What I’m Surfing: Links, Links, and More Links
2009 August 13
And, more interesting stuff from my feed reader:
My Favorite
- Obamateurism of the Day: making up information about diabetics. (HotAir)
- Fox has a new reality series: Deal or Die? (Big Hollywood)
LOLz/Cringe Worthy
- Indiana Congressman Baron Hill – Democrat – calls protesters “political terrorists.” (Sweetness and Light)
- Millions of stimulus dollars are yet to be spent by the Department of Education. (NPR)
- Jim Treacher remixes “Please Mr. Postman” with a little help from Pres. Obama. (Jim Treacher)
Conservatism
- Though missing some parts of the entire issue, J. R. Dunn manages to show how the “birthers” damage the conservative movement. (American Thinker)
Guns
- Small town in Tennessee allows handguns in local parks. Newspaper reporter uses phrase “omg moment” in story. (CommercialAppeal.com)
- Deliciously libertarian New Hampshire offers a hunting course for the ladies. (Fox 44 News)
- NY man is in trouble because he has a flintlock rifle. (Daily News)
- Ireland bans handguns and crafts other draconian gun laws. (Ireland Online)
Double Standards
- Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann – Republican – is attacked because her son participates in Teach For America. (NewsBusters)
- Remember when Nancy Pelosi – Democrat and Botox Addict – just loved all those protesters who shouted down opposition? You and I do. Liberals don’t. (Michelle Malkin)
- Michael D. Tanner with the Cato Institute explains hows a tax-payer subsidized government run health care insurance program would drive private health care insurance companies out of business. (Cato Institute)
Geekie
- I don’t care what you say, Congo was entertaining: Pajiba covers the worst book-to-film adaptations. (Pajiba)
- College students are overworked and sleepwalking through their undergrad years. (Inside Higher Ed)
- Because of the boom in tech stuffs and data, statisticians are the new “it” job. (New York Times)
- Can removing computers from classrooms improve teaching and learning? Dean Jose A. Bowen with Southern Methodist University thinks so. (The Wired Campus)
SoDak Blogosphere Roundup
- Constant Conservative examines the first SoDak victim (?) of Cap and Trade. (Constant Conservative)
- Also, Andrew is a new blogger @ Constant Conservative
- Is Pat Powers making much ago about nothing RE: Herseth-Sandlin’s schedule? You decide. (South Dakota War College)
- Coolest Invention EVAR!!1! (South Dacola)
- Two for one: Dakota Women defend Hilary Clinton. Plus a great comment/flame war. (DakotaWomen)
- Northen Valley Beacon = your daily dose of crazy. (Northern Valley Beacon)
- Cory Heidelberger wants to save the planet for his grandchildren; he doesn’t want to save their dollars with Obamacare. (Madville Times)
- Ken Blanchard considers whether or not the “damned doctors” are to blame for rising health care costs. (South Dakota Politics)
- A Progressive on the Prairie considers free speech and free expression of religion issues. (A Progressive on the Prairie)

