I normally hate soccer, but...

...this short film/ad about the Panyee (Thailand) team was pretty good.  See, the kids started a soccer team -- on a floating village.  Take the five minutes and watch it.  (And what's the deal with Thailand and their commercials?)

UK headline - "Barack Obama: The Weakest President in History?"

Here's a passage from the story in the Daily Express:

"Every day for almost the last two months our television screens, radio broadcasts and the pages of our newspapers have been filled with the pictures, sounds and words of the most tumultuous events any of us can remember in the Arab world. The outcome of these events, once the dust has settled, could literally change the world. Yet Obama seems content to sit this one out. He has barely engaged in the debate. Such ostrich-like behaviour is not untypical of the 49-year-old President....it is starting to look as if Obama and the Democratic Party have but one aim for the rest of this presidential term: to get elected to a second."


The comments to the story are almost as good.

That sound you hear is Liberal heads exploding

Column headline:  "Palin Doctrine Emerges as Arab Nations Echo Her Demarche on Libya."


The column, written by Benjamin Korn, goes on to cite how her foreign policy advice has been on the money, as opposed to Obama's, um, "leadership."






(demarche - "a statement, protest, or the like presented to public officials by private citizens, interest groups, etc.")

I'm less than reassured

Heard on KFYO radio this morning (paraphrased): "Experts and officials in the United States say that Japanese officials have downplayed the dangers stemming from Japan's nuclear reactor disaster.... BUT.... 


"U.S. officials reassure Americans that they are in no danger."

Obama's Views on the Redistribution of Wealth

From a 2001 radio interview with Barack Obama:





His economic objective has never been a secret at all, has it?

Forget polls, this headline says it all

"White House memo notes shortage of applicants for contest to have Obama to speak at high school graduation"

Other People Say Smart Stuff, Too - Part XXVIII

All of the craziness in Egypt and the rest of the Arab world remind me of an old quote from George Will:

"Iraq is just three people away from democratic success. Unfortunately, the three are George Washington, James Madison, and John Marshall."

Rhetoric vs. Reality

Sure we put a man on the moon, but THIS.....

...was done in some guy's garage.

Obamacare keeps getting better and better

Headline:  "CBO Director says Obamacare would reduce employment by 800,000 workers"


It's a shame we couldn't have had that info before the Democrats forced the legislation through.

A funny invocation

Not something you see everyday.  Brilliantly performed, with respect and humor.

Sad news -- Charlie Callas has died

This was a guy who worked to tell a joke.  Brilliant and funny.

Some days nothing goes right

Headline:  "Text message blows up suicide bomber by mistake"

Your classical music fix

Well, sort of.

I'm usually not one for wacky conspiracy theories...

...but this one's got some legs.  Hawaii governor and Democrat Neil Abercrombie, a fan and friend of Barack Obama's, set out to provide a birth certificate to prove that Obama was indeed born in Hawaii and finally lay to rest those "birther" claims.  He seems to have run into some trouble though -- as in he can't find one.  When an Obama supporter inadvertently promotes the rumor regarding Obama's birth, it carries weight.  Listen to the clip below.





(Edit:  Mike Evans has backtracked on his comments.  The theory returns to its previous level of wackiness.)

A quick break for me - State of the Union response

A break from doing the writing that I get paid to do, that is.


Barack Obama is to give his State of the Union speech tonight.  The Republican response will be delivered by Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.  I've heard of Ryan, but had never really paid enough attention to see him in action.  Boy, was I surprised.


Here is Ryan at the "bipartisan summit" on healthcare legislation last year.  He surgically vivisects all the tricks and gimmicks in the Democrat plan.  It didn't affect the outcome of the vote, but boy did he do a good job.

A list of scheduled tax increases to pay for Obamacare

According to Ryan Ellis of Americans for Tax Reform, about two dozen new or increased taxes.  Read the "Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Obamacare."

Heck yeah

Headline: "Passengers overpower would-be hijacker on Turkish Airlines flight."  First line: "A large, brave passenger on a Turkish Airlines flight overpowered a would-be hijacker by sitting on him, passengers and authorities said."

No, I'm not traveling.

Something smart people need to realize

I recently read a column by Emmet Tyrell in which he says of George Washington: “He was courageous, occasionally brilliant, and endured setbacks and despair.”

It reminded me of something I realized a long time ago – it’s not enough to simply be intelligent.  If you do stupid things, then your intelligence is wasted.  And everyone thinks you're stupid anyway.

So who can we trust now?

From AOL Health: "Article calls study linking vaccines to autism a fraud."


(The actual article in a British medical journal is here.)


The tradition of ethical science continues.