The liberals are asking us to give Obama time. We agree...and think 25 to life would be appropriate.
--Jay Leno
America needs Obama-care like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask.
--Jay Leno
Q: Have you heard about McDonald's' new Obama Value Meal?
A: Order anything you like and the guy behind you has to pay for it.
--Conan O'Brien
Q: What does Barack Obama call lunch with a convicted felon?
A: A fund raiser.
--Jay Leno
Q: What's the difference between Obama's cabinet and a penitentiary?
A: One is filled with tax evaders, blackmailers, and threats to society. The other is for housing prisoners.
--David Letterman
Q: If Nancy Pelosi and Obama were on a boat in the middle of the ocean and it started to sink, who would be saved?
A: America!
--Jimmy Fallon
Q: What's the difference between Obama and his dog, Bo?
A: Bo has papers.
--Jimmy Kimmel
Q: What was the most positive result of the "Cash for Clunkers" program?
A: It took 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road.
--David Letterman
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The Comedians are Merciless...
Some political humor, via reader Simi L:
People Flows...
Ever wonder how many people immigrate into, or emigrate out of, any particular country? Here's a cool web site that lets you investigate exactly these questions. For example, here's emigration from Mexico – and there were some surprises on this for me...
The Phony Consensus...
The media finally seems to be catching up to the news that the so-called “consensus” on antropogenic global warming (AGW) isn't a consensus at all. The Daily Herald published this piece of commentary recently. The lead:
The end is near ...Interesting shift in the media consensus! The piece refers to the Global Warming Petition Project, which so far has collected over 31,000 signatures from scientists skeptical of AGW. Some consensus!
... that is, for the myth that scientists have reached "consensus" on global warming and climate change caused by humans.
The theory (more accurately called a religion for the redistribution of wealth) has taken a number of body blows in recent times -- although the climate-change lobby is still straining to impose its view on the world. For example, Time magazine issued a screed headlined "Who's Bankrolling the Climate-Change Deniers?" The piece wonders why any doubts linger. Time says, "an overwhelming scientific consensus that says it does."
Employment Chart Roundup...
The Big Picture has an enormous roundup of charts showing employment data from this recession as compared with past recessions. It's quite informative, though a bit depressing. I recommend a ready supply of alcohol before studying these. Just one example below:
