A One Minute Time-lapse Video of Obamacare From Inception to Implementation

You can see a couple spots where it goes backwards. I think that’s Scott Brown’s victory as Ted Kennedy’s replacement and those federal appeals court cases declaring Obamacare unconstitutional.

The video ends with the final implementation of the last of Obamacare’s rules & regulations in 2014. My how smug Obama looks.

A Little Tweak on That Time Person of the Year Cover

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FINALLY! A Logical Explanation for Joe Biden’s VP Debate Performance

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Chess, Made Interesting


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UPDATE: Original broken link replaced with a functional one.

Link of the Day: The Real Reasons Rice Withdrew From Consideration for Secretary of State

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Rice, I Hardly Knew Thee

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Spider-Man dies. Again.

Now I’m reading where Peter Parker, who is Spider-Man, is going to die in the upcoming issue 700.

Only, Peter Parker died in some issue back in August 2011 and Miles Morales became the new Spider-Man. Except that was another continuity. Or something.

Anyway, Peter Parker is going to die … unless that’s a spoiler and I wasn’t supposed to tell that, in which case, SOMETHING BIG WILL HAPPEN … and Doctor Octavius will become the new Spider-Man. Or something.

Okay, I need to back up for a second. I don’t get comic books. I just don’t get them. Superman? Don’t get it. Bat-Man? Don’t get it. Spider-Man? Yeah, I don’t get it.

Yes, I fully realize this is blasphemy, and that many of you are lining up to tie me to a stake, stack wood and brush, and set me alight. And, I suspect that Frank J. would be taking the lead on this. But guess what? He doesn’t read the stuff I write. I’m not even sure he remembers I have the keys to the place. He’s got a wife, a kid, and another on the way. He’s too busy to worry about me.

Anyway, I don’t get comics. Particularly the whole multiple universe thing. That’s the comic book version of Bobby Ewing in the shower.

I can stand some kid being bitten by a radioactive spider and suddenly being able to climb walls and such … okay, maybe I can’t.

But I can get into stories about a super-rich guy who runs around in his underwear and a cape fighting criminals who dress up like playing cards or flightless birds … okay I don’t get that either.

Well, I can deal with a space alien who can fly and disguise himself with a pair of glasses and bullets bounce off him but he ducks when someone throws a gun at him …

I just don’t get comics.

Unless…

What if Obama’s election — and re-election — is actually part of an alternate universe like one where Spider-Man is Bruce Wayne’s sidekick or Superman is a country music singer?

I kinda like that other universe better.

That’s OK, Joe, It’s the Control Part That Really Matters

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Roach, Democrat, but I repeat myself

Technology is amazing. Sure, they come up with silly things, but the genius of technology isn’t just developing the new tech, but the applications for the tech.

For instance, there’s a technology that controls roaches. It’s called RoboRoach. Well, now there’s been an advancement in robotic roach technology. Seems someone figured out how to control RoboRoaches through the Twitterz.

During certain time periods, according to the article, they allowed tweets to control roaches, using hashtags like #TweetRoachLeft and #TweetRoachRight.

The next step? I suggest using Democrats. Shouldn’t be a big jump in technology to control a slightly (but only slightly) more complex life form than roaches. Democrats would be perfect.

Only, anyone who sends #TweetObamaLeft needs to be beat with a stick.

Best Gun Control Quote

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I’m not going to try to reason with oatmeal and I’m not going to argue with the gun haters.

Senate to Ban All Projectile Firing Devices

WASHINGTON (NPN) – On the heels of the national gun control debate that has been raging over the past few weeks, Senator Feinstein, D-Ca, is attempting to push through a bill to ban all projectile firing devices, especially those that can be loaded with more than one projectile.

“This is not a ban against weapons, as that would be unconstitutional,” said the senator, “it is simply a ban on devices that fire projectiles. As we all know, projectiles are dangerous and can hurt and kill people, so we need to get them off of the streets.”

When asked if this included all handguns, hunting rifles, and even BB guns, the senator confirmed this was the case. “Oh yes, those BB guns seem so innocent, but you could shoot your eye out with one of those things.”

A spokesperson for senator Feinstein’s office which is responsible for drafting the new legislation explained that this is not an infringement of people’s rights to bear arms.

“Let them have swords” said the spokesperson. “Or even spears. You can hunt with a spear. And sword fights are fun.”

Gun rights activists like the NRA are up in arms about this new push to ban all guns, setting a date for a rally at the capital and multiple television ads.

“We are not going to sit by while this government tramples our rights to keep and bear arms.” said Tom Green, a gun rights activist. “And not only that, but I spent hundreds on my Nerf gun collection and they want to take it away. I’ll have nothing to do at work!”

White House press secretary Jay Carney held court as reporters bombarded him with questions about the legislation.

“Look, first what I want to say is, the President did not push for any such legislation and so we don’t know all of the details.” said Carney. “But from what I, uh, I understand of senator Feinstein’s bill is that this will only effect a small number of projectile firing devices, not necessarily guns exactly, per se, etc.”

Upon being asked what exactly he defines as being a gun other than a projectile firing device, Carney ripped his shirt off, flexed his biceps and said “now these are guns baby!”. He then held his pose frozen until the reporters finally left.

There are also unconfirmed reports surfacing that several other Democrat members of the Senate are drafting their own bills in an effort to keep the public safe, such as a ban on all types of eapons that start with a “w”, a ban on sharp material separation devices, a ban on devices that have triggers, and a ban on pointy sticks.

There is a rumor that there is also a proposal to ban laws against pederasty, but NPN was unable to confirm which creepy old Democrat Senator from Nevada was looking into such legislation.

Promoted Comment: Outdated First Amendment

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Let’s all get on a high horse and start talking about how the First amendment was created during a time of hand powered printing presses and the power of the un-amplified voice. The Founding Fathers had no idea of electronic communication so the First Amendment does not apply to powered printing and television. When they start to sputter tell ’em that’s what you’re saying about firearms. Watch their heads explode.

Straight Line of the Day: The Weirdest Thing About Obama’s Golf Cart…

Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.

The weirdest thing about Obama’s golf cart…

Math Is Coming

In my new PJ Media column, I warn that Math is coming.

Right now the Republicans and Democrats are hotly debating which of their two wholly inadequate plans we should use to avoid the fiscal cliff, but looking at the size of the deficit, they’re proposing different-sized Band-Aids where a tourniquet is needed. If you point this out, you’re called a Tea Party extremist who wants to throw old people off a cliff and deny underprivileged Ivy League law students free birth control. “You silly person. Budgets don’t have to balance. That’s just a superstition.”

Journalist’s Guide to Firearms Identification

[High Praise! to Moonbattery]

Unfortunately, it’s a guide FROM a journalist instead of to one.