The Daily Stupid: Ron Paul

This morning’s dose of stupid comes from libertarian/republican presidential candidate, Ron Paul. You see, Ron is not too happy that jihadi terrorist Anwar Al-Awlaki was killed by predator drones in Yemen. source Paul said al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamic cleric suspected of involvement in several terror plots, should have been afforded a trial as an American [...]

Attack of the Killer Cantaloupes

From Times UK Cantaloupes infected with listeria have sparked the deadliest US foodborne disease outbreak in more than a decade and are likely to claim more victims in the weeks ahead, officials have warned. 5:27PM BST 29 Sep 2011 Thirteen people have died and 72 have fallen ill after eating cantaloup from Colorado-based Jensen Farms [...]

Tuesday Open

The Great Flow of US Debt

h/t Peter Kim Created by: MBA Online

Florida GOP Debate

Don’t look now, but Newt Gingrich just won another Republican debate. Tonight in Orlando, Florida, he was the clear winner. Newt came across as the smartest and most complete candidate in the room. He even had the best “moment” of all of the candidates. When asked what he would do to help the country regain [...]

Midweek Axe Love

Earl Slick with David Bowie, live on the Beeb. Enjoy.

President Zero

Rick Perry’s commercial hits the incumbent where he is most vulnerable. I give it a solid 9.5.

I think it’s appropriate …

On behalf of this country, I think it’s appropriate to apologize to … muslims? Huh? Mike Quigley, Chicago democrat presumes that he should speak for this nation (around the 2:15 mark — h/t Rebel Pundit) in his speech to a group of muslim students in Chicago. Mike Quigley has made his choice. Atta boy Mikey. [...]

Solyndra Part Deux

Just because it worked so well the first time around, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the Energy Department finalized a $1.2 billion loan guarantee to Mojave Solar LLC for the development of the Mojave Solar Project. I suppose that the half a billion bucks that Obama squandered on Solyndra wasn’t enough. True to [...]

On This Day

In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.” One of the best performances I’ve ever seen came over the weekend in Chicago. Thank you Mr. Jim Cornelison. That was stirring!

Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme

Gov Rick Perry says so. So did NYT economist and columnist Paul Krugman. ZH points to this article from Boston Review. I’ve saved a copy before it disappears down the memory hole. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge …

17 Auburn

Evil is real. So is courage

From the dedication of the Flight 93 Memorial, President George W. Bush gave one of his finest speeches. “At the moment American democracy was under attack our citizens defied their captors by holding a vote. The choice they made would cost them their lives. And they knew it. Many passengers called their loved ones to [...]

Nothing Beats Home Cooking

It’s fourth down, Auburn goes for it and is stuffed. The measurement … TV clearly shows space between the end of the chain and the tip of the ball. The call? Auburn 1st and 10. See for yourself … This call is almost as blatantly bad as the call in the Big-12 championship game a [...]

Never forget

The USS New York was forged from the steel of the World Trade Center. Also: National Geographic presents The 9-11 Interviews Check it out!

Bowie in Tokyo

1978 Station to Station

Harper responds to Totus speech

While there was no televised GOP response to Pres Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress this evening, many members have taken advantage of the power and reach of the new media to craft a different kind of response. One that, given the kickoff of the NFL season, will allow the GOP to craft [...]

A look at the internet

Created by: Online University h/t Candice

Zero

For the first time since 1945, the federal government reported a net monthly job change of  Z-E-R-O. “The bottom line is this is bad,” Diane Swonk, chief economist with financial services firm Mesirow Financial, told CNBC Friday. source Kind of adds a whole new dimension to the nick-name “zerobama”, doesn’t it?

Top 10 recession proof careers

h/t Candice Created by: Online Graduate Programs

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