Speaking of wandering off the plantation: There goes Paul Krugman

WOW! 😯

You would think they would keep those Plantation gates closed and locked!

Krugman Writes:

What will Ben Bernanke, the Fed chairman, say in his big speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyo.? Will he hint at new steps to boost the economy? Stay tuned.

But we can safely predict what he and other officials will say about where we are right now: that the economy is continuing to recover, albeit more slowly than they would like. Unfortunately, that’s not true: this isn’t a recovery, in any sense that matters. And policy makers should be doing everything they can to change that fact.

The small sliver of truth in claims of continuing recovery is the fact that G.D.P. is still rising: we’re not in a classic recession, in which everything goes down. But so what?

The important question is whether growth is fast enough to bring down sky-high unemployment. We need about 2.5 percent growth just to keep unemployment from rising, and much faster growth to bring it significantly down.

Yet growth is currently running somewhere between 1 and 2 percent, with a good chance that it will slow even further in the months ahead. Will the economy actually enter a double dip, with G.D.P. shrinking? Who cares? If unemployment rises for the rest of this year, which seems likely, it won’t matter whether the G.D.P. numbers are slightly positive or slightly negative. All of this is obvious. Yet policy makers are in denial.

Countdown to someone within the White House or Democratic Party or within the liberal establishment to holler “RAAAACIST!”

Oh, right, he’s a Democrat. my bad…:

President Obama: “Come on Guys, Let a brother buy some shrimp!”

Heh, Yes, I know he didn’t exactly say that. But hey, it makes for a very funny headline. :p

The Video:

The Story Via ABC News: (H/T to AllahPundit)

President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their two daughters Sasha and Malia traveled to Nancy’s Restaurant on the waterfront of the Oak Bluffs section of Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday afternoon.

Crowds gathered to watch as the president, wearing his White Sox baseball cap, noted the abundance of Red Sox caps. He and the First Lady shook hands and posed for pictures with folks in the crowd. The president ordered from the take-out window of the snack bar section of the eatery.

“I love your watch,” one woman told the First Lady, referencing a purple watch on her left wrist.

“Oh, thank you,” the First Lady said. “It was a gift.”

She gestured towards her husband, who was shaking hands behind her.

“I think somebody told him,” she said.

“Where’s my wife?” the president asked at one point.

Crowds shouted for her attention.

“How you guys doing?” she asked. “Drying off? Finally.”

As the president walked around the restaurant, some cordoned-off reporters shouted out to him questions, including one about the war in Iraq. Next Tuesday night, the president will deliver an Oval Office address at 8 pm ET, in which he will mark the occasion of the withdrawal of US combat troops from the country.

But the president was in no mood today to discuss the issue with reporters in that setting. He ignored questions for a bit, then turned to the reporters.

“We’re buying shrimp, guys,” he said, smiling. “Come on.”

First Waffles, now Shrimp:

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When is this guy actually working, and not out screwing around on the tax payers dime? Unbelievable. 🙄

I believe I am going to give the President a new nickname, as of today; Bambi Teleprompter is out and Shrimpy McWaffle is in! 😀

Confirmed: DNC Bush Ad was dumb idea, so says Roll Call

The Video:

HotAir has the Details.

FWIW, I did say this same thing. Now can I get paid to blog too? 😉 😛 😀

The Classless Left: Exhibit AG for Alan Grayson

This video comes via HotAir.com:

Ah, Yes, let’s blame the same guy, who we want to weigh in on an issue such as that, “Whatever you want to call it” that is two blocks away from ground zero.

I hate to be the one to bring this up….But… I will; for years and years and years, White Nationalists and Paleo-Conservative types have been arguing that Jewish people are morally and intellectually inferior people. I have never bought into that sort of hate, but in this idiot’s case —- I think that they might actually have a point.

I’m not sure who is running against Allan Greyson; but I sure hope like hell that he wins!

Mosque supporters cry “HALP! BOOOSH!”

You know that you are living in bizarro world, when people who, at one point, hated Bush with a passion are now wanting his help.

Via the Washington Examiner:

There’s a new argument emerging among supporters of the Ground Zero mosque. Distressed by President Obama’s waffling on the issue, they’re calling on former President George W. Bush to announce his support for the project, because in this case Bush understands better than Obama the connection between the war on terror and the larger question of America’s relationship with Islam. It’s an extraordinary change of position for commentators who long argued that Bush had done grievous harm to America’s image in the Muslim world and that Obama represented a fresh start for the United States. Nevertheless, they are now seeing a different side of the former president.

“It’s time for W. to weigh in,” writes the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd. Bush, Dowd explains, understands that “you can’t have an effective war against the terrorists if it is a war on Islam.” Dowd finds it “odd” that Obama seems less sure on that matter. But to set things back on the right course, she says, “W. needs to get his bullhorn back out” — a reference to Bush’s famous “the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!” speech at Ground Zero on September 14, 2001.

I have in front of me, the official George W. Bush response to this situation and here it is:

You assholes did not want me in office the whole entire time that I was there; and now you want me to come bail you out, because your wonderful "Magic Negro" President cannot articulate a damn simple thought correctly? You morons are out of your damned minds!

Actually, President Bush’s office had no comment on the matter. But YOU KNOW darned well that is what President Bush is thinking right about now.

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The Classless Left: Exhibit P for Pie

Now this is different:

Ahlam Mohsen - Unhinged Pie Thug

Washington — Sen. Carl Levin was hit in the face with a pie this morning at a question-and-answer session on what should’ve been friendly ground in Big Rapids.

The Democrat from Detroit was speaking to members of the Mecosta County Democratic Party when a young man — who described himself as a student — began chastising Levin for his work on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which helps direct military and war policy.

After a few minutes of speaking at Pepper’s Café and Deli, a woman who accompanied the student to the event walked up to Levin and hit him in the face with a pie, a source with Levin’s office confirmed.

Big Rapids Police arrested the woman on assault and battery charges.

via Levin hit in face with pie in Big Rapids — The Detroit News.

Interesting. I thought it was the Tea Party folks who were supposed to be the violent ones? Do you expect to see wall to wall coverage of this event on CNN and MSDNC MSNBC? Me either. 🙄 It just does not fit the narrative.

Because according to MSNBC and CNN, only the Teabagging white racist bigots can be violent pie throwers. 🙄

War Porn Video: Second Battalion Seventh Marines Fox Company in Zad, Afghanistan

Awesome show Gents! 😀 (H/T to the Jawa Report on Facebook)

I post stuff like this, to make liberals and libertarians like Lew Rockwell heads explode. 😉

A very big “tip of the hat” to our men and women in uniform in the “Dust bowls” of Iraq and Afghanistan!

UPDATED — Sigh: President Obama’s Dip in the Gulf, wasn’t in the gulf after all

You know, I defend the guy a few times; and what does he do? Make me look like an idiot. Good Job Barry! 🙄

Yeah, He's a dip alright!

President Barack Obama wanted to convince America that the Gulf of Mexico remains open for business. But perhaps he didn’t want the world to catch another glimpse of his hairless chest.

So when he and his daughter, Sasha, took a dip in the sea off Florida this weekend, only the White House photographer was allowed to capture proceedings.

The official picture was intended to provide evidence that the region’s beaches are back to normal. Yet it soon emerged that the private beach on which it was taken, off Alligator Point in St Andrew Bay, north-west Florida, isn’t technically in the gulf.

via President goes for a swim in the Gulf – or does he? – Americas, World – The Independent.

Yeah, I know what you all are going to say; “That’s what you get for defending a Democrat!” Yes, I know, thank you very very much. Now bite my butt! 😉 😛 😀

Memo to Barry: Look man, if you are going to go for a swim “In the gulf”, can you at least make sure it is ACTUALLY in the gulf?!?!?! I mean, I am putting what little Conservative cred that I actually have on the line here, defending you from the stupids on the far-right and here you go swimming in the wrong damn place!

Not to rip off Bugs Bunny or anything. But, what a maroon! 🙄

Update: Perhaps the independent doesn’t know what it is talking about. No More Mister Nice Blog points out that the area would be considered the “Gulf”. Good catch. 😀

Cartoon of the Day

Bad Trip?

The managing editor of Townhall Magazine called Diversity Lane “very, very well done.”  And Michigan Review described it as “laugh out loud funny.”  Why not make this the day you discover the best in conservative comedy today at Diversity Lane?
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UPDATED: The Classless Left: Exhibit D for Desperation – Liberal Bloggers say the idea is stupid

These people are so damned desperate, it is almost laughable:

Last summer, Democrats argued that the Tea Party movement was the astroturf creation of corporate groups. Now that the grass-roots conservative resurgence has emerged as a clear force on the right, the left is making a different case: That tea parties are simply the enemy.

Stay Classy Liberals! (yeah right....)

To that end, the Agenda Project, a new, progressive group with roots in New York’s fundraising scene and a goal of strengthening the progressive movement, has launched the “F.*.c.k. Tea project,” which is aimed, the group’s founder Erica Payne wrote in an e-mail this morning, “to dismiss the Tea Party and promote the progressive cause.”

“”We will be launching new products in the next several months to help people all over the country F*ck Tea,” Payne told POLITICO. “Products like a Glenn Beck Bowl Buddy (Beck B Scrubbin) and others are perfect holiday gifts or just a great way to say, ‘I love you and our country’ to your spouse, friend or family.”

Payne, a veteran consultant to progressive groups, is a co-founder of the Democracy Alliance, the low-profile group of liberal mega-donors who helped build the Center for American Progress and other new organizations that grew in the Bush years.

The new project, so far, features merchandise, polling statistics aimed to paint Tea Party members as ignorant, and a mocking video.

via Dem group launches ‘F*ck Tea’ campaign – Ben Smith – POLITICO.com.

Update: Here is their little classless video. Complete with an cute little “F You” Song…. (NSFW!) (H/T to Wake Up America)

Ah yes, what a way to show class and diversity, than to market a t-shirt the basically slams, mocks and says “FUCK YOU!” to the good majority of America. WOW. 😯 😮  The chutzpah there is outstanding. What these mental midgets seem to forget is that Conservatives, “Right of Center’s” and classic liberals, like me; are in fact, Americans too — and when you say, “FUCK YOU!” to people like me, you alienate people — like me.

Having said that, it’s time to fight fire…..with fire:

F*ck Liberals T-Shirt shirt
F*ck Liberals T-Shirt

Click the link and buy the shirt please.. (PLEASE?!??!?!?!?! 😥 ) It will go towards supporting my blog. Before anyone asks, yes, that is as cheap as I can sell it.

Update #2: At least one liberal blogger, so far, is saying that this is a very stupid idea. Mark your calendars, because this is the first time that I am going to say this — KUDOS TO HIM FOR SAYING IT! 😀  😉 Also Kudos to Gawker as well.

Update #3: Now the top story on Memerandum

Update #4: William Teach says:

But, hey, imagine a Conservative group had come up with “f*ck progressives.” The Left would have howled like werewolves on crack. For conservatives, we’ll simply just highlight these wankers, and move on with our lives.

Ha! Uh, Dude? 😛 I tried leaving a comment at his blog, but they disappeared. Oh well, I tried. 😀

Update 5: Smitty objects on moral grounds… Um, Smitty? Give this a listen….(NSFW, of course…) :

A bad word… Oh please… 🙄

Update #6: nooneofanyimport Thinks it’s funny.

Update #7: Nice Deb Links in with a response video!:

Heh… I love it! 😆

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Bathtub Boy whines about the White House, again

Remember how I said the honeymoon was over? I think that’s an understatement. This is more like a jilted lover.

(H/T HotAir)

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Hell, after all that, I almost feel sorry for ol’ Obama… (Almost!)

Poor guy can’t do nothing right. If he tries to make the left happy, the right bitches; if he tries to make the right happy, the left bitches.

Whew! You couldn’t pay me enough to deal with all that.

It is official: The Honeymoon between the liberal left and media and the White House is over

I knew this was coming…:

The White House is simmering with anger at criticism from liberals who say President Obama is more concerned with deal-making than ideological purity.

During an interview with The Hill in his West Wing office, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs blasted liberal naysayers, whom he said would never regard anything the president did as good enough.

“I hear these people saying he’s like George Bush. Those people ought to be drug tested,” Gibbs said. “I mean, it’s crazy.”

The press secretary dismissed the “professional left” in terms very similar to those used by their opponents on the ideological right, saying, “They will be satisfied when we have Canadian healthcare and we’ve eliminated the Pentagon. That’s not reality.”

Of those who complain that Obama caved to centrists on issues such as healthcare reform, Gibbs said: “They wouldn’t be satisfied if Dennis Kucinich was president.”

via White House unloads anger over criticism from ‘professional left’ – TheHill.com.

Um, Cue the music….Hit it Roy!

Okay, maybe that was bit cruel. But, hey this is what happens when you elect someone based upon personality and not based on the issues. But then again, President Obama does seem to have some awfully thin skin. I do not recall Clinton griping every time someone criticized him.

Either way, it is quite humorous to watch.

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Stupidity from the Moderation Que

Oh, the stupidity, it burns….

I guess my post hit a nerve.

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Interesting that you have no problem with a Mosque being INSIDE the Pentagon despite that building being a target on 9/11. Truth is… you’re a xenophob or a racist, perhaps both. Stop using 9/11 as an excuse for your hatred. It’s very clear in this country that republicans will invoke the memory of 9/11 to defend their racist beliefs but when it comes time HELP the people who came to OUR help on 9/11 the republicans turn their head. Last week Congress voted on aid to 9/11 responders and heros. 12 republicans voted yes. 12!! That is it! Nearly the ENTIRE democratic congress voted in favor of helping those who helped us on 9/11. You know what republicans did? They said F you you those heros and instead turned all their attention to a mosque being built blocks away.

Republicans and conservatives care about one thing only. Hatred. They do not care about bringing jobs to America, or keeping us safe, or defending out liberties. They care about hate.

Man…. get that guy a grammar book stat!

WTF?!?!?!: I am all for being really happy at weddings, but……

This is just a wee bit over the top! 😯

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The state-run news agency says a groom has killed his father and two aunts after opening fire into the air with an automatic weapon to celebrate his wedding.

The Anatolia news agency says eight other relatives were injured during Sunday’s celebration in the southeastern province of Gaziantep.

It says the groom lost control of the weapon and accidentally aimed at guests. He was arrested.

via Report: Groom kills 3 guest in accidental shooting | The Daily Caller – Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment.

Heh…. Could you just see that little picture in your mind? “Yay! My kid is getting married! Bam Bam Bam Bam Bam Bam…wha-wha Whoa! Bam Bam Bam Bam…. OMG! DAD!?!?!?!” 😯 😮

Living proof that dumb people should not own guns. 😀

He really cannot be any worse than this lady here:

Fatty this

There are times when I utter detest being a blogger and being connected to this hyper-social media world of Facebook, Twitter and all of the other idiotic nonsense needed to promote my writing prose and my ability to expound on politics and such.  Because one can do something simple and small and before one knows it, it is amplified to the point of being a huge controversy.  In other words, social media has the uncanny ability to make a mountain out of a molehill.

Another reason why I have grown to detest this entire social media experience is that it has forced us to become very dependent upon it.  If you think I am wrong about that, just allow Twitter, Facebook or any of the other popular social media sites to go down due to a technical glitch.  The way most of the users of these services act when they go down; one would have thought that someone poisoned the Nation’s food supply or something.  I am not pointing the finger at others and absolving myself of blame — not at all.  I am one of the guilty parties!  Dependence on electronic devices and mediums scares the living pants off me.  When I was growing up, computers were seen as a novelty; now they are an integral part of our lives.  Social media has taken that dependency to another more frightening level.  No, I am not ready to dig out my bunker just yet.  However, the level dependency on social media makes me wonder if there ever was large disaster that hit the United States, and everything was knocked out; power, internet — everything.  What would we all do? I mean no twitter, no facebook, and no internet.  It is truly enough to make someone scream!  (Not to mention, just a wee bit paranoid…)

OK.  I wrote all that fancy sounding literary willy-nilly up there to get to a point. A young man by the name of Andy Baio wrote a very nice script for that is used in Firefox, which is an open source web browser — which works quite well by the way.  Anyhow, the script suddenly stopped working.  Which naturally produced one of those, “ZOMG! HALP! IT DON’T WORK! ELEVENTY!!1!”—- sort of moments with me.  Here again, this is more of that dependence on electronic gizmos, and internet.  The script takes a site called “Memeornadum”, which is a site that scans news sites and also scans blogs for reactions to those news stories — and colors the blog reactions according to, supposedly, their political leanings — Red for Conservative and Blue for liberal. Now, does my life depend on this little script?  No.  Will my existence as a normal breathing human being cease if this script is not updated?  No.  However, it is God-awfully nice to have!  It is very nice to be able to glance at Memeornadum, and see a story and see which side is reacting to which story and how they are reacting.  Without having to think, “Okay, this guy is a liberal, and this guy is a Conservative…”  The script does all that for you. Again, more of that dependence and brain drain that I keep hearing about.

As for my defense as to why I jumped on Andy Baio.  I have but one defense.  One, I am a hard ass okay?  I did not serve in the military; I was just too damned dumb.  I dropped out in the 11’th grade.  I have A.D.H.D.; my math skills are, frankly, shitty.  I did however; enroll in the school of hard knocks or as I like to call it; the school hard knocks and bloody knuckles.  Two, I am a political blogger and often times; I make the stupid mistake of looking at everything through the prism of damned politics. It is a personal flaw of mine.

I just assumed, when I did not see an updated script by Andy Baio, within a day; that he might have thought, “That guy is a right winger, I am not helping him.”  Yes, I jumped the gun.  Yes, I was wrong.  There, are you narcissistic bastards happy now?  Happy to see a man, who is just struggling to get by with about twenty bucks in his damned back account, fall to his knees, and lick the damned curb?  Is that what you fucking want from me? Please, you all are not worth all of that.  I am man enough to admit when I screw up, but I will be damned if I will ever kiss anyone’s ass.  I have not kissed anyone’s ass in the 38 years, that I have been on this planet, and I am not about to start now.

Furthermore, to address the comments made on twitter about me being a “Fatty.”  First, how fucking 8’th grade playground-like can you guys be?  I mean, seriously. I have but one reply, which I did say on twitter — Come say that crap to my face.  I can guarantee you this; you would not walk away, maybe on a stretcher, when I was done kicking your ass.  That is the “threats” referred to by Andy Baio.  To be clear, Andy never called me “Fatty” or anything else.  So, this is not directed at him, at all.  It is directed at the “keyboard commandos,” who talk a good game of bullshit behind a keyboard. However, face to face, they do not have much to say.

Therefore, there it is — my side of the damned story — the first and last thing that I ever want to say about the said subject.  I am turning off the comments and pingbacks on this posting.  Because frankly, I have better things to do than respond to stupidity like this.

Thursday Mental Health Break: The Video Website

Now this is very freaking bizarre. This video below, is a send up, of this movie trailer here. The funny thing is; they both look so very real. 😯 Anyhow, one is actual movie about the creators of Facebook. The send up, is about YouTube. One is real, the other — about YouTube  — is a parody.

Folks, I am 38 years old. I have seen the future; and it is very strange. 😀

(H/T To BlogAds on Facebook)