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Democrat assault on Trump begins

Posted on May 18, 2016 | Comments Off on Democrat assault on Trump begins

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Actually this inevitable support for the Hildabeast began earlier with a NYTimes attack on Trump, quoting a former girlfriend who subsequently disavowed the story, saying she was misquoted. Surprise, surprise. The NYTimes remains the leader of Democrat attacks on Republicans with the WaPo merely an also-ran.

UPDATE: Camile Paglia at link above: “Meanwhile, the New York Times remains mute about Bill Clinton’s long record of crude groping and grosser assaults—-not one example of which could be found to taint Trump.” Despicable journalism.

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Read it and weep, Sennacherib

Posted on May 17, 2016 | 3 comments

ISIS has torn down some of your handiwork, oh ancient one, in a fit of Islamic fundamentalism.

“The Gate of Mashki was built during the era of the Assyrian King Sennacherib in 705-681 B.C. It was located east of Mosul, the capital of Nineveh province, which was taken over by Islamic State forces in June 2014.

“Photographs distributed by Islamic State on Sunday show militants using at least one bulldozer to knock down the ancient ruin, although it was unclear when the action took place. National Geographic said in April that it had obtained images revealing the destruction of the Mashki Gate and the nearby Adad Gate, built around 700 B.C., by Islamic State.”

Via Weasel Zippers.

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The “Palestinians” museum: empty

Posted on May 16, 2016 | 2 comments

For a “people” without a history, what else can you expect but an empty museum paid for by the Dictator’s Club and the usual hangers-on. Well, the arabs who call themselves Palestinians do have a history. An invented history of lies which is continuing.

The museum announced in a news release this month that it had named a new director, Mahmoud Hawari, who it called “the lead curator at the British Museum”and a specialist in early Islamic art, architecture and archaeology, among other topics.

A spokeswoman for the British Museum would not confirm that Mr. Hawari held the position of lead curator there, saying only that “he was a visiting academic at the British Museum.” A spokeswoman for Taawon said on Monday morning that the information in the release was based on a curriculum vitae that Mr. Hawari had provided.

Via Israel Matzav

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Dear Hiroshima…

Posted on May 11, 2016 | 2 comments

…our little Barry Hussein, who likes to bow to tyrants and kiss their rings and other parts of their anatomy before giving them lots of our money, may be sorry for that atomic bomb we dropped on y’all. Whether he actually apologizes or not.

But, frankly, and as much as many of us pity the suffering of your wartime civilian population, most of us are NOT in the least sorry. So don’t get too excited. The little shit with the big ears doesn’t speak for all of us. And in just a few more months he’ll be as influential as Jimmy Carter is now.

Get it? As in Nada.

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Daddy Bush’s Junkyard of Popped Hoods

Posted on May 8, 2016 | 6 comments

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1991’s so-called “highway of death,” Muslim exaggeration worthy of Pallywood at its most pathetic. Of course the leftist American snooze media ate it whole. Those dastardly American soldiers, may their name be erased!

Via commenter Sennacherib

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Why journalism is a risky business today

Posted on April 22, 2016 | 4 comments

Bill Bisson, commenter at WSJ: “In the last 20 hours I have learned more about ‘Prince’ than I knew about Barack Obama prior to his being elected President in 2008. The media has its priorities reversed.”

Then there was the “journalist” who recently told me he was hiding details of a major news story because they might offend some reader/viewers. And I’m not talking about Prince. Similar to how details of Obama’s life were/are suppressed, apparently because of his race.

The news media has never been pure. It’s always been a dicey business and business it has always been. But these days it seems even more inclined than before to take the easy way than the hard one. And that might be why the paper part is in persistently serious financial decline and both it and the electronic version are increasingly devoted to non-controversy.

Via WSJ

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Change for a $20 is a good idea

Posted on April 21, 2016 | 1 comment

I agree with the WSJ that Harriet Tubman to replace Andy Jackson on the $20 bill is a good idea. Even if I am related to Jackson by marriage. Andy’s use-by date is long past. Gathering mold for too long now.

Harriet would be a good choice for several reasons. Maybe the colored, er, people of, would stop whining so much with one of their own on the money. Maybe not. Worth a try. Also because Harriet was a gun owner (yay!) and a Republican. Now that’s change we can believe in.

Could be a lot worse. Could be Sojourner Truth, for instance. They taught Mr. B. about her in first grade. For several years he was sure she freed the slaves and I could not talk him out of it. Still can’t talk him out of much but he’s finally heard of Lincoln.

UPDATE:  Hmm, turns out Old Andy will be on the back of the bill which seems like a cluttered idea. He should be retired altogether for simplicity’s sake.

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