[Breitbart] Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that the replacement of Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court is "the moment of his life" for Senate Majority Leader Senator Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)44%, and that any obstructionism charges pale in comparison to what would happen if Scalia is replaced by a liberal justice on Monday's "Special Report" on the Fox News Channel.
Krauthammer stated, "The future of the court is at stake. The future of the Scalia legacy is at stake. Whatever the effects on the election, however much the Democrats play the obstructionism charge, it pales in comparison with what would happen if Scalia were replaced by say, another Elena Kagan."
He added, "I think this is the moment of his life for Mitch McConnell. He's the ultimate Senate tactician. He knows the rules. He knows how to get around things. This is purely a decision, a political decision, how best to turn this guy down, or girl down, whoever it is, and it could go one way or the other. But that's nothing but tactics. In the end the Republicans have to be absolutely united on the fact that they will not accept an Obama nominee one way or the other."
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Obama has the right - the responsibility - to make a timely nomination. The Senate has a responsibility to advise on that nominee, that is, to review his qualification and appropriateness for the position. Consider that the negotiation phase. They are under no obligation to consent to the nominee. The purpose of the procedure is to prevent 'extreme' appointees and force compromise. This pattern is repeated throughout the Constitution and demonstrates the extreme concern the founders had of concentration of power. (Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.)
[Breitbart] Speaking to host and Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon, Coulter said, "If this had happened a year ago ... we've seen how Republicans have behaved. They're utterly craven. They would probably pass, or Senate Republicans would confirm whomever Obama sends up. They'd ring their hands. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)37% would be leading the charge, talking about how it's the President's right to decide. Now that Donald Trump has come on the scene, I think Washington Republicans may be starting to get the message. We're really ticked off at them."
Coulter added, "Look, if they let somebody go through, I mean, I think Trump is going to win anyway but it's just going to get him another ten million votes."
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Keeping cards close to the chest is in order here. Congress should remain quietly resolute, no banging of gongs and cymbals. Let the Champ spin on with the Supreme Court nomination shiny object. It will occupy his time and hopefully prevent his indolent arse from interfering in more pressing issues.
Lastly, these buggers are rapidly moving beyond 'The Villages' and quickly entering the 'Methusionic' stages of life. One or two more may opt for the winged robes of glory before the Champ departs office. Please keep the powder dry.
[The Telegraph] London - Having more sex in later life could help stave off dementia, scientists believe.
Those aged over 50 who were still active in the bedroom had sharper cognitive function, a study found. They were better able to recall lists and recognise patterns, both of which are signs of a healthy brain.
The researchers suggest this could be because during sex we experience a release of hormones such as dopamine in the brain, which are linked to feelings of reward and promote memory and learning.
The findings could provide hope for the thousands of Britons at risk of developing dementia. There are currently around 850 000 people in the UK with the disease and numbers are expected to soar to a million over the next decade. The scientists, from Coventry University, quizzed more than 6 800 people aged 50 to 89 about their sex lives and then set mental tests.
The participants were played a list of ten words and then asked to recount them straight afterwards and again after a five-minute delay. They were also given a sequence of numbers with one missing and told to complete the pattern.
Men who were sexually active scored higher by 23 percent on the word tests and three percent on the number puzzles than those who were not, while sexually active women did better by 14 percent and two percent. Better performance was still seen even when factors such as age, wealth and levels of physical activity were taken into account, the journal Age and Ageing reports.
Pauline Brown, a psychosexual counsellor, said: "Any part of the body needs to be exercised to keep in good shape and because sex triggers so many changes in the brain it will inevitably help keep it agile and capable. If you can't remember the last time, perhaps it's too late to start.
Posted by: Mullah Richard ||
02/16/2016 18:09 Comments ||
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For himself, that is.
Posted by: Mullah Richard ||
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I am afraid I have to agree with Kanye. My daughter's math book is literally lined, 3-hole notebook paper that has the coursework copied onto it. It's about 1" thick and cost 60 bucks. Another book, also lined notebook paper, cost 200 but she was able to rent it for 100.
Posted by: Deacon Blues ||
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P.S., both books were "written" by the teachers of the subjects.
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Kanye has always been a bit loose, probably insecurity and acceptance issues which were flipped opposite with the unexpected success of some mediocre and forgettable tracks, caused by people who at one time used school books, moved to the suburbs, had kids, and kids took their allowance to the CD shop and bought his album because it was rich white kid rap.
So after marrying the lilly whitest of white people, he is trying to shore up his ego with black creds and asinine statements, some more outrageous than others, and yes scores a hat trick here.
Mark my observations of the males surrounding the Cardassians - they invariably end up with mental problems. At best Kanye will end up an overweight alcoholic, or he just might hire a modern Viking to perform a boob eagle.
I must not help that his wife's height qualified her for official ambassador of the Lollypop Guild, and he matches perfectly...if not a little bit shorter. Now, I am not a tall person myself, well except overseas, but I also don't let my mind sweep my leg, as my call to duty involves crawling through a small hole which was in the middle of a blaze thirty minutes earlier, rather than in a suburban parent's basement playing video games and trying to talk gangsta.
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Kanye thinks the girl race car driver in Wreck it Ralph is based on him. Or something. His mental foundation is sand. He is the talent c-list of the character in Orgasmo who says, "I am Sancho."
Being absorbed into the Cardassian Empire will only exasperate his issues.
[Wash Times] When you want to take a country down, the first thing you do is weaken its military. That's why "sequestration" turned out to be the perfect storm for the Obama administration. It provided the legal basis -- actually, an excuse, as in "the budget made me do it" -- for the unilateral disarmament of our military forces. Consequently, our forces have been degraded to levels not seen since prior to World War II, and in the Navy's case, not since before World War I. It should be remembered that sequestration was an Obama administration initiative.
Compounding this disastrous situation, with all the instability and challenges we face throughout the world, our once-proud and uncontested military forces have also been subjected to debilitating social engineering directives. This is being done under the mantle of "diversity." These include the removal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"; forcing women into all combat roles, including our Special Forces and Navy SEALs; and the integration of "transgender" personnel into the military. None of these directives enhance readiness or capability. Of course, the restricted Rules of Engagement our soldiers are forced to observe is another factor leading to the destruction of our military capability and effectiveness, as well as adding to the unnecessary loss of military lives.
The net effect has been to not only undermine the moral fiber of our military, but to adversely affect unit integrity, cohesiveness and most importantly, the "will to win." We most recently saw an example of this with the capture of our two 47-foot heavily armed Riverine Command Boats in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 12 by two lightly armed Iranian center console craft. "Humiliation" describes it best. This was the darkest day for the U.S. Navy since the North Korean capture of the USS Pueblo.
Another directive that will adversely affect combat readiness and effectiveness is the recent Executive Order 13653, which directs all government agencies, including the Department of Defense, to prepare for the "impacts of climatic change." The department last issued a broad directive on climate change in July 2015. President Obama has once again declared that climate change is our No. 1 national security threat. There is no doubt Russia, China, Iran and ISIS will certainly reinforce that view.
Consequently, the Pentagon has ordered all commanders down to the tactical unit level to incorporate "climate change" into every aspect of military operations, including combat, intelligence and surveillance, exercises, testing, procurement and whole hosts of other related areas, which are ill-defined. Mind-boggling.
The undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics wrote the directive, which was approved by the Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work. It is understood that this directive provides numerous orders to service secretaries and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on how the strategy to counter climate change is to be incorporated into current war plans, operational plans and operation orders. What the secretary should have already known is that our operational planners always factor in climate and prevailing seasonal weather conditions, including all aspects of terrain. The single objective is winning -- not satisfying some faculty-lounge, ill-conceived logic on debatable climate change.
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Lest we fergit, BRAD PITT'S "WORLD WAR Z" = THE FORMERLY US 7TH fLEET BECOMS THE "UN" = "UNITED NATIONS" 7TH FLEET.
What I like to ascribe as the "1000-Flag OWG/Global Navy", IIRC officially the "UN/Global Task Force".
"WE ARE ALL PEACEKEEPERS NOW", espec iff the USDOD is intended from now on to only be able to fight a "1-to-1-1/2" Ocean War", WHERE "OCEAN" IS INTERCHANGEABLE WID "REGION", + "WAR" WID "UN-APPROVED POLICE ACTION" INCLUD "COALITION OF THE WILLING".
And thus, little Virgina, we learn once again the background as to why a DE FACTO "WEAK-N-DECLINING" USA MAY USE ADVANCED/SUPER-TECHNOLOGY TO SINK = "CAPSIZE" GUAM + OTHER STRATEGIC PACIFIC ISLANDS LIKE THE PEARL HARBOR 1941 USN BB USS "OKLAHOMA" AS THE US UNILATERALLY RETREATS OR FALLS BACK FROM EAST ASIA-WESTPAC ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO HAWAII-EASTPAC + CONUS, IN ORDER TO DENY THE ISLAND'S MIL UTILITY TO CHINA + PLA ANDOR THE GLOBAL CALIPHATE, ESPEC THE FORMER.
"A2/AD" = "Anti-Access/Area-Denial" = YOU KNOW, CHINA + US "SHARING THE PACIFIC".
[Daily Caller] Kanye West went on a rant asking several "white publications" to stop commenting on black music.
In a series of tweets Monday night, the 38-year-old rapper said white people don't understand what it's like to have slaves as ancestors. "To Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, New York Times and any other white publication," West wrote on Twitter. "Please do not comment on black music anymore."
His recent financial difficulties may not be his only problem. Could it be that Mr. West needs to seek some professional medical help ?
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Every group of people, anywhere in the world, almost certainly have ancestors who were enslaved. The difference is, most of us have moved off the plantation and embraced being free, adult men.
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Does he have a quota of stupid shit to say every day?
Posted by: chris ||
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Panic in the community having become the 2d minority after Hispanics and sensing the erosion of all that power and privilege garnered in the last four decades? Power in segregation, even self segregation, rather than integrating like the Asians.
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Slaves as ancestors? This guy lives in a mansion in overwhelmingly white Calabasas with Kim Kardashian. Gimme a frickin' break. Then compare his music with that of Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson or Nat King Cole.
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Total blackout of black music in the music press may not help sales much. Yeah Pandora will tell you about similar songs but they have a narrow range of stuff.
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OK, I will comment. Duke, Count, Louie, Robinson, Charles and Cole were all great musicians. If you really wanna get out there so was Jimi Hendrix. So were Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick just so I don't get accused of being sexist. There has been a great deal of music composed and performed by black musicians. West just doesn't happen to be one of them. I admit I don't go out of my way to listen to him but recently at a convenience store they had him on the radio. Repetitive and annoying are the adjectives that come to mind. I hope I'm not just an old fogey I fear it's an indication of a society in decline.
Isn't he some no-talent black guy who's famous because he's married to/shacked up with some no-talent white woman?
At least he said "please." /sarc
Kenny, I don't comment on that trash you convince gullible people is music, because I don't listen to it. I'd rather keep my hearing, my money, and my sanity.
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Hazel Scott. One of the best ever jazz pianists.
Posted by: Steve White ||
02/16/2016 17:45 Comments ||
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Flip the subject and object and Kanye would make the KKK proud.
Posted by: Sven the pelter ||
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We aren't Kanye; we are talking about your music.
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First, hip-hoppers riffed off Apache,
Then tunes got all digi and scratchy.
Now 'Merica's duty
Is shakin' her booty,
But music is more than what's catchy.
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[Breitbart] Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that the replacement of Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court is "the moment of his life" for Senate Majority Leader Senator Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)44%, and that any obstructionism charges pale in comparison to what would happen if Scalia is replaced by a liberal justice on Monday's "Special Report" on the Fox News Channel.
[Daily Caller] Kanye West went on a rant asking several "white publications" to stop commenting on black music.
