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WHAT, HES GOT SOME KIND OF HAIR WARDROBE NOW? Ann Althouse: And whats the first thing you not
WHAT, HE’S GOT SOME KIND OF “HAIR WARDROBE” NOW? Ann Althouse: “And what’s the first thing you notice — the difference between today and the Speech he gave at the memorial? Right. Different color hair. Gray for the memorial, signifying the wise elder, the father figure. Back to dark hair to signify the vigorous young man, ready to forge ahead, solving problems, and restoring his party’s electoral fortunes.” ...

"Before We are Democrats or Republicans, We are Americans," said Obama in his weekly address this morning.
And what's the first thing you notice — the difference between today and the Speech he gave at the memorial? Right. Different color hair. Gray for the memorial, signifying the wise elder, the father figure. Back to dark hair to signify the vigorous young man, ready to forge ahead, solving problems, and restoring his party's electoral fortunes. Restoring his party's electoral fortunes?!! Are you aghast that I would say such a thing when the literal message is "Before We are Democrats or R...

ANN ALTHOUSE: Some people seek power for the wrong reasons or go astray after theyve reached p
Ann Althouse: Some people seek power for the wrong reasons or go astray after they’ve reached power. We need to observe the government with a clear, active, and critical eye. I can certainly understand how someone who holds power would love to turn off the criticism, but that is not the system we have, and it’s self-serving for government officials to tell us to inculcate these false beliefs in Children. It would make more sense to teach Creationism instead of Evolution than to te...

Is Obamas Hair Color Just Part Of The Script To?
President Obama is a master of political stagecraft, but does that craftiness even extend to modifying his hair color dependent on the situation? Ann Althouse notice’s that the President’s hair color changed from his Speech at the Tucson memorial to his weekly address yesterday. Of course, we’ve all witnessed as Presidents have “gone gray” during their tenures in office. I’ve always just assumed it was simple aging combined with the rigors of the job. Maybe Ob...

"Hoft gets this through Instadouche and, unsurprisingly, Ann Althouse, who has been looking at pictures again, something that ne
"... as also of course happens when she 'thinks things' and then 'writes them down' and 'alerts the public as to her thoughts.'" Heh. I got FireDogLake writing in the anti-Althousiana genre. ADDED: I guess Firedoglake is flouting the "civility" bullshit that's been bandied about lately. ...

Quote of the Day
“The President of the United States and Sarah Palin both made speeches on the same day. Obama came out against lunatics with guns. She gave the rebuttal.” -Bill Maher ...

U.S. Empire Mocks Martin Luther King Day
I was watching the great Green Bay Packers game Saturday night, and at half time there was a presentation of colors. The honor guard was representing, we were told, the men and women in uniform who are protecting us in 177 countries around the world. 177 countries? As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., that one fact tells you how just badly we’ve failed to put into practice the vision of Dr. King. That fact of Troops in 177 countries confirms that we are still “a society go...

Doctors replace Giffords' breathing tube
Jump to text Doctors have removed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' breathing ... Jump to photos Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords More Gun Control needed after Tucson? MR. GREGORY: Good morning. Some good news from Arizona this morning as doctors at University Medical Center were able to remove Congresswoman Gabby Giffords from a ventilator yesterday, meaning she is now able to breathe on her own. Remarkable progress just one week after the tragedy in Tucson . She remains, however, in critical condition....

Christie quiet on concealed weapons
Here's an issue on which Chris Christie, the Governor of New Jersey, faces Chris Christie, the GOP's biggest new star. NJ.com: At a town hall meeting in Paramus, Christie was asked about his views on creating a process to allow residents to obtain a license to carry a Concealed Weapon. His response: The Legislation is never going to pass out of the Democrat-controlled Legislature. .... "I'm not going to bang my head against the wall on issues that there are absolutely no chance will get posted...

Pawlenty praises Obama's speech
At the National Press Club today, Tim Pawlenty talked about Barack Obama's Speech last night on the Arizona shootings. "The President -- the leader of our nation, at this moment -- needs to make sure and convey empathy and condolences, expressing the sentiment and emotions of the country. And from what I can see, from those excerpts, he did a fine job." That differed from Rush Limbaugh, who hit the Speech via hitting a Fox panel of critics (Brit Hume, Charles Krauthammer, and Chris Wallace). "...

The fringe left blinders on Laird.
The local daily rag, unfortunately for the community, is primarily a leftist swindle sheet. Part of that persona is a result of the whack job running the editorial page. He calls that effort non-partisan. Yet they fail to explain how their political Endorsements are overwhelmingly leftist and how they absolutely savage those in the political realm who oppose their agenda or worldview... to the extent where they flay away at defenseless Candidates and individuals who cannot reply in kind because ...

McCain praises Obama, subtly jabs Palin
The old John McCain was back Sunday, writing a gallant tribute to President Obama - and delivering a veiled rebuke to former Running Mate Sarah Palin. The Arizona senator who ran against Obama and was clearly deeply embittered by his loss, praised the President's call in Arizona for greater civility as a "terrific Speech." Obama, he said, "comforted and inspired the country." "We should be mindful as we argue about our differences that so much more unites than divides us," McCain wrote in The ...

Stunner. Leftist Yanks Pep Rally Applause Photo & Threatens Lawsuit
Yesterday, I posted this photo from Flickr taken at the Obama “Let’s Thrive” pep rally in Tucson on Wednesday. As you can tell the JumboTron included not just Obama’s Speech but “applause” lines for the crowd. After this was posted the photographer took down her photos from the pep rally....

Fairness Doctrine fight goes on
When some liberals called for reining in harsh political Rhetoric after the Arizona shootings, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) took it one step further. He called for bringing back the Fairness Doctrine, in what was widely considered an attempt to clamp down on Talk Radio. A week later, those calls have abated, and no one is seriously pursuing the idea of returning to the long-defunct policy, which required media on the public airwaves to present both sides of Controversial political issues. Not Cly...

Neighbors recall slain Lansdowne man
As police in Delaware County continued their investigation into the beating death of a 70-year-old Lansdowne man whose body was found on Wednesday, neighbors recalled him as a friendly soul who liked to eat out, watch movies, and bowl. Police said earlier that Murray Seidman, of the first block of South Lansdowne Avenue, suffered multiple blunt-force injuries and may have been dead for at least five days before a friend found his body in his apartment. Neighbors say Seidman was found by a man th...

NARRATIVE FAIL (CONTD): Quinnipiac Poll: More Americans Say Left Contributes to Heated Rhetoric T
NARRATIVE FAIL (CONT’D): Quinnipiac Poll: More Americans Say Left Contributes to Heated Rhetoric Than Right. UPDATE: Ann Althouse corrects Paul Krugman: Advocating violence is terrible, but it is also terrible to try to delegitimize vibrant criticism of the government, to have a biased view of where the least valuable Speech is coming from, and to connect Speech to violence when there is no connection. The truth is we should dismiss the massacre as the mere act of a deranged individual a...

Late Night: Obamas DIE JOB!
Jim Hoft, The Gateway Gobshite, The Dollar Store version of Michelle Malkin, is very possibly the dumbest Wingnut on this or any other Internet. To be sure, he has his competition (SASQUATCH Israel!). But he is rather special! However, idiotically mistaking closed captioning for STALINIST MARCHING ORDERS was, like, so this afternoon. The latest outrage is that the President of the United States may be dyeing his hair, which is wicked and conniving and wicked, for obvious reasons, these reasons...

Deposed Tunisian President Ben Ali Said To Have Fled Country With 1.5 Tons Of Gold
From Le Monde (Google translated): The family of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia would have fled with 1.5 tons of gold. It is an assumption of the French secret services, who try to understand how the day ended on Friday 14 January, which saw the departure of President and his family and the downfall of his regime. According to information gathered in Tunis, Leila Trabelsi , the president's wife allegedly went to the Bank of Tunisia to look for gold bars. The Governor refuse...

Tweet of the Day, and Reagan at 100
**Written by Doug Powers It’s safe to assume that Michael Reagan has a slight disagreement with Ron Reagan Jr’s “dad had Alzheimers while he was president” allegation in his book: ********** Reagan Jr’s book suggests — even though the myth has been debunked for years — that President Reagan had Alzheimer’s during his presidency, citing in part some verbal fumbling during a 1984 debate with Walter Mondale. Sure, maybe if Reagan hadn’t slippe...

Father Paul Mayer: MLK Day and Arizona Evoke Memories of Selma
Dr. Martin Luther King's emergency call from Selma for white clergy to join the Civil Rights struggle against racial violence and injustice came to my attention at dawn on March 8 of 1965, shortly after morning Mass was sung in the ancient Gregorian chant by our community of Benedictine monks in our peaceful abbey in rural New Jersey. The day's scripture reading from Matthew 25 about what we do or don't do to the "least ones" we do to the Lord was stunningly appropriate. Dr. King declared: "T...

Celebrating the Birth of Frank Zamboni
"Sunday Morning" celebrates the birth of Frank Zamboni, creator of the Zamboni ice resurfacer. On January 20th, 1961, John F. Kennedy was sworn-in as the 35th President of the United States. His famous "ask not" line in his inaugural address stirred Americans to action and inspired a generation. 50 years later, the Speech remains one of the most important in political history. Jeff Greenfield takes a look at Kennedy's famous words and how they impacted America. "Sunday Morning" Correspondent Ser...

Sens. Coburn, Schumer to be seat buddies at State of the Union address
A Democratic senator and Republican senator are heeding the suggestion of one of their colleagues, Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), to sit together durign President Obama's upcoming State of the Union address. The address traditionally has a chamber audience divided by party on either side of the aisle. But in the wake of the political discourse debate spurred by the Tucson shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), Udall called for lawmakers to symbolically soften the partisan divide. Sen. Chuc...

The Golden Globes: Live Report
Welcome to AFP?s live report of the 68th Golden Globes, the glitzy Hollywood knees-up ? and Fashion Show - that often makes for the industry?s most entertaining awards. The sun is out (Los Angeles? January doing an award-worthy impression of July) and a who?s who of stars is descending on the Beverly Hilton hotel for the televised ceremony, a less formal, Champagne-fuelled warm-up to the industry?s most prestigious honours, the Oscars. The year, The King?s Speech and The Social Network are seen...

I do not want civil discourse
For a decade, from the election of Bush 43 forward, the Left has lied and cheated as it tried to return to power. Al Gore made a mockery out of the American electoral system by being a spoilsport over Florida, which Bush indeed won by 537 votes. Dan Rather forged a document to try to derail Bush’s re-election. Twice Democrats stole U.S. senators from the Republicans. After voting to support the war to get by the 2002 election, many Democrats quickly soured on the war. The profane Protest...

Arnold's comeback quips crack up critics
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger joked at a Hollywood gala that he once again found himself in the position of being "an unemployed actor" looking for a gig. "I stand before you not as a former Governor," said the one-time action star whose tenure as governor of California ended this month. "I came here for one reason and one reason only -- as an unemployed actor begging for work." Schwarzenegger cracked up the audience at the Critics Choice Awards Saturday night with quips abou...