From the What-is-he-thinking???? department:
AUSTIN — The Senate Transportation and Homeland Security chairman Friday suggested a 10-cent-a-gallon increase in Texas’ gasoline tax for a system that’s soon to run short of money for new roads.
The proposal touted by Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, got a cold reception [...]
Excuse our dust
Starting today (Friday) through Sunday night LST will experience outages as we perform some much needed sight maintenance. We hope the down time is kept to a minimum but expect prolonged outages. We will return to our full glory Monday morning.. Thanks in advance [...]
Don’t know where I’m going but I am headed that way
H1N1 vaccine: One big confusing mess Ya think?
It’s confusing, consumers see hike in credit card rates Bank Of America tried to raise my rates because I did not pay down the card soon enough [...]
If you like to see politicians suffer–and honestly, who doesn’t–don’t miss this highly amusing video of Jack McDonald, a wealthy high-tech Democratic pretty-boy from Austin who is expected to challenge Texas CD 10 Republican Michael McCaul next year.
This “deer-in-the-headlights” moment is provoked by the Austin American-Statesman’s W. Gardner [...]
Is it me or does it seem like the main stream blathering machine is setting up Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a victim? And then we have this little tidbit of wisdom from Chicago Mayor richard Daley:
“Everyday [...]
Time Magazine takes a look at the top 10 races that have Democrats worried. There are some familiar names on the list and maybe some not so familiar. The main worry for conservatives? If the Republicans win, the replacements are Democrat lite.
Full List Vulnerable Democrats
It is bad hair day Thursday.
Pete Rose meets Bruno…and hairy sushi Hey don’t yell at me, I just copy/paste this stuff.
Haye: “Valuev, I need a lawnmower for that hairy beast” Everyone goes on about his size but have you seen how hairy this guy [...]
This is a must see video for LST readers. Peter Robinson, Hoover Institute fellow and best known as the writer of Ronald Reagan’s Berlin Wall speech, has published a 5 part series on his interview of Victor Davis Hanson and former CIA agent and author, Robert Baer discussing Iran [...]
“Sources: USNA subbed mids to look more diverse”
There is the headline from the Marine Corps Times on Sunday. No one was supposed to know the Naval Academy brass yanked two of the four midshipmen who had arrived at the World Series last week to perform as an honor guard for [...]
Famed Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said Friday she and another blogger were punched and thrown violently into a car by presumed state security agents as they walked to participate in a peaceful march in downtown Havana.
“No blood, but black and blues, punches, pulled [...]
I have solved the problem of coming up with new employees to man the new massive health care bureaucracies of Pelosi and Reid:
From FederalTimes.com:
Paid to do nothing 11,000-plus postal workers idle at any given time by Gregg CarlstromThe U.S. Postal Service, struggling with a massive deficit caused by plummeting mail volume, spends [...]
In Inner Mongolia – the Lasengmiao Power Plant
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, I had a number of rather heated discussions with several older colleagues who were convinced the invincible economic titan of Japan would soon assume control over the world economy. None of the evidence [...]
On August 10, 1961, Nikita S. Khrushchev, the premier of the Soviet Union, attended a birthday party in Moscow for Sergei S. Verentsov, the Soviet marshal in charge of the missile program of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Khrushchev informed the celebrating assembly of leading Soviet military and political [...]
I was nine years old when Nikita Khruschev out smarted a young, naive American president. I remember asking my parents, indignantly, how we could let the Russians imprison millions of Germans. The answers were not very clear or convincing. Perhaps it was because President Kennedy was lying to the American [...]
One of the beautiful features of freedom of speech is its exposure of elitist opinion makers’ illogical and mendacious behavior. Other times, it just reveals, to put it charitably, how completely confused they are. When a widely read Slovenian philosopher and prolific cultural critic, Slavoj Zizek, provides proof of [...]
Two Wheelin Tuesday
Senior Republican says ‘wheels falling off’ Ethics Committee Bout time, the wheels have been flat for quite some time.
Shopping carts: Germs on wheels? Oh and never put your food in the baby seat. Let those possibilities swirl in your head. Hint: Ever [...]
I have grown numb as, seemingly every few hours, new details emerge that in any sane world would have served as glaring red-flags about the fitness and ideological radicalism of Nidal Malik Hasan.
But I must admit, this still managed to surprise me.
An uncle who lives in Ramallah said [...]
I knew I should have taken that left in Omaha
SKorean woman passes driving test on 950th attempt Yonhap news agency said she had spent more than five million won (4,200 dollars) in the process.
Similarly, in the world of academia there is one group that does not follow the lemmings in the world of education and therefore rejects the stupidity of Modern Liberalism and these are the professors who teach about the hard sciences like chemistry and physics.
What do athletes and professors of physics [...]
The headline today in the Times of London:
All hope is lost for Copenhagen climate treaty, British officials sayA world treaty on climate change will be delayed by up to a year and is likely to be watered down because countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions are refusing to commit to [...]
In honor of Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary I was going to post Barney. Thought better of it. So for your enjoyment Dizzy Gillespie on the Muppet Show.
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It’s not good to anger Grannie
Granny, 84 sent to jail for asbo breach Apparently in the UK you can go to jail for ASBO.
Get Granny to Google: How the Internet Helps Older Brains See? I told ya Google was your friend.
The Lonestartimes.com family offers our sincere condolences and prayers to the Fort Hood family.
[...]At least seven people are dead and 20 wounded in a mass shooting Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, and at least one suspect is believed to be holed up in a building and shooting at SWAT team members, NBC News and affiliate [...]
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Coffee And Nighttime Jobs Don’t Mix, Study Finds Night-shift workers should avoid drinking coffee if they wish to improve their sleep, according to research published in the journal Sleep Medicine.
Sleep Apnea Therapy Shaves Strokes off Golf Score Golfers with the nighttime [...]
The silly season resumes. Disinfo included.
Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It’s not 2008 anymore (Washington Post) Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President [...]
On the day of a possible GOP sweep of three prominent races, a reader of Towhnall.com favors us with this comment that might explain why:
“So, let me make sure I get this correct…We’re going to pass a health care plan written by a committee, whose head says he doesn’t [...]
Consider it a personal pet peeve–mainstream journalists confusing “objectivity” (striving to be fair and accurate) with “neutrality” (refusing to acknowledge reality because it means one side in a debate is closer to the truth than the other).
Exhibit A, courtesy this morning’s Houston Chronicle.
More than 10,000 people turned out Monday [...]
I’ll just republish this verbatim; it sorta speaks for itself.
The House Republican Conference has compiled a list of all the new boards, bureaucracies, commissions, and programs created in H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care:
1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund (Section 111(d), p. 61)
2. Grant program for wellness [...]
The North Houston TEA Party gave a really terrific TEA Party at the Sam Houston Race Track.
It was a lot of fun!
First of all, the whole event was well organized. The grounds were beautiful and spacious.
Joe Pags was the MC. He did a fine job through out the entire [...]
He won’t be needing these any longer.
Malt balls on line in trademark case Mars is challenging a judge’s dismissal of its application claiming trademark infringement against Sweet Rewards, which imports and sells Malt Balls.
Golf balls an answer to Afghan land mines The soldiers use [...]
Our very own Ree-C Murphey will be at the TEA Party tonight:
Monday, November 2 at the Sam Houston Racetrack (7:00-9:00); gates open at 5:00.
It is being hosted by the North Houston Tea Party Patriots (http://www.thewoodlandsteaparty.com/)
Scheduled to appear:
Apostle Claver
Outlaw Dave
Walton & [...]
The early bird gets the worm, but the second rat gets the cheese.
Speaking of rats Newt has declared his endorsement of Hoffman. The natives are not impressed. (Hat tip Katfish)
Rat Study Shows Promise in Eventual Paralysis Treatment. Hope for people with [...]
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Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour
For your convenience:
The “official” US time – clock Daylight Saving Time – Why, When, Where? – Cloud view US Naval Observatory Master Clock Time Compute Local Apparent Sidereal Time Conversions from [...]
It is hunting season whoo hoo. Here are a few stories that caught my attention.
The mighty deer slayer. Rick Ryckeley masterfully exploits the tragedy of him striking a deer with his vehicle into an anti-hunting rant. I sincerely hope that he and his wife [...]
I could not think of anything scarier than the ghosts of silly seasons past.
Besides I was afraid if I did another hamous photoshop he would post something even scarier.
Michael McConnell, former Tenth Circuit judge and new head of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, has written a compelling and certain to be controversial opinion column in the Wall Street Journal. McConnell enjoys wide respect in legal circles across ideological and scholarly divides. He was on the very short Bush [...]
New insider video released of high-level Republican Party strategy and tactical involvement in the widely watched race in New York’s 23rd House District.
Featuring:
The RNC
The RNCC
Hoot Gingrich
David Flum
Fifi Scuzzyflava
All the kids from George Pataki’s NYGOP
HT: Shannon
[...]The House Republican leadership is prepared to welcome Doug Hoffman into its ranks, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) said Thursday, a sign that the GOP establishment is recalibrating its approach toward the contentious New York special election and the Conservative Party nominee whose candidacy has [...]
MEMORANDUM
TO: All
FROM: Matt Bramanti
RE: Election
In the last few days, I’ve received several emails from readers, asking my opinion on Tuesday’s election, especially with regard to the proposed constitutional amendments. I appreciate the questions and slavish devotion to imposing my will upon the public. Just to be clear, these are not [...]
I’ve been thinking about doing a post (or series) like this for a while now…. I don’t know that it will always (or ever) constitute “deep thoughts” or even much text beyond some simple links, but I’d like to express–and thought some of you might enjoy discussing–some “things I like” [...]
I have this feeling that my luck is none too good
This sword here at my side don’t act the way it should
Keeps calling me it’s master, but I feel like it’s slave
Hauling me faster and faster to an early, early grave
And it howls! It howls like [...]
#3 with a bullet
Jack O third richest dead celebrity
Got diaper rash?
Pumpkin protein may help diaper rash, yeast infections
I got yer conspiracy theory too
The Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan: Swine flu was ‘created by man’ (Barack Obama)
The intro of this opinion/analysis is worth [...]
The political cartoon above was distributed by Federalist sympathizers during the presidential campaign of 1800. Thomas Jefferson’s bitter enemies accused him of inordinate infatuation with the French Revolution among other travesties. The Library of Congress describes it this way:
During the presidential campaign of 1800, [...]
Via Edd Hendee, an update on your tax borrowed Chinese dollars at “work”:
An early progress report on President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan overstates by thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus program, a mistake that White House officials promise will be corrected in future [...]
Where’s my raincoat at?
Ohhhhh!!!!
Family aghast as coffin turns in watery grave
No really you gotta listen to this. More climate change madness and meaningless gestures.
Maldives Officials Prep For Watery Future
Where is that mortgage help Mr. Obama?
Refinancing lifeline fails to reach most ‘underwater’ homeowners
Uhoh Speaking [...]
“The great irony,” she said, “is that abortion has done what the Klan only dreamed of.”
- Dr. Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Abortion killed at least 203,991 blacks in the 36 states and two cities (New York City and the District of Columbia) that reported abortions by race [...]
We’re All Balloon Boys Now !
I have read and enjoyed Daniel Henninger for years in the Wall Street Journal. Here the Journal’s Deputy Editorial Page Director waxes eloquent, with a touch of wry and a dash of droll, on the mood of the American people today.
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Anxious Crowds Meet Ad Hoc Swine Flu Police
(nytimes.com) LOS ANGELES — The top public health official in Los Angeles County stood at a swine flu vaccination site in Compton, Calif., on Tuesday and gently told elderly residents that they really ought to go home.
“I explained to [...]
The good news? We are half way to Friday.
Cow “splat” or a pig that has been knocked on its side?
Sculptures at LAPD’s new home likened to ‘cow splat’
It’s 10 PM. Do you know where your cow is?
Stray cow triggers deadly Egyptian train collision
Cows – patties [...]
The Houston Chronicle’s Bradley Olson has what appears to be a well-rounded summary of the financial challenges facing the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.
Harris County taxpayers may have to inject up to $7 million a year into the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority for the next two years due to a [...]
Old Days, Good Times I Remember
Oh c’mon whats a few trillion between friends? You don’t want “climate change” do you?
Senate report: Climate change legislation to raise U.S. fuel tab by $3.6 trillion
Iran + China + nuclear fuel = ?
Radical secularists have found a comfortable home among Libertarian and Leftist groups. They are properly referred to as “radical” because their agenda seeks to radically transform 200-plus years of government/church partnership. Libertarian mantra has a Republican party electoral Phoenix rising from the ashes by jettisoning ties to the religious Right. [...]
Yeah, it is Monday
True beauty secret?
Texas wasn’t mentioned
The golden goose, States look to gaming to close budget gaps
Toilet troubles changes flight plan
Incident: Continental B764 near Goose Bay, lavatory issues
Oh oh, double standards. “You Lie” revisited
Didn’t your mother teach you not to play with your (future) food?
Weather is supposed to be great this weekend. Enjoy.
[...]
“Obama hasn’t reset the American relationship with Russia. He was taken for a ride. Maybe his vanity won’t let him admit it. But, believe me, the Russians know they have taken him (and us) for a big ride, indeed.” Obama, he adds, gave the Russians what they [...]
The three legacy networks, NBC/ABC/CBS, and Ted Turner’s spawn, CNN, constantly are the targets of conservative and libertarian wrath on these and countless other pages. On those infrequent occasions when those networks stand up and do the right thing, I try to make time to note the event.
This week, when [...]
What happens when a nice, highly literate Jewish boy from Philadelphia goes to Columbia University in the 1960s, becomes a guitar prodigy hanging out in the Village, develops amazing talents like playing rhythm and lead guitar simultaneously and then falls under the influence of a rake like [...]
Is that an elephant jumping a canyon? Well, it could be, I mean I just don’t know.
I have seen the light. Time to pay homage to the VMG,
Poll: Specter In Serious Danger On Re-Election
Joe Sestak, Specter holds a lead of 44%-16%, with very [...]
The unkindest cut.
Looky. A new entitlement? (Yeah I know it is an old story)
Officials Weigh Circumcision to Fight H.I.V. Risk
Excellent argument for using collection agencies.
Surgeon stabbed during circumcision row
If you really want to know, here ya go.
More controversy
It was only a matter of time.
Earlier this year–flush with Strong, Zionist, New-Jew Victory over the forces of my broken lawn edger–I boasted of my willingness to defend the NW suburbs of Harris County from the machinations of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
But instead of a direct and manly assault [...]
Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe have released another video with the help of Andrew Breitbart of Biggovernment.com and Bighollywood.com. Video was released without audio for legal reasons according to Breitbart, but you can see the Fox News report above.
[...]
Hopium Next ?!
Because I just couldn’t resist sharing this in light of the Obama Justice Department’s decision to allow medical marijuana distributors to pop up like fast food joints across America.
HT: the amazing Gerard van der Leun of American Digest
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The war is also personal for the aging media veteran Dan Rather, who had won many media battles but one single failure brought him a dishonorable discharge. As a result he is now suffering from Post-Traumatic-Stress Disorder (PTSD), has become homeless, and lives somewhere under the Manhattan [...]
It was nice while it lasted.
First the good news: For an astounding 11-day period, Houston recorded no murders.
Then, the better news: For more than a month, none has occurred in unincorporated Harris County.
The statistics were revealed on Tuesday, first from an announcement by the Houston Police Department, which said the [...]
Just a walk in the park.
Freedom of the press all because of the messysiah.
Report: Media freedoms shrink in Iran, rise in US
Federal hate crimes laws to add “sexual orientation”
Super Poke Wheels?.
Texan Wire Wheels™ Offers Customers The Freedom To Customize Super Poke [...]
Steaming Right Along
Elect McCain 2012
Meghan McCain’s breasts create steamy reactions (MNSW)
Time to remove the travel ban to Cuba?
The popularity contest continues
Obama Losing Steam? Poll Shows Clinton now More Popular
A steampunk urinal? Before you look, let that thought roll [...]
“Domestically Ronald Reagan did far less than he had hoped, he did far less than he had promised, less than people wanted — and a hell of a lot more than people thought he would.”
- Gary McDowell, Justice Department aide to Attorney General Ed Meese
[...]
Longtime readers of LST (or those who’ve heard my commentary on KSEV) know well by now that a key theme I continue to strike is the inescapable necessity of principled small-government conservatives (and GOP activists generally) to bridge our beliefs and political program to what I’ve dubbed the “Critical Middle”–voters [...]
Obama Whitehouse jerking around the press. I ain’t talking about Foxnews either.
White House Communications Director Anita Dunn
“Very rarely did we communicate through the press anything that we didn’t absolutely control,” said Dunn.
“One of the reasons we did so many of the David Plouffe videos was [...]
There is a fungus among us
It’s cold and flu season with an order of mushrooms.
Immune-boosting foods for cold and flu season
The mighty fungus KOs Judo in Japan
Japanese Judo Industry Devastated by Contagious Skin Fungus
It is toenail fungus thyme.
The Panda Man posted his Rushing to Judgment article on Friday on these pages covering the controversy surrounding racist statements falsely attributed to radio host, Rush Limbaugh. Subsequent events include CNN commentator, Rick Sanchez, apologizing for not confirming the veracity of the quotes before going on-air with them. [...]
If you are planning to have a garage sale in the future, beware of The Man. He is out to get you and every other criminally inclined middle class peddler of poison and infinitesimal tincture of risk turning America into a virtual hell.
“Those who resell recalled children’s products are [...]
The federal credit provides from $4,200 to $5,500 for the purchase of an electric vehicle, and when it is combined with similar incentive plans in many states the tax credits can pay for nearly the entire cost of a golf cart. Even [...]
Bob McDonnell, a Republican, is in a serious fight for the governorship of the Commonwealth of Virginia. His Democratic opponent, Creigh Deeds, finds comfort in the anti-constitutional, anti-federalism, out-of-control gun control efforts of the reigning dictator of New York City, Michael Bloomberg. The National Rifle Association has produced an excellent [...]
You are doomed to repeat it.
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LST reader Ms.Adee sent me this cartoon. According to her sources
This cartoon was in the Chicago Tribune in 1934. Look carefully at the plan of action in the lower left corner.
Subject: Mind-numbing French professor
I am perhaps the only airplane mechanic who also has a B.A. degree in French literature. I’m interested in obtaining a master’s degree in French and have searched websites of my local universities for more information about various programs. I came across this professor’s home page at [...]
Bill Whittle, now at Pajamas Media, has written an excellent essay on Bill Maher, Barack Obama and the True Story of American Exceptionalism. What prompted this was recent comments by Maher and Obama (mmmm, mmmm, mmmm):
An example of this kind of reasoned discourse was found in a recent article [...]
Mojo Nixon
One of the most outsized personalities on college radio in the ’80s, Mojo Nixon won a fervent cult following with his motor-mouthed redneck persona and a gonzo brand of satire with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. (Read more)
You know the drill. Bush was Hitler. Bush was evil. Bush ruined the country. For the last eight years we, as a nation, have endured vitriol of a heavily noxious variety directed at President Bush. While I was generally disappointed with President Bush’s performance in office, I still cannot understand [...]
Nascar’s humble beginnings?
Oh what a wonderful future awaits. Runs on Al Agore’s hair gel.
Plug-In Prius Goes Cross-Country On Slime
Oh ain’t this sweet, a love story
Slimy, hermaphroditic slugs: A love story
I think he was slimed in England
Just Hangin Around
Sheep little human sheep.
Sierra Club sues over Calif. bighorn sheep land
Australian farmers learn the cost of carbon credits.
Calculator shows no-till, sheep hit hard by carbon cost
Whoa did not see this coming
Exploding sheep spark earthquake fears
Flock of sheep burst into flames [...]
I have long held that, removing the veil of a one world order, there is not a dime’s worth of difference between the fascists and communists of the last century and the current crop of socialist thugs enjoying a resurgence this century. And, as Walter Williams points out, we’ve [...]
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Really bad news.
Beer Pong Banned Amid Flu Concerns
This is for Bob42
Big Beer Duopoly Warning From Marin Institute
Is that Palm Pre making you crazy? Scroll down for the video.
The “hold my beer and watch this” [...]
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