Ford Muscled by The Obama Whitehouse Because of Ads

Remember ... Ford did not take the "Stimulus" bribe ..... money !

So they want to tell their customers that they are proud of that .... right?

So what do the gang of thugs in the White House do ....?

Hat Tip to commenter "ottrob" at SDA ...........

American Leadership ..... Heh?

Filed under the Damned if you do .... Damned if you don't category:


Looks like the Obama administration is pooched ..... caught in a fork .... unable to move without taking political loses.

This little tidbit .... Obama Criticized... speaks volumes about how the deranged left cannot tolerate any government action that smacks of responsibility and good sense.

Bradley Manning is a traitor and the military has every right to treat him as harshly as the rules allow. So if some political appointee in the state department who happens to have an axe to grind steps out of line in regard to the matter then that political appointee deserves a smack down.

I'm as surprised as anyone could be that Obama pulled the pin on his boy P.J. Crowley ... but I'm not surprised in any way that leftards are having head explosions all over the place over it.

But that is the way it goes when you get in bed with the Bedlamites.

If the State dept. had been allowed to give this a pass it would have giving a pile of political ammo to the GOP and all other critics of Obama who would have been all over such a blatant free pass for an defender of an enemy of the American people ...rightly so.

But he took the other path and now the loons are screeching about Bush etc etc etc....

Now I just wonder if there isn't an underlying story here .... indulging in a bit of conspiracy theorizing .... Clinton ... as in the pair of them have been getting their licks in on Obozo in recent months.

Hillary has been winning battles on the international relations front in ways that make most of the presidents campaign assertions look like exactly what they were..... a load of crap.

Bill the Dick has been getting shots in randomly and quite often about Obozo's failings.

Since this Crowley was Clinton boy from the getgo ... is it too far fetched to guess that maybe this is Clinton triangulation?

OMMAG

Damned if You do And Dead if you Dont

In the matter of US embassy employee Raymond Davis and the politics of Pakistan...

If any ordinary person in the republic of Pakistan were to shoot two armed robbers in self defence they may or may not be seen as righteous and guilt free under the laws of that land. They certainly would not, after exoneration by the police and justice officials be the subject of international attention and widespread public displays of outrage. In fact, outside of immediate family or their clannish ties no one in Pakistan would give a shit and the legal outcome would most likely rest on the social position and ability to bribe officials of the arrested party.

Granted that Mr. Davis does possess a certain status that would make him more likely to be treated with kid gloves by Pakistani officials, but that does not mean that he would or should have become the subject of widespread attention.

But in the islamic republic, the outlook of the populace is largely determined by the point of view of mullahs and imams with an axe to grind and the intent to instigate mayhem. Coupled with a salacious and sensation driven press on the local and the international scene .... the end result is something that far exceeds the actual scope of the violent incident. Had the tables been turned the local response would likely have been little more than a shrug of the shoulders and a few "he had it coming" sort of comments followed here by a few lines of press, some political "outrage" and then shrugging of shoulders as the pols and pundits move on to things more opportune.

In our current situation the unfortunate Mr. Davis has become a pawn in the game of news reporting and public politics.

Flares into Darkness offers The Sort or Reasoned Analysis You Will NOT See in the MSM...

OMMAG

Just Another Day in Our Happy Socialist Paradise

Well it's a day after the civic elections in Winnipeg and not much has changed....

I suppose the good news is that not much has changed .... as in "No news is good news!"

The good citizens showed their true colors by going out in droves at the behest of unions and leftist political hacks. But on the other hand, fear of getting tax increases won out over the desire to inflict/endure still greater levels of asshattery from the City Hall.


But what the heck? In spite of the usual intense campaigning from the crypto commies who backed up the insufferable waste of skin Judy Washyerwhashyerwash... and the belly aching from the community of parasites and taxburdenites... in spite of not having a single thing to be recommended for ... and in spite of a do nothing campaign that was perfectly reflective of his governance .... Sam Katz is back in.

The only problem is that we still do not have any prospect of better for the future.... a great voter turnout .... numbers like 48% being bandied about ... which is a big improvement over past civic votes.... seems to be wasted due to lack of candidates of any substance..

Bottom line here is that Winnipeg simply had to choose from the least of the worst for a job that needs at least a moderately competent candidate.


I think what we need to do is create a City Manager position that is responsible for ALL the actual decisions and save the Mayor job for the barely qualified to be ribbon cutting fools who seem attracted to it.

A City Manager that has to go through a public vetting and be held accountable would make a big difference. A city manager who can be fired for failing to meet objectives and replaced as necessary.

Job description: Setting policy objectives, managing the performance of civic departments in meeting those objectives.

Any one up for that?


OMMAG

As Soon as They Figure Out How To Blame Israel.....

You'll hear about This on your TV news.

GAZA CITY — Egyptian forces pumped gas into a cross-border tunnel used to smuggle goods into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians, Hamas officials said.

The Hamas Interior Ministry later said in a statement the gas used to try to clear the tunnel was poisonous. Besides those killed, six people were injured, it said.

RELATED:
Hamas reopens smuggling tunnels

The United States and Israel have been pushing Egypt to do more to try to close the tunnels, which provide Hamas with a lifeline helping it to stay in power in Gaza. Weapons and other contraband regularly move through the tunnels.

For various reasons ... I doubt this is even a true story of an actual event.

You may notice that this AP story remains unattributed.
You may also recall that AP is the news agency that has been proven time and time again to willingly participate in propaganda campaigns for the likes of Hamas.
Green Helmet Guy, Wailing Fatima, the dead baby corpse that showed up in about 9 different locations in as many poses, the ambulances "Shot By Air to Ground Missiles' , the various AP stringers that just happen to be there for every HAMAS publicity stunt.

Just saying ... grain of salt and all that.

But given all that and true or not ..... if they can blame Israel ..... you'll hear about it!


OMMAG

Conspiracy Theories

Are wrong 99.9% of the time and are simply bullshit for the first 99% of all cases.

If you outright reject every conspiracy theory you are subjected to .... you will be right 99.9% of the time.

However.... if you are unable to consider an argument, weighing it's merit then you are likely to miss that 0.01% opportunity to be ahead of the mob. (for all the good that is likely to do!)

I resent conspiracy hucksters of all stripes for the fundamental reason that 99.9% of them are frauds and freaks.

I bear little sympathy for the suckers who are guiled and deluded into these psychic swamps of illogic and lies.

But ... scare mongering con artists/freaks etc. or not .....sometimes you just have to read the damned book....

America: Freedom to Fascism

OMMAG

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How To Make Moonbat Heads Go POP!

Incinerating Bunnies to Generate Heat and Help the Environment.

It's Swedomazing!! From The Local -Sweden's News in English:

The decision to use Stockholm’s rabbit cadavers as bioenergy to warm Swedes living in Värmland doesn't sit well with Stockholm-based animal rights activists

Thanks to Joe at !NoPasaran! .....



OMMAG

Budget Baloney

I could write a book about all that is wrong with the budget that slid across the floor of the commons today. But since there is so much to say and so much being said I'll try to be brief.

The fundamental thing that is wrong with today's budget is that it is a Political Budget.
It is not a necessary response to economic circumstance and it is not founded in any sort of principle or sound judgment.

It is nothing but a political statement.

I will leave to you to decide for yourself whether you approve or disapprove of that statement.

I will however take a parting shot on this topic directed towards the MSM.

In the usual and entirely expected veign of using any excuse to badmouth conservatives and with the usual complete lack of foundation or intelligence in their analysis or criticism our major news networks and print purveyors found common ground yet again for the simple reason that it is conservatives who have done something.

Just remember these media buffoons are not one bit smarter or more honest today than they were yesterday or for many days before. If they ever did have an ounce of integrity it was consumed by other less respectable traits long ago and it will never ever be discovered again.

If you want to know what is in the budget you need to read it for yourself.
If you want to understand the consequences of it you will either have to figure it out for yourself or find a trustworthy and intelligent person to discuss it with. If you cannot do either of these things then you will have to just wait and see. If you are going to believe what the MSM is saying then you are well and truly fucked.

OMMAG

Say Goodbye to Those Mom&Pop Local Products

It came to my attention through a friend who grows a market garden the new legislations governing labeling of packaged food products may have some unintended consequences.

It seems that some of the things he has been producing such as his home made style pickles and horseradish now have to be labeled under the appropriate Canadian products and the Food Content laws.

So ...

Well in order to comply with these requirements he would have to submit his product to registered testing labs to determine the actual breakdown of his pickle juice and his horseradish. This is a process that is both time consuming and expensive enough to wipe out most of the profit from his little venture. Then he has to purchase labels and or labeling equipment and ensure that every container that goes to market meets the standards.

So what? These products and the products of thousands of small homegrown operations represent local economic development, offer consumer choice and diversity and in fact are some of the best value and quality items you can purchase in your local stores or markets.


Now thanks to bureaucratic meddling that was argued to be in the best interests of consumers and our domestic producers we are about to ruin an entire supply chain. This will affect a broad range of products and increase the cost of food. You see those increased costs that the BIG producers whined about are nothing more than an inconvenience which costs can be passed along to you the consumer.

For the SMALL operations .... they are DEATH.

OMMAG

Not Polite !

All my life I've been told that it's not polite to make fun of people for their physical limitations.

Fair Enough!

But on the other hand I don't see how that justifies rewarding people for those same type of limitations.....





















Chloe Marshall - Miss England Finalist 2008

Ain't It The Truth ?

Could this be our fate? No Matter what we do .....

!No Pasaran?

"Trying to pare down gub’mint? Trying to pad it for votes and to creep toward an entirely centralized economy? Makes no difference in the land where you end up with Socialism no matter who you elect."

A life in the Merde ..... with due credit to the diligence and perception of Joe Noory.

OMMAG

Who Would Have Guessed?

In yet another report from the anti-business, anti-development and just generally acting like we should all stock up on cheap blankets and go back to subsistence farming:

Pembina Institute .... from a report by (who else) CP....

"Alta shouldn't approve Edmonton oilsands refineries without greener rules: report

EDMONTON - Alberta should not approve as many as six more oilsands upgraders near Edmonton until the province has a solid plan to limit the huge amount of fresh water they will use and to better manage the pollution they will produce, a new study says.

The Pembina Institute's Oilsands Fever report, released on Monday, says nine bitumen upgraders are expected to begin operating just northeast of the capital between 2015 and 2020."

I guess if running around waving your hands in the air and screaming that "We're All Going to Die!" is what passes for educated dialog on policy and economic matters and IF you agree ...then CP is acting as megaphone for the right people!

Expect the CBC and CTV echo chambers to be amplifying this story...

OMMAG

BS Still Baffling Brains !

Update Friday June 13: CNN this morning claims to have debunked the stuff about BHO's muslim education!
Really ? This should be interesting as it's the bloggers who point out that The MSM have falsely whitewashed the biography of the Barackinator! If anything I'll bet that it's the usual suspects that are practicing revisionism.


In another bit of commentary about the Barackinator that I really don't want to post but I can't help it because there is just such an intense STINK around this guy......

The old saying that bull shit baffles brains is something few of the oh so righteous Lib/Left/Progressives would admit to holding to as a matter of faith and common practice in their everyday political activities ... I think!

Yet here we see another example of the principle being put to practice in yet another Liberal/Leftwing/Progressive politician's campaign.


You see Barack needs to start arming himself with evidence that he is a "Victim". And, what better place to start than by creating a mythos about widespread conspiracies crafted in the dark recesses of evil conservative minds?

Just as Hillary went to bat for Bill by confabulating a "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" to justify their blanket denial of any criticisms that might pop up or resurface to cause them consternation as well as create an ever present foil to inconvenient news that might (did) occur ... so must the Obamarama campaign be prepared for any and all emergencies.

And so ... here we have The Giant Blogosphere Conspiracy .. where the Obamaramanarians can fall back on to deflect any criticism by simply speaking the magical incantation of "Giant Internet Conspiracy" ... those magic words (they believe) will immediately render their critics dumb and impotent!

The only problem might be that it's already too late.
By announcing their plans to launch a counter intelligence and disinformation operation they have already likely blown their opportunity on that front!

Besides so far their efforts to establish and counter all the negative information being propagated around the web are not really working too well. It seems that just calling something a lie doesn't work so well in the blogosphere . Unlike in the MSM where they just keep repeating the same thing and no-one in the club questions it. Too bad eh?

And so we have one of the first Fiskings of the Obmaramanarian's campaign of revisionist propaganda!

Link to The Spectator and once again thanks and a h/t to USS Neverdock.

OMMAG

"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."

Calvin Coolidge Thirtieth President of the United States:

• "Nothing is easier than the expenditure of public money. It doesn't appear to belong to anyone. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody."
• "I've never been hurt by anything I didn't say."
• "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
• "Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."
• "If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress."

Although he had a reputation for being spare with words Coolidge had some solid quotes.

Where are the Coolidges of this Century?

OMMAG