I’m not sure what happened, but when I woke up this morning I discovered that the server that hosts this site was down. Sorry about that, my web host is working on it and should have everything back to normal shortly. Anyway, I have things to do this weekend that don’t involve sitting in front […]
Video: Lara Logan’s Keynote Speech at the 2012 BGA Annual Luncheon
Lara Logan of CBS News delivered a chilling warning to American policy makers and the American people during her keynote address to the Better Government Associations annual luncheon on Tuesday, October 2, 2012: Lara Logan, a correspondent for CBS’ “60 Minutes,” delivered a provocative speech to about 1,100 influentials from government, politics, media, and the […]
Mila Kunis: Idiot — Part Deux
It’s a good thing Esquire Magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive, Mila Kunis, can get by on her looks because she clearly not a deep thinker: In her interview with Esquire‘s Ross McCammon, Mila doesn’t talk about dating — Ashton Kutcher’s name doesn’t come up. But she doesn’t shy away from getting political. “The way that Republicans […]
Saturday Serenade: The Brian Setzer Orchestra – Jump Jive An’ Wail
After digging though the September jobs numbers I need palette cleanser, so without further ado I give you The Brian Setzer Orchestra performing “Jump Jive An’ Wail” Crank it up and if you don’t feel like dancing before it’s over, seek medical attention. 😀
A Quick Note On The Septmeber Jobs Report
Like most of you I’m still trying to make sense of yesterday’s jobs report from the BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics… They’re contradictory, something just doesn’t smell right about them but, I can’t put my finger on what it is. I’m not inclined to believe the conspiracy theories simple because as James Sherk explains […]
New Yorker Cover to Feature Empty Chair
Just how bad was President Barack Obama’s performance in the first presidential debate? This bad: Ouch, score one for Clint Eastwood. There’s no denying now that his presentation at the Republican National Convention, which was widely panned as the incoherent ramblings of a senile old man, has resonated in the public consciousness exactly as he […]
Debate Recap — A Drubbing in Denver
As I watched the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney last night I kept hearing Howard Cosell’s voice in the back of my mind… “Down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier!” I expected Mitt Romney to fair pretty well in a head to head debate with Barack Obama, I was […]
Saturday Serenade: Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders Cover Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”
I have to confess, I hate this song… but I love this video (in fact I can’t hear “Call me maybe” without thinking of it). Anyway, the story goes like this… while the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders were shooting their 2013 Swimsuit Calendar in the Dominican Republic. They decided to have a little fun film their […]
Pat Caddell: The Media is Threatening Future of This Country
Gallup recently released a poll showing just 8% of Americans have a great deal of trust in the media, you don’t have to look any farther than the recent terrorist attacks against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya to understand why. A few reporters like Eli Lake at Newsweek have doggedly pursued the story and […]
Video: ‘I Don’t Want a Politician Leading This Nation, I Want a President’
Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Retired) the former commander of the USS Cole (DDG-67) joined Neil Cavuto on Your World earlier today and offered some sharp criticism of President Barack Obama’s and his handling of the Iranian nuclear threat: Watch the latest video at video.insider.foxnews.com “One time a year, the president has an opportunity to gather […]
GDP Collapse Shows U.S. Economy in Danger of Slipping Back into Recession
Ouch, the government today released its final estimate of U.S. economic activity in the second quarter, and the news isn’t good, GDP was revised downward to 1.3% from the initial estimate of 1.7%: The fragile state of the US’s economic recovery was thrown into focus once more Thursday as the government announced growth was slowing […]
Breaking: US Officials Knew Libya Attack Was Terrorism Within 24 Hours
Fox News this morning is confirming an earlier report from Eli Lake that US officials knew within 24 hours of the September 11th attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya that led to the death of ambassador Chris Steven was terrorism: U.S. intelligence officials knew within 24 hours of the assault on the […]
Bumps in the Road
“But I was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road because, you know, in a lot of these places the one organizing principle has been Islam.” — President Obama in an interview with “60 Minutes.” When I originally posted this editorial cartoon by the […]
Saturday Serenade: Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers — Big Fine Daddy
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers perform their original song “Big Fine Daddy” from their second album “Everybody’s Talkin’ Bout Miss Thing!”
Awful: U.S. Added 96,000 Jobs in August; Unemployment Rate Fell to 8.1%
From MarketWatch: Nonfarm payrolls grew by a seasonally adjusted 96,000 in August, well below estimates and down from a respectable 141,000 jobs in July. The payrolls growth came in weaker than the 125,000 increase expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. The nation’s unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 8.1%, down from 8.3% in July, […]