Author Archives: Darth Chipmunk

The Results Of Obamanomics

Geoffrey Norman at The Weekly Standard: The 8.3 percent unemployment figure is not merely unacceptable, it is misleading.  Things are worse than that number would have one believe.  If “labor force participation” had remained as high as it had been … Continue reading

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Christian Persecution

Just yesterday I snarked about the disparate treatment of Islam and Christianity in America, using the bacon incident as example of what is a hate crime, and the removal of the Virgin Mary’s head at a church as example of … Continue reading

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Thursday Morning News and Links

Washington Examiner: Morning Examiner: President Obama’s imaginary recovery Daily Mail: Merkel says she ‘doesn’t care’ if Greece is forced to leave the eurozone as country given one ‘last chance’ to avoid bankruptcy Bad news Barack: Electoral College computer model that’s … Continue reading

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I Am George Orwell’s Righteous Indignation

Patterico posts about Brandon Raub a former marine who has been involuntarily detained for a psych evaluation because of facebook posts discussing a coming revolution. Authorities highlighted a particular post: “Sharpen my axe; I’m here to sever heads.” Beyond the … Continue reading

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Chipmunk Haiku

Biden says dumb things. But then again don’t we all? Maybe. But Joe wins.

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A Staggering Double Standard

Recently, you may have read about bacon found near a Muslim gathering to celebrate Ramadan: Police were investigating Monday an incident that could be a hate crime targeting Staten Island Muslims. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said three packages of raw … Continue reading

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Romney: Like A Boss

Over at National Review, Kevin Williamson has an epic piece up, “Like a Boss.” Americans do not hate rich people. Americans love rich people. Americans will sit on their couches and watch billionaire Donald Trump fire people on television — … Continue reading

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