Archive for March, 2009
Posted in March 31st, 2009
Apparently primarily for behaving like a selfish two-year old.
Breaking News – Newsradio 850 KOA
The Jay Cutler era in Denver appears to be over. Tuesday, the Broncos said they will entertain trade offers from other teams in an effort to move Cutler, who remains upset with the organziation and new head coach Josh McDaniels, who tried [...]
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Posted in March 31st, 2009
Second verse, same as the first….
Sebelius admits errors, pays $7,000 in back taxes
Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius recently corrected three years of tax returns and paid more than $7,000 in back taxes after finding “unintentional errors”—the latest tax troubles for an Obama administration nominee.
The Kansas governor explained the changes to senators in a [...]
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Posted in March 30th, 2009
Heh… now tell me again… how many of you campaigned for this man? Defended him? Called McCain “Bush II”? Voted for Obama?
Workers say Obama treated autos worse than Wall St – Yahoo! Finance
DETROIT (AP) — Many assembly line autoworkers reacted with skepticism and anger Monday to the Obama administration’s tough tactics, which stoked long-simmering feelings [...]
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Posted in March 30th, 2009
More evidence of how our culture has become celebrity-obsessed.
FOXNews.com – Celebrities and Their Not-So-Famous Twins – Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
That’s the path taken by a number of celebrities and their not-so-famous twins. In fact, we were surprised to find out how many stars have a twin sibling leading a very [...]
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Posted in March 30th, 2009
Why do I find this totally unsurprising?
Press Release | PETA Killed 95 Percent of Adoptable Pets in its Care During 2008
WASHINGTON DC – Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during [...]
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Posted in March 28th, 2009
Not exactly what I’d have done, but a pretty decent job of it.
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Posted in March 26th, 2009
Posted in March 25th, 2009
Democrats really should rename their party.
U.S. to blame for much of Mexico violence: Clinton | Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that an “insatiable” appetite in the United States for illegal drugs was to blame for much of the violence plaguing Mexico.
“We are. How could anybody conclude any [...]
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Posted in March 25th, 2009
Op-Ed Contributor – Dear A.I.G., I Quit! – NYTimes.com
After 12 months of hard work dismantling the company — during which A.I.G. reassured us many times we would be rewarded in March 2009 — we in the financial products unit have been betrayed by A.I.G. and are being unfairly persecuted by elected officials. In response to [...]
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Posted in March 24th, 2009
I consider it unlikely that many, if any, of my readers remember this dude:
He was a Dungeons and Dragons character I created for a campaign run by jsullins who posts here occasionally. Since I try to draw a likeness of my characters to help in role playing, I turned that effort into an art lesson [...]
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Posted in March 23rd, 2009
Actually they want more than that, but that’s all they are willing to admit.
UK population must fall to 30m, says Porritt – Times Online
Such views on population have split the green movement. George Monbiot, a prominent writer on green issues, has criticised population campaigners, arguing that “relentless” economic growth is a greater threat.
Many experts believe [...]
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Posted in March 23rd, 2009
Yeah. It’s a computer mod.
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Posted in March 23rd, 2009
Not sure what to make of this:
Certainly interesting.
Via Instapundit
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Posted in March 22nd, 2009
Well, the honeymoon must actually be over now…
Friendly fire: NYT hits Obama – Jonathan Martin – POLITICO.com
The leading liberal voices of the New York Times editorial pages all criticized—and, in some cases, clobbered—President Obama on Sunday for his handling of the economy and national security.
It’s not unusual for Barack Obama to take a little friendly [...]
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Posted in March 19th, 2009
This actually makes me angry.
Obama on ‘Tonight Show’ Discusses Economy, Makes Special Olympics Joke – First 100 Days of Presidency – Politics FOXNews.com
President Obama sat down with Jay Leno on Thursday for a late-night TV interview that spanned a range of topics — from the economic crisis to the presidential dog — and even, at [...]
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Posted in March 19th, 2009
… so he advocates civil disobedience and criminal behavior (again, he’s done this before).
Nasa’s James Hansen warns ‘democratic process isn’t working’ in climate change fight | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Protest and direct action could be the only way to tackle soaring carbon emissions, a leading climate scientist has said.
James Hansen, a climate modeller with Nasa, told [...]
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Posted in March 18th, 2009
We have used star wars anti-missile technology to create a death star for mosquitoes.
No sh*t! This is the most pure awesome thing I’ve seen in years. A literal laser cannon that blasts mosquitoes out of the air! By the thousands! 24×7!
‘Star Wars’ scientists create laser gun to kill mosquitoes – CNN.com
The laser, which has [...]
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Posted in March 18th, 2009
Day 17 of the Jay Cutler – Josh McDaniels soap opera….
According to various media reports, Jay Cutler has specifically refused to take calls from the Broncos front office, one report has him not returning calls from Pat Bowlen himself. Jay has not shown up for the “voluntary” off-season weight training session the Broncos run. He [...]
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Posted in March 17th, 2009
Which two politicians received the most campaign contributions from AIG?
Chris Dodd and Barack Obama. Gee, were you wondering why Dodd protected their executive bonuses and Obama pushed the bill through?
Right Side Politics Examiner: Obama Received a $101,332 Bonus from AIG
Senator Barack Obama received a $101,332 bonus from American International Group in the form of political [...]
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Posted in March 17th, 2009
So, with all the hoopla over the executive bonuses paid out by AIG, it’s interesting to note the single person responsible for the bonuses being EXPLICITLY PROTECTED by a provision in the stimulus bill.
Who did that? Chris Dodd did. You know, the guy with the most campaign donations from major banks and financial institutions (including [...]
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