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Officer Crowley, Stimulus Funding Machine?
Recovery & Reinvestment?
USA Today columnist blames Peeping Tom victim
Erin Andrews is an ESPN reporter. Some sick person planted hidden cameras in her hotel room and splashed video of her while she was dressing all over the Internet.
Andrews happens to be young, beautiful, and a stylish dresser — prompting USA Today columnist Christine Brennan to write on Twitter that Andrews is essentially to blame [...]
Cronkite’s offensive history
Diana West tells you the way it really was.
“It’s better to have a product based on quality and thoughtfulness rather than try to jam something through.”
Sez Harry Reid now in his announcement that there will be no health care takeover bill until after the August recess:
“It’s better to have a product based on quality and thoughtfulness rather than try to jam something through.”
Gee, if only they had that attitude before they jammed through all the bailouts, the porkulus, [...]
Back in business
Sorry for the down time. Hot Air and mm.com had some database server issues. We’re back!
Sunday open thread
I’m on a weekend getaway unplugged with family in the Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s gorgeous.
Talk amongst yourselves.
Irena Marie Peitz, R.I.P.
Please take a moment to read about and watch the story of Irena Marie Peitz, daughter of reader Brian. Baby Irena was born on July 6, 2009 and passed away on July 10, 2009. Life is precious. Never forget:
Untitled from Kateri Reyes on Vimeo.
Breaking: Shots fired near Senate building
Cable TV reporting shots fired/police chase near the Senate building in Washington, D.C.
Fox News: Started at Union Station, Mercedes chased through streets.
Government Sachs’ golden profits
To the cronies go the spoils. So it was during the Bush administration. So it is during the Age of Hope and Change:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc said quarterly earnings surged 33 percent on blowout trading results, trouncing expectations and putting the bank on pace for windfall bonuses that could draw more unwanted public scrutiny.
The [...]
Requiem for a teleprompter
Photoshop credit: David A Stein
One of President Obama’s teleprompters met an untimely death today.
R.I.P.
I hear Sheila Jackson-Lee is working on a congressional resolution honoring TOTUS.
The White House has not yet decided on an open- or closed-casket viewing.
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Flashback: Fun with TOTUS
Alert: Car czar Steven “Chooch” Rattner is leaving; probes intensify
Hmmm. Maybe the SEC investigation is catching up to car czar Steven “Chooch” Rattner. He’s leaving his post to “return to private life.”
Reuters has the alert:
Steven Rattner is leaving as the day-to-day head of the U.S. autos task force that oversaw bankruptcy at General Motors Corp and Chrysler Group, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on [...]
Saturday open thread
Cleaning. Griling. Cleaning some more.
What are you up to this weekend?
Photo of the day
Huevos.
Sunday open thread
Gone fishin’. Talk amongst yourselves!
Sunday open thread
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.
A reader sends a music video about the amazing father-son duo, Team Hoyt (background here):
A 10-year-old girl’s wish before dying
Up.
Sunday open thread: Happy Flag Day & Happy Birthday Army
Family time for me. Talk amongst yourselves!
Reminder: It’s Flag Day and the Army’s Birthday. Celebrate!
Stephen Tyrone Johns: Guard, father, hero
Here is more on Holocaust Museum security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns, the gentle giant who was murdered by the racist whackjob yesterday. Via the Washington Post:
“A soft-spoken, gentle giant,” said Milton Talley, a former employee of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, where Johns was killed yesterday in the line of duty — shot, authorities said, [...]
On the road again
Heading home soon after a lovely time at Wellesley. The College Republican women there are steel magnolias. Bright, beautiful, charming, fiercely conservative, and fearless. Thanks to the CRs and YAF for sponsoring the event.
Fun fact: Conservative professors do exist at Wellesley. Real ones. Really!
Atlantis Liftoff Still On Schedule
Here’s a thread for my fellow space geeks. The shuttle Atlantis is still on schedule for a 2 p.m. ET liftoff, beginning its mission to repair the Hubble telescope. You can watch the launch prep and the launch itself here.
There’s so much debris up there now that a stand-by shuttle is also on the launch [...]
Where in the world
Headed to Boston for a speech at Wellesley. Should be fun. Doug Powers will be guest-blogging here again and I’ll pop in after I land.
Video break: The Nanny Tax Rap
Sin tax-mania!
Rush is wrong?
Barking up the wrong tree?
MSNBC vs. local weatherman
Bill Steffen is the Chief Meteorologist for WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Living 30 miles or so east of Grand Rapids, I see Bill’s forecasts on occasion — most often at this time of year, when severe spring weather is rolling through.
But Steffen, an over 30-year meteorology veteran, has made some fine contributions to his [...]
Saturday open thread
Busy today! What’s on your minds?
Back in business!
Both michellemalkin.com and hotair.com were down this morning. Not sure what the cause was, but our tech team has us both back up and running again.
Thank you for your patience.
Now, let’s get back to the “rightwing extremist Internet chatter,” shall we?
Blessed Easter, a thank-you note, and a plug
Today I’m going to be spending some time with my family, as I hope all of you are, but I wanted to wish you all a very happy Easter and to thank all of Michelle’s readers for continuing to read and comment during Michelle’s brief hiatus. This is my last day of filling in, and [...]
Pirates seize U.S.-owned, Italy flagged tugboat
As the US Navy in on scene working to resolve one pirate/hostage standoff, another has apparently developed:
NAIROBI, April 11 (Reuters) – Pirates seized a U.S.-owned and Italian-flagged tugboat with 16 crew on Saturday in the latest hijacking in the busy Gulf of Aden waterway, a regional maritime group said.
Andrew Mwangura, of the Mombasa-based East African [...]
Environmentally-friendly restaurant delivers pizza 800 miles for ‘green’ president
Carbon footprint with extra cheese
Where in the world
Scheduled to appear on Fox&Friends this morning at the usual 8:15am Eastern.
Breakfast: Circle K coffee and one of those huge coffee cake thingies.
You?
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