It's Official! Voldemort for President

When I read PJ's DUmmie FUnnies: No Mere Mortal May Say The Sacred Name Of Barack Obama I could not help but think of the now completed Harry Potter series. I once jokingly referred to Obama as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Middle-Named. Now it seems the denizens of DU now view Obama the way the Death Eaters from the HP series viewed Voldemort, right down to the "How dare you speak his name" attitude. Perhaps the Death Eaters Democrats would do well to take a step back from this deification of the Man-Who-Apparently-Slept-In-Church-For-20-Years, rather than making him into He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

VoldeBama and Sir Edmund's Faux Namesake

Okay, first of all, I do not think that Barak Obama is an evil wizard. However, now that this recent flap over his middle name has reached the point that he has become He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Middle-Named I couldn't resist.

While keeping up with the whine-a-thon that has become the Democrat race for the presidential nomination, a couple of things are standing out to me that tell me the two left standing that really are not presidential material.

Hilary's constant droning how "everybody's being mean to me because I'm a woman" is proof-positive that she is not cut out to be a president. If she pulls that with her counterparts in other countries she will be laughed off the world stage. Anybody ever remember Maggie Thatcher pulling that? Anybody ever remember Maggie Thatcher getting her hubby to ride in and run interference for her? Nope, didn't think so.

Obama is a different matter. He is smooth and well spoken and his rhetoric sounds great on surface. Hence my problem with him, nobody is looking beyond the rhetoric at policy position. He makes people feel good. I don't doubt that he is a good man with good intentions, but misguided. I am also concerned that he too has too thin of a skin. I think it is ridiculous that we now cannot say his middle name. I don't care if his middle name is "Attila", I am more interested in what he is proposing. Making him into He-Who-Must-Be-Middle-Named is absolutely ridiculous. It is as ridiculous as opponents referring to him as Barak Housein Obama in hopes of scaring voters away from him. If he had renamed himself that after the fall of Sadam I could making it an issue. Since such is not the case, enough about his middle name. There are more substantial concerns about the man than this nonsense.

Follow the Link, Hilarity Ensues

For those of you who have not found it yet, you should mosey on over to YouTube and check out YouTube - NewsBusted Conservative Comedy. Yeah, the laughter is canned, but I don't think they have quite as much in their budget for audience as the Democrat Party has in their budget for rent-a-mobs.

Here is a sample:

McCain's Problem with the First Ammendment

Senator McCain does not hold the First Amendment in high regard. Our first clue was McCain Feingold. How could anybody who claims to cherish the Constitution support, let alone attach his name to such a travesty. His defenders tell us he just wanted to clean up dirty campaigning. Well, McCain-Feingold has not produced the desired result. There are so many loopholes in it you can use it for a sieve.

Apparently the Senator is calling in favors. According to Michelle Malkin , Bob Dole is running interference for him. In a letter to Rush Limbaugh, Mr. Dole invited the talk show host to stop questioning McCain's bonafides as a conservative. Yes, this is the same Bob Dole who once told a critic to get back in his cage. I agree with Dole that eight years of Clinton was enough, I have a big problem with somebody with "Senator" in front of his name telling somebody not to exercise their right to express a political opinion. Especially when doing so on behalf of somebody else with "Senator" in front of his name who is running for President of the US.

If Senator McCain and his surrogates don't want their positions and/or character questioned they should stop engaging in questionable activities, like throwing their weight around politically to silence criticism, and continuing to shred the First Amendment. It's nice that Senator McCain supports the right to life and Second Amendment rights, I just wish he had more respect for the first Amendment.

That is Why They play the Game

For two weeks we had to listen to football pundits, commentators and clueless fans anoint the New England Patriots the winners of Super Bowl XLII. The odds makers installed them as fourteen-point favorites over the New York Giants. "The Pats will make history on February 3 and be the first team to have a 19-0 record in one season", they proclaimed. Some even said the fourteen-point spread was overly kind to the Giants.

They forgot one minor detail: the game had yet to be played. Many people bet the Giants to beat the spread, but the arrogant odds makers were so sure of themselves they didn't adjust the line. Not only did the Giants beat the spread, they went out and won the game! Sure that wasn't supposed to happen, but somebody forgot to tell that to the Giants.

Now, why am I posting this in a mostly socio-political blog? Mainly because of the Republican nomination process as it stands now. It looks good for McCain right now, which, in my opinion is bad for the party. The man who sought to be John Kerry's running mate and almost joined "Jumping Jim" Jeffords in leaving the party. The man who pays more attention to La Raza while making the Minute Men out to be some kind of organized crime family should not be this party's nominee. You may disagree with me, that is fine, I still love ya, I just disagree. And on balance, I would rather have the military in McCain's hands than those of Hillary or Obama. Just please reconsider choosing him as the nominee. Or at least think twice before anointing him.

One more thing. WAY TO GO GIANTS!

Pretty (in pink) Damning

I came across this piece by Cal Thomas via a link on Betsy's Page. The column deals with papers from Hillary's health care task force secured by Judicial Watch only after a law suit.

Of particular interest is a document by somebody with the initials "P.S." titled, “A Critique of Our Plan". The document contains an admission that critics of the plan were right and that the plan might not even be workable and that there was no precedent for such a government takeover of such a large segment of the economy during peace time.

Now you may be asking yourself why the news media hasn't been all over this. Well, there is a memorandum by Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) that might contain a few hints. After criticizing the task force as being, "“secret cabal of Washington policy ‘wonks’” that has engaged in “choking off information” from the public regarding health care reform." the memo goes on to suggest that Hillary use “use classic opposition research" to “expose lifestyles, tactics and motives of lobbyists” (read: or any other critic for that matter). The Junior Senator from West virginia goes on to advise that news organizations were "...anxious and willing to receive guidance [from the Clinton Administration] on how to time and shape their [news] coverage."

Now you know why the MSM is not all over this.

What the Hell is Wrong with SC Republicans?

Do we have such short memories that we would select John McCain in the primary? We boast of our conservatism and vote for a man who shredded the First Ammendment. We talk of boarder security and vote for a man who crafted an amnesty bill that could have been written by La Raza.
The only thing I can figure is that there were a lot of Dems taking advantage of the state's open primaries. Maybe it's time SC started partisan registration. This certainly makes a case. Then again, that won't stop RINOs from voting for RINOs.

Okay, Ronulans, You got your %$@# 31 Votes.

Now leaveJennifer Call alone! Quit calling her at home. Quit making threats.
Ron Paul, this is your doing. This is what America will become if you are elected. A country run by thugs who try to intimidate and threaten those who disagree with them, or have some grievance, real or imagined.
There was no fraud in Sutton, NH. You got 31 out of 920 votes cast. Enjoy your victory.

HT:Michelle Malkin

On the Second Day of Christmas a Drunk Driver brought to me...

...pain! As we were coming home from work a drunk driver ran a stop sign and broadsided us. Looking at the wreckage later I don't know how either of us survived that. When the wrecker yard attendant asked if that was it I responded, "It could be"
I came away with cuts and bruises on my legs and a real nasty abdominal bruise from the seatbelt. My wife, however, got her left leg broken in three places. Her left hand is broken and she was almost scalped. Yes, our lawyer expects to get something in the settlement, but that's not even in the foreseeable future right now.
We will be at half-income for some months, so feel free to use the donation button on the left as i ain't in a position to be proud right now.

The Jawa Report should have aimed this at a few Other Candidates

In The Jawa Report: A Video Message to Dr. Ron Paul this gem is provided:



It speaks for itself

Venezuela to Chavez: errrmmm, No!

Chavez Loses Constitutional Vote tells us that Hugo chavez lost his president-for-life bid with his proposed constitutional changes going down by a 51-49 per cent tally. The changes would have scrapped Venezuela's term limits and allowed Chavez to run for president indefinately. Among other things.
He would be able to hand pick previously elected officials and redraw the political maps on a whim. Givne his track record the last couple of years, he needs to be watched.

When Good Intentions Blow up in Your Face

I do not foubt that Gillian Gibbons went to Sudan with the best of intentions. She wanted to build understanding between cultures. She let the kids in her class decide on a name for a teddy bear. The class voted to name the bear for one of their classmates, "Mohammed". As a result mobs have come pouring out of mosques in Sudan screaming for her execution!
That's right, once again, the "Religion of PeaceSubjugation" has reared its ugly head. According toBid to free Gillian | The Sun |HomePage|News The angry adherants came pouring out of the local mosques. Don't try to tell me this mob just appeared out of nowhere. The description of what happened makes it clear to all but the most starry-eyed that this was incited by the local imams. The mob is incensed that she will not get forty lashes, but spend ten days in a prison reputed to be a hell hole and be deported. Which is still, in my opinion a gross overreaction (to put it mildly) to the naming of a teddy bear.
Personally, I hope the vindictive secretary who set this chain of events into motion gets up close and personal with some of the more fun aspects of sharia law. A gross overreaction? Sure it is. But so is what she started.

Bet One of them was named Dursley

Fans of Harry Potter know that Surrey is the home of the dispicable Dursley family that made young Harry's life hell as he was growing.Michelle Malkin retells a story that happened in Surrey where disabled vets were harrangued from a public swimming pool by two twits who were angry because "they had paid" and the limbless vets were scaring the kids (who had probably been playing games like "Doom III" or "Resident Evil"
They would do well to remember this from Kipling (as one of Michelle's commenters did)

Tommy

I went into a public-’ouse to get a pint o’ beer,
The publican ‘e up an’ sez, “We serve no red-coats here.”
The girls be’ind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an’ to myself sez I:
O it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy, go away”;
But it’s “Thank you, Mister Atkins”, when the band begins to play,
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it’s “Thank you, Mister Atkins”, when the band begins to play.

I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but ‘adn’t none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-’alls,
But when it comes to fightin’, Lord! they’ll shove me in the stalls!
For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy, wait outside”;
But it’s “Special train for Atkins” when the trooper’s on the tide,
The troopship’s on the tide, my boys, the troopship’s on the tide,
O it’s “Special train for Atkins” when the trooper’s on the tide.

Yes, makin’ mock o’ uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an’ they’re starvation cheap;
An’ hustlin’ drunken soldiers when they’re goin’ large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin’ in full kit.
Then it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy, ‘ow’s yer soul?”
But it’s “Thin red line of ‘eroes” when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it’s “Thin red line of ‘eroes” when the drums begin to roll.

We aren’t no thin red ‘eroes, nor we aren’t no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An’ if sometimes our conduck isn’t all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barricks don’t grow into plaster saints;
While it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Tommy, fall be’ind”,
But it’s “Please to walk in front, sir”, when there’s trouble in the wind,
There’s trouble in the wind, my boys, there’s trouble in the wind,
O it’s “Please to walk in front, sir”, when there’s trouble in the wind.

You talk o’ better food for us, an’ schools, an’ fires, an’ all:
We’ll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don’t mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow’s Uniform is not the soldier-man’s disgrace.
For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ “Chuck him out, the brute!”
But it’s “Saviour of ‘is country” when the guns begin to shoot;
An’ it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ anything you please;
An’ Tommy ain’t a bloomin’ fool — you bet that Tommy sees!

Interestingly, the war protesters aren't even that inconsistent. The guns have begun to shoot and it's still "Tommy this and Tommy that...: with them. Just before my son graduated basic training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia had a "God Bless Fort Banning Day" The usual suspects were out there protesting something that isn't even there anymore and calling prople who had never even been deployed, "baby killers". But that doesn't happen according to J.F. Kerry. I met a Viet Nam vet who, despite Kerry's assurances to the contrary, was spit upon when he returned.
No wonder Al Gore wanted military votes thrown out. He understands that "Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees"

I Was Wondering how Low They would Stoop

Michelle Malkin tells of anti-war protesters bravely standing up for their cause. They are successfully blocking the shipments of supplies to the military by using children as human shields.
Okay, this goes beyond freedom of speech. If this is not giving aid and comfort to the enemy I don't know what is. Especially since they, like our enemy, think nothing of using children. I've never been a big fan of child protective services given the way they tend to abuse their authority to push agenda, but this should be right up their alley, unless of course it doesn't fit their agenda.
My apologies to Sondra K who provided the story to Michelle to begin with.

They asked for it

I came across this vid while catching up onMichelle Malkin . I know it's old news but it's hilarious. I'll be remembering it while I'm enjoying my pipe later this evening.

This Guy Makes Me Laugh

No, it has nothing to do with his rapier wit, or incisive commentary. This guy is hilarious simply because his door is somewhat ajar. Some of his circuits hafe shorted out. Some one has removed the pins from one hinge and the last pin isn't far from working itself out. He made his tinfoil hat with the dull side out...well, you get the idea.
I first ran across him while perusing DUmmie FUnnies. Apparently PJ has found a gift that keeps on giving in this guy. I won't repeat PJ's commentary here because he deserves the traffic. So the both of you who still read this thing after my long absence, shoot over to DUmmie FUnnies
Here is some of Perry Logan's, ummmmmm, for lack of a better word, "work"



And here's one where he cites a poll. Well, I guess you can call it citing a poll. He never gives the source and holds up a mini legal pad and points to it like that is his source. Ane he says conservatives don't care about the truth.



I think PJ is on to something though, If the Democrats would make him a featured speaker at their national convention, you might see a drastic shift in the Congress...as in extraordinary majority Republican.

Perverted Primates

My buddy Lilo of Lost in Lima Ohio fame has created a new blog devoted to sexual predators and their escapades. It is called, quite fittingly,Perverted Primates. Go give it a look.

Say it isn't So, David

It seems that one of America's most visible magicians, David Copperfield, is being investigated for some unsavory acts that don't involve sleight of hand. That computers and hard drives have been confiscated is not comforting. That said, it is not uncommon for false accusations to be made against famous people.
I hope this is the case here. Magicians are often viewed with mistrust by many people and this will not help. I hope that justice is served in this case regardless of the outcome. If he is exonerated I hope those making the false accusation suffer the consequences. If they accusations prove true, I hope that Mr. Copperfield suffers the consequences likewise.

Hat tip: Houdini Lives

Bad Joke of the Century! And it isn't Even Funny.

You remember Lynn Stewart? If only she and her terrorist sympathizer buddies would let us forget. As you might recall, This shyster made headlines when she was convicted of conspiracy and aiding terrorists by smuggling out instructions from the "Blind Mullah. For which she received a ridiculous twenty-eight months in prison and was disbarred. The conviction is, ofcourse, pending appeal.
According to, Michelle Malkin , the Hofstra University Law School has hired to teach, are you ready for this? Ethics. Like I said, a bad joke that isn't even funny. If I was a Hofstra LS alum my diploma would be in the shredder with the pieces on the way to the president with a letter of resignation. Then again, given that the name Hofstra doesn't leap to mind when you hear, "law school", it's probably a diploma mill in the first place. Their choice of faculty seems to indicate thus.

Well, There goes my Favorite Parody of "I Like Chinese"

Amy Proctor - Blog - French Foreign Minister Calls Code Pink 'Stupid' During Interruption tells of the French president referring to Code Pink as "stupid".
You fellow Monty Python fans remember Eric Idol singing "I Like Chinese". Well Glenn Beck did a quite amusing parody called "I like the French" It goes something like this:(note: I'm working from memory here, He has it on his website but you have to be an Insider to get to it)

I like the French
I like the French
L like to club them with a wrench.
They're rude
They're hateful
and their language makes no sense

Now along comes a new president who does not have the backbone of a chocolate eclaire like his predecessor. I may have to stop singing this.