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Friday, 18 June 2010

No Leadership, No Solutions, No Clue: Obama Speech Resurrects Jimmy Carter Era

Hey, I love that title!

Published yesterday at Pajamas Media and American Power:

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... folks are now making serious comparisons between President Obama and President Jimmy Carter. It’s easy to dismiss attacks on Obama as “Jimmah” as cheap political points, but when newscasts are opening with counts marking the crisis’ longevity — “Gulf Oil Spill, Day 57” — can it be long before one of the major networks gives Ted Koppel a lifeline for the original Nightline?

It is, of course, a solemn time in American politics, and the president may have missed an opportunity to demonstrate genuine leadership and originality. Economic uncertainty is unabated across the land, and American forces continue fighting foreign conflicts of uncertain resolution. Perhaps the crisis in the Gulf of Mexico has become the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. Unfortunately, bland speeches offering refurbished climate change initiatives probably aren’t going to thrill a lot of pressed and worried voters.

RELATED: See Erick Erickson, "Barack Obama Embraces His Inner Jimmy Carter: Setting the Thermostat to 68 Degrees of Barack Obama."

Thursday, 17 June 2010

IDF Women Friday



View the entire album at DoubleTapper

Bedtime Totty.............

Cartoon Round Up....




ERIK PRINCEs ALLEGED CRIME








The Saga of an American Warlord. . .







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Video: Star Wars Trilogy Summed up in 2-Minutes, with LEGO!

Youth Suspect in Seattle Police Punching Case Had Prior Criminal Rap Sheet

Update on today's big viral video. The main story's at Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Police Guild: Officer Did Nothing Wrong in Videotaped Punch." That piece doesn't identify the teen girl suspect, but at the Seattle Times it turns out the girl, Angel L. Rosenthal, has quite a criminal record:

Rosenthal appeared Tuesday in King County Juvenile Court, where supporters said that she lives at the Virginia Miller House, a residential facility with behavior-modification programs for teen girls, but was in contact with her family. It's unclear why the girl is not living with her family.

King County Superior Court pro-tem Judge Ann Danieli found that Seattle police had probable cause to arrest Rosenthal for investigation of third-degree assault and obstruction. However, the judge agreed with the girl's defense attorney that she should be released ....

Rosenthal was charged in November with second-degree robbery. According to prosecutors, she punched a 15-year-old boy in the face while she and a group of youths were on their way to a rave in South Seattle last Aug. 28. The boy told police that his cellphone and $20 were stolen in the incident. A 14-year-old boy told police that he was punched in the head and his hat was stolen.

Authorities say the case was dismissed when the boys refused to testify.

In April 2008, Rosenthal was charged with third-degree theft after she allegedly stole a minivan in Tukwila, prosecutors said. Kent police said she used a screwdriver to break the ignition and start the vehicle.

The charge was later amended to theft of a motor vehicle. Rosenthal was given a deferred disposition — charges would be dropped if she stayed out of trouble — because it was a first-time offense, said Ian Goodhew, deputy chief of staff for Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg.
More at American Power.

Song: "Stem The Tide" - Lisa Mei & BigDawg

Nice Mustang..........


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H/T I Suck at Golf

Stunning Shot.........


H/T Rodney

A New Idea........


H/T DML

Lost Something?

Coming Soon to a Battlefield Near You........


Seven Sci-Fi Weapons from Tomorrow Are Here Today

Great Way to Spend the Day........


H/T DML


H/T Jeffrey

Video: Muslims Clash during Military Parade in Barking 15/06/2010



H/T Canis 61

Signs..........



48 States, 48 Ridiculous Signs


H/T Jerry

Video: Hamas Propaganda

Hamas has so much extra cash that they produced this high quality video warning collaborators with Israel, users of internet porn, Facebook and drugs how they would be dealt with.




H/T DoubleTapper

Video: Marisa Miller Commercial For Guitar Hero



H/T Guyism

News........

Drunkblogging Obama’s Oval Office Address

Gov. Bobby Jindal Orders National Guard to Build Barrier Wall Off Louisiana Shore

World Cup Marketing Stunt Leads to Arrests

New Bill Gives Obama ‘Kill Switch’ To Shut Down The Internet

Britain's Iran ambassador summoned over terrorist accusations

Police seize 100,000 anti-Vladimir Putin books

Obama administration spends $1.2 billion on cycling and walking initiatives

British media fall out of love with Obama

Runaway tram speeds through Prague with driver chasing on bike

French 'using de Gaulle anniversary to cover up WWII collaboration'

and finally.......

Child Labor

Plastic bags to be put over Birmingham 'terror cameras'

Thursday Totty............




Video: The Air Force Story Chapter 24 - Air War Against Japan October 1944 - August 1945

Tuesday Lunch at Ruby's in Southern California

I took my boys out to lunch yesterday at Ruby's Diner in Costa Mesa. We visited the restaurant at South Coast Plaza's Crystal Court. It was mid-afternoon, about 2:30pm or so, and uncrowded:

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This is my oldest son's bacon cheeseburger (I had BLT&A):

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Full photo-essay at the link.

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Reason TV: The Great Philly Beer Bust or, Step Away From The Unlicensed Ale or I'll Shoot!

Bedtime Totty...........

i-Pad in chocolate.........



iPad un(chocolate)boxing


H/T JMH

Democracy Putin Style........

Douma Fail - Easy Vote In The Russian Parliament

Members of the State Duma are voting to pass a bill. It finally gets passed with a total of 449 'aye' votes vs. 0 'nay'. From a total of 88 members present. Here's Putin's guys in action:



H/T DML

Cartoon Round Up....




Video: Lap Around the Boat

Here's some footage taken via a helmet-mounted video camera worn by the pilot of a Navy T-45 jet trainer as it is catapulted from an aircraft carrier's deck and then circles around to land again on the carrier. This is called "taking a lap."




H/T Shelly

Novel bridge design..........


The flipper bridge


H/T DML

I love this girl.........

Sit-Ups Have Never Looked So Good



Found at Total Pro Sports

Fruit is Good for You...........


H/T I Suck at Golf

Movie Review: 'Edge of Darkness'



Short Review: Why not just show video of Mel Gibson picking up a paycheck? Really that's all we're seeing here anyway.



Full Review Here


H/T DML

Comedy: Jim Breuer - Party in the Stomach



H/T Paul B

Pull...........

Video: Evolution of war

Clever vid using scenes from movies & TV

Video: World's Worst Demo Guy


World's Worst Demo Guy - Watch more Funny Videos

Photo Essay from El Marco............


Stop the Mosque at Ground Zero – Part II

News...........

A disastrous speech from the Oval Office

It is a moral imperative to resist aggression ...

OBAMA: AN INCOMPETENT EXECUTIVE

Man with a sword hunting Osama

Pelosi Paying $18K a Month for New San Francisco Office

BP engineer called doomed rig a 'nightmare well'

Into the jaws of hate: Soldiers' parade marred by Muslim extremists and far-Right

What is Assad hiding in his backyard?

Every picture tells a story. Don’t it.

Residents get 6 votes each in suburban NY election

SC candidate protests primary loss to mystery Dem

Make no mistake, we will fight this spill with every golf club in our bag

Russia 'to embark on £8 billion arms shopping spree'

Sarah Palin to visit her 'political heroine' Baroness Thatcher in London

Winston Churchill's cigar airbrushed from picture

and finally.......

Australian police launch undercover investigation into barmaid's skimpy knickers

The 7 most annoying props that fans use at sporting events

Almost forgot. Today is Elder Abuse Day

DaleyGator DaleyThought: The Rise of the Nanny Statists

Wednesday Wenches...........




Video: Military Tournament Launch

Video: The Air Force Story Chapter 23 - Retreat And Advance June 1944 - March 1945

Who is He?

The Video Barry Soetoro Doesn't Want You to See

Obama is a Muslim, Take Two (UPDATED)

Key ACORN Leaders Gather in DC to Help Plan America’s Future

The Birth of Defiance

Faith, Honor, Modesty and Limited Government

Up-to-date Links and Hijinx at the Reb

THE NEW IMMIGRATION LAWS






This is a condensed version of the Immigration Laws . . .



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President Obama's National Address on BP Crisis

It was dreadful.

NYT's has its report, "
In Oval Office Speech, Obama Presses BP on Compensation," and also Politico, "President Obama: 'We will make BP pay'." WSJ's got the text of the speech via Memorandum, and this should be leading by the end of the evening. I'll have more later, but the president was dishonest in claiming the feds have been on the scene since day one and Obama exudes no urgency in crisis. Most of all, the speech was mostly propaganda fear-mongering on the alleged dangers of environmental collapse. I'll have more later at American Power, but watch the clip. Dreadful: