A crazy truther mob attacked Michelle Malkin at the Denver Mint. Watch the whole video:
In the midst of the chants of “Love, Peace, Justice” were chants of “KILL MICHELLE MALKIN!”.
But these are peace activists, right?
Best quote (from Michelle, of course):
It’s not going to make me leave, so shut up.
I didn’t think it was possible to think Michelle was much awesomer than I already did, but there you go. She didn’t even flinch. Didn’t get rattled. Just kept on going.
What’s really sad is that the police did nothing… didn’t intervene when a mob was screaming for an innocent person to be killed, when they surrounded her and wouldn’t let her leave. The police did nothing.
Yet strangely, this is unsurprising. It’s exactly what we’ve all expected would happen in Denver this week.
All last week, I’ve been calling around my various contacts, asking them what’s been going on in the world. I hate being in the dark, so to speak, and hate to think that I’m missing a huge news story. Well, I missed something all right. I only missed the best thing to happen to the House of Representatives since the Democrats took over! House Republicans revolted on Friday to protest when the Democrats adjourning for a five-week vacation without doing anything about the energy crisis. Pioneer Pelosi responded by having the lights, mics, and CSPAN cameras turned off. But Republicans wouldn’t be deterred.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats adjourned the House, turned off the lights and killed the microphones, but Republicans are still on the floor talking gas prices.
Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and other GOP leaders opposed the motion to adjourn the House, arguing that Pelosi’s refusal to schedule a vote allowing offshore drilling is hurting the American economy. They have refused to leave the floor after the adjournment motion passed at 11:23 a.m., and they are busy bashing Pelosi and her fellow Democrats for leaving town for the August recess.
At one point, the lights went off in the House and the microphones were turned off in the chamber, meaning Republicans were talking in the dark. But as Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz..) was speaking, the lights went back on and the microphones were turned on shortly afterward.
But C-SPAN, which has no control over the cameras in the chamber, has stopped broadcasting the House floor, meaning no one was witnessing this except the assembled Republicans, their aides, and one Democrat, Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio), who has now left.
Only about a half-dozen Republicans were on the floor when this began, but the crowd has grown to about 20, according to Patrick O’Connor.
“This is the people’s House,” said Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.). “This is not Pelosi’s politiburo.”
Democratic aides were furious at the GOP stunt, and reporters were kicked out of the Speaker’s Lobby, the space next to the House floor where they normally interview lawmakers.
“You’re not covering this, are you?” complained one senior Democratic aide. Another called the Republicans “morons” for staying on the floor.
Update: The Capitol Police are now trying to kick reporters out of the press gallery above the floor, meaning we can’t watch the Republicans anymore. But Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is now in the gallery talking to reporters, so the cops have held off for a minute. Clearly, Democrats don’t want Republicans getting any press for this episode. GOP leaders are trying to find other Republicans to rotate in for Blunt so reporters aren’t kicked out.
Update 2: This message was sent out by Blunt’s office:
“Although this Democrat majority just adjourned for the Democrat 5-week vacation, House Republicans are continuing to fight on the House floor. Although the lights, mics and C-SPAN cameras have been turned off, House Republicans are on the floor speaking to the taxpayers in the gallery who, not surprisingly, agree with Republican energy proposals.
“All Republicans who are in town are encouraged to come to the House floor.”
Update 3: Democrats just turned out the lights again. Republicans cheered.
And they’re back at it again today:
House Republicans will be back on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives again Monday to continue the unprecedented protest that began last Friday, when dozens of Republicans joined hundreds of American citizens on the House floor to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision to send Congress home for the rest of the summer without a vote on legislation to lower gas prices and move America toward energy independence.
In an urgent memo sent to GOP Members and staff Saturday (“A Call to Action on American Energy”), Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) hailed Friday’s action, which was led by Reps. Mike Pence (R-IN), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Tom Price (R-GA), and others, and encouraged House Republicans to return to the Capitol beginning Monday morning to help keep the historic effort going.
“It’s not a request we make lightly. But the American people are suffering,” Boehner and Blunt said in the memo. “The consequences of continued congressional inaction on gas prices are unacceptable. We’ve called on the Speaker to call Congress back into an emergency session this month and schedule a vote on the American Energy Act. We must continue to make a stand until the Speaker complies.”
There are apparently 30 Republicans currently there… and oh, what a surprise, no Democrats. Pioneer Pelosi is too busy with her book tour to do her duty as Speaker of the House.
Message to Democrats: you should be in there with the Republicans. In the real world, we don’t get five week taxpayer-funded vacations. And when there is an honest-to-God crisis going on, and the government you control is the only thing standing between Americans and relief, you should be working every day to fix it. Your energy plan does not work, because you have no energy plan!
Rep. Devin Nunes from California gives us a brilliant representation of the Democrats energy plan:
This is a brilliant move for Republicans. Finally, some leadership from the GOP! Now that’s change I can believe in. This is exactly what they should be doing every day for the next five weeks, or until Democrats get off their lazy asses and get back to work. They shouldn’t be afraid to pound Democrats on their refusal to act, and they should be videotaping all of it. As Michelle suggests,
House GOP members should also be spreading the word to their local newspapers and local talk show hosts in their congressional districts to assail Nancy’s gag order and hammer the “Drill now” theme home.
And where’s the RNC? How about sending someone in a chicken costume to trail Nancy Pelosi during her hiatus? As the House Republicans asked repeatedly on Friday: What’s she so afraid of?
On 8/1, the House GOP brought it on.
Keep it going, turn it up, and make sure the American public sees you at work on proactive energy proposals to bring down the Pelosi Premium during the Democrats’ vacation.
This is the best thing that the Republicans could ever have done. If they keep this up, we might not see the massacre at the polls that we’ve all been dreading in November.
Get it, Republicans? Do your jobs, stick to your principles, and be unafraid to take on Democrats, and Americans will love you. It’s not that difficult.
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
It’s nice to see Republicans show some cojones for once. They seem so content to just meekly accept whatever BS Democrats hand them, so this was music to my ears!
Senate Republicans have threatened to block nearly all other bills pending before the August recess if Democrats refuse to vote with them on expanding offshore drilling.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said bills that do not pertain to energy can wait until after the August recess, with gas prices now surpassing $4 per gallon. McConnell and top Republicans indicated Wednesday they would oppose any procedural votes to take up other legislation, which require 60 votes to succeed.
“We think there is nothing more important that we can do right now than to deal with the Number One issue of the country,” McConnell said. “This is the biggest issue since terrorism right after 9/11. People are pounding on their desks, saying, Why don’t these people get together and do something about this problem?”
The hardball tactics reflect Republican confidence that they can pull off a major election-year victory with gas prices at record highs, after they have been battered at the polls and have lost on several recent high-profile legislative battles.
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) planned for the Senate this week to pass a bill targeting market speculation on oil futures, which both sides blame for playing a role in driving up gasoline prices.
Following swift Senate action on the narrow energy bill, Reid wanted the Senate to approve a massive defense authorization bill, an overhaul of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, legislation to protect reporters’ sources, an extension of expiring energy tax incentives, and a major package of 33 bills held up by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.).
But Republicans are planning to keep the Senate on the energy issue until their demands are resolved. The massive housing-rescue package might be the only other measure that gets valuable floor time before the August recess.
Democrats say the GOP is intentionally prolonging the debate in order to score political points by insisting on more than two dozen amendments to the oil-speculation bill. Democrats, who say opening up new lands won’t affect prices for a decade and are concerned about its environmental impacts, have offered the GOP one amendment to the oil-speculation bill.
But the GOP is positioning itself as the party willing to do whatever it takes to lower gas prices. The Republicans say Democrats are scared to cast votes on new drilling in the face of voter anger over high gasoline prices, and they point to the majority’s decision to scrap appropriations bills to avoid a debate over lifting the congressional ban on drilling along the Outer Continental Shelf.
McConnell said the Senate will be in session in September and will have time then to finish outstanding issues.
“Our goal is to stay on the subject that the American people are demanding that we do something about and finish the job,” McConnell said.
Of course, this probably isn’t that big a deal to Senate Democrats, as they’re pretty much doing jack right now anyway. But doing this is a brilliant move for Republicans. It puts major pressure on Democrats to finally act, something they’re reluctant to do for God knows what reason. I can only speculate, but my guess would be that it’s because Democrats are anxious to make things are miserable for Americans as possible in hopes of gaining victory in November. They couldn’t possibly act to improve the lives of American citizens when it’s an election year!
The thing is, people are paying twice as much for gas as they were before Democrats seized control of Congress. Democrats know that this is a major issue, but they’ve invested in the anti-drilling position. Yet two-thirds of voters support domestic drilling, and Democrats don’t want to go home to their angry constituents as the Senator who voted against offshore drilling. So the solution is simply to do nothing, to take no action whatsoever and find excuses for their failure to take action. They’ve done nothing but block production while doling out empty promise after empty promise for decades, and time is now up. The ultimatum brought forth by Republicans was a genius move, and, if Reid & Co are smart, it will force Democrats to finally face the issue.
Americans overwhelmingly are for domestic drilling and energy independence. It’s time for Democrats to decide whether or not they truly want energy independence or not. No more pussy-footing around the issue. The buck stops here.
You read right: the approval ratings for our Democrat-controlled Congress have hit single digits, and are the lowest approval ratings ever seen, at 9%. 52% of voters say that they’re doing a poor job, which ties the record high.
From Rasmussen:
The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.
Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008.
The percentage of Democrats who give Congress positive ratings fell from 17% last month to 13% this month. The number of Democrats who give Congress a poor rating remained unchanged. Among Republicans, 8% give Congress good or excellent ratings, up just a point from last month. Sixty-five percent (65%) of GOP voters say Congress is doing a poor job, down a single point from last month.
Voters not affiliated with either party are the most critical of Congressional performance. Just 3% of those voters give Congress positive ratings, down from 6% last month. Sixty-three percent (63%) believe Congress is doing a poor job, up from 57% last month.
Just 12% of voters think Congress has passed any legislation to improve life in this country over the past six months. That number has ranged from 11% to 13% throughout 2008. The majority of voters (62%) say Congress has not passed any legislation to improve life in America.
Voters hold little positive sentiment about the future. Just 41% find it at least somewhat likely that Congress will address important problems facing our nation in the near future, while 55% find this unlikely.
Also interesting:
Just 12% of voters think Congress has passed any legislation to improve life in this country over the past six months. That number has ranged from 11% to 13% throughout 2008. The majority of voters (62%) say Congress has not passed any legislation to improve life in America.
It’s completely unsurprising that so many Americans are so disgusted with a Congress that invests in defeat, embraces criminals, encourages murder, hates the United States, tries to wreck our economy with a fake environmental threat, refuses to act to lower gas prices, and worships at the altar of the U.N.
But for some reason unknown to me, Democrats are still expected to pick up seats in November. And there’s always the chance that we could end up with Barack Obama as President. If Americans think their lives are miserable now, just wait until then. Of course, the people voting more Democrats into office are the ones bleating “HOPE!”, “CHANGE!”, “YES WE CAN!”, and “OBAMA!” like mindless zombies.
Interestingly enough, Congress’ measly approval ratings are lower than the sales tax in the Obamamessiah’s hometown of Chicago, which is currently at 10.25%.
Doesn’t this just make you so optimistic for the future of our country? I know it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Hat Tip: Moonbattery
Best quotes:
The rich means you. For example, Democrats will only tax the rich. Translation: Democrats will only tax you.
Diplomacy equals magic. “Democrats will protect America from Iranian nukes through tough, principled diplomacy” translates into “Democrats will protect America from Iranian nukes through tough, principled magic“.
Importantly, end means lose. Democrats will end the Iraq war. Translation: Democrats will lose the Iraq war.
The only thing that would have improved this video is if it had cut to a shot of the expression on Nancy “Pioneer” Pelosi’s face.
I haven’t read it yet, but Bernard Goldberg’s latest book, Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve, came to mind when I watched this video. The GOP — and the Right in general — has lost its nerve. They’ve stopped fighting, stopped attacking. They’ve just rolled over and taken everything the Democrats have tossed our way, so to see a Republican in the House do something this, well, ballsy makes me want to cheer.
It was only a matter of time before something like this came out. What’s surprising is not that they think this way; it’s that they were stupid enough to say it out loud. Best quote:
Maybe the government’s taking it over because it never should have been private in the first place.
Is this perhaps why the Democrat controlled Congress is so reluctant to act, because they just see this as another way to swell the bureaucracy of the government? Possibly…
Link: sevenload.com
Hat Tip: Hot Air
A new video called “Blue Balled” has come out, sponsored by Truth Through Action. It’s a great video, with a great message: as long as you’re a Democrat, you can land a decent-looking, snobby, shallow, and superficial girl who will put out approximately five minutes after meeting you, and she’ll also make sure to call you by the wrong name. You won’t even have to do any work! All you have to do is be there and bleed blue. She’ll strip off all her clothes on her own, jump into bed, and even get the condom and put it on for you. You won’t need to worry about impressing her, wooing her, having a personality or doing anything whatsoever to win her over. Just have a penis and a picture of Barack Obama on your nightstand.
Isn’t that exactly the kind of girl you want to land? Vote Democrat, baby, and that’s what you’ll get, all the time. (That, and a blistering case of herpes.)
Welcome to the land of milk and honey, where as long as you wear hipster sunglasses, keep your hair long and greasy, and keep a donkey pinned to your lapel, sluts will flock to you, my fortunate lefty.
Now, as a Republican, you might scare off the sluts. But then again, it could leave you with girls who are actually intelligent and principled, and maybe possess some morals, class, and dignity. And I guess that would be just awful, wouldn’t it?
Some lefties will read this and say I’m a hypocrite because I don’t typically date liberals. It isn’t. First of all, I don’t run away screaming and dejected if I find out the guy is a liberal; I’ll give him a chance. It is true, though, that I don’t typically have lasting relationships with liberals. But, as Allah points out, there is a difference between saying you won’t have a one-night stand with a liberal and saying you won’t date a liberal:
Both sides wrestle with variations of this sentiment (although I suspect men wrestle with it less than women), but on the right it’s usually formulated as, “I don’t date liberals.” I think that’s silly, but it’s defensible insofar as sharp political differences might make the relationship unworkable. The sentiment here, do note, is “I don’t sleep with Republicans,” almost as if there’s some physical taint, like VD, that one might contract by touching them. I don’t want to overstate the point since this dopey ad is designed to be cheeky and lighthearted, but once you’ve demonized a group to the extent of regarding them as unclean, you’re on a whole other plane of demagoguery.
Well said.
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
We’ve seen poll after poll telling us that Hillary’s supporters would vote for John McCain, and not Obama, if she doesn’t get the nomination. Well, that prediction is already starting to come true.
First, from Hot Air, is a new ad the RNC is running showing prominent Democrats making statements against Obama:
There’s more meat to that story here.
What’s much more fun to see happen is how the GOP Convention office is
getting calls from Hillary supporters asking how they can help with his campaign.
Matt Burns, the spokesman for the GOP convention in St. Paul e-mails to say that the RNC’s convention office in St. Paul has received numerous telephone calls in the last few hours from people who identify themselves as Clinton supporters asking how they can help Sen. McCain.
Will Hillary supporters really come out in full force for McCain and against Obama? It’s certainly a possibility… if Hillary concedes. I know Barack Obama is saying that he is now officially the nomineee, but the super delegates are free to change their minds, and if this Michelle Obama “whitey” tape pops up, it might be just the push some of them need to switch to Hillary.
Not for profit, of course. Oh no. He’s selling his vote for charity… or something…
[O]ne superdelegate is courting the candidates. He says he’ll sell his vote for a price. A very high price: $20 million.Steven Ybarra of Sacramento says that eight-figure price is peanuts for the presidency.
When asked whether it was right to offer what is clearly a quid pro quo, he responded, “yeah, absolutely. People do it all the time,” answered Ybarra.
But not like this. Not in public and not for such big bucks. It begs the question: Is he crazy?
“Nobody’s said I’m crazy,” said Ybarra.
Ybarra wants every cent of the $20 million to go towards registering and educating eligible Mexican-American voters, who he calls the key to the White House.
“And I keep asking the question of the DNC: ‘why won’t you earmark money for these voters?’ And their answer is, ‘oh, we can’t do that’ Which is a lie,” said Ybarra.
With the Democratic National Committee saying ‘no,’ Ybarra waits for a ‘yes’ from already cash-strapped Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
Would he accept less? How about $5 million?
“No, $5 million is nothing,” said Ybarra.
It might be a moot point as neither campaign has come calling.
This doesn’t surprise me in the least. Does it surprise anyone? I mean, really now.
And only a DNC Superdelegate would be concerned with making sure only minority Americans get educated and registered to vote. White male voters need not apply!
Of course, who’s to say this guy won’t just pocket the cash? In either case, this is pretty damn ridiculous. What’s really sad is how very little this story surprises me. Only the DNC would make a wackjob like this guy a superdelegate.
