Jan

26

Google Trends: For One Brief, Shining Moment, I Was More Popular Than Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day

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The always supportive and excellent blogger Vicki McClure Davidson at the Frugal Cafe Blog Zone was good enough to make this catch. At one point in the Google search trends yesterday, yours truly was the 9th most popular search term on Google, more popular than “Gary Coleman’s mug shot” (13) and “bubble wrap appreciation day” [...]

Jan

26

The Malaise in the Mirror

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This photo has been making the rounds lately: Missourah made the picture a little more realistic: And Treacher has a nice little running dialogue about what’s going through Obama’s mind at that moment. Somewhat on-topic, I’d like to ask Obama this question: **What exactly is “great one-term president,” and what would make that greatness so [...]

Jan

26

Climate Summit Lousy for Environment, But Worse For Taxpayers

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That congressional junket to Denmark for the “climate summit”? Yeah, that was not only horrible for the environment, but it cost taxpayers over million dollars: Our investigation found that the congressional delegation was so large, it needed three military jets: two 737′s and a Gulfstream Five — up to 64 passengers — traveling in luxurious [...]

Jan

25

Obama Takes ‘Saluting for Dummies’ Crash Course

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The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you’ve got it made. Jean Giraudoux ***** Politico reports that President Obama retained the services of an aide to help teach him how to properly salute, and the president practices often. Look for this to culminated in a book called “Saluting for Dummies.” I’d [...]

Jan

25

The John Edwards Sex Tape and Other Things I Never Want to See

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When I first heard of the possible existence of a John Edwards sex tape, I thought it might be one we’ve already seen — you know, the one that was produced back in 2004: But no, it turns out that this alleged tape stars Edwards and Rielle Hunter. Really though, what do you expect when [...]

Jan

25

Sean Penn Praises U.S. Military!

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Celebutard actor Sean Penn went to save the day in New Orleans after Katrina, and he’s done the same in Haiti — and at least his boat’s not sinking this time. But the real surprise was that Penn actually offered praise for the U.S. Military — something that can get you excommunicated from the Screen [...]

Jan

25

’12 Angry Teleprompters’: Obama Called For Jury Duty Today

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I’m sure presidents get an exemption, but it sure would have been fun to see a teleprompter in the deliberation room: Obama’s name has popped up on a list for jury duty at the southwest suburban courthouse in Bridgeview on Monday, but it’s a safe bet POTUS won’t show up ‘cuz he has . . [...]

Jan

25

TOTUS-Gate: Did Obama Really Need a Prompter to Talk to Kids?

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Early last week I posted something that made the ‘net rounds fairly quickly (they’re talking about it on Fox News as I write this — Update: Mark Steyn’s sitting in for Rush Limbaugh this week, and thanks to him for mentioning this site as well) — it was a picture of Obama in a classroom [...]

Jan

24

Pah-leeze: Gingrich Says GOP Should Work With Pelosi

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Newt Gingrich, who, according to Newt Gingrich, is a possible presidential candidate in 2012, continues to do his best to shake off any remaining conservative support, if there was any left after this ad. Gingrich says Republicans would be wise at this point to work with Nancy Pelosi. Hey, it’s a boxing technique: When you’ve [...]

Jan

24

Does the Search for ‘Ellie Light’ Lead to Hollywood?

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The mystery of “Who is Ellie Light” continues. The identity of the author of pro-Obama letters to the editor that appeared in almost 50 newspapers around the world remains unknown. I searched the campaign donation databases of both Open Secrets and Newsmeat for Ellie Light, along with the names that “Ellie” could be short for [...]

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