Monday, 17 January 2011
Second Psycho Involved in Tucson Shooting..........by Dan Friedman
It seems one of the people that Jared Loughner wounded, Eric Fuller, got the memo that links the rampage to Sarah Palin and the Tea Party, but never got the memo about the need for “civility” going forward. At a town hall meeting being taped for a special edition of ABC's "This Week," Fuller took a photo of the Tea Party representative and yelled: "you're dead." Fuller was hauled off by police and arrested on misdemeanor disorderly conduct and threat charges, and then taken to a hospital to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Which only goes to prove that in the process of bearing false witness and recklessly spinning yarns from straw, the Leftards in the legacy media and their counterparts on the Web have created a real “climate of hate” which could be haunting us for years. More details right here
A Britney Break from Blogging the Left's Blood Libel
I've been taking a break from blogging the left's blood libel. And I'll tell you, Britney Spears looks phenomenal in her new video clip: "Britney Spears — 'Hold It Against Me' — Rule 5."
That said, I think Saberpoint says it well, "Moving On":
The Left is more than ruthless, they are evil. They seek to rule, not by persuasion or honest debate, but by any means necessary. They revel in slander, character assassination and violence. They are steeped in hatred for all who oppose them. They seek to create and hold a monopoly on news media and editorial opinion; they support voter fraud and stolen elections; they prosecute political opponents on trumped-up charges in kangaroo courts. They have raised "the politics of personal destruction" to a high art form. Fairness, civility and common decency are unknown to them. I do not see the American Left as fellow citizens, I see them as sworn enemies for whom I feel little or no commonality or fraternity.
Sunday, 16 January 2011
The Sunday Best..........
The damned bitch who just refuses to go away ... "hanoi jane" & guns & gun sights
Movie review: Jonah Hex, Neo-Sherlock
Rule 5 Saturday Night: A Conservative Darlin’
Is Kim Kardashian too sexy for Twitter?
Detaching the Anchor from Anchor Babies
Pregnancy epidemic: 90 teens, 11 percent of student body, pregnant at Frayser High School in Memphis
Conversation on whether it is worth it to beat a stupid sheriff on the head & shoulders for his political cupidity ....
Horoscope Hang-Up: Earth Rotation Changes Zodiac Signs
WHITE DERANGEMENT SYNDROME AND SKIDMORE COLLEGE
Just discovered: A 2,500-year-old recipe for Celtic beer
Is it a bird? No, it's definitely a plane: NASA unveils extraordinary ideas for the aircraft of 2025
Tunisia riots: Fears mount over violent power struggle
Where our overseas aid goes: salsa in Cambridge, coffee in Yorkshire
Hedge funds bet China is a bubble close to bursting
Offering hope to Zimbabwe's most desperate
The Household Cavalry may seek new household
Porn star suffers heart attack during breast enlargement
Song: No One as Irish 2012 - Corrigan Brothers
A Remix of their original hit from our friends the Corrigan Brothers.
The Top 10 Most Ridiculous Left-Wing Attacks on U.S. Conservatives Following the Arizona Shootings
From Nile Gardiner, at Telegraph UK, "A Shameful Week for America's Liberal Elites":
This has been a hugely shameful week for sections of the American Left, who have exploited a horrific tragedy that claimed six lives, in order to advance political attacks upon some leading conservative politicians and media commentators, as well as an entire political movement in the form of the Tea Party. The vitriolic and hate-filled attacks have marked a low point for liberal media elites in America in the 21st century, even to the extent that President Obama himself, probably the most liberal US president of modern times, felt the need to rebuke this undignified and crass display of left-wing finger-pointing in his memorial speech in Tucson on Wednesday night.
And after all the accusations against an array of prominent public figures from Sarah Palin, Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck, to Rush Limbaugh and Roger Ailes, it emerged that the deranged shooter, Jared Loughner, was in no way influenced by political rhetoric, and indeed had no interest at all in politics. As Charles Krauthammer noted in The Washington Post, “rarely in American political discourse has there been a charge so reckless, so scurrilous and so unsupported by evidence”.
I have compiled below a list of some of the most egregious examples of Leftist hysteria over the past week. It is by no means an exhaustive list – this list could easily be expanded to 20 or 30 further instances, especially crude statements from liberal politicians. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was among the very first to link the mass shooting to conservatives, and two of his hugely irresponsible pieces feature in the list below. The list also includes a major article from American Guardian writer Michael Tomasky, as an example of how the Left-wing vitriol of the last week emanated not only from the east and west coasts of the United States, but also in some cases from across the Atlantic.
So here is my top 10 list, which Telegraph readers will no doubt wish to add to in their comments ....
Check the link for the top ten. I actually missed a couple of these, so it's a great roundup. And Gardiner definitely nails it for the top spot. And thank goodness some folks across the pond aren't going bonkers. The Economist blames the 2nd Amendment guns for goodness sake.
And by the way, I think he worked up the Top 10 before last night's "Real Time." Otherwise, Bill Maher certainly would have made the cut: "The Lies of Bill Maher — And the Epic Struggle Between Good and Evil in the Aftermath of Tucson, 1/8/11."
RELATED: At Camp of the Saints, "Apologies to American Power."
CROSS-POSTED from AMERICAN POWER.
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Video: Javelin Missile Exercise
Members of the Royal Marines benefit from being able to live-fire the Javelin guided missile prior to deployment in Afghanistan.
H/T Marc
News..........
Ontario's green subsidies under attack
Democracy Imperiled?
Ahmadinejad Presses His Luck
Do You Need a Chinese Bank Account?
The progressive “climate of hate:” An illustrated primer, 2000-2010
Subject: Who’s Afraid of Sarah Palin?
The National Council of Churches Should Have Died
We Beg to Differ
Virginia Creates Subcommittee To Study Monetary Alternatives In Case Of Terminal Fed "Breakdown", Considers Gold As Option
Mortality statistics: every cause of death in England and Wales
Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Obamacare
“Together We Thrive”: Slogan From Tucson Massacre Memorial Souvenir T-Shirts Appeared on Obama’s “Organizing For America” Website in 2008…
The Next (Jewish) Miss America?
World's Craziest Toilet Bowls
Boy, 9, has Disney World trip ruined after US immigration rules him a threat
Tunisia riots: more protests threatened as President Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia
Could Britain be heading for a crash?
British Army bomb disposal team breaks record
Russia launches arms race with new intercontinental ballistic missile
Russia slams Britain over alleged Kremlin spy
Kazakh parliament votes through referendum extending President's rule until 2020
Kuwait minister offers to quit over torture death
Australia floods: journey to the epicentre
Woman pleasures herself in train – other passengers not amused
Court orders workers to wear bras
Man shouts 'bomb, bomb' on plane, creates panic
Want to know why oil will hit $100 a barrel?
Sorry, America, but the Obama administration (and earlier ones as well) won't allow exploration and drilling for oil anywhere on the map that's red. It is not issuing permits for deepwater drilling where it's green. And China is busy buying oil for its growing economy while ours stagnates for lack of oil industry jobs and all the others dependent upon it. It's an international problem because oil is a global commodity.This is not rocket science. -- Alan Caruba
Model of Deliberative Democracy: Gabrielle Giffords
During my first few days of the semester this week I was afforded an unusual opportunity to engage in a discussion on "deliberative democracy," the theme of my textbook, from Joseph Bessette and John Pitney, American Government and Politics: Deliberation, Democracy, and Citizenship. And as announced by the publisher, a key element of the the text is the focus on "thoughtful, selfless consideration of issues and on civic participation as essential components of good citizenship."
And it strikes me that while the "deliberative democracy" model outlined there is often quite idealistic, we do have many role models for the kind of elevated politics to which the model aspires. And while I'm about as partisan as they come, I noticed immediately that Gabrielle Giffords was a different kind of Democrat, a moderate "Blue Dog" with strong credentials on security and border control. So it's interesting that today's Los Angeles Times features a background report on Congresswoman Giffords stressing these key points, "Arizonans Praise Giffords as Politician Who Tried to Remain Above the Democrat-Republican Divide":
Outside the Tucson office of gravely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the well-wishers bearing crumpled notes and pink roses are emblematic of the breadth of her support.There's more at the link.
They are tattooed college students and flannel-clad construction workers. They are retirees who clutch their canes and weep. Giffords is Jewish, yet many leave candles depicting the Virgin Mary. Giffords is a Democrat, yet many are Republicans.
"I saw her as a voice of reason. In Arizona, they're real hard to find," said Sharon Baker, a 63-year-old Republican whose face fell at the sight of the cluster of red and blue balloons, greeting cards and stuffed animals.
In a state known for rhetoric gone wild, Arizonans are mourning more than Saturday's shooting, which killed six people and left Giffords battling a traumatic brain injury. The gunman's actions have, for the moment, silenced a rare voice of calm amid the political cacophony.
"She appealed to everyone and that's what we need. We need to elect more Gabby Giffordses," said Laura Walls, 47, a personal trainer who visited the roadside tribute this week. She voted for Giffords' "tea party" rival in November.
And I don't want to downplay partisan differences too much here. Rep. Giffords supported progressives on both ObamaCare and cap-and-trade (the one-time hot Democrat prioriorty item), but she certainly appeared as genuinely interested the process of governing itself --- and she has served as an especially dedicated representative of her constituents. And I admit to having a soft spot for her, given that she voted against Nancy Pelosi as the House Minority Leader.
I'll have more on Gabrielle Giffords in the days and weeks ahead. God bless her.
(The interview above is from January 7th, the day before she was shot --- i.e., her most recent television appearance.)
Cross-posted from American Power.
Friday, 14 January 2011
Tucson Shooting Survivor Claims Palin, Beck, and Angle 'Got Their First Target'
At communist Amy Goodman's Democracy Now!, "Tucson Shooting Survivor: 'It Looks Like Palin, Beck, Sharron Angle and the Rest Got Their First Target'." (Via Memeorandum.)
CROSS-POSTED from AMERICAN POWER.
RELATED: At Politico, "Tucson shooting victim blames Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle," and Jammie Wearing Fool, "Tucson Shooting Survivor Blood Libels Palin, Boehner, Beck and Angle."
Harvard Professor Jill Lepore Links Tucson Massacre to Tea Party 'Constitution Worship'
See, "Harvard's Jill Lepore Ties Jared Loughner to Tea Party 'Constitution Worship'."
And breaking developments throughout the evening at American Power.
RELATED: At The Other McCain, "How to Talk to a Follower of the Zeitgeist Cult (If You Must)."
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