1 Let the Great Thaw begin!!!

2 maybe...

3 I'm seeing reports (but still looking for source) that Mubarack is citing Obama's attempt to drive him out as a reason to stay. If so, this bumbling imbecile and his brilliant team are making a bad situation considerably worse.

Smart Powah!

4 In this morning's news: the US Intelligence Community is conducting a nationwide manhunt for a practical joker who apparently stole DNI Clapper's briefing book on the Muslim Brotherhood and replaced it with one on the Shriners. DCI Panetta could not be reached for comment as he was watching CNN.

5 Only the size of my head...

6 Here's a partial cite from GatewayPundit:

Mubarak told the Egyptian people Thursday that,

“And we will prove that we are not servants to anyone and will not be dictated by anyone, and that no will take the decisions for us.”

You know that didnÂ’t go over well with Obama.

Barry's undermined his own influence over the situation by being a hamfisted imbecile.

7 Only the size of my head...

I know what you mean.

8 Crikey, air up my tires a bit more please. Gotta make some room for that Clapper fella.

9 Barrack  Hussein  is still POTUS... crap
the evil warlords are still plotting against us...hmmm
bears still shit in the woods... yea ok
its friggin cold out there today... must still be winter
our intelligence people have no detectable IQ....

10

Gotta make some room for that Clapper fella.

He seems to have all the credibility of a Global Warming Climitalogist.

11 1 Let the Great Thaw begin!!!

Posted by: HH at February 11, 2011 08:31 AM (6oDXl)

I hope you are not referring to the temps outside.  15 here in MD this morning.

12 Posted by: nickless: I'm with the banned (99.174.64.43) at February 11, 2011 08:34 AM (qdtoY)

Stop bitching. Obama (pbuh) has done exactly what he said he would do. He stated on many occasions that he would change the world's opinion of the USA, and he has done it! We used to be feared and hated by our enemies, and now they sneer and laugh and act with impunity. But...that is CHANGE!

God help us if he gets another term.

13

Posted by: Hedgehog at February 11, 2011 08:44 AM (Rn2kl)

Yes, yes I am. It's about 17 here, but will climb up to about 40 later today. And the temps will keep rising for the next number of days. It may hit the 60's by mid-week.

It has been so cold and dreary the last month or so. All this snow is going to melt.

Good time to own a car-wash...

14 This is all psychology folks.  You see we really wanted him to stay so we told him to leave. Simple as that. You see we really had this turn out exactly as planned. You morons fell for our bluff. And you call me out of touch. Ha.

15 God help us if he gets another term. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at February 11, 2011 08:47 AM (LH6ir) If he gets another term, I am afraid not even G-D is gonna be able to help us.

16 Posted by: nevergiveup at February 11, 2011 08:50 AM (0GFWk)

And I forgot to include the stuff about our allies and friends, who used to be able to trust us and rely on us (more or less). Now they know that we are not to be relied upon, and will damage their interests for fleeting PR stunts.

17 Zero Hedge brings us "HaVe You SeeN HoSNi MUBARAK'S FaCeBooK PaGe?"

18

Washington Times is still on the skis circling the shark this morning.

 

Giffords is seen as shoo-in for KylÂ’s seat

 

Any discussion of whoÂ’s likely to succeed outgoing Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona needs to factor in the following: If Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wants the seat, itÂ’s hers.

 

Yeah, no bias there, also no brains.

19

Warming, somewhat graphic. 

 

Confederate Yankee - Video of bank robber being taken down in Cary, NC

 

I remember when Cary was a small bedroom community on the outskirts of Raleigh. It has sure changed in the 25 years or so since I first went there.

20

15 It's bad enough that we still have half of this term -- not so sure he shouldn't be impeached.  This is getting ridiculous...and very, very dangerous.

I have to admit though: Hosni is a rat bastard and a despot, but that speech of his to his military...got to admit he knows how to give a speech to his peeps.

21

Japanese video bashing U.S. Lawyers

 

Warning; old lady puts a cat in microwave (but not actually shown)

 

H/T Overlawyered

22 Posted by: Vic at February 11, 2011 08:53 AM (M9Ie6)

Did you actually read the story? It's a fairly straightforward report. What bias are you referring to?

23

Barry's undermined his own influence over the situation by being a hamfisted imbecile.

Posted by: nickless: I'm with the banned (99.174.64.43) at February 11, 2011 08:36 AM (qdtoY)

It must be time for that asshole McCain to ride to the rescue with some dumbfuck comment on how great B+ Hussein has been doing.

24 Gillespie is having his Charles Johnson moment.  After the last conservative leaves Reason his cultish followers can suck his cock in private.

25 Did you actually read the story? It's a fairly straightforward report. What bias are you referring to?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at February 11, 2011 08:56 AM (LH6ir)

Giffords is a shoo-in and the seat is hers!!!!

26 One of these days ... one of these days ... Pow! Right in the kisser!

27 I'm working on a NEW book about how we can speed up global warming.

28

Instapundit quoting Richard Fernandez:

Now, with Mubarak thumbing his nose at the president, the Obama administration may manage to achieve what only few governments in history have done: alienate their enemies as well as their friends.

I want to believe that even the Democrats are going to want to get rid of Obama.

29

WASHINGTON – Showing deepening dismay, President Barack Obama is questioning whether Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's promised transfer of power has any credibility or meaning. As a defiant Mubarak stayed in office, Obama challenged the autocratic Egyptian government to explain its path toward democracy to its people and the world.

Without naming Mubarak directly, Obama issued a written statement on Thursday night in which he criticized the leader for a lack of clarity and direction. That assessment came after Mubarak surprised those protesting in Egypt's streets by saying, in a broadly watched speech, that he would shift powers to his vice president but remain in charge of the country.

 

I'd love Mubarak to come right out and tell Barry to go intercourse himself.

30

Breaking News:

When asked about her chances of taking over the seat of retiring Senator John Kyl in Arizona, Representative Gabrielle Giffords replied,

Toast!

31 The "printer friendly" version of hosni's facebook page is easier to read.

32 Posted by: Vic at February 11, 2011 08:58 AM (M9Ie6)

Yes, and it makes sense, based on the information in the article. Here is the relevant quotation:

If Ms. Giffords decides she’s game for a run and if her health permits, she would be virtually impossible to defeat, said Bruce Merrill, Arizona State University professor emeritus and longtime pollster.“If one assumes she’d be healthy enough to run, there’s nobody who could beat her,” said Mr. Merrill. “Now she’s got 100 percent name identification and 100 percent sympathy from the public. If she was well enough and she wanted the nomination, I don’t think there’s any question.”

33 Of course everyone is confused here. Someone needs to tell the egyptians that the soviet hammer and sickle flag is NOT a symbol of "democracy" . Panetta and Clapper are rightfully confused. Throw in Code Pink and a Google exec

34 Right now her brain is in better shape than most of the people in the senate.

35 "It must be time for that asshole McCain to ride to the rescue with some dumbfuck comment on how great B+ Hussein has been doing."

My Friendsshs...

36 Posted by: Daily News & Stuff at February 11, 2011 09:01 AM (V3Vil)

Thank you! I laughed out loud!

Oh, and thread winner.

37

28 So far it doesn't look that way -- maybe it's time for Americans to get rid of Democrats? (figuratively, of course)

 

These are either the most stupid and inept politicians ever, or the most corrupt and vile (be willing, obviously, to sell their own country down the river for their own advantage)...or the Dems are both.

And Gabby Giffords? If people will vote for her, then I put the American populace in with the Democrats: stupid, dishonorable, or both.  Has anyone checked the plumbing and/or the water treatment facilities' pipes for lead?  Maybe someone needs to.

I am now ashamed of a very large part of my country.

38 Communist college professor Piven attacks Glenn Beck and conservative Americans in interview with left-wing British newspaper - http://tinyurl.com/4c6kvxf

39

Without naming Mubarak directly, Obama issued a written statement on Thursday night in which he criticized the leader for a lack of clarity and direction.

Heh.

40

30:

 

That was wrong, but funny!

41 Moronettes, time to get your drink on! Pepsi Introduces New Cans: One to Celebrate Skinny Women Another to Honor Muslim Terrorists!

42

If she's not well enough, they'll probably try to get her husband to run. Sympathy + astronaut.

McCain would probably campaign for him.

43 Just because Giffords could get the dem nomination doesn't mean she could win the senate seat in a state that hasn't elected a democrat senator since 1988. So, while the nomination is hers, why would the seat be a shoo in. I'd also like to suggest that I wouldn't be comfortable voting for someone with a major brain trauma (joe biden) so the "pollster" is full of shit. It's just the usual lib spin. But then again Obama won the presidency because enough tools thought that this non-american half black would somehow free them from non-existant racism.

44

Toast!

Shut up, you're making me look bad by being more competent.

45 Chrysler employees to get bonus too, for trying hard:
 
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has said the workers deserve bonuses even though the company lost money because of work they did in revamping or redesigning 16 models since the 2009 bankruptcy.
 
At GM, hourly workers are expected to get around $3,200 each, about 5 percent of their base pay, while they'll get $750 at Chrysler, about 1.2 percent of their base pay.
 
from an AP article

46

I would think it a bit ghoulish if the Democrats ran Giffords for the Senate don't you?

I mean, we have no idea how badly her brain was damage. Reports have her talking, but is she coherent. I do wish the best for her in her recovery, but I'm not sure a senate campaign is the best recovery for a bullet through the skull and brain, but then again I'm not a doctor

47

At GM, hourly workers are expected to get around $3,200 each, about 5 percent of their base pay, while they'll get $750 at Chrysler, about 1.2 percent of their base pay.

 

GM hours workers make 64,000 a year???? Chrysler workers make 70,000??

 

what??

48 If she's not well enough, they'll probably try to get her husband to run. Sympathy + astronaut. ... Posted by: Mama AJ at February 11, 2011 09:09 AM (XdlcF) He'll be looking for a job, that's for sure.

49 46 Paul Wellstone

50 I would think it a bit ghoulish if the Democrats ran Giffords for the Senate don't you? I mean, we have no idea how badly her brain was damage. Reports have her talking, but is she coherent. I do wish the best for her in her recovery, but I'm not sure a senate campaign is the best recovery for a bullet through the skull and brain, but then again I'm not a doctor Posted by: Ben-Free Logprof/nickless prisoners of conscience at February 11, 2011 09:14 AM (wuv1c) We have a dead man in the Senate here in NJ- Lautenberg- so like what's the difference?

51 The last press conference by the doctors said she would be in major recovery for months and possibly even for years.

She will be lucky to be walking in a year, much less running a campaign.

The article leads in with "shoo-in" and "her's for the asking" then buries "yeah as long as she is healthy" at the end of the article and cops out by giving it as a quote.

If you can't see the media bias in that then you have been brainwashed to the point of no return.

52

Paul Wellstone

Yeah, but that was his wife than ran right? He died.

It would be extremely irresponsible of the democrats to run her if she is an invalid. I know that wouldn't stop them, but seriously, the fact that they are even considering running someone who had brain damage(jokes aside) is pretty crazy to me.

53 47 Yeah I noticed that too, but hey it's the UAW. What did you expect?
 
I mean, it's really hard to find someone that can tighten screws for less than $30-40 bucks an hour these days.

54

Allah asks:  "Has there been a single smart, effective moment or soundbite from anyone on our side since this crisis began in late January?"

Ummm.

They might know where it is.

 

<crickets>

55 "Republicans have also suffered several setbacks on the House floor this week, with bills to suspend congressional rules failing on consecutive days, and another bill pulled from the floor during debate because it was sure to face defeat."

56

Breaking News:

Senator John McCain when asked about the possibility of Representative Gabrielle Giffords winning the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Arizonan Jon Kyl replied..

She's got a shot!

57 I mean, it's really hard to find someone that can tighten screws for less than $30-40 bucks an hour these days.

Posted by: GnuBreed at February 11, 2011 09:19 AM (h0RtZ)

One of my in-laws makes car parts for GM in a union shop.  He makes more on inverse (voluntary lay-off every winter and summer) than he does working because the comp still pays him and he gets unemployment.

Progress! Great for business!

58

Any post discussing John McCain should include this graphic

59

"Moronettes, time to get your drink on!"

Diet Pepsi's first ingredient is Satan.

60 25 Did you actually read the story? It's a fairly straightforward report. What bias are you referring to?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at February 11, 2011 08:56 AM (LH6ir)

Giffords is a shoo-in and the seat is hers!!!!

Posted by: Vic at February 11, 2011 08:58 AM (M9Ie6)

Well the Arizonians keep on voting for Johnny Mac so...

61 Cee Lo Green, a top Grammy nominee, will perform at the Grammies this Sunday.
 
Fuck you, and fuck you too. Heh.

62 Seeing those UAW salaries makes me nauseous.  My friends with degrees are making twenty to forty grand, right out of college, with enormous loans that are not canceled out in bankruptcy hearings and people are actually saying they pass on to your heirs.  And they are young and saying that GWB did this to them.

63 Why is the gov't going to ban smokeless electric cigs on airplanes?  Just heard it on the radio (news).

64 62 Seeing those UAW salaries makes me nauseous.  My friends with degrees are making twenty to forty grand, right out of college, with enormous loans that are not canceled out in bankruptcy hearings and people are actually saying they pass on to your heirs.  And they are young and saying that GWB did this to them.

Posted by: curious at February 11, 2011 09:30 AM (p302b)

Makes you wonder if it isn't a plot.  The public schools no longer teach trade skills (shop etc.) that are useful in making things work, but they focus on college prep work when there is a dearth of "intellectual elite" jobs; no matter that many of the students are not destined for intellectual greatness, college costs that require loans to get a degree are the norm, and then they tattoo the loan number on your forehead so you can't escape. 

Hmmmm, Indentured Servants to the state (thanks for that federal student loan program Barry), sounds like a plan!

65 63 Why is the gov't going to ban smokeless electric cigs on airplanes?  Just heard it on the radio (news).

Posted by: momma at February 11, 2011 09:33 AM (penCf)

A. For the children!

B. A terrorist might try to use the ecig battery to light a real cigarette.

C, TSA is composed of jackbooted incompetent thugs.

D. All of the above!

66 "Oprah wants 'respect' for Obama"

67

I get the feeling that this guy writing at the Corner doesn't think too highly of Romney's book edits. Can you find the clues?

The earlier version of No Apology included a dispassionate analysis of President Obama’s 2009 stimulus package. Seemingly more in sorrow than in anger, Hardback Romney predicted that the $814 billion measure “will accelerate the timing of the start of the recovery, but not as much as it could have.”

Paperback Romney is far less charitable. He calls the stimulus “a failure,” and denounces Obama’s “economic missteps.” He adds: “This is the first time government has declared war on free enterprise.”

In an inverse relationship with the cover of his book, Romney also morphs from soft to tough on health care.

...

In addition to the fresh and disturbing evidence that Romney remains a constant work in progress, one wonders how dumb he thinks Americans are.

68

Chicka, chicka, chickabee.  T'ee an me an t'ee an me.  Ressa, ressa, ressa me,  Chicka, chicka, chickabee

Vote for ..... derp.... meeee in 2012!

69

Why is the gov't going to ban smokeless electric cigs on airplanes?  Just heard it on the radio (news).

 

I haven't heard about it, but I suspect it's because e-cigs give the illusion of smoking.  The nanny-staters can't allow this.  You see, it's not about health.  It's always been about control.  If they suspect that somebody, somewhere might be enjoying themselves in an unapproved fashion, that behavior must be squashed immediately. 

70

I haven't heard about it, but I suspect it's because e-cigs give the illusion of smoking.  The nanny-staters can't allow this.  You see, it's not about health.  It's always been about control.  If they suspect that somebody, somewhere might be enjoying themselves in an unapproved fashion, that behavior must be squashed immediately. 

Exactly.  What popped into my mind was the grade school kid that was expelled for pointing his finger like a gun while playing cowboys/indians cops/robbers on the playground.

71

And for the record, I can't imagine anything funner than smoking an electric cigarette.

Unless it would be freeing logprof and nickless.

72 So, is playing Cowboys and Indians and Cops and Robbers now basically illegal, for all intents and purposes?

What a shame.  My entire summers were spent in the woods playing with toy guns.

73 I think it's still ok to play cowboys and indians as long as you don't point your finger like a gun and as long as the indians win.

74 (voluntary lay-off every winter and summer)

How do I get that job?!  I'd love that.

And they are young and saying that GWB did this to them.

What, did he hold a gun to their head? 

75 wow, for a while there the Egypt thread lost all its comments and now it just keeps loading.   You can't post on it.

76

What, did he hold a gun to their head? 

No, he held his finger like a gun to their head.

77 Statement coming from Mubarak or Suleiman "any minute." 

Or that's what Fox keeps saying.

78 @59 "Moronettes, time to get your drink on!" Diet Pepsi's first ingredient is Satan. Posted by: Joanie (Oven Gloves) at February 11, 2011 09:29 AM (HaYO4) Well, yeah........but it's Diet Satan. So, go ahead and eat that hoagy.

79 41 Ha!  I told everyone that RC was a much finer drink!  It's good to feel smug in the morning (puffing my chest out and copying the Mussolini pose...hell, makes me feel like running for political office..jk).

80 66 Can somebody please roast up another baby hippo so Orca will shut up for a few minutes?

81 #12 said  Obama (pbuh)

pbuh = pox be upon him, right?

82 From the We're Boned Department

CHART OF THE DAY: Guess How Ugly The Unemployment Rate Would Be At 2000 Participation Levels

83

Sorry if I make you all nauseated, but WSJ has an article today "The Capital's Unlikely Pals:  Obama and Senate's Dr. No."

The room was packed with dignitaries last week as President Obama addressed the annual National Prayer Breakfast.  But Mr. Obama singled out one person--Sen. Tom Coburn--as a particular friend and 'brother in Christ.'

'I keep praying that God will show him the light, and he will vote with me once in a while,' Mr. Obama told the crowd to laughter.  'It's going to happen, Tom!  A ray of light is going to beam down.'

Goes on to say that they became friends after both were elected to the Senate. 

"Seated together at dinner during freshman orientation, their wives hit it off, and soon the senators did too.  They found common interests mainly transparency in government, and worked together on legislation to require competitive bidding for government contracts to rebuild the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.

Aides say they knew their friendship was real when they saw Mr. Obama playfully running his hand through Mr. Coburns hair before a joint news conference in 2005, teasing him about his less-than-stylish cut.

...In recent months, Mr. Coburn has made clear, he is more willing to compromise.  He voted for the report of Mr. Obama's fiscal commission, which included tax increases.  And he began work with Senator Dick Durban and others to cut spending, building on the report."

GAG ME!!1111!!

84

What, did he hold a gun to their head? 

No, he held his finger like a gun to their head.

 

FINGERBANG!!1111111!!

 

85

Posted by: curious at February 11, 2011 09:40 AM (p302b)

 

I love how she thinks she can just throw her considerable weight around and bully people into giving up their right to free speech.  That's one thing about libtards.  Free speech is only for them.  Dissent is only patriotic for them.  The rest of us have to STFU.

86 Oprah hasn't connected the dots yet.  She denied Jesus Christ as the only way to the Father.

How long does it take?

I am now of the opinion that anyone who voted for Obama because his skin is black is the true racist!

Many believed that there would be an end to white man's guilt.  How'd that turn out?

87 That pic of Narcissus needs to be in the main article.  Large and centered.

88 Most people wear lace wigs because of alopecia or other hair thinning.? But some people love lace front wigs because it allows them to change textures, colors, and styles without damaging their natural hair. Most importantly because cheap lace wigs are not like other wigs, and they actually look like the hairs are growing out of the scalp.