tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319113582010-04-04T13:50:46.416-04:00Occasional postings by Ushanka.US's Karl.Karlnoreply@blogger.comBlogger835125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-57558852221410514792010-04-04T13:50:00.001-04:002010-04-04T13:50:46.505-04:00

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Nishantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-76738328850473961162010-04-04T10:08:00.004-04:002010-04-04T10:19:31.771-04:00

Our apologies for the few posts these past weeks. We've discovered a secret, diabolical plan by the Democrats to silence their critics: Taxes. We've either been completing our tax returns, or stressing over them. Hence the few posts.While we haven't been producing, we have continued consuming. We will provide a post-HCR blog post here shortly with the best of the colorful comments from our

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-72650777585240095352010-03-21T23:45:00.001-04:002010-03-22T09:39:04.433-04:00

FoxNews:A bloc of pro-life Democrats turned out to be the linchpin to passage of the Senate's massive health insurance overhaul Sunday night, as President Obama cemented a 219-212 victory with a pledge to issue an executive order "clarifying" abortion language in the Senate bill.Dems will be Dems.Two competing interests in today's historic vote on government-run health care: The Tyranny

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-60134430306170632912010-03-18T14:31:00.007-04:002010-03-18T15:01:19.684-04:00

A good book and a good cigar: Solzhenitsyn's In The First Circle and an El Rey Del Mundo.Page 339: Part of an argument between two political prisoners. One, Nerzhin is a devout communist despite his predicament, and the other is Rubin.We join the conversation with Rubin speaking first:"Listen, whose marvelous lines were those I heard a little while ago, about the two Alyoshas?""Things were

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-36430016618343091242010-03-16T20:07:00.008-04:002010-03-16T21:13:43.997-04:00

The useful idiots in our mainstream media exist in the name of liberalism. Our home page, now with 1866 biased headlines, is more than enough proof of their leftist ideals. Some of the headlines are intended, while others - likely most - are accidental. They just don't see anything wrong with headlines like these most recent five:Why the Democrats Need to Hang Tough on Fincancial Reform -

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-6519359009813748632010-03-15T17:17:00.004-04:002010-03-15T17:36:51.743-04:00

Exposed, by The Cato Institute:To put public school spending in perspective, we compare it to estimated total expenditures in local private schools. We find that, in the areas studied, public schools are spending 93 percent more than the estimated median private school.So we should conclude, having ourselves attended government schools, that we are 93% smarter than our private school counterparts

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-49851456804985910432010-03-15T11:31:00.005-04:002010-03-15T11:50:44.667-04:00

Found an old clip from Kids in the Hall. Great stuff!Am I the only one who gets it?Communism never dies. Communism is a cancer. A cancer sleeping. Awaiting the moment to devour our freedom. To devour democracy.This has been a test of the Ushanka.us public service system....

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-77009989986440897912010-03-12T18:13:00.010-05:002010-03-21T17:27:45.040-04:00

Our hat is currently the prize at iOwnTheWorld's current caption contest. Be sure to click over and enter your caption!Our thanks to the entire team there for partnering in this historic venture. A quick look through Ushanka.us will show us to be their #1 Fan. Incredible artwork - incredible creativity - an incredible match for our sexy hat!UPDATE Saturday 7am: 490 comments in less than 24

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-49217239447262964702010-03-10T11:58:00.001-05:002010-03-10T11:59:58.230-05:00

Yesterday's score: Karl 1, Santa Damiana 0.

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-68860213690041675892010-03-10T11:23:00.004-05:002010-03-10T11:56:48.067-05:00

WSJ March 9: Amazon Hits Back at Colorado Web Sales Tax. Incorrectly - on page B4.Amazon.com Inc. pulled the plug on its marketing affiliates in Colorado after the state enacted a law that imposes new sales-tax regulations on online retailers.Read the book, and buried news stories like this will jump out at you. Don't read the book, and you get to act surprised.An enthusiastic Ushanka Tip to

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-1814800300227754752010-03-07T17:54:00.005-05:002010-03-07T18:07:17.137-05:00

We burned our fingers on another Rocky Patel Sun Grown this afternoon as the mercury exceeded 55 degrees for the first time in ages here in Ohio.We are reading In The First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Fiction, he writes from Stalin's perspective about the burdens on inheriting one's predecessor's problems (P. 103-4). Lenin in his irresponsible way had muddled matters, recklessly littering

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-13247199553843996532010-03-05T17:25:00.004-05:002010-03-05T17:45:18.128-05:00

Two items in the news today: one about someone with no standards, and one with just a little bit more...First, NY Times editorial from Paul Krugman: Senator Bunning's Universe. We won't quote from it, but rather quote, in full, James Taranto's retort in his Best of the Web column:Former Enron adviser Paul Krugman takes note in his New York Times column of what the calls "the incredible gap that

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-29586342377191684032010-03-04T17:40:00.004-05:002010-03-04T17:55:46.695-05:00

Stop calling Obama a Communist! We posted an earlier version of Victoria playing her song, but it has since been removed. Here is the latest version, found at both iOwnTheWorld and NewZeal:

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-55221661295547032472010-03-04T17:32:00.001-05:002010-03-04T17:34:40.580-05:00

Found at iOwnTheWorld:

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-64545615047342853952010-03-02T12:03:00.003-05:002010-03-02T12:24:51.345-05:00

Found at EnglishRussia - a great site for pics from Russia on all topics.Maybe Russia's Olympic athletes should have worn Ushankas, hmm? They may have brought home more gold. Luckily, they are now being sent to Kolyma where they will have a 2nd chance at bringing home the gold:U/T: Video found at AskYakutia.

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-32644387705412154462010-03-02T11:49:00.002-05:002010-03-02T11:51:42.001-05:00

One Term President:Great job. But... We sense a slight over-confidence on the right of late...U/T: New Zeal

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-50956524710485223622010-02-26T14:44:00.002-05:002010-02-26T14:48:03.052-05:00

The power goes out while the commie speaks:Will we see something similar happen to President Obama before he is escorted out of the White House?U/T: Drudge

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-61579569318423115382010-02-19T17:22:00.001-05:002010-02-19T17:23:42.201-05:00

41 degrees is 15 degrees warmer than the past three weeks, hence a reason to burn a Santa Damiana.

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-67902167823241932742010-02-18T10:37:00.002-05:002010-02-18T10:57:26.333-05:00

How many Mossad agents does it take to kill a terrorist? Apparently 11.Of course, Israel is denying everything. And they should. This 9-minute video shows a bunch of hotel surveillance video with only one suspicious act. At 6:52 a suspect changes his appearance in a men's room. The prosecutor is going to have to convince a judge and jury that all these travelers were part of some plot to

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-86710421984354243752010-02-14T11:50:00.004-05:002010-02-14T17:24:09.421-05:00

Can you believe there are folks out there calling Democrats "Communists"? This distracts from solving America's problems like health care, welfare and the impending threat of global warming! It lowers the political discourse...Compliments of CommieBlasterUPDATE 5:30PM:Found at NewZeal - Obama's College Marxism:As a college student, Barack Obama expressed Marxist views, including the need for a

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-81221653775338009812010-01-24T15:43:00.004-05:002010-01-24T15:49:55.121-05:00

Our first cigar in almost two months. A Rocky Patel Sun Grown. Always good.

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-83055964738229097382010-01-20T07:23:00.010-05:002010-01-20T14:27:27.722-05:00

Airborne! Our congratulations to fellow Army Reserve Officer Scott Brown on his upset victory over Martha Coakley and the Democratic machine in yesterday's senate election in Massachusetts. Lessons Learned:It may take a few days, but Attorney General Coakley should come to the realization that turning a blind eye to an assault in her presence is the wrong choice.Ignoring a sexual assualt

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-43874040304522665052010-01-18T10:01:00.007-05:002010-01-18T10:23:31.507-05:00

So we were ignoring the brohaha in Massachusetts. Just another off-cycle election in the most liberal of states. Then Charles Schumer hits us like a dagger to the heart: Scott Brown is a tea-partier! Well, that changes everything!At risk of looking foolish 48 hours from now after either Coakley wins, or after Coakely's goons steal the election, here are a couple related videos for your

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-22631907912480778412010-01-10T17:02:00.004-05:002010-01-10T17:05:41.867-05:00

A gathering of the Pasadena Patriots/Altadena Tea Partiers, probably on orders from some FOX News executive or Dick Armey:U/T: All Tea Partiers - stay strong and keep the faith!

Karlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911358.post-34212073577284552082010-01-06T17:14:00.004-05:002010-01-08T17:10:16.434-05:00

Can any frequent Ushanka.us reader honestly say they are shocked when liberals progressives communists lie? U/T: Naked Emperer News Now this is a useful app! UPDATE 1.9: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cStealth Care Reformwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis U/T: Instapundit

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