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Two thumbs up to William Chapman
Special thanks to Photo.net for this photo!
All Hail the Obamacle
Obamacles, the poem must be read by all, to understand the nature of moudern politicalous theory> Zoe commands you to read on minions.
...Fair Obamacles, favored of the gods, ascends to Olympus
Amidst lusty tributes and the strumming lyres of Media;
Their mounted skyboxes echo with the singing of his name
While Olbermos and Mattheus in their greasy togas wrassle
Obamacles had conquered all of the Chicagomon, even Daleos the little retard king,
Without once unsheathing his sword; such was his charm.
The monsters realized Obamacles was the perfect front man for federal funding scams,
And thus showered our hero with tributes and contributions,
Elevating him to Vicelord of the Chicagomon.
And finally...
"Who dares challenge me now?" asked Obamacles. "For I am Obacles,
vanquisher of Hildusa, of whom all of Demos sing;
Make him the mightiest, so that I might find him worthy."
hail iowahawk and read the rest at iowahawk
Unfortunately, what happens in Hollywood does not stay in Hollywood.
I Pledge to Ridicule Celebrities Who Refuse to Recognize We Are At War With People Who Want to Kill Them, Too
MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential Pledge
The conservatives, Republicans and sundry non-lefties I know in show business have had nothing to say but positive and helpful things about the coming Obama presidency.
“We wish him well.” “He is our president now and he needs our help.”
These are the types of things I keep hearing.
And this is exactly the right attitude and exactly the right message.
God bless, President Obama. Even though I didn’t vote for him, and disagree with much of his agenda, he has my best wishes and all of my best efforts.
The story here breitbart.com
There is always the "Day After."
So this is what "Hope and Change" looks like!
It just "sends a chill up my leg!"
The Moment Just After
The Planet Began To Heal
Photo of the Day...
Two thumbs up go out to Juan Sixto
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Ronald Allen Heighes
My good friend and neighbor died ...MARQUETTE - Ronald Allen Heighes, 59, of 805 Grove St., Marquette, passed away peacefully at 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at home in the loving care of his wife and Lake Superior Hospice after a very brave 14-month battle with cancer.
My condolences and prayers go out to the Heighes family and those who loved Ron.
God Bless You Ron and Cheryl. May our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, give you Comfort and Peace of Mind. Denise and I will miss you and we will remember and cherish all the good times we had for all these years.
The obituary at The Mining Journal
"And What Do We Have To Show For It?"
By Hugh Hewitt
If President Obama oversees the payout of more than a trillion bucks and cannot point to anything but statistics to show for it in two years, he'll have a political nightmare on his hands, and he'll deserve it. The enormous size of the stimulus is a never-before-seen-in-American-history splurge, and the Democrats thus far show no sign of treating it as other than a vast payout to their friends.
The story at Townhall.com
Oh heal us!
Quote of the Day
"It’s true, I did break bread with Obama. It was amazing. He was carried into the house by cherubs, Bruce Springsteen and Oprah Winfrey spread rose pedals on the carpet where he was about to walk and he very considerately asked me what vintage of wine I wanted my water turned into.
From the The Alantic.com - Andrew Sullivan blog
Remote control toy helicopter 'used to fly drugs into prison'
Remote control toy helicopter 'used to fly drugs into prison'
Quite ingenious I'd say!
Guards at Elmley Prison in Sheerness, Kent (UK), spotted the remote control miniature aircraft flying over the walls of the jail and heading for the accommodation blocks one night after it was picked up by CCTV cameras.
It had a small load beneath the fuselage, thought to contain drugs.
The toy or its cargo was not found.
The story here Daily Mail and Cross Posted at Boing boing
Hillaryious!
Am I glad we have Hillary Clinton on our side now. I'm tired of our nation being called a "dumb power" We'll just work smarter and harder!
and all we have to do is "revitalize" the mission of "diplomacy".
From Ace of Spades: Smartest Woman in the Room Says We'll Work "Smarter, Not Harder"
At least we can all sleep better tonight.
The whole story at Ace of Spades!
Free Tuition for low-income in Michigan -- but who pays?
Who Benefits?
After all the "Michigan Cash Cab Drives Away..." Are there any Upper Peninsula Areas Included? I doubt it!
Where are the "Promise Zones?"
The whole story at DetNews.com
After all the "Michigan Cash Cab Drives Away..." Are there any Upper Peninsula Areas Included? I doubt it!
The so-called "promise zone" bills will allow school districts or municipalities that fall under the state's average income level to combine financial aid, private donations and half the growth in the state education tax on local property to provide free tuition.
Where are the "Promise Zones?"
"College tuition is ridiculously expensive," Granholm said.
My question as well Ms. Granholm: are you going to ask the Education Unions to make Concessions?"This is a long-term strategy to change the college education culture. We want to give opportunities to students, and we don't want cost to be a barrier." Jennifer replied... What do you think?
The whole story at DetNews.com
Hey buddy, got an extra $860M?
No Big Surprise here! Michigan to raise new "Solvency Tax."
Read the whole story at Right Michigan
Michigan owes the federal government over $860 million in unemployment insurance. That happens when you have more people drawing bigger unemployment checks than you have employers paying the unemployment tax
Here's what it means to Michigan job makers: 45,000 businesses with former employees drawing unemployment, the folks who still scribble those paychecks for your family and your loved ones every-other Friday, will be paying an extra $67.50 PER EMPLOYEE.
But wait, there's more... next year every job maker in the state will be charged an extra $21 for every man, woman and teenager they give a job and they'll do that every year until the state is paid up in full.
Read the whole story at Right Michigan
Crime Capital of the World!
CSI, Marquette edition!
Crime worthy of Homeland SecurityFunding
Disorderly people and drunks, lockouts, voluntarily missing person? and loud noise complaint, snowblower -- Please Lord, help me -- I just can't take it any longer..give us homeland security funding to stop this crime!
Sunday
= 1:50 a.m., disorderly people, fight, 100 block of W. Washington.
= 3:26 a.m., possible drunk driver, 200 block of S. Lakeshore.
= 3:55 a.m., suspicious vehicle parked, Powdermill Road.
= 7:50 a.m., traffic property damage accident, car hit deer, Wright and West.
= 11:35 a.m., hazardous condition, truck spilled load of snow on roadway, Lincoln and Magnetic.
= 12:40 p.m., car lockout, 100 block of W. Arch.
= 1:30 p.m., traffic accident, minor personal injury, Third and Michigan.
= 2:05 p.m., traffic property damage accident, Crescent and Lakeshore.
= 3:00 p.m., larceny of a laptop, 100 block of W. Ridge.
= 3:30 p.m., voluntarily missing person, North Bay Court.
= 6:30 p.m., traffic property damage accident, turned out to be drunk driving incident, 2200 block of Presque Isle.
= 7:42 p.m., domestic assault, 400 block of E. Park.
= 9:10 p.m., drunken person causing disturbance, vehicle blocking driveway, no trespass order issued, 100 block of W. Ridge.
= 10:10 p.m., person failed to return home, possibly missing, 600 block of W. Spring.
= 10:10 p.m., parking dispute, truck blocking parking, ongoing civil dispute, 1100 block of N. Third.
= 10:38 p.m., neighbor dispute, no trespass order issued, 100 block of W. Ridge.
= 11:10 p.m., careless driving citation, Presque Isle and Waldo.
Today
= 12:55 a.m., loud noise complaint, snowblower, 1200 block of Division.
ht/ Mining Journal
1/10/2009 Peter Schiff
Peter Schiff has been spot-on his predictions of our current financial meltdown. I think he's right in this video clip... do you?
From "Feed Your ADHD blog," a note from the President Elect!
Dear Khaled Mashaal, Ismail Haniyah, Mahmoud Zahar, Ayman Taha, JamalAbu Hashim, Salah el-Bardawil, Mohamed Nasser, or Imad el-Alami (or whoever is in charge and receives this before getting extinguished by a smart bomb):
Read the rest here at the blog, Feed your ADHD
I believe firmly in the power of talk (it got me elected, after all). I know we can reach a common path; for instance…you hate the Great Satan of America, and I hate the Great Satan of America. You want to change Israel back into Palestine; I want to complete the changing of America to a nanny state.
Read the rest here at the blog, Feed your ADHD
Crime Capital of the World!
CSI, Marquette edition!
Crime worthy of Homeland SecurityFunding
Found Stop sign, water in roadway (probably in form of ICE!), dogs running amok and worst of all, hockey players fighting -- oh the crime... I can hardly stand it.
Saturday
= 12:21 a.m., building alarm, 300 block of Lakeshore.
= 12:37 a.m., officers located person with a city stop sign, person stated he had found the sign in the street, Department of Public Works advised they knew the sign had already been knocked down, Lincoln and Waldo.
= 1:49 a.m., complaint of woman in lobby who might need a ride to hospital, 300 block of Pine.
= 2:37 a.m., complaint of non-aggravated assault, Seventh and Fisher.
= 3:05 a.m., parking complaint, 200 block of W. Bluff.
= 4:40 a.m., warrant arrest on two warrants out of Houghton County, 1000 block of W. Ridge.
= 4:50 a.m., complaint of disorderly person, 1000 block of W. Ridge.
= 5:39 a.m., complaint of water in the roadway, Wright and Longyear.
= 9:29 a.m., vehicle parked with hazards on, S. Front and U.S. 41 bypass.
= 10:00 a.m., report of vehicle parked in roadway, 400 block of E. Ohio.
= 11:30 a.m., report of two dogs running amok, North Bay .
= 12:30 p.m., property damage accident, Wright and Lincoln.
= 12:45 p.m., property damage accident, Center and Wilkinson.
= 3:20 p.m., property damage accident, Baraga and Front.
= 3:50 p.m., report of hockey players fighting after game, 400 block of E. Fair.
ht/ Mining Journal
Silly Senator, Corn is for Food
It used to be "Big Oil" now it's "Big Corn." Big Corn Muscles Aside Solar, Wind and Geothermal Subsidies!
The Environmental Working Group has just issued a report that finds that 75 percent of all renewable fuels tax subsidies in 2007 went to environmentally damaging corn-ethanol production. In addition, the corn ethanol industry, teetering on the edge of collapse despite billions already wasted in subsidies on it, now wants additional billions for a bailout.
More details at Reason Hit & Run
Dog verses Technology
Dog wins...Again!
Master buys dog training software. Dog finds training software. Dog decides he needs no bloody training. Dog acts accordingly, destroys it, then goes after master and bites his ass.
Via gizmodo
Let's Call Fish "Sea Kittens," So That People Won't Want to Eat Them
Because I just got a hankering for baked kitten with a mustard-and-rosemary rub.PeTA's Top Ten Rejected New Names for Fish
10. "Marine gerbils"
9. "Fish of Color"
8. "Aquatic Chipmunks"
7. "Honorary Maritime Palestinians"
6. "Ocean-Based Independent Book and Record Store Owners, Who Desperately Need Our Help to Stay Viable Given the Predatory Corporate Media Distribution Regime and Also, Given Large Predatory Commercial Fishing Nets"
5. "Undocumented Dolphins"
4. "Aquabunnies"
3. "Ichthysexuals"
2. "Sea Vaginas"
and the Number One Rejected New PeTA Name for Fish...
1. Plucky Little "Obamanauts"
Via Aceof Spades
Another Bold Endorsement for Caroline Kennedy
by Rosa Ortiz
Chief of Housekeeping Staff
Estate of Caroline Kennedy
Buenos dias! I am Rosa. I twelve years work for Senora Caroline Kennedy and her family so I am write for you today to tell you why Senora Kennedy is make very very good senator for Nueva York. Senora Kennedy is very busy now with party menus so she tell me to write this when I am finish with floors and make the bed for guest wing. I am now finish so I write this.
And Caroline's unprecidented qualifications!
...She is edit the book for the children and the poetry. She also choose the winners for the many awards she is boss for...She have many parties at the home and the museum. She work very hard to shop for the new gowns and invitacions. She is also make the seating arrange and hide the tequila from Tio Teddy so he not get borracho. This she do for the poor.
Read more details at Iowa Hawk
The 2012 Pelosi GTxi SS/RT Sport Edition
Har!
...is the mandatory American car so advanced it took $100 billion and an entire Congress to design it.
More details at Carpe Diem
What happens when a fly falls into a coffee cup?
...the outcome is dependent on your cultural proclivities:
The Italian throws the cup, breaks it, and walks away in a fit of rage.
The German carefully washes the cup, sterilizes it and makes a new cup of coffee.
The Frenchman takes out the fly, and drinks the coffee.
The Chinese eats the fly and throws away the coffee.
The Russian drinks the coffee with the fly, since it was extra with no charge.
The Israeli sells the coffee to the Frenchman, sells the fly to the Chinese, sells the cup to the Italian, drinks a cup of tea, and uses the extra money to invent a device that prevents flies from falling into coffee.
Ah, but what does the Palestinian do with his fly infested coffee? I thought you’d never ask…
- - - - - - - - -
The Palestinian blames the Israeli for the fly falling into his coffee, protests the act of aggression to the UN, takes a loan from the European Union to buy a new cup of coffee, uses the money to purchase explosives and then blows up the coffee house where the Italian, the Frenchman, the Chinese, the German and the Russian are all trying to explain to the Israeli that he should give away his cup of tea to the Palestinian.
Note: the war weary Israeli was wearing full body armor, so he lived to tell us this tale.
Cross Posted at Gates of Vienna courtesy of Abu Elvis
In the year 2010
At least the Russians are listening!
Russian academic Igor Panarin has been predicting the U.S. will fall apart in 2010. For most of that time, he admits, few took his argument -- that an economic and moral collapse will trigger a civil war and the eventual breakup of the U.S.
The story at the WSJ online
Blogo meet Rico, Rico meet Blogo!
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has requested a three month extension of time to bring an indictment against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich...it looks likely that Fitzgerald will seek an indictment under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charging Blagojevich with conspiracy to violate RICO through a corrupt enterprise, namely, the Office of the Governor of the State of Illinois.
And it all leads to...
If you think you have seen screaming headlines so far, just wait until the entire executive branch of Illinois state government is alleged to be a criminal enterprise.
More details at Legal Insurrection
It's just not supposed to work this way Lucy!
Falling fuel prices and penny pinching consumers are not a plus for energy-saving technology, particularly the big ticket variety. And the latest auto sales figures complicate the plans of those who'd push Detroit towards making hybrids as one of the bailout concessions.
The story at nakedcapitalism
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