Santelli on the debt ceiling.
Via Drudge
Come Back, al-Qaeda
You missed a spot.
Here is the world’s most powerful intergovernmental institution essentially arguing for the destruction of the global economy, enforced rationing, Marxist wealth redistribution, greater regulation, the erosion of property rights and global governance by a new world order of technocrats and bureacrats. And being so upfront about it they actually issue press releases, telling us what they’re planning to do and encouraging us to write about it.
h/t loki
One Wonders What Gluey Huey Thinks of Bloggers
On Question Time last night, Hugh Grant unwittingly revealed the double standards that underpin the anti-Murdoch moral crusade. Grant, who despite his support for those medieval legal writs known as superinjunctions has become a hero of the Twitterati and the liberal media for his criticisms of the Murdoch Empire, said: “I’m not for regulating the proper press, the broadsheet press. But it is insane that the tabloid press is left unregulated.”
And there you have it, in two sentences, the sentiment that is ultimately motoring liberal campaigners’ agitation against low-rent newspapers: a belief that there should be one law for “them” and another law for “us”. They must have a “regulatory body watching them”, as Grant put it, whereas the “proper press” can be trusted to keep its house in order without having the state’s snout poking around…
Given that much of the British “quality press” ain’t exactly over-concerned any longer with serious reporting or journalism (cf. Horrible Heather in The Guardian), this attitude may in reality be close to a distinction without a difference.
This Is My Brother Mohammed, And This Is My Other Brother Mohammed
Hamas Declares War on…Male Hairstylists
Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do?
The evidence suggests that Agent Terry’s death was financed by the president’s stimulus package with the full knowledge and support of Attorney General Holder.
He must go to bed every night and thank God he didn’t run as a Republican, or this could have been a scandal.
Take Me, Obama
The morning after: a question for Ann Althouse.
Reader Tips
As we waited at ringside for the terrier group to go in, I glanced over at the Welsh terrier and his handler kneeling a scant 2 feet away.
We all knew the Welsh well, watched him grow from the puppy classes to become a top winner. Over the year, the black and tan dog had filled out, the coat had filled in, and he was now every inch a top show dog, perfectly trained, every hair in place.
His handler was aware that I’d seen “Joey” at his earliest – and most unattractive – stage. And we both knew that we both knew what was under the carefully coiffed coat.
As our competitive relationship at the time was (to put it kindly) combative – I was pleasantly surprised when he invited my opinion.
“He’s come a long way, eh?”
“Much better than he looked as a puppy.”
“Yeah, he’s really come around.”
“Much better.”
“Thanks.”
I gave the compliment a few seconds to sink in.
Like you do with meat tenderizer.
“In fact, Doug, I’d say that Welsh of yours deserves his own theme song.”
“Oh, what now?“
“Three Dressed Up As A Nine“.
Have a great weekend, everyone – your tips in the comments.
Weinnorrhea?
Glenn Reynolds – “Given the predilections of our political class, you’d think this would be a higher priority for them.”
Faux News
h/t Dan
A Model for Government
My Seagate external backup drive failed about a week ago. It was still under warranty. I paid about $11 for the “Advanced Replacement Option”. Today a package arrived from UPS with a replacement drive. I installed it and it worked perfectly. Into the box I put the broken drive, affixed the return sticker and dropped it off to UPS.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the public sector worked remotely this efficiently?!?
US Unemployment Rate Hits 9.2%
And now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose!
For the fourth consecutive month, Saskatchewan has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada.
Saskatchewan’s June unemployment rate of 4.9 per cent (seasonally adjusted) was well below the national average of 7.4 per cent. The number of unemployed was down by 3,600 (13.1 per cent) – the third highest percentage decline among provinces.
Yup, it’s a headscratcher. (Related)
How Much Worse Would Obama’s Economy Look Without Texas?
Not Waiting For The Asteroid
The bad news: A 168 year old media institution is no more. The good news? Now we have a precedent for the next time the New York Times publishes state secrets.
Beauty!
QOTW
“Your original statement on ‘freedom of expression’ at least had the merit of only being two lines of stupid.”
It’s Probably Nothing
The disastrous U.S. June jobs report, blow by blow.
h/t Kevin
Related.
Meanwhile “…no one seems to note that in that same month we gave green cards or Employment Authorization Documents to at least 100,000 foreigners.”
YNoKyoto: In A Nutshell
A must-share video for your friends, kids, and grandkids.
Via WUWT.
Reader Tips
Based on a suggestion from Kate, here’s an overenthusiastic parent who could be a stunt double for John Cleese.
Your exuberant and more somber Reader Tips are highly welcomed in the comments.
The Trouble With Socialism
Is that sooner or later, you regulate yourself out of other people’s money.
No Wonder They Don’t Get “Casablanca”
Mark Steyn, all daggers drawn:
…Mr Naumetz doesn’t disappoint. Thus, his key piece of evidence for the new militarism stalking the land:
The Harper government singlehandedly made Vichy a household name in Canada.
Brian Lilley comments:
That’s right, the Harper government has spent years playing up Canada’s role in the French Vichy regime that collaborated with Nazi Germany.
As Lilley points out, it was the Liberal Defence Minister John McCallum who made Vichy “a household name” in Canadian history when he confused France’s Second World War collaborationists with Canada’s greatest First World War battle: Vimy, Vichy, what’s the diff? (The Defence Minister made his error in seeking to explain an earlier confession that he’d never heard of the Dieppe Raid.) After blog-mockery from Lilley and others, Mr Naumetz and/or his somnolent editors have belatedly corrected his piece, although without acknowledging the error, never mind addressing the broader question of the cultural void in which he’s operating. I mean, it’s not even a particularly Canadian question: If you don’t know what Vichy is, it’s hard to figure out Casablanca…[for example]
“Is this a Town Hall or a Potemkin Village Hall?”
#askObama
h/t AtlanticJim