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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Ex-Muslim’s college speech disrupted by arson
   Information piece by Offsite (12/5/09)

Author Nonie Darwish, whose new book warns of the advance of Islamic law in the West, completed a scheduled speech at Boston University but not without the interruption of an apparent arson in a nearby restroom.

E-mail stirs fears of hijacking ‘dry run’
   Terrorism piece by Offsite (12/5/09)

Airline response leaves questions unanswered - An airline is fending off charges fueled by a widely circulated e-mail that an incident on a flight from Atlanta to Houston, reported by news media as minor, actually bore the marks of a “dry run” by Muslim terrorists.

A Tale of Two Presidents: How Media Treated Bush’s Unemployment #‘s Compared to Obama’s
   MSM piece by Warner Todd Huston (12/5/09)

It never ceases to amaze me how differently the Old Media treats Republican presidents compared to how they treat Democrat Presidents during times of unemployment reporting. Today, in the vaunted era of Obama, the unemployment numbers for November 2009 have come out and it shows some of the highest unemployment numbers since the Great Depression. Despite that the Old Media seems to be playing this as a sign of optimism. Such optimism was decidedly not in the cards when that same Old Media was reporting rates during Bush’s years, however.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Pakistan Rawalpindi mosque suicide attack kills many
   Terrorism piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

[Pakistan Taliban] Militants are said to have killed at least 35 people, including 17 children, at a mosque near the Pakistani army’s headquarters in Rawalpindi.

Castrocare comes to America
   Socialism piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

For the longest time, I wondered why there always seemed to be such a large audience for those stupid and disgusting movies about zombies. But after seeing how many people lined up in support of Obamacare, I realized it was because so many Americans, in and out of Congress, had good reason to totally identify with the undead. Like those lurching creatures in the movies, they, too, desperately require brains, not to satisfy their insatiable hunger, but simply in order to think clearly.

Chris Matthews’ Freudian slip
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

Every now and then a comment by one of the Obama faction’s “puppet media” figureheads reveals more than intended about the faction’s deeply inimical view of America. Commenting on the West Point venue for Obama’s transparently deceptive speech on the deployment of additional U.S. troop to Afghanistan, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews observed that Obama “went to maybe the enemy camp tonight to make his case.“ Though a storm of criticism has led to the usual expressions of sorrow and phony repentance for his use of the term, it was, at the very least, a telling “Freudian slip,“ offering a glimpse of the core mentality that alone makes sense of the Obama faction’s otherwise incomprehensibly destructive policies for the nation.

Navy: Iran able to shut down oil route
   Middle East piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

The U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence has confirmed that Iran can shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz through which more than 30 percent of the world’s oil supplies pass, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.

Eminent Domain Month Continues: Kelo No Help For Columbia’s Plans
   Big Brother piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

The last few weeks have been hot and heavy on the Eminent Domain front. We had news about the fallout from the Supreme Court’s 2005 Kelo decision; a big ruling for private developers in the Brooklyn Atlantic Yards case; and arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court over whether Florida’s beach renourishment program constitutes a “taking.“

Supreme Court To Hear Pivotal Sarbanes-Oxley Case Monday, Dec.7
   Government piece by Press Release: Christine Hall (12/4/09)

Future of Accounting Regulation and Gov’t Abuse of Power at Stake - Washington, D.C., December 4, 2009 - On Monday, December 7th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of much of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Gibbs: Don’t Confuse Copenhagen-bound Obama With Global Warming Facts
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

Despite the unfolding international “climate change” scandal involving the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit, President Barack Obama’s ideological presuppositions on global warming remain unshaken, and he will still happily attend the Copenhagen global warming conference.

The War On Cops
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

The left’s police-hating chickens are coming home to roost. While partisan liberals have gone out of their way to blame conservative media and the Tea Party movement for creating a “climate of hate,“ they are silent on the cultural and literal war on cops that has raged for decades—and escalated tragically this year.

Navy Seals Could Face Year in Prison Over Alleged Punching of Terrorist Suspect
   Political Correctness piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

The Terrorist Is Suspected of Masterminding Fallujah Murders - (CNSNews) - The Navy Seals facing court martial for the alleged abuse of a terror suspect arrested for killing four Americans face up to a year in military confinement, discharge for bad conduct, and forfeiture of two-thirds of their pay for a year, if convicted, according to defense attorneys.

Unions Railroading Florida’s Rail Project
   Unions piece by Warner Todd Huston (12/4/09)

Florida is right now at the vanguard of a new railroad project that could bring good news to those that care about solving bloated state budgets, common sense employment laws, and cutting the corruption that comes with unions by pushing for a non-union workforce(1) with its proposed intrastate rail system. And the unions are incensed, naturally.

Times they are a changin’
   Information piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

Robert Ringer sees Glenn Beck as key in battle against big government - After the League of American Voters ran ads in Arkansas, North Dakota and Maine, the under-30 crowd changed its tune and now opposes the Democrats’ Orwellian legislation by an eye-opening 65-25. Which proves again that what I first wrote about in 1979 in “Restoring the American Dream” is true: Short of a violent counterrevolution, education of the masses is the key to defeating the progressive movement to socialize America.

Judge: Parents bigots for opposing ‘gay’ lessons
   EdukShun piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

A judge has attacked parents, suggesting they are bigots for seeking to opt-out their elementary-age children from a mandatory controversial pro-homosexual curriculum, according to a non-profit law firm.

U.N. stands on plan to shut down reporters
   Information Police piece by Offsite (12/4/09)

The media coordinator for the United Nations’ global warming summit in Copenhagen said today he is standing on his decision not to allow a WND senior reporter to cover the event, which has been described as a key step in the founding of a one-world government.

‘Is A World Without Wars Possible?‘
   War piece by James T. Moore (12/4/09)

If it is, it will be the mother of all miracles. If it isn’t, awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to anyone is a tragic joke.

Outlaw Telephone Telemarketing in the United States!
   General piece by J. D. Longstreet (12/4/09)

A few years ago as I sat by my father’s deathbed in the hospital, the phone on his bedside table rang.  I quickly answered it, supposing it to be family inquiring as to his condition.  It wasn’t.  It was a TELEMARKETER!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

If You Are Into Graphics - Xtreme Photo Designer 6 Is An Interesting Tool
   Computers piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (12/3/09)

Xtreme Photo Designer 6 is free from the folks at Magix.  If you’re nuts about being ahead of the curve this ain’t for you.

Iran Demands Nurses In Bolivia Wear Hijabs
   Islam piece by Ann "Babe" Huggett (12/3/09)

On Wednesday, November 24, Iranian demands that female nurses don the hijab in response to Iran’s providing $1.2 million for funding of the new El Alto city hospital in Bolivia sparked a national outcry among women’s rights advocates within Bolivia.  In an international teleconference in La Paz held between Bolivian President, Evo Morales, and Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to celebrate the hospital’s opening, nurses were shown wearing hijabs as part of their new uniform regulations.

Skools Involved Investigate Leaked Climate Docs
   Climate Change piece by Offsite (12/3/09)

Leaked climate docs: the schools involved investigate - The infamous trove of documents hacked from the University of East Anglia’s Climactic Research Unit (CRU) has now prompted the head of the group to temporarily stand aside as university administrators arrange for an independent inquiry into the matter. Penn State, home of another researcher (Michael Mann) whose correspondence was included in the leak, will apparently consider whether a formal inquiry is required.

‘Bernanke’s Fed: Financial Firefighters or Arsonists?‘
   Economics piece by AynRandInstitute: Alex Epstein (12/3/09)

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2009—As the Federal Reserve prepares for Ben Bernanke’s confirmation hearing today, a recent Rasmussen poll shows that just 21 percent of Americans believe that President Obama should appoint the chairman to another four-year term. Many criticize Bernanke and the Fed for failing to sufficiently regulate markets in the lead-up to the crisis—a criticism Bernanke accepts.

In Asia There is the Spirit of Christmas - No Atheist Hate or ACLU Litigation
   Political Correctness piece by Thomas D. Segel (12/3/09)

Harlingen, Texas, December 2, 2009:  The month of December has arrived and with it comes the annual attacks on Christmas by the atheist movement and their legal/political arm, the ACLU.  For some reason, the Nativity, songs of joy and the celebration of the Christ Child’s birth bring out the rage and open hatred of many people across the United States.

Chair for climate e-mail review
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (12/3/09)

Sir Muir Russell will head an independent review into the e-mails leaked from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) in Norwich, UK.

‘Does “ClimateGate” expose weird science or political propaganda?‘
   Global Warming piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Byron Schlomach (12/3/09)

Twenty years ago a biologist showed me a graph from a peer-reviewed scientific journal that showed an alarming increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. Then I noticed the graph’s scale was logarithmic and made even small increases look exaggerated. I’ve been skeptical of the science behind global warming ever since.

EPA Poised to Issue Economy-Killing Energy Regulations
   GreeenIsm piece by Press Release: Christine Hall (12/3/09)

CEI Demands EPA Stop Plans to Regulate Greenhouse Gases in Wake of Climategate Fraud - Washington, DC, December 3, 2009 - In the wake of the burgeoning Climategate fraud scandal, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) on Wednesday filed an emergency petition demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency stop its plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act, pending a complete investigation.

NPR covers Climategate ... sort of
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (12/3/09)

National Public Radio recently reported on the e-mails “stolen” from a British climate laboratory.

‘Inconvenient truths, or convenient lies?‘
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (12/3/09)

The sordid revelations discovered in recently leaked e-mails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit further confirm what many of us have long suspected regarding the global-warming hoax: that elitists are cherry picking data, rigging peer reviews, ignoring pertinent facts and using “tricks.“ All of this in an effort toward perpetuating a myth of manmade global warming to sell the world on a Chicken Little “The Sky is Falling” scenario.

Tea-party explosion! Movement blasts off
   The Republic piece by Offsite (12/3/09)

After marching on Capitol Hill with little positive response from lawmakers, America’s tea-party movement is now putting President Obama himself on notice.

Microsoft mucks up Windows 7 licensing
   Computers piece by Offsite (12/3/09)

Windows 7 is a great product with relatively few foibles, but there’s one major Win7 mess that has me seeing red. - The licensing terms for the new version of Windows are inconsistent, inaccurate, and downright inane - assuming you can wade through Microsoft’s legalese in the first place.