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Thursday, June 16. 2011

Toon from Ace last week

PRINCE Harry is going back to war in Afghanistan as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, The Sun can reveal.

There may be some life left in the Windsors.

Our President Really, Truly Does Not Understand The Economy

Big Corn Eats GOP:

Coburn's bill would have been just a modest first step. As he has put it, ethanol enjoys "a triple crown of government intervention: its use is mandated by law, it is protected by tariffs, and companies are paid by the federal government to use it."

Earth may be headed into a mini Ice Age within a decade

Why gay men don't get fat. h/t Vanderleun

Kissinger in China redux

If You’re Worried About Crime, You’re a Racist

Reason: Forty years after Nixon declared war on drugs, it's time to give peace a chance.

Am Thinker: The Sorry State of Liberal Compassion

Taranto: Can Heterosexuality Be Cured? "Congressman Weiner departed this morning to seek professional treatment."

In Rehab Nation, sin becomes addiction

Dartmouth: Conan O’ Brien’s Brilliant Commencement Address

Liberals in Media Lament Lack of 'Dirt' in Sarah Palin Emails

Wind Turbines Blamed for Mass Slaughter of Protected Golden Eagles

When it comes to fighting unionization, Subaru's story is an instructive one

Land of the Free? New York and California come out at the bottom of individual freedoms study

Doug McIntyre’s Red Eye Radio, Monday - Friday: 1:00 AM - 6:00 AM (Eastern) on WABC - 770

Smart, knowledgeable, and entertaining - with superb bumper music

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"Conan O’ Brien’s Brilliant Commencement Address" - hard-core right-wing sites The Anchoress, Maggie's Farm

"The greatest commencement speech ever?" - hard-core right-wing site Hot Air

"Conan O'Brien's Pretty Darn Good Commencement Speech" - hard-core right-wing site Ace of Spades

Conan O'Brien:

- Hollywood liberal asswipe

- Spent eight years mocking and degrading President Bush at every opportunity

- Spent three years mocking and degrading Sarah Palin at every oportunity

- Spent entire career mocking and degrading conservatives at every opportunity

- Hires gang of professional speechwriters to write 'clever', 'insightful' commencement speech

- Right wing falls all over itself in adoration

Pretty crazy world, huh?

#1 Dr. Mercury (Link) on 2011-06-16 10:43 (Reply)

I'm glad you filled me in on the guy, Dr. Mercury, since I'd spent next to no time watching him. This piece almost had me fooled into thinking he might be a decent bloke.

#1.1 Big___Al on 2011-06-16 11:04 (Reply)

Pretty centrist world of blogs yall sited, Doc and misnomer hard-core right-wing sites.

Furthermore, methinks crazy world is the section that thinks Conan is humorous.

#1.2 Leag on 2011-06-17 17:54 (Reply)

RE: Land of the Free? Not surprisingly, MD is among these Liberal Dynamo's... A virtual One-party state. Its no wonder why buisness is fleeing, Baltimore is becoming Beruit, and without Gov'ment jobs, it would be pretty much unemployed.

And, to add to that Gov. Marty wants to both hike the tolls on 95 and other 'state resources' charge increases. Nothing like adding a 'buisness friendly climate' in an economic down-turn. Wonder if he got a Red Star on his recient Asian MD drum-beat tour...?

#2 fred Zeppelin on 2011-06-16 11:02 (Reply)

Re: Subaru & unions

Hooray for Subaru! Unfortunately, the article doesn't describe HOW they are able to do what they do and why they are different from other auto makers. It's nice that they are able to provide such nice bennies. My only question is when there is a slowdown (and every company has one), what will they do and what will the results be. Apparently, they are doing a lot of things right. I hope they continue to and show everybody else how it's done.

#3 mudbug on 2011-06-16 12:11 (Reply)

I would take issue with the cartoon.

Anecdotal evidence suggests even today's kids prefer 60's-70's music.

#4 feeblemind on 2011-06-16 15:56 (Reply)

Gotta agree with you there, o feeblemind...

Anecdotally as well, my 13-year old listens to and plays my music--from the 60s and 70s--all the time. If he likes a current or recent song, it is likely in the same genre.

#4.1 Big___Al on 2011-06-17 18:27 (Reply)

re map land of the free:

Saw this awhile back. Nebraska doesn't fare so well either. The least free state on the Great Plains.

I blame our unicameral "non-partisan" legislative system.

#5 feeblemind on 2011-06-16 15:58 (Reply)

Here is a money quote from commenter autothreads at the LegalInsurrection link : Our President Really, Truly Does Not Understand The Economy.

Actually, there's a kernel of truth in Obama's remarks. One reason for the decline in manufacturing jobs, for example, is increased productivity. A modern car assembly plant employs about 2,500 workers, compared to 10,000 workers 40 years ago. In many ways, some manufacturing jobs will never come back.
The problem, though, is that very few people in the current administration have any kind of real world private sector experience. Obama and his crew have never made a product nor provided a service. They're mostly professional politicians, academics or have worked outside the private sector for labor unions or non-profits. Likewise with many of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. Has Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi ever run a small business?

I'm not saying that they aren't smart, but these are the folks who wouldn't take math and science classes. They're mostly lawyers and policy wonks, people that don't know how to use even a hammer or a screwdriver. They don't know how the real world works, and are intent on forcing others to serve them. They think they're too smart to change the oil in their car.

So they implement all sorts of regulations and mandates that have little to do with practicality or practicability. At least King Canute knew that he could not command the sea.

But then, maybe the Democrats know they can't command the sea. They're more interested in implementing a command economy. Perhaps the Democrats don't care if any of their policies work or not, just so long as they can make fundamental changes in our society.

That sums up a lot of our current situation rather well.

#6 Gringo on 2011-06-16 21:33 (Reply)

I was going to watch that address, but it was loading far too slowly. I don't watch anybody who's on late at night.

#7 Sam L. on 2011-06-17 11:36 (Reply)

Marvelous idea backed by leftistist and hedonists and now, political centrists (?) masquerading as hard-core right wingers, legalize immorality.

It will cut down on corrupt police, Reason dictates.

Great thinkin', Yanks.

#8 Leag on 2011-06-17 18:00 (Reply)

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