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Brutally Honest: The Blind Side

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:47:31 -0500

Posted by guest blogger, BroKen.

I recommend to you a wonderful movie called The Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. They play a wealthy couple in Memphis who take a homeless teenager into their family. The movie appears to be a “sports movie” since much of the plot [...]

Ken's Garbage Can: Wait, someone killed me in Mafia Wars

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:12:54 -0500

Mafia Wars comic strip starring Hillary Clinton, Barack Hussein Obama, and Vladimir Putin. [...]

Bearing Drift: Steve Hunt Wins 37th District Firehouse Primary

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:37:55 -0500

Tonight proved to be victorious for Steve Hunt, as he won the 37th District Firehouse primary. Hunt won with 955 votes, followed by Marianne Horinko with 479 votes, and Will Nance had 469 votes.

Congratulations Steve!

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Ken's Garbage Can: Mafia Wars Gifts and Apparel

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:52:21 -0500

Just in time for Christmas, a couple of links for Mafia Wars gifts and apparel. Perfect unique ideas for yourself or a loved one. Check back often as more will be added daily. “Join My Mafia” gifts and apparel. “You were injured in the brawl, heal yourself at the hospital” gifts, stickers and [...]

Bearing Drift: Polls Just Closed in the 37th District

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:25:34 -0500

After waiting in line for an hour, I got an overwhelming sense that Will Nance is leading in the polls. This comes from the amount of stickers and the general turnout from this election. When I finished voting, I talked with Anthony Bedell, Chairman of the [...]

Deo Vindice: BHO Strategy: Surge and Scoot

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:22:52 -0500

Watched President Obama’s speech to see what of West Point he used as a photo op. My classmate- and head of the English Department, Rick Kerin was full screen – faculty on parade – three times. Much better than the 2 hour plus parade we had for President Richard Nixon [...]

Brutally Honest: Chris Matthews: Obama "went to the enemy camp tonight"

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:11:53 -0500

Ya... West Point... Enemy camp of the Commander-Chief... what a freakin' butt-munch:

H/T Say Anything.

Crossposted(*).

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Avenging Archangel: You Like Rosemary By A 2:1 Margin

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

By a 2:1 margin you like Rosemary Wilson's chances against Jeff McWaters in Saturday's "firehouse primary" for the Republican nomination in the 8th Senate District special election.

Anyone who knows me knows I wouldn't vote for Rosemary if she was running unopposed. However, I think McWaters may have sunk' [...]

Bearing Drift: McWaters receives NRA endorsement

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:55:18 -0500

Number of comments: 3

In the primary battle between Rosemary Wilson and Jeff McWaters in Virginia’s 8th Senate District, McWaters received some very welcome news today - an endorsement from the NRA.

“As a lifelong sportsmen, hunter and strong supporter of the Second Amendment, I am very pleased to earn the [...]

Bearing Drift: Wittman statement on Afghanistan decision

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:34:31 -0500

Number of comments: 1

“I’m pleased that the President has come to a decision on the future strategy of our forces in Afghanistan and I fully support the deployment of additional troops and resources to aid in the fight against extremists. However, I am concerned with the mention of any [...]

Bearing Drift: Scenes from the 37th Firehouse Primary

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:55:45 -0500

Number of comments: 1

I have finally made it to Centreville High School after being stuck in an hour long traffic jam on Union Mill Road. The line to vote in the Firehouse Primary is wrapped along the outside entrance of the school and it is all the way out [...]

Brutally Honest: The price of vanity

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:40:59 -0500

It's high... always has been:

A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks.

Solange Magnano, a mother of twins who won the crown in 1994, died of a pulmonary embolism Sunday after three days in critical condition following a gluteoplasty in Buenos Aires.

Close' [...]

Brutally Honest: Huckabee and Clemmons

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:32:38 -0500

Guest posted by tim aka The Goldless Heathen.

Stumbled upon this piece at RedState by Mike Huckabee in which he explains/defends his actions regarding Maurice Clemmons, the man who slaughtered four Washington State police officers:

“The case before me was of a 16 year old who received a disproportionate sentence of 108 years for [...]

Bearing Drift: Coddling criminals and silencing victims

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:30:14 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney Harvey Bryant has something to be mad about.

At issue was a person accused of indecent liberties, a felony, who pled guilty. At the sentencing, the Judge allowed the accused to change the guilty plea without even hearing from the victim.

From Bryant’s [...]

VB Dems: Scott Taylor's "Latin Babies"

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:44:58 -0500

Here's something forwarded to me from a friend of a friend. It's from 2nd district Repug candidate (one of the dozen or so) Scott Taylor's website.

Writes the friend: "Look at how he classifies people....LATIN?!?!? Does he mean HISPANIC??? Or babies who speak Latin?" Bwaaaa!
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VirginiaDem.com: Flu.gov Offers Up To Date Information

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:18:36 -0500

Note: The Flu.gov website contains a tremendous amount of information brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services … it even takes on “Myths vs. Facts” and has an “Ask the Flu Experts” section … check it out [...]

The Shad Plank: Partisans predicting 2010 and 2012 in Washington this week...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:08:16 -0500

National political guru and partisan cheerleaders are sitting down in Washington on Thursday to breakdown the lay of the land as lawmakers across the country prepare for the 2010 midterm elections. Hosted by the University of Virginia and the site POLITICO, the event features some important movers and shakers sounding [...]

The Shad Plank: Virginia elections pulled in $50 million....

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:12:32 -0500

When lawmakers and local leaders start howling about looming Virginia budget cuts, voters should remember the mounds of money that went into the November election. According to the National Institute on Money in State Politics, Virginia general election candidates raised upwards of $50 million this year with June primary victims [...]

Cube Candy: Tiger checks out; Butt surgery kills

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:15:21 -0500

-- No Tiger: Facing public scrutiny over a car crash that sent him to the hospital and raised questions, speculation and innuendo about how it happened, Tiger Woods withdrew from the Chevron World Challenge on Monday, citing injuries. His news conference for this afternoon has been canceled. [...]

Pen and Sword: Get Real about Iran

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:45:00 -0500

Number of comments: 9

Iran has announced that it will build 10 new nuclear facilities. Big deal.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the facilities are necessary to meet the country's goal to one day generate up to 20,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year, a grand ambition.

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SmartRegion.org: Hampton Roads Mayors are into Social Media

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:57:06 -0500

Hampton’s Mayor Molly Ward has launched two new community outreach initiatives via the Internet – the Mayor’s Blog page and an “Ask the Mayor” feature – that build upon Hampton’s tradition of involving citizens in their local government.

Both new initiatives recognize that the Internet [...]

Little David: Health Care - Too Little Too Late

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:40:00 -0500

I have an idea for where I think the national health care debate should be heading. Too little too late.

My idea (or belief) is that every citizen should enjoy the right to a basket of health benefits that are proven to be cost effective and nothing more. Every [...]

Dustin Long: An early peek into what 2010 season could be like

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:46:28 -0500

While Jimmie Johnson and the gang are in Las Vegas or about to head out there for Friday's Sprint Cup banquet, here's a chance to take an early look at 2010 and who might be celebrating the most in Las Vegas in a year from now. So, here's the early forecast [...]

VB Dems: Organizing for America Training this Saturday in Virginia Beach

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:37:23 -0500

I am so trying hard to do this on Saturday! Spread the word! This is important!

From Chesapeake for Change's Pat Okerlund:

Community Organizer Training: Training to Win (National Training Weekend)
Please join us for a day of training on the community organizing methods that will be instrumental in helping to [...]

VB Dems: Why I Should Hate Politics

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:26:58 -0500

I got two emails yesterday that have me down in the dumps...

One came from Jody Wagner with the subject line "A chance to pick up a Virginia Senate seat". Considering that she is an 8th district resident and a connected Virginia Beach Democrat, I momentarily got excited.

One person I'm' [...]

Bearing Drift: Come in the pool! The McWaters fine!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:24:00 -0500

Number of comments: 7

After Creigh Deeds tried to convince us to put everything on the table, Jeff McWaters, President Obama and Congressional Democrats want us all to get in the pool!

C’mon everyone! Get forced by law into the health care pool and get “managed!”

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Vivian J. Paige: Special elections date set: Jan 12

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:18:00 -0500

Governor Tim Kaine announced Monday that the special elections to fill seats in the 8th and 37th Senate districts will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2010. The opening in the 37th, which covers part of Fairfax County, was created by the election of Ken Cuccinelli as Attorney General. The opening [...]

Brutally Honest: Justice served

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:26:17 -0500

Cop killer shot and killed by the brotherhood:

Police in Seattle have shot and killed the man suspected of executing four Lakewood, Wash., police officers.

ABC News has confirmed that Maurice Clemmons was killed after police followed leads to a city address where he was hiding. Details of the early-morning [...]

Bearing Drift: Firehouse Primary Tonight!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:12:38 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Tonight, voters in the 37th State Senate District will have the opportunity to select the Republican nominee in the special election to fill State Senator Ken Cuccinelli’s seat. There will be a firehouse primary at Centreville High School from 6-10 p.m. There are three candidates [...]

Bearing Drift: Obama’s response to polls: Duck!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:59:57 -0500

Number of comments: 1

After falling poll numbers and crushing rebukes in Virginia and New Jersey in November, President Obama, the One, the gifted, the solver of all problems, the most electrifying man in sports entertainment…..oh, that was the Rock. Sorry.

Obama has shifted his treatment of the press (see, [...]

Brutally Honest: Church of Chicken Little stays faithful

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:24:46 -0500

The heretical (that's you and me) must bend the knee.

First up, the chairman of the IPCC:

There is "virtually no possibility" of a few scientists biasing the advice given to governments by the UN's top global warming body, its chair said today.

Rajendra Pachauri defended the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [...]

The Virginian: Dithering on Afghanistan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:05:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
James Taranto in the WSJ.
This is going to be stirring, isn't it? With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will give a clear sense of both the time frame for action and how the war will eventually wind down! Let every nation' [...]

The Virginian: "being praised for infinitesimal accomplishments."

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:48:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Thomas Sowell on Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize:

In response to news of President Obama receiving the Nobel Prize for peace, an e-mail from a reader recalled a black classmate's comments upon graduating from high school many years ago. When asked to list the advantages and disadvantages of being black, [...]