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Sarah Palin's Uterus Swallows Andy Sullivan

It's bizarre enough as it is reading Sarah Palin's uterus' blog. But to think that she actually follows Andy Sullivan? At least, it may explain some things.

How would you feel if you were a gay man and a uterus was following you on the Internet? It isn't that I'm surprised Andy is being stalked by a sexual organ out here. It just isn't the gender I actually had in mind.

There. I said it and I don't care who knows! I am utterly, madly, passionately addicted to The Daily Dish. At first I was a bit creeped out by Sully's obsession with me. But let's face it, who else out there shows any interest in my accomplishments? Ever since Trig moved out, the media won't give me the time of day . Life has gotten pretty dull around here. I can't remember the last time Vanity Fair tried to get me to give them the inside scoop about Sarah "off the record" (wink, wink...nudge, nudge).

Sarah Palin 2.0

There's little point in engaging every small criticism, or attack against Sarah Palin. In most instances it would only amount to elevating what are no more than petty assaults. And no attempt to interject logic into any debate will work against those critics most desperately intent on nipping at Sarah's heels. No, unfortunately, logic will never stop the mental defective, Andrew Sullivan, from wanting to wear Sarah's heels, either, ... provided they're high and bright red, of course.

What's best to realize is that there is something larger going on, not that attempts at such are all that unique. When, for whatever reason, public figures get a bad wrap for something, there often comes a time when they choose to re-emerge, to fight back. Palin has chosen her time and she's selected her path, just as she should. And while it's too early to draw too broad a conclusion, it's silly to not acknowledge, ... well, so far, so good!

Going forward, it is not the Sarah Palin of 2008 and early 2009 that matters. What matters is who she is becoming now and who she will eventually be in the public's eye. And, while I already said it's too early to draw conclusions, it is nonetheless true that, for now, people appear to like what they see when they take a look at Sarah Palin. All that really does is bring them around to where a great many people have been all along. And evidence of it is quickly mounting up. 

Despite being characterized by many as a divisive force in her party and the nation, Americans are much more likely to give Palin a positive rating (47 percent favorable) than another prominent female leader — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (28 percent favorable). Moreover, about six in 10 Americans (61 percent) think Palin has been treated unfairly by the press, according to the latest Fox News poll…

Heavens, if this keeps up, Andy may just have to jump ship at The Atlantic to lose himself among some seaman. Or, perhaps he'll just go back to drowning himself in something similar sounding out on the Internet as he once was, mister RawMuslglutes.

Feinstein Going After Hi-Def TV

This via Congress Daily. (subscription required) Why is it that every little, or big technology advance always looks like an additional source of revenue, or regulation to these people? And, yes, the industry claims it will drive up the price of hi-def, among other things. Of course it will. They'll be forced to re-engineer. And so what if a little of the quality goes away? We have to feed Congress and preserve gaia if we want to sit around and watch great TV.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., wants the federal government to follow her state's lead in cutting the energy usage of power-hungry high-definition television sets.

The California Energy Commission on Wednesday approved a plan to cut the energy consumption of new televisions sold in the state by one-third beginning in 2011 and by one-half starting in 2013.

In a Thursday letter to Energy Secretary Chu, Feinstein urged the department to take a "serious look" at crafting national standards for TVs that are as rigorous as the ones adopted in California.

But the Consumer Electronics Association, which represents the views of most set manufacturers, wants to pull the plug on both the California requirements and the senator's proposal. "It will result in higher prices for consumers, job losses for Californians and lost tax revenue for the state," the group said.

CBC: Obama Doesn't Like Black People

The Congressional Black Caucus is none too pleased with America's first black prez. Maybe it's sort of like the glass of milk argument. Is Obama half full, or half empty of concern for the black community? Looks to me like maybe he's half-empty but rapper Kanye West must think he's half full. Otherwise, he'd be dancin' all over his head. Right?

Quietly held meetings this week between Congressional Black Caucus members and top Obama administration officials failed to iron out growing frustrations that forced postponement of a House Financial Services vote on legislation that would overhaul the nation's financial regulatory system.

In announcing a delay in the committee's vote, Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank said he understood some of the Black Caucus' frustration because "you are talking about people whose constituents ... have been badly hammered by this and are concerned."

In raising concerns about the legislation, CBC members of the Financial Services Committee met with Treasury Secretary Geithner, White House Chief of Staff Emanuel and FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair, sources said. At those meetings, CBC members expressed concerns that the administration was not adequately addressing the needs of many segments of the black community.

Climate Science Fraud Exposed?

Oh my. This looks as though it could leave a mark the size of a glacier or two receding. heh!

Someone has a lot of splainin' to do. But if this is genuine, he'll have plenty of time to do it, being unemployed until the next ice age and all. What?

From: Phil Jones
To: ray bradley ,mann@xxxxx.xxx, mhughes@xxxx.xxx
Subject: Diagram for WMO Statement
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:31:15 +0000
Cc: k.briffa@xxx.xx.xx,t.osborn@xxxx.xxx

Dear Ray, Mike and Malcolm,
Once Tim’s got a diagram here we’ll send that either later today or
first thing tomorrow.
I’ve just completed Mike’s Nature trick of adding in the real temps
to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) amd from
1961 for Keith’s to hide the decline. Mike’s series got the annual
land and marine values while the other two got April-Sept for NH land
N of 20N. The latter two are real for 1999, while the estimate for 1999
for NH combined is +0.44C wrt 61-90. The Global estimate for 1999 with
data through Oct is +0.35C cf. 0.57 for 1998.
Thanks for the comments, Ray.

Cheers
Phil

Prof. Phil Jones
Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) xxxxx
School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) xxxx
University of East Anglia
Norwich Email p.jones@xxxx.xxx
NR4 7TJ
UK

McCain In Trouble In AZ GOP Primary

According to a new Rasmussen poll, McCain looks to be running about even in the upcoming GOP primary. Somehow I'm thinking Simcox's 4% wouldn't go to McCain were Simcox not involved. Simcox staying in for 4% of the vote would be foolish under the circumstances.

Senator John McCain’s future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain earns 45% of the vote, while Hayworth picks up 43%.

Former Minuteman leader Chris Simcox gets four percent (4%) support, while two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate and seven percent (7%) are undecided.

The Incompetent McCain Aides Attacking Sarah Palin

Read some of the blunders by the very same people who now wish to blame Sarah Palin for the failed campaign they ran. From an item by Roger Stone at The Stone Zone.

Schmidt Proved Incompetence in ‘08 Race

Schmidt is, after all, part of the gang that had McCain suspend his presidential campaign and rush back to Washington to take the exact same position as Barack Obama on the first Federal bailout bill which in the end, only bailed out Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street Bankers. With his endorsement of the bailout, McCain lost any chance to draw a contrast with Obama and wage a competitive race for the Presidency.

Schmidt, the political genius was also party to the late October announcement that the McCain campaign was writing off Michigan. Even if polling showed that Michigan was beyond reach, why would you announce it publically so the Obama campaign could shift resources from Michigan to another toss-up-state?

One Health Care Vote = $100 Million

Outrageous. This amounts to a theft being perpetrated on American taxpayers by Democrats desperate to give the White House at least one accomplishment to coo about.

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, one of three lawmakers being wooed by Senate Democratic leaders to back health-care legislation, won the inclusion of an extra $100 million in federal aid for low-income people in her state.

And that accomplishment will turn America's health care system inside out - not for the better, I'm afraid. Get ready folks, today is defeat state controlled health care day. Watch for more to come and get on the phone to your Senators.

And you might want to let these two below know that if they think they can play games moving this along while scurrying for cover down the line, they are going to be target #1 when they're up for re-election. I believe Lincoln is up in 2010, Nelson not until 2012.

Two other Democratic senators who have also voiced skepticism about the legislation, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Ben Nelson of Nebraska, signaled yesterday they’re likely to support Reid’s effort to start debate before Congress takes a weeklong recess for the Thanksgiving holiday.

After talking earlier this week with the three lawmakers from Republican-leaning states, Reid said he’s “cautiously optimistic” he’ll win the vote set for 8 p.m., Washington time, tomorrow.

Sarah Palin As Role Model

Jackie, the young woman from this MSDNC video, has written up her experience at Sarah Palin's book signing for "Going Rogue" on her blog.

When is the last time you can recall the liberal media asking a young female fan of any liberal female political figure a question about policy? Don't they always cite the politician as simply a role model? I can't recall them taking the conversation much beyond that level.

It really troubles me that what they are actually saying here is, obviously Sarah Palin is no role model for a young woman, or shouldn't be in their biased view. Don't think these people aren't seriously twisted up by their politics, folks. They most certainly are.

Where on earth do I begin? This all started as me, a young 17 year old American going to see a woman I admire and turned into this crazy event hah I’ll start at the very beginning.

Frum On Palin: Frum Reveals His Latent Homosexuality

h/t Instapundit. Pretty pathetic, even for David Frum. However, I do believe we can learn from this.

This is a woman who has got into a position of leadership by sending very powerful sexual signals. And we see that in the way that men like her much more than women do.

With about the same level of detailed analysis Frum cites here to reach his conclusion, clearly this Andrew Sullivan-like response suggests, married or not, Frum is obviously reacting to Paln as a homosexual would. Consequently, it can only be his latent homosexuality coming out. They are both from foreign countries and think similarly about Sarah Palin. What more proof could we want? It's simply so obvious to me, there's no reason to question the conclusion. Someone call NPR.