Well, OK. Ascribing the word “intellectual” to any part of Virginia’s moonbatosphere is a stretch. Perhaps “intellectualoid” is a better word.And how else do you explain the fact that many of those savaging Sarah Palin as “unqualified” for the job sh…
Archive for September, 2008
[SkepticalObservor] Intellectual Whiplash
Posted by James Young in September 30th 2008 under: aggregated
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10:57 Really should work on his immigration paper before Election Day. #
[Virginia Virtucon] DJIA Regains 2/3 of Yesterday’s Loss
Posted by Riley in September 30th 2008 under: 2008 Elections, Business, Economics, National Politics, aggregated
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So much for the failure of the bailout in Congress leading to a collapse on Wall Street. Today, the market regained 2/3 of what it lost yesterday (+485.21 / +4.68%).
I heard one person on TV the other day saying that the stock market is K-MART and there is a big “Blue Light Special” going on […]
[The right-wing liberal] There are fundamentals, and then there are fundamentals
Posted by rightwingliberal in September 30th 2008 under: Barack Obama, Democrats, Economics, John McCain, Republican Party, U.S. politics, aggregated
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This is what the Audacity of Hype had to say about the economy yesterday (Weekly Standard Blog):
After this immediate problem, we’ve got the long-term fundamentals that will really make sure this economy grows.
Gee, that sounds a lot like something John McCain said earlier this month (Washington Post):
“Our economy, I think, is still — the fundamentals […]
Barack Obama agrees: the fundamentals of America’s economy are strong.
So not only was McCain right during the debate but he’s been right on the fundamentals of the economy, even though the Obama camp has been hammering him for daring to s…
[The right-wing liberal] David Freddoso gets it
Posted by rightwingliberal in September 30th 2008 under: Economics, Government spending, On the Blogosphere, Republican Party, U.S. politics, aggregated
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This is what I’d like every House Republican who voted no to read and take to heart (NRO):
. . . Republicans cannot expect to win sympathy from the electorate merely by playing an obscure insiders’ blame game over who hurt whose feelings. Instead of pointing the finger at the other guy, they should boldly make […]
[Virginia Virtucon] It Didn’t Have To Happen
Posted by Riley in September 30th 2008 under: 2008 Elections, Economics, John McCain, National Politics, Scandal!, Teleprompter Barry, aggregated
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[Rappahannock Red] Gary Skinner wants to know why everybody gets to raise gas prices except him
Posted by rightwingliberal in September 30th 2008 under: Politics, Virginia, aggregated, spotsylvania
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My Supervisor “asked county administrators last week to investigate possible gas price gouging in Spotsylvania County” (Free Lance Black Hole). To be fair to Mr. Skinner, he was aware of Hurricane Ike, but he seemed upset that the price rose “the day of the hurricane.”
Maybe if he looked a bit further south he’d realize how […]
[Virginia Virtucon] Orwellian
Posted by Riley in September 30th 2008 under: "Journalists", 2008 Elections, Marxists, Media, National Politics, Teleprompter Barry, Theater of the Absurd, aggregated
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This is purely Orwellian. What are we, China or North Korea now?
“Obama Kids Sing for Dear Leader”
Here’s the beautiful part of this. Turns out this “grassroots” video was produced by NBC News head honcho Jeff Zucker.
The likes of Jeff Zucker, Holly Schiffer, Peter Rosenfeld, Darin Moran, Jean Martin, Andy Blumenthal, and Nick Phoenix rearranged schedules […]
[Virginia Virtucon] Barack Obama Comes Out In Support Of Wall St. Welfare Bill
Posted by Riley in September 30th 2008 under: 2008 Elections, Democrats, Economics, National Politics, aggregated
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Obama calls on Americans to support rescue plan
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday called for Americans to get behind attempts to salvage a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector, saying that if Wall Street fails ordinary people will also be hurt.
Meanwhile, a Harvard economist has a different point of view:
Bankruptcy, not bailout, […]
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Using Website Grader I’ve been able to find out the following about J’s Notes:
Your website has an Alexa rank of 1,966,507 which is in the top 6.4 % of all websites.
This blog currently has a Technorati rank of 180,998, […]
[CatHouse Chat] Smudgie-cat is happy-snuggly
Posted by Kat in September 30th 2008 under: aggregated
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Smudgie has decided that my computer backpack is her new “nest.” She’s finally doing better with her allergies; her neck is still pretty scabby and icky-looking, but it’s drying up and shrinking. So the allergy shot (steriod?) and the Prednisone pills …
[The right-wing liberal] I have to give this comment more pub!
Posted by rightwingliberal in September 30th 2008 under: Economics, On the Blogosphere, U.S. politics, aggregated
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Last night, I had this to say about Donald Trump:
There was a time when I never thought I would ever say this, but we need Donald Trump as Secretary of the Treasury. He’d be a dramatic improvement over Henry Paulson.
Riley at Virginia Virtucon responded as follows:
A Chia Pet would be a dramatic improvement over Paulson.
No argument […]
Congressman John Murtha, most famous for falsely claiming that U.S. Marines had committed cold-blooded murder and being a part of the ABSCAM scandal, today held a fundraiser for Gerry “The Big Doofus” Connolly’s campaign for Congress. (By the way, I love how the fundraiser is based in Maryland and not Virginia.)
RSVP
Susan O’Neill & Associates
301-xxx-xxxx
MurthaCampaign@xxxxxxxxx.com
Please Join
Congressman […]
[Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts] Drake uses Nye’s words from a Virginia blog in recent ad
Posted by J.R. Hoeft in September 30th 2008 under: Campaigns and Elections, Glenn Nye, Thelma Drake, aggregated
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Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA02)
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Consumer confidence unexpectedly improves in Sept.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index is now at 59.8, up from a revised 58.5 in August. Economists surveyed by Thomson/IFR expected a reading of 55.5.
As of 1 p.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Avg. was up (+274.15 / +2.64%) at 10,639.60.
So much for the Armageddon scenario […]
From the AP: Congressional leaders scrambled Tuesday to find enough changes to sell the multibillion-dollar financial rescue to their rank-and-file, with long-distance prodding from John McCain and Barack Obama on the presidential campaign trail.
Both McCain and Obama announced their backing for a plan that some House Republicans had pushed earlier: raising the federal deposit insurance limit
[The right-wing liberal] Gary Skinner wants to know why everybody gets to raise gas prices except him
Posted by rightwingliberal in September 30th 2008 under: Local Government, Media, Virginia politics, aggregated, taxes
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My Supervisor “asked county administrators last week to investigate possible gas price gouging in Spotsylvania County” (Free Lance Black Hole). To be fair to Mr. Skinner, he was aware of Hurricane Ike, but he seemed upset that the price rose “the day of the hurricane.”
Maybe if he looked a bit further south he’d realize how […]
[The right-wing liberal] Gary Skinner wants to know why everybody gets to raise gas prices except him
Posted by rightwingliberal in September 30th 2008 under: Local Government, Media, Virginia politics, aggregated, taxes
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My Supervisor “asked county administrators last week to investigate possible gas price gouging in Spotsylvania County” (Free Lance Black Hole). To be fair to Mr. Skinner, he was aware of Hurricane Ike, but he seemed upset that the price rose “the day of the hurricane.”
Maybe if he looked a bit further south he’d realize how […]
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Fantastic commentary in reaction to the bailout flameout (NRO - The Corner, emphasis in original):
I, too, must respectfully dissent. The proper question at this moment, it seems to me, is why so many Republicans thought it necessary to vote for a horrible piece of legislation, not how to assign the “blame” for its bipartisan defeat. […]
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Fantastic commentary in reaction to the bailout flameout (NRO - The Corner, emphasis in original):
I, too, must respectfully dissent. The proper question at this moment, it seems to me, is why so many Republicans thought it necessary to vote for a horrible piece of legislation, not how to assign the “blame” for its bipartisan defeat. […]
[Virginia Virtucon] How About Using Hard Data For Financial Decisions For A Change?
Posted by Riley in September 30th 2008 under: 2008 Elections, Economics, National Politics, aggregated
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The stock market plunged 777 points yesterday (percentage-wise that is less than 1/3 the amount it plunged in one day back in 1987) following Congress killing the monstrosity of a bailout package that had emerged. On one newscast, they reported a floor trader saying that Congress should be jailed after the bill went down in […]
The Whte House’s treatment of Leslie Carbone tells me they have forgotten the elemental lesson from Lyndon Johnson.
You know, the one about the tent . . .
[Virginia Conservative’s Weblog] A Victory for Freedom
Posted by virginiaconservative in September 30th 2008 under: Political Musings, Virginia politics, aggregated, bailout
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Yesterday, as I’m sure you heard, the House defeated the $700 billion bailout. Although the stock market suffered quite a hit, I think we will recover in time. That seems to be the trend. Some days we go up and some days we go down. Admittedly, every now and then the […]
[The right-wing liberal] Words of Wisdom from Mark Levin
Posted by rightwingliberal in September 30th 2008 under: Economics, Government spending, On the Blogosphere, Republican Party, U.S. politics, aggregated
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Clearly, Mark hasn’t caught the fever either (NRO - The Corner):
. . . count me among those few here who want to thank the House Republicans for taking a bold stand against what had been a stampede on a scale I have never before witnessed on matters of huge consequence. Conservatism is more than a quaint […]
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