Sign of the Times

The CDC has reported that at any point in time, 110 million Americans have STDs. Great. Keep buying Big Pharma stocks. Wouldn't want to tell anybody that "free " sex isn't really free. Don't want to impose our values! 

atlanta.cbslocal.com/2014/10/06/cdc-110-million-americans-have-stds-at-any-given-time/

Modern Marriage

"An Englishwoman has taken self-love to its ultimate extreme by marrying herself in an "incredibly empowering" ceremony attended by almost 50 of her friends.

Grace Gelder married Grace Gelder earlier this year at an "idyllic farmhouse in rural Devon". Her parents were not present - "mainly for logistical reasons" - but, according to an interview in the Guardian, they did send "supportive texts throughout the day."

Some of Ms/Mrs/Mr Gelder's friends suggested "in a light-hearted way" that perhaps the exercise was "a bit narcissistic". But she herself decided that she was "completely comfortable" with her "motivations."

Congratulations to the new, er, well, hmm... single? 

www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/10/04/Woman-who-married-herself-admits-friends-found-wedding-a-bit-narcissistic

Gutfeld Smacks a True Believer

I like Greg Gutfeld. He's funny, quick, and perceptive. He will often get to the heart of an argument using a twist of humor. I posted a September 23, 2014 blog about Ezekiel Emanuel, Rahm's brother, on why we should all check out at 75 and OBTW, if we don't do it voluntarily, the government is going to give you a little push by denying lots of medical procedures. Gutfeld goes to the heart of Emanuel's argument with his typical humorous overlay:

With E-Z’s [Ezekiel Emanuel] logic, you could argue that 70 is a better cut-off, or even 65. Start clipping at the back end of life, and combine it with abortion as birth control in the front end, and really it’s all about living without complications. No babies, no old people -- the two groups that make traveling a pain, as well as slowing down lines at restaurants. Really, this planet should be full of nothing but trim, healthy, over-educated policy-makers with tasteful Oliver Peoples eyewear. 

Indeed, that is the core thinking pervading the Progressive mindset on life - be "productive" (as we define it) or get out. But Gutfeld also states what everyone is thinking:

Of course we all know that when Emanuel approaches his expiration date -- 75 -- and is still feeling chipper, his mind will certainly change. He’ll take the drugs. And then perhaps he will write a long article about that too. I wonder if he’ll feel bad for anyone who listened to him when he wrote about how living past 75 was stupid.

Very true. It's why Progressive bigmouths like Al Gore and Leo DeCaprio can justify flying around the world all the time in private jets and tooling around in big fat yachts or Teddy Kennedy can sentence the children of middle class families to substandard educations in public schools in large urban areas while sending his to exclusive private schools, etc., etc. You see, they are above it, they are the Ruling Class and the rules just don't apply to them because they are IMPORTANT. They have to educate us, rule us. Keep up the good work Gutfeld. A rose is a rose is a rose and a hypocrite is the same, particularly one who thinks he is doing it in the name of all that is right  and good. Right. 

www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/10/03/gut-check-death-panels

In Other News ...

• The Norks apparently are working on an ICBM launch facility. 

         townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2014/10/03/a-hidden-threat-n1900134

• Pro-democracy Hong Kong and the Communist Chinese overlords are headed for a showdown over China's future. Will China be a trade-oriented and increasingly more democratic country seeking a positive role in the world or a nationalistic empire-building giant more like the Japanese pre-WWII?  

        townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2014/10/03/can-beijing-survive-hong-kong-   fever-n1900132

• Turkey seems to be playing both sides in the war with ISIS. On the one hand, it appears to using ISIS to counter Assad in Syria and rein in the Kurds, who have been a longtime thorn in their side. On the other hand, they appear to recognize that ISIS is crazy and would happily stab them and extend the "caliphate" into Turkey given the chance. ISIS force were threatening a town on the Turkish border this week. The Turkish military is a force to be reckoned with and it would be nice to have them on our side against ISIS.

         www.spiegel.de/international/world/islamic-state-jihadist-activity-in-northern-syria- forces-turkey-hand-a-994392.html

• The U.S. replaced Saudi Arabia as the world's largest oil producer. It became the largest natural gas producer in 2010. Heaven forbid that we should use it as leverage with the Russians and to lower our dependency on Middle East oil!

www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/09/30/U-S-Streaks-Past-Saudi-Arabia-as-World-s-Largest-Oil-Producer

Welcome to the United States

WND reports that:

"In 2010, the Obama administration quietly dumped Bush-era plans to enact quarantine regulations supported by the Centers for Disease Control that were designed to prevent travelers from spreading infectious diseases."

Mahvelous! 

The epidemic potential of Ebola is too great. Anybody coming from West Africa should be vetted before they get on a plane bound for this country and when they arrive here, they go to a secure quarantine facility until they have been medically cleared. As I recall, the Declaration of Independence talks about the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Note which one comes first and that applies to the rest of us.
www.wnd.com/2014/10/obama-dumped-bush-era-quarantine-proposal/

A Pale Rider Arrives in the U.S.

The Bible (Rev. 6:2) says that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are Conquest, War, Famine and Death. They will arrive on earth to wreak havoc and terror in the Last Days. One has now arrived in the U.S., in Texas and his sword is Ebola. 

The Obama Administration should be quarantining all flights and any travelers coming out of West Africa, but it is showing its typical passive response to difficult and even lethal situations with the result that upwards of 80 people in this country, including a number of children, have been exposed to the African horror. Where this may go is anybody's guess, but the recent precedents of effective government action are not good and in any event, we won't know about it until it's too late because cover-ups are second nature to these people. I have said numerous times in the past that these guys are trying to kill us. Tragically, this prophecy may actually be starting to be fulfilled. 

What is Up with the Secret Service?

What in the world is going on with the Secret Service? A loner goes across the White House lawn and into the East Room before finally being stopped by an off duty agent. A couple schmoozes their way into an Inauguration party and gets a picture with the President. The President rides an elevator with an armed man who has 3 - count 'em - 3 felony convictions. And how about the drunk agents staggering around Colombia in 2012? Whoever is President deserves the absolute best protection and that simply isn't happening.  It had better get squared away now before a jihadist hit team with real operators decides to take a crack at it.