Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. - First Amendment to the United States Constitution
I wish our President would read the Constitution.
Obama: Ruling 'strikes at our democracy'
If the Democrats want to limit the free speech of corporations, then they should propose a amendment to the Constitution.
And if you think corporations shouldn't have free speech rights, then tell me why "Media" corporations (i.e. the "Press") should have unlimited free speech rights while other corporations shouldn't have any.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Fox News Preferred
Fox News Ratings Explode On Scott Brown Victory Night
Fox News was the only one to show both speeches fully.
"The network saw its biggest night since Election Night 2008, averaging a staggering 6.161 million total viewers in primetime. For comparison, that's almost double CNN (1.503 million total viewers), MSNBC (1.138 million total viewers), and HLN (668,000 total viewers) combined."
"Interestingly, both "Hannity" and "On the Record with Greta van Susteren" (6.399 million total viewers) averaged more than the "Jay Leno Show" on NBC (5.994 million total viewers)."
Fox News was the only one to show both speeches fully.
"The network saw its biggest night since Election Night 2008, averaging a staggering 6.161 million total viewers in primetime. For comparison, that's almost double CNN (1.503 million total viewers), MSNBC (1.138 million total viewers), and HLN (668,000 total viewers) combined."
"Interestingly, both "Hannity" and "On the Record with Greta van Susteren" (6.399 million total viewers) averaged more than the "Jay Leno Show" on NBC (5.994 million total viewers)."
Friday, January 22, 2010
Obama Review
Poll from January 2009.
WILL GUANTANAMO BE CLOSED BY FEB 2010?
YES - 83%, NO - 16% (5-1)
Oh well, I guess I was the only one who was right.
At one year Obama appears to be a failure. For the left he hasn't closed Gitmo, increased soldiers in Afghanistan, and still has soldiers in Iraq. He failed to elect governors in Virginia and New Jersey and a senator from Massachusetts.
Unemployment, despite his "stimulus" bill, has risen to 10% despite his promise it wouldn't rise above 8% if the bill was passed.
He went back on his promises to not allow lobbyists and to be more transparent. His back-room dealings doomed Health Care Reform.
He lost money on bailouts of GM and Chrysler.
Who won on the left: the auto unions who where bailed out and shown preference over bond holders.
Who also won: Goldman Sachs and the French Banks in the AIG bailout. The unemployed with extensions of benefits and COBRA subsidies. Special interests and left causes in the "stimulus" bills and spending bills with thousands of earmarks.
WILL GUANTANAMO BE CLOSED BY FEB 2010?
YES - 83%, NO - 16% (5-1)
Oh well, I guess I was the only one who was right.
At one year Obama appears to be a failure. For the left he hasn't closed Gitmo, increased soldiers in Afghanistan, and still has soldiers in Iraq. He failed to elect governors in Virginia and New Jersey and a senator from Massachusetts.
Unemployment, despite his "stimulus" bill, has risen to 10% despite his promise it wouldn't rise above 8% if the bill was passed.
He went back on his promises to not allow lobbyists and to be more transparent. His back-room dealings doomed Health Care Reform.
He lost money on bailouts of GM and Chrysler.
Who won on the left: the auto unions who where bailed out and shown preference over bond holders.
Who also won: Goldman Sachs and the French Banks in the AIG bailout. The unemployed with extensions of benefits and COBRA subsidies. Special interests and left causes in the "stimulus" bills and spending bills with thousands of earmarks.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Has Chavez lost his mind?
Hugo Chavez Mouthpiece Says U.S. Hit Haiti With 'Earthquake Weapon
"Citing an alleged report from Russia's Northern Fleet, the Venezuelan strongman's state mouthpiece ViVe TV shot out a press release saying the 7.0 magnitude Haiti quake was caused by a U.S. test of an experimental shockwave system that can also create "weather anomalies to cause floods, droughts and hurricanes.""
"The ultimate goal of the test attack in Haiti, the report reads, is the United States' "planned destruction of Iran through a series of earthquakes designed to topple the current Islamic regime.""
"Citing an alleged report from Russia's Northern Fleet, the Venezuelan strongman's state mouthpiece ViVe TV shot out a press release saying the 7.0 magnitude Haiti quake was caused by a U.S. test of an experimental shockwave system that can also create "weather anomalies to cause floods, droughts and hurricanes.""
"The ultimate goal of the test attack in Haiti, the report reads, is the United States' "planned destruction of Iran through a series of earthquakes designed to topple the current Islamic regime.""
UN climate report riddled with errors on glaciers
UN climate report riddled with errors on glaciers
"Cogley, who wrote a letter about the problems to Science magazine that was published online Wednesday, cited these mistakes:
• The paragraph starts, "Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world." Cogley and Michael Zemp of the World Glacier Monitoring System said Himalayan glaciers are melting at about the same rate as other glaciers.
• It says that if the Earth continues to warm, the "likelihood of them disappearing by the 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high." Nowhere in peer-reviewed science literature is 2035 mentioned. However, there is a study from Russia that says glaciers could come close to disappearing by 2350. Probably the numbers in the date were transposed, Cogley said.
• The paragraph says: "Its total area will likely shrink from the present 500,000 to 100,000 square kilometers by the year 2035." Cogley said there are only 33,000 square kilometers of glaciers in the Himalayas.
• The entire paragraph is attributed to the World Wildlife Fund, when only one sentence came from the WWF, Cogley said. And further, the IPCC likes to brag that it is based on peer-reviewed science, not advocacy group reports. Cogley said the WWF cited the popular science press as its source.
• A table says that between 1845 and 1965, the Pindari Glacier shrank by 2,840 meters. Then comes a math mistake: It says that's a rate of 135.2 meters a year, when it really is only 23.5 meters a year. "
"Cogley, who wrote a letter about the problems to Science magazine that was published online Wednesday, cited these mistakes:
• The paragraph starts, "Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world." Cogley and Michael Zemp of the World Glacier Monitoring System said Himalayan glaciers are melting at about the same rate as other glaciers.
• It says that if the Earth continues to warm, the "likelihood of them disappearing by the 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high." Nowhere in peer-reviewed science literature is 2035 mentioned. However, there is a study from Russia that says glaciers could come close to disappearing by 2350. Probably the numbers in the date were transposed, Cogley said.
• The paragraph says: "Its total area will likely shrink from the present 500,000 to 100,000 square kilometers by the year 2035." Cogley said there are only 33,000 square kilometers of glaciers in the Himalayas.
• The entire paragraph is attributed to the World Wildlife Fund, when only one sentence came from the WWF, Cogley said. And further, the IPCC likes to brag that it is based on peer-reviewed science, not advocacy group reports. Cogley said the WWF cited the popular science press as its source.
• A table says that between 1845 and 1965, the Pindari Glacier shrank by 2,840 meters. Then comes a math mistake: It says that's a rate of 135.2 meters a year, when it really is only 23.5 meters a year. "
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Scott Brown for President?
Already some pundits are mentioning Brown for President. Granted, after listening him give his acceptance speech I can see why some would pick him as a rising star. I guess in the age of Obama anything can happen. Brown would have more experience in 2012 than Obama did in 2008.
More Global Warming Deceptions
UN: Himalayan glaciers warning not backed up
"A U.N. warning that Himalayan glaciers were melting faster than any other place in the world and may be gone by 2035 was not backed up by science, U.N. climate experts said Wednesday — an admission that could energize climate change critics."
""The health of the glaciers is a cause of grave concern, but the IPCC's alarmist position that they would melt by 2035 was not based on an iota of scientific evidence," Ramesh was quoted as saying by The Times of India."
"A U.N. warning that Himalayan glaciers were melting faster than any other place in the world and may be gone by 2035 was not backed up by science, U.N. climate experts said Wednesday — an admission that could energize climate change critics."
""The health of the glaciers is a cause of grave concern, but the IPCC's alarmist position that they would melt by 2035 was not based on an iota of scientific evidence," Ramesh was quoted as saying by The Times of India."
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Tone Deaf Liberals
I watch MSNBC coverage of Scott Brown's win of the Massachusetts Senate election. It is amazing how their internal biases blind them to the truth.
The refuse to accept Brown came from 30 points down to winning by 5% (at the time of this writing) at the same time Obama et. al. were making back room deals on the "health care reform" bill.
Is it possible that the people feel they were fooled by Obama's promises of being "open" and "bipartisan". That instead of being a candidate of the middle that he is left of every president since, who, Wilson? (Tell me which recent President is Obama right of.) That is only right (of Carter and Clinton?) on Afghanistan.
The refuse to accept Brown came from 30 points down to winning by 5% (at the time of this writing) at the same time Obama et. al. were making back room deals on the "health care reform" bill.
Is it possible that the people feel they were fooled by Obama's promises of being "open" and "bipartisan". That instead of being a candidate of the middle that he is left of every president since, who, Wilson? (Tell me which recent President is Obama right of.) That is only right (of Carter and Clinton?) on Afghanistan.
Liberty
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure." Thomas Jefferson Paris, November 13, 1787
Will the leaders of the Democratic Party become tyrants?
Will the leaders of the Democratic Party become tyrants?
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