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Tom Barrett’s War on Wisconsin Women

Posted on | May 7, 2012 | 7 Comments

Mayor Tom Barrett is a misogynistic patriarchal oppressor
who thinks you look fat in those pants.

Progressive women in Wisconsin are about to learn a lesson they should have learned four years ago when Hillary Clinton got thrown under the wheels of Obama’s bus: All that talk you hear from Democrats about “women’s rights” goes right out the window the minute any woman gets in the way of a Democratic man’s ambitions.

Tuesday is Wisconsin’s Democratic primary, as Anne Sorock at Legal Insurrection reminds us. Progressives are backing Kathleen Falk as their candidate to take on Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Unfortunately for Ms. Falk and the aspirations of Wisconsin women, the old boys in the state’s Democratic Party machine (with the blessing of Team Obama) have lined up behind the corrupt mayor of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett:

Given the fierce political division that has prevailed in Wisconsin for more than a year since the passage of Act 10, one could be forgiven for thinking that Falk — early and unstinting in her assault on Walker’s measures — ought to be wiping up the floor with Barrett among angry Democrats.
In fact, the opposite seems to be true. Barrett was statistically even with or ahead of Falk in most polls even before he declared his candidacy. As soon as he did declare, he began to gain steam. In the latest poll, released Wednesday by the Marquette University Law School, Falk had dropped precipitously to lag Barrett by a 17 percentage point margin.

See, ladies? If you’re willing to sit around begging for scraps at the Democratic Party table, don’t complain when they treat you like dogs.

You know who really appreciates women’s support? Republicans, that’s who. And at least when Republicans screw you over, they do it for profit. Democrats just screw you over for fun.

RE-ELECT GOV. SCOTT WALKER
He’s Kind of Cute (And Doesn’t Think Those Pants Make You Look Fat)

Category: Democrats, Election, National Offend a Feminist Week, Wisconsin

Rule 5 Monday

Posted on | May 7, 2012 | 7 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


Honestly, I didn’t postpone this for the benefit of National Offend A Feminist Week, it just worked out that way.


Eye of Polyphemus hits leadoff this week with Sarah Shahi, followed by a selection of lovelies from Zion’s Trumpet. Reaganite Republican brings us Miss Cyprus 2011, while Laughing Conservative has the controversial Kate Upton video for your enjoyment. Copious Gasser has a fistful of five-woman shots, while Jake Finnegan’s Burkalesque Babe this week is the Human Barbie Doll, Valeria Lukyanova. The Rio Norte Line returns with Denise Richards, Fishersville Mike introduces Ainsley of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Storm Chasers, and the POH Diaries thinks Scarlett Johansson is Avengers hot.


A View From The Beach has a retrospective on the companions of Dr. Who, some videos relating to Indian Princess Liz Brown, more video weirdness, skier Lindsey Vonn, Shanna Moakler, and some obligatory Japanese weirdness.


El Opinador Compulsivo offers the choice between yellow and white, Hailee Rain, more from the Nighty Night vault, Sofia Vergara, Carmen Electra at 40, a taste of Asia, and a reminder that jeans go everywhere.


Soylent Green introduces a new linky love logo. The Monday Motivationer is Carrie, Tuesday Titillation is supplied by Betcee May; Jillian brings the Humpday Hawtness, followed by Goddess of Dawn Aurora, and the Corset Friday Fantabulasm. There’s a Go(Ogler) shoutout to Malaysia, and a new Miss Spassfabrik.


Proof Positive checks in with Tulisa Contostavlos, vintage babe Marie McDonald, Kate Upton’s “Cat Daddy” dance video, and Victoria’s Secret for the Sex In Advertising segment. Dustbury goes with Beyonce and Lisa Rinna, and at The Camp Of The Saints, it’s Sophie Reade, the Rule 5 News, and Cikita.


The DaleyGator’s DaleyBabes this week include Jennifer Lee, Maki Miyamoto, this week’s Mystery Babe, Francesca Frigo, Yuuki Fukusawa, a tribute to the power of Rule 5, Lina Posada, and Natalia Velez with some linkagery.


Thanks to everyone for their linkagery! Deadline for next week’s Rule 5 Sunday is Saturday, May 12.

Category: Rule 5

Team Mitt: Let Them Do Their Jobs

Posted on | May 7, 2012 | 21 Comments

Romney campaign senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom talks to reporters
after CNN Republican debate, Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012

One of the dangerous temptations of political journalism is to begin thinking that it’s your job to tell politicians what to do. Like any other citizen, you have the right to express your opinion, but your job is to report and explain what’s happening, not to decide what happens.

When I was a sports writer, I didn’t tell football coaches which play to call on third-and-nine. Whether the quarterback scored a touchdown or threw an interception, the outcome was not my responsibility. Of course, the analogy between covering sports and covering politics isn’t perfect: Football coaches can’t raise your taxes or start wars, and the fans in the bleachers don’t get to vote on the score of the game.

Yet I still try to resist the arrogant delusion that what I write about politics has any decisive influence. If I were running the show, things would be different, but nobody’s offered to pay me to run the show, so I try not to get wrapped up in that “make a difference” mentality for which Rush Limbaugh so often excoriates crusading liberal journalists.

All of this is a necessary preamble to linking my American Spectator column today about the Mitt Romney campaign:

Ruthless efficiency is the hallmark of a professional campaign operation. Watching Team Mitt in action during the primary season left no reason to doubt that, if sharp work by an experienced staff can make a difference, Romney’s operation will deliver a solid performance for Republicans. The question now, as the general election campaign gets fully under way, is whether Team Mitt will be good enough to beat the equally professional Obama operation. Among the skeptics is Philip Klein of the Washington Examiner, who last week criticized the Romney campaign for having “taken the bait, reacting to whatever Team Obama has decided to make an issue.” Klein cited three examples: Democratic operative Hilary Rosen’s attack on Ann Romney, a report that Obama had once admitted eating dog meat, and the administration’s “spike the football” celebration of the anniversary of the Navy SEAL raid that took out Osama bin Laden.
Republican reactions, Klein said, enabled those stories to “dominate the political headlines,” distracting from a steady drumbeat of negative economic news: “If the campaign is about bin Laden, identity politics and silly controversies about dogs, an Obama victory is a lot more likely. To seize control of the campaign, instead of merely being reactive, Romney has to put Obama on the defensive about his own record.”
Certainly this is good advice, although the pessimistic appraisal by Klein — an excellent journalist who spent many years as an American Spectator reporter — may overstate the extent to which the Romney campaign departed from its accustomed discipline. . . .

Please read the whole thing, and everybody try to calm down. We’ve still got six months to go before Election Day. There will be plenty enough time for Fear and Loathing between now and Nov. 6. The big headline on Memeorandum today is this:

Battleground Poll: Obama, Romney in dead heat

Whatever Team Mitt may have done wrong so far, it hasn’t been enough to damage their chances to beat Obama. Everybody knows Romney wasn’t my choice for the GOP nomination. Therefore, I can neither be blamed nor claim credit for whatever happens in this election. Most of our readers are in the same position: You resisted Romney as hard as you could, and now he’s the nominee anyway. So what do you do now?

Look: I’ve known the guys on Team Mitt pretty well for a couple of years now. When I went up to Massachusetts to cover the Scott Brown campaign in January 2010, one of the first campaign staffers I met was Eric Fehrnstrom, one of Romney’s top advisers. If Fehrnstrom and the rest of the Romney guys were good enough to beat a Democrat for Ted Kennedy’s seat, they deserve a certain amount of confidence now that it’s their job to beat Obama. Let ’em do their job.

If Team Mitt screws it up, that’s not our fault, but whatever they need from us, it’s probably not a lot of bitching and complaining. And my sense of the strategic situation is that Team Obama could be a lot weaker than they look. While it’s not my habit to invoke inspirational quotes from damned Yankees, I think this battle might pretty swiftly reach the crucial point where Da Tech Guy likes to quote Phil Sheridan: “Ride right through ’em, they’re demoralized as hell!”

 


Category: Election 2012, Mitt Romney

Occupy the Environment!

Posted on | May 7, 2012 | 11 Comments

Tired of being oppressed by endangered species? Do you curse the caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge every time you pay $4 a gallon to fill up your SUV? Have you ever felt the urge to go hunting for spotted owl? Do you consider the Delta smelt an existential menace?

It’s us or them.

You don’t see anyone trying to protect mastodon habitat, do you? Nobody’s marching to save the dodo bird.

Here’s the point: Once a species is extinct, it’s no longer “endangered,” and then we can do whatever we want with their precious “habitat.”

Pave the f–king wetlands, I say!

Put a bounty on the spotted owl.

Delta smelt? Clearance sale: $2 a bucket at the bait shop.

And if any smelly caribou try to get between us and that oil in Alaska, buddy, I’ve got two words of advice: Open fire.

These sentiments may seem “extreme” to some people, but are inspired by the news that terrorist Bill Ayers is speaking at the GreenFestival.

Category: Environmentalism

National Offend a Feminist Week 2012

Posted on | May 7, 2012 | 141 Comments

Did somebody say “War on Women”? OK, we’re not actually anti-woman. More like, anti-Women’s Studies majors. Which is why, for the fourth consecutive year, we are pleased once more to inaugurate this annual festival of fun, quoting the immortal words of our charter:

Hey, sweetheart, when I say “bring me a cup of coffee,” I mean bring me fresh coffee, OK?

Ever since we began this yearly celebration in 2009, it has been necessary to explain that we do not endorse wife-spanking. Unless she needs it.

Most of the time, however, spanking is unnecessary, because our wives know to bring us fresh coffee. That’s why we married them, right? And, of course, because our wives have a sense of humor.

Q. How many feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A. That’s not funny!

Joking at the expense of feminists, however, has become increasingly dangerous. Earlier this year, the Southern Poverty Law Center added “misogyny” to his hate-group listings, so it’s probably a civil-rights violation to laugh at these jokes. And you’re a sexual predator if you talk to an atheist feminist in a hotel elevator.

The empowering message of feminism is that all women are victims.

Victimhood is synonymous with power. To deny women their victimhood is therefore to re-victimize and disempower them.

Don’t laugh: Somebody once laughed at Ashley Judd’s puffy face, and we’ve been suffering from her empowered victimhood ever since.

As usual, National Offend a Feminist Week ends on Mother’s Day Oppressed Victims of Patriarchy Day, when millions of womyn are painfully reminded of what happens when they are deprived of “choice.”

WARNING: If you are offended by images of how women were victimized before they had The Right to Choose, DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK!

Gruesome, isn’t it? And speaking of gruesome, Amanda Marcotte:

A lot of conservatives have taunted me personally with assumptions that I’m constantly getting abortions with my slutty slut self, so you can see why people who also believe that Obama is a covert agent might think there’s some secret underground conspiracy of feminists to emasculate men by secretly stealing away the womb fruit that proves their American seed works. The 4 million proof-their-fathers-had-sex-things we call babies born a year are seen as the rare escapees from the pro-choice conspiracy to wipe out all proof of American virility.

Making fun of Amanda Marcotte is simple: Just quote her.

Also, remember that Amanda Marcotte once believed — indeed, she was paid to proclaim — that John Edwards should be elected president. Never mind his disgusting adultery and love-child breeding. What is truly disgusting, Ms. Marcotte informs us, is that Edwards is being prosecuted for misusing campaign funds.

Victimhood is power, remember? Edwards is a victim, and therefore powerful. And powerful men are sexy!

Do you suspect that Amanda Marcotte craves John Edwards’s seed? Will you ever forgive me for suggesting that nauseating mental image?

Speaking of nauseating images: Women gazing with awe at Obama!

Today is Monday, which gives bloggers a full seven days for spitefully mocking feminism and everything feminists admire or cherish. Just don’t forget to link back here, so we can aggregate your courageous efforts. And don’t forget to shop our Amazon Mother’s Day specials, so we can make a shameless capitalist profit from this enterprise.

 

Category: Feminism, National Offend a Feminist Week

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.07.12

Posted on | May 7, 2012 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Hollande Celebrates Win In French Presidential Election









Sarkozy concedes as Socialist candidate takes 51% of the second-round vote

Riot Cops Break Up Anti-Putin Demonstration
Dozens injured, 450 arrested

Ron Paul Wins Big In Maine, Navada
Supporters take charge at state GOP conventions, elect pro-Ron Paul delegates



POLITICS
Arizona’s Governor Brewer Signs Planned Parenthood Funding Ban

Governor Jan Brewer speaks to the press

Cuts off all money to PP in order to prevent indirect funding of abortion

GOP Leaders Slowly Coming Around To Romney

Two New York Cooperators Give Firsthand Look At Al Qaeda


Senator Ayotte (R-NH): I Have Better Experience Than Barack Obama Had

Wisconsin Recall Funding Law Had Broad Support

Libertarians Nominate Governor Gary Johnson For President



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Plunges Below $97 As US Economy Continues To Suck; NYMEX $96.62, Brent $111.37
Barclays Plans Online US Bank
Treasury Sells $5 Billion In AIG Stock
Japan Shuts Down Last Nuclear Reactor
Relief On Tap For New York Breweries
NJ Wineries Gear Up For Direct Shipping
NBC-Universal To Sell Substantial Stake In A&E
AT&T To Set Up New Home Security & Automation Group
Facebook Manager Gets More Transparent
Apple Engineering Goof Exposes Lion Passwords In Plain Text
New XBox Already Being Manufactured In Texas?
Google Faces Fine For Hacking Safari Browser



SPORTS
Heat Blow Their Chance To Sweep Knicks

Dwayne Wade goes clang

Anthony scores 41, Stoudemire plays one-handed as Knicks force Game Five

Devils Push Flyers To The Brink

That’s DOCTOR O’Neal To You, Buddy

Pujols Finally Hits A Home Run For The Angels

Kings Sweep Blues, Advance To West Finals

Keselowski Wins At Talladega

Murder At The Kentucky Derby?

Hamels Admits Deliberately Throwing At Harper



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Julie Benz Ends Four-Year Engagement

Julie Benz and Rich Orosco

Married fiance Rich Orosco on Cinco de Mayo

Woody Allen’s New Muse – Lindsay Lohan?

Another Amanda Bynes Hit & Run?

“Cougar Town” Eyes Move From ABC To TBS

Adam Yauch Of The Beastie Boys Remembered

“Avengers” Opens To Record-Shattering $200.3 Million Box Office

Lindsay: No, I’m Not Getting Back Together With Sam Ronson

Mira Sorvino Goves Birth To Baby #4, Carson Daly Expecting His Second

Prosecutor Rejects Hit & Run Prosecution Of Lohan



FOREIGNERS
Asian Markets, Euro Stumble In Wake Of French Elections
Three Parties Vie For Top Position In Greece; None Have Majority In Rebuke To Austerity Program
Syrian Opposition Calls For Boycott Of Elections
Alienated Voters May Turn Serbia Away From EU
On Killed, Dozens Injured After Rare Tornado Touches Down Near Tokyo
US Ready To Grant Visa To PRC Dissident Chen
German Governing Coalition Expected To Lose Schleswig-Holstein



BLOGS & STUFF
Gateway Pundit: SNL Scraps Skit Critical Of Obama, Bashes Fox Instead
James O’Keefe: NH AG Tried To Serve Subpoena On Me
American Power: #OWS Shill Robert Reich Says Socialism Is Not The Answer, Wealth Redistribution Is – Wait, What?
Weasel Zippers: Biden – We’re Cool With Gay Marriage/Axelrod – No We’re Not
Ed Morrissey: The Lonely Guy
Israel Matzav: Dozens Arrested By PA After Shots At Jenin Governor’s Home
Glenn Reynolds: Spin Of The Times – Bias Cloaked As Front Page News
Megan McArdle: Why You Can’t Get A Taxi
Via Meadia: Forget Europe, Watch India

Category: Live at Five

Democrats Against Journalism?

Posted on | May 6, 2012 | 13 Comments

Michael Delaney is a Democrat who is attorney general of New Hampshire. James O’Keefe is a journalist who exposed the fact that it was possible for dead people to vote in New Hampshire.

In reaction to O’Keefe’s blockbuster investigative report, the New Hampshire legislature enacted a voter ID law.

Michael Delaney tried to serve a subpoena on O’Keefe.

We support James O’Keefe.

Republicans in New Hampshire demanded Delaney’s resignation last month. They now have a new reason to repeat their demands.

LIVE FREE OR DIE!

A Memeorandum thread with more commentary from Legal Insurrection and Power Line

Category: Corruption, Democrats, Journalism, New Hampshire

An Apparent Misunderstanding

Posted on | May 6, 2012 | 47 Comments

Some people are evidently as stupid as Tommy Christopher, and must have things explained to them like school children. For the record:

  1. My post Thursday afternoon, published 17 hours after HuffPo claimed there was a meeting Wednesday on Capitol Hill, was a strenuous denial that any such meeting ever took place; anyone who thought it was something else clearly has reading comprehension problems.
  2. I provided a list of conservative writers — or, as Al Franken called them, “Lying Liars Who Lie” — who obviously can’t be trusted, if they were to claim that any such meeting took place.
  3. I specifically disclaimed having been in attendance at The Meeting That Never Happened, contrary to what any of those Lying Liars Who Lie might (hypothetically) claim.
  4. Why do liberals at HuffPo and BuzzFeed think they can trust Lying Liars Who Lie to tell them the truth about a meeting that (a) was off-the-record, and (b) never actually happened?

Friendly advice: Never let ’em see you sweat. Remember you have the right to remain silent. And if you can’t dazzle them with brilliance . . .

UPDATE: Corrected an error. I had thought the alleged meeting was Thursday, but in fact, the allegation was that a meeting occurred on Wednesday, which of course, it didn’t.

Don’t worry — my alibi is airtight either way.

UPDATE II: Doug at Daley Gator is mildly annoyed that he never gets invited to meetings that don’t happen.

 

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