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By Any Means Necessary

Posted on | February 26, 2013 | 41 Comments

The important thing to understand about the Democrat Party is that they have no moral or philosophical principles of any kind. The Democrat Party is about power for its own sake, and everything that Democrats claim to stand for is negotiable, subject to change if necessary to win elections. For example, if racism will win election for Democrats, then they will use racism to win elections:

A Democratic group is under sharp criticism for controversial online messages about Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s wife.
For months, the liberal super PAC Progress Kentucky has attacked McConnell and held demonstrations at his offices and home.
Recently, the group turned its attention to McConnell’s wife, former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, with a focus on her race.
In a Feb. 14 Twitter message, Progress says: “This woman has the ear of (Sen. McConnell) — she’s his wife. May explain why your job moved to China!”
The Tweet links to a website run by conspiracy theorist and radio host Jeff Rense, alleging Chao, who was born in Taiwan, discriminated against American workers during her tenure.

(Via Memeorandum.)

Update (Smitty): welcome, Instapundit readers!

Category: Democrats, Kentucky, Mitch McConnell, Racism

Tony Katz Dangles $3K To Gov. Christie For A CPAC Appearance

Posted on | February 26, 2013 | 12 Comments

by Smitty

Katz scratch fever:

Category: Chris Christie

QOTD: “A party that stands for nothing, a party that becomes synonymous with weakness, will not attract support.”

Posted on | February 26, 2013 | 37 Comments

by Smitty

It looks as though, like it or not, Sequestration could evolve into political Armageddon. After four years of Democrats blocking budget legislation in the Senate, of Quantitative Easing, of the same SOTU speech and behavior over and over, we have an artificial crisis upon us. The merest hint of an attempt to control spending (knowing that the government would just spend more anyway) is going to be used by President Obama to cause suffering on the people, so that he can blame it on Republicans.

The whole situation is as decadent as it is predictable.

What this means is that it will take courage for the Republicans to stand their ground. They and everyone who supports their stand must speak up or much will be lost. The common thread should be simple: “The sequester cuts nothing from last year’s budget. It cuts very little from the projected budget for 2013. The President has it in his power to keep things running smoothly, and the misery being inflicted on our fellow citizens is entirely his doing.”
If the Republicans can weather the crisis that Barack Obama has manufactured, if they can stand their ground, Barack Obama’s second term will be like most Presidents’ second terms — dreary. Step by step, the malfeasance of his first term will become visible, and he will twist slowly, slowly in the wind.
If, on the other hand, the Republicans cave, conservatives may well lose heart and sit on their hands or vote Libertarian in November, 2014; and our side may even lose the House of Representatives.

After every other defeat, humiliation, and disaster the Republicans have seen, this is close to it.

Show some pluck,
2014 may not suck.
Try to duck,
Be named a useless. . .puck.

via Insty

Category: Uncategorized

Excellent Overview Podcast Of Virginia’s Tax Debacle

Posted on | February 26, 2013 | 12 Comments

by Smitty

Coffee and Markets serves up a thorough, insightful review of just how thoroughly jacked up Governor McDonnell’s Folly was. The way that the bill was never released for public review before the vote, alone, is just the beginning of what a complete Benedict Arnold move Ol’ Bobby just pulled.

And it worsens as the details unfold. What a betrayal, Governor, of Virginia and conservativism. We really deserved at least a bit of foreplay there.

Ken Cuccinelli for Governor

His campaign slogan has been reduced to “WTF?”

via jbrown1969

Update:

But instead of simply making his pitch and picking up a few business cards from potential donors, Cuccinelli was all but dressed down by two fellow Virginians.
Kilberg, who is close with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, spoke first and noted that the state has become “purple.” She pointed out that McDonnell has sought to govern in the mainstream. But then she wondered aloud if Cuccinelli’s crusading brand fits Virginia’s present political and demographic reality.
Shapiro spoke up next and was even tougher on Cuccinelli. As a hushed room looked on, Shapiro, who sits on the board of the influential Northern Virginia Technology Council, said the state’s centrist-oriented business community won’t back the Republican standard-bearer because he’s out of the mainstream.
“Gary just slammed him,” said one attendee.

Hey, Politico, if you don’t think we see right through the character-assassination, think again.

Category: Virginia

Sending Bloggers to CPAC

Posted on | February 26, 2013 | 10 Comments

The National Bloggers Club is raising money to send bloggers to CPAC. From the press release:

With the largest annual gathering, the Conservative Political Action Conference, less than three weeks away, the National Bloggers Club launched a new scholarship fund to send at least four citizen-journalists to the annual conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Money for the scholarships will be raised through crowd sourced donations, BlogBash.org, and will cover travel and hotel costs. Grant recipients have been selected from applicants from throughout the country.
“The National Bloggers Club is honored to launch this initiative to help some of our own attend CPAC -and BlogBash this year,” said Bruce Carroll, NBC board member and blogger at www.GayPatriot.com. “Our goal through this effort is to raise $4,500 to make sure that our scholarship recipients have the resources they need to accurately and efficiently report from CPAC. As bloggers, we have a duty to help each other out and this is part of that continuing mission.”
Many bloggers hold full-time jobs and support families, so it can be a financial challenge to attend the largest annual gathering of conservatives in the country. The National Bloggers Club established this fund knowing the both the conference and the political blogging world benefit from the presence of additional citizen-journalists.
The National Bloggers Club is working closely with the organizers of CPAC, the American Conservative Union, to make sure these grantees receive blogger credentials to the event. Recipients of the grant will also assist the Club in providing tools, pictures, and other resources to the hundreds of its members planning to attend.

Click here to contribute.

Category: CPAC

LIVE AT FIVE: 02.26.13

Posted on | February 26, 2013 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Early Italian Election Results Point To Gridlock

Silvio Berlusconi shows off his ballot

Silvio Berlusconi shows off his ballot

Bersani’s center-left coalition will probably take lower house, Berlusconi’s bloc the Senate; comedian-turned-agitator Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement likely to form a powerful new force


GOP Pushes Back On Obama’s Sequester Warnings
House GOP, governors accuse President of preferring scare tactics and campaigning to negotiating a deal

Did Citigroup Pay Jack Lew A Government-Job Bounty?
Senate committee plans vote today on SecTreas nominee



POLITICS
Senator Cornyn Points Out Harsh Truth About Defense Budget Sequestration

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas)

Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas)

Overall DoD funding will actually increase despite cuts

Sotomayor Chides Attorney For “Racially Charged” Question

Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Whines About Sequester’s Effect On Poor, Children, Elderly

Lindsey Graham Continues To Grow In Office, Urges Tax Hike In Exchange For Entitlement Reform

Chris Christie Snubbed By CPAC?

White House Deploys Cabinet Secretaries To Moan About Sequester Cuts

Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Dies, 96

NC Nonprofit Faces Funding Loss After Memo On Plan To “Eviscerate” GOP

Calls Intensify For Obama To Break Ties With Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Uncertainty Over Italian Elections Saps Crude: NYMEX $92.07, Brent $113.31
Asian Stocks Fall On Italian Election Concern; Yen, Oil Decline
Disquiet Over Italy, And Wall Street Dives
IKEA Recalls Meatballs After Horse Meat Detected
Deutsche Boerse Says No Talks; Analysts See Merit In CME Deal
Macy’s CEO Says He Expected Martha Stewart Exclusivity
B&N Chairman Plans Offer For Bookstore Business
Ray Lane On Hot Seat As HP Chairman
Zynga Cutting Workers, Offices
Twitter Announces App For Firefox OS
HP Sells WebOS To LG For Smart TVs
Mophie Announces iPhone 5 Juice Pack Air
Apple To Offer $5 Credit To Parents Victimized By Bait Apps
Can Samsung’s Android Rivals Catch Up?
EMC Morphs Hadoop Elephant Into SQL Database Hawq
“Dishonored” DLC “The Other Side Of The Coin” Trophy List Leaks



SPORTS
Maple Leafs Hang On To Beat Flyers

Flyers goalie Bryzgalov pokes the puck away

Flyers goalie Bryzgalov pokes the puck away

Toronto wins 4-2

Tom Brady Gets Three-Year Extension From Patriots

NASCAR, Speedway To Oversee Crash Probe

Marlins Owner Jeff Loria Faces Media To Address Negative Fan Fallout

M’s Bonderman Optimistic In Comeback Attempt

Senators Rely On Ben Bishop To Beat Habs In Shootout

#12 Syracuse Loses On The Road To #22 Marquette

Nats’ Anthony Rendon Wants To Take Full Advantage Of Big League Time



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Janet Jackson Secretly Married To Wissam Al Mana

The happy couple at Milan Fashion Week

The happy couple at Milan Fashion Week

Qatari billionaire is Miss Jackson’s third husband

The Onion Posts Apology To Quvenzhane Walls On Facebook

Ben Affleck On Wife Jennifer Garner: “She’s More Perfect Than I Am”

Heidi Klum Shows Off Her Goodies

Britney Spears Goes Brunette, Debuts New Hair Color At Elton John’s Party

Andy Dick Joins DWTS Cast: Riskiest Move Ever?

Prince Michael Jackson To Make Acting Debut On The CW’s “90210”

Lindsay Lohan’s Lawyer Moves To Dismiss Lying-To-Cops Case: She Wasn’t Mirandized



FOREIGNERS
Iceland’s Plan To Ban Internet Porn Sparks Uproar
Syrian Rebels To Meet SecState Kerry, Dismiss Damascus Offer
Palestinian Prisoner Buried As Israel, West Bank Leaders Work To Avert Clashes
Cardinal’s Resignation Sparks Vatican Conspiracy Theories
German Court To Decide The Future Of Technoviking
Major Powers To Offer Sanctions Relief If Iran Curbs Nuke Program
ROK President Park Geun-Hye Warns Norks In Inaugural Address
Cuba Under Raul Castro: He’s Tinkered, But It’s The Same Old Machine
Depardieu Visits Chechen Capital
NATO: No Evidence Of Afghan Misconduct Claims
Kenyan Presidential Candidates Hammered On Corruption At Debate



BLOGS & STUFF
Breitbart: FLOTUS Interruptus – Obamas Hijack The Oscars
This Ain’t Hell: Oscars? Meh.
Weasel Zippers: Hero Of The Working Class Sports $9K Dress To Oscars
Jesse Walker: Oscar Roundup 2013 (Or As They Call It At My House, Purim)
Twitchy: FLOTUS Prop Flop – Michelle Obama’s Use Of Military As Props Sparks Disgust
Allahpundit: Chris Christie’s Not Invited To CPAC This Year
Erick Erickson: Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell Thinks You’re An Idiot
NewsBusters: David Brooks Labels Republicans As “Mindless Anti-Government Fanatics”
Jim Pethokoukis: Is This The Real Reason Why Obama Is Worried About The Sequester’s Defense Cuts?
Legal Insurrection: The Firehouse Syndrome
Gateway Pundit: Senate Democrats Will Vote To Ban “Assault Weapons” Today
Betsy Woodruff: Farrakhan Cheers Hagel’s “Jewish Lobby” Comment
Hit & Run: WH Report Claims Sequestration Will Affect Federal Department That No Longer Exists
AmSpecBlog: Devastation – Washington Schools To Face 0.06% Sequester Cut
Ed Driscoll: “Turn Us Into These Last Men”
Protein Wisdom: DOJ Claims If You Operate A Corporation You Give Up Your First Amendment Rights
Nick Gillespie: If You Think The Sequester Cuts Will Tank The Economy, I’ve Got A Bridge In Brooklyn You Might Want To Buy
American Thinker: Secretary Kerry’s Maiden Speech
Lonely Conservative: Blue States Wither While Red States Prosper



(h/t Michael Z. Williamson)

Category: Live at Five

Congressman @SteveStockmanUS Exposes Obama’s Anti-Gun Spambots

Posted on | February 25, 2013 | 16 Comments

Finally, at least one Republican is getting tech-savvy:

A Texas Republican on Monday said President Obama’s gun control campaign is a fraud based on fake messages over Twitter.
Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) accused Obama of trying to make support for his position look stronger than it really is by flooding Twitter with messages from people who don’t exist. . . .
Stockman said that in response to Obama’s call for people to tweet their congressman in support of gun control legislation, he received just 16 tweets. But he said all of these messages were identical, and that a closer look at them revealed that only six were from real people.
“The other 10 are fake, computer-generated spambots,” his office said in a press release. As evidence, he said these 10 tweets use default graphics and names, and have not engaged in any interaction with other people. Two of the tweets were sent at nearly the same time, and both follow just one person: Brad Schenck, Obama’s former digital strategist.

A huge hat-tip to @DefendWallSt, who spotted the fake Twitter accounts on the #DemandAVote hashtag Saturday. Friends pointed it out to me, so I blogged about it, and apparently someone in Congressman Stockman’s office was actually paying attention.

National Review reports that Republican Reps. Michael Grimm and Adam Kinzinger have also been “flooded” with messages from the Obama anti-gun spambot campaign.

 

Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Republicans, Texas

Yes

Posted on | February 25, 2013 | 8 Comments

by Smitty

“Is America Becoming Europe?”

The question remains whether our domestic idiots will completely destroy the economy before such, and whether the whole EU/US mess implodes into something still uglier.
I don’t think crap stacks that high, but I’ve been show quite wrong across the board of late.

via Insty

Category: Europe
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