The “news” today

ACORN
The Census Bureau has severed ties with ACORN. Why? According to the NYTImes it’s because of Republican accusations of voter registration fraud. Apparently the NYTimes has still not heard of the titillating story of ACORN workers giving advice in at least two locations on how to set up an underage house of prostitution [one with illegally imported El Salvadorans-again, underage] and yet still remain on the correct side of the IRS so you can use tax payer money to set up said house.

Seriously – where do you get your news? Is it REALLY from the NYTimes?
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Dick Cheney
This story in Der Spiegel cracked me up because it’s labeled as news. Read this paragraph:

Dick Cheney has bought a house in McLean, an upscale community in the largely rural state of Virginia. Although it’s conveniently located near Washington, DC, it somehow seems far removed from America’s bustling capital. Eight US presidents have been born in this state, and it just might be that Cheney sees himself as standing shoulder-to-shoulder with them since, after all, he has also served as president — for three and a half years. Or perhaps it’d be more accurate to say that George W. Bush served as president under Cheney, looking after odds and ends, while Cheney took care of the big picture. Dick was responsible for America’s strategy in the 21st century.

Maybe these folks don’t have an opinion page. ??

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Matt Drudge:
I love the new heading on Matt Drudge:

Friday Night White House Policy Dump:

It’s bound to be a regular feature.

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The new inconsistency with the Law in this country.
When you have friends in high places, you get the laws subverted.
Exhibit A: Andrew Sullivan

A reluctant federal judge in Massachusetts has dropped a marijuana possession charge against author and blogger Andrew Sullivan.
U.S. Magistrate Robert Collins dismissed a violation notice against the British citizen on Friday after prosecutors said they wanted to keep his record clean because he has applied for an unspecified immigration status.

Exhibit B: The right narrative: (Wind energy vs Oil Energy)

To recap: ExxonMobil was prosecuted for killing 85 birds over a five-year period. The wind turbines at Altamont, located about 30 miles east of Oakland, are killing more than 100 times as many birds as were Exxon’s tanks, and they are doing it every year. Furthermore, the bird kill problems at Altamont have been repeatedly documented by biologists since at least 1994.

Click here to learn more of “the narrative”.

September 11, 2009

On this 8th anniversary of 911 we remember again that God awful morning. (this particular video, I’ve never seen before. )

That day people like me realized that those without any power, but with an agenda can do harm here. And they want to. Just because of who we are.

That day I started to involve myself in what other people are doing for me. All those people who serve – in the military, in the government, in specific areas like the CIA and the FBI – they don’t have to, yet they do. And they’ve kept this country safe from further harm from Islamic terrorism.

The NYTimes has an article today about how people thought the future was going to look after 911 around that time. More attacks, more danger, more death. In the entire article, about the people who have returned to normalcy, not one mention is made of those who worked tirelessly to make that normalcy happen.

I apologize for the language, but that pisses me off. Every day. (No, I don’t live bitterly, but I obviously have made my agenda against those who refuse to appreciate what has gone on, for them.)

This dumb ass [ht Hot Air] blames George Bush for everything, including the fact that we have not been attacked and hence have forgotten that we can be. He goes on about the length of the war without noting that this war has not been fought like other wars. We’ve made it a point to protect civilians vs just wiping the enemy and all around them off the face of the earth. War is longer this way. And he would not have accepted the other way. I won’t quote him on this day, just saying – people like him are out there pissing me off.

So take care this day. Kiss those you love. Kiss those who continue to keep us safe. Kiss the ground we live on and be grateful. Remember those lost, whether friends or strangers, and appreciate what they’re families have to live with daily.

Read Scott
Read the Anchoress
Read Lileks
for their takes on this day.

The big ‘Why Women have Sex’ book

And now that the major and important topics of the day are covered under links, lets talk about a twist on a topic that always leaves me with a bone to pick. (tee hee)
Sex.

A new book is out about “Why women have sex”.

Apparently its not because we want to, but to get the trash taken out or to get presents.

…most [women] have selfish motives, with financial or material rewards a major factor behind many sexual encounters.

In one survey of students carried out by the researchers, nearly one in ten women admitted to ‘having sex for presents’.

Yes people women are hos.

Well, it’s either that or we like to have sex with men who are nice to us. Similar to the asinine study of last year on macaques when they accused the females of being prostitutes because the males were more likely to get a piece if they first groomed her we get this silly thing on humans.

I’ll agree that women are “selling themselves” if and only it that woman who said she had sex so her husband would take out the trash agrees that she would have sex with Michael Moore if only he would take out the trash.
See? That’s not quite how it works. We have sex with people we want to.

There are a bazillion reasons to have sex. Intimacy, stress relief, tit for tat (hee, hee), because the opportunity is there, make up sex…..etc, etc, etc, etc. It is all because we want to.

Kind of like men.
(reasonable exceptions also exist…yes some women are prostitutes)

Links

The Speech
“The speech” was a political mass of lies, bickering and fear mongering……or it wasn’t.

And don’t forget to read Keith Hennessey too. The go to guy in Healthcare coverage.
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The funniest story you’ll ever read:
“Matt Drudge is no longer “it”"
Here’s a quote:

Mr. Baker hears less and less from coworkers and colleagues, “Did you see what’s on Drudge?”

Do you want to know why Mr. Baker? Because everyone reads Drudge. There is no need to ask anymore.
ht Scott.
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Honduras
Cato, trying to figure out what is the Obama principle behind his Honduran stance? Good question.
HT Fausta

And La Gringa has the information on the upcoming election there making one wonder why Acorn gets a pass, but TSE, not so much.

The government does not run the elections in Honduras. A special committee called the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE in Spanish) is the one that does all that. The TSE is an independent, autonomous institution that has nothing to do with any of the three branches of government. TSE runs the whole election show, not Micheletti, not Zelaya, not the military, not the congress, not the Supreme Court, but the TSE.

The Laws of Supply and Demand

Some laws are universal in nature…or should I say even in nature.

A monkey that has acquired the sole power to hand out apples is generously rewarded with grooming sessions by the other monkeys in its group. But as soon as another monkey can hand out apples as well, the market value of the first monkey is halved.

The monkeys therefore unerringly obey the law of supply and demand.

And so it begins

If you want others to take care of you, you have to expect that you will be taken care of in ways that are good for all.

Obama acknowledged that the idea could lead to charges that Uncle Sam is trying to dictate personal diets, but he hinted the benefit may be worth it.

“Look, people’s attitude is that they don’t necessarily want Big Brother telling them what to eat or drink, and I understand that,” Obama said.

“It is true, though, that if you wanted to make a big impact on people’s health in this country, reducing things like soda consumption would be helpful.”

This goes for all aspects of life. We all “know” how we “should” live, right? Eat right, exercise regularly, less meat, more fish, more water, less sugar, live without pollution [reduce air travel], don’t watch tv, quit staring at the computer screen, spend time outdoors, keep a tidy house [don't trip over things], minimize your debt [no stressing out now], get rid of your car, eat locally, do some yoga, stretch first, pizza is bad, pita is good, salt is bad, garlic is good, have a pet, make your home airtight,…….

If the government is in control of your life in enough ways that it costs the taxpayer money, then the government needs to make certain that your life is within the government’s control. It’s just to reduce costs you understand. It’s just arithmetic.
Relax.

(paranoid much? yes, why yes I am. I like to stare at my computer screen while drinking my cup of coffee and skipping the morning walk….But if it costs you money dear taxpayer…….)

Supporting Honduras

Today Ralph Peters joins me in hammering this administration on it’s wrongheadedness.

This is beyond madness.

Did our president’s (self-avowed) Marxist friends convince him that Che Guevara really was a hero?

Just because the Bush administration tried to spread democracy doesn’t mean that defending democracy is a bad idea.

And as an update to a previous post, La Gringa has recommended this orphanage in Honduras if you’d like to send monetary support that direction.

Helping Honduras Kids (HHK) is a non-profit VOLUNTEER organization that manages a Children’s Home (ORPHANAGE), caring for children who have been abandoned, abused and/or neglected on the North Coast of HONDURAS, near La Ceiba. HHK also manages several schools, K-6, that provide educational opportunities to help the children overcome poverty. Since the Honduran government does not currently allow adoptions from private orphanages such as ours, we are looking for sponsors who will help support these children.

The President

Here’s Mark Steyn’s take.

Obama’s given 111 speeches, interviews and press conferences in which he’s talked about health care, and the more he opens his mouth, the more the American people recoil from his “reforms.”

Now he’s giving a 112th — to a joint session of Congress — and this one, we’re assured, will finally do the trick. That brand-new Chevy may be rusting and up on bricks by the time he seals the deal, but America’s Auto Salesman-in-Chief will get you to sign in the end.

The president has made the mistake of believing his own publicity — or, at any rate, his own mainstream media coverage, which is pretty much the same thing.

They told him he was the greatest orator since Socrates but, alas, even Socrates would have difficulty playing six sets a night every Open Mike Night at the Soaring Rhetoric Lounge out on Route 127.

The News and how it’s Presented

This article in the Washington Post is titled

Decision on Airstrike in Afghanistan Was based Largely on Sole Informant’s Assessment

How far into a newspaper story do most people read? I’d guess 3 paragraphs. That’s pretty common for me anyway. Now let’s look at the story:

Page 1 recap – Civilians were killed in an airstrike that only one person said would be a clean strike!! That’s not how we do things.

Page 2 recap- It’s better not to go in and investigate right now. The people are far too angry at us right now. They’ll shoot at us.

Page 3 – Ok – after a while we go in. Hmmm. Maybe we should do this more often?

McChrystal began expressing sympathy “for anyone who has been hurt or killed.”

The council chairman, Ahmadullah Wardak, cut him off. He wanted to talk about the deteriorating security situation in Kunduz, where Taliban activity has increased significantly in recent months. NATO forces in the area, he told the fact-finding team before McChrystal arrived, need to be acting “more strongly” in the area.

His concern is shared by some officials at the NATO mission headquarters, who contend that German troops in Kunduz have not been confronting the rise in Taliban activity with enough ground patrols and comprehensive counterinsurgency tactics.

“If we do three more operations like was done the other night, stability will come to Kunduz,” Wardak told McChrystal. “If people do not want to live in peace and harmony, that’s not our fault.”

McChrystal seemed to be caught off guard.

“We’ve been too nice to the thugs,” Wardak continued.

I’m not making any comment about civilians deaths during times of war here. I’m suggesting that the interesting part of this whole story is the last inch of writing.

Ithinkthereforeierr….reading entire newspaper stories so you don’t have to.

Honduras

Oh good. The Washington Post wants Zelaya back in office. Isn’t that nice?

It follows that the best solution to the crisis is that laid out in July by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. Under its terms, Mr. Zelaya, who was arrested and deported by the military in June, would be allowed to return and resume his post — thus reversing the clear breach of democratic order that occurred. However, the president would have to form a unity government under international supervision, he would have to abandon his attempt to hold an illegal referendum on changing the Honduran constitution, and he would have to leave office when his term ends in January.

That’s so nice.

And then when Zelaya does what he says he’s going to do (only in Spanish so no one bothers to listen), who exactly is going to insist that he’s gone extraconstitutional again? AGAIN?????

In this interview, [from August 23rd, follow the link] Zelaya makes several declarations that make it clear that he has no intention of abiding by the San José Accord. He says they will change the strategy, dates, etc., but the process of reform [of the constitution] will never be stopped again.

The WAPO suggests that if Zelaya doesn’t go back somehow we’re falling right into Chavez’s trap. Huh?

If the Micheletti regime digs in its heels, the result could be the very destabilization that the United States and its moderate allies hope to avoid. But the Obama administration won’t have much chance of rallying Latin American governments against the anti-democratic abuses of Mr. Chávez or Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega if it is not willing to use its leverage in Honduras, a country whose economy would collapse without aid, free trade and worker remittances from the United States.

In fact, it seems probable that Mr. Micheletti’s government would have yielded by now if not for the encouragement of Republicans in Congress. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) seems to think the best way to help Honduras is to block the confirmation of crucial administration diplomatic appointments in Latin America, including Arturo Valenzuela, a highly respected scholar and diplomat who should be helping to untangle this mess as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs. Once again, the only beneficiary of such obstructionism will be Mr. Chávez.

Read that bold part again.

Yes, the Washington Post believes that if only the minority party of Republicans in the US had shut up, then the Honduran government would have already backed down concerning following the rule of law, their constitution, their supreme court already. Because yes, the US government owns them and can buy them with aid money.

Sheesh – someone give me an address, I’m sending Honduras $100 today.

UPDATE: You know what. The more I think about this the more I realize just how racist the post is being.
I’ve never heard the Post suggest that Ahmadijoke should step aside because we offer him aid money. But those brown people in Central America….oh yes, we should be able to just control how they interpret their laws. Even when EVERYONE in charge EXCEPT one agrees on the interpretations.