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Low Information Corner: Majority Would Commit “Netflix Adultery”

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I was planning to initiate a new feature on The Teri O’Brien Show yesterday, but we were so loaded with actual information that I didn’t have time to do it. I was thinking of calling it “The Stupidest Story of the Week,” or “Dumb and Dumber,” but you get the idea. The focus would be the sort of stories that shows that ABC’s “Good Morning America,” and similar dangerous (dangerous because they allow lo-fos to think that they actually know what’s going on) over-the-air, last-century outlets highlight. Here’s this last week’s from yesterday’s stack, “51% Would Commit Netflix Adultery, Survey Says.”

There’s nothing like a riveting cliffhanger to leave you wanting more.

And when you’ve got the next episode right at your fingertips, watching it right away can be very tempting.

Doing just that without waiting for your significant other is a new form of cheating dubbed by New York Magazine as Netflix Adultery. And in a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Netflix, 51% of those in a relationship would “cheat” on their spouse/partner/significant other by streaming a TV program that was intended to be watched together.

Sneaky.

This was big news on all the afore-mentioned low-information sources of “news.” And we wonder why people think Benghazi is the hot new restaurant Barack and Mooch visited on their last date night?

 

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Sandy Hook School Murders Tailor-made for Parasitic Left: Today on The Teri O’Brien Show

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As the people of Newton, CT grieve for the victims of the Sandy Hook School murders, they must contend with the plague of pompous, parasitic pant loads, hoping to exploit this unimaginable horror to advance their own personal agendas, including later today, Barack Hussein Obama. On Friday, he addressed the nation, wiping away tears, which amazingly appeared on the outer corner of his eye, the opposite side from where the human tear duct lies. I guess this unusual anatomy is just another example of the One’s unique and awesome specialness. Or it could just be that he was faking the tears.

This event gave the Jurassic media the opportunity to fire up their somber montage machines, with their inevitable achingly-sad solo piano soundtracks, and to descend on Newtown, CT to use it as a backdrop for their silly stand ups. Any doubt that this incident was a major news event was erased when we saw political hack turned objective truth seeker George Stephanopolous not only on the air on a Saturday morning, but on the air wearing his “serious journalist” glasses. Maybe it’s just me, but I think that, once again, our media friends are enjoying this event a bit too much. To what extent does the orgy of media coverage contribute to the chance of more of these incidents?

This tragedy provides a perfect set of circumstances for the Left to advance several of its treasured agenda items. The shooter’s murdered mother was–wait for it–not only a gun enthusiast (!), but also–are you ready for this?–a home schooler! In addition, the occasion of another “troubled” young man, presents the opportunity for proponents of big government, and the always destructive, reactive “just do something” mentality to press for not only the obvious, that is, infringements on our 2nd amendment rights, but also for more government “programs” to assist the mentally-ill. No matter that this shooter’s family apparently has the resources to provide the help he obviously needed. His case is useful to the Left, as the press for more government, and, as we have often noted, they never let a crisis go to waste. The reality is that a gun is an inanimate object. Don’t we need more nut control?

What would the Founders have made of the country they helped create? Were they the cautious, measured patriots that we revere or were they radicals willing to use all means necessary, including violence, to oppose Great Britain? Les Standiford, author of Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War will join us to talk about the Sons of Liberty, the secret society determined to impose change on what were the Colonies.

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The Softer Side of Mitt: What Say You?

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For the last several months, the talking heads in the Lame Stream Media have been pointing out that Mitt Romney isn’t a touchy-feely guy, which they say, hurts him with women voters.

Over the weekend, Mitt showed his softer side.

From today’s New York Post:

Mitt Romney’s post-debate surge appears to have all but wiped out President Obama’s once double-digit lead among women voters.

A new Pew Research Center survey depicted a remarkable swing in the numbers, with Romney pulling even among women in polling late last week. In September, the same polling outfit showed Obama leading by 18 points among women.

Coincidence?

A “Gaffe” to the Media is Common Sense to Real Americans

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This morning one of my training partners said to me and the other Gym Goddess, “You know, when Mitt Romney said that culture matters, I think he was right.” I’m paraphrasing, but that was the essence of it. She was referring to Mr. Romney’s taking notice of the difference between Israel’s economy and that of the Palestinians, and suggesting the cultural differences may account for it. (Please note that the linked story repeats the meme about Romney’s “series of gaffes.”) That prompted the other Gym Goddess to recall some of the comments by liberals while they were resisting efforts to prevent the subprime mortgage disaster during the mid-2000′s that strongly suggested that these clueless leftists didn’t think not being able to afford a house should mean you shouldn’t get to have one. These comments by these two smart women illustrate a basic truth: what is obvious and logical to liberals sounds like insanity to most Americans, and what is called a “gaffe” by the Left is called common sense by us.

Here’s a story from this morning in which a couple of guys on ABC, who no doubt consider themselves “journalists,” discuss Mitt Romney’s latest “perceived misstep.”

The Obama campaign is in full panic mode, as demonstrated by their recent invitation to Bill Clinton to speak at their convention, and so these LSM apparatchiks are working overtime to try to avert the disaster of his defeat. Desperation ain’t pretty.

Show Notes, 7/22/12: Tragedy in Aurora, CO gives idiots an opportunity to display their bias and shining stupidity

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How Many of Me (website that tells you how many people have the same name as you. Perhaps we should send the link to ABC’s Brian Ross and George Stephanopoulos) Teri opens the show by asking why George and Brian still have their jobs.

‘Good Morning America’ Tries To Tie Suspect To Tea Party

ABC News Admits ‘Incorrectly’ Linking Tea Party to Mass Murder in Colorado | NewsBusters.org

Did Obama stop by the jail when he was in Aurora to drop off a fruit basket for the shooter? He should have because this mass murder changed the subject from his “you didn’t build that” comment, dissing small business and free enterprise. Have you noticed the sound of the audience during that infamous appearance on July 13 in Roanoke, VA sounds like the audience at Bozo’s Circus? Once again, B. Hussein needs to find a low-information audience of backward children to listen to his claptrap.

Even though this Colorado murderer’s actions present a textbook case AGAINST the effectiveness of gun laws (since he was building bombs in his apartment), that doesn’t stop the usual suspects from trying to piggyback their anti-2nd amendment agendas on this horrible event:

New York Mayor Bloomberg Calls for Tougher Gun Policy – Metropolis – WSJ

Salman Rushdie: Second Amendment ‘Bane to America’

CNN’s Piers Morgan Exploits ‘Dark Knight’ Tragedy To Push Leftist Agenda

Do you remember back in the heady days when the One first ascended his throne? Another Obamise (as in broken promise, albeit one we’re happy he had to break)  Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban – ABC News

Clueless liberal scribbler Joe Klein expresses displeasure over Obama’s being AWOL on the issue of gun control, but also tries to blame the coarsening of the culture for this mass shooting.Coarsening culture… you mean like the lyrics in the rap songs by all the “artists” the Obamas like to party with at the White House? Or a lot of the garbage that their Hollywood benefactors produce?

More evidence of what Fast and Furious was really all about:

Former US Attorney Behind Assault Weapons Ban Ran Fast & Furious

Former Ariz. US Attorney admits leaking memo smearing Fast and Furious whistle-blower | The Daily Caller

Gun control calls follow Colorado theater shootings, but few expect major changes – TheHill.com

Teri’s review of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Does it have a political subtext?

Liberals Never Let a Tragedy Go to Waste: Today on the Teri O’Brien Show

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Whenever a lunatic goes on a shooting spree and murders innocent people, we look for explanations, as if there could be an explanation for what happened early Friday morning in Aurora, Colorado. This impulse to understand is part of human nature. Sadly, so is the existence of insanity and evil, neither of which will ever be eradicated. Nevertheless, the mass shooting in Colorado has given secular liberals the opportunity to demonstrate their silly and arrogant belief that, given sufficient control over their fellow citizens, they, with their perfect laws and regulations, could prevent tragic violence, and otherwise create heaven on earth. On cue, here they go again, exploiting these killings to promote their anti-freedom, anti-Second Amendment agenda. As if, given the depravity and premeditation of this maniac, anything could have stopped him from committing murder and mayhem. We’ll hear some of the idiotic statements by the many stupid smart people talking at each other about this horrific event, and try to answer some of our own questions. Is it just me, or does it seem that our Lame Stream Media friends enjoy these tragedies a bit too much?

Apparently the people in Aurora haven’t suffered enough because today they must endure a visit from Barack Obama, who will no doubt get some lovely photo ops with the victims and their families. Perhaps he should stop by the jail and drop off a fruit basket for the shooter, since this story changed the subject from his channeling of would-be Native American U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren’s anti-capitalism rant. Was the decision to suspend the campaign correct, or was it simply a way for the Obama campaign to implement one of the key strategies in their playbook, avoiding any substantive debate with anyone who dares to oppose him?

I saw “The Dark Knight Rises” yesterday. Is it a metaphor for the upcoming presidential election? Hear my review and share yours.

Tune in today for the rest of the story.

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What’s Dragging Our Economy Down? The Rapidly Shrinking Government, of Course!

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When Austan Goolsbee former chairman of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors aka “Mr. Recovery Summer,” left the administration last year, here’s how one blog reported his exit:

Austan Goolsbee, one of President Barack Obama’s longest serving policy advisers and the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, leaves his post pretty much as he inherited it: with the economy moribund, no clear path to vigor in sight and the unemployment rate stubbornly elevated.

And that was the Huffington Post! I guess I can understand why he didn’t want to stick around for another recovery summer.

Even though he has retreated to the safety and comfort of the University of Chicago, he’s still showing up for comic relief on the Sunday shows. I mentioned this stunning statement by Mr. Goolsbee on yesterday’s show, but I didn’t have time to play the bite. Here’s what he said about our limping economy yesterday.

GOOLSBEE: But the — the one thing I’d say is, the argument that it’s all about the growth of government, the numbers that came out on Friday showed that the private sector is growing almost 5 percent a year. It’s a huge boom. The thing that’s dragging down the economy is the government is shrinking so rapidly that it’s pulling the overall growth rate to 2.8 percent.

That’s right: we’re in a “huge boom,” but we just can’t see it because the government is shrinking so fast.

I guess that’s how it looks from the faculty lounge. Keep in mind that even though this poor deluded soul is back where he belongs, the economy is still in the hands of the guy who thought he knew almost all the answers. I say “almost” because, of course, only the One knows ALL the answer.

Like Clowns Jumping Out of That Tiny Car, Yet Another Reason Ron Paul is Not Qualified to Be President

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As I said on yesterday’s show, there are two Ron Pauls. There’s the man devoted to limited government in the way the Founders understood it, fealty to the U.S. Constitution, and most of all, liberty. I think we all admire that Ron Paul and wish that other members of Congress shared his desire to reduce the bloated federal government and return it to its legitimate and limited role in our lives. Sadly, there’s that other Ron Paul, the alleged 9/11 truther who doesn’t seem to understand how dangerous a nuclear Iran would be. Of course, I’ll be bold and predict that Con. Paul will not win the GOP nomination, but I’ll continue to pay along since he’s not going away any time soon. That happy day will come when some kind GOP elders take him by the elbow, lead him aside and tell him that his time on the stage is over, adding if the GOP loses the 2012 presidential election due to his antics, Sen. Rand Paul can kiss his career in Republican politics goodbye.

Good Ron Paul wouldn’t be able to do the things we like because of that pesky Congress. Being a Constitutionalist, he can’t take a page from Hugo Chavez wannabe, Barack Obama’s book and simply decide to impose his will by fiat. So, there goes all that reduction in the national debt, slashing of the federal budget, and elimination of annoying and unnecessary federal departments. Contrastingly, as president, Bad Ron Paul would be in a position to do a lot of damage by implementing his foreign policy agenda. That’s your classic lose-lose, which is apropos, since that’s what Con. Paul is in the process of doing. Like those clowns who keep jumping out of that clown car that Chris Matthews and Matthew Dowd like to evoke when discussing the GOP field, just when you think you’ve heard the last reason that Con. Paul is not qualified to be president, another jumps out. Surprise!

Saturday’s ABC/Yahoo New Hampshire Debate, “moderated” by democrat operative/ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos and an especially unctuous Diane Sawyer, featured a bizarre exchange, in which the objective seeker of truth, Mr. S, took the opportunity to ask Gov. Mitt Romney a question about one of the most serious issues facing our nation. No, not the still-limping economy, the threats by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz, or even whether Tim Tebow is the most polarizing figure in sports. No, the burning question on the mind of every serious person in America, surprisingly, is whether states are Constitutionally able to ban contraception, and George seemed absolutely determined to hector Romney to the grave until he got an answer. His doggedness was understandable, since no state legislature is seeking to outlaw contraceptives, and given the trivial nature of those other issues previously mentioned, what better time for a law school hypothetical?

Remember the Stephanopoulos-Romney exchanged involved the Warren Court’s sudden discovery of a “right of privacy” in the U.S. Constitution in its 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision. After Gov. Romney said that he thought Roe v. Wade should be overturned, Ron Paul weighed in with his two cents:

 PAUL: I didn’t know whether I got time when it was favorable or not. But thank you. No, I think the Fourth Amendment is very clear. It is explicit in our privacy. You can’t go into anybody’s house and look at what they have or their papers or any private things without a search warrant.

This is why the Patriot Act is wrong, because you have a right of privacy by the Fourth Amendment. As far as selling contraceptives, the Interstate Commerce Clause protects this because the Interstate Commerce Clause was originally written not to impede trade between the states, but it was written to facilitate trade between the states. So if it’s not illegal to import birth control pills from one state to the next, it would be legal to sell birth control pills in that state.

 We can only conclude that Con. Paul doesn’t know that this case, and the controversial cases that preceded it, were not about the Fourth Amendment, or any other specific provision of the Constitution. That’s troubling since he is currently running to be the person who appoints federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices, who will decide whether Roe v. Wade is overturned. Apparently, he doesn’t know the difference between an explicit restatement of our God-given rights in the Bill of Rights and a new “right” discovered by activist liberal judges in one of those handy penumbras. And speaking of handy, how about that Commerce Clause?Most of us thought that advocates for expansion of the federal government had exhausted the ingenious ways that they could use this very elastic part of the Constitution to get their fingers in every pie. Now we learn that it also means that what’s legal in one state is legal in all states! Who knew?

“Deciding that question is above my pay grade” would have made more sense. It would have been dishonest and designed to mislead, just as it was when Barack Obama used it, but at least it would have reflected some understanding on the part of Con. Paul that he knew what everyone was talking about, or even what day of the week it is.

It’s been fun, Ron, watching this election cycle’s cult of the personality, the latest to enchant the young and the uninformed, but it’s time for the grownups to get serious. Please exit, stage left, and join your pal Con. Dennis Kucinich.

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