Dan Cleary

October Dull Surprise: Lisa Murkowski Confirms to CNN That She is An Unreliable GOP Vote

Gee, what a shock.

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In other breaking news at CNN, John McCain is a chameleon and Charlie Crist is a slippery little bugger.

Best of luck with that write-in campaign, Sen. Mercowskee!

Joe Miller for U.S. Senate.

Via You Know Who. Cross-posted at JammieWearingFool.

Barney Frank's Ace in the Hole: Michael Dukakis?

Barney Frank calls in the reinforcements

I'm not sure if this is a sign of desperation or cockiness.

Desperation makes sense, because in the modern political lexicon "Michael Dukakis" has become synonymous with "D.O.A.", "laughingstock", and "Al Gore." But maybe Barney Frank feels lucky, and I suppose it's possible that Dukakis has regained finally found his mojo after decades of miserable liberal failure.

On the other hand, cockiness seems like a better fit here. This would certainly be more in line with Frank's true character, and just imagine if he does end up winning. He could brag that he called in Michael freakin' Dukakis at the 11th hour and still managed to save his bacon!

Yeah, I'm gonna go with cocky.

Let us commence with the predictable Bush-bash!

Do I really have to say it? Sean Bielat for Congress.

Via Michelle Malkin. Cross-posted at JammieWearingFool.

New Investigative Journalism Technique: Wait for the MSM to Butt-Call You In the Middle of Their Bull Session, Save the Voicemail

Corrupt bastards.

It appears the CBS News reporters in Alaska did not get the memo.

UPDATE: Not a butt-call, technically. Just a media arse who called the Joe Miller campaign, left a message and then forgot to hang up.

Sound familiar?

Cross-posted at JammieWearingFool.

8th Wonder of the World: How Jerry Brown Polls Anywhere North of LOL

I know, I know. It's California.

Still.

Is the state so far-gone, so reflexively blue that a majority of voters can always be counted on to pull the lever for any bozo who happens to win the Democratic nomination?

Even a misogynist bozo who just comes right out and admits he's a lying sack of crap?

Support Meg Whitman. She's not a lying sack of crap.

Via Hot Air. Cross-posted at JammieWearingFool.

Gird Your Loins: Biden Says GOP Win Will Set Off a 'Tong War' For the Next Two Years

Vice President Joe Biden - still recovering from his most recent bout with foot-in-mouth disease - delivered another one of his patented incoherent riffs yesterday at a campaign rally for Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA).

Among the highlights was this comical attempt at fear-mongering:

Biden warned the crowd at an Iowa rally of a pending Republican takeover.

"If these guys take over the House and the Senate this next time out… it will be a Tong War for the next two years," Biden said.

The Tong Wars were feuds among rival Asian gangs in U.S. cities over the opium trade in the mid-1800s and early 1900s.

Hmmm. That sounds...appealing, actually. I'll gladly take a fighting chance in a 'Tong War' against the Obama agenda over continued one-party rule by arrogant, iron-fisted Democrats who brag of making up the rules as they go along.

But that's just me.

Cross-posted at JammieWearingFool.

Let's See, 'Breitbart' Rhymes With 'Fart' So...

Well, that's about as far as MSNBC ratings albatross Keith Olbermann and the 'Countdown' writers got.

And then it was time to tape the show.

But that didn't stop the classless buffoon from hanging himself out to dry as he criticized ABC News for giving Andrew Breitbart an Election Night gig next Tuesday. I've overheard wittier flatulence jokes at the neighborhood playground.

Man, Olbermann sure does stink. And I bet his momma wears combat boots too.

Via Fart Headquarters. Cross-posted at JammieWearingFool.

Pumpkin Carving...With a Glock

Rest assured this is not how they carve up the pumpkins at Democratic fundraisers. They probably use knives.

Pansies!

Gotta hand it to the guy - that is one nasty scowl.

But I've seen scarier.

Via Viral Footage. Cross-posted at JammieWearingFool.

NY Democrat Plays the Cerebral Palsy Card

How low can the Democrats go?

The answer still eludes us.

This has to be the first time ever in recorded history that a politician has closed a debate by imitating a person with cerebral palsy. I'm surprised Alan Grayson hasn't pulled this one out of his bag of tricks yet. Forget the old political adage about never mimicking your constituents' speech impediments. If it helps paint your opponent as an evil tax-cutter - by all means, go for it!

You should hear him talk about his recent encounter with a stroke victim.

Via Hot Air. Cross-posted at JammieWearingFool.

Report: Man in Muslim Garb, Family Booted from Memphis Plane

Don't be nervous. He was just taking care of some personal business.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Officials at Memphis International Airport say they delayed a flight and searched the plane after the crew become suspicious of a passenger in traditional Muslim clothing.

Airport vice president Scott Brockman said the man, his wife and child were asked to exit the Comair plane Wednesday after the flight crew said the man spent an excessive amount of time in the bathroom.

Authorities searched the plane but found nothing amiss. An estimated 80 passengers left the plane during the search, and it flew to Toronto some two hours late. The man and his family were put on a later flight.

Brockman said the man was very cooperative. He said it's the responsibility of the pilot and crew to ensure the safety of their passengers.

Via the Tennesseean. Cross-posted at Jammie Wearing Fool.

Good News, Taxpayers: For the Low-Low Price of $400 Million Annually, Michelle Obama Promises to Eradicate 'Food Deserts'

That's right.

Food deserts.

You know - those barren, inner-city wastelands where people subsist on grubs, puddle water, and BLT Cobb salads from Wendy's because the nearest Acme is 8 blocks away.

Oh, the humanity!

First Lady Michelle Obama has called on Congress to create a $400 million-a-year program to encourage the establishment of supermarkets in places she calls “food deserts.”

The situation in these “food deserts,” as Mrs. Obama describes it, is quite dire indeed. American children are growing fat because their parents cannot get to a supermarket—to buy fruits and vegetables—without undergoing the hardship of boarding a bus or riding a taxi. As a consequence, food-desert-dwelling children are forced to eat fast food and junk procured at chain restaurants and convenience stores.

In a March 10 speech, the first lady painted a sad picture of their plight. “Right now, 23.5 million Americans, including 6.5 million kids, live in what we call ‘food deserts’—these are areas without a supermarket,” she explained. “And as a result these families wind up buying their groceries at the local gas station or convenience store, places that offer few, if any, healthy options.”

She offered a solution. “Let’s move to ensure that all families have access to healthy, affordable foods in their community,” she said. “(W)e’ve set an ambitious goal here: to eliminate food deserts in America within seven years.

“To do that,” she said, “we’re creating a Healthy Food Financing Initiative that’s going to invest $400 million a year—and leverage hundreds of millions more from the private sector—to bring grocery stores to underserved areas and help places like convenience stores carry healthier options.”

One has to assume the food police will be patrolling the candy aisle to ensure patrons "choose" the healthier options.

But here's the kicker - it turns out that "food deserts" are mostly a mirage, a figment of Michelle Obama's overactive Marxist imagination.

In the 2008 farm bill, Congress mandated that the department conduct a $500,000 study of “food deserts.” The study—“Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food: Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences”—was published in June 2009.

The report demonstrates that Mrs. Obama’s depiction of American “food deserts” is fatuous at best. Lower-income Americans live closer to supermarkets than higher-income Americans.

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“93 percent of those who live in low-income areas with limited access traveled to the grocery store in a vehicle they or another household member drove.”

Only 0.1 percent—one-tenth of one percent—of Americans living in low-income areas more than 1 mile from a supermarket took public transit to the store, the report said.

So don't worry. If Michelle Obama has her way, in just seven short years this non-existent social calamity will be eradicated - along with at least $2.8 billion of our tax dollars.

Via CNS News. Cross-posted at Jammie Wearing Fool.