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NRO: 'The Dog Ate My Global Warming'; Underlying 'Support' For Climate
As climate extremists, Democrats, and President Barack Obama (but I repeat myself) push for nonsensical cap-and-trade legislation and prosperity-killing, sovereignty-threatening treaties, at least some of the data undergirding the supposed science backing their efforts seems to no longer exist. I'm not kidding. At National Review Online Wednesday morning, Patrick J. Michaels told us that: ....…
September 26th, 2009 11:22 AM
Saturday Sports Open Thread
Below the fold is today's college FB schedule. I don't see a lot of exciting matchups, or am I missing something?With one week left of baseball's regular season, it appears the only question is who will win the AL Central, or am I missing something?NASCAR's at Dover tomorrow. Anything else?
September 26th, 2009 10:53 AM
Global Warming Alert: Beware the 'Modoki
Head for the hills! There is yet another monster with a strange Japanese name that is threatening destruction of our coastal cities! No, it is not Godzilla or Rodan. This is a much more destructive monster, at least in the fervid imaginations of the global warming alarmists: "Modoki."The warning about a possible Modoki attack was sounded by Doyle Rice in the Science Fair section of USA Today:…
September 26th, 2009 9:56 AM
MSNBC's Maddow Blames Corporate Interests, Not Video of Employees Will
Recent videos from two investigative reporters, James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, with the help of Andrew Breitbart, showed that community-group ACORN engaging in scandalous practices. But MSNBC host Rachel Maddow argued Sept. 24 that wasn't the story that mattered. ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, was hit hard by the videos showing employees giving tax avoidance…
September 26th, 2009 3:55 AM
In Writing: Under ObamaCare, If You Don't Buy Health Insurance, You Co
Thursday afternoon, at its Live Pulse Blog ("Breaking News on the Health Care Fight"), Politico's Carrie Burdoff Brown reported the following: Flout the mandate penalty? Face the IRS Americans who fail to pay the penalty for not buying insurance would face legal action from the Internal Revenue Service, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The remarks Thursday from the committee's…
September 26th, 2009 12:45 AM
NBC Producer Accused of E-mailing Anti-ACORN Group 'Bite Me Jew Boy
A group called Americans for Limited Government on Thursday accused a producer for NBC's "Dateline" of sending them an anti-Semitic e-mail message in response to the organization's request for Congress to defund the controversial group ACORN.The mass e-mail in question, sent by ALG's Alex Rosenwald to many members of the media including NBC's Jane Stone, said:“The only way Congress can unravel…
September 25th, 2009 10:53 PM
Olbermann, Alter in Denial Over GOP Winning Health Care Debate; Ask Wh
Remember "Baghdad Bob," the Iraqi Information Minister Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf? Even with Iraqi forces in a full rout and American Marines just blocks away Baghdad Bob would completely deny the presence of U.S. troops in the Iraqi capitol. Watching MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," on September 24 was reminiscent of Baghdad's Bob's press conferences. Olbermann asked Newsweek's Jonathan…
September 25th, 2009 7:45 PM
Reuters: 'Obama Scores Twin Coups on Iran, Economy
Woo! Hoo! Break out the victory champagne! Wonderful news on the diplomatic and economic fronts!Obama's expressions of deep concern have caused Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to wilt under the pressure and announce that Iran will destroy its nuclear plants. On top of that there is news of soaring employment numbers as well as a booming economy. Okay, so maybe none of this is really…
September 25th, 2009 7:16 PM
CNN Exults in Clinton Kiss: 'They're Off, Separately, to Change the Wo
Media sycophancy for the Clintons is so 1990s, but every now and then the MSM muster up a bit of nostalgia and pour lavish praise on the former first couple. Take CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Jill Dougherty at the close of the 5 p.m. EDT hour of today's "The Situation Room." "Often times, a kiss is just a kiss, but when you're a former president planting one on your wife, the secretary of state, it can…
September 25th, 2009 6:41 PM
CNN's Brian Todd Interviews Anarchists, Omits They're Anarchists
CNN correspondent Brian Todd featured anarchist protesters at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh during a report on Friday’s Situation Room, but despite their clear political affiliation, didn’t mention their extreme background.Todd devoted the first half of his report from the western Pennsylvania city to the protesters’ march. As the correspondent noted the “audible frustration on the streets by…
September 25th, 2009 6:09 PM
Will the Liberal Media Blame Michael Moore for G-20 Violence
According to many in the liberal media, vehement conservative protestations to Obama and his policies are inciting, or have the potential to incite violence against the President. In their eyes, violent rhetoric and violent actions are one and the same. "Violent rhetoric begets violence," as one liberal talk show host put it.So why are we not seeing blame heaped upon documentary filmmaker and…
September 25th, 2009 4:59 PM
ABC: Adultery is Bad but Christian Arguments Against it are 'Intolera
Adultery did not fare well during a September 24 "Nightline" broadcast about the issue, but that didn't keep ABC's Cynthia McFadden from asking an evangelical pastor if he felt "a little intolerant" for his conservative views on the subject. McFadden moderated a debate that tried to answer the question, "Are we born to cheat?" but appeared to mock Pastor Ed Young's responses whenever she…
September 25th, 2009 4:45 PM