Monday, July 20, 2009

Executive Order 13489 - Obama Bans Access to His Records on First Day in Office

Most transparent administration ever!!!

The short story on this is Obama overturned all provisions in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that allows for public inquiry and retrieval of the President's personal records for purposes of vetting after taking office.

FOIA was amended by George W. Bush late in is Presidency to include public inquiry and retrieval of the President's personal records, as if knowing Obama may not be qualified, thus giving the public access to his records after taking office.

From the Executive Order text:
Upon receipt of a notice of intent to disclose Presidential records, the Attorney General (directly or through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel) and the Counsel to the President shall review as they deem appropriate the records covered by the notice and consult with each other, the Archivist, and such other executive agencies as they deem appropriate concerning whether invocation of executive privilege is justified.

(b) The Attorney General and the Counsel to the President, in the exercise

of their discretion and after appropriate review and consultation under subsection

(a) of this section, may jointly determine that invocation of executive

privilege is not justified. The Archivist shall be notified promptly of any

such determination.
What this says, is that only the Attorney General and Council to the President, are able to review records' requests and determine if they can be made public or not (what they deem appropriate).

Did you know Eric Holder is a personal close-friend of Obama's? Eric Holder was even on his campaign when usurping for Presidency. Eric has stated himself that he shares Obama's same views on the "World" and "Race".
The truth is out there. Just don't expect help from Obama when looking for it.

Woman Creates Obama Dolls

So, are these for sticking needles in or something?

Marian Fluet, 94, has been sewing for decades.

Throughout her life, she has hand-sewn hundreds of baby dolls, dozens of fabric folk – including a uniformed Red Sox fan – and tons of teddy bears.

But the presidential inauguration inspired a unique project for Fluet: lifelike Barack and Michelle Obama dolls.

Day by day, from February to June, Fluet has crafted the president and first lady. With artificial fur hair and ears stitched to scale, Barack stands at 32 inches. Michelle, at his side, measures at 28 inches and sports a black wig.

With hand-sewn smiles and patent-leather shoes, Fluet's patriotic pair is as flashy as the real thing.

The president doll wears a navy blue suit complete with matching tie and bejeweled flag pin. His wife dons a forest green floral dress embellished with a gold necklace and pearl bracelet.

The Obamas are completely made with cloth and stuffed with polyester.
Made of cloth and stuffed with polyester? Hey, just like the real thing.

Recovery.gov

This is what the boy genius came up with. "Smartest president ever!"

RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $2,531,600 FOR 'HAM, WATER ADDED, COOKED, FROZEN, SLICED, 2-LB'...

RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $1,191,200 FOR '2 POUND FROZEN HAM SLICED'...

RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $351,807 FOR 'REPLACE AND UPGRADE THE DUMBWAITER'...

RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $1,562,568 FOR 'MOZZARELLA CHEESE'...

RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $5,708,260 FOR 'PROCESS CHEESE'...

RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $16,784,272 FOR 'CANNED PORK'...


RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $1,444,100 FOR 'REPAIR DOOR BLDG 5112'...

RECOVERY.GOV // AWARDED: $541,119 FOR 'INSTALL TRAFFIC SIGNAL'...

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Just Saw An HBO Special On Ted Williams

The one and only. Course I had an Eephus/palm/double jointed dropball that has never been replicated before or since.


Harry Alford on Barbara Boxer: "She Assumed That I'm Going to be Some Ignorant Little Jigaboo"

He's right. That is exactly what she assumed.

Harry Alford goes there on John Ziegler's radio show today. Alford blasts Barbara Boxer for the way she treated him during a Senate committee hearing, calling her a racist and accusing her of treating him "like an ignorant jigaboo up there."

Alford is pointing out the difference between overt racism and the paternalistic brand of liberal racism.

Obama Adminstration Wants to Pay the Bill for China's Pollution

The deliberate destruction of the American economy by the Obama administration continues.

To address the serious threat of global warming, Americans should be required to "pay" for the carbon content of goods they consume from countries around the world, a top U.S. official said on Friday.

"It's important that those who consume the products being made all around the world to the benefit of America -- and it's our own consumption activity that's causing the emission of greenhouse gases, then quite frankly Americans need to pay for that," Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
Sure. We can do that. If China is required to pay for its human rights violations. Is that proposal on the table?

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Taliban Gets a Message from the Marines

I can only hope that the rules of engagement are such that the Marines are allowed to carry out their mission.

At least two Afghan villages have been blanketed with leaflets warning that if an American soldier kidnapped by the Taliban two weeks ago isn't freed, "you will be targeted."[...]

Military spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias confirmed that the leaflets were produced at Bagram Air Base, the primary U.S. installation in Afghanistan, and distributed in the region. She told CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark, however, that they were distributed by hand, not aircraft.

The papers show on one side an image of a soldier with his head bowed so that his face is not visible (above). A message in the local Pashtun language over the image says, "If you do not free the American soldier, then…"

On the other side, an image shows Western troops breaking into a house. The rest of the message is printed across the photo: "…you will be targeted".

According to the military, the translation of the last word in the sentence is "hunted," not targeted.

Super Penland

Friday, July 17, 2009

Friday Night...Enjoy Some Drive-By Truckers

Phenomenal songwriters and musicians. Rush out buy everything they've ever made.

Self Destructive Zones

Obama vs. Obama

President Obama changes course on the stimulus. Where are the jobs? House Republicans offer a real plan to create jobs and get our economy moving again.

A Sea Kitten Update

No word if Right-Wing Sea Kittens are allowed. On a tip from Moonbattery:

PETA sent a letter to California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman on Wednesday offering to pay to keep Pescadero State Beach open, but only if it is renamed Sea Kitten State Beach.

The term "sea kitten" is an effort to evoke the same sympathy for fish that people feel for cats and dogs, according to PETA Manager of Campaigns Lindsay Rajt.

"Pescadero means 'the place to fish,' so we thought by renaming it 'Sea Kitten State Beach' we could make it the place for fish instead of fishing," she said.

"My Name's Joe Biden"

Just a heartbeat away from being President. Just a heartbeat away.