Trick of the Month

No, this isn't a post about Sandra Fluke.

Apparently there is a satire site called The Daily Currant.  They posted a news report saying Obama has forgiven all of the student loans.  All $1T of them.

They even quoted our dear leader:

Just because someone borrowed a bunch of money doesn’t mean they have to pay it back. This isn’t 19th century England. This is America. And in America we’ve always believed in second chances.

Ah, the marvels of social media.  Word traveled fast.  Twitter was abuzz.

Why couldn't we come up with this idea?  We're smart.  Our public school teachers told us we are smart.  They gave us a high school diploma to prove it.

The day will come when we too have an idea that will tweak the Liberals Progressives Communists. Until then, we'll just keep wearing our Commie Obama hat and keep plugging away.

U/T: Legal Insurrection

Syria

Our first post on the Syria story.  First, some opinions and observations.  No predictions yet.  Also, some links to smart people who are paying more attention to the story than we are.

Opinion #1:  The US should bomb the s**t out of anyone who uses a weapon of mass destruction, like chemical weapons.  The weapons are abhorrent and destabilizing, and an example should be made of anyone who turns to these weapons.  And, as the only superpower on the globe, it is our duty to respond.

Opinion #2:  Obama is doing it wrong.  No US Navy ship or troop carrier should change course.  We have weapon systems that can do what is necessary.  Massing military assets might be intended to intimidate Russian or Iranian foes, but it can also facilitate the escalation of a wider war.

Opinion #3:  Some are warning a US attack on Syria will lead to a world war.  It will likely lead to more conflict over a wider theater, but we reject the talk of world war.  Every player has already done a cost-benefit analysis and we have no doubt all have concluded that containment of the Syrian action is in their best interests.  Yes, there are others who would like a wider war, but they are not in a position to get their way.  We think the best indicators are the stock market and the price of gold, and neither are showing any sign of panic.  We think the worst source for useful information is the US media.

Opinion #4:  Any discussion of a mess from US action is ignorance.  The US military is the only organization in the Federal system that is staffed with the best and best equipped.  Assuming the mission is clear, they will execute at near perfection.  For Obama, who has created a quagmire of everything domestic, he no doubt is excited about having a success to point to.

Opinion #5:  People are trying to cloud the issue of blame for the chemical weapons attack. Further, it is known that both parties, Assad Regime and the Rebels are bad.  Assad used chemical weapons against rebels that are supported by Al-Qaeda?  Sounds like there are multiple reasons to unleash Hell and less chance for collateral damage.  Call us callous, but there are ALWAYS reasons to not drop bombs.

Observation #1:  W was right about WMD - their existence in the Middle East, and their potential to destabilize.

Observation #2:  It took the administration and State Department to determine the use of chemical weapons about two weeks after everyone else on the planet knew. 

Observation #3:  The Democrats took power by claiming anti-war credentials and trashing an aggressive US policy towards WMD and terrorism.  They now embrace war.

Observation #4:  The Democrats wailed, bleated and demanded that W get congressional and UN approval for his use of force after 3,000 Americans were murdered by Muslims.  He did.  Obama is threatening use of force against Syria and has not asked for support from Congress or the UN.  And he has lost support from Britain and other allies.

YouTuber Rawdog says the US will back down.  We have found his predictions to be almost always right.  However, he's changed YouTube accounts three times in the past year and has deleted past videos.  So, weigh our respect for him with that in mind.

YouTuber, blogger, author and hat owner Davis Aurini introduces a broader perspective of the Syria story.  We always learn something from his video presentations and we highly recommend that you subscribe to his channel.

NiceDeb has three posts on the subject.  As always, she posts plenty of links and relevant videos.

Obama About to Plunge Us into Another War w/o Congressional Approval, UN Approval, or Consent of the American People

Whoa: US Intelligence Officials Not So Sure Assad Regime Behind Chemical Weapons Attack

Nobel Peace Prize Winning Citizen of the World President Willing to Go It Alone On Bombing Syria

 Last, ZeroHedge has posted a list of reasons why Syria is a good distraction, by Simon Black. 

What have we missed?

UPDATED 8.30 3pm:

Added image above.

 UPDATED 8.30 4pm:

Found at Imgur:

 UDPATED 8.31 5:30pm:

More images pulled from FB and MoonBattery:

 

This picture above is a reference to Orwell's book, Nineteen Eighty-Four.  One of our FB Comrades, a fellow 95B no less, posted a comment that also references the book:

Iran is building nukes, and threatening to wipe Israel off the map. Barry refuses to act. Syrian thugs kill other Syrian thugs, and we must act "urgently", sometime in September when the budget battle begins. No distract here!!!



Perhaps even more importantly, We do not seek regime change. We do not seek to "win", only to send a"signal". Why the hell would America start a conflict, and say out loud, our objective is NOT to win? Is the enemy this week Eurasia? It's hard to remember.

FEMA Death Camps

Explained by the Doctor of Common Sense:



This guy is a crack-up.  Be sure to subscribe to his channel.  He comments on everything.

And check out his blogtalk radio show - every Wednesday.

Back To School

A primer from hat evangelist Aaron Clarey (aka Captain Capitalism):



Kids are sure lucky to have Aaron.  When we were in high school (early 80's) the Liberal Progressive Communist indoctrination efforts were still amateurish.   And more teachers took pride in their role.  Maybe 15% to Aaron's 5%. 

This is what we remember from high school:

Better times.

UPDATED 8.28 7pm: 

Speaking of better times...




"It starts with ashtrays..."

We're Seeing Double

Try as they might, Liberals Progressives Communists cannot hide their goals for this country.

We've been AWOL from our blogging activities for a while, yet in two clicks we find the Hammer and Sickle on display.

This was found at All The Right Snark:

This was found at Breitbart:

It is as if the conservatives in American have all gone sarcastic and started calling our President Dear Leader a "Commie." 

What next?  A Commie Obama hat, perhaps?

Monday Morning Cigar

At the range with a Romeo Y Julieta Reserve and our latest book, Prisoner of Conscience written by congressman Frank Wolf.

Even when we are shooting, we are 'to the right of center'.  As it should be.

They Chose Poorly

When you dilute our super heroes, you dilute the values that make America great.

Does the Affleck choice signal an end to the wonderful, yet dark, good-vs-evil movies that followed 9-11? 

It started with Batman Begins in 2005.  Bond followed.  The Avenger series has been great. 

Are we now entering a decade of feminized heroes?  Because there are not enough smoke and mirrors in Hollywood to bring Affleck up to par with Christian Bale.

Following Obama's example, Hollywood has set the bar lower.

Movie: JOBS

The movie about Steve Jobs opened a week ago to mediocre reviews and earnings.  Maybe the story is only interesting to entrepreneurs and older folks who watched the Apple empire in its early days.

Count us as one of those people.  We loved it.  We cannot suggest improvements.

And full disclosure here:  Steve Jobs is the only person who has had two Tribute posts here at Ushanka - Here and here.

Congrats to the movie's team in capturing Steve Jobs' tenacity, competitiveness, vision, strengths and flaws. 

Congrats to the movie's team in accurately presenting Apple CEO's John Scully and Gil Amelio.

Scenes and themes that might have been overlooked:

1) Jobs trying to explain a personal computer to investors.

2) The man behind the iPhone using a rotary phone.

3) The competitiveness with Microsoft.

4) The unique chemistry necessary for others to successfully work with Jobs.

Since the movie we've subscribed to the YouTube channel EveryAppleAds.  They have a bunch of old Apple ads.  Here is a brilliant one from 1992:

Now... That's Rich

A warning from the unions over ObamaCare.

Less hours = Less pay = Less medical benefits.  That you voted for.



And now the people who told you to vote for Obama, and who depend on you to work so they can keep their jobs, need your help. 

We'd laugh ourselves silly if we weren't in the hole with you union people. 

Instead, we'll just take another power nap.

If we had another son....

No doubt our dear leader will declare his outrage at the recent shooting in Oklahoma.  Just as soon as he gets off the golf course.

But he might hesitate.  This is that "black on white" offense that doesn't get a lot of attention from our media.  If the media isn't picking it up, then why would our dear leader take notice?

It seems in our new, transformed America, the media rule is "If it bleeds, it leads."  And the transformed part of that is that "it" must be black.

So three "teens" are bored in Oklahoma City.  We've know this level of boredom and can confirm it is dangerous.  We lived this level of boredom every day in government school.

The "bored teens" see a guy jog by and decide to shoot him.  They pursue, then shoot him.  Christopher Lane, an Australian here on a baseball scholarship, is dead.

Another victim of fatherless children.  Mr. Lane no doubt had an involved father.  We guess that from his success.  And no doubt, again a guess, the three human-trash thugs that shot him did not have involved fathers.

That's it.  That is the source of our violence problems.  Why elaborate and make the NSA read a whole long rant?

Either the father is involved and raises a productive and successful young man, or the involved father comes in the form of a government check.  Yes, the Liberals Progressives Communists will scream that there are exceptions, but alas, they are exceptions in the black community where 74% of children are raised by mothers alone.

Hat Evangelist Captain Capitalism elaborates:




Is this the proper forum to share our hope that bored fatherless teens don't murder us?

Top photo from hat owner Diann at All The Right Snark.

Second photo from story at The Guardian.

Completely unrelated:

Drudge links to this study that says welfare payments exceed minimum wage in 35 states.  And in 13 states welfare exceeds the pay from a $15/hour job.

UPDATED 8.22 Noon:

MoonBattery posted this cartoon today:

Sean has posted a complimentary rant.

UDPATED 8.22 2:30pm:

A FB Comrade posted this one: