Monthly Archives: December 2011

New Year Party Poppers

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Nate Beeler In other news, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is planning to introduce emergency legislation that would allow Gingrich and Perry to appear on the state’s primary ballot. Also — Happy New Year to everyone! As tempting … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul: Bounty Hunter

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:26 pm by Bob Cesca

If you believe Ron Paul is not only opposed to the war on terrorism but is also opposed to assassinating perpetrators or terrorism regardless of nationality, then you’re dreaming. Via Ashby, here’s the text of a bill introduced by Paul … Continue reading →

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Chris Christie Shouts at People

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:00 pm by Bob Cesca

Chris Christie in Iowa, evidently campaigning for vice president: “If you don’t do what you’re supposed to do for Mitt Romney on Tuesday,” Christie said, defiant in only a suit jacket against the biting cold and wind-whipped rain, “I will … Continue reading →

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No Indefinite Detention. No Closure of Gitmo.

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law today and with it issued an executive statement clarifying his objections and interpretations of the law. You can read the entire statement here, but I will highlight two sections which … Continue reading →

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Funniest Local News Bloopers of the Year

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 2:54 pm by Bob Cesca

Via Sullivan, my favorite begins at around 3:16. The barely-contained rage expressed by the reporter at the end of that clip makes me laugh the laugh of all laughs.

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He Didn’t Write The Newsletters? And His Book?

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 1:25 pm by JM Ashby

Are we to believe Ron Paul’s 1987 book was also ghost-written as his defenders claim the Survival Report was? If either of them were ghost-written, it must have been done by the same person, because the same themes are repeated … Continue reading →

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Another Reason to Not Vote for Gingrich

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 9:25 am by Bob Cesca

As if the thousands of other reasons weren’t enough, there’s this: Gingrich responded that Palin “is certainly one of the people you would look at” [for vice president] and told the caller that he is “a great admirer of hers.” … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on December 31, 2011 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

MST3K Saturday – “The Day the Earth Froze”

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Highly Successful

Posted on December 30, 2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jen Sorensen In other news, according to the Department of Labor, jobless claims are now at their lowest level in three years. That’s obviously bad news for Democrats. Or something.

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I Am Not A Wall Street Guy

Posted on December 30, 2011 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Another day brings another whopper from the more “safe” and “electable” candidate Mitt Romney. Your Quote of the Day: “I am not a Wall Street guy, classically defined, but I am not going to quibble over definitions.”

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