Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

Ultimate proof that Rule 5 works even for magazines. Also, we probably over-do Rule 5 around Smash Mouth.  Discretion has never been a virtue that we possessed.  But only doing a Rule 5 post once per year? Don’t think we could manage that. 

Everybody remembers certain covers to the swimsuit edition.  I went back and looked in the SI vault to see when was the first cover that I could definitely remember.  It was before many of my readers were born–1975.   Below is one from 1984–remember?

Rush Limbaugh speaks, House Republicans listen

Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh said that the Republicans should refuse to meet with Obama at his proposed Health Care Summit.  Obama lost, the Republicans won, why bail him out with a sound bite opportunity?  And at the very least, Republicans should force Obama to admit defeat by scrapping the plans that were rejected by a majority of Americans and starting from scratch.  Later the same day–the same day–that Rush gave that advice, top Republicans wrote a letter claiming reluctance to attend if the old plans are not scrapped.  Reps. Boehner and Cantor wrote to chief of staff Rahm Emanuel (The Washington Post):  

“‘If the starting point for this meeting is the job-killing bills the American people have already soundly rejected, Republicans would rightly be reluctant to participate,’ Boehner and Cantor wrote.”….  ” ‘Bipartisanship’ is not writing proposals of your own behind closed doors, then unveiling them and demanding Republican support,” Boehner and Cantor wrote. “Bipartisan ends require bipartisan means.”

Sure, it’s wimpy and timid and does not go far enough. But it’s a start. Fight, boys, fight!  

For his part, President Obama gave little indication that he ”might abandon the months of work that produced Democratic bills that passed the House and the Senate late last year.”   Oooooh! All that “months of work” to produce bills that were soundly rejected by the American public.   That’s like a surgeon saying that he should keep going because he’s already started amputating the wrong leg.  Brilliant, Democrats.

Who has jurisdiction over Murtha’s slander suit now?

A Federal Appeals Court ruled that Murtha was immune from being  sued for defaming Marines regarding the death of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005.  Yes, Federal Judges oft times believe that they are God, but this is one blog which hopes that God doesn’t defer to Federal Judges.  God forgives, but Smash Mouth doesn’t forget.

Murtha was a walking, talking Exhibit A of why we need term limits on elected officials.  Now the election to fill his vacated seat will be Exhibit A B C D of how the American public is fed up with one party rule by Democrats. We hereby invite many other Democrat rulers to go join Murtha, where ever he is.

Reid, Pelosi, Byrd, anybody?

NYT Op-Ed morphs into Rule 5 Tuesday

Who knew? Ross Douthat’s mugshot was staring back at me as I read his opinion piece on how naive “idealistic” Obama is to envisision the world without nukes.  His pic reminded me of that little weasil Robert the Bruce in “Braveheart.” And of course I then thought about the pretty ladies in Braveheart, and voila’, it suddenly turned it into a Rule 5 Tuesday! Hey, it was 5:00 am and I couldn’t sleep. Mildly NSFW.

Ross Douthatt as Blind Pig who got one right

Angus Macfadyen as Robt the Bruce

Photo of the day

from Right Wing News

I am NOT a birther.

But something stinks to high heaven about Obama’s past.  I don’t know what it is, and I think that the most likely explanation is not that he was born in Kenya. But the dude is hiding something. 

I’ve learned from years of practicing law: press hardest where they object loudest.  Obama is hiding something.  Good Lord, if I was running for office (heaven forbid), I’d allow you to see my grammar school records if requested.  Literally dozens of folks know that I was the third (unplanned) child born of Daniel and Janice Doe. Want to see my law school transcripts? They are easily accessible (top 1/3 at Wake Forest, thank you, or I am sorry to report, depending up0n how snooty you are).

Obama? No long form birth certificate. No Hahvaad transcripts. No eyewitness accounts.  He is younger than I am.   I could present hundreds of witnesses to my (misguided) youth. Him?  Nothing.  And he spends tens of thousands fighting against releasing information.  He is hiding something.  This article from The American Thinker voices some of my concerns, and as the author says, if this makes me a “birther,” “then so be it.”

No means NO!

Today Rush Limbaugh was talking about the Obama plan to meet with Republicans to discuss ideas about ObamaCare.  Obama wants to listen to Republicans’ ideas and televise the discussion.  Rush’s response? Just say no. 

At first glance that might sound as though he is advocating  obstructionism.  But it really isn’t.  Obama has lost the debate.  Americans reject the Democratic plan to socialize health care.  Democrats are losing elections left and right.  The Democrats lost the filibuster proof majority in the Senate because of the health care debate.  Obama just wants to use the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.  When your opponent is digging a hole, don’t try to stop him. 

The health care debate is drowning Obama and he wants Republicans to throw him a life jacket.  For an entire year the Democrats hid in smoke filled rooms and refused to allow Republicans any input into the bills.  They rejected any Republican attempts to amend particularly odious portions of the bills.  They jammed it down our throats without even allowing us to read the damn bills.  Now that they lost the debate, suddenly they want to appear to be willing to compromise, to appear to be reasonable.  No thank you. Nope. Ugh ugh. No way, Jose. 

Abstinence Education Done Right–SMASH MOUTH AGREES WITH NYT EDITORIAL.

The editorial supports modifying sex education to teach abstinence but not on moral grounds, as such teaching was shown to be effective in one study of children in Philadelphia.  “No single approach will suffice to reduce sexual activity in all teenagers, but the new study suggests that there is a sensible, effective way to teach abstinence.”

My complaint against those who oppose abstinence education is that they 1) give up without a fight and 2) seem to oppose it on immoral grounds. 

They “give up without a fight” by apparently throwing up their hands and saying that kids will have sex no matter what we say, so don’t bother trying to convince them otherwise.  Yes, not all will be influenced by education favoring abstinence, but some will. And those who are influenced will be better off because of it.

Opponents of education favoring abstinence seem to have an underlying opposition to any moral basis in support of abstinence.  It’s as if they feel that teaching any moral basis for abstinence is an attack on them.  I believe their thinking goes: I have sex out of wedlock–if they teach not to have sex out of wedlock, then that is an attack on me.  I believe this is the real reason they oppose teaching abstinence.  The ”it doesn’t work” is merely their excuse for opposing it.    

Fine, let’s compromise: Teach reasons that support abstinence and sex education and leave out the moral reasons for abstinence.  Kids are dying, and ruining their lives, and adults are too busy fighting about what to teach them and not to teach them.  Only idiots and perverts would oppose teaching abstinence to young children if it is shown to be effective in preventing children from becoming sexually active.

The Obama’s watching Sarah Palin’s speech

From iOwnTheWorld

Dick LeBeau, former Lion great, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Sadly, I’m old enough to remember rooting for him. He played  until I was about 16 years old.  From MLive:

“LeBeau was a fifth-round draft pick in 1959 by the Cleveland Browns, but was cut in training camp. He joined the Lions that season and then played 14 years in Detroit. He went to three Pro Bowls and his 62 interceptions remains the second most in league history by a true cornerback.”

“After retiring, LeBeau spent the next 37 years in coaching and is currently the defensive coordinator for Pittsburgh, winning two Super Bowls with the Steelers.  LeBeau, who is widely considered the innovator of the “zone blitz,” was voted into the Hall of Fame, though, strictly on his credentials as a player.”

Then

 

And now

 

Dick is the oldest coach in the NFL and is widely credited with popularizing the “zone blitz.” 

“He was a 3 time pro-bowler, and still holds the record for consecutive games played as a cornerback/safety, with 171.”