Midnight Blue Says

Looking out my kitchen window into a winter wonderland this morning had me wishing I’d planned a Superbowl trip.

I am backing the Colts while looking forward to the half-time show and Tebow’s commercial. Update: Newsbusters reports TWO Tebow ads are scheduled for Superbowl Sunday. The second ad will air during the pre-game show. This is choice you can believe in!

Which team do you believe has the best chance to win the Superbowl?

If a progressive radio station ceases operations and declares bankruptcy, will anyone hear it?

AirAmerica.com

It is with the greatest regret, on behalf of our Board, that we must announce that Air America Media is ceasing its live programming operations as of this afternoon, and that the Company will file soon under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out an orderly winding-down of the business.

The very difficult economic environment has had a significant impact on Air America’s business. This past year has seen a “perfect storm” in the media industry generally. National and local advertising revenues have fallen drastically, causing many media companies nationwide to fold or seek bankruptcy protection. From large to small, recent bankruptcies like Citadel Broadcasting and closures like that of the industry’s long-time trade publication Radio and Records have signaled that these are very difficult and rapidly changing time

It has been one year since President Bush left the White House.  In the space of a year, the nation has come to realize the real measure of this man as the current administration quietly follows in his footsteps.

Andrew Breitbart  - Rethinking Bush

A year after he left office, it looks more and more like others will now not only start appreciating our 43rd president, they might start wishing they helped him when he had the toughest job in the world and they could only wish him ill.

Once again: thanks, President Bush.

The US lost an additional 85,000 jobs in December bringing the yearly total of job loss to 2.5 million and  increasing the unemployment rate to 17.3 nationwide.

With this news in mind, the Obama administration is pushing a 1 trillion government takeover of student loans through Democrat senator Tom Harkin’s HELP committee. This scheme will eliminate private lenders, in turn adding more citizens to the growing unemployment number and end up giving the government sole control over student loans. This will drastically impact everyone’s ability to decide how they will finance a university education. If it is anything like the healthcare bill, with politics trumping coverage, will some states benefit  because their Senator held his or her vote in exchange for more goodies, leaving the other states to pick up their tab?

“My guiding principle is and always has been that consumers do better when there is choice and competition. That’s how the market works.” (Obama’s speech to Congress,9/9/09)

What happened to choice and competition? With the federalization of GM, banking institutions and healthcare, what real choices will American’s have available to them in the marketplace?

For comparison, check out GOP.com ‘The Democrats’ Job Standard “

Going Rogue - An American Life

Over the past weeks, I’ve read  fantastic reviews of this book.  Check out Bank of Kev and American Thinker’s review of Going Rogue, both are outstanding works in their own right.  I’ve borrowed the question set from the Bank of Kev review in order to frame my thoughts on the book.  

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Wounded Warrior Project

Wounded Warrior Project mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors.

Veterans Day is a time to remember and honor the sacrifice of our returning heroes, more than 30,000 of whom have been wounded — many severely — in recent conflicts. We provide services and programs that ease the burdens of the most seriously wounded and their families, aid in the recovery process and smooth their transition back to civilian life.

What better way to honor those who have served our Nation.

West Chester, Pa 2008

Robert Gibbs responding to a question regarding a statement made by Rep. Boehner at the Congressional House Call rally:

People — imagine five years ago somebody comparing health care reform to 9/11. Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images of Hitler.

As hard as he tries, Robert Gibbs cannot hide the past 8 years of Democrat behavior with a glib statement. It is all documented on Flickr , YouTube and Zomblog

Schwartz sends goons in her place to Healthcare Townhall hosted by Damian Dachowski.

After receiving no answer from emails requesting town hall health care meeting , I took up Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann’s call to make a house call on our congressional representatives.

Despite less than a week’s notice, up to 50,000 Americans from across the country gathered at the steps of the Capitol Building yesterday to send a message to Congress - ’kill the bill’.  Pelosicare is not health care reform, it is a power grab.

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is still alive. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of his victims. LaShawn Barber writes what we are all thinking at this time:

The obvious question is why didn’t he just kill himself if he was so distraught? Why kill and wound so many others? What an idiot. Rest in peace? I doubt it.

Pamela Gellar is all over this story: American Woman Took Down Jihadi

Muslim garbed Nidal Malik Hasan guns down Americans

William Jacobson is interested in how Paul Krugman will blame this murderous rampage on rightwing religious fundamentalism.

It seems only British journalists are still practicing the art of journalism – The London Telegraph has revealed a credible link between Nidal and the 9/11 terrorists. Asra Nomani of The Daily Beasts finds that Nidal is a” typical fundamentalist muslim“.

As a practicing psychiatrist counseling soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who openly expressed his fundamentalist belief in jihad; I would request a review of the medical charts of the 96 soldiers who have committed suicide this year to see if this jihadi psychiatrist had a role in their care.

Outstanding Rally and Congressional House Call!

I’ve begun posting photos on Flick, you can view them HERE

If you are able to come to Washington, DC , Americans For Prosperity encourage you to attend Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s National Congressional House Call on Thursday, November 5th

WHAT: Health Care “House Call” on Capitol Hill WHO: Americans concerned about our health care future WHEN: Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 12:00-1:00pm WHERE: West Front Steps of the U.S. Capitol (House Side)