Steve MacDonald

On the heels of Angel Merkel’s center right stomping of their opponents in German Elections, I found this rather intriguing…

BERLIN—The elections set to take place here in Germany Sunday are expected to turn largely on the country’s solid economy, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s handling of the European debt crisis and social issues like women’s role in the work force. But add to that plate one more thing: Germans don’t want the government telling them what to eat.

In what could be a cautionary tale for First Lady Michelle Obama’s efforts to tweak Americans’ diets, Germans look set to punish the Green Party for urging that public cafeterias go meat-free on a designated “Veggie Day” each week in order to help the environment and reduce cruelty to animals. Borrowing colorfully from English,German newspaper Bild described public reaction to the idea as a “sh*tstorm.”

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The professional left in New Hampshire are all abuzz about the upcoming visit of Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley.  They invited him to speak to the collective at the NHDP’s annual BORG clam bake–the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.  He is an interesting choice.

First off, Maryland is shaped like a gun.  That should speak for itself.

And while Maryland managed to pull it together fiscally this year, their budgets are typically a disaster, riddled with debt spending and deficits.  The state is consistently ranked as one of the least free places to live in the US, with personal freedom ranking 49th (50 being the worst) on a regular basis.  Maryland is also in the top 20 for highest overall tax burden and has 3 times as many welfare recipients as the Granite State.

/whisper “And their state flower is the Black-Eyed Susan. (raaaacccciiiiiisssssts)”

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This isn’t going away…

Internal Revenue Service employees were instructed to flag political groups seeking tax-exempt status if they touted literature containing “anti-Obama rhetoric” and “emotional” statements, according to recently uncovered agency documents obtained by USA Today.

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“As prominent politicians publicly urged the IRS to take action on tax-exempt groups engaged in legal campaign intervention activities, the IRS treated tea party applications differently,” the report states. “Applications filed by tea party groups were identified and grouped due to media attention surrounding the existence of the Tea Party in general.”

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Chicago has some of the strictest anti-gun laws in the nation because they can pass whatever laws they please with little or no opposition from anyone with even a lick of common sense.  It is a laboratory for their anti-gun policies.  And it is a ‘labratory’ with the the highest murder rate in the nation.

FBI: Chicago passes New York as murder capital of U.S.

The city of Chicago registered more homicides than any city in the nation in 2012, surpassing even New York — despite the fact that the Second City has only one third as many residents as the Big Apple.

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Ruh-roh.  Aaron Alexis was not you typical Tea Party Radical.   In fact, he probably didn’t like the Tea Party at all.

“Aaron wasn’t conservative like I am. He was more of a liberal type; he wasn’t happy with the former administration. He was more happy with this administration — as far as presidential administrations,…”

It is common knowledge among anyone outside the blue bubble that Democrats are the unhinged, mentally ill party,  They live in liberal bubbles and congregate in liberal intellectual ghettos, where they wring their hands and dance widdershins around what they view as the burning problems of the day;  problems that are limited to the tunnel vision of their tribal nature and the narrow scope of their own experience.  Troubles that they are themselves incapable of “fixing” without a host government, infected with a massive bureaucracy, feeding off the fruits of other people’s labors.

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I keep looking for something else to write about, but life keeps giving me the Navy Yard Shooting.  Tactical team minutes away told to stand down.   Alexis’ a liberal Obama supporter, and now this…  (Note: prior to the quote below they were discussing the Texas Bell Tower shooter.)

‘If We Had the Ammunition, We Could’ve Cleared that Building,’ Son at Navy Yard Told Dad.“My son was at Marine Barracks — at the Navy Yard yesterday – and they had weapons with them, but they didn’t have ammunition. And they said, ‘We were trained, and if we had the ammunition, we could’ve cleared that building.’ Only three people had been shot at that time, and they could’ve stopped the rest of it.” So, basically, the civilians of Austin, Texas in 1966 were better prepared to respond to a shooter than the Marines of 2013.

Ironically, if Media Matters’ David Brock had been there, his illegal-Glock-toting bodyguard might have been of use. But probably not . . . .

So why didn’t they have ammunition?

Wait- We have a disgraced recalled State Senator to help us… (video on the jump)

https://twitter.com/MikeS_OJW/statuses/380183042888716291

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From Doubleyouemyouare

In a letter to parents, Hanover High School officials said (High School Football) team members met at a player’s house on Aug. 24 after practice. Freshman players were asked to perform skits meant to roast senior players.

The Valley News reports the school said the themes were of a sexual nature that objectified women.

And they made the team forfeit the Home Coming game.

Question: Did San Diego Mayor Bob Filner direct the skits?  Did Anthony Wiener tweet pictures?

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