Thursday morning link round-up
My kids are on a two-hour snow delay, hubby is recuperating from double hip labral surgery, and I’m on column deadline. So here’s a quick morning link round-up for y’all while I tend to the Malkin Family Chaos.
Employee bonuses for bankrupt Solyndra have been approved.
In Colorado, state capitol officials have broken precedent and moved Barack Obama’s photo to the front of the presidential gallery line.
Here’s the transcript of the 20th GOP presidential debate last night. Bottom line: No game-changer.
Here’s John Hayward’s take on the debate.
Two American troops were killed at a U.S. base by an Afghan soldier amid rioting over burned Korans. In Arizona, 7 U.S. Marines were reportedly killed in a helicopter crash in Arizona. Keep them in your prayers.
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Let’s add
GE “Forcing” Employees Into Chevy Volts
Eternal rest grant unto them oh Lord
And let perpetual light shine upon them
May their souls and all the souls of the Faithfully
Departed through the Mercy of God
Rest in Peace
Wishing you well as you attend to your husband, kids, and column deadline!
Wonder Woman has nothin’ on you, girl!
OK-Loyalist – lie with dogs you get fleas. I don’t feel sorry for the employees that work for the rat pack.
Amen
I miss Colorado.
The skiing is not quite as good here in Ohio.
Sorry to hear of you husband’s hip surgery Michelle. I hope they relieve his pain. Was he an athlete? Seems to be a common factor for that surgery.
I thank them for their service and pray for the Holy Spirit to be with and comfort their families.
Questions:
1) Would that make that “Afghan soldier” a Jihadist?
2) Should another individual, who has recited the Shahada in Arabic and said that his journey is “shared by all who’ve ever sought to apply the values of their faith to … bring an Empire to its knees”, also be considered a Jihadist?
3) How does it make you feel to know that that individual is currently acting as the Commander in Chief of our entire Armed Forces?
4) Why is burning Korans lead condemned by our military, but burning Bibles is Approved and performed by the U.S. Military?
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A post I wrote last year: Burning Bibles vs. Burning Korans
Here’s hoping it’s the ‘circular file’.
Attention Paulbots:
It appears that your “hero” is just another politician. Check out Drudge and Fox News for reports that there’s an alliance between Romney and the good doctor, and either Romney will make him VP, or give him a prominent role on the convention.
Great: RP becomes the GOP’s version of Jesse Jackson. Just give him a prime-time address and he’ll deliver his Paulbots to Mitt. Awesome./SARC
He’s married to Michelle. So to keep up he would have to be an athlete or a super hero.
351,000 new unemployment applications.
Running out of people to let go?
Food for thought:
From a Book called “Coming Apart” by Charles Murray.
“Murray’s thesis is that American society is largely becoming untethered from its virtuous moorings, and the phenomenon is most definitely not explained by prejudicial stereotypes. In fact, Murray says it is as much a white experience as it is a minority or lower economic class experience.”
“Murray cites considerable statistics that indicate that a pernicious divide is growing in America that is based more on cultural disadvantages than economic ones. He sees a minority that values marriage, education, work, faith and community and a growing majority that does not — and believes the disparity has serious consequences for our nation’s future.”
I think this can be catagorized as Social Conservatism. Niow I am not taking sides with anyone in the repub field but when anyone brings up the destruction of Americas Social Fabric – this book just may shed some light on this.
On top of work, faith etc – I will add tax paying, law abiding……..
What do you care? I thought you said he was a non-entity?
Still waiting for one reporter to ask anyone in the adminstration, who signed the directive authorizing Fast and Furious. It just did not happen by osmosis. It should be awfully easy to find and release.
crickets….
Rogue Cheddar:
Because he’ll deliver his 10% of brain-dead Paulbots to Mitt, putting him over the top for the nomination.
Our warriors are always in my prayers MM.
Bless and keep them Lord.
Take care of that guy of yours MM. Don’t worry he’ll be fine and up and running in no time.
The Gm employees can see the USA in a Chevrolet Volt 20 miles at a time.
On February 23, 2012 at 07:03 am, OK_Loyalist said:
I’m sure they will get the tax bribe offered with each one.
Here is a bit of good news:
Judge: Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell emergency contraceptives
Sound a little bit like HHS and the contraceptive mandate doesn’t it.
Here is more on it:
You don’t know us Paulbots as well as you think you do. Besides, I thought it was all about beating Obowmao? Aren’t we all just one big team?
Romney could have St. Paul instead of Ron Paul as his VP and he will not get my vote. I made that mistake in 2008. Not again.
GE is also one of the main producers of the charging station for the Volt, so by forcing them on their employees they get to install the charging stations in their employees homes. My guess is the charging stations are going to be subsidized by the taxpayers. I say this, because the ones that are being installed along the I-5 corridor in WA are being paid for by the taxpayer.
What’s the deal with Obama sending an apology to Karzai over the burning of some Korans?
I just can’t get all shuck-up over a book burning.
I know we’re suppose to apologize to the world, I get.
I have very little respect for Obama. I had very little respect for Carter after the second day the hostages were taken. Two different situations, but I’m seeing a pattern.
The leftist are taking the, love youur enemy as you do yourself, just a little to far.
My sentiments exactly! I actually thought that Santorum was auditioning for the VP slot last when he started a bunch of his answers by agreeing with or praising Romney. The moderator and the other candidates were very clearly trying to give Gingrinch as little opportunity to speak as possible. Romney, on the other hand, rambled out campaign talking points for several minutes every time he spoke and no one stopped him.
Our plan? To leave our “carbon footprints” right in your skinny little GE tailpipe come November 2012, Dear Leader.
Na na NA na hey HEY hey – The American People
Why do we know what was burnt up in the trash? Why would anyone release this information if it was going to erupt a knee jerk protest? It is not wrong to lie and say you were only burning up some old phone books. Do we have to put covert operatives and CIA agents sworn to secrecy in charge of making fires now?
So, apparently the folks at the Colo. State Capitol are going to move Obamo’s portrait back to where it belongs. Good, now roll up that dumpster and do it!
About the koran burning…why are we apologizing for doing something that was the correct thing to do? The korans had been corrupted by people writing in them. And it was my understanding that burning them was the proper procedure. Maybe they chould have consulted a “holy” person to conduct the burning. That was a mistake. But to KILL people over this? These are savages over there. Nothing has changed over the centuries and nothing WILL change. We need to leave and let them kill each other instead of US!
RC…do you really think Ron Paul would be a good choice for VP? REALLY?? He would be next in line for POTUS. He is almost 80 years old. Oh, and he is nuts. I wouldn’t want him to be selected even if it would win the election! He is the wrong choice. We have many many better ones who could actually step up and become POTUS after two terms. He would also make us a laughing stock in the world.
I thought of that too. Can’t ANYONE keep a secret any more? This is the military, folks. Why wasn’t this kept under wraps? What other secrets get spilled? How many more lives have been lost because someone can’t shut their big mouth? I really don’t get this!! Leaks, leaks, leaks. Just burn the dang books already. Why should anyone have known about it?
Gas prices went up 8 cents overnight.
It’s going to be entertaining watching Slick Barry talk his way out of this one.
Whoa. Can I send over a pizza or something?
Who’s the night janitor at the Colo. State Capitol?
Thank goodness. I was worried my tax money was going to be wasted.
It’s a coincidence that GE makes turbines for electricity generation. And they are buddies with Obama.
Don’t burn Korans. Take them up to 30,000 feet over the ocean in a cargo plane and….
Then, keep your mouth shut.
Having worked on military FOBS over in Iraq I can tell you there are quite alot of local nationals that work on the FOBS doing odd jobs (all part of the winning hearts and mind strategy I guess). I am sure they saw the Koran’s being burned and so a decision was made to release the information it would stave off the exagerated rumors that would have occured.
They should have just let them all collect unemployment instead, after all the Obama administration and the Dem’s say unemployment is a great stimulator of the economy.
Every 20 miles? Haha! Paging Red Roof Inn…. I think you also need a motel and a coffee shop at every station.
Actually the burning was witnessed by Afghan employees at the base who alerted others to the event.
No American soldiers were spreading the story.
I’m sure most is kept secret. Read some of Churchill’s account of the Afghan people (written over one hundred years ago) but which still holds true today.
For all his ineptitude, I think at heart Carter was still one of us*. Obama is one of them.
(* this seems to have changed post-Presidency.)
Costs of AF-1 operations skyrocket. barry makes 18 fundraising outside of D.C.
“Air Force One – known in the military as VC-25 – costs $179,750 per flight hour alone in fiscal year 2012, Maj. Michelle Lai of the 89th Airlift Wing told ABC News.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/presidential-piggybacking-obama-trips-combine-official-political-business/story?id=15768474
For a fee, Valerie Plame and a Vogue photographer will come over and “secretly” burn “trash” in your backyard.
Yes
Yes
They should have told them they were burning Bibles…
Messianic Jewish Bibles.
A rand paul for vp? Sounds like he is open for this with mitt?
http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/22/rand-paul-says-it-would-be-an-honor-to-be-considered-as-veep-this-explains-a-lot/
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A random thought to the Occupy crowd:
If, instead of buying an ounce of marajuana and smoking it, you had bought Apple shares when they were $7 a share, they would now be worth $35,000.
That’s how capitalism works.
Two-hour snow delay, huh? Global warming rears its ugly head yet again.
Report to Generals George Washington and Chesty Puller at your new duty stations, proud warriors.
Move it to the bathroom, instead.
Does that qualify as a “hostile working environment”?
Rush is talking about the rand paul issue now for vp.
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Urinal Targets.
I had to laugh at it as well. It takes 30 min for a quick charge (at twice the price of a regular charge) and a regular charge will take between 4-6 hours. When you take in account sitting in traffic (draining the battery)a driver would expect to have to charge up during the commute. So you would have to add anywhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours to their commute time. That is also dependent on how long the line is at the charging station. From what I have seen they only have two “pumps” at the station.
Sorry to hear that, MM. You should be back in Philly; temps in this area are approaching 60!
I haven’t seen one of these Volts.
If you run out of juice before getting to the charger, do the floorboards lift out so that you can ‘Fred Flintstone’ along?
The Volt actually has a gas engine as well, so it is more of a hybrid than an electric like the Leaf or Tesla. I don’t know about the Leaf, but if you deplete the battery on the Tesla you have to replace the battery at a cost of $40k.
On February 23rd, 2012 at 12:20 pm, Dexter Alarius said:
Somehow i envision something the “Wind Wagon Smith” method.
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I pray that your husband recovers quickly, Michelle. Having a good husband or wife out of action makes life a lot tougher. Like having to do all work with one arm in a cast.
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John Bibb
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DHS awards Alinsky tied group $56 million loan to set up health insurance company.
Well, that’s disgusting.
But good to know.
Well,in the words of Gomer Pyle: “surprise, surprise, surprise!”
Business as usual from this admin and its bureaucrats.
Rogue Cheddar:
Most Paulbots are brain-dead. That’s why, if told by RP to support Romney, they will, even if Romney is almost the complete opposite of RP in many issues. And even if it’s about beating the Marxist-In-Chief, Romney is next to last on my list of candidates. I had him behind Bachmann, Cain, Perry, Santorum, Newt, Daniels, Christie, Palin and Paul Ryan.
W’eve all seen this movie before.
Slick Barry will do a photo op at the company, touting it as a model for the future.
Then it’ll be bankrupt within a year.
Dexter Alarius:
Can’t wait to see how the Volts do in AK, MN and ND! Or here in ID, for that matter! Can you see Volt charging stations in Yellowstone? Methinks not.
I think Al Gore will sell you a battery – the “Blowhard”.
bho has said he will have FIVE more years to help latinos get what they want? FIVE MORE YEARS! Gads this below slug slime is arrogant!
http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2012/02/23/president-obama-my-presidency-not-over-i-ve-got-another-five-years
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From what I hear, the heater doesn’t run off the battery. You just have to keep the flames under control.
That is a good solution, considering they are not good enough to use as toilet paper and too stiff for nose blowing.
Makes you wonder doesn’t it. When you combine the memo from JNap about vets and tea party types becoming terrorists, JNap monitoring sites like this one and Druge and the bill Obama signed allowing him to arrest and hold without trial or charges American citizens arrested in America for possible terrorist activities, it would not surprise me if we were all rounded up say mid October and held till just after the election. If we are being detained we cant vote.
Rand Paul…VP? I could live with that!
WTF??? Who authorized this? Can Obama just spend that kind of OUR money without any kind of process? What about Congress? If Obama is removing Congress from their Constitutional duties, isn’t that TREASON? Come on, folks…how much more do we need to hear about this traitor? He is an ENEMY of this country! He is getting away with things that should NEVER be possible by ANYONE in this country! This is why we have our Founding Document!! Last I heard, we still have it!
My guess is that this is money tied to Obamacare.
IF Romney did cut a deal with Ron Paul to get Rand Paul on the ticket all I can say is that it is smart of Romney. I like Rand Paul alot (as I am sure many do) and it could only help Romney get more support if he wins the nominee (though I still hope that doesnt happen).
On February 23, 2012 at 11:24 am, happyscrapper said:
Not really. To be a truly good suggestion, a terrorist should be tied to each one first.
I can’t believe they still have the ability to go ahead with the obmacare agenda even though it is in the Supreme Court! There should be a HOLD on this! What if it is overturned (please GOD!). What about all the crap that has already gone through? This will be very hard to reverse.
Has ANYONE read the entire bill and reported on it? I mean, the WHOLE THING? A true patriot with an open mind must do this. Does anyone still even know what is in this bill? The harm to this country is becoming more clear every day and like a speeding train, it will be almost impossible to stop and reverse!
happy, I have a feeling that it will take years and years to see where all the tentacles on bhocare are! The fact sebelius can do as she dang well pleases and the irs will be able to do their thing goes on for years to un-do?
This bhocare bill has got to be the worse bill ever to harm the citizens in America’s history when passed, IMO.
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Five years, huh? Hmmm, seems eerily familiar:
The Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the
SovietUnionUnited Socialist States of America (USSRUSSA)i am pretty sure that is Obama’s idea on pushing to implement as much as he can as quickly as he can.
I’ve avoided having hip work done, I understand after you have hip problems no one wants to breed with you.
Just kidding, after the TSA turns the scanners up to confirm you’re not a terrorist you won’t have to worry about breeding anyway.
Here is just another thing that parents need to be aware of that kids are doing. Please keep on top of what the kids are doing people. I do so feel sorry for parents and g-parents now with all the krap going on the kids can be doing.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/02/22/20120222oregon-teen-girl-dies-after-inhaling-helium-party.html
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And as everyone expected, Obama blames everyone but his policies for the gas prices and even doubles down on his policies as a way out of the mess:
Of course, she had a head start on being stupid:
Just your typical weekend partying for 14 year olds these days.
You are right, parents need to be keenly aware of what their children are doing and who they associate with, and provide the appropriate guidance.
Well naturally, Dear Leader is perfect and awesome in brilliance, so it follows that his policies are perfect, therefore, the problem cannot be his polices, it HAS to be everyone else. After, what, 3+ years and they still don’t get it, so of course he has to double down!
“I WON! People, what part of that do you not understand?!!!”
The portraits should appear in chronological order, even during renovation.
How many Afghan villages have been destroyed so far in reprisal?
This wouldn’t have happened had I been President on 9/11.
Of course, if Rand Paul was the Veep, I think there’s some law that would prevent his father from being the Sec Treasury or the Fed Chairman. It dates back to (and was in response) to Pres JFK and Atty Gen RFK.
Which is why it will not be reversed.
The fix was in when they agreed in their secret meeting before Usurpation Day that SCOTUS would not challenge The Usurpation.
We have surrendered the Constitution.
@happyscrapper – I’ve been saying WTF? ever since, and before, Obama took office.
WTF were the American people thinking electing this guy??