Words indeed matter
Patterico posted this video and asks for wide distribution. Watch it and repost it. As Jim Geraghty (National Review) has been saying for years, all Obama promises come with a built-in expiration date. ..bruce w..
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And so it begins: Obama (via Clinton) plays the anti-Mormon card
Buzzfeed reports on a Bill Clinton stump speech in which the former President gives a false representation of LDS theology: Clinton also recalled a moment from his youth in Arkansas being approached by two or three Mormon missionaries in Hot Springs, where they explained the Mormon view. Clinton spoke highly of their effort, recounting the […]
Counting down
Good to see NASA doing what it does best: building robotic space probes. And the steampunk vibe from the stabilizer test at 20 seconds in is great.
Palate Cleanser: “Calling America”
Alex Boye was born in England of Nigerian parents. He became a United States citizen earlier this year. ..bruce w..
It appears someone else is doing some celebrating of their own
…unless you think it’s an accident that this happened on 9/11. ..bruce w..
In Memoriam: Robert David Peraza (May 26, 1971- September 11, 2001)
Robert (“Rob” or “Gringo”) David Peraza was 30 years old on September 11, 2001. He had earned both his undergraduate degree (1994) and his MBA (1996) from St. Bonaventure University, where he had loved to play rugby. He was now living in New York City and working as a bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald near […]
In Memoriam: Ronald Paul Bucca (May 6, 1954 – September 11, 2001)
[This year, as with previous years, I am posting a memorial for Ronald Paul Bucca, the only NYFD Fire Marshall to die the course of duty — that duty being helping to save people in the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks. I can add nothing to this tribute by his mother, Astrid Bucca, […]
Sept 21: Clint Eastwood Appreciation Day
Clint Eastwood gave one of the most memorable political convention speeches in the past few decades (at least), and the Left Is Not Amused, pushing their “angry, senile old man” memes for all they’re worth. Well, Eastwood also has a new movie coming out on September 21, “Trouble With the Curve”, and the Left wants […]
The real jobs growth story
96,666 jobs/month. That’s what the actual job growth has been for the last six months — much less than you might otherwise think. Here are the numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showing the mostly-downwards revisions a month or two after the initial reports: March 2012: 120,000 (March report) revised to 154,000 (April report) […]
