Enjoy the day. God bless America.
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Enjoy the day. God bless America.
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Photo taken from Daily Mail Online.
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With the blankest of blank expressions on their faces, these mysterious figures have been popping up in the most unlikely of places. ... Close inspection of the
pictures rules out an alien invasion - small perforations around
the eye areas of the masks allow the people beneath to see the
world outside. Theories include the possibilities that they are limelight-seeking pranksters, performance artists or that they are at the centre of a viral marketing campaign for an as-yet unknown product of forthcoming horror film. |
Some speculate it is an ad campaign for Lotus as they have a domain set up called facelesspeople.com.
Clever.
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Q: “You know what? A: “What?”
Q: “The world is getting nuts.” A: “Yeah … And you know what else?’
Q: “What?” A: “ We be the nuts they getting!”
“B.C.” by Johnny Hart, May 26, 2001
Seven Years Later—The law of unintended consequences rears its ugly head!
H.I.
V. and Aids Diagnoses Rise in Men Who Have Sex With Men
Diagnoses of
H.I.V. and AIDS in men who have sex with men rose significantly from 2001 to
2006, while declining in other demographic groups, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention reported. The
increase in infection rates was especially high among males 13 to 24 with an
annual increase of 12.4 percent, compared with 1.5 percent for men overall.
The annual increase was higher still among young African-American men who have
sex with men, nearly 15 percent. “It’s a grim report,” said Dr. Ronald
Stall, an epidemiologist and professor of health at the
By David Fuller, buried on page 14 of the New York Times, June 27, 2008
IT”S
AN EPIDEMIC! BUT IT FEELS SO GOOD!
Q: So? What do the “Nuts” of modern American media, politics and education say about the AIDS epidemic?
A: “… in a taped interview Sunday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a ballot measure set to go before the state’s voters in November to again ban gay marriage “a waste of time.”
The Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2008; page A3
“ Celebrating
Gay Pride And Its
Few governors have made advancing gay rights as central to their policy making as Mr. Patterson ... “
The
In other words, they say, let’s mainstream homosexual sex by promoting it in our government, in schools, in the military, at the work place, at the church, and by encouraging homosexual marriage so that teenagers and pre-teens will grow up thinking that society agrees that anal sex is just another normal happy (gay) lifestyle they should experiment with… . until they get infected …. for the rest of their shortened lives. Meanwhile, the super elite brains say, let’s spend $billions on making anal sex safe … that’s more important than curing cancer or TB or MS or … Autism ... or …heart disease … or …
Q: Does the intelligentsia find it tragic that the worst hit are the teenagers and young adults (13 to 24) who have most recently gone through our educational institutions? Are they being taught – How do you know that you don’t like it until you try it? So they tried it?
A: Yeah … But we’ll keep the grim facts off of the newspapesr front pages. We need to recruit fresh boys … We’ll give a whole new meaning to “Don’t ask, Don’t tell.” We’ll demonize the anti-anal-sex folks by calling them homophobes …. The press will love us! As if opposition to disease is wrong.
Q: By the way … Do you think David Fuller will get to keep his job if his NYT boss finds out that he printed the truth?
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It is a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and it was flying low in circles in the Lower New York Bay between 1:30 and 2:30pm.
I don't know what it was doing but a huge thunderstorm was on its way in while the aircraft was circling. Flying very low, it made about 7-10 passes then disappeared. Pretty cool!
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If you're interested, here is a compilation of Brainiac's Things but Very Slowly.
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Individuals have a constitutional right to possess a basic firearm (the line drawn is unclear, but is basically those weapons in general lawful use and does not extend to automatic weapons) and to use that firearm in self-defense. The government can prohibit possession of firearms by, for example, felons and the mentally ill. And it can also regulate the sale of firearms, presumably through background checks. The Court leaves open the constitutionality of a licensing requirement. |
The Reuters article, linked above, is obviously against this ruling. To mention a shooting in Kentucky within a story reporting on the facts of the ruling, is clear attempt to trick the reader into believing shootings will increase as a result. Par for the course.
Though a closer vote than I would have likes, I'm still very pleased that the Second Amendment has prevailed. However, I've been hearing that future laws will target ammunition thus rendering the weapons useless. I'm not sure to what extent there will be bans on ammunition but I'll post more when I find it.
For me, the bottom line is each American has the right to protect themselves and their families from those who wish to do them harm, be it criminals or government. Some in government would have you rely solely on them for protection, and that's how they like it, but for now, we have an option.
]]>Drilling the Outer Continental Shelf, protected areas of the US, and adding nuclear power are all outlined. However, there is an aspect that he touched on toward the end of his piece that really grabbed me.
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After many discussions with these drillers, I am convinced that there is great reason to believe that Cuba has not only discussed the possibility of allowing China and Venezuela to drill on her sovereign leases, but has already begun seismic studies. This may seem innocuous, but it is not. You may say, "so what ... let Cuba ruin its coastline ... we are going to protect ours." There is a very important fact that no one has addressed. They all agree that these oil finds are immense. The scary scenario plays out like this: Cuba, China and Venezuela develop some of these oil fields. They sit on Cuban land, which is adjacent to U.S land. The majority of the oil may actually sit underneath our land. If they get a jump on us and develop those fields, they may be pulling oil right out from under our feet. |
If this is even a possibility, we have too take action to make sure this never happens. To ignore our own fields may be naive on our part, but to allow other countries to steal oil from our own fields under Unites States land would be criminal.
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It is a textbook example of a Rubber Chicken; Will Smith, while promoting his latest movie I won't see, let this quote loose:
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You know I just, I just came back from Moscow, Berlin, London and Paris and it's the first, I've been there quite a few times in the past five to 10 years. And it just hasn't been a good thing to be American. And this is the first time, since Barack has gotten the nomination, that it, it was a good thing. |
So Will, for the first time in 10 years it is good to be American?
Forbes has Will ranked #11 in its list of top 100 celebrities for 2008 earning an estimated $80 million for the year. In 2007 he was ranked #57 earning $31 million, in 2006 ranked #49 with $25 million and in 2005 he was ranked #13 earning $35 million.
Pulling in $171 million over the past four years, I'd say American life has been pretty good to Mr. Smith. Maybe that little dip between 2005 and 2006 is what he's talking about? Oh the humanity!
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Lastly, there are the ones who get a cold and it splits, but like hypochondriacs, they refuse to admit it. They think they're sick all the time. They're inventing illnesses. But everyone else knows it just ain't so. Ninety-nine percent of the people who put words on paper are like this. God knows they think they got it, but baby, they don't.
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Richard Falk, the special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, investigates alleged Israeli violations of human rights law for the U.N.’s Human Rights Council. But the former Princeton professor would also like to investigate whether “some sort of controlled explosion from within” destroyed the Twin Towers, he told FOXNews.com. “I do think there are questions that haven’t been answered, questions about the way the buildings collapsed and the failure to heed a variety of signals that there was danger coming,” Falk said. |
John Bolton calls Falk's beliefs "fruitcake city" and rightfully so. A member of a UN watch group thinks he should be fired. That too is a good idea. But will it really change anything? I think not. As Bolton continued he said, "among many delegations to the U.N. it’s probably the conventional wisdom".
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It is part of an art exhibit simply called New York City Waterfalls, which consists of four man-made waterfalls located around the city. They are the creation of Danish artist Olafur Eliasson.
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The Waterfalls are deliberately located so that all four are visible from one location - the South Street Seaport. By standing at the end of the Seaport's Pier 17, it's possible to get a good glimpse of the installations. The effect of seeing all four waterfalls rising from New York Harbor is sure to be impressive, but from this vantage point none of the falls are close enough to really get a feel for their scale. |
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Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate |
The Obama campaign quickly apologized and said this wasn't "the policy of the campaign". But the thought comes from somewhere? It may not be the policy, but certainly it is the culture of the campaign to distance him from anything remotely resembling a relation to Islam. And this is the man who claims to deal in a different type of politics.
]]>The article, Bush never lied to us about Iraq, shows us (as a Newsbusters commenter pointed out) only the myth matters for the liberal mindset. The amazing thing however is, if you know The New Republic, it is a Liberal magazine. To have one of their own turn is sure to ruffle some feathers. It may just get the Kirchick family off some "Seasons Greetings" card lists.
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In 2003, top Senate Democrats -- not just Rockefeller but also Carl Levin, Clinton, Kerry and others -- sounded just as alarmist. Conveniently, this month's report, titled "Whether Public Statements Regarding Iraq by U.S. Government Officials Were Substantiated by Intelligence Information," includes only statements by the executive branch. Had it scrutinized public statements of Democrats on the Intelligence, Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees -- who have access to the same intelligence information as the president and his chief advisors -- many senators would be unable to distinguish their own words from what they today characterize as warmongering. |
The above excerpt from Kirchick illustrates the importance an accomplice in myth building. When the MSM willfully ignores that both sides used the same language the myth of lies is substantiated. Well done.
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In the end, Kirchick finds no shred of proof that Bush "lied" about anything. In fact, he scolds every Democrat and partisan leftist for saying that he did and that the claim that Bush lied us into war is an "unsubstantiated allegation" that is "cowardly and dishonest." |
A good summary from Newsbusters' Warner Todd Huston, but read both pieces, well worth the time.
While it makes a good bumper sticker, the Bush Lied People Died mantra is itself a lie. So next time you hear that belch out of a liberal's mouth when discussing Iraq, direct them to Kirchick's article. At the very least, they'll be annoyed a fellow lefty is going against the grain.
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Tim Russert died today of an apparent heart attack. He was only 58.
Truly a shock. RIP Mr. Russert.
]]>Everything that's old is new again. And amazingly, the people just love it.
For a moment I was trying to figure out why people eat this stuff up. Why doesn't it bother them that this man hasn't an original thought in his head? But then I realized, look at what is around us. Look at our culture and how things are recycled over and over. Our theatres are filled with remakes, where a studio plops the hot face of the moment into an old script to make a buck.
It makes sense that a candidate would be the same. He could wear leg warmers and his minions would swoon at his fashion originality.
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