Category: The Kitchen Sink

I watch/read political attack ads, speeches and interview comments very, very carefully. They can contain useful information a candidate simply would prefer to keep hidden, after all. But when I see an attack by an Obamassiah campaign ad that features comments like the following, I look very, very carefully:

“”He admits he still doesn’t know how to use a computer, can’t send an e-mail, still doesn’t understand the economy, and favors two hundred billion in new tax cuts for corporations, but almost nothing for the middle class”

Hmmm, My dad’s 85 and is as computer literate as the average Windows user. What’s the story on McCain, I wondered. So, checking up, I found this (Thanks, Jonah Goldberg):

From the Boston Globe (March 4, 2000):

McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain’s severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCain’s encyclopedic knowledge of sports. He’s an avid fan – Ted Williams is his hero – but he can’t raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball.

(Emphasis in the material as quoted by Goldberg)

So, McCain “doesn’t know how to send an email”? Sure, I guess he could have someone set him up with a voice command system, but tell me: how easy would it be for YOU to use a computer if you couldn’t use a keyboard?

For making a scurrilous personal attack the cornerstone of his attack:

Strke one for that ad.

As for “still doesn’t understand the economy”… I’d not be throwing rocks from your glass house, were I you, Mr. Obamassiah. The kinds of central planning and control you’ve advocated for everything from energy to health care have all been done before, and the Soviets didn’t have any success, even with totalitarian control over people’s lives.

Strike two.

Tax breaks for the rich? What is the Obamassiah Campaign smoking? ALL of Obama’s tax proposals are: soak the producers and give to the drones. The tax cuts proposed (to be kept or expanded) by the McCain ticket, while falling far, far short of the benefits that would accrue with The FairTax, would nevertheless benefit all Americans. Think about it: tax cuts for corporations=lower operating costs. Those lower costs go to

–the bottom line, benefitting shareholders, among whom are nearly every non-governmental retirement fund in America, millions of individual, hard-working Americans saving and planning for their children’s college educations, to start a small business, for their own future retirements, etc.
–more capital for expanding business and creating jobs here, instead of shipping them to a more favorable tax climate
–more money for wages

And much, much more. Heck, lowering business taxes and thus spurring growth has proven to actually raise tax “income” for the government in the past (facts are stubborn things).

Who, exactly, doesn’t understand the economy and taxation? *feh* What a maroon.

Strike three, this ad’s out!

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“”Never stop a man who’s commiting suicide with the jawbone of an ass.”

Question: Can leftists really be this stupid and tone deaf?

Sarah and Todd Palin’s decision to complete her recent pregnancy, despite advance notice that their baby Trig had Down syndrome, is hailed by many in the pro-life movement as walking the walk as well as talking the talk.

But a senior Canadian doctor is now expressing concerns that such a prominent public role model as the governor of Alaska and potential vice president of the United States completing a Down syndrome pregnancy may prompt other women to make the same decision against abortion because of that genetic abnormality. And thereby reduce the number of abortions.

While the answer to my question is obviously, “Yes!” I’d advise you click on over to read the whole thing. See for yourself just how stupid and tone deaf leftists can be.

Once again,

“Never stop a man who’s commiting suicide with the jawbone of an ass.”

Yep. That applies as well to the Hivemind.

UPDATE: The LA Times post referenced above is now missing, but you can just RIGHT CLICK on the image below and open to see a sreencap of it:

h.t. Hugh Hewitt

So, lovely daughter brought home, in addition to other stuff, the contents of her fridge, including some “Miller Chill”. I ruined dinner tonight by drinking some with the food. I should have found a horse to pour it back into, instead (except, of course, that after having been mistreated by the Miller “Brewng” Company, it probably would have made the horse hurl).

*sigh* The label had the usual government warnings, Bah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah” but nothng useful, like

WARNING! If you drink this you will want to gouge the memory from your brain with a rusty fork!”

Oh, well, what does not kill us and all that…

*heh*

Good news/bad news? Or just odd news/odder news?

OK, so I did not so much mind it when I stepped on the bathroom scales and noted a five-pound weight loss since the last time I weighed myself, about a month ago.

But when I tried on one of my old hard hats that’d just been sitting around for several years since I last used it, and I had to adjust the size down twice, *sigh* I dunno… that’s NOT where I wanted to lose weight.

*heh*

(Then again, is it just me or are shoe sizes getting weird? For years I wore 9-1/2D shoes. Now, I have to pad 8-1/2 shoes with insoles to make ’em fit. Are my feet getting smaller?:-))

Perspiring minds just wanna know what’s going on here.

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This article raises some very, very interesting–and very disturbing–questions about The Obamassiah’s connections to the Saudis. Worth your time, IMO. Perhaps worth your time further spreading awareness of.

h.t. D=S

Caught a little of Norm Coleman (somebody get that man to an eating disorder therapist! *heh*).

Saw a bit of Mitt Romney (boring) and The Huckster (looked like a snake shedding its skin). *yawn*

“To be President, it’s not enough to [just] be present.”–Rudy Giuliani, speaking about The Obamassiah’s legislative record (because The Obamassiah has no executive record) of “voting” on legislative acts, “present” instead of actually making a decision between yes and no.

“Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.”

and

“More experience as an executive than Obama and Biden combined.”–Giuliani again.

The above, of course, as a prelude to the big attraction tonight: the Sarah Palin speech scheduled to begin… whenever Giuliani finally finishes. Stemwinder? Not quite, but he has managed to push all the hot buttons.

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Not going to try to do a transcript or anything, just impressions.

Thunderous reception to Palin. (Hey, notice who’s holding Trig?)

OK, enough with the cheers, already. Take charge, Sarah.

Begins with acceptance and tribute to McCain. Brings standard applause.

Goes to McCain’s Iraq stance and Mass Media Podpeople’s Hivemind counting him out for it. Palin attributes McCain’s nomination to “determination, resolve and sheer guts”–“a true profile in courage”.

[Edit: meant to say here that I attribute Juan Mexicain’s nomination to the “fact” that it was just “his turn”–it’s a Repugnican’t thing. Meant to say it, but ears and fingers don’t work all that fast together anymore and time and tide wait for no man… *sigh*]

“…troops in Iraq who have now brought victory so close…” “and as mother of one of those troops” (C-Span: camera on Track). Plays the “fine men and women in uniform” and moves from Track through the list of family members present with aplomb (Trig now in Dad’s arms).

Elliptical allusion to “family issues” (“special needs children” “a friend and advocate in the White House”) Todd–hits his “common man” features, including the Inuit connection–faithful marriage, etc. Now Mom & Dad featured–parents on camera–hey! I think I know them! Don’t they live in my neighborhood? (Thumped the “common mn” bone some more with Harry Truman reference.)

(LOTS of pride in America, common man stuff.)

Hockey mom and PTA. Trots out the “hockey mom/pit bull” comparison again (one of her “stump” phrases).

“Since [Obamaites] look down on [small towns]”

“[S]mall time mayor is sorta like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.”

Thumps the “bitter people clinging to their religion and guns” Obama gaffe.

“…not a member of the permanent political establishment… [so] some of the media consider me unqualified for that reason alone.” *heh*

“I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion; I’m going to serve the American people.” (S’what I heard–close to the prepared comments that were published.)

“…challenge the status quo, to serve the common good and to leave this nation better than we found it…”

re: Alaska: ” …put the government back on the side of the people.”

Hits national security-petro connection (throws in consumer/economic matters): refers elliptically to ANWR (gets the “Drill baby, drill” chant). Elides into drilling vs. doing nothing (the real Dhimmicrappic “plan”)

Hard hit on The Obamassiah’s two books, lotsa speeches, NO LEGISLATION.

“…styrofoam Greek columns back in some studio lot…”

Hits The Obamassiah’s tax raise plans as his real “economic plan”. What his taxaholic plans do for (negative) job creation.

“change to promote careers vs. careers to promote change”

Hagiography of McCain’s record again. *sigh* Sold out, Sarah?

“Harry Reid and the do nothing Senate” Endorsement from Reid? “Can’t stand McCain”

“Presidency not supposed to be a journey of self-discovery” “[World] not just a community and doesn’t need an organizer”

Waves the bloody flag a bit. Ends with pitch for McCain again. Family comes up to join her. Holding Trig, now.

McCain joins–with a hand mic–what’s up?

Ebulliantly, “Don’t you think we made the best choice for the next Vice President of the United States? [cheers] And what a beautiful family. [McCain tutoring Palin on keeping “face” toward delegates who “need” recognition. “Field talk” passed between candidates as they pass each other working different parts of the crowd, etc.]

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OK, she hit all the points she needed to tonight. I expect to hear more in the coming days.

Was it a home run? Maybe. Maybe a three bagger that may become a home run on errors from the Obama team, IMO.

Fox commenters talking about Palin’s speech “written for her” a lot, not realizing, I suppose, how many of the key digs were actually hers, recycled from past political events in her life. And, of course, her delivery was worlds ahead of anything I’ve ever seen/heard from the “great speaker” The Obamassiah.

Karl Rove notes her undoubted input to the speech, giving her more credit than the Fox ‘heads did.

During a break today, I read a few chapters of “The Last Centurion” by John Ringo. This comment mugged me in one of the dark alleys of chapter three:

“I care for all living beings except slow drivers in the left-hand lane, terrorists and pedophiles.”

Amen, brother. Preach on.

*heh*

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