Cynthia McKinney's Conspiracy Theory of the Week

Cynthia McKinney says 5000 executed Katrina used as cover. (Unreal. Proof of Mental Illness.)
Newsvine | Sep 30, 2008

This article appeared in Free Republic and defies reality in that any self-respecting prison system will want to exploit its inmate population by keeping them alive - they're worth more that way.

Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:18:07 PM by buccaneer81

Cynthia McKinney says 5000 executed Katrina used as cover. News Type: Event — Tue Sep 30, 2008

Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney [of the Green Party] announced for the first time on Sunday that she has received information that some 5000, mostly male, possibly prisoners were killed execution style, by single gunshot to the head, using the tragic events of hurricane Katrina as a cover.

Candidate McKinney made the announcement at a conference in Oakland, Ca, for the Critical Resistance 10 on Sunday. While speaking she informed the audience that she has received information from a sources that were involved in the clean-up and disposal of the thousands of bodies. According to the source; who wishes to remain nameless at this time, he was charged by the Department of Defense with the task of processing the personal information into DOD computers and then dumping the bodies into a Louisiana swamp. McKinney also claims she has spoken to unnamed members of the Red Cross that this event did in fact take place.

Presidential candidate McKinney reminds members of the audience that we need to continue to be diligent in our investigations of the "Prison Industrial Complex"....

Obama Shows His Hand - Suppression of Free Speech Begins NOW!

Sing, Rezko, Sing!

One can only imagine the consternation in the Obama campaign as his crony Tony Rezko starts talking with prosecutors in hopes of shortening his sentence. He knows much more about ex-Governor Blagojevich and Sen. Obama than has been made public to date.

People Are Dying to Get on This List

ForeignPolicy.com has come up with a list of 5 leading murder capitals around the world. Detroit, Baltimore, Bogota Colombia, and Rio de Janeiro Brazil are also in contention, of course.

City / Murder rate per 100,000 people
Caracas, Venezuela / 130
Cape Town, South Africa / 62
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA/ 67-95
Moscow, Russia / 9.6
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea/ 54

Here's what they had to say about Caracas under Hugo Chávez:

The capital of Chávez country, Caracas has become far more dangerous in recent years than any South American city, even beating out the once notorious Bogotá. What’s worse, the city’s official homicide statistics likely fall short of the mark because they omit prison-related murders as well as deaths that the state never gets around to properly “categorizing.” The numbers also don’t count those who died while “resisting arrest,” suggesting that Caracas’s cops—already known for their brutality against student protesters—might be cooking the books. Many have pointed the finger at El Presidente, whose government has failed to tackle the country’s rising rates of violent crime. In fact, since Chávez took over in 1998, Venezuela’s official homicide rate has climbed 67 percent—mostly due to increased drug and gang violence. Ramón Rodríguez Chacín, who recently resigned as interior minister, claimed in July that homicide has dropped 27 percent since January—but experts say he’s just playing with numbers. As for Caracas, some speculate that its murder rate is closer to 160 per 100,000.

House Balks at Bailout Bill

A Newsmax.com article said that the Senate's $700 billion bailout bill went down in flames in the House of Representatives. This rejection is not surprising in light of the fact that both houses of Congress know that this proposal is highly unpopular with the public. I agree with Rush Limbaugh, who said that this delay is not really a bad deal for the markets, as it's an indicator that our government will not act in undue haste in order to come up with a bill that President Bush can sign.

Caution: Hot Sauce Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

This story out of the UK makes me want to think twice before I challenge other people to eat something spicy (not just tangy, but sweat-inducing, eyeball popping, makes-your-life-flash-before-you HOT):

"Andrew Lee, 33, challenged his girlfriend’s brother to a contest to see who could eat the spiciest sauce that he could create.

"The fork-lift truck driver, who wanted to cook for a living, prepared a tomato sauce made with red chillies grown on his father’s allotment. After eating it, however, he suffered intense discomfort and itching. The following morning he was found dead, possibly after suffering a heart attack.

"Toxicology tests are being conducted to try to establish if he suffered a reaction to the food."

Breaking News: Paul Newman Dead at 83

The following article is from the CNN Wire:

September 27th, 2008
Hollywood icon Paul Newman dies at 83
Posted: 10:08 AM ET
(CNN) — Paul Newman, the legendary actor whose steely-blue eyes, good-humored charm and advocacy of worthy causes made him one of the most renowned figures in American arts, has died at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83.

He died of cancer Friday, said spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic.

Newman attained stardom in the 1950s and never lost the movie-star aura, appearing in such classic films as “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “Exodus,” “The Hustler,” “Cool Hand Luke,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting” and “The Verdict.”

He finally won an Oscar in 1986 — on his eighth try — for “The Color of Money,” a sequel to “The Hustler.” He later received two more Oscar nominations. Among his other awards was the Motion Picture Academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

McCain Decides to Show Up for Debate

A Newsmax.com article states that Sen. John McCain will be going to Mississippi after all to debate Barack Obama.

"With less than 10 hours until the debate was scheduled to start, the McCain campaign announced that the Arizona senator would travel to the University of Mississippi. The campaign said that afterward McCain would return to Washington to continue working on the financial crisis."

Earlier this morning, I wrote the following comment to a friend: " We can't misunderestimate McCain anymore. Although Obama has more money and the legacy media in his hip pocket, the Republican has been employing tactics and strategy like a good general: he has a grasp as to what the opposition is doing, understands the importance of nimbleness, decisiveness, and surprise, and did an excellent job maintaining secrecy just before he unveiled Gov. Palin as his running mate.... It is ironic that his rival should taunt him for postponing the debate that was supposed to happen today, when Obama went out of his way to avoid debating McCain in the first place."

UPDATE: The first debate has just ended, and I agree with Stephen Green on Pajamas Media that in general, while both candidates sounded alert and well-informed, Sen. McCain had the upper hand, especially on world affairs. Obama spent too much time beating a dead horse (the Bush Administration), trying unsuccessfully to label McCain as "Bush III," and pitting the very rich against the rest of America. McCain focused on his strengths (experience, not being afraid to take unpopular stands, and showing his understanding of world affairs). In my opinion, Obama flip-flopped more often on the issues, while McCain added a human touch to his remarks by using more anecdotes, remembering the name on his bracelet, and describing his own reactions to historic events.

"Peace" Activist Spray-Paints Message of Hate on OIF Vet's Jeep!

This just in from the Dallas Morning News:

11:07 AM CDT on Thursday, September 25, 2008
By JEFF BRADY / WFAA-TV staff

An Army Reserves sergeant studying at Dallas Baptist University was surprised this week to find the message "soldiers are murderers" spray painted on his Jeep Wrangler.

Viktow Whitlow, a junior, had parked his Jeep on the campus at about 2 a.m. Wednesday and returned hours later to find his vehicle's tires had been flattened, the seats slashed and "soldiers are murderers" spray painted in red across the hood.

"It's disheartening to be honest with you," he said. "It's shocking that somebody would write something like that. It just makes me speechless."

Mr. Whitlow, who recently spent two tours in Balad, Iraq, said he has no idea who vandalized his Jeep or why he was targeted.

"I actually worked in a medical treatment facility and we actually saved lives instead of taking them," he said.

Dallas Baptist University is a private liberal arts campus in southwestern Dallas.

"We're surprised, and it causes us to think that this isn't one of our students because it's so out of character," said Mark Hale, dean of students.

While Mr. Whitlow does have insurance, he said he will have to borrow transportation until repairs are made. Damage was estimated at $7,000.

Florida Congressman Equates Hunters with Racism

CNN ran the following story today: Rep. Alcee Hastings told an audience of Jewish Democrats Wednesday that they should be wary of Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin because “anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks.”

Reaction to Hastings' remarks along party lines were quite predictable. Republicans were saying, "He's got to be kidding!" or "I thought this came out of The Onion or ScrappleFace.com, not CNN," while Democrats were more inclined to accept what he said at face value.

Celebrate International Disturbed People’s Day

EDITORIAL COMMENT: A true friend sent this to cheer me up, so I decided to compile the expanded remix version based on JibJab.com and other Web sites. Since there is no fixed date for International Disturbed People's Day, you can have more than one of them in a year.

I’m not sure what it says about me, that I was reminded of this fact today by someone who I thought was a close friend, but I feel compelled to pass this message on.

So please send an encouraging message to a disturbed friend today.

I don't care if you lick windows, take the special bus or occasionally pee on yourself… (other telltale signs of Disturbed People include but are not limited to: eating your own boogers, following the crowd when you invest money, worrying about being assassinated even though you’re not important enough to be a target, sniffing your finger every time you scratch the crack of your butt, poor impulse control, or voting for the Democratic candidate).

You hang in there sunshine, you're friggin' special.

Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset or mad, is a full minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Today's Message of the Day is:

Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile! Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here, we should dance.

Things look to be crazy until about 9 AM tomorrow, so I wanted to let all my fellow whack-jobs know that I was thinkin' of ya anyway!

There’s a lot more of us than you think…and don’t ever assume that you’re not disturbed!

Obama May Be Chief Beneficiary of Financial Crisis

In an e-mail to a friend yesterday, I had the following comment to make about the proposed $700 billion bailout and related developments:

As a political/news junkie, I have gone ahead and read George F. Will's latest column.

This financial crisis is so wrong on so many levels, and there is plenty of blame to go around. I am aware that the Democrats are ready to exploit the moment when John McCain loses his cool, because that's when he's most likely to expose his vulnerabilities. Even though McCain and President Bush could see it coming and tried to head it off at the pass, the fact that this fiasco broke during a Republican administration creates a golden opportunity for Barack Obama. This puts many conservatives in an uncomfortable position, since I was a Romney booster, and only lately have I endorsed McCain. IMHO, I don't think this problem we have can be solved simply by throwing money at it. With so much at stake, there must be strict controls in place.

UPDATE: It has become necessary to address this hot topic with another issue of "Cutting-Edge Conservatism." If you're not on our mailing list, you can request a copy by writing to me at hammerz at hotmail-dot-com.

To the Third Most Liberal Senator, Laboring in the More Remote Provinces

Even though he receives far less press coverage than either presidential candidate or Gov. Sarah Palin, Joe Biden is still in our thoughts. We believe his position as Barack Obama's running mate is secure for now, since a god doesn't make mistakes!

His Brother's Keeper

Dinesh D'Souza does a favor for George Obama, half-brother of Barack, by raising over $2000 (including $1000 in matching funds out of his own pocket). This is a substantial amount of money by Kenyan standards, and makes you wonder why multi-millionaire Barack Obama hasn't lifted a finger to help out George.

Is There Anything Legos Can't Do?

Check out this aircraft carrier made of Legos.

While you're at it, Yeeeeee.com has some eye candy made of Lego pieces for you to gape at.

Over at the Brothers Brick, there's a 5900-piece Taj Mahal and fast food from McDonald's.

Victor Davis Hanson Strikes Again!

In his latest Pajamas Media essay, "Palin and Obama - What Really Is Wisdom?" Hanson makes a side-by-side comparison between No. 1 on the Democratic ticket and No. 2 on the Republican (who could very well follow in the footsteps of Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus [519 BC – 430 BC?] and return to Alaska once her days in Washington are over). Whether you agree with him or not, he always provides food for thought, and there is a wonderful diversity of reader comments as well.

Obama the Rock Star (Cartoons)

Patriotism Then and Now

The 1773 model [Boston Tea Party]:


The 2008 model:

“We want to take money [from the wealthy] and put it back in the pocket of middle-class people,” Democrat vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden said in an interview this week on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Talking about the “fundamental differences” between Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin, Biden said that wealthier Americans would indeed pay more taxes. “It’s time to be patriotic... time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut.”

UPDATE: Now, according to this Wall Street Journal article, Sen. Biden claims that God is on his side.

Maybe I Was Too Harsh on Sen. Biden

Yes, I am mellowing in my old age, so I feature this Chuck Asay cartoon, in which Joe Biden puts Vice President Cheney to shame as a hunter.

It's Not the First Example of Astroturfing, and It Won't Be the Last

An American Thinker article by Clarice Feldman, "Astroturfing, the New Propaganda Plague" warns about a technique used not only by politicians, but by promoters who want to drum up demand for a particular product or service. The article goes on to say,

"Astroturfing is the attempt to create the feeling of a grassroots movement by planting stories around the web through the use of paid or volunteer spammers."

I recommend that you go ahead and read this informative article. Don't let anyone stampede you into spending your money unwisely or doing something you'll regret!

UPDATE: The latest attempt to generate an "Obama = Messiah" meme with the absurd slogan“Jesus was a community organizer; Pilate was a governor” is apparently an attempt to divert public attention away from his limitations as a leader. If you Google the search terms "Obama crybaby," you will call up at least 236,000 references.