Hillary EliteSpeak, Government Enemies: Morning Intell
Morning Intell
MORNING INTELL: October 19, 2009
A round-up of what’s interesting–at least to this writer.
* We’re Back! DBKP HACKED! Revenge of the Worm. We’ve still got clean-up on several aisles, but at least we’re able to post again!
* So what else is new? Rove: Obama building an enemies list.
The truth is that Obama has lost the public debate on health-care reform, and he’s left with only the option of slamming something through Congress that will be incredibly unpopular, and then blame its unpopularity on Fox News. That’s undignified, Nixonian, and futile, all at the same time.
The Enemies List is only the latest in this administration’s worrisome attempts to put a lid on dissent. It’s hard to awaken non-political people to the dangers of the creeping loss of freedoms that are being put into place: there’s bills to pay and kids to get off to school. But those other things will be harder if the freedom to dissent is chilled.
* AL SHARPTON TO SUE RUSH LIMBAUGH? UNLIKELY: Yes, let’s talk about Al Sharpton’s racial demagoguery, shall we?
The last thing Clown Sharpton wants is a thorough and blistering examination of his vile shakedowns, bigoted incitements, and police-bashing antics in a court of law– and the court of public opinion.
Give credit where credit is due: Al Sharpton has learned that stealth race hustling is more effective than the overt kind he practiced in the past.
Don Surber says that it’s over: The White House surrenders to Fox News.
* Mickey Kaus warns of Nineteen-Eighty-Fat! We have ways of making you stress-free:
As we’ve been warning for the last two years: Big Brother is watching you eat.
* SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS SO FAR: Another report that the party of mile-high deficits, shoving it down your throat and bossing you around is in trouble: Reading the Electoral Tea Leaves.
The data speaks for itself: in the very same legislative districts, Republican candidates have been doing much better in special elections after Obama took office than Republican candidates did in November 2008, when large numbers of black voters and young voters turned out to elect Obama. The big jump for Republican candidates appears in Red states (Oklahoma, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee), in Blue states (Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maine), and in Purple states (Florida and New Hampshire.)
Two cautionary notes: “Republican” doesn’t mean “conservative”, though it might; and, a lot of these special elections were held in red states.
Still, it’s encouraging.
* Russian ingenuity? POMBRON: The armoured SUV that made Hummer whimper.
“A Maybach-designed interior includes waterproof seats made of, uhm, whale penis.”
* TICK, TICK, TICK… Hysterical British PM: Only 50 Days to Save the World From Mythical Global Warming.
Apparently, it would be a good idea to put “flippers” and “scuba tanks” on the gift list for any loved ones in NYC.
* Another “Ooops! Caught me again!” moment for Hillary Clinton: Another Tuzla Dash for Hillary?
Ed Morrissey: “This shows that these events on the campaign trail were no accident, but a pattern of lies told by a politician who desperately wants to feel relevant. That’s bad enough in a politician, but it’s completely counterproductive in a diplomat.”
NOTE: Always wish you could talk like the elite political figures of our day? Among the elite, “lies” are not “lies”. Whenever you see the term “misspeak”, substitute the word, “lies”, and you’ll be up to speed on elite-speak.
* GRAPHICALLY GRAPPLING WITH RADICAL ISLAM: Bosch Fawstin: Still Fighting Jihad, One Graphic at a Time
