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First ‘Hillary for President in 2012′ Ad Hits the Airwaves

**Written by Doug Powers You know it’s been a long year and a half when you can sit back, watch a pitch for Hillary Clinton for president, and fool yourself into thinking that she (and her husband) looks like Reagan compared to Barack Obama. From CNN: We’ve still got two months left until the 2010 [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Yesterday, 11:16pm

Bulbs of Doom

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Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 9:48pm

Sarah Palin Word Salad Watch

On Sean Hannity's show yesterday, Sarah Palin uncorked a gloriously incoherent tirade against reporters who aren't engorged and throbbing: Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 6:44pm

ADL Director Foxman: Anti-Mosque Rally on 9/11 is 'Un-American'

Adam Serwer talked to Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman about the planned September 11 protest against the Park51 Islamic community center in lower Manhattan; we criticized Foxman for his earlier statements, but on the issue of Pamela Geller and her allies (such as Dutch demagogue Geert Wilders) he seems to have regained his balance: ADL'S Abe Foxman denounces anti-mosque rally as 'un-American'. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 5:59pm

Don Ross and Jimmy Wahlsteen, 'It's Your Favourite'

Music of the street: Don Ross and Jimmy Wahlsteen play "It's Your Favourite" from Jimmy's album 181st Songs. (iTunes Store.) Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 5:25pm

Bibi and Abu Mazen Shake, Agree to Talk

Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas met today at the State Department, shook hands, and managed to agree on something: to have some more talks. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 3:46pm

Feds Sue Sheriff Arpaio, Investigate Chuck E. Cheese — Border Secure!

**Written by Doug Powers By now you can probably read all about this in a revised report to the UN’s Human Rights Council that the Obama administration couldn’t wait to file like a nine year old girl tattling to momma after catching her brother behind the barn reading Playboy, but if you haven’t yet heard, [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Yesterday, 3:24pm

Tech Note: Twitter OAuth Test

So, without telling anybody, Twitter suddenly changed their remote login system to use OAuth instead of Basic Authentication, and my code to do Twitter updates automatically when I post to LGF stopped working. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 2:59pm

Another Oil Platform Explodes in the Gulf

Another oil drilling platform has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, but luckily no workers were killed. The latest reports say that officials don't know whether oil is leaking from the well; but it was not producing oil and gas at the time of the explosion. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 1:37pm

The Jan Brewer Train Wreck

An awesome train wreck of an opening statement from Jan Brewer, in Arizona's gubernatorial debate. One of the most embarrassing political performances ever captured on video. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 1:03pm

Not a Dry Run

That suspected terrorist dry run on a United flight was a false alarm. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Yesterday, 12:21pm

Shallow water rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico; meanwhile, in Greenland…

New Orleans TV station WDSU is reporting on a new mishap off the Louisiana coast involving a shallow water rig. One person is missing after a rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, about 80 miles south of Vermilion Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard said. It happened around 9 a.m., and as of 10:15 a.m., [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Yesterday, 12:05pm

The Deval Made Him Say It: Glenn Beck’s Rally is the Downside of Freedom

**Written by Doug Powers Every now and then, a politician goofs and reveals more than he or she intended, providing a window into the true motives or beliefs. Michigan’s John Dingell claiming that Obamacare is a peachy way to “control the people,” and President Obama saying that America is a world super power “whether we [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Yesterday, 11:19am

Sigh: DHS posts signs to deter illegal aliens

In Invasion, published eight years ago, I pointed out that the Bush administration’s lame immigration enforcement measures included orange rubber cones and useless “No Entry” signs posted at the border. Well, file this under “The more things change.” The Washington Times reports that the Obama administration is posting new signs at the border warning travelers [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Yesterday, 10:19am

Speaking truth to race-hustlers

Right on: (h/t Sissy Willis via F.A.M.) And right on again, from Jerome Hudson via Human Events: Like most Americans, I’ve had enough with this administration’s policies. I was fed up and fired up. I am even more so in the wake of the most moving gathering I’ve ever been privileged to be a part [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Yesterday, 9:51am

Signs Banned at Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer's Hate Rally

Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer are taking a page from the Glenn Beck playbook, and banning all signs at their upcoming shameless attempt to capitalize on America's memories of 9/11 to demonize Muslims. Instead they're getting even more shameless with a jingoistic command to bring American flags to a rally for a cause that couldn't be more un-American: NO SIGNS AT THE 911 GROUND ZERO MEGA MOSQUE RALLY -- FLAGS! - Atlas Shrugs. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Sep 1, 8:47pm

Palin, Translated

If you can make neither heads nor tails out of @SarahPalinUSA's stream of consciousness Twitterspeak, follow @palinslation to find out what she's saying in English. Sort of. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Sep 1, 7:43pm

Discovery Gunman: Just Nuts

It would be nice if everyone could just agree that James Jay Lee, the hostage taker killed today in a standoff at the offices of the Discovery Channel, was deranged. And leave it at that. But of course, we're already seeing some extremely partisan bloggers trying to put him in the "left wing" category, simply because his weird views sprang out of a kind of extreme environmentalism. (I'm not sure how caring for the environment makes one a "left winger," but that's another topic.) Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Sep 1, 6:03pm

Wyden: For imposing the Obamacare individual health mandate before he was against it

Far Left Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon championed a federal individual health care mandate, wrote it into his own legislation, and voted it into law. Now, he’s not so sure he wants to impose it on his own constituents — and he’s searching for an exemption for his state. From HuffPo via Brian Faughnan [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Sep 1, 3:39pm

NY Teenagers Charged with Shooting at Mosque, Trying to Run Over Worshippers

Another hate crime that Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer and the anti-Muslim Bigot Brigade can claim they have nothing to do with:Teenagers Charged in Harassment at Mosque. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Sep 1, 3:01pm

Hostage situation at Discovery Channel; alleged gunman ID’ed as “Save the Planet” enviro-nut James Jay Lee; Update: Lee shot, in custody, all hostages safe

Alleged Discovery Channel attacker James Jay Lee Scroll for updates… There’s been a breaking hostage situation at the Discovery Channel office in Silver Spring, MD all morning. The alleged gunman reportedly has explosives strapped to his body and there have been reports of at least one hostage. The office has been evacuated, including many children [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Sep 1, 2:28pm

Breaking: Hostages Taken at Discovery Building in Silver Spring

SWAT teams have just entered the offices of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, where a gunman has apparently taken hostages: Reported standoff at Discovery Channel building in Silver Spring. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Sep 1, 2:24pm

Another ass-kicking: Judge rejects Obama drilling ban again

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Obama job-killing machine get kicked in the ass one more time. They wanted federal judge Martin Feldman to dismiss the drillers’ lawsuit challenging their original moratorium. No dice. Via Reuters: A federal judge in New Orleans rejected on Wednesday the U.S. government’s request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Sep 1, 1:53pm

New Apple Product Announcements, Streaming Live

Steve Jobs is hosting an Apple "special event" to announce some cool new stuff, including iOS 4.1, which will feature automatic High Dynamic Range photography for the iPhone 4 (I can't wait to try this). The event is streaming live at the Apple website here: Apple Special Event September 2010. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Sep 1, 1:12pm

Wingnut Morons Get Their Smear On

This is the kind of stuff right wing morons do if you get them mad at you; someone is using my name with a link to my website to post disgusting comments at this popular business and finance blog: 99er 5 Tier Unemployment Extension: 2 Weeks Until Senate Reconvenes | Business & Finance News. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Sep 1, 12:40pm

Which party is the fat cat party?

The Hill reports on how the wealthiest members of Congress fared over the past year. Can you guess who tops the Capitol Hill 50 wealthiest list? And can you guess which party outnumbers the other on the list? Hint: Think Thurston and Lovey. Here are the details on the list: The 50 wealthiest lawmakers were [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Sep 1, 12:38pm

California plastic bag ban goes down

Finally, California shows some sense. Lawmakers trashed an onerous, ill-timed, empty-gesture plastic bag ban pushed by radical greens this week: California lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to ban plastic shopping bags after a contentious debate over whether the state was going too far in trying to regulate personal choice. The Democratic bill, which failed [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Sep 1, 11:14am

Obama jobs death toll: private sector jobs, growth forecasts down

Automatic Data Processing is a payroll giant that cuts checks to employees. The company publishes a national employment report with Macroeconomic Advisers. Its latest stats show that the nation lost 10,000 private sector jobs last month. It’s not what economists expected. Via the WSJ: Economists had expected ADP to report a jobs gain of 17,000 [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Sep 1, 9:51am

Arizona vs. the U.N. human rights police

Arizona vs. the U.N. human rights police by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2010 An indignant President Obama complained last week, “I can’t spend all of my time with my birth certificate plastered on my forehead.” Fine. How about plastering a copy of his presidential oath of office there instead? The kowtowing commander-in-chief is in [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Sep 1, 9:07am

Alaska surprise: Another GOP incumbent goes down

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Michelle Malkin, Aug 31, 10:35pm

Live Video: Obama Speaks on Iraq

President Obama's speech on the drawdown of US troops in Iraq is about to start; Sarah Palin started attacking it before it began, with a hilariously illiterate reference to George Orwell: Sarah Palin. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Aug 31, 7:59pm

Seattle Man Charged in Hate Assault: 'You're Not American, You're Al Qaeda'

Here's another anti-Muslim hate crime that Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer and the anti-Muslim Bigot Brigade can claim they have nothing to do with: Charge: Seattle man attacked shopkeeper, calls victim a terrorist. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Aug 31, 7:40pm

'Burn a Koran Day' Pastors Let the N Word Flow

Pastors Terry Jones and Wayne Sapp of the Dove World Outreach Center, sponsors of "Burn a Koran Day," let it all hang out. You won't believe this one. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Aug 31, 5:35pm

Video: Inside the Violent World of the English Defense League

Pamela "Shrieking Harpy" Geller thinks Newsweek is out to get her, of course, and she doubles down on her support for the far right thugs of the English Defense League -- and announces that she's bringing them to the US to participate in her anti-Muslim protest on September 11. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Aug 31, 4:59pm

Newsweek: Geller Defends British Thugs Who Attacked Police, Blames Muslims

Mark Hosenball notes anti-Muslim blogger Pamela Geller's support for the thuggish English Defense League: N.Y. Anti-Mosque Leader Defends Group That Clashed With British Police. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Aug 31, 4:02pm

When Proven Liars Attack

Video fraud perpetrator Andrew Breitbart's getting frisky: Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Aug 31, 2:50pm

Video – Caution: Big Labor hypocrisy at work

From my friends at CEI, a new video capturing Big Labor hypocrisy at work: Should labor unions pay their protesters the wages and benefits that the unions demand of other employers? CEI labor policy attorney Vincent Vernuccio crashed a union protest in Washington, DC this week and questioned several people involved in the protest. The [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Aug 31, 2:16pm

Anti-Mosque Bigots Are Helping America's Enemies

Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer, and the anti-mosque movement are the Taliban's best friends. Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Aug 31, 2:12pm

First Rule of Obamacare Club Is: You Do Not Talk About Obamacare Club

**Written by Doug Powers First they had to pass it so we could find out what’s in it, and now they know what’s in it but they can’t talk about it: The progressive coalition Health Care for America Now fought hard to pass health care reform. Now it’s fighting hard to help reelect lawmakers who [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Aug 31, 1:38pm

Pajamas Media Hits Bottom, Digs

Imagine the reaction if Pajamas Media started making videos titled "Does Christianity suck?" or "Does Judaism suck?" Read more...

Little Green Footballs, Aug 31, 1:26pm

N.C.-07 and N.C.-02 GOP: Ilario Pantano and Renee Elmers for Congress

Longtime readers of this blog and Hot Air know the extraordinary story of Ilario Pantano’s heroism. He’s the Marine sniper-turned-Wall Street trader who rejoined the military after 9/11, faced the death penalty for killing two Iraqi insurgents in the heat of battle in a terrorist-infested town near Baghdad, fought fiercely and successfully to clear his [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Aug 31, 11:41am

Terrific: Bankrupt Freddie Mac hires “diversity officer”

Taxpayer-supported mortgage behemoth Freddie Mac — yes, the same government-sponsored entity that is sucking $64 billion of your money to stay afloat — is proud to announce that it is squandering more of your bucks on a “diversity officer:” Freddie Mac, the government-controlled mortgage buyer, on Monday named Subha V. Barry to head its newly [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Aug 31, 9:59am

Barack Obama on Iraq: Then and now

Barack Obama, 2002: What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz and other armchair, weekend warriors in this administration to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Aug 31, 9:42am

Great News! More Economic Stimulus on the Way

**Written by Doug Powers If you’re selling US economy stock short, now is the time to get aggressive: WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–President Barack Obama on Monday said his economic team is working to identify new measures to stimulate U.S. growth as part of a “full-scale attack” to strengthen the lackluster economy. Obama, speaking in the White [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Aug 31, 8:57am

Boot Barney Frank: Support GOP challenger Sean Bielat

Spread the word and send your money. Corruptocrat Barney Frank has a strong GOP challenger who needs your help in advance of the September 14 primary. His name is Sean Bielat. He’s a businessman. He’s a Marine. He’s a young father fed up with “systemic corruption” in arrogant Washington. He opposes cap-and-tax, will fight other [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Aug 30, 11:12pm

Sec. of Education Urged Employees to Attend Sharpton Rally, Unfortunately Not to Spell Check Signs

**Written by Doug Powers So much for the separation of race baiter & State: President Obama’s top education official urged government employees to attend a rally that the Rev. Al Sharpton organized to counter a larger conservative event on the Mall. “ED staff are invited to join Secretary Arne Duncan, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and [...] Read more...

Michelle Malkin, Aug 30, 11:05pm