NRO notices a pattern of tweets against the NRA.
Real people or spambots using the same pattern of targets?
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Facebook quote of the week
Ever have one of those days when you wish you could put a gag on some people???? Maybe it's just Monday.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Precision guided tweets
Ace isn't impressed by the State Department's arsenal of hashtags.
The EU knew that they too would only offer Strongly Worded Tweets, should Ukraine depose Yanukuvich and Russia in turn invade Urkaine. Which is why they attempted to discourage Ukraine from doing that.
The American President, on the other hand, urged Ukraine to do just that, without telling them that should Russia begin shooting bullets into Ukrainians, the Ukranians could expect America to respond with Precision-Guided Tweets.
Don't think Putin has been impressed either.
The EU knew that they too would only offer Strongly Worded Tweets, should Ukraine depose Yanukuvich and Russia in turn invade Urkaine. Which is why they attempted to discourage Ukraine from doing that.
The American President, on the other hand, urged Ukraine to do just that, without telling them that should Russia begin shooting bullets into Ukrainians, the Ukranians could expect America to respond with Precision-Guided Tweets.
Don't think Putin has been impressed either.
A litany of failure
Rush noticed today that Commentary's Peter Wehner has come around to the "Obama as failure" side.
By now, nearly five and a half years into the Obama presidency, objective people can draw reasonable conclusions, among which are these: Barack Obama was among the least prepared men to ever serve as presidency. It shows. He has been overmatched by events right from the start. He is an excellent campaigner but unusually inept when it comes to governing.
Republicans can't wait to push the reset button.
By now, nearly five and a half years into the Obama presidency, objective people can draw reasonable conclusions, among which are these: Barack Obama was among the least prepared men to ever serve as presidency. It shows. He has been overmatched by events right from the start. He is an excellent campaigner but unusually inept when it comes to governing.
Republicans can't wait to push the reset button.
Nerds
Larry Correia has an interesting post about angry liberals going crazy because he was nominated - one of several choices - for a science fiction book award.
You can enjoy the long or short versions:
The short one -
You can enjoy the long or short versions:
The short one -
- I said a chunk of the Hugo voters are biased toward the left, and put the author’s politics far ahead of the quality of the work. Those openly on the right are sabotaged. This was denied.
- So I got some right wingers on the ballot.
- The biased voters immediately got all outraged and mobilized to do exactly what I said they’d do.
- Point made.
Getting back to the story
The left thinks they can ignore Cliven Bundy's claim against the government due to his comments.
The DaTech Guy has some other ideas to return the focus to the Bureau of Land Management.
The DaTech Guy has some other ideas to return the focus to the Bureau of Land Management.
Weekend watchdog
Tis the season for night racing.
NASCAR is in the midst of four night races - plus the all-star weekend - in five events. The lights will be on in Richmond Saturday on Fox at 7 p.m.
Seven different drivers won in the first seven races, with Kevin Harvick becoming the first repeat winner at Darlington under the lights two weeks ago. The month of May features a night race in Kansas before the all-star race and Coke 600 in Charlotte Memorial Day weekend.
The Nationwide drivers hit the track Friday on ESPNews at 7 p.m.
NBC Sports network carries the Indy Car circuit from Alabama Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
The NBA and NHL playoffs reach the middle of the first round contests this weekend. Washington, up two games to none, hosts Chicago Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN and Comcast. ESPN2 offers the Raptors heading to Brooklyn at 7 p.m., and ESPN has Houston-Portland at 10:30 p.m.
TNT has the Hawks and Pacers Saturday at 2 p.m., followed by Spurs-Mavericks. The Bobcats host the Heat Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN, and the Grizzlies take on the Thunder in the nightcap.
ABC's Sunday doubleheader starts with the Wizards and Bulls at 1 p.m. The Clippers and Warriors tangle at 3:30 p.m., then it's off to TNT for the Raptors facing the Nets at 7 p.m. and Rockets battling the TrailBlazers at 9:30 p.m.
On the ice, the Flyers and Rangers play the fourth game of their series Friday at 7 p.m. on CNBC. The Blackhawks face the Blues on NBC Sports network at 8 p.m., then the Stars visit the Ducks at 10:30 p.m. NBC plans Red Wings-Bruins Saturday at 3 p.m., and NBC Sports network brings the Blue Jackets against Penguins at 7 p.m. followed by Wild-Avalanche.
The Rangers and Flyers return to New York Sunday at noon on NBC and the Blues and Blackhawks battle at 3 p.m. It's Game 6 between the Ducks and Stars on NBC Sports network at 8 p.m.
The Orioles host Kansas City over the weekend on MASN, while the Nationals continue a set with San Diego on MASN2.
ESPN has the Yankees against Angels Sunday at 8 p.m., and the teams meet on FoxSports1 Saturday at 1 p.m. The Pirates and Cardinals battle at 4 p.m.
On the college diamond, Comcast has three games on Saturday. They start in the ACC with Georgia Tech against North Carolina State at 1 p.m., then it's Georgia at Vanderbilt at 4 p.m. Clemson faces Miami at 7 p.m.
South Carolina faces Alabama Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPN.
Arena Football comes to ESPN2 Sunday at 4 p.m., with Iowa facing Philadelphia.
New Orleans hosts the PGA tour for the Zurich Classic Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. on CBS.
Manchester United meets Norwich City in Premier League action on NBC Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Everton takes on Southampton on NBC Sports network at 7:45 a.m., then Stoke City battles Tottenham Hotspur at 10 a.m. There's three more games Sunday, starting Sunderland against Cardiff City at 7 a.m. Liverpool clashes with Chelsea at 9 a.m. before Crystal Palace faces Manchester City.
Comcast offers the ACC women's lacrosse tournament, with the semifinals Friday at 1 and 3 p.m. and the final Sunday at 1 p.m.
Baylor hosts Kansas in college softball on MASN2 Saturday at 4 p.m.
NBC Sports network has the Penn Relays Saturday at noon and Drake Relays at 3 p.m.
NASCAR is in the midst of four night races - plus the all-star weekend - in five events. The lights will be on in Richmond Saturday on Fox at 7 p.m.
Seven different drivers won in the first seven races, with Kevin Harvick becoming the first repeat winner at Darlington under the lights two weeks ago. The month of May features a night race in Kansas before the all-star race and Coke 600 in Charlotte Memorial Day weekend.
The Nationwide drivers hit the track Friday on ESPNews at 7 p.m.
NBC Sports network carries the Indy Car circuit from Alabama Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
The NBA and NHL playoffs reach the middle of the first round contests this weekend. Washington, up two games to none, hosts Chicago Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN and Comcast. ESPN2 offers the Raptors heading to Brooklyn at 7 p.m., and ESPN has Houston-Portland at 10:30 p.m.
TNT has the Hawks and Pacers Saturday at 2 p.m., followed by Spurs-Mavericks. The Bobcats host the Heat Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN, and the Grizzlies take on the Thunder in the nightcap.
ABC's Sunday doubleheader starts with the Wizards and Bulls at 1 p.m. The Clippers and Warriors tangle at 3:30 p.m., then it's off to TNT for the Raptors facing the Nets at 7 p.m. and Rockets battling the TrailBlazers at 9:30 p.m.
On the ice, the Flyers and Rangers play the fourth game of their series Friday at 7 p.m. on CNBC. The Blackhawks face the Blues on NBC Sports network at 8 p.m., then the Stars visit the Ducks at 10:30 p.m. NBC plans Red Wings-Bruins Saturday at 3 p.m., and NBC Sports network brings the Blue Jackets against Penguins at 7 p.m. followed by Wild-Avalanche.
The Rangers and Flyers return to New York Sunday at noon on NBC and the Blues and Blackhawks battle at 3 p.m. It's Game 6 between the Ducks and Stars on NBC Sports network at 8 p.m.
The Orioles host Kansas City over the weekend on MASN, while the Nationals continue a set with San Diego on MASN2.
ESPN has the Yankees against Angels Sunday at 8 p.m., and the teams meet on FoxSports1 Saturday at 1 p.m. The Pirates and Cardinals battle at 4 p.m.
On the college diamond, Comcast has three games on Saturday. They start in the ACC with Georgia Tech against North Carolina State at 1 p.m., then it's Georgia at Vanderbilt at 4 p.m. Clemson faces Miami at 7 p.m.
South Carolina faces Alabama Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPN.
Arena Football comes to ESPN2 Sunday at 4 p.m., with Iowa facing Philadelphia.
New Orleans hosts the PGA tour for the Zurich Classic Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. on CBS.
Manchester United meets Norwich City in Premier League action on NBC Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Everton takes on Southampton on NBC Sports network at 7:45 a.m., then Stoke City battles Tottenham Hotspur at 10 a.m. There's three more games Sunday, starting Sunderland against Cardiff City at 7 a.m. Liverpool clashes with Chelsea at 9 a.m. before Crystal Palace faces Manchester City.
Comcast offers the ACC women's lacrosse tournament, with the semifinals Friday at 1 and 3 p.m. and the final Sunday at 1 p.m.
Baylor hosts Kansas in college softball on MASN2 Saturday at 4 p.m.
NBC Sports network has the Penn Relays Saturday at noon and Drake Relays at 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
The Super Collider Collision
CBS will be having big bangs on Thursday in the fall - but where will Big Bang Theory be seen?
The Thursday night schedule starts with the Steelers at Ravens at 8:25 p.m. - definitely a big bang collision.
They just have to find room for Penny and Leonard.
The Thursday night schedule starts with the Steelers at Ravens at 8:25 p.m. - definitely a big bang collision.
They just have to find room for Penny and Leonard.
Think you have it rough?
The Federalist compares the tough lives of American women to the problems faced by women around the world.
It's Happy Meals vs. kidnapping.
Banning bossy vs. banning driving.
It's no contest.
American women have it tougher - comparing their small problems to the rest of the world.
It's Happy Meals vs. kidnapping.
Banning bossy vs. banning driving.
It's no contest.
American women have it tougher - comparing their small problems to the rest of the world.
What about the real issue?
Liberals are trying to use racist statements by Cliven Bundy to weaken support for the rancher.
Which raises the question.
Should his opinions disqualify him from his livelihood?
If not, why the fuss?
If so, then anyone can lose their livelihood at the whim of government or the crowd.
The man wanted to be left alone to continue the family tradition of raising cattle.
The government thought the west was tamed, and now didn't need ranchers to help watch the land.
Can you depend on government or can you lose your livelihood when they change their minds?
You'd think liberals would want to support the man against the power.
Which raises the question.
Should his opinions disqualify him from his livelihood?
If not, why the fuss?
If so, then anyone can lose their livelihood at the whim of government or the crowd.
The man wanted to be left alone to continue the family tradition of raising cattle.
The government thought the west was tamed, and now didn't need ranchers to help watch the land.
Can you depend on government or can you lose your livelihood when they change their minds?
You'd think liberals would want to support the man against the power.
See the circus
A circus is coming to town next week.
Not just Ringling Brothers.
The anti-circus whiners will be there too.
When heading into the arena, remind your children not to point at the protesters and laugh.
Not just Ringling Brothers.
The anti-circus whiners will be there too.
When heading into the arena, remind your children not to point at the protesters and laugh.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Hail to Haley
Poor liberals at Think Progress.
They think they've found the worst ad of the 2014 political season already.
I wonder if they thought before they whined.
South Carolina's Nikki Haley leads by 15 points in polls.
It's early in the political season, and only junkies are watching ads now.
And it's South Carolina, where Republicans have held the state house all but four years since 1987.
I'd think Haley, her staff and the Republican Governors Association know the voters they are trying to reach in South Carolina.
A worst ad for liberals probably boosts Haley's likely re-election.
They think they've found the worst ad of the 2014 political season already.
I wonder if they thought before they whined.
South Carolina's Nikki Haley leads by 15 points in polls.
It's early in the political season, and only junkies are watching ads now.
And it's South Carolina, where Republicans have held the state house all but four years since 1987.
I'd think Haley, her staff and the Republican Governors Association know the voters they are trying to reach in South Carolina.
A worst ad for liberals probably boosts Haley's likely re-election.
Plan your fall
The NFL brought out its 2014 schedule Wednesday.
Both games between the Ravens and Steelers will be in primetime.
And welcome back Saturday football the weekend before Christmas.
Both games between the Ravens and Steelers will be in primetime.
And welcome back Saturday football the weekend before Christmas.
Hillary, the delicate flower
Erick Erickson offended liberals while hosting Rush's radio show Tuesday.
“She’s going to be old!” Erickson noted. “I don’t know how far back they can pull her face!” he added.
“Can I say that on the air? I don’t know. Maybe I shouldn’t,” Erickson continued. “You know what I mean, though!”
You can't be mean to Hillary.
Just because she'll be 69 in November 2016, you can't say she'll be old.
The coming election won't be pretty.
“She’s going to be old!” Erickson noted. “I don’t know how far back they can pull her face!” he added.
“Can I say that on the air? I don’t know. Maybe I shouldn’t,” Erickson continued. “You know what I mean, though!”
You can't be mean to Hillary.
Just because she'll be 69 in November 2016, you can't say she'll be old.
The coming election won't be pretty.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Saving the worst for last
The New York Times waits until the final two paragraphs to explain a major problem with Obamacare - the incentive to stay on subsidies instead of working and making more money.
And now that she has health insurance for the first time, she has already begun worrying about losing it. Might she have to give it up if her income grows and her subsidy shrinks?
And now that she has health insurance for the first time, she has already begun worrying about losing it. Might she have to give it up if her income grows and her subsidy shrinks?
“If work picks back up and I jump right back up there,” she said, “then I’m stuck.”
If she stays on the subsidy, then the people are stuck with the bill.
Hail to the victors valiant
The Supreme Court let the Michigan voters have their say Tuesday - not overturning the 2006 electoral decision on discrimination.
Time to move on - but I doubt MSNBC will.
Time to move on - but I doubt MSNBC will.
Going to the senior specials together
Via Instapundit, news of a rise in people ages 50-64 moving back in with their parents.
For seven years through 2012, the number of Californians aged 50 to 64 who live in their parents' homes swelled 67.6% to about 194,000, according to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development.
The jump is almost exclusively the result of financial hardship caused by the recession rather than for other reasons, such as the need to care for aging parents, said Steven P. Wallace, a UCLA professor of public health who crunched the data.
Wonder if they have curfews again?
For seven years through 2012, the number of Californians aged 50 to 64 who live in their parents' homes swelled 67.6% to about 194,000, according to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development.
The jump is almost exclusively the result of financial hardship caused by the recession rather than for other reasons, such as the need to care for aging parents, said Steven P. Wallace, a UCLA professor of public health who crunched the data.
Wonder if they have curfews again?
A good career
A longtime Baltimore newscaster - Don Scott - has announced his plans to retire this summer.
While in high school, I talked with him at a career fair about working in broadcasting.
That was 35 years ago.
I went into the newspaper business, but obviously Scott knew plenty about being successful in his career.
While in high school, I talked with him at a career fair about working in broadcasting.
That was 35 years ago.
I went into the newspaper business, but obviously Scott knew plenty about being successful in his career.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Guesses, based on too little data
Megan McArdle tries to tease some information out of the latest Obamacare numbers.
The good news is that pretty soon, we’ll find out what the insurers are thinking; they’ll start filing some of their preliminary rate increases in a couple of weeks. My guess would be that those increases will be modest in places such as New York, which had a lot of signups -- and had also nearly destroyed its private insurance market, so that almost any reform would have been an improvement. My guess would be that in other places, where the signups are too old or too few, premiums will jump sharply.
The debate continues.
The good news is that pretty soon, we’ll find out what the insurers are thinking; they’ll start filing some of their preliminary rate increases in a couple of weeks. My guess would be that those increases will be modest in places such as New York, which had a lot of signups -- and had also nearly destroyed its private insurance market, so that almost any reform would have been an improvement. My guess would be that in other places, where the signups are too old or too few, premiums will jump sharply.
The debate continues.
The word for today is "dilute"
My 13-year-old likes the Kool-Aid liquid that you squirt into a bottle of water.
He wondered what the liquid tasted like straight.
He checked the label for safety, to see if you shouldn't do that.
He saw "Always Dilute" on the side of the package.
He wasn't sure what "dilute" meant.
He learned after taking a sip of the liquid.
It's good to learn new words.
He wondered what the liquid tasted like straight.
He checked the label for safety, to see if you shouldn't do that.
He saw "Always Dilute" on the side of the package.
He wasn't sure what "dilute" meant.
He learned after taking a sip of the liquid.
It's good to learn new words.
Guess who's out of the will
Washington Post shares an interesting question - do you have to carry your child on your insurance until they turn 26?
No.
For the daughter who said the law requires it, it's doesn't require you staying in the will.
No.
For the daughter who said the law requires it, it's doesn't require you staying in the will.
Posting what you don't understand
Over at Ace, they blast a post by Vox that goes completely opposite of their political philosophy.
If your entire worldview is based on greater concentration of political power over the economy and the incentives under which individuals operate, wouldn't you look at those 4 points alone and either say, "What an idiot this guy is!" or "Hmmm....I may need to evaluate my thinking on everything."?
How can you read those words and think, "Yes! This guy nails it and oh by the way, society should be organized in such a way as to ignore everything he just said"?
If your entire worldview is based on greater concentration of political power over the economy and the incentives under which individuals operate, wouldn't you look at those 4 points alone and either say, "What an idiot this guy is!" or "Hmmm....I may need to evaluate my thinking on everything."?
How can you read those words and think, "Yes! This guy nails it and oh by the way, society should be organized in such a way as to ignore everything he just said"?
Sunday, April 20, 2014
At the cross
But no matter where you fall within the Christian sphere there is one issue that can’t be ducked, dodged or hidden if you claim Christianity you are confronted with Easter, Jesus died for our sins and after three days rose from the dead.
It is this, and NOT Christmas that is the center of our belief, if Christ doesn’t die for our sins, our debt is not paid, and if he doesn’t rise again our eternal life is not achieved.
Even decorated with flowers, the cross stands out.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Ice, ice baby
Powerline finds the picture of ice coverage of the Great Lakes - a month into spring.
Few recreational boats act like icebreakers - so it might be a while before they enjoy the lakes.
Few recreational boats act like icebreakers - so it might be a while before they enjoy the lakes.
More trouble? How?
Legal Insurrection wonders how Elizabeth Warren's new book will be received by the Cherokee women whom she receives to meet.
They are ready for the book signings.
“We would still like to meet with Senator Warren and share information with her. She’s in a position to make a difference for American Indians if she would be willing to meet with us and listen to our concerns. It’s just my opinion, but I think it would be an opportunity to take something negative from the past and turn it into something positive for the future.”
They are ready for the book signings.
“We would still like to meet with Senator Warren and share information with her. She’s in a position to make a difference for American Indians if she would be willing to meet with us and listen to our concerns. It’s just my opinion, but I think it would be an opportunity to take something negative from the past and turn it into something positive for the future.”
Facebook quote of the week
According to the 9 citations I got for trespassing and peeping, "Neighborhood Watch" is not what I thought it was...
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