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Leave of Absence - Temporarily
Published on 2011-04-14 23:56:45
Just wanted everyone to know that I've got a great guy helping me rebuild the blog and my social networks. In order to give him as much leeway as possible in porting the blog to the new site, I'm taking a hiatus from blogging for a few days. &n > read more
Budget Deal = Shenanigans. GOP and Dems Lie to Americans
Published on 2011-04-12 23:51:16
$23.8 billion out of the $38.5 billion in supposed budget cuts for the FY10 budget are accounting shenanigans, not real budget cuts. Here are the links to the stories you need to read to understand that Barack Hussein Obama, the GOP leadership, > read more
Koran Burning in Wales and Political Correctness
Published on 2011-04-11 21:38:00
The Daily Mail reports that a member of the British National Party has been arrested for burning a copy of the Koran - in his garage. Apparently in the United Kingdom something called the Public Order Act is being used to charge the MP wit > read more
Commander in Chief Fails
Published on 2011-04-08 11:09:49
I don't know whether there will be a government shutdown at midnight tonight or not. Frankly, I don't care. As I've said on the radio program that past couple of nights, shut 'er down! But many people are concerned, rightfully, about our > read more
Lindsey Graham, One of the Useful Idiots, Gets Taken to the Woodshed by Ann Barnhardt, Part II
Published on 2011-04-07 18:46:41
Lindsey Graham, one of the Useful Idiots, Gets Taken to the Woodshed by Ann Barnhardt
Published on 2011-04-06 17:40:55
Remember the blog entry below about Lindsey Graham condemning the burning of a Koran and talking about limits on the First Amendment? Well, he gets taken to the woodshed by Ann Barnhardt in this video....which is so engrossing I couldn't stop w > read more
The Budget Cut Pie Chart
Published on 2011-04-05 05:25:08
Thanks to Michael Ramirez at IBD. > read more
SEIU and the Gullibility of Americans. Gas Prices Then. Gas Prices Now.
Published on 2011-04-04 10:30:05
Today I filled up the ol' Jeep Grand Cherokee at the local Valero station. $3.35 per gallon with my discount. The Jeep wasn't quite empty and it cost me $55.00 to fill it up. Remember the 2008 presidential campaign? Regular unleaded gasol > read more
Lindsey Graham: One of the Useful Idiots. Ban Koran Burning?
Published on 2011-04-03 16:43:37
South Carolina needs to wake up and get rid of Senator Lindsey Graham. On Face the Nation today he said: "I wish we could find a way to hold people accountable. Free speech is a great idea, but we're in a war," he told CBS's Bob Schieffer on > read more
General, er Government Motors: Another Government Rat Hole
Published on 2011-04-01 23:48:55
A caller to the radio show tonight talked about how the Obama Administration "saved the automobile industry from destruction." Ok, maybe a little hyperbolic in terms of utter destruction of an industry (seems the others got alone just fine with > read more
If I Find These in My Grandchildren's School Bags I'm Going to Scream: Multicultural Crayons
Published on 2011-03-31 23:45:25
From the Crayola Products' website comes this latest infiltration of political correctness: > read more
Humor Must Always Contain Truth to be Funny. Obama & His Nobel Peace Prize
Published on 2011-03-31 00:12:22
Gadhafi 1, Obama 0. US Continues to Lose Respect, Obama Continues to Lose Reality
Published on 2011-03-29 16:39:43
Here are some excerpts from the President's speech last night on the US intervention in Libya: “I made it clear that Gaddafi had lost the confidence of his people and the legitimacy to lead, and I said that he needed to step down from power.&r > read more
Powerline Blog on GE's Taxes, Corporate Socialism & Koch Brothers
Published on 2011-03-28 23:55:41
Over at the Powerline Blog is a great article on the recent report of GE not paying any taxes. John Hinderaker entitles the piece Free Enterprise versus National Socialism: General Electric, along with General Motors, is the protot > read more
Domestic Terrorism: Bitter Gun Clingers or Somalian Terrorists Smuggled Here?
Published on 2011-03-24 00:31:06
A Department of Justice memo confirms my long-held suspicion that al-Qaeda or other terrorists organizations could and would use our porous borders as a means to plant terrorist cells in the United States. In the minds of terrorists, the opport > read more
Odyssey Dawn: Unconstitutional War
Published on 2011-03-23 11:01:55
This is a hilarious clip from Jon Stewart's Daily Show. Forget for a brief moment whether you agree or disagree that we should be bombing Libya. Instead pay attention to the language, the deciphering of political correct language, the twi > read more
DeFacto Oil Drilling Moratorium in Gulf of Mexico. Except for Brazil.
Published on 2011-03-22 17:46:27
Open Letter to the President: February 17, 2011 The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the tens of thousands of offshore marine service employees and their families, we are writing > read more
Neil Cavuto & Michael Brown Discuss Criticism of Japan's Response to Crisis
Published on 2011-03-21 19:42:20
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com > read more
The Real March Madness: Barack Hussein Obama
Published on 2011-03-19 14:46:10
$535 Million in Loan Guarantees. Zero Jobs. Green Energy Myth Proven.
Published on 2011-03-18 10:41:36
"The promise of clean energy isn't just an article of faith," Obama said, "It's not just some abstract possibility for science fiction movies or a distant future or 10 years down the road or 20 years, it's happening right now. The future is here." P > read more
All Talk, No Action.
Published on 2011-03-17 17:56:46
Public Employee Unions in Wisconsin Coming Close to Extortion in Letter to Businesses
Published on 2011-03-17 17:32:06
Even though I have bargained on behalf of police unions in the past, the concept of "collective bargaining" for public employees is nonsense. Much like crony capitalism, collective bargaining by and between public employees and local, state or > read more
The Three Little Pigs
Published on 2011-03-16 23:28:45
From Mediate comes a retelling of the Three Little Pigs according to Glenn Beck. Worth watching. > read more
Nuclear Emergency! Really? Any Three Mile Island and Chernobyl Overhype Here?
Published on 2011-03-15 15:06:16
We need nuclear energy. The environmentalists, socialists and progressives have managed to demonize oil and gas, coal and now, are salivating over the prospect of shutting down all nuclear power because of the disaster in Japan. Nuclear > read more
Socialists in Portland. Utter Idiocy and Ignorance.
Published on 2011-03-14 23:48:46
Enough to make you want to puke. This epitomizes the ignorance - and lack of education - about the abject failure of socialism throughout the history of mankind. Yet, they are able to spew their ignorance because of American liberty. &nbs > read more
Neil Cavuto & Michael Brown Discuss the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disasters
Published on 2011-03-12 11:44:25
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com > read more
The Power of Mother Nature. Japan's Tsunami.
Published on 2011-03-11 11:28:15
Michael Moore, Hypocrite of the Day. It's Whose Money?
Published on 2011-03-10 23:55:13
Class warfare my butt. Lard boy needs to be careful what he wishes for in this interview. If it's the people's money he better turn over the millions he's made from his pathetic movies. I'm looking for my share! Visit msnbc.com for > read more
Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), GPS Jammers, Disasters = A Fragile Society
Published on 2011-03-09 23:50:36
In the book One Second After author William Forschten a high-altitude nuclear bomb of uncertain origin explodes, unleashing a deadly electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that instantly disables almost every electrical device in the U.S. and elsewhere in > read more
Senate Democrats (and "Republican" Senator Lugar) Oppose This?
Published on 2011-03-08 23:57:13
Jesse Jackson Jr's Liberal/Progressive (Demented) View of the Constitution
Published on 2011-03-07 11:55:53
Listen closely, and you'll understand where those on the left/progressive side of the political spectrum want to take the United States of America. Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone in the United States had a "decent" house? Wouldn't it be w > read more
Bill Whittle and the End of the Beginning
Published on 2011-03-04 16:06:32
This is an excellent video touching on the Progressive Movement, the 17th Amendment, and the battle lines that are beginning to develop with respect to the direction of the country. I would encourage you to watch the entire video. Bill's > read more
The Daily: The New Mafia Invades Suburban America
Published on 2011-03-03 17:52:44
Josh Bernstein at The Daily has published the first of a series documenting a brutal crime wave that is hitting America, from Phoenix to Denver and beyond. While we discuss illegal immigration often on the Michael Brown Show, this series s > read more
Obama and the Press. Not Willing to Be Cross Examined.
Published on 2011-03-03 00:06:49
For a President who loves to jump on Air Force One and go running around the country (and world) giving speeches, he certainly doesn't like to answer questions from the press. Politico reports that when President Obama popped by the briefing ro > read more
Juarez More Deadly Than Afghanistan. DHS Policies Ineffective?
Published on 2011-03-01 14:39:00
According to CNS News, more civilians were killed last year in Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican city across the border from El Paso, Texas, than were killed in all of Afghanistan. There were 3,111 civilians murdered in the city of Juarez in 2010 and 2,42 > read more
Ambassador Rice and Barack Obama: Priorities All Screwed Up
Published on 2011-02-28 14:10:00
According to the New York Post, our ambassador to the United Nations is AWOL again. While Libya collapses into a civil war, and oil supplies to Europe and the United States are threatened, this Administration's priorities are all screwed up. &n > read more
A Different Perspective on Manufacturing in the United States
Published on 2011-02-25 23:39:49
Today's Wall Street Journal has an interesting editorial about the status of manufacturing in the United States. Most of us, me included, have come to the belief that the days of America producing things reached its peak and has been in decline. &nbs > read more
TSA Kabuki Security Continues. Expect An Overreaction.
Published on 2011-02-24 23:58:46
Read it and weep. As I've said, the full body scanners that Chertoff and others have advocated are not the answer, just another attempt to lull the public into thinking that they're safe. The best defense against terrorism on airplanes is > read more
Communications Workers of America (CWA): Chivalry Dead. No Class.
Published on 2011-02-23 18:18:26
Every group has a bad apple in it. But this is over the top. Goon. A CWA protestor decides he's had enough conversation with someone simply asking questions (in a polite way). I don't know Tabitha Hale, but from the looks of > read more
Baseball, Socialism & Communism. Steinbrenner Misses the Point.
Published on 2011-02-23 09:00:32
ESPN New York is reporting today that Hank Steinbrenner has compared MLB's revenue sharing and luxury tax programs to socialism and communism, a comment that apparently drew a rebuke from Commissioner Bud Selig: TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees co-chairm > read more
Madison, Wisconsin; Gamser Afghanistan. Profiles in Stupidity; Profiles in Courage
Published on 2011-02-22 00:37:13
While protestors in Madison, Wisconsin, have doctors probably violating their Hippocratic Oath and probably violating Wisconsin Board of Medical Examiners Code of Ethics by writing medical excuses for patients they don't know, haven't examined, > read more
The Damage Done: Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats
Published on 2011-02-21 09:35:00
Dick Morris has an excellent chart showing the economic damage that President Obama and the Congressional Democrats have done to this country over the period of his Administration to-date. These numbers will only get worse unless/until the Repu > read more
Profiles in Cowardice from Madison, Wisconsin
Published on 2011-02-18 17:08:50
Here are the legislators in Wisconsin, who, instead of staying and doing the job voters elected them to do, run and hide in Rockford, Illinois. They're either afraid to stand up for what they believe in; or, they're afraid of the striking gover > read more
As Goes Greece, So Goes Madison?
Published on 2011-02-17 23:43:00
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Those working men and women who are struggling to survive in this economy are the ones paying the benefits of these teachers, firefighters and cops. The day of reckoning is here, and when these public > read more
GAO Report Rebuffs Napolitano: Only 44% of Border Controlled
Published on 2011-02-16 22:29:56
A new report says only 15 percent of the southern border is air tight and Paul Bedard over at Washington Whispers has a good summary of the GAO report outlining the lax border control: While they've made strides in arresting illegals and > read more
Back to the Future: Britain's National Health Service (NHS) Portend ObamaCare
Published on 2011-02-16 00:14:35
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) is a living, breathing example of American healthcare under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or ObamaCare. All we have to do is look across the Atlantic for a barometer of how our healthcare will > read more
The President's Budget Insanity. Will Congress Do Better?
Published on 2011-02-14 23:48:17
America is on a fiscal toilet bowl, swirling down the sewer into the likes of Greece or Zimbabwe if we don't get federal spending under control. Lip service is being paid by both Republicans and Democrats to serious budget cuts, or even budget > read more
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Movie Trailer. 40 Years in the Making
Published on 2011-02-11 19:28:23
After 40 years, we're closer to the big screen version of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged than ever before. Here's the movie trailer: Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged goes to the big screen. 40 years in the making, here's the trailer, finally. > read more
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Muslim Brotherhood
Published on 2011-02-11 00:00:17
Today the DNI, James Clapper, claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood was a secular organization. Isn't that like saying that the Christian Men's Fellowship, or the Baptist Men's Association, or Catholic Charities, or the Presbyterian Women's Bible > read more
Dr. Phil: Accessory to Child Abuse?
Published on 2011-02-09 19:43:46
According to Grier Weeks: Jessica Beagley, the 35-year-old wife of an Anchorage police officer, was featured on McGraw’s show forcing the seven-year-old boy to drink hot sauce, verbally assaulting him and then putting him in a cold shower for > read more
Defense of Extended Magazines: 33 Rounds Makes Sense for Self Defense
Published on 2011-02-08 23:22:52
You don't often read a former movie critic for the Washington Post defending use of extended magazines for weapons. But, Stephen Hunter, in an article entitled Why 33 Rounds Makes Sense in a Defense Weapon, does just that. And, he does it > read more
Do as I say, Not as I do. Michelle Obama and Restaurants.
Published on 2011-02-07 12:00:59
According to the New York Times, Michelle Obama continues to fight obesity. Hurray for her. But what bothers me is her hypocrisy and the methods she uses to attack obesity. If you're opposed to obesity, how about an education > read more
Europe's Fatwa Factories: A Warning for the United States
Published on 2011-02-04 16:00:13
This week on the Michael Brown Show on News Radio 850KOA we spent an hour (you can listen here, 2-2-11, 9 p.m.) discussing the impact of Sharia Law and its threat to the United States. Several callers have expressed their view that the Muslim B > read more
ABC News Can't Find Racist, Hires Actor to Play. In a "News" Report.
Published on 2011-02-03 19:36:46
(Fox Nation) ABC and reporter John Quinones on Thursday stretched the bounds of journalism, hiring an actor to play a racist security guard as a way of testing how the people of Arizona would react to the state’s “anti-immigration law.&rd > read more
Ingenuity. The Skin Gun.
Published on 2011-02-02 23:58:13
Al Gore: Record Winter Cold Temperatures Caused by Global Warming.
Published on 2011-02-01 23:53:30
Today Al Gore released the following statement regarding the record winter storms crossing the United States. As I write this the temperature outside along the Denver Front Range ranges from -5 to -12℉. Al Gore tells us these record col > read more
Lessons from Egypt? China Blocks Internet Searches for Egypt.
Published on 2011-01-31 23:23:04
I now use the Internet to read most of my newspapers, to blog, to email and communicate with friends and business associates. The Internet has become my television and newspaper of the 21st Century, and I can even listen to my favorite radio pr > read more
Egypt and the Internet Kill Switch.
Published on 2011-01-29 00:01:40
Mike Riggs at the Daily Caller has an excellent article on the use of an Internet kill switch in the Egyptian riots. We should pay attention: President Hosni Mubarak hasn’t been able to stop the protesters who took to Egypt’s streets on T > read more
Governor Christie Explains Economic Reality.
Published on 2011-01-28 00:01:05
I've been wondering when a United States Senator or Congressman or Mayor or Governor or someone will explain the fiscal reality of state, local and federal government economies. Governor Christie of New Jersey does so. This is well worth > read more
Civility, Political Correctness & Tucson As An Excuse to Stifle Debate
Published on 2011-01-26 08:50:28
As we're deluged with commentary and analysis of the President's SOTU speech last night I am frustrated with the continued use of Gabrielle Giffords' shooting in Tucson as a reference point to judge anything and everything said in our political disco > read more
Hypocrisy, Abortion, Health Care. Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness.
Published on 2011-01-25 18:12:17
On Saturday the President issued a statement on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade which affirmed abortion rights in the United States. Abortion is a healthcare decision of the most private nature. It is a decision made between a woman, > read more
Battle on Shangganling Mountain, an Anti-American Song Played in White House.
Published on 2011-01-24 10:22:00
Does it get any more ridiculous than this? An anti-American Chinese song is played inside the White House during Chairman Hu Jintao's state visit and state dinner. Meanwhile in China, where the Internet is heavily regulated and Chinese c > read more
Television News Idiots in Phoenix.
Published on 2011-01-21 15:40:33
We teach sex education in schools, we have drug awareness in schools, and we're told that schools have to be tolerant of multi-culturalism sensitivities. So, how about we start educating school kids about weapons? Let them touch, maybe ev > read more
Rescue Under Fire. A Reminder of What's Happening A World Away While We Enjoy the Comforts of Home.
Published on 2011-01-20 23:35:04
Organ Donation - Opt In or Opt Out? I Thought It Was a Choice
Published on 2011-01-19 16:02:21
I am always amazed at how elected officials are always looking for a solution to a problem and the solution is a law, requiring individual citizens to do or not do something. Those solutions are almost always couched in terms of solving a probl > read more
Told You So. Political Correctness Closer Than You Think. South Carolina Hides George Washington.
Published on 2011-01-18 11:52:52
H/T to Chicks on the Right and Free North Carolina for this: From: C.M. SullivanSubject: Geo. Washington banned from NAACP rallyDate: Monday, January 17, 2011, 2:17 PMThe annual MLK observance at the state house in Columbia SC had an interesting twi > read more
The Lurking Danger in Europe (and Canada) Against the First Amendment
Published on 2011-01-17 16:44:08
Last week Simon Jenkins wrote in the Brit's Guardian newspaper that free speech can't exist unchained. Most Americans upon hearing that canard would think the Brits are simply reiterating Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes' most frequently misquoted > read more
The Inanity of Our Immigration Policies. Meanwhile, Thousands Cross Border Illegally.
Published on 2011-01-14 16:35:50
Mickey Mouse Smarter Than State Department? Americans' frustration with our government grows daily. When ordinary citizens can't make sense of government policies and believe they cannot effectively change those policies, we become estranged li > read more
Left-Wing Twitter Aficionado Upset Over Public Airing of Tweets. What a Twit.
Published on 2011-01-13 17:09:19
This week I wrote about a video appearing on YouTube that showed all of the hypocrites on Twitter who were advocating the murder of Sarah Palin. You can see that post here. And, you can still watch the video, which YouTube has since taken > read more
TSA Inanity Continues. You Lie!
Published on 2011-01-12 23:38:55
According to this November, 2010 CBS News report, TSA has stated unequivocally that it does not save those images of your naked body taken by the full body scanners at airports: Early Tuesday, 100 images of full body scans taken in a Flori > read more
Left Wing Twitter-ers Want to Assassinate Sarah Palin
Published on 2011-01-11 19:58:00
Talk about hypocrites. These pathetic people will always be among us, and all we can do is recognize them as the pathetic citizens they are. Let us never forget this hypocrisy as those on the left of the political spectrum excoriate conse > read more
Michelle Malkin's Seminal Blog Post on Left-Wing Climate of Hate
Published on 2011-01-11 17:03:31
Michelle Malkin has published on her website what is a seminal post on the history of left-wing hate toward conservatives and Republicans. She describes it in a comprehensive, illustrated primer on left-wing, liberal hate and hypocrisy. It is w > read more
Clamoring for Newspeak by Congress under the Guise of Protecting the Public
Published on 2011-01-10 23:55:19
George Orwell would be so proud. As we slog our way through the aftermath of the Saturday shooting in Tucson of a United States Congressman, the progressives and left-wing adherents in the Democratic Party are blithering with demands of removi > read more
Who's Wackier? Pelosi or Those Who Believe This?
Published on 2011-01-07 16:25:48
At her final press conference as Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi claimed that deficit reduction has been her highest priority. She even mentions her adherence to "pay as you go." Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Here's the > read more
The Inanity of The Happy Meal Ban
Published on 2011-01-06 23:50:24
We've discussed San Francisco's ban on McDonald's Happy Meals many times on the radio show - always from a serious point of view about government intervention into private lives and choices. But Jon Stewart's Daily Show does it even better, wit > read more
The U.S. Military as a Social Experiment or Petri Dish
Published on 2011-01-05 15:39:13
The United States military should not be a place for social experimentation, by either conservatives or liberals. The internal discipline required, driven by the role and mission of the military, necessitates an organization that is cohesive, unified > read more
No Historical or GeoPolitical Understanding - Demise of America
Published on 2011-01-04 23:42:23
These types of videos are almost too easy to post, and then to watch and laugh. Many if not most of us would freeze up if randomly stopped on the street and asked basic questions that, given the circumstances, we might not be able to answer cor > read more
Liberalism, Socialism, Democratic Rule Destroys Detroit
Published on 2011-01-03 23:45:19
A vivid, photographic collection of the death of an American city, Detroit. This is what happens when decades of Democratic control of government, and its resultant socialist policies, destroy the American spirit, American ingenuity and persona > read more
2010 Deadliest Year for War in Afghanistan. Media Reports? Nil.
Published on 2011-01-02 21:31:15
Think back to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars during the Bush presidency. Similar to news reports during the Vietnam war, you probably recall all of those newscasts citing the latest casualties in the wars. The three network newscasts and t > read more
POTUS as a Community Organizer
Published on 2011-01-01 21:02:23
As of January 2, 2011, Barack Obama will have spent 48%, nearly half, of his Presidency, outside Washington, DC. According to Byron York writing in the Washington Examiner: On “Meet the Press” December 26, top White House adviser V > read more