As the old saying goes, Karma is a female dog. An angry and ironic one, that is.

Well, the self-anointed closet racists at NBC (home of the All-White Network, MSLSD) have stepped into that dog’s societal poop yet again. and in a deliciously ironic way.

Needles to say, if this has been any GOP, conservative group or even FOX News for that matter, we would never hear the end of it. Al Sharpton would need a Port-a-Potty to keep up with all of the time he would be spending outside of the company offices of said organization, and probably a Sucrets as well, while he was spouting out his racial Allah-Akburs.

From Mediaite: (Hat Tip tp the Mark Levin Show)

So who at NBC thought it would be a good idea for the special today to be, among other things, fried chicken, “in honor of Black History Month”?

Because, spoiler alert – it wasn’t a good idea at all. And now NBCU employee Questlove is bringing it to the attention of his 1 million plus Twitter followers.

Questlove, the band leader and drummer for The Roots (the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) tweeted this picture from the NBC Commissary at 30 Rock, with the comment: “Hmm HR?”

They might as well have added watermelon to the menu and a minstrel show.

Best comment – Southpaw @ Michelle Malkin

Do they serve pinnekjøtt,fenalår, svinneribbe or Julskinke on Scandinavian Day?

Wait….they don’t have Scandinavian Day, do they?

Racists

The tide of the Tea Party and the Town Hall that bubbled to the surface over the past year is starting to reach epic electoral heights:

From Rasmussen Reports:

Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio has now jumped to a 12-point lead over Governor Charlie Crist in Florida’s Republican Primary race for the U.S. Senate.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely GOP Primary voters in the state finds Rubio leading Crist 49% to 37%. Three percent (3%) prefer another candidate, and 11% are undecided.

The new numbers mark a stunning turnaround. Crist was the strong favorite when he first announced for the Senate seat, and Rubio was viewed as a long-shot challenger.

But Crist’s support fell from 53% in August to 49% in October. By December, the two men were tied at 43% apiece.

Rubio leads Crist by 17 points among men and by seven among women. He also carries 52% of the conservative GOP vote, while moderates prefer Crist.

I am still betting that Crist drops out before the primary on August 24, in order to spare himself the embarrassment of being routed.

I suppose between the thrill of the Saints-Vikings game over the weekend and the audible thud of the President’s State of Confusion “lecture”, one very under reported, but very important news item has slipped by.

WHY THE HELL IS MARK KIRK STILL CASTING VOTES IN THE SENATE?

Massachusetts law is quite clear on this issue. When Brown won the special election last week, he was to be sworn in ASAP and Kirk was banned from voting in the Senate, starting the the day after the election.

From the Weekly Standard:

But in the days after the election, it is Kirk’s status that matters, not Brown’s. Massachusetts law says that an appointed senator remains in office “until election and qualification of the person duly elected to fill the vacancy.” The vacancy occurred when Senator Edward Kennedy died in August. Kirk was picked as interim senator by Governor Deval Patrick.

Democrats in Massachusetts have talked about delaying Brown’s “certification,” should he defeat Democrat Martha Coakley on Tuesday. Their aim would be to allow Kirk to remain in the Senate and vote the health care bill.

But based on Massachusetts law, Senate precedent, and the U.S. Constitution, Republican attorneys said Kirk will no longer be a senator after election day, period. Brown meets the age, citizenship, and residency requirements in the Constitution to qualify for the Senate. “Qualification” does not require state “certification,” the lawyers said.

Now, compare that to this item. Look at the date of the story of this item from FOX News re: Niki Tsongas: (Hat Tip to Lan Astaslem at Michele Malkin)

Thursday, October 18, 2007

WASHINGTON — Democrat Niki Tsongas cast her first House vote Thursday on an issue that helped propel her into Congress: expanding a children’s health insurance program.

The election itself was held on the 16th of that October.

And please do not give me any “House vs. Senate” rules claptrap. Brown was duly elected, and by MA law, was to be duly sworn in to REPLACE the current occupant of that seat, Kirk. Not sit around like a stranded tourist, hoping someone would give him directions to the Dirksen building.

But don’t worry, we’ll save a few billion by cutting back the number of paper clips the IRS uses.

From the NY Times: (Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin)

The Senate on Thursday voted narrowly to increase the government’s borrowing authority to $14.3 trillion, which would allow the Treasury Department to continue servicing the country’s spiraling national debt through most of 2010.

The 60 to 40 vote, along party lines, allows the Democratic-led chamber to avoid approving another unpopular increase before the November congressional elections. The House of Representatives must also approve the hike before President Barack Obama can sign it into law.

At $45,000 per American, that is nearly twice the annual poverty line. So can we now all claim to be in poverty and get all of the goodies that are reserved to the parasites and illegals? I thought not.

You have to love this line:

…but lawmakers are never eager to sign off on a measure that allows the government to dig itself further into debt.

Maybe if they did not quadruple the deficit and the debt in one short year, they would not have such clammy hands when pressing the “Yea” button. They might as well be a Kennedy and complain about drunk driving.

Just when you think it cannot get any better, along comes two more good pieces of news. One small, one huge.

From Pipe Line News: (Hat Tip: Free Conservatives)

January 21, 2010 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org – In a remarkably powerful way the U.S. Supreme Court has struck a huge and far reaching blow in support of the First Amendment, overturning significant aspects of previous “campaign finance reform” legislation, declaring it unconstitutional.

The 5-4 Decision written by justice Kennedy struck down a key provision in McCain Feingold, the onerous legislation passed during GW Bush’s first term, which many on the right considered unconstitutional at the time as well as the 1990 Austin decision.

The specific case deals with a campaign documentary generated by the non-profit Citizens United which was critical of then candidate Hillary Clinton.

Fearful that the campaign piece might be violative of McCain Feingold, Citizens sought declaratory and injunctive relief to avoid potential criminal and civil penalties.

The DC District Court decided against the plaintiff and from there it was appealed to the SCOTUS which today ruled in favor of Citizens, overturning the District Court decision.

While it is disquieting that the ruling was only 5-4, a win is still a win. Since the chances of Obama being re-elected to second term and naming more Wise Latinas and other Assorted Marxists to the court are about as good as Michael Moore running the Boston Marathon in record time,

The other piece is of less consequence, but no less satisfying.

From The Washington Post: (Hat Tip: Free Conservatives)

Air America, the talk-radio network that helped boost the careers of liberals Al Franken and Rachel Maddow, said Thursday it was going out of business.

In a statement to employees of the New York-based network, Air America’s chairman, Charlie Kireker, wrote: “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. . . . In this climate, our painstaking search for new investors has come close several times right up into this week, but ultimately fell short of success.”

Ummmm…a “difficult economic environment”? It sure does not seem to be affecting the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity or Mark Levin et al. Then again, they do not have to pay for radio stations to carry their shows because of zero advertising and audience. Nor did they have to steal ten of thousands of dollars from needy New York children and the elderly in order to operate. (Someone needs to put Franken under oath and have him explain where all of that loot went to)

From their statement: (Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin)

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 times.

Those companies that remain are facing audience fragmentation as a result of new media technologies, are often saddled with crushing debt, and have generally found it difficult to obtain operating or investment capital from traditional sources of funding. In this climate, our painstaking search for new investors has come close several times right up into this week, but ultimately fell short of success.

With radio industry ad revenues down for 10 consecutive quarters, and reportedly off 21% in 2009, signs of improvement have consisted of hoping things will be less bad. And though Internet/new media revenues are projected to grow, our expanding online efforts face the same monetization and profitability challenges in the short term confronting the Web operations of most media companies

When Air America Radio launched in April, 2004 with already-known personalities like Al Franken and then-unknown future stars like Rachel Maddow, it was the only full-time progressive voice in the mainstream broadcast media world. At a critical time in our nation’s history — when dissent on issues such as the Iraq war were often denounced as “un-American” — Air America and its talented team helped millions of Americans remember the importance of compelling discussion about the most pivotal events and decisions of our generation.

Through some 100 radio outlets nationwide, Air America helped build a new sense of purpose and determination among American progressives. With this revival, the progressive movement made major gains in the 2006 mid-term elections and, more recently, in the election of President Barack Obama and a strongly Democratic Congress.

And a small amount of noise pollution has removed from the environment. That is the type of “green” I can support.

Mr. President, what about those job, jobs, jobs? Unemployment just went up. Again.