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August 02, 2018

Leonard Pitts Claims Absolute Right to Define Racism in America

Timothy Birdnow

My brother Brian has tangled again with Leonard Pitts, the race-hustling columnnist for the Miami Herald. In this exchange Brian gets Pitts to admit that racism is whatever he defines it to be.

Finally; a liberal admitted that!

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Appreciation for Rush

Dana Mathewson

This is on Power Line https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/08/what-a-rush.php

Most if not all of you will know that none other than our esteemed President phoned in HIMSELF to congratulate Rush on his thirty years in the radio business. I heard about it on Hannity last night.

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Stupid Climate Tricks; Warming In Alaska Causes Suicide

Dana Mathewson

Interesting connection, as Alaska has the second highest suicide rate of all the states. And Alaska is also the warmest. Oh wait, Alaska is actually the coldest state. Never mind.

Some days the jokes just write themselves. http://tammybruce.com/2018/07/lib-magazine-links-climate-change-to-suicide.html

Years ago, before this climate change thing was invented, I read that Hawaii had one of the highest suicide rates anywhere. However, it was believed it was due to the fact that the weather there was so unvarying that people got bored by its never changing, finally couldn't stand it anymore and committed hara-kiri. Could be. At least, if we have "climate change" that should slow down a bit, yes?

A YAMMER FROM TIM:

An old boss of mine lived in Hawaii and he said he was never so glad to leave anywhere in his life. The Reason? You had mountains on one side and ocean on the other no matter where you went. It was like being in prison, he said; the same view every day.

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Iranian Uprising

Dana Mathewson

http://www.urgentagenda.com/PERMALINKS%20IX/AUGUST%202018/02.IRAN.HTML

BLACKOUT AT 9:14 A.M. ET: Can someone explain why we haven't seen this story in the mainstream media? Is anyone in Washington talking about this? From the Voice of America:

Several hundred Iranians have staged a second day of anti-government street protests in Iran's third-largest city, Isfahan, in a sign of persistent public anger about the country's economic woes.

Video clips verified by VOA Persian and sent by residents showed the protesters marching and chanting opposition slogans on Wednesday in Isfahan's northern district of New Shapur, the same area where hundreds of anti-government demonstrators had marched the day before.

Read the rest at Urgent Agenda

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Sour Dough in Frisco

Dana Mathewson

Apparently, those of us who suspected that San Franciscans (at least, those who work in the city's government) aren't like the rest of us were RIGHT!

http://tammybruce.com/2018/07/san-francisco-supervisors-move-to-ban-workplace-cafeterias.h tml

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Should liberal women be allowed to drive?

Dana Mathewson

Timothy keeps telling me that Liberalism is a disease, and of course I keep agreeing. Or maybe we should say that Liberals have a disease. This article is

Enraged by Trump Bumper Sticker, Massachusetts Woman Rams into Man's Car

A reporter on CBS Boston said the woman appeared to be suffering from Trump Anxiety Disorder. Probably.

A Massachusetts woman is accused of intentionally driving into a manâ€™s car Monday after becoming enraged by his Trump bumper sticker. Chloe Wright, 25, has been taken into custody and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

She is also facing charges of vandalizing property and leaving the scene ofa hit-and-run with property damage. The incident happened in Hyannis on June 30, the Cape Cod Times reported.

Sweet. The entire story is here, and you'll be happy to learn that the woman was identified, nabbed and is out on bail. https://pjmedia.com/trending/enraged-by-trump-bumper-sticker-massachusetts-woman-rams-into-mans-car/

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Photographer of Starving Polar Bear Admits â€˜Climate Changeâ€™ Image Was â€˜Misleadingâ€™

Dana Mathewson

I was just perusing Tammy Bruce's excellent site and came upon this one. I'm sure you'll all remember it as one of the more offensive images from the "Glow-Bull Warmiacs." Anyhow, the photographer now says that "her now-viral photographs of a starving polar bear went "too farâ€ in linking the bearâ€™s condition to the effects of climate change."

I should think so. Bears of all varieties are "opportunists," as we all know.

Let's let her continue:

In an article for National Geographic, Ms. Mittermeier wrote that she and photographer Paul Nicklen, who recorded video of the bear, were "on a mission to capture images that communicate the urgency of climate changeâ€

"Documenting its effects on wildlife hasnâ€™t been easy,â€ she wrote. "With this image, we thought we had found a way to help people imagine what the future of climate change might look like. We were, perhaps, naive. The picture went viral â€” and people took it literallyâ€¦.

Hmmph! As Tammy says, "How else were people supposed to take this heart-wrenching but deceptive image?"

Entire article is here: http://tammybruce.com/2018/08/photographer-of-starving-polar-bear-admits-climate-change-image-was-misleading.html

I don't know about you, friends, but a few more incidents like this and I'm going to start believing that the liberals are actually lying to us!

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Light blogging in the next week

Timothy Birdnow

Blogging is going to be a bit spotty over the next week. I've got a lot on my plate and will probably not be very active. Dana Mathewson and Jack Kemp will help keep you all informed and entertained.

Please be patient.

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Rahm Pushed to Resign

Dana Mathewson

This is funny -- if you're not a Chicagoan, I guess. Looks like The Ballerina is in a cleft stick of his own making (to use a line from "Lord Of the Rings").

I report, you decide. . . http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/31/chicago-activists-demand-rahm-emanuel-resign-ah ead-anti-violence-rally.html

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Global warming is not peopleâ€™s most pressing concern

Paul Driessen

International Climate Science Coalition director Tom Harris has written a thought-provoking article about the shortcomings of climate models â€“ and reasons why people consistently rank "climate changeâ€ at the bottom of their lists of concerns â€¦ regardless of how the poll is structured or how many "concernsâ€ are listed â€¦ in the United States and other countries, including Nigeria.

As Harris notes, in 2016 computer models were already forecasting "runawayâ€ global average temperatures a full 0.5 degree Celsius (0.9 degree Fahrenheit) different from what was actually measured by satellites and weather balloons. And even in developing countries like Nigeria people place good education, improved healthcare, better job opportunities, better transportation and roads, affordable nutritious food and other issues oceans ahead of climate change. They understand that real problems which affect our lives and well-being right now must take priority over conjectural problems decades from now, conjured up by computer models whose forecasts donâ€™t come anywhere close to Real World temperatures.

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