Butler University Deems Chief Justice Roberts Too Controversial for Commencement Address
"When John Roberts' niece graduates in May from Butler University this May, the Supreme Court chief justice may attend as a relative — but he has been deemed too controversial to take the stage as commencement speaker."
The lunatics are running the asylum.
Will we never learn?
Monday, March 15, 2010
Super-sized mother determined to become world's fattest woman in two years | Mail Online
Super-sized mother determined to become world's fattest woman in two years
"'My favourite food is sushi, but unlike others I can sit and eat 70 big pieces of sushi in one go,' she said.'
I do love cakes and sweet things, doughnuts are my favourite.'"
You go girl...nothing says "female empowerment" like government subsidized suicide!
"'My favourite food is sushi, but unlike others I can sit and eat 70 big pieces of sushi in one go,' she said.'
I do love cakes and sweet things, doughnuts are my favourite.'"
You go girl...nothing says "female empowerment" like government subsidized suicide!
Workers' compensation for illegal immigrants? State Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces bill
Workers' compensation for illegal immigrants? State Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces bill
"State Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) on Thursday introduced legislation that would extend workers' compensation rights to illegal immigrants in Michigan."
"State Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) on Thursday introduced legislation that would extend workers' compensation rights to illegal immigrants in Michigan."
Sunday, March 14, 2010
LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe: The basics
LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe: The basics: "The basics"
March 14, 2010
The basics
Friday's game does indeed start at 7:20 p.m. Eastern, three cheers for the ink-stained wretches. Chris Allen will play, and Tom Izzo and Durrell Summers did meet Sunday.
Also: * The Spartans will essentially be playing to avenge Illinois on Friday. At least, that's how you could look at it considering New Mexico State is a "bid bandit" that stole an at-large slot away. I have to think Illinois was the last team left out, or awfully close to it. * The Aggies are fast, athletic and high-scoring, with six guys shooting above 33 percent from long range. And you may as well ignore everything this team did in the first half of the season. Athletic forwards Troy Gillenwater (6-8, 234, 14.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and Wendell McKines (6-6, 224, 10.8 ppg, 9.9 rpg) joined the team in February and December, respectively, after they gained academic eligibility. This is a totally different team with those two, and a huge reason the Aggies won the WAC tourney. * The Aggies also give it up on defense (77 points, 45 percent shooting) and have poor rebounding numbers. But again, they didn't have the 16 rebounds a game Gillenwater and McKines give them. * No tickets available for this one, it's sold out and MSU's 350 will go to the luminaries and top donors. However, I'm thinking that sellout has a lot to do with Gonzaga fans expecting the Zags to be there (instead of, say, Buffalo!) so if you can find a way out to Spokane, I'll bet you can find good seats at a good price outside the arena. * For Lansing-area residents, MSU's team banquet is Monday night, at Breslin for the first time. Admission is free, concessions open, doors open at 7:30 with the program starting at 7:45. You can sit in the green seats. * Arizona was not included, meaning MSU now has the third-longest NCAA streak with 13. Kansas is at 21 and Duke at 15. MSU's streak is the second-longest in Big Ten history. Indiana went to 18 straight from 1986 to 2003. * Izzo repeated that he will "mix it up" this week and look at lineup variations. Draymond Green, though, will stay in that sixth man role. Izzo said Kalin Lucas is out to prove something, in a good way.
March 14, 2010
The basics
Friday's game does indeed start at 7:20 p.m. Eastern, three cheers for the ink-stained wretches. Chris Allen will play, and Tom Izzo and Durrell Summers did meet Sunday.
Also: * The Spartans will essentially be playing to avenge Illinois on Friday. At least, that's how you could look at it considering New Mexico State is a "bid bandit" that stole an at-large slot away. I have to think Illinois was the last team left out, or awfully close to it. * The Aggies are fast, athletic and high-scoring, with six guys shooting above 33 percent from long range. And you may as well ignore everything this team did in the first half of the season. Athletic forwards Troy Gillenwater (6-8, 234, 14.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and Wendell McKines (6-6, 224, 10.8 ppg, 9.9 rpg) joined the team in February and December, respectively, after they gained academic eligibility. This is a totally different team with those two, and a huge reason the Aggies won the WAC tourney. * The Aggies also give it up on defense (77 points, 45 percent shooting) and have poor rebounding numbers. But again, they didn't have the 16 rebounds a game Gillenwater and McKines give them. * No tickets available for this one, it's sold out and MSU's 350 will go to the luminaries and top donors. However, I'm thinking that sellout has a lot to do with Gonzaga fans expecting the Zags to be there (instead of, say, Buffalo!) so if you can find a way out to Spokane, I'll bet you can find good seats at a good price outside the arena. * For Lansing-area residents, MSU's team banquet is Monday night, at Breslin for the first time. Admission is free, concessions open, doors open at 7:30 with the program starting at 7:45. You can sit in the green seats. * Arizona was not included, meaning MSU now has the third-longest NCAA streak with 13. Kansas is at 21 and Duke at 15. MSU's streak is the second-longest in Big Ten history. Indiana went to 18 straight from 1986 to 2003. * Izzo repeated that he will "mix it up" this week and look at lineup variations. Draymond Green, though, will stay in that sixth man role. Izzo said Kalin Lucas is out to prove something, in a good way.
Instapundit » Blog Archive » THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS UNARMED COPS. You know, like in Britain. AP: Memphis police at fault in Pe…
Instapundit » Blog Archive » THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS UNARMED COPS. You know, like in Britain. AP: Memphis police at fault in Pe…: "March 14, 2010
THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS UNARMED COPS. You know, like in Britain. AP: Memphis police at fault in Pentagon shooting. Disarm the police now! If it saves just one life, it’s worth it . . . .
Also: “We need to close the police department loophole.”"
THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS UNARMED COPS. You know, like in Britain. AP: Memphis police at fault in Pentagon shooting. Disarm the police now! If it saves just one life, it’s worth it . . . .
Also: “We need to close the police department loophole.”"
NICE rejects ten drugs (allowed in Europe) that could have extended 20,000 cancer patients' lives
NICE rejects ten drugs (allowed in Europe) that could have extended 20,000 cancer patients' lives
"Up to 20,000 people have died needlessly early after being denied cancer drugs on the NHS, it was revealed yesterday.
The rationing body NICE has failed to keep a promise to make more life-extending drugs available.
Treatments used widely in the U.S. and Europe have been rejected on grounds of cost-effectiveness, yet patients and their loved ones have seen the NHS waste astronomical sums.
Last week it emerged that £21billion - a fifth of the entire annual budget - was spent on failed schemes to tackle inequality."
"Up to 20,000 people have died needlessly early after being denied cancer drugs on the NHS, it was revealed yesterday.
The rationing body NICE has failed to keep a promise to make more life-extending drugs available.
Treatments used widely in the U.S. and Europe have been rejected on grounds of cost-effectiveness, yet patients and their loved ones have seen the NHS waste astronomical sums.
Last week it emerged that £21billion - a fifth of the entire annual budget - was spent on failed schemes to tackle inequality."
The Cost-Control Illusion
The Cost-Control Illusion - WSJ.com
"Above all other reasons, voters who oppose ObamaCare cite their fear over costs:
They think it will cause their insurance premiums to soar and result in far higher taxes to fund a vast new entitlement.
The public is right on both counts, which is why White House smokejumpers have been dispatched to put out this fire as the final votes approach.
Let's take their claims one by one, as a public service while everyone else focuses on the whip count."
Read this and weep...
"Above all other reasons, voters who oppose ObamaCare cite their fear over costs:
They think it will cause their insurance premiums to soar and result in far higher taxes to fund a vast new entitlement.
The public is right on both counts, which is why White House smokejumpers have been dispatched to put out this fire as the final votes approach.
Let's take their claims one by one, as a public service while everyone else focuses on the whip count."
Read this and weep...
Happy Pi day: Five tasty facts about the famous ratio
Pi day: Five tasty facts about the famous ratio - physics-math
"Mathematics enthusiasts will this weekend be celebrating Pi day, which falls on 14 March in honour of the famous ratio's first few digits, 3.14.
You probably know that pi is the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter, but here are some less familiar facts about the mathematical constant.
We did consider giving you 3.14 facts but alas we had five…"
"Mathematics enthusiasts will this weekend be celebrating Pi day, which falls on 14 March in honour of the famous ratio's first few digits, 3.14.
You probably know that pi is the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter, but here are some less familiar facts about the mathematical constant.
We did consider giving you 3.14 facts but alas we had five…"
State Department: Employees' families can leave MX border cities
State Department: Employees' families can leave MX border cities - KVIA.com El Paso, Las Cruces
"The U.S. State Department has authorized employees working in six Mexican border cities to move their families out of those areas because of security concerns.
The unprecedented move comes as authorities in Mexico investigate the murders of 3 people connected to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez."
Thank you democrats, who have kept our "fence" from being erected.....you scumbags!
"The U.S. State Department has authorized employees working in six Mexican border cities to move their families out of those areas because of security concerns.
The unprecedented move comes as authorities in Mexico investigate the murders of 3 people connected to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez."
Thank you democrats, who have kept our "fence" from being erected.....you scumbags!
13 Killed At Mexican Beach Resort
13 Killed At Mexican Beach Resort
"ACAPULCO, Mexico (March 14, 2010)—
What evidently was drug-related violence left 13 people dead early Saturday in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, which has traditionally been a popular spring break destination.
Four of the victims were beheaded, security officials said.
Five of the dead were police officers who were attacked while on nighttime patrol on the outskirts of the Pacific Ocean resort, security officials said."
This ain't good....
"ACAPULCO, Mexico (March 14, 2010)—
What evidently was drug-related violence left 13 people dead early Saturday in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, which has traditionally been a popular spring break destination.
Four of the victims were beheaded, security officials said.
Five of the dead were police officers who were attacked while on nighttime patrol on the outskirts of the Pacific Ocean resort, security officials said."
This ain't good....
Leader of Roman Catholic Church in Ireland urged to quit over abuse victims' silence vow
Leader of Roman Catholic Church in Ireland urged to quit over abuse victims' silence vow Mail Online
"The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland is facing huge pressure to resign amid allegations he witnessed teenage abuse victims take vows of silence over a paedophile.
Cardinal Sean Brady, the Primate of All Ireland, admitted that he attended meetings in 1975 when two teenage boys signed oaths of silence while testifying in a Church inquiry against Father Brendan Smyth."
Oh my God!
It gets worse!
"The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland is facing huge pressure to resign amid allegations he witnessed teenage abuse victims take vows of silence over a paedophile.
Cardinal Sean Brady, the Primate of All Ireland, admitted that he attended meetings in 1975 when two teenage boys signed oaths of silence while testifying in a Church inquiry against Father Brendan Smyth."
Oh my God!
It gets worse!
Vatican officials defend pope on abuse
Vatican officials defend pope on abuse
"Benedict is also under fire for a 2001 church directive he wrote while a Vatican cardinal, instructing bishops to keep abuse cases confidential."
There is little disagreement that the world wide Catholic Church is a pedophile enterprise.
The Catholic religion is a noble religion.
It has been hijacked.
I doubt it will ever recover.
A tragedy for the world!
"Benedict is also under fire for a 2001 church directive he wrote while a Vatican cardinal, instructing bishops to keep abuse cases confidential."
There is little disagreement that the world wide Catholic Church is a pedophile enterprise.
The Catholic religion is a noble religion.
It has been hijacked.
I doubt it will ever recover.
A tragedy for the world!
Soak the Rich, Keep the Change
RealClearPolitics - Soak the Rich, Keep the Change
"Do Washington state Democrats have a death wish?
That's the question many locals must be asking after the Democrat-controlled Senate held hearings last Thursday, with little notice, packed with supporters for a new bill that would impose a statewide income tax."
"Do Washington state Democrats have a death wish?
That's the question many locals must be asking after the Democrat-controlled Senate held hearings last Thursday, with little notice, packed with supporters for a new bill that would impose a statewide income tax."
UN Navy crew's mutiny against the 'Sea Witch' captain who ' belittled' them
UN Navy crew's mutiny against the 'Sea Witch' captain who ' belittled' them - Telegraph
"Standing on the bridge of her warship with the ocean before her and a crew of men awaiting her command, the future looked fantastic for Captain Holly Graf, the first American to take charge of a US Navy cruiser."
The Brits get it.
We, apparently, didn't.
"Standing on the bridge of her warship with the ocean before her and a crew of men awaiting her command, the future looked fantastic for Captain Holly Graf, the first American to take charge of a US Navy cruiser."
The Brits get it.
We, apparently, didn't.
Timothy Geithner Cracks Down
Timothy Geithner Cracks Down - Mark Steyn
"If they'd subjected Secretary Geithner to those rates on what he owed, we could have wiped out the deficit."
"If they'd subjected Secretary Geithner to those rates on what he owed, we could have wiped out the deficit."
Dwarfgate: 5ft 5in Sarkozy's fury as 6ft Cameron and 5ft 11in Osborne 'mock his size'
Dwarfgate: 5ft 5in Sarkozy's fury as 6ft Cameron and 5ft 11in Osborne 'mock his size'
"David Cameron is caught up in an extraordinary 'dwarfgate' row with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The dispute centres on a claim that Mr Cameron made a remark about 'hidden dwarfs' while discussing a photograph showing himself with Mr Sarkozy - who is seven inches shorter than the Tory leader.
The French government was reportedly furious about the comment."
It sorta makes sense to drabble about "dwarfgate" rather than the fiscal tsunami that WILL engulf the entire European suicide pact SOON.
Like ordering croissants on the titanic.....right?
"David Cameron is caught up in an extraordinary 'dwarfgate' row with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The dispute centres on a claim that Mr Cameron made a remark about 'hidden dwarfs' while discussing a photograph showing himself with Mr Sarkozy - who is seven inches shorter than the Tory leader.
The French government was reportedly furious about the comment."
It sorta makes sense to drabble about "dwarfgate" rather than the fiscal tsunami that WILL engulf the entire European suicide pact SOON.
Like ordering croissants on the titanic.....right?
Software Turns Your Cell Phone Against You
Software Turns Your Cell Phone Against You - ABC News
"Malicious software for cell phones could pose a greater risk for consumer's personal and financial well-being than computer viruses, say scientists from Rutgers University.
Software on cell phones can be used to track the phone's owner.
The scientists have made a particularly resilient malware, known as a rootkit, that can turn a cell phone's microphone, GPS and battery against the phone's owner."
If true, this could be BIG!
"Malicious software for cell phones could pose a greater risk for consumer's personal and financial well-being than computer viruses, say scientists from Rutgers University.
Software on cell phones can be used to track the phone's owner.
The scientists have made a particularly resilient malware, known as a rootkit, that can turn a cell phone's microphone, GPS and battery against the phone's owner."
If true, this could be BIG!
Illinois' in hock, and all of us are on the hook to pay up
Illinois' in hock, and all of us are on the hook to pay up :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Mark Brown
"Illinois: Land of Deadbeats.
Who am I talking about?
Me, you, your neighbor Kathy, your Uncle Bob, every last one of us who makes this state our home.
You don't think there's any cause to be calling you a deadbeat?
Sorry, I don't mean to be impolite, but what would you call somebody going on six months late in paying their bills?
Better yet, what would you call somebody six months late in paying what they owe you?
Well, as of Wednesday, our state government was working on paying its bills from last September."
The warnings of disaster are out but the sheeple refuse to hear until it will be too late.
Sounds just like the mid-1930s to me.
We are screwed cuz we vote for liars who will tell us lies.
Consistently......
What a mess!
"Illinois: Land of Deadbeats.
Who am I talking about?
Me, you, your neighbor Kathy, your Uncle Bob, every last one of us who makes this state our home.
You don't think there's any cause to be calling you a deadbeat?
Sorry, I don't mean to be impolite, but what would you call somebody going on six months late in paying their bills?
Better yet, what would you call somebody six months late in paying what they owe you?
Well, as of Wednesday, our state government was working on paying its bills from last September."
The warnings of disaster are out but the sheeple refuse to hear until it will be too late.
Sounds just like the mid-1930s to me.
We are screwed cuz we vote for liars who will tell us lies.
Consistently......
What a mess!
Desiree Rogers called bosses by first names
Desiree Rogers called bosses by first names
"Is the real reason White House social secretary Desiree Rogers was stripped of her power and 'pushed' to resign that she was stealing the thunder of first lady Michelle Obama and first friend Valerie Jarrett?
You bet."
Don't mess with the Obama, South Chicago political machine!
Even Al Capone couldn't win that fight!
"Is the real reason White House social secretary Desiree Rogers was stripped of her power and 'pushed' to resign that she was stealing the thunder of first lady Michelle Obama and first friend Valerie Jarrett?
You bet."
Don't mess with the Obama, South Chicago political machine!
Even Al Capone couldn't win that fight!
Utah lawmaker resigns in hot-tub incident
Utah lawmaker resigns in hot-tub incident - Washington Times
"Utah's House majority leader resigned from the Legislature on Saturday, two days after acknowledging he paid a woman $150,000 to keep quiet about a nude hot-tubbing incident that took place a quarter century ago when she was a teenager."
This GOPer scumbag didn't resign because he is an honorable man ($150,000??).
He resigned because he got caught and republican voters purge their scumbags.
The democrats deify theirs.
Their IS a difference between the two political parties.
"Utah's House majority leader resigned from the Legislature on Saturday, two days after acknowledging he paid a woman $150,000 to keep quiet about a nude hot-tubbing incident that took place a quarter century ago when she was a teenager."
This GOPer scumbag didn't resign because he is an honorable man ($150,000??).
He resigned because he got caught and republican voters purge their scumbags.
The democrats deify theirs.
Their IS a difference between the two political parties.
Gunmen in Mexico kill 3 with U.S. consulate ties
Gunmen in Mexico kill 3 with U.S. consulate ties
"A consulate employee and her husband, both U.S. citizens, along with the husband of another employee who is a Mexican citizen, were murdered, the White House said in a statement."
Watch out!
Our southern border is about to erupt...big time!
"A consulate employee and her husband, both U.S. citizens, along with the husband of another employee who is a Mexican citizen, were murdered, the White House said in a statement."
Watch out!
Our southern border is about to erupt...big time!
The Phony ‘Coffee Party’ Astroturfing Continues
The Phony ‘Coffee Party’ Astroturfing Continues: MSM Looks the Other Way - Big Journalism
"Now comes this coffee party USA group claiming to be non-partisan.
Frank Ross of BigGovernment.com did a great job proving that the creator of this “coffee party” business was really a big Obama operative.
No thanks to the Old Media we quickly found out that Annabel Park, the coffee party originator, is an Obama operative and works for the New York Times as a “strategy analyst.”
So, it was created by an Obama operative and member of the Old Media, but this was conveniently absent from early reporting on the coffee party phenomenon."
Tea Party or Coffee Party?
Who you gonna trust?
Sorta like the choice between "your neighbor" or "your government organizer".
Not all that hard to choose, is it?
"Now comes this coffee party USA group claiming to be non-partisan.
Frank Ross of BigGovernment.com did a great job proving that the creator of this “coffee party” business was really a big Obama operative.
No thanks to the Old Media we quickly found out that Annabel Park, the coffee party originator, is an Obama operative and works for the New York Times as a “strategy analyst.”
So, it was created by an Obama operative and member of the Old Media, but this was conveniently absent from early reporting on the coffee party phenomenon."
Tea Party or Coffee Party?
Who you gonna trust?
Sorta like the choice between "your neighbor" or "your government organizer".
Not all that hard to choose, is it?
British fertility clinic raffling human egg
British fertility clinic raffling human egg
"A British fertility clinic said Sunday it was raffling off a human egg this week to promote its 'baby profiling' service, which it insists is legal under UK law.
The winner can select the egg donor by education, upbringing and racial background."
Do the libs who support this really understand what's going on here?
I think not.
"A British fertility clinic said Sunday it was raffling off a human egg this week to promote its 'baby profiling' service, which it insists is legal under UK law.
The winner can select the egg donor by education, upbringing and racial background."
Do the libs who support this really understand what's going on here?
I think not.
'Chainsaw Pinch': NYT's Chairman Cuts Way to Profitability, Doubles Comp to $6 Million
'Chainsaw Pinch':
NYT's Chairman Cuts Way to Profitability, Doubles Comp to $6 Million
"In the midst of all of this, the Journal reports that Times Company chairman 'Pinch' Sulzberger's total compensation more than doubled in 2009 to roughly $6 million,"
NYT's Chairman Cuts Way to Profitability, Doubles Comp to $6 Million
"In the midst of all of this, the Journal reports that Times Company chairman 'Pinch' Sulzberger's total compensation more than doubled in 2009 to roughly $6 million,"
Democrats Dump Student Aid Overhaul Into Health Care Bill
Democrats Dump Student Aid Overhaul Into Health Care Bill
"If a yearlong struggle to pass sweeping health care reform that will affect every American wasn't enough for Democrats, they have now decided to add a sweeping overhaul of student aid to the bill.
That means Democrats will try to muscle through two top administration priorities using a bare-knuckled tactic called reconciliation that only requires the approval of a simple majority in the Senate and prevents Republicans from killing the bills through filibusters."
"If a yearlong struggle to pass sweeping health care reform that will affect every American wasn't enough for Democrats, they have now decided to add a sweeping overhaul of student aid to the bill.
That means Democrats will try to muscle through two top administration priorities using a bare-knuckled tactic called reconciliation that only requires the approval of a simple majority in the Senate and prevents Republicans from killing the bills through filibusters."
The Coming Greek Debt Bubble
The Coming Greek Debt Bubble « The Baseline Scenario
"The French and Germans are apparently actually encouraging banks, pension funds, and individuals to buy these bonds – despite the fact senior politicians must surely know this is a Ponzi scheme, i.e., people can get out of Greek bonds only to the extent that new investors come in."
"The French and Germans are apparently actually encouraging banks, pension funds, and individuals to buy these bonds – despite the fact senior politicians must surely know this is a Ponzi scheme, i.e., people can get out of Greek bonds only to the extent that new investors come in."
American Thinker: 'Are Liberals, Atheists More Evolved than Conservatives?'
American Thinker: 'Are Liberals, Atheists More Evolved than Conservatives?'
"The National Geographic headline is therefore characteristically absurd, but it's also typical of the cultural Left today -- and of its hopeless cravings to validate itself as being smarter, better-educated, and of course, more compassionate than those conservative throwbacks to a brute past.
Somehow the Left always needs to boast, and like any other compulsive boaster, it is compensating for its own feelings of inferiority.
I suspect that that's the real inner nature of the Left:
Most of its followers worry about their personal adequacy in life."
"The National Geographic headline is therefore characteristically absurd, but it's also typical of the cultural Left today -- and of its hopeless cravings to validate itself as being smarter, better-educated, and of course, more compassionate than those conservative throwbacks to a brute past.
Somehow the Left always needs to boast, and like any other compulsive boaster, it is compensating for its own feelings of inferiority.
I suspect that that's the real inner nature of the Left:
Most of its followers worry about their personal adequacy in life."
IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents
Bob Shallit: IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents - Sacramento Business, Housing Market News Sacramento Bee
"The really odd part of this: The letter that was hand-delivered to Zeff's on-site manager showed the amount of money owed to the feds was ... 4 cents.
Inexplicably, penalties and taxes accruing on the debt – stemming from the 2006 tax year – were listed as $202.31, leaving Harv's with an obligation of $202.35."
"The really odd part of this: The letter that was hand-delivered to Zeff's on-site manager showed the amount of money owed to the feds was ... 4 cents.
Inexplicably, penalties and taxes accruing on the debt – stemming from the 2006 tax year – were listed as $202.31, leaving Harv's with an obligation of $202.35."
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