Mark Steyn provides a rather sobering evaluation of all that’s happened 10 years after 9/11. The question is, is he wrong though?
Matt Gurney reports on how 9/11 has been whitewashed by the powers at be that control “education” in Canada and the U.S.
Update: The Left’s poster boy, Paul Krugman, knows no limits to his depravity. h/t The Phantom & bobzorunkle
Lest We Forget
Remembering Welles Crowther
Tomorrow is the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy. Many stories will be told. This is one of them. You can learn more about Welles Crowther here.
Ben Shapiro vs. President Zero
While some members of the cult known as “Leftism” might have been mesmerized by President Zero’s recent “jobs speech”, Ben Shapiro has a very different opinion. He and Brian Lilley have an absolutely uproarious discussion on what happened last Thursday evening. They also discuss Sarah Palin and last week’s GOP debate.
In case you’re not aware of Shapiro, he is the author of Primetime Propaganda.
To Dare to Disagree with Warren Kinsella
When not spending time asserting that Tim Hudak is a racist, Liberal Party apparatchik Warren Kinsella has consistently argued that the federal Liberals and NDP should merge. Rex Murphy explains why this is a bad idea for both of them.
Was Some Solyndra Money Funnelled into Democrat Campaigns?
Very interesting news is coming out of California surrounding the raid of Solyndra Inc. by the FBI. As Jeff Bliss reports, George Kaiser, who is one of Obama’s key fundraisers, has had 16 meetings with Obama aides at the White House, 11 of them in 2009. His first recorded meeting at the White House was on March 12, 2009. That same month was when the U.S. Energy Department awarded Solyndra the $535 Million loan guarantee to commercialize its cylindrical solar panels.
So what’s the connection? Kaiser’s firm, Argonaut Ventures and its affiliates, are the single largest shareholder of Solyndra.
Furthermore, as you will hear in this discussion between John Batchelor and Jeff Bliss, beginning at 9:40, there are strong suspicions that not all of that $535 Million remained at Solyndra. Some believe that a portion of it ended up in Democrat Party political campaigns.
Can you say “Greengate” 10 times, real fast?
More on this story can be read here, here, here, and seen here.
A Message for the Entitlement Generation
A tech entrepreneur named Jason Calacanis has written an interesting piece directed at today’s 20-something hyper-entitlement generation. Well worth a read!
Here’s a snippet:
Many millennials not only don’t want jobs, they simply don’t deserve them. They can’t take even a tiny amount of criticism and they need constant adulation for amazing efforts like, ummmm, showing up for work.
A frequent refrain I hear from these folks is, “I’ve been working here for almost six months and you haven’t recognized the work I’ve put in!” Of course my reaction to this is “Oh, I’m sorry, please tell me what you’ve accomplished.”
That is usually a short conversation which includes that the person came in and worked for the hours in which they were paid to work. In other words, they want the participation trophy. They want credit for coming to work for the hours they’ve been paid. That’s not how it works in my mind, but I decided to relent.
Related: Speaking of the entitlement generation, it turns out that Kai Nagata hasn’t yet found an employer who appreciates him. Reading through his latest blog posting, it’s revealed that he still hates conservatives and is actively doing his part to destroy the Alberta oil industry. But he’s looking for you to pay for his lifestyle. Perhaps he can get the Alberta government to support him?!
A Truly ‘Conservative’ Message from Sarah Palin
A most interesting article about Sarah Palin has appeared in the NY Times. It actually appears to be … wait for it … in support of much of her message.
At a recent speech in Iowa, Palin touched upon several themes that should strike chords with true conservatives. In doing so, she made a distinction between conservatives and big-government Republicans. Here’s a key section:
Ms. Palin may be hinting at a new political alignment that would pit a vigorous localism against a kind of national-global institutionalism.
On one side would be those Americans who believe in the power of vast, well-developed institutions like Goldman Sachs, the Teamsters Union, General Electric, Google and the U.S. Department of Education to make the world better. On the other side would be people who believe that power, whether public or private, becomes corrupt and unresponsive the more remote and more anonymous it becomes; they would press to live in self-contained, self-governing enclaves that bear the burden of their own prosperity.
Well worth a read!
h/t Morris
America Then and Now: 10 Years Ago
Here are some interesting facts to consider:
# of People Employed in August 2001: 132.0 million
# of People Employed in August 2011: 131.1 million
Unemployment rate, August 2001: 4.9%
Unemployment rate, August 2011: 9.1%
Dow Jones Industrial Average – Sept. 10, 2001: 9605.01
Dow Jones Industrial Average – Sept. 8, 2011: 11295.81
Federal Spending % of GDP in 2001: approx. 18%
Federal Spending % of GDP in 2011: approx. 24%
Debt in 2001: around 32% of GDP
Debt in 2011: around 100% of GDP
The dollar has fallen 37 percent in the past decade
Gold has increased 500%
Source
Is Time Nearly Up for the U.S. Postal Service?
The United States Postal Service is broke. If you were a member of the U.S. Congress, what would your proposal be to do with it?
This one-liner from Dennis Miller, used in his 2003 Raw Feed comedy special, is rather apropos:
“Ironically, in a highly driven society, the only ones not interested in pushing the envelope are postal employees.”
Open Thread: President Obama’s ‘Jobs’ Speech
You can watch Barack Obama solve America’s jobs crisis here on CSPAN. Or you may prefer to listen to him here on Mark Levin’s show, with Levin adding his own commentary along the way!
Please feel free to add your own commentary in real-time.
Update: President Zero’s speech condensed to 44 seconds:
A Preview of President Zero’s Speech
At the beginning of Barack Obama’s reign, we were told by his sycophants in the mainstream media and other devotees in his Leftist Cult that he was The One, that he stands above the country, and that he is the smartest person to ever assume the U.S. presidency.
Almost 3 years later, reality won out over the hype. Reality sucks, eh?! After wasting trillions of dollars of borrowed taxpayer money, after burdening the American economy with an endless stream of disastrous statist/socialist policies, after fueling a class war & race war throughout the nation, now Obama & his minions are likely to do what dishonorable failed people always do: blame someone else.
John Batchelor and New York Representative Nan Hayworth provide a preview of what they expect to see in tonight’s speech. Thanks to Obama & co. 2012 will be one of the most divisive in America’s history. And the entire time, the leaders of China will sit back and be laughing.
Ezra Levant has a good summary of Barack Obama’s duplicitous track record. Might this evening finally be the moment in history when he finally embraces the “great conciliator” role we were promised he’d fill?
The Fantasyland of the Ontario Liberals
Margaret Wente has written a stinging column about Dalton McGuinty and his shameless plan to get reelected. Here’s a sampling:
But never mind the real world. The Liberals are convinced that micro-pandering to crucial market segments is their key to re-election. And so we have, in no particular order, pledges to bring back doctors’ house calls for the elderly, a “healthy snack” program for schoolchildren, a home renovation tax credit to help your dear old mom install a walk-in shower, a whopping postsecondary tuition cut for the middle class, and a vow to reduce childhood obesity rates by 20 per cent. (Good luck with that.) The Premier will even refund your money if the trains don’t run on time.
I haven’t felt so warm and fuzzy since the Easter Bunny came to town. Vote for the Liberals, and there’ll be chocolate eggs for all! Just make sure you don’t overdose on all the saccharine.
What really bothers me isn’t the cynical opportunism of this approach. It’s not even the silly attempts at social engineering. It’s the sheer fatuousness of it all. The Liberals’ only aim is to reassure the public that, if they’re re-elected, nothing bad will happen and nothing much will change.
But it will.
Related: As part of the plan to reelect McGuinty, Warren Kinsella pulls the racist card on Tim Hudak.
Tragedy in Russia Has Strong Echoes Back in North America
In Yaroslavl, Russia a charter plane carrying the KHL club Lokomotiv crashed on takeoff. Almost everyone on board was killed. Video can be seen here. Real-time updates from the Edmonton Journal’s Bruce McCurdy can be read here.
Lest We Forget
On September 7, 1940 German bombers started appearing in the skies over London and dropping a seemingly endless stream of bombs on the civilians below. This changed the face of World War 2 in such a way that the civilians of Germany would regret even more in the following years of the war.
Another Candidate for the Cartoonist Witness Protection Program
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America or China: Which is the More Socialist in 2011?
That question used to be simple to answer. But listen to this and then decide.
Could someone let President Zero know that he doesn’t need to take America down any more pegs?! He’s already done more than enough.
The Lieutenants of Obama’s Army are in Deep Denial
The chair of the DNC, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, was interviewed this morning. Not only did she refuse to repudiate Jimmy Hoffa Jr’s vile words, she didn’t even want to talk about the subject altogether:
A quick search of Twitter reveals that Schultz isn’t the only one in denial. The agreed upon narrative of the Leftist cult appears to be “Hoffa was taken out of context”. Yeah, right.
Joe Scarborough & co. had a discussion on the subject. Peter Kirsanow, of NRO, has some questions for President Obama. Mark Steyn provides his analysis.
This event also provides a brilliant teaching moment of how incredibly biased and corrupt the mainstream media is. CNN’s John King interviewed Hoffa after his infamous words but refused to broach the subject with him. You think Mr. King missed his classes on “professional & responsible journalism”?!?
Now is the Time at SDA When We Juxtapose
Dreams:
Aug 11, 2009: President Obama calls for civility in the health care debate.
Feb 4, 2010: President Obama calls for civility at National Prayer Breakfast.
Jan 12, 2011: President Obama calls for civility after Tucson shooting.
Reality:
Sept 5, 2011: Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa called on workers to “take these son-of-a-bitches out” as he warmed up a crowd Monday in Detroit ahead of President Obama’s Labor Day speech.
Sept 5, 2011: Vice-President Joe Biden referred to members of the Tea Party as “Barbarians at the Gate“. This is a reference to the less than civilized hordes who eventually took over the Roman Empire. Such a classy way for a VP of the United States of America to describe his own people, eh?!
h/t The Phantom
Update: Immediately after Hoffa threatened his fellow Americans, Obama had the opportunity to encourage him to strive for civility. He did not. Instead, he included him in a list of folks he’s “proud” of. h/t Marc in Calgary
Labour Day 2011
Today is the 139th annual celebration of Labour Day in Canada. Here’s what some people are saying about Labour Day this year.
Stateside, Michelle Malkin is acknowledging their Labor Day as well.
What are your own reflections? By the way, what’s the worst job you’ve ever had?
