New Episode of the Notable Quotables Show!

Robert Spencer Discusses the Fort Hood Jihadist on the Savage Nation (Plus: Honor killings Update)

• Fort Hood shooter regularly described war on terror as "war on Islam"
• When Nidal Hasan came calling
• Ft. Hood jihadist's cousin: "If he had killed one or two, I could say that he was defending himself."

Robert Spencer: Islamic Honor Killings

Dede Scozzafava Endorses Democrat Owens, or, Newt Eats Crow (NY-23)

Ditto to Conservative Punk!

Revolt in New York Beltway
bigs misjudged public dismay against the Democratic agenda in Washington.

Saturday's decision by Republican Dede Scozzafava to drop out of tomorrow's special Congressional election in upstate New York is a potentially big political moment that could help to return the GOP to first principles—or could lead to internecine ruin. Much will depend on how GOP leaders and conservative activists respond.

Picked by GOP elites without a primary and with a voting record to the left of many Albany Democrats, Ms. Scozzafava faced a revolt by local and national conservatives in favor of businessman Doug Hoffman, who was nominated on the Conservative Party line. The longtime GOP assemblywoman saw herself falling in the polls and yesterday endorsed Democratic lawyer Bill Owens, who could still win the GOP-leaning seat with a plurality.

The voter revolt ought to be a lesson to the GOP's backroom boys, especially in New York state, where the old Al D'Amato insider club has led the party to irrelevance. GOP state chairman Joe Mondello, now thankfully retired, and Beltway bigs misjudged public dismay against the Democratic agenda in Washington. Nominating a candidate who "can win" in the Northeast does not have to mean someone whose voting record is more liberal on taxes and unions than that of most Blue Dog Democrats.

But that lesson will be for naught if conservatives conclude that their victory is reason to challenge any candidate who doesn't agree with them on every issue. The truth is that some conservatives are as bloody-minded and intolerant of all dissent as the hard left is at the Daily Kos. A majority political party requires a far more diverse coalition than the audience for your average right-wing blogger or talk show host. Some of those voices prefer having Democrats in power because it drives up their own ratings.

Democrats did themselves no favors by driving Joe Lieberman out of their party, and conservatives will do their cause no good by forcing GOP candidates in Illinois, California and Connecticut to sound like Tom DeLay. If conservatives now revolt against every GOP candidate who disagrees with them on trade, immigration or abortion, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid will keep their majorities for a very long time.

(Wall Street Journal Opinion)

MachoSauce Productions -- "Victicrate" -- Music Video

Mark Levin on Palin's Hoffman Endorsement

Penn Jillette Gets Yelled At By One of His Boyhood Idols for Going On the Glenn Beck Show

(HotAir h/t)

Language Warning

Penn Jillette:

• I sat on TV, while my hero Tommy Smothers yelled in my face how pissed off he was at me for appearing on Glenn Beck. It broke my heart. When Penn Jillette has an opinion it's a safe bet he won't hold back. Upload your own reaction and get the rants rolling! Tune in each week for new insight and agitation.

Rush On Nobel Prize: Obama First Post-Accomplishment President (UPDATE: Publics Opinion)

Rush Limbaugh on Obama's "Win"

General Public's View

Bill Bennett: For Once, Obama Is Going To Have To Praise America

THE EGO HAS LANDED
WORLD REJECTS OBAMA: CHICAGO OUT IN FIRST ROUND

Steven Crowder -- Celebrate! (I did "flag" myself by-the-way)

My Email I Sent:

Some Info For You Guys and Gals

I just wanted to flag myself as I am a source of "fishy" information. I oooze it in fact. Nay!... Dare I Say It!

(*in that small inner voice that comes at times in your life to spur you on to bigger and better things, mine spoke up out of the fog of war called my mind* -- "Be the Fish...", "Be the Fish...", "Be the Fish")

"I Am The Fish!"

SeanG

“Raising one’s self-consciousness [awareness] about worldviews is an essential part of intellectual maturity.”

Jon Voight -- Telling It How It Is (Obama, Foreign Policy, National Security)

Racist Republican Agends -- Keith Olbermann Smashes Steven Crowder!

Young Con Anthem (Conservative Rappers)

(Hot Air h/t)

Cheney's Case (4-Parts): Barak Obama vs Dick Cheney on Torture, Gitmo, National Security

This is Cheney at his best! He lays down the gauntlet and again asks for the memos on how well the "enhanced interrogations" worked. Obama needs to answer this speech (or the points therein) in order to get away from his platitudes and get to the meat of the issue. Cheney's speech today is a sound "trump" to Obama's speech. Great stuff.

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Reason TV -- Tom McClintoc: What California's Budget Mess Means for America

He was the perfect political superhero, sent to rescue California from spend-happy politicians at just the right time. And yet Arnold Schwarzenegger’s reign as governor has turned into a disaster flick that could spell catastrophe for the Golden State—and the whole nation.

In 2003's historic recall election, the former Mr. Olympia pummeled dozens of candidates—from incumbent Gray Davis to former child actor Gary Coleman to porn star Mary Carey—on the road to Sacramento. He promised to abolish the odious car tax hike implemented by Davis. And to balance the budget, cut taxes and spending, and make California more business-friendly.

"He promised to stop the crazy deficit spending, cut up the credit cards, live within our means. And he did exactly the opposite. Schwarzenegger increased spending faster than we saw under Gray Davis," says Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), who was a state senator—and one of Arnold's challengers—six years ago.

Now the Golden State faces yet another spending-induced catastrophe. California could simply go broke by July. Sacramento reacted to the latest crisis by passing a massive tax increase in February, squeezing another $1,100 from the average family. Even the dreaded car tax, the issue that catapulted Arnold to office, is back.

How could it all have gone so horribly wrong, especially after it looked so wonderfully right? Well, it turns out there's a force in California politics that's much more powerful than the Governator: a culture of spending pushed by public-employee unions, money-grubbing corporate-welfare cases, and more.

Sadly, California and Schwarzenegger are hardly alone in spending well beyond their means. As many as 40 states face whopping deficits that are only going to get worse as the recession continues.

If country-wide trends do start in California, Rep. McClintock worries about what's in store for our nation. "As high taxes, high borrowing and high spending destroy California’s economy, Californians are moving to those 49 other states. If we allow the same policies to destroy our country where are we going to go?"

Zino

Dennis Prager on America, Liberals, Jihad and more

"Prager University" -- The American Trinity

For those visiting here, I have another audio of Prager discussing "Generalizations" at my YouTube account. I also have a section in the left-hand column of video and audio presentations by clear conservative thinkers under the box entitled, "Must See Video/Audio." Enjoy your time here. My email is at the top of this site if any questions are spawned here.

• Dennis Prager's Official "University" Site
• Dennis Prager Talks about the Good and Bad Uses of Generalizations
• Dennis Prager Analyses Obama’s “Nuclear Speech” (4-Parts)
• Thomas Sowell and Dennis Prager Discuss the Major Issues of the Day (3-Parts)
• Arianna Huffington Debates Dennis Prager on the Issues of the Day (4-Parts)
• Ayaan Hirsi Ali is Interviewed by Dennis (4-Parts)
• David Horowitz and Dennis Prager Discuss Major Issues of Public Life
• Sam Harris [Atheist] and Prager [Theist] Debate God and Religious Culture – Again (4-Parts)
• Prager University: Happiness is a Moral Obligation
• Bill Maher & Dennis Prager Discuss Secularism
• Prager Discusses -- Before Obama Was Elected -- The Left's Approach to Iraq, Evil, Political Stances
• Dennis Spends Some Time On Atheism, and Humanism

Papa Giorgio.

MachoSauce Headed Towards Pajama TV -- Congrats

Zo on CPAC (and more)

IF AMERICA SOCIALIZES HEALTHCARE, where will Canadians go for medical attention?