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BarackBook

Posted 30 Jul 2008 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, corruption, humor

The GOP, never known for being particularly clever, have at least tried to appear hip with their newest effort: a spoof of Facebook called BarackBook. It questions Obama’s judgment by listing details on a few of his more nefarious associates. Judging by the contemptuous reviews by Obama fans on BarackBook’s actual Facebook page, it seems the parody may have struck a nerve. (h/t: Jonathan Leffingwell) Still, if Team McCain hopes to pull out a victory in November, they’re gonna have to shift gears away from negative campaigning and craft a coherent message of their own. Obama may be an empty suit, but he’s chock full of rhetoric and platitudes that generate enthusiasm; something still sadly lacking on the right.

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Busy Wednesday blogroll roundup

Posted 30 Jul 2008 in blogrolling

Today’s been another busy one for me, so enjoy some bloggy goodness from these fine folks. Infidels Are Cool has a video clip of a very angry Muslim woman who attacks a street preacher after he talks about Mohammed’s pedophilie marriage to 9-year-old Aisha Michelle Malkin calls on GOP scumbag Sen. Ted Stevens to step down due to his seven-count indictment on corruption charges Warner Todd Huston opines on Obama’s most recent arrogance: “I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions” Crush Liberalism links to an outrageous story in American Spectator calling for reparations to captured al-Qaeda terrorists in Gitmo Allahpundit lists sources who say McCain will pick Pawlenty for his VP

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Rush Hour remix with Lando Calrissian and Nien Numb

Posted 30 Jul 2008 in humor, pop culture

I think this has been around for a little while but I just saw it today and the geek in me had to share it. This is audio from the movie Rush Hour with edited footage from The Return Of The Jedi. Never touch Lando’s radio!

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer debuts at Comic-Con

Posted 30 Jul 2008 in movies, pop culture

Wolverine, X-23, Gambit, Sabretooth, Deadpool, Blob… it looks pretty freakin’ cool.

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Religion of Peace update: Honor killing in America

Posted 29 Jul 2008 in intolerance, Islam, outrage, Religion of Peace update

Stop The ACLU has posted all five segments (this is just the first) of the special investigative report that aired this weekend about the brutal tradition of Islamic “honor killings” which is on the rise here in America.

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Religion of Peace update: 1/3 of UK Muslim students back murder for religion

Posted 28 Jul 2008 in dhimmitude, intolerance, Islam, jihadists, Religion of Peace update, Sharia

A recent poll reveals the sad results of Britain’s yielding to the influx of radical Islamists. Via TimesOnline: Almost a third of British Muslim students believe killing in the name of Islam can be justified, according to a poll. The study also found that two in five Muslims at university support the incorporation of Islamic sharia codes into British law. The YouGov poll for the Centre for Social Cohesion (CSC) will raise concerns about the extent of campus radicalism. “Significant numbers appear to hold beliefs which contravene democratic values,” said Han-nah Stuart, one of the report’s authors. “These results are deeply embarrassing for those who have said there is no extremism in British universities.” The report was criticised by...

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An Inconvenient Victory

Posted 28 Jul 2008 in media bias, victory, war

Newsbusters has an excellent post detailing how the mainstream media has minimized or, in some cases, buried the AP’s analysis of America’s imminent victory in Iraq. The article in question omits the word “surge” and, of course, doesn’t credit President Bush’s resolve and steadfast support of our military. AP’s decision to run the story on a Saturday greatly reduced its exposure. Though it can’t be proven, it apears that the authors may have had what they needed to complete their work in time to send it over the wires on Friday morning US time. They indicated that they spoke to General Petraeus “this past week,” and to US ambassador to Iraq Crocker on Thursday. They did provide a troop...

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Penn & Teller challenge environmental hysteria

Posted 28 Jul 2008 in environment, global warming, humor, ignorance

Sorry, couldn’t resist piling on a little bit. (h/t: LGF) Penn & Teller use their caustic brand of humor to ridicule the excesses and exaggerations of the environmental movement. They even manage to get several ignorant people at a demonstration – including its leader – to sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide (H2O), which goes to show how easily duped many of these greenies can be. This is the full episode so it’s a little on the lengthy side (29 minutes) but within the first three minutes you’ll see several interviews with well-meaning environmentalist idiots parroting their crisis propaganda. Which is exactly the kind of thing I rail against – scientific facts being misappropriated as anti-capitalist twaddle.

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Denying the global warming "deniers"

Posted 25 Jul 2008 in global warming, intolerance, political correctness

I gotta get this out of my system, allow me this indulgence and then I promise to move on. This week has been very eye-opening for me. And not just from the standpoint that a dispute caused me to investigate a subject more deeply. Although I do relish the opportunity to examine and learn, I don’t have the time nor interest to waste in endless arguments. After reading through and deciding to post a couple stories about Viscount Monckton’s controversial article questioning anthropogenic global warming (i.e. how much mankind is contributing to the climate change), I was treated to many vitriolic comments which seemed to take offense at the mere mention of skepticism. Apparently, we plebes are not allowed...

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Liberal journalists donate to Democrats over Republicans 100 to 1

Posted 24 Jul 2008 in liberals, media bias

Ok, it’s official. I don’t want to hear ANY more complaints from Democrats about Republicans’ preference for Fox News. Investor’s Business Daily follows journalists’ prejudice via their campaign contributions in a new editorial this week. Putting Money Where Mouths Are: Media Donations Favor Dems 100-1 The New York Times’ refusal to publish John McCain’s rebuttal to Barack Obama’s Iraq op-ed may be the most glaring example of liberal media bias this journalist has ever seen. But true proof of widespread media bias requires one to follow an old journalism maxim: Follow the money. Even the Associated Press — no bastion of conservatism — has considered, at least superficially, the media’s favoritism for Barack Obama. It’s time to revisit media...

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