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Axis Of Fedora’s Relentless Blogoversal Onslaught

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 5 Comments

by Smitty

UPDATE: Not sure how to read Belvedere’s cluebats, except to say that I understood the photo he sent was not for publication.  Instead, let me link Pat, who is doubtless more attractive in any case.

Da Tech Guy’s infectious headwear calling could not be resisted, and Pat in Shreveport has fallen prey thereto.

Celebrating this, it seemed useful to separate out this cadre of doughty bloggers from the regular blogroll, into the ‘Axis of Fedorables’ section. This is the penultimate stop in the middle column of the page.
If you’re a member, and my lousy memory has omitted you, please drop a URL/cluebat in the comments.

Category: Da Tech Guy

Sarah Palin Endorses McKinney (GA-12), McClung (AZ-7), Benishek (MI-1), More

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 6 Comments

There are nine candidates on Mama Grizzly’s latest list of endorsed candidates, but these three caught my eye:

We can count on Ray McKinney to be a strong, independent voice for Georgia’s 12th Congressional District.  As Ray says, “If you like the way things are going now, vote for the other guy.” Ray’s opponent has skipped over 75 votes in Congress since 2005, and he’s ducking debates when Georgians want answers.  Had enough?  Join me in supporting Ray McKinney. Please visit Ray’s website at www.raymckinney.org and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. . . .

Ruth McClung is the smart choice for Congress in southwestern Arizona.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that our country is on the wrong track under the leadership of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid; but Ruth actually is a rocket scientist! Ruth’s commonsense fiscal approach to job creation and reining in reckless government spending is in sharp contrast to her opponent’s liberal record. In fact, Ruth is running against a four term incumbent who is so out of touch that he actually called for a boycott of his own constituents. It’s simple: The people of Arizona’s 7th Congressional District deserve better.  Please visit Ruth’s website at www.ruth4az.com and follow her on Facebook and Twitter. . . .

There’s a lot of talk about the race in Michigan’s 1st Congressional District.  Dr. Dan Benishek is the kind of commonsense voice we need in Washington to replace the retiring Bart Stupak. As a physician, he understands why Obamacare must be repealed and replaced with true health care reform. Dan is determined to work to get our country’s fiscal house in order. As a self-described “hunter and fisherman and proud member of the NRA,” he’s great for Michigan 1st District, which like Alaska, is home to outdoor enthusiasts who love their hunting and fishing. Please visit Dan’s website at www.benishekforcongress.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. . . .

Knowing people involved in these campaigns, I know what a huge breakthrough it is for them to get Sarah’s “you betcha.” Congratulations to them, and to the other six candidates on Governor Palin’s list.

UPDATE: Press release from Ray McKinney:

This is the second large-scale national endorsement for McKinney in recent weeks. Late last month, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich endorsed his campaign.
“People in this country are tired of watching the Democratic Party spend our money and over-regulate our businesses,” McKinney said. “People in the 12th District are tired of watching John Barrow help. Although I am proud that national figures such as Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich support my vision for America, I am much more excited about the many, many people I meet here in Georgia who say they’re going to vote for me on Nov. 2.”

I first met Ray in New Orleans at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, and did an analysis of his race in GA-12 last week. He’s got a hard-working grassroots campaign against a vulnerable incumbent in a district that was held by a Republican until 2004. Go give my buddy Ray $20 now.

UPDATE II: Raul Grijalva, whistling past the graveyard:

Grijalva said the endorsement further distinguishes the two candidates.
“It will bring her more money, but it creates an urgency among people who don’t want that philosophy in office,” he said. He said he’s comfortable being one of Palin’s targets.

Grijlava’s “philosophy in office” = boycotting his own state!

Charlie Cook just added five seats — including Grijalva’s — to his list of competitive districts, and the New York Times reports that Democrats are pulling out resources from three lost-cause districts. The battlefield appears to be shifting in the GOP’s favor, and a big factor is these Tea Party-backed candidates who had the guts to stick it out against long odds and push “safe” Democrats onto the defensive.

Category: Arizona, Congress, Election, Georgia, Michigan, Sarah Palin

Republican Pulls Ahead in New AZ-7 Poll: Ruth McClung 39%, Raul Grijalva 37%

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 8 Comments

Following up on yesterday’s post — and another early this morning at The American Spectator — here is the latest poll of Arizona’s 7th District:

New Poll Shows Democrat
Grijalva Faces Tough Re-Elect
Republican Challenger Ruth McClung
Within Striking Distance
PHOENIX, AZ – A recent survey conducted by Phoenix-based Summit Consulting Group, Inc. shows four-term Democrat Congressman Raul Grijalva in a surprisingly tough re-election campaign against Republican Challenger Ruth McClung.
An automated survey conducted between October 4th and 5th among 1,807 likely general election voters shows McClung clearly within striking distance of beating Grijalva in Congressional District 7 which encompasses a large swath of southwestern Arizona.
When asked the question,
“In the upcoming general election for Congress, do you plan on supporting Democrat Raul Grijalva, Republican Ruth McClung, or are you undecided?”The results were:
Raul Grijalva . . . . . . 37%
Ruth McClung . . . . . 39%
Undecided . . . . . . . 24%
Based on the results, McClung has locked down the Republican base, losing only 5% to Grijalva. She earns 18% among Democrat voters and a whopping 42% among Independents.
The sample included voters who have participated in the last two general elections and was in line with the current voter registration numbers. Democrats comprised 43%, Republican voters 24% and Independent, Party Not Determined and Other Party were 33% of the sample used.
The margin of error is +/-3%.

Publius Pundit has much more. There is now a Memeorandum thread and I hasten to acknowledge the key role played by Michelle Malkin in calling attention to Ruth McClung’s campaign.

Remember, as with Sean Bielat’s campaign here in MA-4, the McClung campaign in AZ-7 hasn’t been on anybody’s list of Top 100 Most Winnable Seats for the GOP. So when you see polls showing a district like this neck-and-neck . . . Dude.

No wonder George Soros sees a Republican “avalanche.”

RUTH McCLUNG for U.S. CONGRESS

Category: Arizona, Congress, Election, Ruth McClung

‘Synthetic Teenage Pervert’

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 6 Comments

You knew their was something creepy about Justin Bieber:


Justin Bieber Found To Be Cleverly Disguised 51-Year-Old Pedophile

(Via Ace of Spades HQ headlines.)

Category: Celebrities, humor, Music, Video

Extending The Definition Of ‘Ahenny’

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 6 Comments

by Smitty (via iOwnTheWorld)

AHENNY (adj) The way people stand when examining other people’s bookshelves.

Diversity Lane may have us extending this definition to include the New York Slimes:
that'll leave some ink

Category: humor, Journalism, Media Bias, New York Times

WRKO ‘Debate’: Barney Frank Interrupts Himself to Complain About Interruptions

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 14 Comments

BOSTON — Today’s WRKO radio debate between Barney Frank and Sean Bielat was mainly a lecture by Barney which could be summed up briefly: “You’re interrupting me! . . . Blame Bush! . . . You’re distorting what I said! . . . Predatory lending! . . . Stop laughing at me!”

It was blindingly obvious that the 4th District’s Democratic incumbent is not accustomed to defending himself or his record. Barney repeatedly filibustered, responding to simple questions with meandering stream-of-thought rambles that might have continued ad infinitum if no one had stopped him.

Because the host/moderator showed no inclination to try to keep Barney on track, Bielat would occasionally try to interject, prompting hissy-fit reactions from the 14-term congressman: “That’s the fourth time he’s interrupted me!” Barney even complained of being interrupted when one of his statements provoked a chuckle from his Republican challenger.

On his biggest vulnerability — his role in the mortgage mess with Fannie and Freddie — Barney repeatedly tried to change the subject to “predatory lending.” Of course, in the kind of no-down-payment no-documentation we-accept-Food-Stamps low-income mortgages that Barney encouraged and defended, it was more like predatory borrowing, but Massachusetts Democrats never let facts interfere with their arguments. Red Mass Group reacted to one of Frank’s fact-deficient defenses:

Barney blames Tom DeLay for his vote against a Republican bill that would have curbed the excesses of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Not convincing.

It was a frustrating hour, and I’m sure there were a half-dozen car accidents in metro Boston caused by rush-hour motorists driving into bridge abutments while shouting at their car radios: “You lying scumbag!”

Anyway, the “Bye-Bye Barney” Bielat money-bomb continues, and the Boston Globe has a great story today on how fired-up the Republican grassroots are in Massachusetts.

Category: Congress, Election, Massachusetts

Nancy And The Progressives Are Better Than The BHO Depression Photo Meme

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

by Smitty (via DC Examiner)

This is cute satire:

Recovery Summer from RightChange on Vimeo.

Over at iOwnTheWorld, I’m somehow less enthusiastic about photoshopping the President into Great Depression photos. Sure, they were all propaganda anyway, and freedom of expression is wonderful.
If you believe in the concept of absolute Truth then please take care, as your ‘shop skills approach those of a master propagandist, that your sense of humor doesn’t turn you into that which you despise.
How about some kind of hat tip, along the lines of ‘NSFW’, to keep the humor as humor?

Category: Blogging

On the ‘Beat Barney’ Beat

Posted on | October 11, 2010 | 3 Comments

At 7 a.m. ET today, Sean Bielat is scheduled to debate Barney Frank on WRKO radio. Meanwhile, I’ve got a new article at The American Spectator:

NEWTON, Massachusetts — Brian Phillips was wearing flip-flop sandals Sunday at the nondescript office near the corner of Elliot and Chestnut streets that is headquarters for one of this fall’s most remarkable congressional campaigns.
Phillips is campaign manager for Sean Bielat, the young Marine officer who is challenging Barney Frank in one of the most solidly Democratic districts in the country. During his 29-year career in Congress, Frank has never faced such a formidable opponent and the surge of support for Bielat’s campaign has clearly rattled the incumbent. Ever since Scott Brown’s triumph in January, the GOP in this state has been fired up . . . and there is a sense among 4th District Republicans that the Democrats have been caught flat-footed.
“They’ve got no operation over there,” Phillips said of the Frank campaign. As Bielat told reporters at a Sept. 26 rally, “They have one campaign office. It’s always empty. We have three. They’re always full.”
Bielat’s Newton office wasn’t full Sunday morning, but it was open and in full swing, with at least three volunteers calling voters in a telephone canvassing operation that has already reached some 30,000 likely voters and, at a pace of more than 2,000 new contacts daily, could approach the 50,000 mark within a week. . . .

Please read the whole thing. BTW, there’s a Sean Bielat money-bomb until midnight.

Category: Congress, Election, Massachusetts, Sean Bielat
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