(H/T) to Ha Ha Your Dead
Enjoy … the video speaks for itself and the dumb, dense, Democrats!
The question is why would anyone go to CNN or MSNBC for news anymore? Anyone not know what the talking heads are going to say before they’ve opened their mouths?
The biggest story right now is the uprising of middle America along with all points north, south, east and west over Obamacare. There is genuine rage over the shabby way Obama and the Democratically (laughable term don’t you think?) controlled Congress has tried to ram rod this piece of junk legislation through.
And while thousands of voters across the country have jammed themselves into Town Hall meetings to hear their elected officials try to justify a massive overhaul of our current health care system (however imperfect) what was MSNBC reporting on? Governor Stanford (wasn’t that over three weeks ago?), water boarding, birthers, and all the purported racists (53% of the country?) that are against “reform” because Obama is “black”… ya right!
In case you missed this, MSNBC and CNN have done such a good job of driving viewers away this year that one wonders how many left leaning radicals are left that have time to put their wine glasses down to turn on the day’s latest propagana.
This is from Media Bistro:
Fox News Channel continued its cable news dominance in July not only beating CNN and MSNBC combined, but showing the most growth in the younger demo. In A25-54 viewers, FNC is up 48% in total day, and up 70% in primetime, compared to July ’08.
FNC had 9 of the top 10 shows in cable news in Total Viewers and ranks as the third most-watched basic cable channel behind USA and TNT.
Cable news’ #1 show for 104 consecutive months, “The O’Reilly Factor”, is up 37% over July ’08. “Glenn Beck Program” is up the most, up 120% over last year’s 5pmET show. “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” is up 60% and “Hannity” is up 41%.
More info on FNC’s July, after the jump…
- FNC’s audience expanded in all categories during July 2009, besting CNN and MSNBC combined in viewership (for both Total Day and Prime) according to Nielsen Media Research.
- In the key 25-54 demographic, FNC posted the largest gains among all cable news networks in both Total Day and Prime Time increasing an extraordinary 48% and 70% respectively when compared to July 2008.
- Among basic cable networks, FNC ranked third for the month in prime time viewership behind only USA Network and TNT, with CNN and MSNBC lagging behind at 15th and 26th, respectively, while continuing to battle each other for third place in cable news.
- FNC also secured nine out of the top 10 rated programs in cable news for the month based on total viewership. The O’Reilly Factor marked #1 for 104 consecutive months in July and led all programs with 3,075,000 viewers, ending the month up 37% over July 2008. Hannity was second, up 41%. Other notables include: On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (up 60%); Glenn Beck (up 120%); The FOX Report with Shepard Smith (up 36%)
- In the key 25-54 demographic, FNC expanded upon an already dominant lead in Prime Time averaging 530,000 viewers surging 70% compared with CNN’s 377,000 (up 40%) and MSNBC’s 252,000 (flat). In total day, FNC averaged 301,000 (up 48%) compared to CNN 231,000 (up 39%) and MSNBC’s 143,000 (down 7%). Meanwhile, CNN’s latest failure in Prime Time, Campbell Brown, finished in fourth place (boo hoo can you say Paula Zahn?) in 25-54 behind FNC, HLN and MSNBC at 8:00pm ET.
I’d say I can’t wait for both networks to go bankrupt, but I’m afraid they might go to Obama Administration and ask for bail out money! You know how that goes … their are too big to fail!
Does anyone think if Sarah Palin were Governor of California that the state would be facing sure bankruptcy? I think not. Why? Because Palin is practical, that’s why.
California has the worst bond rating in the country and it appears that the Fed (to its credit) is not going to bail the state out. Bravo! That means taxpayers in states across the country, living in states that run efficiently, aren’t going to bail the bums out; and why should we. California voters kicked Gray Davis out and replaced him with the Governator Schwarzenegger . . . showing once and for all that things really can go from bad to worse. Don’t ask states that know how to make tough choices to bail states that don’t.
The real kicker in all of this is that California has the tools at hand to bail itself out, but not the political will. California has a $15.4 billion dollar shortfall and could benefit with revenues starting at $100 million from the off shore drilling. Things are so bad in Cal- e-fornia that Governor Schwarzenegger has just proposed new drilling and allowing one lease. Believe this . . opening one lease is controversial!
As detailed in California’s Capital by Greg Lucus:
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Awarding the (one) lease would nullify a January ruling by the three-person State Lands Commission, which regulates drilling in the first three miles off the California coast.
The commission rejected the lease sought by the Plains Exploration and Production Company to drill in Tranquillon Ridge, offshore from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc on a 2 to 1 vote, despite support by environmental groups.
“I am concerned about setting a precedent in approving California’s first offshore oil lease in 40 years,” said State Controller John Chiang in defending his “no” vote on the commission, which has not approved an offshore oil lease since the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill.
The only “aye” vote came from Schwarzenegger’s representative on the commission.
The GOP governor reiterated his long-standing opposition to offshore drilling in June 2008, breaking with then-President Bush and U.S. Senator John McCain, who called for lifting the ban.
“California’s coastline is an international treasure,” Schwarzenegger said at the time. “I do not support lifting this moratorium on new drilling off our coast.”
The state could be benefiting from the jobs, revenue, and royalties from opening up these off shore leases. The country could be benefiting from increased domestic oil production and less reliance on imported oil. But no, California would rather release prisoners, furlough teachers, cut budgets for police and fire departments.
Make no mistake about this. I care about the air we breathe and the water drink, etc.; but I am a pragmatic environmentalist not an esoteric one. I write another blog called Say No to Plastic that is addressing the enormous impact that our unnecessary use of plastic is causing in our oceans and on a world wide level. We are talking about a huge environmental disaster of our making. I invite you to go to the site and look at the issues and support our efforts.
While you are there, review the page that talks about working with business. This approach separates us from every other environmental group in the country. Here’s the reason why. Environmental groups that seek to advance their agenda usually forget there is a financial component/solution that has to be looked at. Actions have the net effect of job loss for someone in the community where you live will face mighty opposition. If groups refuse to address the economic impact of their efforts or they are not addressing collaborative ways to solve the issues, they are skirting success!
All of which brings us back to Sarah Palin, the governor of state that is rich in oil reserves, a governor that was able to refund taxpayers with check for $1,200.00 each. Her policies have and improved the lives of Alaska’s citizens by allowing drilling. It is often overlooked, but Sarah is a small business owner who understands what it means to make payroll, and suffer the consequences of a poorly managed company.
What this country needs is more small business owners in politics, people with common sense that know you can’t spend a country out a bad economy by adding more debt. Here’s something else the country needs . . . the recognition that few things in live are either black or white . . . that balance is what we should be striving for in all things political.
Updated as of April 17, 2011
As many as 100 people will die this year from yellowjacket stings. Even if you have been stung in the past and suffered no ill effects, it is not a guarantee that you will not suffer a bad reaction in the future.
I have written about my yellowjacket encounters in the past. My original post can be read here.
My experienced began on a beautiful summer evening in ’08 when I was suddenly attacked by yellowjackets. There was no warning or indication of what was about to happen. Although I had been stung in the past, I had never experienced a severe reaction. This time was different.
What happened in ’09 was even more severe than the year before. My body’s reaction to the stings was swift and immediate. I barely made it into the house; 911 had to called. I cannot forget the feeling of suddenly losing control of my body or the felling of helpless of something beyond my control. I will always have to keep an Epi Pen nearby during the months when yellowjackets reappear.
Summer is a time for picnics in the back yard, at the beach, etc. and these critters are always around…usually near the food and drinks. Yellowjackets take no prisons, unlike bees, they can sting repeatedly. Don’t let your family and friends fall victim.
Be pro-active and consider these recommendations:
Life Cycle and Habits
Yellowjackets are social wasps living in colonies containing workers, queens and males. Colonies are annual with only inseminated queens overwintering. Fertilized queens occur in protected places as hollow logs, in stumps, under bark, in leaf litter, in soil cavities and human-made structures. Queens emerge during the warm days of late April or early May, select a nest site and build a small paper nest in which eggs are laid. After eggs hatch from the 30 to 50 brood cells, the queen feeds the young larvae for about 18 to 20 days. Larvae pupate, emerging later as small, infertile females called workers. By mid-June, the first adult workers emerge and assume the tasks of nest expansion, foraging for food, care of the queen and larvae, and colony defense. From this time until her death in the autumn, the queen remains inside the nest laying eggs. The colony then expands rapidly reaching a maximum size of 4,000 to 5,000 workers and a nest of 10,000 to 15,000 cells in August and late September. At peak size, reproductive cells are built with new males and queens produced. Adult reproductives remain in the nest fed by the workers. New queens build up fat reserves to overwinter. Adult reproductives leave the parent colony to mate. After mating, males quickly die while fertilized queens seek protected places to overwinter.