en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1298547 Comments by NCMountainGirl http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/25/gov-chris-christie-newt-gingrich-has-embarassed-the-party/#IDComment274413764 Whatever you think of Newt he is doing the cause a huge favor by bringing out the attacks on Romney's wealth and Bain Capital now when we can see how they play with the voters. I was a CPA for 25 years. A lot of business owners really loath operations like Bain. They acknowledge that the economy needs them but they don't like the practices they use or the glee some operators seem to take in the destructive part of creative destruction. They certainly don't credit the partners at the private equity firms with the success of the operating business the spawned five and ten years after the cash out. Those jobs were created by the managers who actually ran the businesses. Herman Cain turned a business around. Mitt Romney ran a financial chop shop. Main Street knows the difference. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:49:54 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/25/gov-chris-christie-newt-gingrich-has-embarassed-the-party/#IDComment274413764 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/25/gov-chris-christie-newt-gingrich-has-embarassed-the-party/#IDComment274400247 Attacking Republicans is Mitt's stock in trade. That's why Fred Thompson endorsed Newt. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:29:40 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/25/gov-chris-christie-newt-gingrich-has-embarassed-the-party/#IDComment274400247 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/25/gov-chris-christie-newt-gingrich-has-embarassed-the-party/#IDComment274397260 The democrats in Congress did to him what they did to Palin. They filed n baseless ethics charge every time he took a breath. It was coasting Congress a huge amount of time and Newt a fortune in legal fees. After four years his supporterswere exhausted by the constant fight and the Republicans who wanted to spend as much money on pork as the Democrats had done saw their opportunity. Consider who replaced him. Hastert was a product of the deeply corrupt Republican party of Illinois. Newt paid the fine to make it go away. Businesses do that all the time. He resigned because it would have been awkward for Hastert to have a former Speaker in the caucus. That is the proper thing to do which is why Trent Lott stayed on when he got kicked out of Senate leadership. The IRS cleared Newt on the one charge that had substance. If we let the far left drive out everyone who is a threat with baseless charges we are cowardly fools. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:25:28 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/25/gov-chris-christie-newt-gingrich-has-embarassed-the-party/#IDComment274397260 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/23/tea-party-patriot-leader-newt-win-is-win-for-tea-party/#IDComment272819871 Hoffman lost after Scozzafava threw her support to the Democrat and Hoffman embarrassed himself before the local newpaper endorsement panels when he couldn't answer questions about local economic issues. Newt knows a Scozzafava who votes with the party 70% of the time is better than a so called moderate Democrat who crosses party lines 7% of the time. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:21:11 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/23/tea-party-patriot-leader-newt-win-is-win-for-tea-party/#IDComment272819871 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/23/gingrich-v-romney-the-people-v-the-machine/#IDComment272799483 Mitt's father was the CEO of American Motors when it manufactured the third best selling car in the country. We wrnt on to be the Governor of Michigan. I wouldn't call that self made. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:46:05 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2012/01/23/gingrich-v-romney-the-people-v-the-machine/#IDComment272799483 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/27/friday-free-for-all-bismarck-edition/#IDComment156728100 When the house next door is on fire I drop everything to go help put it out. I find the idea of leasing a neighbor your extra hose under such circumstances while you then sit on the sidelines and continue to proclaim your neutrality morally repugnant. The fact is Roosevelt didn't even attempt to make the case that joining the war effort as anything other than an arm's merchant was in America's best interest. If Republicans needed to be convinced that joining the allies in Europe was in America's best interests, the far left wing of the Democrat party was implacable in their soi disant pacifism. They remained that way until the day until Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. Then American interests and American military readiness be damned, the American left wanted to jump into the war with both feet. Fri, 27 May 2011 15:28:54 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/27/friday-free-for-all-bismarck-edition/#IDComment156728100 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/27/friday-free-for-all-bismarck-edition/#IDComment156719599 The world's most powerful battleship was done in by a painfully slow obsolete biplane with fabric wings whose torpedo disabled Bismark's steering. Unfortunately it took Peal Harbor followed by the sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales a few days later for the experts to see how vulnerable battleships were to air attack and that future fleet actions would be between aircraft carrier groups. In an application of the biblical admonition that the race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, the Swordfish was in service until the very end of the war. It was flown off the decks of escort carriers and specially equipped merchant ships carrying depth charges for anti submarine work. Its take off speed was so low the platform didn't even have to be steaming into the wind. That made the Swordfish particularly well suited for North Atlantic convoy duty. Fri, 27 May 2011 15:02:12 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/27/friday-free-for-all-bismarck-edition/#IDComment156719599 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/27/todays-open-thread-13-audrey-hepburn/#IDComment156700656 She had a rare combination on screen. Men found her terribly attractive and instinctively wanted to protect her but women were never threatened by her. They wanted to be her. Fri, 27 May 2011 13:50:33 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/27/todays-open-thread-13-audrey-hepburn/#IDComment156700656 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/26/happy-birthday-to-the-mighty-john-wayne-2/#IDComment156464516 At his best Wayne used his eyes and his body to express not a stolid man but one who was deeply uncomfortable letting others see what he was feeling. The difference was often unappreciated. It is a trait that is mostly highly valued in cultures that honor duty over self expression, which is perhaps why Wayne often seemed most at home playing a military man or sheriff. Thu, 26 May 2011 20:14:44 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/26/happy-birthday-to-the-mighty-john-wayne-2/#IDComment156464516 http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2011/05/26/usda-rabbit-police-stalking-magicians/#IDComment156369098 Note the involvement of the Humane Society of the United States in increasing the funding for the enforcement of the 1966 act. Once concerned with animal welfare this organization has morphed over time into activism for animal rights. Animals used for human entertainment such as in circuses, rodeos and road side petting zoos have long been a target of their ire. On an increasing basis practices in animal husbandry that have helped keep meat and dairy products affordable have also come into the HSUS cross hairs. Many people who see the HSUS ads featuring an abused cat, stray dog or abandoned puppies think they are supporting no kill shelters. They have no idea their money will actually be spent on lobbying for ever more government regulation of daily life. Thu, 26 May 2011 14:08:37 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2011/05/26/usda-rabbit-police-stalking-magicians/#IDComment156369098 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/23/todays-open-thread-17-katharine-hepburn/#IDComment155313527 She remained proud of being spry into her old age. I saw her on Broadway in the early 1980s and remembering gasping when the script called for her to take a tumble. I am sure she wore padding under her costume but that was still a 75 year old woman falling on her face several times a week. Mon, 23 May 2011 18:43:41 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/23/todays-open-thread-17-katharine-hepburn/#IDComment155313527 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/23/todays-open-thread-17-katharine-hepburn/#IDComment155255484 Holiday is my favorite Hepburn film, too. Mon, 23 May 2011 15:18:10 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/23/todays-open-thread-17-katharine-hepburn/#IDComment155255484 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/23/todays-open-thread-17-katharine-hepburn/#IDComment155234296 Personally I'd give her the #1 slot just because at age 61 Hepburn had the clout to play the female lead in "The Lion in Winter" as the wife of a costar 25 years her junior. Mon, 23 May 2011 13:43:47 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/23/todays-open-thread-17-katharine-hepburn/#IDComment155234296 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/22/todays-open-thread-18-carole-lombard/#IDComment154950596 She was the type of woman who'd still bait her own hook once the marriage ring went on her finger. Sun, 22 May 2011 16:12:32 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/22/todays-open-thread-18-carole-lombard/#IDComment154950596 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/21/todays-open-thread-19-2/#IDComment154833272 The all did. David Niven wrote of meeting Prince Rainier before he wed the 26-year-old Kelly in 1956. When the women left the room, the Prince asked Niven which of his lovers had been the hottest in bed. Without thinking, Niven blurted out "Why Grace' then caught himself "er a Gracie Fields." There was a huge sigh of relief among Hollywood wives when she moved to Monaco. . Sun, 22 May 2011 07:41:21 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/21/todays-open-thread-19-2/#IDComment154833272 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/21/todays-open-thread-19-2/#IDComment154649434 Not one of my favorites. I always found her more fashion icon than actress. Of limited range, Kelly's standard role was that of the consummate trophy wife as almost all her leading men were more than old enough to be her father. Jimmy Stewart summed her up when he said "We all say she made as good a princess as she did a movie actress, even better." Sat, 21 May 2011 14:19:16 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/21/todays-open-thread-19-2/#IDComment154649434 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/20/todays-open-thread-20-rosalind-russell/#IDComment154353381 When I think of "The Women" the line that comes to mind is Paulette Goddard's taunt to Russell's Sylvia Fowler about Fowler's soon to be ex husband. "I made him pay for what he wanted... you made him pay for what he didn't want." The cat fight that ensues is epic. Fri, 20 May 2011 13:53:54 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/20/todays-open-thread-20-rosalind-russell/#IDComment154353381 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/17/todays-open-thread-23-rita-hayworth/#IDComment153024054 "If I'd been a ranch, they would've named me 'The Bar Nothing'. " - Gilda Tue, 17 May 2011 13:13:57 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/05/17/todays-open-thread-23-rita-hayworth/#IDComment153024054 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/16/thank-you-fred-upton-light-bulbs-to-cost-50-each/#IDComment153012072 It's not just the EZ bake oven. Lots of people who keep poultry use incandescent bulb for both light and heat inside of their coops. Tell me again about that energy savings. I've had CFLs burn out just as fast as incandescents. What's worse is that county recycling center has no system in place for their safe disposal. The local electrical coop did set up special bins but those are in the lobby of their HQ, which happens to be 40 miles in the opposite direction of where I make my weekly shopping run. Tue, 17 May 2011 12:38:01 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/05/16/thank-you-fred-upton-light-bulbs-to-cost-50-each/#IDComment153012072 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2011/05/15/what-shoulda-won-1993-best-picture-oscar/#IDComment152408386 I had so many friends who thought The Piano was deep. Some of them became former friends when I told them I would have locked Holly Hunter's character in a room after telling her she could come out to eat whenever she asked. Call it a zero tolerance policy for passive aggressive game playing masking itself as feminism. Sun, 15 May 2011 19:48:29 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ccannon/2011/05/15/what-shoulda-won-1993-best-picture-oscar/#IDComment152408386