Snapped Shot

Gerry Connolly's Door? Surprisingly NOT Open

Brian C. Ledbetter — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:06:09 +0000

I received this in the mail this past Saturday:

So when I read a report from Dan Riehl that ol' Gerry has slammed the door in his constituents' faces yet again, I laughed.

You see, this "open door" policy of Gerry's has been in place since almost day one, according to the Congressfrog's website—And from the looks of things since then, it seems to be a pretty loose policy.

If I didn't know any better, I'd almost say that he isn't reeeeally all that interested in hearing what you rabble-rousing taxpayers think...

Name That Sitcom

Brian C. Ledbetter — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:32:09 +0000

Archie Bunker, eat your heart out:

Feel free to do your worst!

Gone Beggin'

Brian C. Ledbetter — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:41:14 +0000

Tim Kaine—formerly Governor of Virginia, and currently head of the Democratic National Committee—pictured in a meeting with Barack Obama at the White House.

Far be it from me to point out that this is perhaps one of the most desperate "Gimme a Job" faces I've ever seen.

[ Flickr Link ]

President Barack Obama has lunch with Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine in the Oval Office Private Dining Room, March 16, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Not 'Shopped: Reuters Nixes Evil Zionist Batons

Brian C. Ledbetter — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:17:08 +0000

Jumping at shadows?

It seems that somewhere, somebody had the audacity to charge Reuters with photoshopping the above photograph. Reuters has officially responded with the all-clear, and doesn't seem to grasp exactly what the complaint is about:

The picture was not altered. Here is a blown up section of the portion you mentioned.

Moreover, I can’t imagine why a news organization would try to change a picture to make it LESS dramatic: GBU Editor

I don't think you need to be reminded, but it was Reuters who got in trouble many moons ago for trying to pass off a MORE dramatic picture as news. (That incident is also what led to the birth of Snapped Shot, but I digress...)

To clarify for the humble GBU Editor, the accusation that is being levied against Reuters is that you are whitewashing the Evil Zionist Oppressors' crimes by photoshopping out their brutal police batons. That you're helping to improve Israel's image in the world.

A charge that if understood in context, would be the greatest comedy act in the history of all time.

Good job on debunking the myth, Reuters. Hopefully, your next act will be to actually balance your stories out for once.

Your Caption Requested

Brian C. Ledbetter — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:18:24 +0000

A trip (yuk yuk) back into the 60's, courtesy our non-aligned Axis of Evil partners:

Evil Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas dictator, meets Evil Raul Castro, Cuba dictator. It's a Technicolor® sensation!

Feel free to toss in your own ideas yonder.

Ooo, Scary: Iran Launches Facebook Intifada!

Brian C. Ledbetter — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:26:57 +0000

"Is interwebz over here?"

Speaking as someone who has a vested interest in electronic Iran, I can't wait to see how this whole thing shakes out. Until then, I'm just quaaaaaking in my boots, maaan.

Via Arutz Sheva:

(IsraelNN.com) Iran has called for the launching of a “media intifada” against Israel, and the first results are apparently visible online, in the form of a Hamas Facebook group. Other groups and sites formed as part of the 'intifada' may have been removed or hacked.

According to the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center's latest briefing, a conference titled National and Islamic Solidarity for the Future of Palestine was held in Tehran on February 28. It was headed by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who gave a typically belligerent anti-Israeli speech.

The conference's participants were a particularly nasty group of terrorists with a decades-old record of murdering civilians: Khaled Mashaal, the chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau; Ramadan Shalah, the secretary-general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group; and Ahmed Jibril, of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

Who Needs Democracy When You Have Oligarchy

captainfish — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:06:29 +0000

From Wiki we find:

An oligarchy (Greek Ὀλιγαρχία, Oligarkhía) (oligocracy) is a form of government in which power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, military might, or religious hegemony. The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few/one" (ὀλίγος olígos) and "rule" (ἀρχή arkhē). Such states are often controlled by politically powerful families whose children are heavily conditioned and mentored to be heirs of the power of the oligarchy.

Oligarchies have been tyrannical throughout history, being completely reliant on public servitude to exist. Although Aristotle pioneered the use of the term as a synonym for rule by the rich, for which the exact term is plutocracy, oligarchy is not always a rule by wealth, as oligarchs can simply be a privileged group.

It would seem, that this most open and transparent and honest administration EVAH, is resorting to kickbacks, kickbacks, bribery, more kickbacks, and now to downright illegal behavior. At least, behavior typified by Oligarch governments.

House may try to pass Senate health-care bill without voting on it
By Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane

After laying the groundwork for a decisive vote this week on the Senate's health-care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to pass the measure without having members vote on it.

Instead, Pelosi (D-Calif.) would rely on a procedural sleight of hand: The House would vote on a more popular package of fixes to the Senate bill; under the House rule for that vote, passage would signify that lawmakers "deem" the health-care bill to be passed.

The tactic -- known as a "self-executing rule" or a "deem and pass" -- has been commonly used, although never to pass legislation...

In other words, if a member votes yes on another bill that carries certain aspects similar to what is in the ObamaCare bill, then it is "deemed" that they agree to the whole of the ObamaCare bill.

Tell me this isn't chicanery in the least. Tell me this isn't illegal at the worst.

And, Obama's little on-the-road stories just keep falling apart.

Natoma Canfield, the cancer-stricken woman who has become a centerpiece of President Obama's push for health care reform, will not lose her home over her medical bills and will probably qualify for financial aid, a top official at the Cleveland medical center treating her told FoxNews.com.

"She may be eligible for state Medicaid ... and/or she will be eligible for charity (care) of some form or type. ... In my personal opinion, she will be eligible for something," he said, adding that Canfield should not be worried about losing her home.

Nothing like hyping up a false story to sell your unconstitutional and illegal plans to take over the nation another industry at a time.

[Update:] Pelosi is not done yet. She will have her dreams fulfilled. People, its her or us. Make your stand now.

If you have any doubt that the Democratic leadership of the House views passing the current health care reform bill as the beginning, not the end, of the process of creating a national government health care system, just note what Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a group of bloggers on Monday.

"My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive," Pelosi said, according to an account by Washington Post reform advocate Ezra Klein. "We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow."

But since the current bill is unpopular, and Pelosi at the moment does not have enough Democratic, much less Republican, votes to pass it, the door she will be kicking through is the back door.

And what is worse, is her total flouting of the legal legislative process. But then, that has never stopped the Dems before.

In a particularly Alice-in-Wonderland moment, Pelosi argued that the debate over health care reform can begin after the bill is passed. "Pelosi said passing the bill would allow Dems to undertake a 'debate' with Republicans over 'what is the balanced role that government should have,'"

Afghan Real Estate

DMartyr — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:51:20 +0000

Caves with a view, wide open areas to play and scheme against the Great Satan, communal stoning pits, and, best of all, instant ammunition should a Joo move in next door!

Everything within a stones throw away!

Images brought to you by the Evil Genius at EvilFeed

(Cross-posted at Al Salibiyyah)

An Igloo Named Gore: (now with video)

captainfish — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:40:21 +0000

with part 2 here and part three here.

This climate scandal is falling faster than a F-16 screaming towards the earth.

An Igloo Named Gore

Brian C. Ledbetter — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:25:14 +0000

Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) has apparently thrown down the gauntlet on the Senate floor yesterday against the globaloney warming cult—And he couldn't have possibly selected a more humorous illustration:

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) attacked former Vice President Al Gore on the Senate floor Monday, calling climate change “the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people” and claiming that Gore is now “running for cover.”

The “hoax” line is an Inhofe standby, but he raised the level of attack on Monday.

In front of the backdrop of a blown up Weekly Standard cover featuring Gore, Inhofe railed on the former vice president.

"After weeks of the global warming scandal, the world’s first climate billionaire is running for cover. Yes, I’m talking about Al Gore," Inhofe charged. "He’s under siege these days. The credibility of the IPCC is eroding. The EPA’s endangerment finding is collapsing. And belief that global warming is leading to catastrophe is evaporating. Gore seems to be drowning in a sea of his own global warming illusions nevertheless. He’s desperately trying to keep global warming alarmism alive today."

Inhofe also floated a political conspiracy theory focused on Gore.He cited a secret "high-level meeting with all [Gore's] global alarmists," called a recent Gore op-ed in the New York Times a "sure-fire sign of desperation" and compared Gore to an ostrich.

Day Of Rage Watch Issued!

Brian C. Ledbetter — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:19:18 +0000

I'm hearing from Gateway Pundit and Jihad Watch that the leadership of Hamas has declared today to be a "day of rage" against some random unforgivable insult to al-Aqsa Mosque (the Temple Mount).

We here at Snapped Shot will be on the alert for any wire hilarity that ensues, of course!

Warnings of widespread violence in Jerusalem on Monday proved to be unneeded, but police say the real test will be Tuesday.

Hamas announced a “day of rage” in response to the dedication of the restored Hurva synagogue in the Old City’s Jewish Quarter, police said. Large forces will continue to be deployed throughout the city, with 3,000 police and border police officers stationed in East Jerusalem and neighboring villages.

Limitations on access to Muslim prayers on Temple Mount will continue for the fifth day. Members of the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee are set to hold a procession in the east of the city on Wednesday. Jerusalem on Monday was tense but quiet. Around noon, Palestinians began throwing stones near the Mount of Olives cemetery, but no injuries were reported.

At 6 P.M., scores of youths hurled stones at Border Police troops from the Palestinian side of the Qalandiya crossing, north of Jerusalem. The youths were dispersed, and the crossing closed.

Update: Jameel is tracking the Day of Rage over at the Muqata.

Update 2: Soccer Dad writes to correct me—These protests are being waged over the restoration Hurva synagogue, as mentioned in the article above. I mentioned the Temple Mount at the top due to that being where most of the action seems to be. (Must be time for me to grab more coffee!)

The protests are, of course, as astroturfed as ever!

Good Thing We Aren't Faced With Coming Financial Meltdown

captainfish — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:00:17 +0000

Else this might be seen as ludicrous. Who does this? Who sees this as a good thing? Especially during our current financial crisis?

Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department is spending $5.4 million to buy fine crystal stemware for American embassies -- but it won't give the US economy much of a boost.

The contract was given to a tiny Washington, DC, interior designer, which in turn subcontracted the crystal work to a Swedish firm -- snubbing such US companies as the famous manufacturer in Clinton's own back yard, Steuben Crystal of upstate Corning.

And what is even more hilarious? Didn't the dems and Clinton herself complain about former Pres Bush's use of no-bid contracts? And yet, this administration is flush with them.

The firm didn't even get a chance to bid on the contract, which will outfit embassies and ambassadors' residences with fancy crystal for ritzy functions.

Ironically, under the no-bid contract, some of the crystal is to be custom-crafted to include the seal of the United States, although Swedes will do all of the manufacturing.

And to top it all off....

Contracting rules require any American firms that subcontract work to use a domestic firm or get a waiver.

The firm that got the contract, Systems Design Inc., is a small interior-design firm in tony Georgetown. The company, which is eligible for minority small-business contracts, does not appear to have done any similar work.

After getting the contract in September, the firm subcontracted to Swedish glassmaker Orrefors/Kosta Boda USA.

Heaven forbid the dems follow the rules and regulations like everyone else is expected to.

Muslims Demand Segregated Burial in Switzerland

Brian C. Ledbetter — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:39:11 +0000

Celebrate Diversity!

Muslims want Islamic cemeteries in every canton

An umbrella group for Swiss Muslims says they should be able to be buried “with dignity” and is therefore calling for Islamic cemeteries in every Swiss canton.

Farhad Afshar, president of the Coordination of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland, told the Sunday newspaper Sonntag he was preparing a legal case concerning freedom of religion.

He said that following the Bernese commune of Köniz’s recent rejection of a separate burial ground for Muslims, a legal ruling was necessary so that “the next time someone says no [to an Islamic cemetery] they are violating freedom of religion”.

Islamic law says Muslims should not be buried with those of a different faith – something already possible in some Swiss cities, for example Zurich, Bern, Basel and Geneva.

The Muslim community in Switzerland accounts for about 4.5 per cent of the population. Most Muslim immigrants came from the former Yugoslavia and Turkey. The community includes up to 100 nationalities.

Far be it from me to point out that by demanding such national changes, Afshar ignores the Federal nature of the Swiss government completely. Which, of course, is a complete affront to Switzerland's culture and history.

Illustrating once again that "Diversity" is a one-way street.

Nazis Dressed as Monks

Brian C. Ledbetter — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:12:41 +0000

If that headline doesn't get your attention, I don't have any idea what will:

A Nazi sympathiser living in Rome came up with the idea and it was quickly seized upon by officials in Berlin who saw it as the ideal opportunity to keep up with Allied activity in the city.

The plan is revealed in MI5 reports held at the National Archives in Kew and which have now been declassified - and it comes just days after other files revealed how Germany had also tried to infiltrate the Boy Scouts.

Operation Georgian Convent as it was called involved the purchase of a building in Rome by Michael Kedia, a Russian anti communist Nazi sympathiser from Georgia (Russian Republic of) who was also known to British intelligence.

According to the documents at Kew the idea gathered pace in the Autumn of 1943 as the Allies advanced up through Italy and the Germans were preparing to pull out of Rome.

MI5 was tipped off about the plan by Giuseppe Dosi, an Italian policeman who was acting as an informant to the British intelligence service and his report is in the file.

It reads how a "....plan was started whereby the immunity of the Vatican buildings in Rome was to be exploited to the advantage of the German Intelligence Service.

"The plan (involved the)...set up a Georgian cloister in Rome under Vatican protection and among the monks introduce agents who were to keep contact with German intelligence."

Dosi's report added how two rooms within the cloister were to "be set aside for the use of the agents for storage of transmitters, batteries and any other secret material."

Officials in Germany thought the idea of agents posing as monks and priests in a cloister would be the perfect cover for them and enable them to covertly carry out spying work.

One-Term Presidents, Illustrated

Brian C. Ledbetter — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:41:18 +0000

Weasel Zippers has concrete illustrated proof of why Barack Obama is destined to be a one-term wonder.

Heh!

South Africa Celebrates Diversity

Brian C. Ledbetter — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:38:48 +0000

A youth leader in the (Communist) African National Congress seems to have sparked a touch of controversy by singing a classic little ditty in front of an official Party event, the premise of which revolves around how they need to "shoot the boeres"—By which he means Afrikaners of European descent. You know—Caucasians. Whiteys. Crackers.

How strange.

Listening to the Left for all of these years, I could've sworn that it's us white people who have advocated for all of the violence in the colonial world. Could it really be that there's some non-white person out there encouraging people to commit acts of violence against some dastardly post-Colonial citizens of Colonial descent?

Thankfully, the ANP's media machine flew right into action, informing us that the young champ's song wasn't really meant to be taken literally.

Which is surely their way of saying that anyone who has a problem with the song is obviously...

Raaaaacist!

The Greatness Of The "it" Technology

captainfish — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:20:18 +0000

Yes, we must have it. It is the technology to have. It will lead us to the next Utopia. It will do everything you dream of. It will allow you to read anywhere. It will cook your bacon. It will clean your house.

What is this amazing item that will deliver our future of technology today?

Your Caption Requested

Brian C. Ledbetter — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:09:39 +0000

Submitted without comment, a really smart fellow:

Your caption, as always, is most appreciated.

Why To Hate ObamaCare

captainfish — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:15:18 +0000

Well, we already know that we hate it due to the government can't run a lemonade stand, let alone a health care system like Medicare\Medicaid. But now they want to run the whole country's care? With less money?

We know that everywhere this type of health care system has been undertaken, it has failed and is failing.

We know that any Socialist that makes a proposal about control, that control will be Socialism.

And, we now also know that this Health Care bill will also radically alter the Student Loan system.

Your Caption Requested

Brian C. Ledbetter — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:03:10 +0000

Here's a daily highlight from EvilFeed, submitted without comment:

Feel free to share your captions over yonder—I look forward to seeing your worst!

To Pray... or Not

Brian C. Ledbetter — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:05:14 +0000

There's an e-mail floating around the Internet which purports to show Barack Obama getting ready to pray at a mosque in Washington, D.C. It offers this photograph up as conclusive proof that he is, as some have always suspected, a "secret" Muslim.

To nobody's surprise, this is a total lie.

In reality, the photo was released by the White House Press Office, and was released after his visit to Turkey. The mosque in question is the historic Blue Mosque, which seems to be a standard stop for dignitaries visiting that country.

Which illustrates once again why it's such a terrible idea to let our emotions affect what we accept to be true.

From the White House's official flickr feed:

President Barack Obama removes his shoes as he prepares to visit the Blue Mosque April 7, 2009, in Istanbul. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

I'll post the original e-mail below the fold. Thanks to David A. for bringing this to our attention!

America's Cultural Suicide

Brian C. Ledbetter — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:35:21 +0000

American society has been degenerating into a fetid wasteland of endless "shock" for as long as I've been alive, but nothing that I've seen illustrates this unforgivable decline like this.

To put things in perspective, here's how our "shocking" pop culture looked way back in 1957:

Fast forward to the present, and we see a video that literally leaves me speechless—but be forewarned, Lady Gaga and Beyonce have made every effort to ensure that your sensibilities will be offended (which is why I won't embed it here).

Mrs. SnappedShot, who sent this to me, hit the nail on the head by describing this video as a "disgrace to America." And I couldn't agree more.

If this is the culture we want to live with our children, then I'm truly ashamed to call myself an American.

Robo-Blogging: Meet EvilFeed!

Brian C. Ledbetter — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:14:21 +0000

I know I've been absent a lot around here as of late, but that doesn't mean I've been sitting around doing nothing. In fact, I've been working on quite a bit way back here behind the scenes!

With that in mind, I'd like to introduce you to EvilFeed—a diabolical tool which I think you will most certainly come to enjoy.

"What is EvilFeed?" you might ask. And boy am I glad you asked, because I can definitely explain!

Pres Obama: The Liar

captainfish — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:44:01 +0000

Obama pledged the use of coal and oil during his 2010 State of the Union address along with nuclear an alternative energy sources.

But yet,

...for the next three years and probably more, trillions of dollars in domestic energy assets will remain untouched while billions of dollars more are spent on foreign oil.

Pres Obama is locking away vast amounts of natural and easily accessible sources of energy.

"The Pledge is constitutional"

captainfish — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:52:06 +0000

Sanity prevails. America prevails.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, who claimed the references to God disrespect his religious beliefs.

"The Pledge is constitutional," Judge Carlos Bea wrote for the majority in the 2-1 ruling. "The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the proud recitation of some of the ideals upon which our Republic was founded."

And what is more...

In a separate 3-0 ruling Thursday, the appeals court upheld the inscription of the national motto "In God We Trust" on coins and currency, saying that the phrase is ceremonial and patriotic, not religious.

So, what did the anti-American athiest zealot have to say about all of this?

Reached on his cell phone, Newdow said he hadn't been aware that the appeals court had ruled against him Thursday.

"Oh man, what a bummer," he said.

Now, send him the bill for all this harassment and see if he still thinks its just "a bummer"!!

Leon Weinstein Speaks Truth, Proposes Strike!

Brian C. Ledbetter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:17:42 +0000

Received via e-mail moments ago—This letter speaks entirely on its own merits:

My name is Leon Weinstein. I immigrated to the US from the former Soviet Union. I already experienced the Universal Healthcare, equality in housing and distribution of wealth the socialist style. I remember chronic deficit of every imaginable product, long lines for services, obnoxious salespeople (yes, you probably can't even imagine that) and "communal apartments" where in a 4-bedroom flat lived four families using one bath, kitchen and shower.

"Lil' Johnny, Be Quiet Or I'll Pop A Plug In Ya"

captainfish — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:27:45 +0000

Yep. That statement heard coming soon to a Chicago school near you.

It is bad enough that Chicago itself is one of the most, if not #1, dangerous city in America for juveniles. Now, the Dept of Education is buying shotguns!

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14" - PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT - XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID - 14" LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.

Didn't we have the IRS buying assault shotguns a while back?

That last line makes me really scared. The Dept of Education has an inventory of shotguns and battle armor?

Holy freak!!!

Are the Chicago schools really that bad that the teachers have to wear amor and carry shotguns? I mean, who else would?

Mr. Overenthusiastic 2010

Brian C. Ledbetter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:17:23 +0000

From the land of Islamic Rage Boy, a new contender in the Jihadi Idol series:

A supporter of senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani shouts slogans during a welcome rally for Geelani in Srinagar, India, Thursday, March 11, 2010. After spending over two months in New Delhi for medical treatment and regular check-ups, Geelani arrived in Indian Kashmir's main city to a welcome rally Thursday. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

I don't know about how this little fellow would do at jihad, but he definitely seems well qualified to be a cheerleader in the NBA.*

(* Nonprofessional Basketball Associates, of course.)

Total Distraction Time!

Brian C. Ledbetter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:56:48 +0000

Thanks to our good friends at Fairfax Underground, here's a good old-fashioned Japanese funk-out:

Happy double-bonus early Friday, y'all! (I look forward to seeing this mashed up with whatever the kids are listening to this year real soon.)

Shocka: Heavily-Muslim Sweden Now Hostile to Jews

Brian C. Ledbetter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:15:10 +0000

On the scales of surprise, hearing that Jews are now openly threatened in the Muslim-dominated city of Malmo ranks right up there with the shock and awe of a daily sunrise:

The most common anti-Semitic hate crimes have been graffiti or engraved swastikas or Stars of David on buildings or cars but there have also been several arson attacks on Jewish sites in Helsingborg as well as Malmö Jewish community.

According to Expressen, some of the most serious anti-Semitic hate crimes occurred in Northwest Skåne where a family from Helsingborg was threatened with death and a man later tried to run their car off the road. In another northern Skåne town a man is suspected of etching a swastika into the hand of another person with sulphuric acid.

Ahh, diversity!

(Thanks to Carl the Awesome.)