The Other McCain

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Dalai Lama: ‘I’m a Marxist’

Which might explain why he’s so popular in Hollywood: TIBETAN spiritual leader the Dalai Lama says he’s a Marxist, yet credits capitalism for bringing new freedoms to China, the communist country that exiled him. “Still I am a Marxist,” the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader said in New York, where he arrived today with an entourage […]

‘Countering Violent Extremism’ Is A Perfect Phrasing

by Smitty Ed Driscoll seems to think this is ‘wussy‘ formulation. Note the accuracy, however, when used in the singular. What have we done against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Counter A Violent Extremist (CAVE), that’s what! I, for one, welcome this refreshing outburst of accuracy in countering the Flemish Menace from my otherwise systematically incompetent overlords. Via […]

Does Alcee Hastings Have A Point?

by Smitty (h/t The Corner) It is an endless source of startlement when listening to the Left, how words suddenly don’t mean what you think they do. Call it linguistic Progress. One example is how the word ‘illegal’ ceased to mean ‘not legal’ in an immigration context. Another is how the ‘Cut’ in YouCut moved […]

Shocker: Rand Paul Overwhelmingly Popular in Lower Glennbeckistan

Rand Paul 59%, Jack Hussein Pelosi Conway 34% A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Kentucky, taken Wednesday night, shows Paul earning 59% of the vote, while Conway picks up 34% support . . . Paul . . . is now supported by 82% of the GOP faithful. That figure is up […]

Goreture II: There’s Moore

by Smitty (If you don’t start with Paco, this post will make little sense) Agent Kowalski grimaced at Faisal, securely bound in the chair. The table was empty save the screen sitting on some cheap playback gear. The Gore tape had failed. Or had it succeeded too well? Could the robotic utterances of Al Gore […]

Let’s See If We Can Clear That Up For Dr. Krauthammer

by Smitty Dr. Krauthammer, via The Corner, emphasis mine. On Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s criticism of the Arizona immigration law: Well, I’m sort of offended when the president of Mexico says, criticizing the Arizona law: ‘It’s placing our people in the face of discrimination.’ If they’re his people, what are they doing in the United […]

Paging Dr. Hendrick–A Surgeon’s Devastating Appraisal Of ObamaCare

by Smitty (h/t Dr. Wolf) This lengthy clip is narrated somewhat dryly by Daniel Cox, M.D., and focuses on surgeons, yet is quite good: Going Galt: When Will Surgeons Say Enough is Enough? from Daniel Cox on Vimeo. I’ve screen capped the Thomas Hendrick quotation for your convenience: And here is the Medicus survey slide, […]

Everybody Should Buy Gold, Even If Glenn Beck Gets Paid to Tell You So

Look, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 300 points today, and the DJIA is down more than 1,130 points since closing at 11,205 on April 26. The Greek debt crisis is pulling down the European economy, more than 700 U.S. banks are now on the FDIC “troubled” list, and concern about a “double-dip” recession is becoming mainstream. Now, let’s look […]

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