No finer album in 1973.
Lark’s Tongues In Aspic, by King Crimson.
BZ
Watch the video closely. It would appear that, during the nation’s 9/11 tribute, Michelle Obama leans to her left and asks Barack Hussein Obama: “All this for a (damn) flag?”
As the bagpipers played and the Honor Guard carefully folded the American flag, the First Lady asks that question of Mr Obama. In my opinion, she does so with contempt, disdain and arrogance.
Very carefully examine the look on her face.
Tim Roth as Cal Lightman of Lie To Me would have a proverbial field day. So would Dr Paul Ekman. The display she exhibits is vastly more profound than mere microexpressions. It’s quite overt, in my opinion. She shakes her head and knits her eyebrows; the vertical lines between her brows crease.
In response, Mr Obama turns to the right in order to acknowledge his wife, nods his head slightly a few times and, as he turns back, the ends of his mouth curl in a small smile. He is slightly less disdainful than his wife here. Yet he is not shocked nor surprised with her comment.
The secret is safe between them.
Except that it is not.
I present for you, ladies and gentlemen, our current sitting president and the First Lady.
BZ
P.S.
This video may provide a slightly less-obstructed view:
Your thoughts?
This Norman Rockwell painting, entitled “Freedom From Want,” first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post on March 6th of 1943. It was one of Mr Rockwell’s Four Freedoms paintings. [The other three noted are Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship and Freedom from Fear.]
The original oil on canvas painting, 45.75 x 35.5 inches, is housed in the Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
This painting (and the other three) was intended to inspire patriotism during WWII.
However, according to Wikipedia, “outside of the United States, this image is perceived as a depiction of American overabundance.[4]
Perhaps I might ask in closing: are any of you having to deal with so-called “overabundance?”
I, myself, am not.
Happy Thanksgiving to my readers.
Frankly, here, I am thankful for you.
BZ
Again, more of what you won’t find plastered across the DEM/MSM for the next few weeks, because of the incredible BIAS inherent in the LMGC (Leftist Media/Government Complex):
From The Washington Times:
The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday downgraded its estimate of the benefits of President Obama’s 2009 stimulus package, saying it may have sustained as few as 700,000 jobs at its peak last year and that over the long run it will actually be a net drag on the economy.
CBO said that while the Recovery Act boosted the economy in the short run, the extra debt that the stimulus piled up “crowds out” private investment and “will reduce output slightly in the long run — by between 0 and 0.2 percent afD”font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;” >1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal aliens working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.3. 75% of people on the most-wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.
4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.
5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.
6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.
7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.
8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.
9. 21 radio stations in L. A. Are Spanish speaking.
10. In L. A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 4.9 million speak Spanish. (There are 10.2 million people in L. A. County .)
(All 10 of the above statements are from the Los Angeles Times)
Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on welfare.
Over 70% of the United States ‘ annual population growth (and over 90% of California , Florida , and New York ) results from immigration.
29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.So what hurts the economy?
Illegal activities.
And further, I submit:
Instead of spending BILLIONS of dollars, there needs to be logic and proportion and reality. How about one easy solution: deliver $1,000,000 to each LEGAL American citizen over the age of 21 and let THEM determine their fiscal future.
[Note: Government is never going to end poverty. It is never going to create private sector jobs.]
Many would pay off their homes. Many would pay off their bills. Some would piss their money away on drugs and other illegal activities. So be it. Those who are smart would succeed. Those who are stupid would not. But, despite that, money would be injected into The System.
And all it would cost is roughly $310,000,000 dollars.
Government spending is not the same as productivity. Productivity occurs in the private sector. Productivity: that’s the key. No amount of government spending can produce productivity. Government spending destroys productivity. It destroys it.
Leftists say: we need more spending.
The focus needs to be on productivity, it needs to be on goods and services. The private sector creates wealth and productivity.
Government “stimulus” — NO.
Involving the Departments of Failure — NO.
Providing power down to its lowest level:
YES.
You truly want more spending, Demorats? All it would cost is $310 million.
Taken to the lowest common denominator.
Refute that, Leftists, Demorats, Liberals. I’ll print ALL your comments in response.
BZ
I, admittedly, have a most miniscule and microscopic portion of the overall Blogosphere devoted to this puny site.
I’d be deluding myself if I thought otherwise.
Just about every other site I refer in The Usual Suspects have greater hits than me.
That said, I still monitor my hits and their sources.
Because of a Feedjit hit, I submit this hierarchy:
As displayed here, a number of hits sourced from Dubai seemed to be interested in my
