Through the magic of a cool new research tool called Google (you may have heard of it, Chris), I decided to find out who had called GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann a “flake” prior to Chris Wallace’s interview. After all, … Continue reading
The City Council released earlier today its annual list of pork barrel spending ahead of its likely vote on Mayor Bloomberg’s $66 billion budget. The council is set to hand out $50 million in member items this year, which will … Continue reading
President Barack Obama on Tuesday brought a made-in-America pitch to this politically vital state, saying innovation and adaptation will help the manufacturing sector and the entire U.S. economy rebound with more gusto. He admonished a divided Washington to stop bickering … Continue reading
Last week, we wrote about the absolutely ridiculous situation, in which a woman who filmed the police in the process of a traffic stop in front of her house was arrested and charged with “obstructing government administration.” The whole thing … Continue reading
I had to copy and paste the whole thing (which I do extremely rarely) because it was just that brilliant. SCOTUS Pulls at Least One Nanny-State Finger Off the Family by Dr. Dathan A. Paterno The Supreme Court of the … Continue reading
A woman faces several charges after she allegedly sprayed deputies with breast milk as they tried to detain her over the weekend. The incident occurred early Saturday morning near the Bridgewater Banquet & Conference Center on Sawmill Parkway. According to … Continue reading
While we would support the total demise of federal marijuana laws, this bill simply constrains the federal government to its proper role. The Constitution allows the federal government to restrict interstate commerce, and the federal laws forbidding the interstate transfer … Continue reading
Apple’s retail stores aren’t the only place where lines form these days. It’s 7:30 on a July morning, and already a crowd has gathered for the opening of Trader Joe’s newest outpost, in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The waiting shoppers chat … Continue reading
This is what happens when you point the finger of fraud at everyone; it comes back to you tenfold. NRO’s Jim Geraghty raises the question of whether Barack Obama filmed a video for his reelection campaign in the White House, … Continue reading
Woman sitting on bus starts playing music through the speaker of her phone (because after all, everyone wants to hear her music). Bus driver tells her to turn it off. She goes off on him, including calling him a “fucking … Continue reading
Jay Tea from Wizbang discusses a colleague’s bible-based objection to gay marriage. Rick’s objections seem to be primarily theological, and I respect that. As a pronounced agnostic, I respect the Bible as a good source of wisdom, but I don’t … Continue reading
Tomorrow marks the five-year anniversary of the Hamas raid into Israel in which Gilad Shalit was wounded and then dragged through a tunnel into the Gaza Strip, where he remains in captivity to this day. To mark the occasion, 12 … Continue reading
The genius at 2:27 is particularly enlightening. If ever you needed a reason to not be a Democrat, this is it. No beliefs, just wishy washy feel-good bullshit.
Jonathan White, who makes cheese at Bobolink dairy in New Jersey, recently informed his newsletter subscribers that “the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets has suddenly decreed that cheeses can no longer be cut and wrapped at farmer’s market stands … Continue reading
A CLIMBER who conquered Everest found the frozen body of his pal who died on the peak months before. Rodney Hogg was nearing the top when he spotted his dead friend Peter Kinloch on a ledge. Peter, 28, had died … Continue reading
Ocean Experts Warn of Unprecedented Mass Extinction of Marine Life blared DemocracyNow! How is that different from the BBC’s headline: World’s oceans in ‘shocking’ decline or the UK Telegraph‘s: World’s oceans move into ‘extinction phase’ or CNN’s: Marine life facing … Continue reading
Absolutely insane. From City Hall News: On any given day, about 700 acres of New York City parkland—almost all of them in Manhattan—are patrolled by 78 parks enforcement officers, close to half of the parks department’s manpower. The remaining 86 … Continue reading
So awesome. Just so. Damn. Awesome.
A Russian woman died from a heart attack brought on by the shock of waking up at her own funeral. Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov, 49, was mistakenly declared deceased by doctors, the Daily Mail reported Friday. But she later woke up – … Continue reading