Fun With Google - or - Why Does Obama Hate My Country?

While researching an article the other day, I came to an interesting conclusion. Google is liberal. If it's not liberal, then it is definitely left leaning and certainly anti-conservative.

The reason I say this is Google seems to be engaging in one of my pet peeves of modern politics. Projection. Taking ones own faults and projecting them onto others.

Case in point:
My premise for the search is "Obama hates republicans".
I believe there is plenty of evidence out there to agree with this theory. All you have to do is listen to one of The Won's speeches to hear him denegrade the republicans for causing some such economic disaster or social calamity or another.

But,

Google doesn't know this.
Exhibit "A"

If you look closely at the following screen cap you will see that there is only one return that remotely fits the search terms. That answer is: "Why does Obama hate my country?". That's it. (Good question by the way. Keep wondering that myself.) Try it for yourself. I've searched on several computers because I thought mine might have conservative keyword cookies in it or some such shit, but no, Google always returns similar results.

Then I thought, hmmm, I wonder if I'm using too strong a term? I mean, "hate" is pretty stout. Maybe he really just "dislikes" them in the circuits of Google. So,

Exhibit "B"

Still turning the phrase around to suit an opposite agenda. Pushing the point home that the republicans hate/dislike Obama, Pelosi, Hillary, babies, little puppies and sea urchins.  Which is completely false. We do not hate sea urchins.


Now then, while I was at it, I thought hmmm, I wonder what kind of result BING would return?

Needless to say, not as telling, but the fun came in with the auto complete feature on both websites.

First BING. Check out what BING thinks you might think Obama hates.

I didn't know there was an Obama Hate Mall. Wonder what's on sale there? Hmmm...

Now Google

WTF is a borf?

Now for the really scary one. While I was typing in the first "Obama hates Republicans" query, I got to the "r" and stopped. Can you see why?

Hope he doesn't get those lasers tuned up anytime soon...
Crossposted at The Resistance

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Real Motivation

Looks like theCL started the party without me.

Well, this ain't my first rodeo...

I'm wondering if imaginary, artistic, shiny, metallic robot wimmin qualify for The Other McCain's Rule 5? Tune in Sunday to find out...

Sunday Update: Ding! Ring the bell, win a prize. Hits! Lots of hits. thanks to Smitty and RSM for the linkage! Hydraulic hottie. I like it.


UPDATE: WyBlog points out the Robot's erection tools, then picks up the motivational torch and runs with it. All the way to Jersey! That's OK though. We needs lots of motivation up in that neck o' the woods these days and it would appear that at least one of them WyBlog girls has some tools of her own.

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I've Been Remiss to Reminisce

OK, maybe that title works, maybe it doesn't. Time will tell.

Let's go old school...

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Con-fetti-stitution

I was surfing along today, just clicking around, you know me, looking for a trinket or something I could bring home to the two of you who stop by every now and again, when I happened to stop by Carol's Ye Olde PhotoShoppe  otherwise known as No Sheeples Here to do some browsing and you know, she has the most spot on piece of work on display. I had to steal it so I could show it to you.

I nick named it "Con-fetti-stitution". Very "telling" don't you think? With a whisp of melancholy. It kind-of screamed at me. Like it wanted to be liberated from a horrible machine, or chains of some sort. Oh. I don't know. I really don't know much about art. What does it say to you?

She also has a good article to go along with the art. You should pay her a visit and check it out.

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Obama Want's Your DNA, Guilty or Not

The hit's just keep coming...

Now El Presidente' Obummer has proposed creating a national database of harvested DNA samples from every person arrested, regardless of guilt or innocence!

This is getting oh so Nineteen eighty four. I wonder sometimes if we are, in fact, too late to stem the tide of tyranny. It seems more like a Tsunami of invasion and abuses.

Obama appeared on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" (Why not!) and was interviewed by the host John Walsh:

"We have 18 states who are taking DNA upon arrest," Walsh said. "It’s no different than fingerprinting or a booking photo. ... Since those states have been doing it, it has cleared 200 people that are innocent from jail." "It’s the right thing to do"” Obama replied. "This is where the national registry becomes so important, because what you have is individual states — they may have a database, but if they’re not sharing it with the state next door, you’ve got a guy from Illinois driving over into Indiana, and they’re not talking to each other."

Well, if 18 states (?!) have already lain down like lambs, what's the problem with doing it at the federal level?

Plenty.

Ever hear of a search warrant? reasonable suspicion? I'm not a lawyer but this is invasion of privacy plain and simple, not to mention illegal search and seizure, and those are just for starters.

And you want these invasive bastards running your health care system?

Good luck with that.

The full story here.

I've got to go to work. Some illegals are depending on me.
Meanwhile, enjoy the music.

Posted via email from The Resistance

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Oldest Trick in the World

Posted via email from The Resistance

UPDATE: Apparently, Doug Ross is a fan of speedy tablecloths. Who knew?
Thanks for the link Sir!

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Cut Taxes? Spur Capital Investment? Increase Employment?

Senate: Nah.
We'll just extend unemployment instead.

Let's make sure everyone remains on the government dole shall we?

Via Open Congress:

The Senate has just passed a $140 billion bill includes an extension for unemployment benefits through the end of the year, tax credits and billions in emergency aid to states.

One week after approving a 30-day extension of unemployment benefits (H.R.4691), the Senate today passed the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act (H.R.4321), which provides a longer-term extension of those benefits. Specifically, the bill extends federal unemployment assistance through Dec. 31 and provides a 65 percent subsidy for COBRA health insurance premiums. The coverage is retroactive to Feb. 28.

I think we've been over this before...

And they call the republicans the party of no?

I think the repubs need to get a little louder on all fronts.

Posted via web from The Resistance

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Mensa Invitational

From the Robot's inbox:

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding,  subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

 Here are the winners:

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.

2. Ignoranus : A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

3. Intaxicaton : Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

4. Reintarnation : Coming back to life as a  hillbilly.

5. Bozone ( n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

6. Foreploy : Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

More after the jump.


7. Giraffiti : Vandalism spray-painted very, very high

8. Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

9. Inoculatte : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

10. Osteopornosis : A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

11. Karmageddon : It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer......like

12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

13. Glibido : All talk and no action.

14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

15. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

17. Caterpallor ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.



The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.

  And the winners are:

1. Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs.

2. Flabbergasted, adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.

3. Abdicate, v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

4. Esplanade, v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.

5. Willy-nilly, adj. Impotent.

6. Negligent, adj. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.

7. Lymph, v. To walk with a lisp.

8. Gargoyle, n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.

9. Flatulence, n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.

10. Balderdash, n. A rapidly receding hairline.

11. Testicle, n. A humorous question on an exam.

12. Rectitude, n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.

14. Oyster, n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.

15. Frisbeetarianism, n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

16. Circumvent, n. An opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.

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No Fish For You!

In another "historic" and "unprecidented" signal yesterday, the Obamachine seems poised to mow down another bit of American Sovereignty. - The right to catch our own fish, or as it's known in some parts of the world, food!

From ESPN:

The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing some of the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters...

emphasis added

"In spite of what we hear daily in the press about the President's concern for jobs and the economy and contrary to what he stated in the June order creating this process, we have seen no evidence from NOAA or the task force that recreational fishing and related jobs are receiving any priority."

Led by NOAA's Jane Lubchenco, the task force has shown no overt dislike of recreational angling, but its indifference to the economic, social and biological value of the sport has been deafening.

Additionally, Lubchenco and others in the administration have close ties to environmental groups who would like nothing better than to ban recreational angling. And evidence suggests that these organizations have been the engine behind the task force since before Obama issued a memo creating it last June.

As more evidence of collusion, the green groups began clamoring for an Executive Order to implement the task force's recommendations even before the public comment period ended in February. Fishing advocates had no idea that this was coming.

Perhaps not so coincidentally, the New York Times reported on Feb. 12 that "President Obama and his team are preparing an array of actions using his executive power to advance energy, environmental, fiscal and other domestic policy priorities."

Morlock fears that "what we're seeing coming at us is an attempted dismantling of the science-based fish and wildlife model that has served us so well. There's no basis in science for the agendas of these groups who are trying to push the public out of being able to fish and recreate."Conflicts (user) are overstated and problems are manufactured. It's all just an excuse to put us off the water."

I know the answer and yet, I still find myself asking: "Who are these people? What freakin' planet did they come from?" 

Lord help us.

Read the rest here.
HT Quigley

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Robotic Linkfest

Present Discontent - Blog Debate – Sarah Palin & The Economy, Pt. 2
Pundit and Pundette - Just because we likes 'em!
Potluck - Smart ladies over there.
MAinfo - Calling all swing votes...
The Classic Liberal - Bumper Sticker Politics
The Thinker - Just in case you missed it...
Villainous Company - Ewww!
Theo Spark - Righteous outrage...
Washington Rebel - Gubment Educashun?
WyBlog - Same sex census?
The Lotus - Just because we like her.
The BlogProf - Mark Levin at the Reagan Library
The Troglopundit - 'Cause I like to annoy the Trog
No Sheeples Here - She's got a sword and wields it on The Wizard of Berzerkistan who parries very well his own self.
The Daley Gator - Another day another marxist...

WTF? Fox news calls Geert Wilders a fascist?
The Other McCain has the scoop and discussion. Has someone slipped a Fox exec a Kool-Aid mickey?

The Resistance - See how I slipped that in here? Tricksey little hobbitses. Hates them we does.

Political Realities - wants a pay cut for congress.
Motor City Times - My new friend
Moe Lane - Has Sandra Bullock
That's Right - Has a problem with policies that don't work. Who'd a thunk it?
Makes My Brain Itch - offers some coffee, tea or...
Little Miss Attila - Because I read somewhere "It's bad karma not to link her"
Left Coast Rebel - On censorship
Eye of Polyphemus - Need I explain?
Founding Bloggers - Good work over there
Gateway Pundit - Nancy Pelosi thinks Obama Care has to pass before we find out what's in it. Asinine!

Conservative Hideout - points us to a former Soviet schooling the liberals.
Doug Ross - would rather be waterboarding...
Caught Him With A Corndog - Stop by and bid Red a fond farewell. (I hope not for good.)

 ------>UPDATE: Corndog's Back! - She was just playin' opossum. - Don't scare me like that :)

Interesting News Items - Has Murtha's replacement
Liberal Guy - Is he really liberal? hmmmm
The Live Wyre - has a Photoshop I'm going to steal - Fair warning - Collaborated with Big Fur Hat of iOTW. - A masterpiece.

And one more - Texas Fred - I like Texas, and I have an uncle named Fred. So there.

If I missed anyone who has linked to me in the last forevah, please let me know.

Ciao,
MNR aka LHC

Updates and oversights I: Oops "How Soon We Forget" edition.
Legalize the Constitution and The Lights of Albuquerque - I think Jeff might have been the first to link the bot in his blogrolls. Thanks for reminding a forgetful slob.
Gorges' Grouse - Cause He's a faithful commenter and a curmudgeonly composer of country-style common-sense.

Mayhap I feel a linkfest - "Commenting Bloggers' Edition" in the works. Hmmmm...

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Insurance Companies - With Obama, It's a Love Hate Thing

Obama just hates him some insurance. He loves to love it too. After ripping them over their supposedly obscene profits, he attempts to placate them by offering - wait for it, waaait for it,

ThreeHundredThirtySix Billion Dollars!

Give me a break.

Read about it here.

H/T Quigley

Crossposted at The Resistance

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Rick Perry In Trouble!

Not!

Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Bill White Slams Perry for Budget Cuts!
What a surprise! A democrat who doesn't want to cut spending.

Bonus: In a classic bit of projection, White uses the term "soviet-style"  when  describing Perry's budget management.


Maybe Bill White was thinking about somewhere a little bit to the north east.


Attention Mr. White: You're doing it wrong.

Keep up the good work.

Crossposted to The Resistance

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Worth the Time...

Two articles at the Tenth Amendment center caught my eye this morning. One concerning federalism and states rights, and another opining the government's inability to restrain itself and who's responsibility it is to restrain it. (I'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count.)

Thirdly this humble Robot has been invited to join a bunch of blogging brainiacks over at The Resistance. It's a new group blog offering discourse from a libertarian/conservative perspective with a lot of talent and a pinch of snark. Check it out. Bookmark it! It promises to be a lot of fun.

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Free Speech Impediment (With Every Purchase!)

Here's an open letter to President Obama that he will never see. Not because I didn't send it. I did this weekend in the form of faxes. I just want to stick it up here on the interwebz Mr President, in case you would like to refer to it later. You know, in case you forgot.

Dear Mr. President,

Sir, Please stop what you are doing and listen to the people you serve. We don't share your view of America. We The People want you and Congress to start over on Health Care Reform. There are better ways to help people get medical care than enslaving the rest of us (US).

Just had to get that out of the way.

Now, today's topic is Free Speech or more aptly, the restriction of it.
Why you ask?
Because I made this cool Motivator. That's why.

Back in August 2009, Barack Obama said that he wanted his critics to shut up and get out of the way.

Then, in October 2009 he cosponsored an anti-free speech resolution at the United Nations.

In an article at Human Events Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch quotes legal expert Eugene Volokh:

"If the U.S. backs a resolution that urges the suppression of some speech," he explains, "presumably we are taking the view that all countries -- including the U.S. -- should adhere to this resolution. If we are constitutionally barred from adhering to it by our domestic constitution, then we’re implicitly criticizing that constitution, and committing ourselves to do what we can to change it"” He adds that in order to be consistent, "the Administration would presumably have to take what steps it can to ensure that supposed ‘hate speech’ that incites hostility will indeed be punished..."

More recently, speaking of the POTUS's State of the Union Address,  Robert Spencer rightly calls out Obama for criticizing the Supreme Court:

"During his State of the Union address, Barack Obama criticized the Supreme Court for overturning major portions of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Act. But the Supreme Court was upholding the freedom of speech: when the high court struck down key McCain-Feingold provisions last month, its ruling declared that "if the First Amendment has any force, it prohibits Congress from fining or jailing citizens, or associations of citizens, for simply engaging in political speech."

Is there a pattern here?



Whatever he says he deplores, he deploys.

This man is the biggest threat to our freedoms in the last one hundred years, possibly evah. While he's cosponsoring resolutions at the UN which denounce incitement and hatred, he has shown that he has had no qualms with those tactics in the past, as when he suggested using those same tools against his opponents during the presidential campaign.

Watch him. Watch what he says, then watch what he does. I guarantee you the two are diametrically opposed.

So now, we are invited to watch his narcissism on display as he is obsessed with shoving his beloved Health Care Plan down the throats of an unwilling populace. (Sorry for that visual.) Are we to sit idly by while this happens? That is what the authors of this little play would have us do. That or fawn all over them like sycophantic groupies backstage at a rock concert.

I can't and won't do it.
Period.

Send your faxes also.


Side note-
Thinking out loud - I can't be sure but I would think that there could be an effect on the mind of someone who is constantly told A when Z is actually true and is proven to be so. One could also speculate that it would be akin to a psychological torture or conditioning of some kind if perpetuated time and time again. (Lather, Rinse, Repeat.) I wonder what that might be called...

Any psychiatrists/neurologists in the house?

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Iron Man 2 Trailer

The trailer for Iron Man 2 is out. You had to know I would get all geeky on that. Right?

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Conservative Blogger Debate - Sarah Palin Edition!

Yowzah! I thought that would get your attention.
The Robot loves him some Palin!

TheCL of The Classic Liberal fame is moderating this edition of the Conservative Blogger Debate. To get you up to speed, here are some details I swiped from his site...


Last week's debate focused on the War on Terror:

• Round 1: The Conservative Blogger Debate- The War On Terror – Rebuttal
• Round 1: The Conservative Blogger Debate- The War On Terror – Question 2
• Round 1: The Conservative Blogger Debate- The War On Terror – Question 2 – Response

This week's subject is Sarah Palin!
Debate participants include T. Christopher from Republican Redefined, and Don from Present Discontent and Conservative Hideout 2.0.

QUESTION 1:

Present economic conditions being what they are (9.7% unemployment; projected 1.5 trillion budget deficit; skyrocketing national debt; etc.) what impact, if any, do you think Sarah Palin's prior actions as governor or policy pronouncements more recently, would have on any given specific economic indicator or the economy in general? Don't feel restrained to the indicators given in your answer. Specific examples of her implemented policies/pronouncements are encouraged but not necessarily required.
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Ed: This is not intended to be a referendum on why we are where we are but rather a question on whether the debaters think Sarah Palin's prior actions and more recent words if implemented would have any impact (good, bad or indifferent) on the situation as it exists.

 That's it for the set up. You can follow the debate and also join in the punditry in the comments section of the hosting sites. These are some genuinely nice guys. I don't think anyone would get shown the door for sharing their thoughts. Once again here is the link. Cheers!

UPDATE: The first response has been issued.
UPDATE II: The reply has been posted. A shot across the bow? Or a direct hit?
UPDATE III: The volley is returned!

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Truthers' New Spokesperson = Ahmadinejad

The AP this morning reported that, surprisingly, Iranian President Ahmadinejad is a 9/11 truther! I didn't know he was an fan of Charlie Sheen. Perhaps he's listening to Alex Jones on the interwebz.

"September 11 was a big lie and a pretext for the war on terror and a prelude to invading Afghanistan," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by state TV. He called the attacks a "complicated intelligence scenario and act."

Glad we got that out of the way. Now I can go on about my Sunday business knowing that a tin-horn, third world, wanna-be nuclear dictator is going to solve one of America's biggest mysteries for us. Maybe he can tell us who killed JFK while he's busy sleuthing around in our closet of quandary.


This isn't the amateur detective's first foray into 9/11 territory either:

At the time[2007], he also told Iranian state TV the attacks were "a result of mismanaging and inhumane managing of the world by the U.S," and that Washington was using Sept. 11 as an excuse to attack others.

I've got a suggestion for you there Ahckmadini ol' pal. Why don't you look out the window of your own palace there in Tehran? You might just find some of the inhumane mismanagement that you speak of.

Pay no attention to the man behind the turban.

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Saturday Fun - Bobby McFerrin

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

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Today's Reading Assignment: No Slackers Edition

There's a post over at The Classic Liberal where he writes about the very real possibility of a global economic collapse. That possibility should give every American and all citizen's of the world reason to question the so-called good intentions of their respective governments.

I'm still reeling from the implications of it.

Given the gloom and doom nature of the post, I jokingly remarked at how much fun TheCL would be at a party, but if he and the MIT and LSE authors of the original article quoted here are correct, then there is mighty struggle ahead. I dare say apocalyptic even.

I bring this up to warn you, and to push the point home yet again that free people must hold their elected officials accountable. We can no longer brush aside any unjust, misuse of power, even if it is used against a group who we dislike. Abuse of power should never be ignored, especially to the least of us. Left to it's own devices, one day the cold boot of tyranny will kick down even a Governor's door.

The articles explain, in much greater detail than I can begin to fully comprehend, that power can be wielded against us not only with a gun but with the Treasury's printing presses and secret backroom deals by the elitists in their little cocoons, shielded from the society they despise as only despots can.

As TheCL rightly said, our country needs leaders. It needs YOU to be a leader. America needs you to wake up. She desperately needs us all.

I said in an earlier post that these politicians will not go quietly. I think the past few months of the Health Care fiasco has proved me right on that end.

We've got a long battle ahead. Dig in, keep reading, calling your legislators, reminding them that they work for the people, encouraging them to do what is right for our nation:

Stop deficit spending.
Stop government corruption.
Lame Duck the Obamachine until we can get some real conservatives back in office, only then will meaningful change be possible.

And remember to Pray. Pray for our leaders that they would do what is best for the country. Pray for them to follow God's will.

Now, as the saying goes; Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Go read TheCL's article. Then go read the other two he refers to here and here.
Prepare to be sobered up.

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New Old Flag

My latest flag acquisition. You wouldn't know it, but I like flags. I have a small collection. This First Naval Jack replica happens to be my new favorite. It was flown over the Navy Memorial last year. Schweet!

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There's a Rumor...

circulating that I have naked Lucy Pinder pics on this site. Well. I don't. There are no naked Lucy Pinder pics on this blog. Don't get me wrong, if there were, I certainly wouldn't complain, but seeing as how there are no naked Lucy Pinder pictures here then, I really must be honest about it.

I only post this today to help wash your mind out from that nasty little Karl Rove spell I had yesterday. Sorry about that. I don't know what I was thinking.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

UPDATE: I must be losing it. I totally forgot to mention The Other McCain's Rule 5 in this post. Ignorance is bliss, but not when it costs your blog hits. As penance, I have added more pictures of Lucy Pinder after the jump. She just might be close to naked in a couple of those...

UPDATE II: WOW! Maybe there is something to this Rule 5 business. The Robot issues a Hearty Howdy to all the visitors from The Other McCain. Think I'll just go look for some more Lucy Pinder pics now...

 

  

  

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So I Was Thinking About It...

and so I did it.

I made Facebook and Twitter pages for The Bot.  Gotta get with the times you know? The 20th century?

Hey, and good news!  Karl Rove is following me! I've got like a total of twelve tweets and Karl Rove is following me. He knows intellect when he sees it. Why he's following those other 96,000 idiots, I can't explain.

Anyhoo, now I'm trying to find widgets to link back to those respective pages. What a pain in the a$$ to find one that goes with my delicate sensibilities.

"Honey, does this Twitter button make my blog look fat?"

"No dear."

Of course, that's not really what she was thinking. What she was thinking was:

Nothing.

She couldn't have had a thought. She's the imaginary girl that lives in my head. So there's that too I've got to deal with.

What? Oh. Sorry,
I left the toilet seat up.

My bad.

So, follow the blog on Twitter and Facebook.

You'll be glad you did.

UPDATE: Oh. suuuure it's a coincidence. The Trog's trying to horn in on my post. - Yea, like hey dude. I was here first. Everybody just jump on the Karl Rove party train why don't you.

UPDATE II: Wyblog has a new acronym he'd like to share with us and links the bot simultaneously. That's a neat trick! Wait. Did he just call me a fraudulent jerk?

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Hurry! Hurry! Everything Must Go! Closeout Sale!

Just What Isn't For Sale In This Administration?

Obama Now Selling Judgeships for Health Care Votes? | The Weekly Standard 


Louisiana, Nevada, Nebraska, and now we're selling votes for... Judges.

Judges.

No, not two... ONE. 1. Singular.

Judge.


You'd better get in now, while the prices are still low!

Once those votes are gone, they're gone!


See, The Washington Standard got it a bit wrong I think. They said that Obama may have sold the Judgeship for a vote. But I think it was the other way around. Obama sold the vote. He sold more than one vote, and those sales will cost us all dearly.

So.


If you haven't made your deal yet, time is r-r-r-running out!

Call the 24 hour hotline on your screen now and make us an offer! Hey. Who knows?  I hear the First Amendment is going for the price of a song!

As long as you don't sing.

Hat Tip  - Texas Jim

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Stop Reconciliation of Health Care Reform

This morning, one of my associates from work pointed me to the American Center for Law and Justice. Based in Washington D.C., it is a Christian advocacy group consisting of lawyers and researchers working to ensure our First Amendment rights are upheld. According to their website, it is

an organization dedicated to the defense of constitutional liberties secured by law. 

[Through] work in the courts and the legislative arena, the ACLJ is dedicated to protecting your religious and constitutional freedoms.

My kind of organization.



Right now, the ACLJ is inviting all concerned citizens to sign a petition to stop the reconciliation tactic and start over on Health Care. If you are so inclined, you can sign it here.

Pass it on as well.

That is all.

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Useful Tools...

Added to the Bot's Useful Links section today is 100 Search Engines For Scholars. It is based at Online Universities.com. Found at The Presurfer, I know this is going to come in handy in the future.

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You Gotta See This...

The Thinker has found a candidate for best video of the year.....

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Health Care Nuclear Option = 2010 Socialist Democrat Hiroshima

I just saw today that Opus #6  at MAinfo has done a fine job rounding up the Senators and Congress-critters into one list. A *ahem* SociaList, if you will, of their positions on reconciling the Health Care Reform bill.

This has got to stop. Reconciliation is a tactic that has been used in the past for budget items. Never for enormous sweeping social programs like this.

So, Here's what to do. Go visit MAinfo. Read the list. Find your Senate and Congress critters. Send them faxes using the nice Citizens In Action link provided (Note: there is also a link to a Progressive Change Committee site asking you to sign a petition. That is just to give you some background on the leftist propaganda machine we are battling.)

I would post the whole thing here, but hey, Opus #6 did the work so, she deserves the credit.
Be sure to thank her for that hard work while you're there. 

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Obamotivator

It looks like Lance "The Troglopundit" is having another Automotivator contest with the latest "Obama Death Stare" screen cap. I may be a bit late to the party, (Life does intrude from time to time.) but, I haven't come empty handed.

So, in a shameless act of self promotion I submit the Robot's entry into this little soirée...

 

Now, go forth to proclaim the indestructibility of a fictional, pixelated, riveted, tin can.

Nothing can stop me now! Mwahahahaha. 

UPDATE: The Troglopundit understands. Resistance is futile. Thanks for the link Sir Lance.

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Conservative Blogger Debate:

 Begun the Debate has...

There is a growing group of conservatives who are against the current prosecution of our war on terrorism and our nations foreign policy direction. Many conservatives are in favor of staying the course. 

Here are the sites where you can follow the action.
This aught to be good.

Debaters:
The CL from The Classic Liberal vs. Russ of That's Right

The Locations:
Motor City Times - Moderator
Makes My Brain Itch- Moderator

Commentary and sundries:
WyBlog
Washington Rebel
Republican Redefined
Present Discontent

HT WyBlog

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Chile Chooses Earthquake Over Clinton Visit

On hearing news of next week's planned visit fron U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,  the Chilean Government has taken a questionable step.

In an unprecedented act this morning, the Governing body of Chile unleashed an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude on it's people and infrastructure. "It's a necessary move." Said Chilean ambassador Mariano Fernández anonymously.

When asked if these types of slash and burn tactics were absolutely necessary, Chilean President Michele Bachelet said simply, "We are elected to make the tough decisions. The people must be spared the horror."

The Ambassador and President were of course referring to the 2009 September incident reported by The Onion News Network in which Hillary Clinton was used in an historic first strike against Pakistan, causing chaos and despair throughout the region.

When informed that The Onion is in fact a satirical online magazine and that the story they referred to is merely parody, the Ambassador replied "Satire? Really? I would have to ask the Pakistani people about that." President Bachelet, nonplussed, said "Are you sure? I saw it on the internet..."




MNR reporter iRoomba is on the ground in the capitol city of Santiago vacuuming up details of the quake: "The devastation is beyond anything I've ever witnessed. I remember first owner commenting on state of son's room once, saying "It looks like tornado hit this place." This is far worse than that. These guys are needing some serious cleanup. They may want to hire some maids. And a dumpster."

The people of Hawaii and the eastern coast of California are bracing for the resultant tsunami which could develop as a result of the 8.8 quake. Surfers are lining the beaches. Some have already begun to paddle out to get ahead of other thrill seekers anticipating the massive waves.  In a scene reminiscent of the movie Point Break, one excited young Californian was heard saying "It's a once in a lifetime event man! You would have to travel to the other side of the effin' world for a wave like this! Special order dude. Special order!" - We wish them luck.

Unfortunately, the move may not have the desired effect. Mrs. Clinton is said to still be planning her trip to the region. "We can't let this crisis go to waste. Those Chileans might have some groovy necklaces and stuff for sale. Prices would be really low right now."
Sources at Fox News:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to fly to Latin America Sunday for a weeklong trip, including a stop in Chile. Crowley said the department is "assessing, but no change yet."

In a prepared statement this morning President Obama's teleprompter reportedly said, "This tragedy could have been avoided. If we had seized the opportunity. If we had passed Health Care Reform, none of this would have happened."


MNR's on the ground reporter iRoomba remains on the scene and is currently at his docking station getting a much needed recharge. We'll bring you more when he unplugs.

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The President's Ash Tray...

or is that Ass Hat?
New one from No Sheeples Here. I just had to swipe it.

How does it that feel Joe? Looks like it hurt.
Reminds me of this.

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Friday Fun...

iOTW has some sheep that No Sheeples Here would be interested to see. Watch out for the lasers!

The Thinker has his eye on a new hybrid VW.

The Other McCain is grossed out for some reason or another...

and so is Snark and Boobs, who has video of the sticky situation.


The Troglopundit has made an offer to Sarah Palin to fill a position of some kind. Good luck with that.

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Texas Conservatives Battle EPA

And now for the next installment of:

The Peter Morrison Report:

Summary of this week's report:

There's some good news this week for Texas conservatives - Governor Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples are defying the feds, who are trying to saddle Texas with burdensome regulations in the name of fighting global warming, which is nothing but a hoax being perpetrated to stifle the economy and erode our freedoms.

Full report after the jump...
Sometimes it seems as if there's never any good news for Texas conservatives, and the endless litany of backsliding and betrayal on the part of our politicians can be downright discouraging.  That goes with the territory, of course.  Politicians these days find it much easier to play to the liberal media than to stick with their principles and remember why we elected them.  Fortunately, that's not the case this week - three Texas leaders are actually showing some backbone and are taking a stand to resist political correctness and federal encroachments on our state sovereignty.

Governor Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott, and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for declaring carbon dioxide (CO2) a dangerous pollutant.  If the EPA has its way and this ruling stands, the consequences for the Texas economy will be enormous.  Our oil industry may not be as robust as it once was, but it's still big business in Texas, and the EPA's action will take a huge toll on it, even as our nation is desperate for domestically produced gas and oil.  It's estimated that thousands of jobs could be lost, along with substantial tax revenue, all because of the misplaced fear over "man made global warming." 

Governor Perry made it clear that it's not only the oil industry that's at risk: "When the EPA recently declared carbon dioxide a toxic substance," he said, "they put countless businesses, farms, even large churches in their cross hairs."  The EPA's threats are even more outrageous in light of the fact that Texas has made substantial progress in reducing pollution without any federal abuse of state sovereignty.  We have our own state office for dealing with pollution - the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and even the EPA admits that TCEQ has done a good job at reducing carbon dioxide and ozone levels.  That's not enough for the power hungry DC bureaucrats, and they're actually claiming the right to usurp this state function and take over the TCEQ if Texas doesn't bow to their demands.

This isn't just an overzealous federal government trying to reduce pollution; it has nothing to do with concern for the environment at all.  The ultimate goal is government control over every aspect of the economy and even our personal lives, and concern for the environment is simply a ruse.  Decades ago radical socialists realized that they were never going to make any headway in America by being honest about their goal of a totalitarian central government and would have to pursue their agenda by other means. The environmental movement was chosen as one of the most promising paths to gradually turning America into a socialist country. Environmentalism and "global warming" hysteria have always been driven by far left-wingers, and that's no coincidence.

One of the biggest milestones on this path occurred in 1997, when the "global warming" hoax was just beginning to gain traction. That's when the Clinton administration signed America on to the Kyoto Protocol, which requires countries to fight "global warming" by taking stringent measures toward "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would minimize dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system." (Anthropogenic means caused by man's activities, as opposed to naturally occurring.)  It's precisely because of the Kyoto Protocol that the EPA is now going after Texas industries.  Many people believe the sole purpose of the Kyoto agreement was to stifle free enterprise and capitalism, and there are some good reasons to think they may be right.

If that wasn't the case, then it's a mystery why countries like India and Communist China are exempt from adhering to the Kyoto standards.  China is now the worst polluting country in the world, by far, yet it's exempt from these burdensome standards that are supposedly aimed at reducing pollution across the planet.  That's because the agreement unfairly targeted developed countries - America, England, Japan, Germany and most European nations.  The argument was that these prosperous nations, all of which have capitalist economies, had caused more pollution than "developing" countries, so we would have to make far more radical reductions in
CO2 than these "developing" countries.  Somehow Communist China was given a pass, even though they were one of the world's largest economies even in 1997.  Meanwhile, freedom loving nations are being forced to crack down on business and industry while China and India can pollute all they want.

It's outright hypocrisy, and it's clear that it's being done to punish Western countries, and move them toward socialism in the name of cleaning up the planet.  Now the EPA wants to start enforcing the Kyoto Protocol in Texas, to reduce greenhouse gases.  This nonsense has got to stop.  The "global warming crisis" is nothing but a hoax, and that's becoming clearer all the time.  It seems every day we read about a new scandal concerning lies, evasions, distortions, faked research results and obfuscation being employed to spread this leftist propaganda.  Not long ago we had Climate Gate and the leaked emails, and just last week one of the top "global warming experts" in the world admitted that  there hasn't been any significant warming since 1995, and that the planet may well have been warmer in the Middle Ages than it is now. 

It's clear that the leftist propaganda about man-made "global warming" is nothing but a house of cards, and it's quickly collapsing under the weight of the evidence.  It's outrageous that the EPA wants to burden the Texas economy with draconian regulations even as the whole theory behind them being necessary is being discredited.  Governor Perry, Attorney General Abbott, and Agriculture Commissioner Staples are right to defy this power grab, and stand up in the federal courts for the sovereign rights of the Lone Star State, and we need to show our gratitude.  I encourage everyone to let these men know how much we appreciate them bringing this lawsuit, and opposing Obama's plans to foist socialism down our throats under the ruse of concern for the environment.

Governor Rick Perry
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428
Phone: (512) 463-2000
Fax: (512) 463-1849
Email: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/contact/


Attorney General Greg Abbott
Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
Phone: (512) 463-2100
Fax: (512) 475-2994
Email: greg.abbott@oag.state.tx.us


Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples
Texas Dept. of Agriculture
P.O. Box 12847
Austin TX 78711
Phone: (512) 463-7476
Fax: (888) 223-8861
Email:  pub.info@TexasAgriculture.gov


Sources:

http://www.texasinsider.org/?p=22001

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123894530

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/if_at_first_you_dont_s eceed_sue_the_epa_texas_guv.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol#Ratification_process

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1250872/Climategate-U-turn-Aston ishment-scientist-centre-global-warming-email-row-admits-data-organised. html


The Peter Morrison Report
http://www.PeterMorrisonReport.com
http://www.facebook.com/morrisonreport

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Thursday Link Roundup

Things that beg your attention...

Washington Rebel dealt out some hump day happiness and graciously linked the Robot. Thanks Reb! Bet you didn't know I'm a Leo. I'm diggin' that masthead you've got there.


Gateway Pundit exposes Safe School Czar Kevin Jennings' obscene budget and pay raise for evidently doling out, well, what can only be described as an obscene agenda to America's students.

Despite the runaway federal spending and record budget deficits, Barack Obama is including $410 million in the 2011 budget for his "safe schools" czar Kevin Jennings. This is an increase of $45 million over last year’s budget. Obviously, some things are more important than others. These funds ought to buy a whole mess of fisting kits, leather bar guides and child porn books. And, the  money will come in handy for the sexual indoctrination of teens and pre-teens.

When is this scumbag going to lose his job? Read the whole thing here.
 

Also from Gateway Pundit, the St. Louis college Wash U Student paper has evidently gone all "Penthouse Letters" on them (NSF children).


Don't overlook a great read on Libertarianism from the Classic Liberal.


MAinfo has the Health Care swing vote listed out for all to see.
Say hi to Opus#6 for the Robot when your there. She's a really nice lady.

Jamie Jeffords has a thing or two to offer on the Health Care Dog and Pony Show over at Eye of Polyphemus.

How many paid-off Congresscritters does it take to take down an auto company? Left Coast Rebel has a clue...

For some interesting factoids, on the old Blogosphere, check out The Presurfer.

If your still hungry, there's always Doug Ross who has an ever-present list of worthy reading material.

Cheers!

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A Libertarian Leaning Conservative...

attempts to dance with the two philosophies.

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. ~ Ronald Reagan

Cue the music...

I am coming to define my inner Libertarian as meandering to the federal side of things and my inner Conservative leaning to the local in that I see Libertarianism as the absence of moral law and in some points of Conservatism the desire for a certain amount of it.

Put another way, Libertarians wish for no laws restricting their freedoms in any way, a group of Conservatives might decide on a set of standards for their community, and conversely, Liberals, would know capriciously which, what, and wherefore a law should be applied but would refuse to enforce it until a Conservative happens to cross the line. --> Ha! Gotcha! Hypocrite!!!

Therefore, I aim to let the Libertarian side of me vote in State and National elections, the Conservative vote in the local and the Liberal side be subjected to ridicule and scorn for the rest of my days for he has distorted the logic of governance in total. --> Baaaad Liberal. Down boy. Sit. Stay. Play dead.

For instance, in terms of alcohol, smoking, drug use or gambling, one might say that at the federal and state levels they should be legal and only at the local level could they be outlawed. Let each community decide. This, it is becoming clearer to me, was the founders' intention, or nearer to it. The more prohibitive the laws become, the closer to home they should be. That being said, the community stops at my front door. My home is my inner sanctum and shall not be compromised. I hear you knockin' but you can't come in...


On Foreign Policy:
As to the Libertarian side, I still have a problem being too isolationist (as in Ron Paul). I believe it is folly to think that we should leave the middle east to fester, having no influence there when we have allies in that region that need our presence and vice-versa. Russia and China would certainly take advantage of the vacuum were we to leave that portion of the globe alone but for a second. Even as we are there, they openly and secretly aid and abet our enemies. Such activity would just increase if we were to vacate the premises.

There is a quandary though in foreign policy. How do I judge that which cannot be judged? That is to say, how does one wisely decide on issues of conflict and war as a mere citizen when he has no relevant information? My government must, I'm sure, withhold certain matters of strategy and resultant policy from me because of security and intelligence. So, I must trust, to a certain extent, that they know what they are doing. Although in the case of certain politicians I will never be able to grant enough trust and as to the government in general even the most trusted is never fully so.

It suffices to say that when my country goes to war, I pray it is just. When my brothers kill others I pray God had the final say and it was righteous. I pray we are on the side of God and that we are the tools achieving his goals. Faith is needed here, for without it I am despaired.

Let it be known though that if I cannot be on God's side, then I would chose to not be on any side and hope that we as a country would hold that policy.

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This essay contains some things I have learned and refined about my personal political views in the past few months. My Libertarian friends and Conservative friends might see these things differently than I. That is why we have these little bloggy discussions no? If not you, then definitely me. If my understanding of a political view is mistaken, then by all means let me  know. I'm still in the ebb and flow of my own political discourse after all.

LC

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Musical Interlude:

Speaking of drummers...



Thanks to They Say/We Say for the idea.

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Two-fer Tuesday! Robot Drummer:

Robots and drums in the same post. How you ask?

Instapundit's robot fetish points us to a human/robot interface using two Wii remotes. It can improvise as well. Too cool.

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You Can't Reconcile Corruption

It's time once again to melt the phones!
Obama, Pelosi and Reid have made their historic deals behind very opaque closed doors and now are ready to pass health care reform under the reconciliation tactic. Reconciliation simply means they will add the Senate version of the bill to a budget bill that will only require 51 votes (a simple majority).

The American people have overwhelmingly opposed this monstrosity and the corruptocrats are bound and determined to ignore our desires. Call you Senators and Congresscritters today, tomorrow and every day this week. Keep letting them know that this out of control government takeover of our health care system is not what you want. Tell them in no uncertain terms that you will vote them out come November if this passes.

The 19 key Democrats who have pledged to vote for this are...

Bennett (CO)
Boxer (CA)
Brown (OH)
Burris (IL)
Feinstein (CA)
Franken (MINN)
Gillibrand (NY)
Kerry (MASS)
Lautenberg (NJ)
Leahy (VT)
Merkley (OR)
Mikulski (MD)
Reed (RI)
Sanders (VT)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
Udall (NM)
Whitehouse (RI)
Specter (PA)


HT MAinfo
MAinfo has more suggestions in another post here.

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CPAC 2010 - Glenn Beck Keynote Speech

After you check out the awesomeness that is Glenn Beck at CPAC, The CL is urging a "Come to Jesus" moment over at Washington Rebel.
Also, some hot babe is fixing the jobs problem over at The Classic Liberal.

UPDATE: More from CPAC TheBlogProf has MUST SEE video of George Will's speech here.




More after the jump.

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Beware Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

More excellent Photoshoppery in evidence over at No Sheeples Here along with an urge for conservatives fight harder for their core values.

I agree.

Let's council our representatives not give in to Obummer and his fake olive leaf proposal and the associated political chicanery coming Thursday in the form of the Health Care Beer Summit.

Now is the time to dig in. I don't understand how the Republicans can even entertain the idea that our Flounder in Chief is going to listen to them. This is just a carnival attraction with a trap at the end. I hope they don't play into it.

In the words of Nancy Reagan: "Just Say NO."

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