Archive for 2012
November 4, 2012
AUDIO: Union members shout ‘Scabs!’ and ‘Scumbags!’ at nonunion utility crews in New York.
UPDATE: Oops. The Daily Caller has now appended a correction — this audio is from the 2011 Verizon strike.
CHRISTIAN ADAMS ON VOTER FRAUD: “We can learn a lot from Democrats by what they oppose. While Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings tells us there is no vote fraud, fellow Maryland congressional candidate Wendy Rosen is committing federal felonies by voting both in Maryland and Florida. While the NAACP is leading the charge against photo voter identification, Lessadolla Sowers from the NAACP heads off to prison for voting for dead voters. While Brian Moran, Virginia’s Democrat chair, rails against voter integrity, his nephew Pat is caught on camera plotting the use of forged documents at the polls to help President Obama.”
HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT IF IT HADN’T BEEN FOR THAT MEDDLING KID: Teenage super sleuth, 16, tracks burglar down in ONE HOUR on Facebook after raid on home and gets him jailed for two years.
PELOSI’S MEDISCARE FAIL: The Hill: Medicare fades as ‘majority-maker’ issue for House Dems.
I WENT TO THE RALLY IN DENVER: tried to get a panorama of the crowd, but unfortunately it had started getting dark and my camera is not that good. (Yes, yes, it is on the wish list, but things must be bought first which affect the writing…)
Anyway, as you see, “Obama” appeared before Mitt:
Yes, I do realize it’s a silly joke. BUT it is fun.
A youngish crowd and the 18000 person capacity “Comfort Dental” Fiddler’s Green amphitheater seemed filled to capacity. Mitt was visibly moved by the size of the crowd. There also appeared to my eye to be more women than men.
The energy level was incredible, even though it got very cold. My voice is QUITE gone. I don’t remember screaming, but my family tells me I did.
Mind you, this was one of two appearances in the state today.
Mittmentum. We have it.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Having just experienced this while posting… remember to set your clocks back an hour at 2 a.m
IF BY WILL BE THERE, ONE MEANS WITHOUT BOTTLED WATER OR ANY OTHER ESSENTIALS: Barack Obama tells Sandy victims, ‘your country will be there for you’.
GREEN DREAMS, REAL LIFE NIGHTMARES: Wind farm noise does harm sleep and health, say scientists.
WOMEN’S BLOGSITE ATTACK ON ROMNEY fails even with its own commenters.
November 3, 2012
HOPEY-CHANGEY: Battered By Sandy, Staten Island Feels Forgotten.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: The Cost of Credentials. “Western women are obtaining more educational credentials, albeit increasingly at the cost of motherhood and healthy children.”
CHARLIE MARTIN EMAILS: “Hey, I just got my Samsung Chromebook (which I ordered from a link on Instapundit.) I’ve got to say, for a $250 notebook computer it ain’t half bad. Keyboard is nice, and it’s just a *little* weird getting used to *always* using a browser…. “
HONESTLY, WHILE THE STD RATES FOR NEVADA PROSTITUTES ARE IMPRESSIVELY LOW, the ones for L.A. porn actors are lower than I’d expect. Missing from the article is a comparison with the general sexually-active population.
SALENA ZITO: Main Street In Revolt. “Two years after suffering a historic shellacking in the 2010 midterm election, Democrats astonishingly have ignored Main Street Americans’ unhappiness. . . . Over and over, these folks expressed unhappiness that fixing the economy doesn’t seem to be Obama’s focus; they have noticed that those in charge have high opinions of themselves but aren’t taking responsibility for the lack of progress.”
SIGHTED ON THE OHIO RIVER: A coal barge flying the Gadsden Flag.
MARGARET WENTE: Why Obama Doesn’t Deserve To Win.
IN RESPONSE TO MARK TAPSCOTT’S What If The Wrong Guy Wins? column, let me just say that if Obama wins on Tuesday, I intend to be every bit as gracious and cooperative as the Democrats were in 2000 and 2004.
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Iran Votes Early In U.S. Election? “Iran’s attempt to block Mitt Romney (whose pro-Israel rhetoric can’t have endeared him to the mullahs) from the White House won’t come to much; most Americans are deeply skeptical of Iran’s intentions the timing of the announcement is too crude to help. Americans are making up their minds in the presidential race without taking Iranian preferences into account. The step is more a publicity stunt than a serious opening; the proposed halt in enrichment is only good for a couple of weeks and nothing was said about Iran’s continuing push to increase the numbers of centrifuges that can speed up its enrichment process.”
REMINDER: Don’t forget to change your clocks tonight, and your President on Tuesday.
