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Dave Mustaine: Want A More Outrageous Accusation Than Harry Reid’s?

Posted on | August 16, 2012 | 5 Comments

by Smitty

There is some legitimate concern about the White House’s actions in Operation Fast & Furious, which resulted in the death of Brian Terry. In trying to connect the dots between the Obama Administration and the recent spate of gun violence, though, Dave Mustaine is over-achieving.

A good-sized chunk of Americans think that this creep-show administration is over the line, but immoral/unethical/illegal allegations are best served with a subpoena. As with Birtherism, the Obama Administration, in its full perverted glory, gets to engage in finger-pointing at Mustaine, who must ‘clearly’ harbor raaaaacist tendencies.

Only the truly depraved, like Harry Reid, can make wild accusations at no cost. Hopefully your taxes are all in order, Mr. Mustaine.

Category: Celebrities

Paul Ryan: ‘I Like My Skyline Five Ways’

Posted on | August 16, 2012 | 26 Comments

Paul Ryan speaks at his alma mater, Miami (Ohio) University, Aug. 15, 2012

DAYTON, Ohio
Paul Ryan “made news” yesterday, as they say, by declaring that he and Mitt Romney are ready to debate Medicare with Obama: “We want this debate, we need this debate, and we will win this debate.”

That line is quoted not only in my American Spectator column today, but also in reports by Associated Press, NBC News, Politico and other news organizations.

The real news, however, was Ryan’s endorsement of the “Five Way” served at Skyline Chili, an Ohio-based chain that also has franchises in Kentucky, Indiana and Florida. Here’s video of Ryan’s opening remarks at Miami (Ohio) University, where he endorsed the “Five Way”:

After yesterday’s rally, I met up with Miami University business professor Bryan Ashenbaum and his fellow members of the Liberty Township Tea Party, who took me and my son Jefferson, 13, to Skyline Chili on High Street in Oxford — the same restaurant where Paul Ryan ate as an undergraduate. Rather than try the “Five Way” I had two Cheese Coneys, while my fellow diners explained to me that the “Five Way” is spaghetti, chili, cheese, onions and beans.

We were joined at Skyline by Becca Lower, an Ohio activist who worked on Rick Santorum’s campaign. Becca displayed her Paul Ryan “math” poster the candidate autographed after the rally:

While we were at Skyline, our waitress explained that she had not been scheduled to work that day. She had come by the restaurant to check her schedule and the manager — swamped by the influx of patrons after the Ryan rally — asked her to help out.

“I’ve never seen so many Republicans in my life!” the waitress said of the afternoon crowd. I explained to her that it was probably due to Ryan’s endorsement of the “Five Way,” and told her this surge of business was “the start of the Romney-Ryan recovery.”

The huge size of the crowd at Ryan’s Miami event was a good omen, as one of Instapundit readers observed:

“Granted, as an alum, Paul Ryan could expect a nice crowd at Miami U; but what’s really amazing is that most freshmen don’t move in until tomorrow and most upperclassmen not until the weekend. Given Miami’s bucolic, rural setting (i.e. in the middle of nowhere), I imagine most of those folks drove at least 30 minutes from Dayton or Cincinnati.”

As I explain in my American Spectator column today:

Republicans now appear fired up for a fighting campaign this fall, and nowhere will the fight be fiercer than in Ohio, a state whose 18 Electoral College votes have been decisive in previous elections.
“Ohio is so important,” Ryan told the crowd who turned out for his homecoming visit to Miami University. “You know this. You’re used to it. The Buckeye State could very well determine the future of our country for a long time.… This is the kind of election that shapes generations.”
Ryan concluded by expressing confidence that the Republicans will win that election: “We can get this economy growing. We can keep the government limited. We can get the job done. We can put people back to work. Together we can get this done.”

Read the whole thing.

 





 


Category: Election 2012, Ohio, Paul Ryan

I’ll Bet Hinderaker His Beverage Of Choice That Biden Is Out

Posted on | August 16, 2012 | 51 Comments

by Smitty

Power Line:

Is there any chance that President Obama will dump Biden from the ticket, as some are urging? I don’t think so. The Obama campaign, more than anything else, is feverishly trying to preserve the illusion that everything is going fine. Replacing Biden would be seen as an act of desperation and–even worse from Obama’s perspective–an admission of error.

Obama is about winning. Everything after the tactical consideration, even the long-term security of the country, is something “We’ll get to.” Biden is a liability to the campaign of a daily increasing magnitude. A reporter is going to bring up the Medicare question, for example, and Biden is going to blame state-level mismanagement.

Biden, don’t you know, is ‘experiencing early-onset Alzheimers’, or something. The narrative will shift to what a swell, compassionate guy Obama has been to keep Uncle Choo-Choo ’round these years. Alas, Obama, as a servant of the American people, cannot avoid the hard decisions. Obama has to put his deep affection for Biden aside, and accept Joe’s inability to support the ticket again this fall. With much weeping. Make sure the light hits them alligator tears.

Biden’s gaffes will be reported with increasing frequency and faux emotion between now and the DNC in Charlotte, starting on 03 September. Joe’s ‘illness’ (I’m not a doctor, he may have a no-kidding problem) will be a great, big, fat, emotional freebie. Joe becomes the human sacrifice, savaged by the plans of the evil Republicans. Barack is the savior of the AARP, fighting off that young wolf Ryan, who’s going to fix everything until thoroughly destroyed, don’t you know? Sorry that Ryan was able to take out Uncle Choo-Choo. Or did Biden bravely lay down his political life for the cause? A little martyrdom ain’t so bad, as long as it doesn’t thug any halo from Obama.

The major flaw in my theory is: Who replaces Joe? Who has the national name recognition to enhance the ticket, while posing no intellectual threat to anyone with a reading level above fourth grade? Who brings in the donors and freshens things up, while knowing how to lay by their dish? Do you trust Hillary? Can ManBearPig be persuaded that he can suck up a third VP term, if that’s what it takes to please Al Gore, Sr.? Do you try to counter the Ryan wave with some out-of-the-blue gutsy call?

I guess we’ll have to wait and see what Valerie Jarrett decides. More at Ace of Spades.

Category: Joe Biden

Ryan Works the Rope Line

Posted on | August 16, 2012 | 8 Comments

DAYTON, Ohio — At yesterday’s rally at Miami University, I deployed my 13-year-old son Jefferson to get photos of Paul Ryan shaking hands with the crowd afterwards.

Jefferson snapped the above photo, of Ryan reaching up to shake hands with the guy next to him. Immediately after this photo was taken, Ryan shook Jefferson’s hand. Click the image to enlarge. It’s a great photo, don’t you think?

Category: Election 2012, Ohio, Paul Ryan

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.16.12

Posted on | August 16, 2012 | 6 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Romney Campaign Grips Third Rail Of Medicare

The Mittstar - powerful enough to shatter an entire administration?


Intends to beat Obama campaign, Democrats senseless with MATH.

No Public Benefits For Illegals, Governor Brewer Orders
Arizona Governor orders state agencies to deny benefits to illegals whose deportations have been deferred under Obama executive orders

Dozens Of Cities To See Pussy Riot Rallies
Feel-good cause of the month unlikely to impress Putin



POLITICS
9/11 Cross Check

WTC construction workers pray at a July 23 ceremony for the cross


September 11 Memorial Museum fights atheists in court for right to display iconic cross

Nidal Hasan Court-martial On Hold Over Beard

Pennsylvania Judge Rejects Bid To Block Voter ID Law

AFRICOM General Under Investigation For Lavish Travel & Hotel Spending

Security Guard Shot At Family Research Council By Left-Wing Crazy

Has Tech For America Betrayed Its Mission?



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Unexpected Drop In US Inventories Jacks Up Oil: NYMEX $94.33, Brent $116.25
Stocks Finish Wednesday Flat
John Deere Shares Drop As Earnings Forecast Missed
Great Lakes Harvest Off To Early Start
Warren Buffett: Merchant Banker Of Last Resort
Dollar Hits One-Month High Against Yen
PRC Stocks Fall To Two-Week Low After Foreign Investment Drops
Bankruptcy Judges Rules AMR Can’t Scrap Pilot Contracts
LA Restaurant Offers Discount To Diners Who Shut Off Their Smartphones And Eat
Nokia, Microsoft Aim To Steal Apple’s Thunder With Early WinPhone Launch
Samsung Starts Galaxy Noye 10.1 Sales In US, UK; Aims At Business, Educational Markets
Android Flash Player RIP: How To Get It Now That It’s Gone
HP Spins Off WebOS Into New Company: Gram
NaturalMotion’s iOS Racing Game Generates $12 Million Revenue In First Month



SPORTS
King Felix Is Perfect

Felix Hernandez reacts after his perfect game


Shuts down Rays 1-0; third perfect game in baseball this season, 23rd in baseball history

Giants’ Cabrera Suspended After Failing Drug Test

Tribe’s Hernandez (Formerly Carmona) Struggles In Return; Angels Win 8-4

Hamilton’s Homers Not Enough As Yankees Top Rangers Again

NHL Responds To Players’ Offer; Talks Continue

Reds Rough Up Dickey In 6-1 Loss


IndyCar Star Hornish Gets Second Chance To Shine In NASCAR

John Henry: No Red Sox Players Called For Replacement Of Bobby V

Nationals End Dominating Road Trip With 6-4 Win Over Giants



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Kate Hudson Will Make “Glee” Fans Hot For Teacher

Kate Hudson and some guy


Lea Michele gushes over Season 4 guest star

Kristen Stewart Not Dropped From “Snow White” Sequel; Jodie Foster Slams Breakup Spectacle In Supportive Essay

Mayim Bialik Injured In Car Accident

Porn Star James Deen: Lindsay Helped Me Climax

Jimmy Kimmel Engaged To GF Molly McNearney After Three-Year Relationship

Abby Elliott Not Returning To SNL


Shia LeBoeuf Regrets Spielberg Dig, Slams Studio System

Lady Gaga: Dead Animals Make BEAUTIFUL Coats

Elton John Band Member Dead In Apparent Suicide

He Whipped, She Snapped



FOREIGNERS
Ecuador Claims London Made Assange Threat
Gulf States Urge Citizens To Leave Lebanon As Syria Fighting Threatens To Spread
Suicide Bombers Storm Pakistan Air Base
World Muslim Body Suspends Syria’s Membership
Japan Poised To Deport PRC Protesters
Authorities Face Hard Choice In Pussy Riot Verdict
Merchanter Diverts To Australia, Fearing Rescued Asylum Seekers
UN: Religious Unrest In Western Burma Improving



BLOGS & STUFF
WyBlog: Chains, Trains, And Last Century’s Automobiles – A Day In The Life Of Joe Biden
Valley Of The Shadow: Post 1000
Riehl World View: “Chicks-For-Gays” – Democrat Politicians And Activists Now Have Blood On Their Hands
Protein Wisdom: Gunman Shoots Guard At Family Research Center
Power Line: Thoughts On The Family Research Council Shooting
American Power: Depraved Gays Blame FRC For “Culture Of Violence”
Legal Insurrection: HuffPo Attacks FRC Just Hours After Shooting
Weasel Zippers: Obama Defends Biden’s “Chains” Remark
NRO Corner: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Lonely conservative: Dumb Biden Doesn’t Even Know what Century He’s Living In
American Thinker: Who Really Unchained Wall Street?
Allahpundit: After Picking Ryan, Romney Now Leads In Ohio, Virginia – And Florida
Wake Up America: Judge Upholds Pennsylvania Voter ID Law (Ruling Embedded)
Gateway Pundit: Iowa Deli Owner Caters Obama Rally – Wearing Romney T-Shirt
Blackfive: Dishonorable Disclosures

Category: Live at Five

Dishonorable Disclosures: “The Politicians Just Don’t Get It”

Posted on | August 15, 2012 | 15 Comments

by Smitty

About the only criticism I can offer of this video is that the production is kinda flashy. In other words, it’s spot-on, and I’m scraping about to try to find anything at all to say other than: ‘Yep’.

This video is a must-see for everyone. #OccupyResoluteDesk, Uncle Choo-Choo, and the rest of the clown car have simply Got. To. Go.

via HotAir

Category: Barack Obama, Uncategorized

Sure Am Glad It Was The Saudis Who Objected To .gay Internet Domain

Posted on | August 15, 2012 | 19 Comments

by Smitty

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has objected to a variety of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) ranging from .porn and .sexy to .wine and .bar and .bible, according to records of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Can you imagine the barrage of shrill, tedious lectures on the need for tolerance if, say, Dan Cathy had had the mindless, medieval morality to express an opinion less than fully supportive of a gTLD for the LBGT crew? Instead, we won’t hear peep #1 from that ‘victim’ category.

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously noted:

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.

It’s one thing to note that two ideas are in tension, e.g. the individual vs. society, and resolve the friction in a mature way. It’s quite another to dive into the Postmodern cesspool, reject Truth, and be reduced to a hedonistic Lefty animal, for example, an #Occupy loser. Where is the nobility in childishly screaming for pleasure, unless silenced by some bully threatening violence?

For my part, I’m weighing in around libertarian on this one: I don’t care what others are doing. Though I hope what they do edifies.

Category: Culture, Saudi Arabia

I Blame Rachel Maddow!

Posted on | August 15, 2012 | 20 Comments

And why not? If you Google her name with Chick-fil-A and Family Research Council, you get more than 450,000 hits.

It therefore should be obvious that Maddow’s hateful rhetoric against Chick-fil-A and Family Research Council incited today’s shooting at FRC’s office in Washington, D.C.

Now that we have determined the shooter’s motive and found a scapegoat to blame — remember that I am a professional journalist like Brian Ross of ABC News — we can start worrying about, y’know, facts and stuff.

UPDATE: OK, we don’t actually know the named of the so-called “suspect” — and by “suspect,” I mean the guy who walked into FRC’s office and shot the security guard, as opposed to the person who is really responsible, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.

For those of you who don’t want this Brian Ross-style professional journalism, check in with Michelle “Just a Blogger” Malkin.

UPDATE II: The so-called “suspect” — whose name we don’t know, but who was obviously president of the Rachel Maddow Fan Club — was carrying Chick-fil-A promotional materials and food as well as weapons, though the FBI has not yet confirmed.

I got that at Twitchy, which isn’t really professional journalism, since they haven’t joined my Brian Ross-style hunt for a scapegoat, which is what professional journalists do.

Category: Crime, Gays, MSNBC
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