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From the Office of Oversight Oversight [Dan Collins]

Josh Gerstein at Politico:

In his first weeks in office, President Barack Obama shut down his predecessor’s system for reviewing regulations, realigned and expanded two key White House policymaking bodies and extended economic sanctions against parties to the conflict in the African nation of Cote D’Ivoire.

Despite the intense scrutiny a president gets just after the inauguration, Obama managed to take all these actions with nary a mention from the White House press corps.

The moves escaped notice because they were never announced by the White House Press Office and were never placed on the White House web site.

They came to light only because the official paperwork was transmitted to the Federal Register, a dense daily compendium of regulatory actions and other formal notices prepared by the National Archives. They were published there several days after the fact.

A Politico review of Federal Register issuances since Obama took office found three executive orders, one presidential memorandum, one presidential notice, and one proclamation that went unannounced by the White House.

Two of Obama’s actions on regulatory reform were spotted by bloggers, lobbying groups and trade publications after they emerged in the Federal Register.

There was no apparent rhyme or reason to the omissions. A proclamation Obama issued on February 2 for African-American History Month was e-mailed to the press and posted on the White House web site. But another presidential proclamation the same day for American Heart Month slipped by.

Such notices were routinely released by the White House press office during prior administrations — making their omission all the more unusual given Obama’s oft-repeated pledges of openness.

Most of the documents were posted to the White House web site Tuesday night, after Politico inquired about their absence. “It was a simple oversight,” a spokesman, Ben LaBolt, said.

Via Warner Todd Huston, who asks:

So, what about that whole “transparency” thingie, Barack?

How’s that working out for you?

NEWS broke last week that Rahm Emanuel, now White House chief of staff, lived rent- free for years in the home of Rep. Rosa De Lauro (D-Conn.) – and failed to disclose the gift, as congressional ethics rules mandate. But this is only the tip of Emanuel’s previously undislosed ethics problems.

One issue is the work Emanuel tossed the way of De Lauro’s husband. But the bigger one goes back to Emanuel’s days on the board of now-bankrupt mortgage giant Freddie Mac.

Emanuel is a multimillionaire, but lived for the last five years for free in the tony Capitol Hill townhouse owned by De Lauro and her husband, Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg.

During that time, he also served as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee – which gave Greenberg huge polling contracts. It paid Greenberg’s firm $239,996 in 2006 and $317,775 in 2008. (Emanuel’s own campaign committee has also paid Greenberg more than $50,000 since 2004.)

To be fair, Greenberg had polling contracts with the DCCC before – but each new election cycle brings its own set of consultants. And Emanuel was certainly generous with his roommate.

Emanuel never declared the substantial gift of free rent on any of his financial-disclosure forms. He and De Lauro claim that it was just allowable “hospitality” between colleagues. Hospitality – for five years?

*******

The SEC later fined Freddie $50 million for its deliberate fraud in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Meanwhile, Emanuel was paid more than $260,000 for his Freddie “service.” Plus, after he resigned from the board to run for Congress in 2002, the troubled agency’s PAC gave his campaign $25,000 – its largest single gift to a House candidate.

That’s what friends are for, isn’t it?

Heh. That toddlin’ town. I’ll give Barry this: I think he’s gotten to scandal-plagued White House more quickly than any previous occupant.

Via Dan Riehl, predictable response to Travis the Chimp Travestragedy

When institutions fail, the only responsible thing to do is give them more money.

Still more transparency. Your one-stop shop for prop-topped flops. Teh Beanie Babies.

Evil Crusaders conduct jihad against Baracky.

It’s all about the content.

HuffPo nonsense over Stimpulus cartoon. The author was Congress. After all these years of Chimperor, we get this BS? Puh-leeze. Magilla Gorilla was Irish, and proud, despite the fact that he was dependent on Mr. Peebles. And if that isn’t an analogy for Ulster, I don’t know what is.

Thank heavens for experts.

Meanwhile, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, a producer and host for Bridges TV who worked alongside the Hassans, said “now is not the time” to debate the cultural and religious context of the murder that appears to be an honor killing inspired by Aasiya Hassan’s desire to divorce her husband.

“There will be time for that later,” Hirschfield said in a statement obtained by FOXNews.com. “I will only say to those who leap to the conclusion that this kind of thing is intrinsic to Islam, ask yourselves if you think that drunkenness is intrinsic to Irish Catholics, or cheating in business is to Jews?”

Jesus, Mary and Joseph! What sort of fecking douchebag is this?! Fetch me another beer will ya, woman?

201 Replies to “From the Office of Oversight Oversight [Dan Collins]”

  1. Techie says:

    “I won. STFU”

    – Barack H. Obama, Esq.

  2. N. O'Brain says:

    BECAUSE OF TEH TRANSPARENCY!!!!!!111!!!!

  3. Techie says:

    Bless his heart, he’s trying as hard as he can, what without his BlackBerry………

  4. Carin says:

    Can’t you guys just give Teh One a chance?

  5. JD says:

    Redefining transparency, right in front of your eyes.

  6. Joe says:

    The Chicago Way!

    When Bush did it, he was a criminal.

    When Obama does it, well it is okay.

  7. JHoward says:

    Gotta give Rahm Ebamalagojevich great credit for creativity. He’d make such a fine chief of staff.

  8. I Callahan says:

    Unfortunately, it’s only scandal if the news media print it as such. Only blog people read the Politico, unfortunately. Ask the average Joe on the street about this stuff, and he’ll know nothing.

    TV (Harry)

  9. JD says:

    Most of what Baracky does bothers me only from a political perspective. They are generally things he gets to do because he won. What really chaps my ass is the fact that he is such an aggressive liar about everything, while still campaigning about newhopeychangey.

  10. geoffb says:

    The fast-track recapitulation of the Clinton Presidency continues apace.

    I can’t wait for the finger wagging speech.

  11. Carin says:

    What chaps my ass is that so many people idolized and voted for him because he was “different” and for no other reason. And, he’s not different.

    And, if the media doesn’t get off it’s kester and start actually REPORTING, the sky is the limit for the Dems.

    Of course, the Baracky strategery of hiring journalists to work for his administration is masterful.

  12. Techie says:

    I think Rahm just has the Audacity of Hope.

    As in he was/is hoping he doesn’t get caught.

  13. cranky-d says:

    G-d, I HATE to be defending anything that Teh One does, but all administrations hire journalists. Tony Snow, anyone? Now, if you said Baracky has hired more journalists than previous administrations, I wouldn’t be able to argue with that.

    Now I have to take a shower and wash off the shame.

  14. easyliving1 says:

    Obama just ripped Bush for “not doing anything” in the face of the looming crisis and his sheeple start cheering and applauding.

    Just another rally where he says whatever he wants without a care what he will say six months from now.

    Perfunctory socialism sucks.

  15. JD says:

    He does not have to hire them, Carin. If he hires them, they become whores. Right now they are just sluts.

  16. Techie says:

    Anyone else creeped out by the O-BA-MA chants at his pressers?

  17. JD says:

    Misery pimps is what they are, easyliving. Misery pimps. It is what they do.

    6 months, my ass. His words cease having any meaning the moment they pass over his lips, and are immediately subject to reinterpretation and change. I have always said ….

  18. Pablo says:

    Obama just ripped Bush for “not doing anything” in the face of the looming crisis and his sheeple start cheering and applauding.

    And that’s the only thing they cheered. Talking about people buying more than they can afford and borrowing beyond their means? Crickets. Boooosh? YEEEAAAARRRGHHHH!

  19. JD says:

    Techie – How do they chant with a mouthful of Baracky?

    Q : How do you castrate Teh One?
    A : Uppercut to Helen Thomas’ jaw (or any of the rest of the media sycophants)

  20. Techie says:

    Breaking News: DC Court of Appeals rules that Against releasing Gitmo Uighurs into the US.

    Opinion is here: http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/200902/08-5424-1165428.pdf

    (h/t to Gabe over at AoS)

  21. Techie says:

    er… Rules Against.

    (don’t know where the “that” came from)

  22. cranky-d says:

    He is campaigning for a permanent position as our priest-king. I’m not sure what The Lightworker will do when he gets that job. Campaign to be elected G-d I guess.

  23. Mr. Pink says:

    He is President now, WTF is he doing? He is not in Washington doing his f@cking job that is for sure.

  24. Techie says:

    The One Lightworker has transcended the mere physical confines of the White House.

    He is with us always. Like a super Tom Joad.

  25. JHoward says:

    Don’t you go ’round invoking the Establishment Clause cranky.

  26. JD says:

    It is God Jr, cranky. Already.

  27. mcgruder says:

    my man josh gerstein lands at the Politico…cool. hes a good reporter and I worked with for a while at the NY Sun.
    I love the way Rahm and Barry roll. Its excellent. Living rent-free. Classic.

  28. cranky-d says:

    In that case, JD, he isn’t campaigning as much as proselytizing. That makes sense, I guess. He should throw some parables in there somewhere to mix it up a bit. The parable of the unrepentant Republican should go over well. I understand he ends up in a re-education camp and eventually converts to progressivism. A happy ending for all!

  29. happyfeet says:

    Gosh. Y’all are so negative.

  30. JD says:

    I do not think that your definition and my definition of happy ending are the same.

    Again, I refer to to urbandictionary.com

  31. Mr. Pink says:

    My God it is almost as if he has no executive experience at all….

    ht/random

  32. geoffb says:

    “He is not in Washington doing his f@cking job that is for sure.”

    He is doing the job for which he ran, just not the one for which he was elected.

    Party first,always, and ever, amen. Country, meah pzzzzzpt!

  33. Carin says:

    Tony Snow was his “press” secretary, so that makes sense.

    The number of journalists that are starting to appear in Obama’s administration seem more like payback and grease for the wheels to insure that the lines of communication between the White house and MSM stays nice and greasy.

    Honestly – Sanjay Gupta? Oye.

  34. Dan Collins says:

    mcgruder, this country can never be whole until Michelle gets a salary for being First Momma.

  35. Carin says:

    I’m going to cornify this thread, that’s what I’m going to do.

  36. Mr. Pink says:

    Which job did he run for then? I am getting confused here.

  37. JD says:

    5 years rent-free, with literally hundreds of thousands of dollars going to his “landlord’s” spouse. This should be breath-taking in its audacity. I wonder when the IRS will come knocking?

  38. Carin says:

    Dan, I can’t quite read what you wrote, ’cause you’ve got a big fucking unicorn right over your comment. I’m gonna use this next time thorazine is around.

  39. Carin says:

    It was HOSPITALITY, you haters. GAWD. What is so difficult about this for you wingers?

  40. JD says:

    I can haz free rent?

  41. cranky-d says:

    Bush probably had a few more journalists lying around, I’m too lazy to find out. D.C. has had a revolving door for a long time. Still, I concede that Baracky is hiring a lot of them; however, since he is largely a creation of the media, it’s only natural he’d want to keep a lot of them close. If they stop believing in him, he might cease to exist entirely.

  42. Carin says:

    No, JD, not you. You can have a unicorn, though. OR a rainbow. It’s really very random.

  43. Carin says:

    It isn’t very Hopey, Cranky. Or changy.

    I’m beginning to think his whole campaign was one big huge marketing scam. More rainbows and unicorns are called for.

  44. cranky-d says:

    Most ethical administration EVAH! CHANGE! has come to Washington.

  45. Mr. Pink says:

    I just read the Rahm Emanuel rent-free/kickback post. Uh…. how the hell is this not a story on a national scale?

  46. Carin says:

    Maggie has a cautionary picture for overusing the cornify button, though.

  47. Techie says:

    You know the answer to that question, Mr. Pink.

  48. JD says:

    I want a unicorn, and a rainbow. Dammit.

    cranky – Don’t forget that Jeff Gannon and TEH GHEY PRON COCK OF LIES were Bush stooges.

  49. cranky-d says:

    Maggie got a unicorn I haven’t seen yet. It must not come up often.

  50. Carin says:

    Because, Mr. Pink, teh Change of the Obama administration is that the MSM isn’t going to cover anything that may taint Teh One or democrats.

  51. Dan Collins says:

    Is there a pronify button?

  52. Mr. Pink says:

    48

    I know a possible answer yes. If that answer is true then pretty much what I get thru watching television news and reading the WashingtonPost on a daily basis is just a steady diet of propaganda.

  53. cranky-d says:

    Thanks, JD. I had totally forgotten about them.

  54. JD says:

    Can you fucking imagine the hysterics and histrionics if it turned out that KKKarl Rove had been living rent free in Richard Melon Scaife’s basement?

  55. Carin says:

    Here, Jd. Just add this to your browser. Unicorns and rainbows on demand.

  56. Carin says:

    heh:

    Cornify is the #1 unicorn and rainbow service worldwide, giving websites sparkle around the world.

    I haven’t found the pornify button, Dan, but if I do I’ll pass it along.

  57. cranky-d says:

    Click on the cornify button often enough, and you can have so many glittering unicorns that the cpu maxes out.

  58. Old Texas Turkey says:

    Things don’t get to the white house web site because thats how socialists work. They don’t or rather they get round to it eventually, if at all. There is no effeciency in the system, cause the system dis-incentivizes it.

    Anyone who saw the organizers at the Atlanta Olympics, or been to a DMV in Zimbabwe will know what I mean.

  59. SarahW says:

    #52 Dan, I’m sure I’ve seen something similar at B3TA.

    A Bunnify button would be nice as well.

  60. happyfeet says:

    Even the journalists what aren’t in Baracky’s administration are in Baracky’s administration though. Mostly anyway. Josh person is an exception. Mr. Tapper too, somewhat.

  61. cranky-d says:

    Good point, hf. Why hire them when they are already working for you for free?

  62. The pattern continues of the Obama white house actually doing everything the left accused the Bush administration of doing. I know it is usually a safe bet that when you hear the left complain about something, its usually what they want to do, but this takes it to new levels.

  63. alppuccino says:

    Obama like to drive to the hoop occasion, and if he misses the shot he always calls a foul. That’s all you need to know.

    Tool.

  64. alppuccino says:

    s

  65. alppuccino says:

    on

  66. alppuccino says:

    stupid freon

  67. Pablo says:

    Mr. Tapper too, somewhat.

    Who would have thought that Jake was going to be the Great White Hope? It is quite delicious watching him pummel the useless Robert Gibbs.

  68. JD says:

    Thanks a whole fuckin’ lot, Carin. Now I cannot see 80% of my screen. How the hell do I make them go away? And I cannot wait for the pronify button.

  69. McGehee says:

    Cornify is the #1 unicorn and rainbow service worldwide

    Not for long. Teh O!ne will nationalize it.

  70. JD says:

    Gibb is the only person that has ever made McClelland look competent.

  71. Mr. Pink says:

    We are a nation of cowards so says the new attorney general.
    http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D96E53483&show_article=1

  72. Dan Collins says:

    We are a nation of Rahmbows and Oneicorns.

  73. JD says:

    Mr. PInk – These are the tough discussions that our new socialist overlords are always telling us that we need to have. Funny thing is, that they are only tough for the Leftists, as they are used to simply calling everyone else racists, and that is the end of the conversation.

    Holder is a turdburgler.

  74. urthshu says:

    “He urged people of all races to use Black History Month as a chance for frank talk about racial matters.”

    pfft. Only a month? And, here I thought we were having this frank discussion all through the campaign of 08.

  75. Carin says:

    To make the unicorns and rainbows go away, we need to re-take the White House. Until then, the refresh button will have to do.

  76. JD says:

    Thank you, Carin. I almost crashed my notebook clicking on that damn button.

  77. Carin says:

    Look, it’s not my fault the damn things are addicting.

  78. Carin says:

    And, to be exact, cornify was a gift originally brought to us by Happyfeet.

  79. BJTexs says:

    The gift that keeps on nauseating.

  80. Wm T Sherman says:

    “Heather Carlson, communications assistant manager for PETA, refuted the claim that her organization made threatening phone calls to the chimpanzee’s owner.”

    The incorrect use by reporters of the word “refuted” in place of the word “denied” continues to spread like a plague.

  81. Carin says:

    BJ – I don’t know how you can say that. When thorazine goes off on some stupid tangent, you simply add a few unicorns and it’s all good. It’s therapeutic.

  82. JD says:

    I blame President Bush. And, Kyoto.

  83. BJTexs says:

    A bottle of Glenlivet is therapy enough for me, Carin. I’d rather plan barbecues with unicorn as the main course.

    That’s just the way I roll.

  84. cranky-d says:

    BJ has anger issues. Don’t fear the unicorns!!

  85. urthshu says:

    Are unicorns better smoked, or are they more of a pit thing? I’m thinking they might go well with a Carolina mustard-style sauce, but thats just me.

  86. JD says:

    Do they taste like chicken?

  87. Carin says:

    Heh. Well, you know, different strokes. But, just so you know I have a cute little “my little pony” unicorn hovering RIGHT over your name.

  88. JD says:

    Why does Baracky hate the Cote D’Ivoire, and when did we quit calling it the Ivory Coast, and why did we revert to some pussified Frenchified bullshit?

  89. JD says:

    I bet that some thick-sliced smoked bacon would make those unicorns taste much better. And butter.

  90. Bob Reed says:

    Well, considering that the Democrats, particularly the far left ones, have reveled in referring to eeeeeeeevil Boooooooooosh! as Chimperor BusHitlerBurton for the last 6 years, I don’t see much harm in referring to Obama in a similar style…

    After all, he is the new Chimperor…

    Chimperor MAObamaMussoliniSoros!

  91. LTC John says:

    “I will only say to those who leap to the conclusion that this kind of thing is intrinsic to Islam…”

    Uh, Rabbi, can you tell me any other faith that practices beheadings/honor killings? Wiccans? Zorastorians? Rastafarians? Methodists?
    And who cares if it is “intrinsic in Islam” – it sure is “intrinsic” in this case, yes?

  92. urthshu says:

    Hmm. I’ll think about it.

  93. BJTexs says:

    Are unicorns better smoked, or are they more of a pit thing? I’m thinking they might go well with a Carolina mustard-style sauce, but thats just me.

    Skewered and roasted over a wood fire, served with fricasseed polar bear paws.

    JD: Tastes like venison, only sweeter… and more colorful.

    Carin: GET THAT DAMN FOODSTUFF OFF OF MY NAME!!!

  94. Bob Reed says:

    Ethics!, Integrity!, Transparency!, Unity!, Post-Partisan!, Post-Racial!, Honesty!, Fairness!

    Just Words?!?

    O!

  95. Techie says:

    I appreciate the lack of trolls.

    It’s refreshing.

  96. Carin says:


    Carin: GET THAT DAMN FOODSTUFF OFF OF MY NAME!!!

    See, now you’re just encouraging me.

    Hey, OT, but my son is playing Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” right now. Too cool. I think this calls for a unicorn

  97. Mr. Pink says:

    Has he been introduced to Pantera yet?

  98. Carin says:

    Not yet. He’s really fond of Zepp and Metallica. AC/DC.

  99. BJTexs says:

    Nothing says freakin’ unicorns like Metalica, Carin. I dare you to run one of those Uni-horned succulent beasts over “Cat Scratch Fever.”

    Ted is invited to my “Exploit the Earth Day Barbecue.” Menu to follow but you already know the main course.

  100. Alan Davidson says:

    This is what I “HOPE” for: that folks have the courage to take issue with these genuine scandals and protest such; that they ask for real, true “change” in this administration and hold them to the same standard they did for the Bush administration.

    It seems folks are way, way, too willing to give pass after pass to this administration since they perceive this President as so “likeable” and “heroic”.

    I wonder what level of, act, of corruption can take place under the guise of “mistakes” or “stumbles” before the folks at KOS of the “Huffies” start their “dissent”.

  101. cranky-d says:

    Dissent will remain unpatriotic until the next Republican administration.

  102. Carin says:

    As much as I admire Ted for the stances he takes, I’m not a huge fan. His stuff never grabbed me.

  103. JD says:

    I am sure that Ted would grab you, Carin, given the opportunity.

    Dissent is the highest form of treason, dontcha know?

  104. urthshu says:

    I am encouraged by the tax protests that have occurred already, so early on. It could become something more regular as time goes forwards. Interestingly, that might just be the catalyst towards healing the rifts between left and right.

  105. Mr. Pink says:

    Can someone answer me a question please. What is more important, someone tapping their foot in a bathroom stall or the Chief of Staff for the President of the United States taking advantage of rent free housing while funnelling government monies to the people who gave him that rent free housing? Because the level of media coverage on these two in no way was, in my eyes, no way relevent to their significance.

  106. JD says:

    Tapping your foot is exponentially more important, Mr. Pink. Because of Teh Hippokrissy, or something like that.

  107. urthshu says:

    I can’t believe Mr. Pink is actually defending that foot-tapper. Jesus, a man can’t even take a piss in peace and you’re making it out like its no big deal.

  108. geoffb says:

    The answer to this is yes.

    what I get thru watching television news and reading the WashingtonPost on a daily basis is just a steady diet of propaganda.

    Which is in turn the answer to #108.

  109. router says:

    i think texting house pages is more important

  110. Rob Crawford says:

    Anyone else creeped out by the O-BA-MA chants at his pressers?

    Their originally planned chant polled poorly. Apparently “sieg heil” doesn’t play well in Peoria.

  111. Bob Reed says:

    Mr. Pink,

    You’ll have to wait until thor’s around for a definitive answer to that question:)

    Seems to me though that the MSM is allowing Rahm-bo a wide stance on the whole ethics issue…

    Mebbe they don’t want to recieve dead fish in the mail…

  112. Mr. Pink says:

    Isn’t it kinda hypocritical to be lecturing CEO’s on their spending habits while soaking it up in a hottube rent free at your buddies house who you are doling out public funds to in the lead up to a recession, a recession in part caused by a housing crisis that your buddy helped oversee? Uh what part of “THE HYPOCRICY” am I missing here?

  113. Mr. Pink says:

    I can answer my own question, the big D party affiliation right in front of their name.

  114. Rob Crawford says:

    Are unicorns better smoked, or are they more of a pit thing?

    They sell smoked unicorn legs at Disney World. They claim they’re turkey legs, but, damn, those would have to be some big-ass turkeys.

  115. Bob Reed says:

    We’re not allowed to judge hypocrisy Mr. Pink…

    Only our betters, like Chris “Tingle” Matthews, Olberdork, and Maddow can really objectively determine what hypocrisy is…

    I mean, they know for sure; having practiced what they preach and such…

  116. Old Texas Turkey says:

    Mr. Pink – the illicit ghey sex solicitation in public restrooms.

    Definately.

    who cares if ralph wiggums got free rent? he’s retarded anyway.

  117. JD says:

    It is not Olberdork. It is either Olbergasm, Olberfuckface, or Olberdouchenozzle. Just sayin’

  118. […] protein wisdom, Townhall.com, Hot Air, NewsBusters.org, Outside The […]

  119. urthshu says:

    Just got all kinds of questions today, don’t you, Mr. Pink.

  120. Mr. Pink says:

    Yeah I know. This quadruple standard shit is confusing.

  121. BJTexs says:

    Questions lead to questioning, Mr. Pink, which lead to intolerance which leads to a steady diet of fish head soup, moldy bread and locked classrooms run by teachers with tasers.

    Watch your back…

  122. Log Cabin says:

    Friends,

    Please refrain from using the phrase “wide stance” in this post. There is a certain asgardian idiot that must not be named (lest he show up) that is drawn to that phrase like ants to sugar. This fool fancies himself a classic hetero tough guy, yet he endlessly opines on Jeff’s wardrobe and physique.

    And quite frankly, it creeps me out.

  123. “I will only say to those who leap to the conclusion that this kind of thing is intrinsic to Islam, ask yourselves if you think that drunkenness is intrinsic to Irish Catholics, or cheating in business is to Jews?”

    Wow, not only is this idiot a massive bigot, but he’s drawing moral equivalence to drinking too much or being cheap with… hacking your wife’s head off?

    “He urged people of all races to use Black History Month as a chance for frank talk about racial matters.”

    Oh sure, the shortest month of the year.

  124. kelly says:

    “I will only say to those who leap to the conclusion that this kind of thing is intrinsic to Islam, ask yourselves if you think that drunkenness is intrinsic to Irish Catholics, or cheating in business is to Jews or cheating in government is to the Obama administration?”

  125. thor says:

    Rahm Emanuel wears a flag-pin snark-fu blocker. Your desperate rethuglidum slime-rays will not penetrate his flag-pin’s protective shield.

    Weak, you’re slime guns are simply too weak.

  126. Carin says:

    Those slime-rays? They are radiating OUTWARD, Thorazine.

  127. Sdferr says:

    AG Holder’s address on Black History Month. He intended disturbing and achieved it, I think, though not in the way he intended. Backwards into the world that had never known the Declaration of Independence as though that were the only world which had ever been, it seems to me.

  128. Carin says:

    Oh, for fucks sake:

    A cartoon likening the author of the stimulus bill, perhaps President Barack Obama, with a rabid chimpanzee graced the pages of the New York Post on Wednesday.

    The drawing, from famed cartoonist Sean Delonas, is rife with violent imagery and racial undertones. In it, two befuddled-looking police officers holding guns look over the dead and bleeding chimpanzee that attacked a woman in Stamford, Connecticut.
    ******
    At its most benign, the cartoon suggests that the stimulus bill was so bad, monkeys may as well have written it. Others believe it compares the president to a rabid chimp. Either way, the incorporation of violence and (on a darker level) race into politics is bound to be controversial. Perhaps that’s what Delonas wanted.

    Baracky didn’t even READ it. I know, he made it look like he did it all by his big self, signing it in Colorado w/o an actual author of the monstrosity in sight.

    Al Sharpton:

    Being that the stimulus bill has been the first legislative victory of President Barack Obama (the first African American president) and has become synonymous with him it is not a reach to wonder are they inferring that a monkey wrote the last bill?”

    Well, that Al, or a 100 typing monkeys. Take your pick. Regardless, I’m sure teh OUTRAGE will continue. Excuse me while I get myself a unicorn.

  129. Topsecretk9 says:

    lived rent- free for years in the home of Rep. Rosa De Lauro (D-Conn.)

    Didn’t the crazy nutroots go ballistic that Norm Coleman wasn’t paying what they thought market value ($600 a month) for his basement apartment? They filed an ethics complaint!

  130. Carin says:

    OMG are Huffpo commenters stupid. Reading over there is like an exposition of why propaganda works. 366 comments about pictures of the Obama’s returning from vacation.


    The Obamas are the most beautiful and genuine family to ever occupy the White House. I am so proud to have them as our first family. God bless them and God bless America.

  131. BJTexs says:

    Carin: Two words: Lemon Pepper

    Hmmmmmmmm

  132. BJTexs says:

    Whoa, Dan! That might be one of the worse videos ever made.

  133. Wewonsuckit says:

    FYI, Bacon-Unicorn Explosion was all the rage at the state fair last week.

  134. JHoward says:

    The Obamas are the most beautiful and genuine family

    Nancy’s Boy, The Basketball Presidunce, makes thor happy with His gentle rays of goodness. Genuine. Very genuine.

    I’m proud of America, and thor, for the first time ever.

  135. B Moe says:

    Librarians are being told to move the Bible to the top shelf to avoid giving offence to followers of Islam.

    Muslims have complained of finding the Koran on lower shelves, saying it should be put above commonplace things.

    So officials have responded with guidance, backed by ministers, that all holy books should be treated equally and go on the top shelf together.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1148363/Libraries-Bible-shelf-sop-Muslims.html

    Some Christians have a different view point:

    Robert Whelan of the Civitas think-tank said:
    ‘One of the central planks of the Protestant Reformation was that everybody should have access to the Bible,’

    Simon Calvert of the Christian Institute said: ‘It is disappointing if the policy of libraries is dictated by the practices of one group.

    ‘It is particularly disappointing if this is done to put the scriptures beyond reach.

    Pretty much says it all.

    H/T Hot Air

  136. happyfeet says:

    I think the stimulus bill was so bad, monkeys may as well have written it. However, I think Baracky is dissimilar to a rabid chimp in several ways. Baracky is way more spendy than your average rabid chimp.

    Baracky also lies about the pretenses upon which he mortgages the country’s future, something never noted in the literature concerning the behaviour of rabid chimps.

    Also, rabid chimps are not dirty socialist dipshits what style themselves after the current ruler of Venezuela.

    One might also note that your typical rabid chimp would eschew the appointment of an inexperienced poseur to the position of Secretary of State, particularly one what calls Christianity a “perverted religion.”

    Would a rabid chimp appoint a sniveling tax cheat as the Treasury Secretary? I think we all know the answer to that question.

  137. happyfeet says:

    oh. That was opposed to have a question mark. I am typing while I enjoy a tasty salad what I made myself last night.

  138. Matt says:

    *God bless them and God bless America.*

    Since when do HuffPo minions believe in God.

    Bizarro world I tell you. Up is down. Left is right. Transparency is uh… whatever the opposite of transparency is. Unicorns !

  139. B Moe says:

    Since when do HuffPo minions believe in God.

    Since he got elected President, silly.

  140. Matt says:

    Does it have unicorns in it happy ? Grilled Unicorn with blue cheese dressing is fantastic.

  141. happyfeet says:

    That sounds so good. No… this is cucumber and jicama and tomatillo mostly. I went to my el supermercado on Monday. I have lean pocket thingers just in case though.

  142. Techie says:

    Wow, that’s gotta sting the Clintons. I thought that they were America’s first and best family.

  143. happyfeet says:

    oh. It does have a question mark. time to clean the laptop screen I think.

  144. kelly says:

    Since when do HuffPo minions believe in God.

    Since he got elected President, silly.

    Then this: “God bless them and God bless America” is a tautology, no?

  145. happyfeet says:

    Josh is a great name. If I ever named a kid Josh though I’d have to tell him he was named after the kid in Big. Love that movie.

  146. Swen Swenson says:

    Are unicorns better smoked, or are they more of a pit thing?

    Unicorns are very good smoked, but they’re hard to keep lit..

  147. Swen Swenson says:

    Don’t look at me like that..

  148. Dan Collins says:

    That’s some pretty dumb “analysis” there, Mr. White.

  149. guinsPen says:

    .

    Priceless, Perry.

  150. guinsPen says:

    Oprahcity.

  151. Heh, Obama’s numbers have been downward since the election and that’s good news for him? Even his most rabid supporters are reduced to saying “uh, well at least he’s better than Bush was.”

  152. Sdferr says:

    “There have been a number of different surveys that have shown that Americans perceive that Obama is extending a hand of cooperation, a hand that the Republican leadership is not reciprocating — that’s very striking in the data,”

    They “perceive” a falsehood, do they not? What ever is good about that?

  153. hannitys_hybrid says:

    Damn! If only I had known the secret was to NOT publish stuff on the WH website! –GWB

  154. guinsPen says:

    Lemon Pipers

    So, Mr. Sulu hosted a Cincinnati music show before Star Trek.

    Groovy.

  155. hannitys_hybrid says:

    “There have been a number of different surveys that have shown that Americans perceive that Obama is extending a hand of cooperation”

    P.T. Barnum and the current congress and administration have a lot in common, I guess. They must be proud.

  156. Sdferr says:

    Why not address the question rather than deflect into non sequitur Mr White?

  157. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

    absolutely certain that election polls were deliberately slanted liberal nonsense

    There was also the massive voter fraud in Ohio.

    But hey, you “won”. That’s all that matters, right?

    Enjoy your thugocracy.

  158. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

    BTW, Mr. White, has your free gas and house arrived yet?

    ‘Cause the only gift I’ve seen Obama give anyone so far is an extra $20,000 in debt for every one of us.

    But hey, you “won”. I’m sure that’s going to be a comfort when you’re standing in the bread line.

  159. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

    I’m sorry, what was the question?

    Did your free gas and house show up yet?

  160. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

    Another question: can you name one promise (other than bombing the fuck out of Pockeeeeeeeeeeeeestawwwwwwwwn) that Plastic Jesus has kept?

    But hey, you “won”.

  161. Sdferr says:

    So you quote the question but cannot remember it minutes later?

  162. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

    Looks like ‘Hammer time to me.

    By-eee, Mr. White.

  163. Stephanie says:

    Hitch got into it in Lebanon… Allah and Ace both have the details.

  164. Carin says:

    Mr White isn’t even trying. Come ON … put your heart into your argument. I’ve got nothing to do until Lost comes on.

  165. Rusty says:

    #173
    That’s what the gas tax and highway taxes are for. Ooops. My mistake. Those were put in the general revenue.

  166. Rusty says:

    #154
    Considering the bar was set pretty low to begin with I’d say he’s exceeded even those expectations.

  167. B Moe says:

    I am not very good at Google, so I sometimes get confused by these things, but does anybody know what percentage of Americans were opposed to abortion when Roe v. Wade was decided? How about Miranda, did they ever take a poll on that? Or when Kennedy or Johnson started sending all them boys into Viet Nam, what kind of poll numbers did that get?

  168. Rob Crawford says:

    I like how they mention the “dismal” poll results for Congressional Republicans. Anyone have the poll numbers for Congress in general? For Dems in Congress?

  169. Joe says:

    Emanuel never declared the substantial gift of free rent on any of his financial-disclosure forms. He and De Lauro claim that it was just allowable “hospitality” between colleagues. Hospitality – for five years?

    Fish and guests stink after three days.

    In Rahm Emanuel’s case, probably three hours.

    I call Shenanigans!

  170. Pablo says:

    I am typing while I enjoy a tasty salad what I made myself last night.

    I did one last night with baby lettuce and avocado and fennel and blood orange and goat cheese. Yummy.

    Does this Mr. White person have any game? That would be a nice change.

  171. happyfeet says:

    Fennel grows wild north of here. I discovered this when our bus broke down on a wine tour. Which is not a particularly helpful thing to know. Goat cheese. I have a hard time finding goat cheese what’s not French.

  172. happyfeet says:

    When did you get all plural?

  173. When he got tired of being Trollhammered, I’m guessing. Anyhoo, you know what would make Trollhammer rawk even more? if instead of saying “trollhammered” there was a unicorn or rainbow.

  174. Dan Collins says:

    You’re not a liberal, assclown. You’re a potty-mouthed intartube tough guy. Post something worthwhile, and I won’t nuke it.

  175. happyfeet says:

    oh. right.

  176. Rob Crawford says:

    I’m still amazed at the rapidity with which the trolls adapt to TrollHammer. Are we sure they’re not sharing information?

  177. Log Cabin says:

    “And Jeff bans every dissenter these days. Such a classic liberal!”

    Makes you feel right at home, banning dissent does? Eh, comrade? Just like on the open minded Kos and DU.

  178. happyfeet says:

    That’s not even true about the banning dissenters thing.

  179. Sdferr says:

    Of course it’s not. Their specialty is lying, after all. It’s just what they do. Kinda like apes going apeshit.

  180. Sort-of-Mad Max says:

    Gotta say, love Trollhammer! Thor is dead to me now. And that’s the way I like it, uh huh uh huh.

  181. cranky-d says:

    Jeff has banned how many people? Not even five I think. With all the abuse and vile thoughts spread around the comments, less than a handful being banned isn’t very many. Politely go against the narrative at most lefty sites, you get banned immediately. Of course, in moral relativity land, it’s the same thing.

  182. Rob Crawford says:

    Cranky, I think they consider being ‘hammered the same as being banned. At least, I’ve seen a lot of lefties confuse no one wanting to listen to them with censorship, and it seems that might be the source of confusion with this bunch.

  183. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

    if instead of saying “trollhammered” there was a unicorn or rainbow.

    I’ve got one going right now. It uses this instead of the (TrollHammered).

    It’s slower than I would like, though. If I can speed it up a little bit, I’ll post it.

  184. sort'a thor says:


    Comment by Sort-of-Mad Max on 2/18 @ 9:15 pm #

    Gotta say, love Trollhammer! Thor is dead to me now. And that’s the way I like it, uh huh uh huh.

    How sad is it when a Craigian bathroom stall troll converses with his WiFi sock puppet to pass the time while he taps his foot?

    Lonely sick-headed little r-wingers, it’s sad I tell ya.

  185. Sort-of-Mad Max says:

    instead of saying “trollhammered” there was a unicorn or rainbow.

    Maybe a little red splotch? Like a squished bug?

  186. Maybe a little red splotch? Like a squished bug?

    that’s not very HOPEY!

  187. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

    I’ve also experimented with this.

  188. kelly says:

    I like it, SBP! Very martial, yet meta.

  189. cranky-d says:

    Thor thinks his ravings are of interest to people besides himself, apparently. The boy must be a sociopath.

  190. JHoward says:

    BushHitler. John Boehner has a persistent, unnatural tan.

    You know, they should base an entire party on that. And give away free stuff.

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