Well, seeing that I am feeling like crap today, thanks to the return of the Crud, this might not apply to me today, but I am sure every Food Stalinist must be mortified of this pronouncement by The First Ass.

From Doug Powers via Weasel Zippers:

What a relief, indeed. I suppose this is a One Day Respite from having to eat her polluted veggies.

BTW, will Barack be lighting up a properly imported, free of carpet glue, ciggy after finishing his $200 million turkey with all of the trimmings? Inquiring minds want to know.

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You know, for all the much deserved rap, criticism and scorn that was heaped upon Bill Clinton in regards to his disgusting treatment of women, (wife and non-wife alike) over the years, you really cannot say that he was acting any different then most Democratic men. At least those who have unfortunately acquired power in America’s political/media structure. (I do not separate those two words with an “and”, since they are one and the same)

Just as a gaggle of creepy Lefty man, led by the likes of the equally creepy looking Alan Colmes, did all they could to get in between Sarah Palin’s unmentionables (re: Trig and boob size), they are now massively concerned about something that GOP Senate Candidate Christine O’Donnell said many moons ago about of all things, masturbation. (Speaking of Clinton, is there any chance we can get our old favorite Surgeon General, Jocelyn Elders to comment on this?)

Now, led by our favorite Serpent Head, James Carville, the grey, trenchcoat-wearing flashers are back on the corner of the block, hoping to scare old ladies and Deleware voters alike with such things as:

“She is a very fiscal conservative, she doesn’t believe in paying the bills, and she equated masturbation to adultery. If that is the case the Iranians would be stoning a lot of people in this country, I’ll tell you that,” he added.

(Thanks to Legal Insurrection for the images)

Doug Powers gets it right, as always:

It’s nice to see the Democrats finally concerned about government intrusion — it’s just too bad somebody had to threaten to confiscate their Jergens to do it.

That aside, come on, James — think of how much money would be spared in the Obamacare budget due to the eradication of carpal-tunnel syndrome.

Now, who would lay me $50 that Mary Jo Kopechne and Juanita Brodderick would vote for any of these creeps?

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Well, it is certainly a refreshing change to actually see a corporation telling a Food Stalinist group like CPSI to go shove it. From french fries to popcorn butter to beer to coffee to a myriad of other items, mainly food items, these nattering nanny-state nabobs have been at the forefront of useless litigation, costly lawsuits and the diminishment of the average citizen’s God-given right to be left alone and in peace. Especially when he is eating.

From The Sun Times: (Hat Tip: Doug Powers)

Those Hot Wheels and Polly Pocket dolls aren’t going anywhere.

The Happy Meals toys are staying, according to a letter McDonald’s brass delivered Wednesday to a health watchdog group that criticized the popular kids’ meals and how they are marketed.

Jim Skinner, CEO of Oak Brook-based McDonald’s, said the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which last month threatened to sue McDonald’s if the restaurant did not pull toys from its Happy Meals, “should apologize” to consumers and the company.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest last month threatened a lawsuit against the fast-food giant to get it to dump the toys that accompany Happy Meals.

Forget it, McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner said, defending Happy Meals in the written response sent to the Washington, D.C.-based group.

As one commenter on the site mentioned, it is rather interesting that the so-called obesity “crisis” started coming about at around the same time the government started sticking it’s nose in such things as school lunches, coming up with daily recommended allowances and “fat charts” that were so ridiculous that they literally had someone like Michael Jordan pegged as “obese”. You know, sort of like how teenage pregnancy exploded when “sex education” became a requirement in government schools or how after pouring tens of trillions down the toilet, the poverty rate has not changed in 45 years.

Skinner’s apology demand:

“CSPI’s twisted characterization of McDonald’s as ‘the stranger in the playground handing out candy to children’ is an insult to every one of our franchisees and employees around the world,” Skinner wrote. “When CSPI refers to America’s children as ‘an unpaid drone army,” you similarly denigrate parents and families, because they are fully capable of making their own decisions. You should apologize.”

“Parents, in particular, strongly believe they have the right and responsibility to decide what’s best for their children, not CSPI,” he wrote. “It’s really that simple.”

As for Powers puts it:

Good. More companies need to respond this way to these nanny-state ninnies instead of doing what they ask, which is to put a wilted piece of lettuce in a box and change the name to “Unhappy Meal.”

Which leads me to one of Dr. Forrester’s best invention exchanges on MST3K:

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Not much else to say about this. Prager nails it all on the head.

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Today is Flag Day.

As the symbol of our country, the flag represents much more than just America herself. It represents a symbol of freedom, a sign of hope for all of those that yearn to be free of oppression, both political and religious. A beacon from the “last best hope on Earth”.

Many have died defending and fighting for this symbol. It’s meaning cannot be underestimated or undermined.

Via Michelle Malkin:

Today is National Flag Day, where we honor not just a symbol of our nation but a symbol representing that which is the greatest gift endowed upon mankind by our Creator: Liberty.

The History of Flag Day: (from USFlag.org)

The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America’s birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as ‘Flag Birthday’. In numerous magazines and newspaper articles and public addresses over the following years, Cigrand continued to enthusiastically advocate the observance of June 14 as ‘Flag Birthday’, or ‘Flag Day’.

On June 14, 1889, George Balch, a kindergarten teacher in New York City, planned appropriate ceremonies for the children of his school, and his idea of observing Flag Day was later adopted by the State Board of Education of New York. On June 14, 1891, the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia held a Flag Day celebration, and on June 14 of the following year, the New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution, celebrated Flag Day.

Following the suggestion of Colonel J Granville Leach (at the time historian of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution), the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America on April 25, 1893 adopted a resolution requesting the mayor of Philadelphia and all others in authority and all private citizens to display the Flag on June 14th. Leach went on to recommend that thereafter the day be known as ‘Flag Day’, and on that day, school children be assembled for appropriate exercises, with each child being given a small Flag.

Fly your flag proudly today.

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And no, no, I do not mean the usual brain-dead and vapid comments left by hordes of ObamaBorg on many conservative blogs and sites. (I actually wrote about that phenom last year)

This is one I just received a little while ago. You can usually spot spam comments inside 3 seconds, since certain keywords, poor grammar and sexual/scam/foreign URLs are attached to them. Lately however, spam comments have cleaned up the grammar, reduced typos and use more innocent-looking URLs to hide behind.

On the other hand, one thing they have not been able to do with much success is have the comment itself be relevant to the topic at hand.

Until now.

Here is the comment (not yet published) in response to this post:

Barack Obama is a innovator that might go down in history for more than simply being the first dark United states president. Considering the global financial trouble there were some difficult situations currently for Us residents and for the whole world and Barak has had to deal with the correct way to cope with this and many additional concerns. He has his followers and his critics yet he’s without doubt made a great contribution to The states.

The mail server is from Down Under, the URL goes to a mish-mash, key-word laden hypnosis site and the email address is a GMail one (which seems to be the favorite mail service of spammers nowadays).

Granted, the subject of the comment does not precisely match the topic in the post and is basically just a random series of talking points condensed into a sentence or two. However, it is very interesting to see this trend start to play itself out.

Only with Obama, that is.

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Well, you figured it would come to this. The same government that has no problems forcing footbaths in airports or “multicultural” events to glorify a politically correct religion, has the audacity to yet again, pick on senior citizens.

From WSB via ASPF and Gateway Pundit:

PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. — Preston Blackwelder proudly showed off a painting of his grandmother that had hung next to the front door of his Port Wentworth home.

She was the woman who led him to God, Blackwelder said Friday.

And with that firm religious footing, Blackwelder said it would be preposterous to stop praying before meals at Port Wentworth’s Ed Young Senior Citizens Center near Savannah because of a federal guideline.

“She would say pray anyway,” Blackwelder said of his grandmother. “She’d say don’t listen.”

But Senior Citizens Inc. officials said Friday the meals they are contracted by the city to provide to Ed Young visitors are mostly covered with federal money, which ushers in the burden of separating church and state.

On Thursday, the usual open prayer before meals at the center was traded in for a moment of silence.

The dilemma is being hashed out by the Port Wentworth city attorney, said Mayor Glenn “Pig” Jones.

Tim Rutherford, Senior Citizens Inc. vice president, said some of his staff recently visited the center and noticed people praying shortly before lunch was served. Rutherford said his company provides meals like baked chicken, steak tips and rice and salads at a cost of about $6 a plate. Seniors taking the meals pay 55 cents and federal money foots the rest of the bill, Rutherford said.

“We can’t scoff at their rules,” he said of federal authorities. “It’s a part of the operational guidelines.”

“Operational Guidelines” is just bureaucratese for “we will make up the rules as we go along, and apply then to whomever we wish”.

Maybe they should all shout “Allah is Great!” instead and see what kind of reaction they get from the useless, unionized parasites that call themselves “government workers”. Also, I bet that the government provided portions aren’t even fit for Jack in the Box.

Sorry folks, the 1st amendment is not superseded by a government check or plate of mashed potatoes.

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