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Today's tip
Submitted by Tim Graham on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 9:42am.
CNN.com Politics page had this headline "Anti-immigration activist advising Romney" -- which was Kris Kobach. Ahem, he's anti-ILLEGAL-immigration, you manipulators.
Flo: Oh, here we go again!
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 9:58am.
Flo: Oh, here we go again!
There are no "illegal" immigrants
There are just immigrants who lack documents.
Nuance.
mother
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 12:19pm.
I remember hearing a story about an NPR host in California (shocker!) that wanted to have illegals referred to as "travelers without documents." Makes me think of hikers that lost their maps.
Boortz
Submitted by adamsmith on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 3:37pm.
Reminds me of reading one of Boortz' books where he referred to homeless bums as "urban outdoorsman". Seeing how Obama hides his school records and anything that could pass for a real birth certificate, you could call him a "traveler without documents". I believe that's the nicest thing I ever called the Commie-in-Chief....
Owning guns is a fundamental
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 9:59am.
Owning guns is a fundamental right for all Americans, even though most Commiecrats, our president and his attorney general and the gun grabbers groups will not acknowledge that. It is so important that our founders saw fit to put it in the Bill of Rights. So a company that turns it back on our freedom should deserve none of our business. Bank of America has told McMillan Firearms to find another bank. If you are a gun owner and bank with BoA tell them that you still believe in the 2nd Amendment by you finding another bank. Tell them they need to change their name to Bank of Anything but America.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/20/anti-gun-bank-of-america-tells-gun-company-to-find-another-bank/
BoA is also a big sponsor of the Commiecrat Convention in Charlotte
Mommy, Mommy my dog ate my
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:01am.
Mommy, Mommy my dog ate my homework. Why don't you eat him to pay him back Barrack?
Rick, here is a video for that..
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 3:00pm.
OOOOhhh here he comes he's a dog eater.
You Didn't Build That.
they shoulda left the Romney dog story alone
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 3:33pm.
One of the markers of Jimmie Carter's Presidential decline was his encounter with the Killer Rabbit. Now after a remarkable series of other parallels to Carter obama has his own version of the bizarre. When a politician begins to lose seriousness among the people and his image elicits mocking he is finished.
Oops! Reply to ricklail above!
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:02am.
If McMillan Firearms were owned by a black guy, they wouldn't be able to get away with this.
who is a Hispanic?
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:14am.
ANYBODY who wants to be....
The official census definition:
U.S. Census Bureau
Persons of Hispanic origin, in particular, were those who indicated that their origin was Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or some other Hispanic origin. It should be noted that persons of Hispanic origin maybe of any race.
So all that is required is that you say you are Hispanic and you are. No checking is ever done.
Want preferential minority benefits? Become a Hispanic...
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2012/04/dear_prudie_i_j...
Here's an article to put it bluntly...
http://www.pewhispanic.org/2009/05/28/whos-hispanic/
"Hispanic" is bascically a
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:20am.
"Hispanic" is bascically a language group treated as an ethnicity.
Just like bubbas and rednecks!!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:30am.
Thanks, MB. I think I'll petition for my own "ethnic group," since we have our own "language.
Good advice
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 5:41pm.
I always tell white youngsters (and their parents), check the box marked MIXED for race on any government, school or job paperwork, NEVER check white as that automatically puts you at the bottom of the pile. If ever challenged, just get indignant and say "How dare you!"
DOJ referring people to Media Matters???
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:12am.
bkeyser put this in yesterdays OT late, from another source, but Breitbart has the story front and center this AM
A reporter asked the DOJ for a comment on Katie Pavlich's "Fast and Furious" book, and was sent a link to a Media Matters article on the book as its response.
No book ever written about a
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:18am.
No book ever written about a Commiecrat/liberal/progessive is ever true. Every book written about a conservative is true word for word according to them. It is so funny as to why books written by conservtives out sell the libs books. .
Glad to see at least one church fighting for freedom.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:33am.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9vQt6IXXaM&hd
Am I the only one
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 12:22pm.
that finally added "Hollyweird" to my online dictionary so that Spell Check would stop underlining it? I didn't realize how often I used it that way and guess that I probably haven't spelled it correctly since Big Hollywood went online.
Can you row a little faster?
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 2:43pm.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/426802_2925846379311_1055431836...
I just came back from a KORE
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 9:35pm.
I just came back from a KORE day at the beach, on a perfect Hawaiian day - trade winds, clear skies, high clouds, perfect water, sparkling river, gorgeous mountains, palm trees, nice beach..............the whole bit!!! And there were nice little waves at the sandbar, so the participants had a chance to enjoy riding them, especialy as the tide came up.
We had a good 'sesh' today musically, with new material tested on the spot. Since Levon Helm just died, we decided to try 'The Weight', and also .............gosh, I can't think of the name of the other song...........but we knew enough of both songs to pull them off and make them sound pretty good. We also had a Hawaiian entertainer down there for the first time, and he knew a bunch of Hawaiian songs, so we played them too. Our resident harmonica player is a wheel-chair bound borderline quadrapalegic - he can just barely get his right hand to his mouth to play his harps, but he knows his way around, and he's got every key in a little harmonica box on his lap. And he used to be a waterman, but he didn't want to leave to music tent to go surfing - until his wife forced him to do it - for his own good and exercise!!!
As usual, I played 4 straight hours, so I'm pretty kicked back right now.............there wasn't even any food left for the ol' Killa do eat!!! But it was a great time, and I enjoy watching those people have such a fun and exciting and different thing to do in their lives.
Sigh
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 9:47pm.
I'm watching Hawaii 5-0 as the nor'easter has arrived and should be giving us rain through Monday. I'm hoping it stays dry after that as later in the week I have a Therapy Dog event at a Special Olympics.
Oh yeah, I forgot that it's
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 9:57pm.
Oh yeah, I forgot that it's one of your favorite shows - well, today WAS a Hawaii 5-0 day, for sure!!! And the surf was too small for me, but perfect for the special people. What, exactly, is a 'Therapy Dog' event??? And I'll hold back any snide remarks about the Kenyan Kanine Kuisine!!!
Therapy Dogs
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:11pm.
are dogs with personalities suited to visiting people in nursing homes, hospitals, schools, etc. Both my dogs visit, and they love it. They get back rubs and told how cute they are. Who wouldn't want to do that? Later this week is a Special Olympics, rain or shine, which hardly makes sense to me. So if it rains we'll be standing outside for three hours. Ugh. It can't be good for the participants.
We'll be steering clear of D.C. with the dogs. I'm thinking if MO's pushing veggies, she might not let BO have any burgers...making my little ones look pretty tastey..
OK - I learn something new
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:23pm.
OK - I learn something new every day!!! And with that in mind, I'm thinkin' (Obamaspeak) that Boy Baraka and the Mooooooochie would NOT make very good 'Therapy Dogs'!!!
Orin Hatch misses.........
Submitted by GregE on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:18pm.
........his automatic nomination bid...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/21/utah-sen-orrin-hatch-can...
Let the Primary begin!
TEA!
Ready, set, what?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 12:35pm.
"Ready, set, go!"
I would, but I'm still waiting for the page to load! What's up with your server these days, NB? I feel like I'm back in the days of 56k modems!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Goons ramping up...
Submitted by GregE on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 4:19pm.
http://thenewbostonteaparty.com/2012/04/16/socialist-underground-occupy-...