Enhancing Ted Kennedy’s Campus Progress Memorial
I somehow wound up on the Campus Progress e-mail list a few years ago so I get their weekly e-mails, as well as any other special editions. I got one this week about how to give a tribute to Ted Kennedy. I have a suggestion…
- Right click on the photo above and save it on you desktop.
- Go to http://www.campusprogress.org/page/content/KennedyMemorial/
- For first and last name, enter Mary Jo Kopechne or just put another name (in case they start to block entry or erase entries with her name)
- Make the e-mail whatever you want– your own if you want to see if they send a nasty response (haven’t gotten one yet), or just put a fake one in.
- For city, state and ZIP, I would suggest: Chappaquiddick Island, MA 02539
- For College/University you can put Caldwell College for Women, Boiler Room Girls University, Ted Kennedy Driving school, Ted Kennedy Scuba School, etc.
- Finally, upload the photo
- Listen to liberals complain. For the record, I’m not just doing this because he’s a Democrat: I would do something similar if someone wanted to make a memorial for O.J. Simpson, Charlie Manson or Phil Spector. I’m just not a big fan of celebrity killers.
Whole Foods CEO enrages left-wing foodies with health care editorial
On Tuesday, an unlikely editorial was published in the Wall Street Journal. The article’s actual content is not so unusual for the Journal, but the author is. Whole Foods co-founder and CEO, John Mackey, penne
d an article in which, among other things, he outlines eight deficit-friendly steps toward improving health care.
Titling the piece “The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare,” Mackey begins by quoting the one and only Margaret Thatcher (swoon):
“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.”
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NBC selling “Yes we did” t-shirts
Barack Obama’s campaign slogan “Yes we can!” became “Yes we did!” on November 4, 2008, thrilling his supporters nationwide.
Evidently, NBC also was quite pleased with the win, and the news network is still celebrating.
NBC is selling “YES WE DID” t-shirts online as well as at its Manhattan company store in Rockefeller Center.
“We,” NBC? Do you have a mouse in your pocket or are you just admitting how deep you’re in the tank for Obama? Continue Reading »
A “fishy” e-mail I reported to whitehouse.gov
Dear Ms. Linda Douglas:
I saw you on CNN some days ago talking about how important it was to report disinformation on the health care reform system. You wanted to squash the rumors by getting the e-mails of individuals who sent them out.
Prompted by your call to action, I went through my own e-mail and discovered one sent to me on June 16, 2009 from one Barack Obama titled “This is why”. The e-mail address is listed as democraticparty@democrats.org.
You can read it all HERE, but allow me to point out the key parts that really stuck out as things that the administration seems to be against. Continue Reading »
The misunderstood red-headed step-child of the post 9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act
Last week, President Obama unveiled the Chapter 33 post-9/11 GI Bill. The bill pays for a qualifying veteran’s tuition and fees up to the amount of the most expensive public undergraduate institution in the state in which that university is located, in addition to a generous stipend for costs of living and supplies. While the new bill has received ample publicity and enjoyed the eager anticipation of millions of veterans, a second benefit, the Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP), remains obscured and misunderstood. Continue Reading »
Joe L-E LIVE on the radio at 3:30pm!
Dear loyal readers-
Just giving everyone a heads-up that I will be on the air, LIVE on The Joyce Kaufman Show on News Talk 850 WFTL in Ft. Lauderdale, FL at 3:30 pm today. You can listen live HERE (link on the left). I think we’ll be discussing my Gibbs article. Let me know how you think I did!
Joe
Rules for Right Wingers
Dave Weigel points out the Right’s “new” fascination with Saul Alinsky on the Washington Independent today. It’s a good article, though I would make two minor clarifications.
First, it’s not that new. Over at the Leadership Institute, we’ve been talking about this book for years to everyone who will listen. College Republicans, libertarians, independent groups, and everyone in between have literally had copies of Rules for Radicals thrown at them (in the link I just found, I’m pretty sure I was the “provocative presentation” mentioned earlier). Continue Reading »
Racial Profiling or Racial Whining?
The media sensationalism caused by police responding to a 911 call over a break-in has caused the media to go into a turning-criminal- into-victims frenzy.
National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” aired this piece by King Anyi Howell who whines that he is often pulled over and has his car searched by police because he is guilty of “driving while black”. However, buried in Mr. Howell’s tirade is an admission that he is often guilty of violating noise requirements, briefly admitting that after the cops leave he “[turns his] music back up”. Continue Reading »
Virginia’s gubernatorial race turns desperate
At one point in time, it seemed like every Democrat politician with a Southern bent was pro-life. Of course, Teddy Kennedy, Al Gore and Jesse Jackson at some point were also opposed to abortion, proving that political expediency on the issue is a national phenomenon. These days, though, it’s more difficult to come across politicians above Virginia (err, well, Northern Virginia at least…) who willingly take on this label early on in their careers. But below Northern Virginia, or as some call “real Virginia,” political expediency still dictates that politicians seem favorable toward the pro-life position at various points in their careers. For the latest representation, look no further than Bath County state senator and Democratic nominee for Governor of Virginia, Creigh Deeds.
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What is your major malfunction, Bobby Gibbs?
Not to be vulgar, but someone needs to play back Full Metal Jacket for White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and ask him: “What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?”
Gibbs, never ceasing to amaze by failing to act professional, has certainly redefined the position as one that requires total ignorance and no shame. Continue Reading »
