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Friday, November 20, 2009

We Don’t Like to Stock That, It Sells Too Well
  Socialism piece by Guest: Michael R. Shannon (11/20/09)

I imagine the Postmaster General grinds his teeth when he thinks about how much easier his life would be, if he had a monopoly like the “public” schools. If customers were forced to buy the equivalent postage before they were allowed to ship FEDEX or UPS his competition worries would be over.

D.C. sued for blocking vote on marriage
  Police State piece by Offsite (11/20/09)

A lawsuit has been filed in Washington, D.C., challenging a decision by the city’s Board of Elections and Ethics not to allow citizens to vote on the definition of marriage, as had been proposed by an initiative.

‘Hacked e-mails reveal global-warming fraud?‘
  Global Warming piece by Offsite (11/20/09)

Top climate scientists discuss hiding contrary data, marginalizing dissenters - Officials at a key global warming research center in the United Kingdom have authenticated a series of e-mails and other documents apparently taken from their computer system by a hacker, but they cannot explain what scientists in internal exchanges meant by references to a “trick” that would “hide the decline” of global temperatures nor by instructions to delete contrary data.

Civilian Trials Provide Soapboxes for Terrorists
  Terrorism piece by J. D. Longstreet (11/20/09)

So now we are going to try the terrorists in civilian federal trials in New York City, just blocks away from the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers, where 3,000 innocents were murdered. Can you possible see how this move by the Obama Regime makes the US appear weak, indecisive, and just plain DUMB to our enemies?

DDT: The Silent Killer…Only When It Was Gone
  Junk Science piece by Kevin Roeten (11/20/09)

Because mosquitoes were almost nonexistent with the use of DDT in places like Africa, elimination of DDT brought mosquitoes back - in force. The 1972 ban of DDT in the U.S. did not help matters at all. Now, many less effective and more costly methods are used - netting, other chemicals, you name it. But from the “Malaria Clock” listed in the following paragraphs, one gets an idea of exactly how many deaths have occured, especially from malaria.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Report: Stimulus Computer Records Rule May Hamper Doctors
   Government piece by Offsite (3/10/09)

WASHINGTON—(AP)  Billions of stimulus dollars meant to spur doctors to switch to electronic record-keeping may not be enough to do the job, a private consulting firm said Monday.

‘Is Libel Law Turning Against Us, New and Old Media Alike?‘
   Judicial Activism piece by Warner Todd Huston (3/10/09)

This is not a story of bias in the media. It is a story, rather, that affects both the Old Media of newspapers, TV and radio, as well as the New Media of the Internet. Our disagreements with the Old Media aside, we both stand to see trouble if a recent court case in Massachusetts gains momentum or is applied liberally henceforth.

Czech Leader Klaus to Obama: Don’t Kill the Free Market
   Socialism piece by Offsite (3/10/09)

(Thomson Reuters) Massive government spending and tighter regulation would prolong recession, Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Monday, as he urged U.S. President Barack Obama not to endanger the free market economy in his response to the financial crisis.

Time Names 10 Newspapers Set to Fold
   MSM piece by Offsite (3/10/09)

An analysis of financially troubled newspaper companies by Time magazine has resulted in a Top 10 list of dailies likely to become web-only publications in the next 18 months.

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Should Improve Planning
   Government piece by Jim Kouri (3/10/09)

In April 2005, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office was established within the Department of Homeland Security to enhance and coordinate federal, state, and local efforts to combat nuclear smuggling domestically and overseas.

Shocker! Uninsured not jamming emergency rooms
   Health Care piece by Offsite (3/10/09)

WASHINGTON – Hospital emergency rooms are overcrowded because uninsured patients have nowhere else to turn.  Right?

‘Netanyahu as Prime Minister - Deja Vu?‘
   Middle East piece by Daniel Pipes (3/10/09)

With Binyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, head of the Likud Party, about to become Israel’s next prime minister, one wonders whether he will stick to his more controversial campaign promises – not that of confronting the Iranian threat, which is widely backed, but such as ending Hamas control of Gaza or keeping the Golan Heights.

Monday, March 9, 2009

US Government Manipulation Of Data and Statistics
   Big Brother piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (3/9/09)

Most of the economic data and statistics coming out of the US Government are “adjusted” to suit their agendas and interests.  GDP, Inflation and Unemployment are perfect targets for such “adjustments”.

States’ Rights and Our Liberties
   Government piece by Bruce Walker (3/9/09)

The current American system of government, the one created by our Constitution, was formed out of thirteen sovereign states.  Among all the myriad threats to our liberty, the disintegration of the independent rights of state governments is, in many ways, the most dangerous threat.

Rule Change Could Dramatically Lift Stocks
   Economics piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

Relaxing mark-to-market accounting rules will cause financial stocks to skyrocket, predicts Jon Najarian, investment commentator and co-founder of optionMONSTER.

Janet Napolitano Is Wrong…Mexican Drug Cartel Violence Is Already Here
   National Security piece by Dave Gibson (3/9/09)

Newly installed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently paid a visit to Capitol Hill to address the horrific violence plaguing Mexico, which now threatens this country.

Inner cities a snapshot of America’s future
   Society piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

Blacks are not given enough credit for being trendsetters in America.

Report: Unemployment Near Depression Highs
   Economics piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

(Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate would be 19.1 percent, close to the level during the Great Depression, using the methodology that prevailed 80 years ago, according to Shadowstats dot com.

Israel Intel Chief: Iran Has ‘Crossed Threshold’
   Middle East piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

Iran has crossed a major technological threshold in its nuclear program – one that means it likely can make a nuclear bomb, according to Israel’s top intelligence official.

Top 10 Spending Bill Boondoggles
   Government piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

The cloud of earmarks in the $410 billion spending bill now before Congress has obscured systemic problems with the bill that are even more serious, watchdog groups reviewing the legislation tell Newsmax.

Bucking the media trend on global warming ‘crisis’
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

NEW YORK CITY - Speakers at a conference on climate change are making the case that the alarmism behind the global-warming bandwagon is politically motivated, has nothing to do with science, and could affect the sovereignty of the U.S.

They Walked Like Spies and Talked Like Spies
   National Security piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

When experts speak to foreign tyrants in the twilight chambers of kremlins, they may find it too easy to believe in the eternal secrecy of their conversations. Thick rampart walls, dim lights, and a stable dictatorship - all of which looks so reliable that the expert convinces himself that his duplicity may never be revealed to the world. And yet, sooner or later, the regime falls, and some of the secret archives see the light of the day.

Media Malpractice, Part Deux
   MSM piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

A new documentary movie by courageous filmmaker John Ziegler entitled Media Malpractice made its theatrical début last night in Seattle, Wash. The movie systematically proves how corrupt and dishonest the American media were during the campaign of 2008.

‘Can you survive economic crisis?‘
   Society piece by Offsite (3/9/09)

Booming preparedness industry says Americans are stockpiling - To some, the term “survivalist” conjures images of camouflage-clad men stockpiling freeze-dried food in a mountain cabin, but in the current economic crisis, the people quietly preparing to survive catastrophe may just be your next-door neighbors.

First Kill all the Lawyers… or at Least Put Them Out of Work
   Law piece by Warner Todd Huston (3/9/09)

With apologies to the many fine folks at law that visit these pages, and those of my colleagues on the web that ply the law, today I am going to act the vulgar Shakespearian and advocate to “first kill all the lawyers.“ Well, if not kill them ‘exactly’, then at least put many of them out of work—not that I am any expert on Shakespeare, he says to a chorus of “you betchas.“ Still, the thought comes to mind because of a recent story in the Boston Globe(1) that waxes pathetic over the many Bean Town lawyers that can’t find a job in this faltering economy.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

March Madness: The Obamas Celebrate Women’s History Month
   Femi-Nazis piece by Carey Roberts (3/8/09)

This is Women’s History Month. So put down the party favors for a moment as I recount how the First Family is celebrating this festive occasion, an event that is poised to surpass even Kwanzaa in its historical and cultural significance.

The Voice of America, Silenced on Radical Islam
   Political Correctness piece by Daniel Pipes (3/8/09)

For the past year, there’s been a concerted push within the U.S. government to ban frank talk about the nature of the Islamist enemy. It began with the Department of Homeland Security, then moved to the National Counter Terrorism Center and the departments of State and Defense. Already in May 2008, I heard an excellent analysis of the enemy by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas Mahnken in which he bizarrely never once mentioned Islam or jihad.

Natural Global Warmings Have Become More Moderate
   Climate Change piece by Guest: Dennis T. Avery (3/8/09)

This week, at the 2nd international conference of man-made warming skeptics sponsored by the Heartland Institute in New York, I’ll predict the earth’s warming/cooling trends for the 21st century.

James Hansen’s Political Science
   GreeenIsm piece by Offsite (3/8/09)

NASA’s James Hansen leads a protest against a District of Columbia power plant in the middle of a snowstorm. Meanwhile, a scientist fired by Al Gore says we need to emit more carbon dioxide, not less.

Stephen Baldwin Slams Hollywood
   MSM piece by Offsite (3/8/09)

Actor and media personality Stephen Baldwin says the “vulgar and offensive” content in Hollywood productions is one reason why the United States now has such high rates of unemployment, suicide and teen pregnancy.

Report: Lack of Weapons Tracking for Afghan Security Forces
   Government piece by Jim Kouri (3/8/09)

During fiscal years 2002 through 2008, the United States spent approximately $16.5 billion to train and equip the Afghan army and police forces in order to transfer responsibility for the security of Afghanistan from the international community to the Afghan government, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police’s Firearms Committee.

Obama’s British ‘Gift Gaffe’ Not Reported By U.S. Media
   Bird-Brain Flu piece by Warner Todd Huston (3/8/09)

The Obamas, Barack and Michelle both, pretty much diplomatically botched the recent visit of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife. Oddly enough, the U.S. Old Media seems uninterested in the story that is a hot topic in England, a story that’s left many Brits a bit miffed.

The Left’s War on Words
   Political Correctness piece by Bruce Walker (3/8/09)

Men have long understood the special connection between words and the transcendent. Historians like John Lukacs have noted that virtually all of our reality is words. Novelists like George Orwell saw only too well how the mutilation of words by monsters could send reality into a hopeless downward spiral.

‘Saving the Earth?‘
   Global Warming piece by Alan Caruba (3/8/09)

Every time I hear someone say something about “saving the Earth” I want to say, “Are you out of your mind?“

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Until A Few Weeks Ago We Had Four True Allies
   ObamaNation piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (3/7/09)

Now the UK and Israel have been stiffed by the current administration.  Well done, now it’s pretty much the US alone with appreciated help from Australia and Canada.