Wednesday Funnies: 10 Hours of Princess Leia Walking in NYC

What can you expect when walking about in a wretched hive of scum and villainy? Oh, New York. Sorry, I was thinking of Washington DC. My bad.

Video: ObamaCare Architect Says ObamaCare Passed Due to "Lack of Transparency" and "the Stupidity of the American Voter"

Amazingly, people who release these kind of pictures are trying to lie and deceive you. Weird, I know. Most people working hard to deify a leader are usually so trustworthy...

Gloating about lying to and deceiving the the American public. These people have no shame-- which should surprise no one, by the way. (Video by way of The Daily Signal h/t Instapundit)

The man in the video is Johnathan Gruber, an economist at MIT, who helped write the Affordable Care Act-- ObamaCare. Have a listen:

So let's see here, Gruber says

(a) that the bill was intentionally written so that the CBO would not score the individual mandate as a tax-- although the Supreme Court would of course rule that the mandate is a tax so that the law could be ruled constitutional. Furthermore, Gruber acknowledges that the bill dies if the CBO scores it as tax, which is undoubtedly true.

(b) the bill was written to intentionally deceive so that people would not understand that healthy people would be paying more to support the ill.

(c) that "lack of transparency is a huge political advantage."

(d) that "the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical for the thing to pass."

Nice. And classic Leftism, by the way.

Does anyone remember when Obama was grating on about how transparent his presidency was going to be? I believe MSNBC still touts that trash.

Of course all of this was pointed out by me and other critics of ObamaCare. We were called "racist" and "delusional" and "conspiracy theorists" for saying this. But then we're all just stupid proles who don't know what's best for us.

Remember, people like Gruber and Obama are your betters. Do not think for yourself. Do not criticize. If you have an opinion, do not voice it. And realize that your betters will lie, deceive, and insult you. But don't worry. It's all for you own good.

Friday Funnies: When Amateurs Fight in the Boxing Ring

Ah, yes. My favorite boxing match with a comedic edge. Watch as the "street fighter" Sutherland takes on a-- at best-- competently trained boxer in a professional bout. The results were not surprising.

Enjoy:

Okay, that wasn't so great for Sutherland. But I bet that if he'd been taking on some smaller, drunk guy in a bar's parking lot, he would've totally won.

I remember watching this match with my dad on Tuesday Night Fights back in the '80s. It was something we would still smirk about many years later.

Friday Funnies: News Bloopers

Some are mildly NSFW. You've been warned.

Enjoy:

N. Korea Nukes Can Reach U.S. and Russia Flies Military Aircraft Along Coast... Hey, the 80s called and they said: Don't Worry. Be happy.

Could a president depicted in this manner-- by the press-- possibly let you down?

So let's see here...

North Korea has nuclear warheads for its ballistic missiles capable of reaching the western United States.

From The Washington Free Beacon article by Bill Gertz:

North Korea has developed nuclear weapons capable of being launched on its ballistic missile forces, according to a new report by a defense analyst. 

The Obama administration is seeking to hide the fact that North Korea possesses nuclear missile warheads, according to a report by Mark Schneider, a former Pentagon strategic analyst and director for forces policy at the office of the secretary of defense. Schneider’s statement came in a report published April 28 in the journal Comparative Strategy. 

According to the 16-page report, “The North Korean Nuclear Threat to the United States,” the Defense Intelligence Agency stated in an unclassified assessment made public a year ago that “DIA assesses with moderate confidence the North [Korean government] currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles.” 

“This is disturbing news,” the report says. “The North Korean regime is one of the most fanatic, paranoid, and militaristic dictatorships on the planet. … While North Korea has long made occasional nuclear attack threats, the scope, magnitude, and frequency of these threats have vastly increased in 2013.” 

North Korea has in the recent months issued provocative threats to carry out nuclear strikes on U.S. cities and against American allies.  

[...]
The report on the North’s nuclear warheads stated that the assessment of a missile-delivered nuclear strike capability is not new. 

Based on a declassified 2001 National Intelligence estimate, North Korea’s Taepodong-2 ICBM can deliver a payload of several hundred kilograms up to 6,200 miles, distance enough to hit Alaska, Hawaii, and parts of the western Untied States. 

“If the North uses a third stage similar to the one used on the Taepodong-1 in 1998 in a ballistic missile configuration, then the Taepodong-2 could deliver a several-hundred-kg payload up to 15,000 km—sufficient to strike all of North America,” the report said.
North Korea also has acquired Chinese-made transporter-erector launchers that are now deployed with a new road-mobile KN-08 ICBM.

Russia is flying strategic aircraft along California's coast.

From Breitbart:

The Associated Press reported Monday that Gen. Herbert Carlisle, Commander of United States Air Forces in the Pacific, acknowledged a significant increase in the activities by Russian long-range strategic aircraft flying along the California coast.  

 There was no comment about whether the aircraft were nuclear capable, but it has not been since the Cold War ended in the early 1990s that Russian patrols have skirted the West Coast and California.       

Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle is the Commander of Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. As the PACAF, he is responsible for Air Force activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 45,000 Airmen serving principally in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam.  

Speaking Monday, May 5th at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a bipartisan Washington DC think tank, General Carlisle said there had been long-range Russian air patrols to the coast of California and a circumnavigation of the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam. He noted that a U.S. F-15 fighter jet intercepted a Russian strategic bomber that had flown to Guam. 

General Carlisle linked the increased activity and incursions to the situation in the Ukraine. He said Russia was demonstrating its capabilities and gathering intelligence on U.S. military exercises.   

He further admitted that there has been a sharp increase in Russian air patrols around Japanese islands and Korea. General Carlisle added that there was more Russian ship activity in the area, too.

Ok, now both of these might be a little alarming, but hey, remember Obama said that something like "The eighties called and they want their foreign policy back"?

I feel better already!

Well here's an '80s video Obama may be humming in head-- or perhaps he'll need to foist it upon us as our foreign policies fail miserably (betrayal of Ukraine, bad-mouthing our ally Israel, Saudi Arabia's recent snub, etc.), our foes threaten (North Korea threatening nuclear strikes, Iran practicing attacking American ships, including aircraft carriers, , and our economy falters:

Monday Funnies: Not the Best Performance of "Go Tell It On the Mountain" AND NOW with Bonus Videos!!

I came across this yesterday, but I thought it might be a little insulting to post it on Easter.

Anyway here's Henrietta and Myrna. Enjoy:

UPDATE: I just found this video of a public access psychic being absolutely bombarded by prank calls. It's NSFW due to strong language.

Enjoy:

Wow, this psychic, "The Flaccid Ego Psychic" apparently, is a fella that just keeps on giving. At least the camera set up did a slightly better job of centering him.

Check out this video (Also NSFW due to language):

Lazy but Happier Blogger Update with One More Mark Gormley "Little Wings" Video

I've been rather lazy for the past four or five days. It's amazing how much better I feel when I ignore Obama's attempts to create big, centralized government. But I know I shouldn't be so complacent, and I'll be back in soon-- probably tomorrow.

In the meantime, here's another Mark Gormley classic "Little Wings." Once again, look for the classic move "The Mark Gormley Weight Shift."

Enjoy, and I'll be back soon:

Mark Gormley: "Without You"

Be sure to check out Mark's signature moves-- "The Head Turn," "Walking in Place," and "The Mark Gormley Weight Shift."

Enjoy:

Is it just me, or do you get the feeling that the girl in the video probably wouldn't be dating Mark Gormley in reality? Call me jaded.

Friday Funnies: Greta Van Susteren Interviews Democratic Hopeful Mike Dickinson

Truly one for the books. (h/t Patterico at Patterico's Pontifications)

Probably the worst interview a candidate could ever hope for.

So what are we to take away from this interview, Mr. Dickinson? That you're a liar and a partisan, but at least you admit that you're a liar and a partisan. Oh, and if one disagrees with Obama and Democrats then you're going to work take away their right to free speech-- because, you know, you just arbitrarily decided that they're not genuine.

Great...

Obama Looks Petulant as He Lectures Russia on Appropriate 21st Century Behavior

(h/t Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit)

"Russia’s leadership is challenging truths that only a few weeks ago seemed self-evident. That in the 21st century the borders of Europe cannot be redrawn with force. That international law matters."

President Pushover in action...

Gee, Mr. President but it seems like Mr. Putin disagrees. Now what are you going to do about it? I know, make yawn-filled speeches in a petulant tone. Well, I'm sure Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic, Israel, Taiwan, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, South Korea and Japan can all rest easy now.

Man, this amateur an utter embarrassment.

I see Obama as Err, the pink mooninite, in this clip. "Mr. Putin says he disagrees with you, Err. With his foot."

Am I wrong in this?

Friday Funnies: More YouTube Comment Reconstructions

These reconstructions are terrible. As an occasional gamer with no real opinion about the next gen consoles, the second one is especially funny. They are both NSFW due to language. You've been warned.

Enjoy: YouTube Comment Reconstruction #3 - 'Brian Eno: An Ending (Ascent)'

And the second: YouTube Comment Reconstruction #4 - 'Xbox One Reveal - Full Press Conference"

Saturday Funnies: The Most Awesome Cover of "The Final Countdown" EVER!

Way better than Europe's original:

Just awesome!

Saturday Morning Funnies: Worst Shark Attacks in Movies

Saturday funnies... because sometimes you need a laugh no matter the circumstances.

So here's a mash-up of some of the silliest shark attacks ever-- and the original "Jaws" thrown in for some reason.

Enjoy:

By the way, is it kinda sad that I've seen just about all of the films these clips are from? It seems that the one with Coolio in it is the only movie I haven't seen. But I did see Coolio in "Pterodactyl."

What can I say? Bad monster movies are my guilty pleasure.

Thursday Funnies: House Preview

Sorry that I haven't been posting recently. Between being (sort of) snowed in for a weekend and the Olympics, I've been distracted. Plus, I've been remarkably happier while being temporarily ignorant of Obama's lawlessness, stupid executive orders, and liberty-hating agenda. Ah, well...

Anyway here's a preview of "House," a Japanese horror film from the '70s. I haven't seen the film yet, so I don't know if it was meant to be a satire or actual horror-- I suspect the latter. However, the trailer is both bizarre and amusingly horrible. And there's some great music that jarringly starts and stops in the trailer for no particular reason. I get a good laugh from it.

There is some blood and gore in this cartoony/Monty Pythonesque way. You've been warned.

Enjoy:

Video: Pa. News Station Shows Workers' Reactions to Changes in Insurance Policies Under ObamaCare

It's not pretty, and it's happening all over the U.S. Of course we're hearing crickets from the MSM. Imagine that.

Hey guys, if you had read the ObamaCare law you then you would've seen this is exactly what was going to happen. It was pretty damn obvious. But hey, now couple in their 70s have birth control and maternity insurance. So there.

Thanks Dems!

(h/t Tom Blumer at Bizzy Blog)

Monday Funnies: My Favorite Charles Bronson Commercial of All-Time

Japan was in a weird place in the 1970s, as this commercial illustrates. Who thought that intercutting shots of Charles Bronson shooting a pistol Wild West style while slathering on loads of cologne was a good idea? Ah, well...

Enjoy:

Hey, Bronson! Save a little of the cologne for later, will ya?

Report on Ant & Rat Tribes-- Chinese People Living Literally Underground

The video is not in English, but English subtitles are available in the options lined at the bottom of the video.

I found this video on Breitbart. It is awful, but not surprising.

Never let an American Leftist fool you, the Chinese poor live in crippling poverty and in dire conditions.


From the Breitbart article by Fances Martel:

Vice magazine visited the groups in Beijing, often called "ant" or "rat" tribes because of the hours of labor they work and their lives underground. They found a ravaging and severely unhealthy economic situation below the already dismal lifestyles that the communist country's economy has yielded millions. The "ant" tribe tends to be composed of young professionals who are forced to take unskilled labor jobs because of the closing job market. They can only afford to live in these tight spaces. The "rat" tribe is far less wealthy and typically composed of migrant unskilled workers. They occupy former bomb shelters and other underground lairs in a much less orderly way as they toil dawn-to-dusk trying to make ends meet. 

The "ants," who are described in the report as "highly-educated working poor," pay rent to the owners of these underground areas, owners who have established a system of living spaces where up to six people could be paying rent to live in the same room. The rooms are makeshift creations in places like parking lots that were never meant for permanent dwelling, particularly of so many people at once. 

The rent for living in a small room in one of these colonies is inexpensive enough for a young professional working in private industry to afford, as the largest salaries in China are reserved for high-ranking members of the government or employees working for the government. While they are above ground, though impoverished, they are sometimes in suburban areas further away from work or school. Private industry pays 70% less than government work but constitutes a great number of the white collar jobs in urban areas. This is especially important in a smog-filled city where young workers find themselves with no health care aid and are forced to take unskilled or low-skill jobs after receiving liberal arts or professional degrees. "Even minor symptoms will cost you a lot of money," says one of the dwellers in Vice's documentary, noting that he does not see the possibility of ever saving money to move out of the space he currently rents, especially if he gets even mildly sick. 

Those living in air-raid shelters face a host of different problems even more dangerous than those who find spaces slightly higher underground. These shelters were never meant for dwelling, so they lack a number of amenities, including fire escape paths, kitchens, and bathrooms. They cook by lighting a fire on the floor and make amends to fix other living situations, but with no windows or means of ventilation, most create dangerous fire hazards and pollute the already smoggy Beijing air.

And let's not forget, the Democrats have repeatedly used China as an example of how we should run an economy.

Super Special Bonus Video: Ms Voice in "Talk to Me"

Uhhhh... Huh. Okay.

Well, I'm sure she has a future in the music business.

My favorite part is when the boyfriend throws the pillow at her-- or pretty much any quick shot of him. I mean, it's a real skill to overact without the audience ever seeing your face. Nice job.

Anyway, enjoy:

Sunday Funnies: Must Love Jaws

Okay, it's a few years old. But it always gives me a good laugh.

Enjoy:

Friday Funnies: Conan the Barabarian: The Musical

Enjoy: