth for a couple living overseas at the time of birth. Today you damn near have to have a certified copy of your birth certificate to get a job, to get a passport, to get a driver’s license, to enroll in school. Practically speaking, you need to buy a pack of cigarettes, a beer, or go to a night club that serves alcohol.
Obama had a chance to defuse the whole question at the very outset – and he deliberately chose not to.
MORE THOUGHTS from Tax Day 2010. I’m starting to see more automobile bumper stickers. Two that stand out:
Also the “Patriot II” flag (which I hadn't seen at previous protests), symbolizing a second American revolution, was much in evidence at the D.C. protest.
Take It Back (referring to passage of the health care reform bill)
1/20/2013: Change You Can Believe In
Also the “Patriot II” flag (which I hadn't seen at previous protests), symbolizing a second American revolution, was much in evidence at the D.C. protest.
HATE CRIME? GOP official and boyfriend savagely beaten for wearing Palin pins.
The media will be all over this ... won’t they?
[ADDED] The incident occurred on April 12th; I’ve held off on posting it for a week to wait for confirming details. As of today, only the “wearing Palin pins” part hasn’t been confirmed. The Hayride has been following the story closely; their latest update is here.
The young woman involved, Ailee Bautsch, a campaign aide for Louisana Gov. Bobby Jindal, now “ has seven screws in her leg and five surgical scars. She didn’t just fall down, she was stomped on.”
The media will be all over this ... won’t they?
[ADDED] The incident occurred on April 12th; I’ve held off on posting it for a week to wait for confirming details. As of today, only the “wearing Palin pins” part hasn’t been confirmed. The Hayride has been following the story closely; their latest update is here.
The young woman involved, Ailee Bautsch, a campaign aide for Louisana Gov. Bobby Jindal, now “ has seven screws in her leg and five surgical scars. She didn’t just fall down, she was stomped on.”
ICELAND’S VOLCANIC ASH halts flights across Europe. It’s interesting that Iceland’s volcano eruption has not yet caused a climate change eruption claiming the volcano’s eruption to be a direct – or indirect, for that matter - result of global warming.
REPORTER CONFRONTS BLACK MAN: “Have you ever felt uncomfortable?” Postell rejected her loaded premise that race must divide Americans: “No, no, these are my people, Americans.”
TEA PARTY CRASHERS: San Francisco (natch!) gets all the fun. Follow the links at the bottom for more hilarity.
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