{"id":26679,"date":"2014-08-06T17:54:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T21:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=26679"},"modified":"2014-08-06T17:56:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T21:56:04","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-august-4th-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=26679","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, August 4th, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Monday, August 4th, 2014…and as today marks the 35th anniversary of the evening we married the Pride of Pensacola…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…please join us in wishing TLJ a very happy 35th wedding anniversary. \u00a0Which just goes to prove…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…fighter pilots do<\/em><\/span> get the hottest chicks; though in this case, one<\/em><\/span> was more<\/em><\/span> than enough!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, here’s The Gouge!<\/strong><\/p>\n

First up, we join Hope ‘n Change<\/em> in wishing our self-absorbed Narcissist-in-Chief his due: a very<\/em><\/span> insincere…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…Happy Birthday; with, so as to minimize his continued negative impact on the entire world, the fewest returns possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next up, why with the present leadership of The Gang Who Still Can’t Straight it’s harder than ever to tell the good guys from bad guys in the cesspool that is Washington, DC:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eric Cantor abandons his constituents in race to the high-dollar revolving door<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

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“Former Majority Leader Eric Cantor is leaving the swamp of Capitol Hill early to return home, to live and work among the people of Henrico and Culpeper Counties whom he\u2019s represented for 14 years. I\u2019m joking, of course.<\/p>\n

When Cantor passes through the revolving door, it won\u2019t be extraordinary, or necessarily blameworthy. But his announcement Aug. 1 \u2014 instead of serving out his term, he\u2019ll vacate his seat, thus accelerating his entry into a lucrative private sector job \u2014 ought to be upsetting. It also bolsters one of the main arguments that led to his defeat on the June 10 primary: that Cantor wasn\u2019t really working for the interests of Virginia\u2019s 7th District.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCantor\u2019s real constituency wasn\u2019t the folks back home,\u201d\u00a0wrote Robert Tracinski,\u00a0Federalist senior writer and resident of the 7th District. \u201cHis constituency was the Republican leadership and the Republican establishment. That\u2019s who he really answered to.\u201d \u201cGuess what?\u201d Tracinski wrote, \u201cFolks in the seventh district figured that out.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

…Republican leaders quitting mid-term is typical. Tom DeLay, Dennis Hastert, Trent Lott all did it. (Lott quit just before a new law took effect that would have forced him to wait two years, instead of one, before he started lobbying.)<\/span> It\u2019s a norm, but many GOP norms need to go<\/span><\/em>…<\/strong><\/span>“<\/span><\/p>\n

With faux-friends like Cantor, who the hell needs Dimocrats?!?<\/b><\/p>\n

But since we’re on the subject of the party seemingly dedicated to the deliberate destruction of America, here’s a bombshell from David Catron writing at\u00a0The American Spectator<\/em>\u00a0you won’t catch on either the network evening news or the front page of the WaPo<\/em>, let alone the Old Grey Nag:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did Ben Nelson Doom Obamacare?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

The \u2018Cornhusker kickback\u2019 comes back to haunt PPACA.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

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“During the\u00a0oral arguments\u00a0that preceded the recent appeals court ruling against the Obama administration in\u00a0Halbig v. Burwell<\/em>, an under-reported yet crucial discussion took place between two of the judges and counsel for the plaintiffs. Judge Harry T. Edwards pronounced himself confused as to why Congress would have concerned itself with what entity ultimately set up Obamacare\u2019s insurance exchanges. Judge A. Raymond Randolph and attorney Michael A. Carvin did their best to enlighten the befuddled jurist<\/span><\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n

JUDGE EDWARDS: I\u2019m trying to understand \u2026 who cares who sets up the exchange?<\/em><\/p>\n

JUDGE RANDOLPH: Ben Nelson \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

MR. CARVIN: The enactors of the law \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

JUDGE RANDOLPH: Ben Nelson cared.<\/em><\/p>\n

JUDGE EDWARDS: Who cares?<\/em><\/p>\n

JUDGE RANDOLPH: Ben Nelson.<\/em><\/p>\n

MR. CARVIN: They couldn\u2019t get to 60\u2026 Ben Nelson said we are not going to have a Federally run exchange, we are going to implement basic principles of federalism and the states are going to run those exchanges or I don\u2019t vote for it and it doesn\u2019t get passed.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Is this the first time you\u2019ve read about Nelson\u2019s misgivings?<\/strong><\/span> Well, it would appear that you\u2019re not alone. Many alleged reporters who claim to have thoroughly covered the Obamacare debate from the Pleistocene era until the present are also ignorant of the role he played in determining the destiny of the exchanges.<\/span> Indeed, some these \u201cjournalists\u201d have advised their readers that there couldn\u2019t have been any serious discussion in Congress about differing rules for state and federal exchanges because no one told\u00a0them<\/em><\/span>\u00a0about it…<\/span><\/strong>“<\/p>\n

Here’s the juice: there is nothing…NOTHING<\/em><\/span>…these people will not do, no lie they will not tell, no truth they will deny, no depths to which they will not sink, in pursuit of their Progressive paradise. \u00a0They make Orwell’s Ministry of Truth look a George Washington after cutting down the cherry tree.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a related item, as attorney Adam White observes on the editorial page of the WSJ<\/em>, should the D.C. Circuit Court observe its own long-standing precedent, there may be…<\/strong><\/p>\n

No Need For a Halbig Rehearing<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

The D.C. Circuit’s own rules and one of its judges point the way forward for the recent ObamaCare ruling.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

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“…Why would the court grant an\u00a0en banc\u00a0<\/em>rehearing? Emily Bazelon offered a blunt answer in a July 22 piece for the online magazine Slate: “The D.C. Circuit (finally!) has four Obama appointees on it,” and so Democrats now outnumber Republicans. “Presto,” she wrote, a loss today “can be a winner tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

But if the D.C. Circuit rehears the case\u00a0en banc<\/em>, it would be a sharp break from history. The D.C. Circuit rehears virtually none of its cases.<\/span> Each year the court’s three-judge panels make roughly 500 rulings, but the court averages roughly one\u00a0en banc<\/em>\u00a0rehearing. This year has produced a bumper crop: two.<\/span> The previous year: zero<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The low numbers are thanks to the court’s high standard, found in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure:\u00a0En banc<\/em>\u00a0rehearing “is not favored and ordinarily will not be ordered” unless the case satisfies one of two standards.<\/p>\n

…Halbig\u00a0<\/em>checks none<\/em><\/span> of these boxes…<\/strong><\/span>“<\/p>\n

Then again, Progressives have never<\/em><\/span> been as desperate to solidify their extra-Constitutional gains as they are today…primarily because, thanks to the realities of ObamaScare, Team Tick-Tock’s innumerable scandals and their most recent overstep at the border, they sense them slipping away.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next up, courtesy of Townhall.com<\/em>, Star Parker describes how…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Texas Shows the Way on Abortion<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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“…There is a grotesque kind of irony when Planned Parenthood, who bills abortion as a women\u2019s health issue, fights sane and responsible efforts to truly protect the lives and health of women who undergo abortion procedures.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Typifying this mindset is a recent\u00a0Washington Post<\/i>\u00a0editorial about the new regulations in Texas, characterizing these initiatives as \u201cnegating\u201d the legality of abortion provided under the Roe v. Wade regime. But if this were the case, Planned Parenthood would not be opening a new facility in Dallas.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>The issue here is not legality of abortion, but the regulatory and cultural circumstances under which it takes place.<\/p>\n

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The Washington Post<\/i>\u00a0editors complain that the standards, which abortion clinics in Texas must now satisfy, are not required of \u201cclinics that perform dental, periodontic, cosmetic, or other outpatient surgical procedures.\u201d\u00a0What kind of discussion can really take place with those who equate a procedure in which one life is destroyed and another put at risk with going to the dentist<\/em><\/span>?<\/strong><\/span>…”<\/p>\n

Hells bells, these murderous bastages even give themselves…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…awards<\/em>!!!<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Thus did Heinrich Himmler earn the undying gratitude of another beloved Fuhrer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Which brings us, appropriately enough, to the Double Standard segment, brought to us today by the\u00a0WSJ<\/em>‘s Bret Stephens and “Palestinian” sympathizers the world over:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Palestine and Double Standards<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

The world is outraged by Israeli self-defense but only ‘concerned’ when Muslims kill Muslims.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

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“…Underground tunnels, explosives factories, weeks of airstrikes, artillery bombardment, mass displacement of civilians\u2014leaving aside the probability that this is the first that you’ve heard of any of this, does it ring a familiar bell? If so, maybe the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the various self-described antiwar groups that marched near the White House on Saturday to protest Israel’s military campaign in Gaza can organize another big rally outside the Pakistani embassy. No more U.S. aid to Islamabad! Boycott Pakistani products! Divest from Pakistani companies!<\/p>\n

I’m dreaming. Over the weekend there was saturation coverage of an Israeli strike near a U.N.-run school that killed 10 people, three of them members of Islamic Jihad. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the hit “a moral outrage and a criminal act” that had to be “swiftly investigated.” The State Department pronounced itself “appalled.” If the Secretary-General, the Secretary of State and other arbiters of international decency have expressed themselves similarly with respect to the conduct of Pakistan’s army\u2014take a look at the picture accompanying this column to see how that one looks\u2014I must have missed it.<\/span> More than 1,500 Pakistani civilians have been reported killed since the government’s offensive began in mid June…<\/strong><\/span>“<\/p>\n

Are we the only ones reminded of the Left’s similar blindness when it comes to the subject of…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…black-on-black crime?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, <\/strong>Breitbart<\/em>\u00a0details a…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leaked CBP Report Shows Entire World Exploiting Open US Border<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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“A leaked intelligence analysis from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reveals the exact numbers of illegal immigrants entering and attempting to enter the U.S. from more than 75 different countries<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span> The report was obtained by a trusted source within the CBP agency who leaked the document and spoke with Breitbart Texas on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

…The numbers provided are in graphics and are broken down into \u201cOFO\u201d and \u201cOBP.\u201d The Customs and Border Protection agency is divided into the Office of Field Operations (OFO) and the Office of Border Patrol (OBP). The OFO numbers reflect anyone either turning themselves in at official U.S. points of entry, or anyone caught while being smuggled at the points of entry. The OBP numbers reflect anyone being caught or turning themselves in to Border Patrol agents between the points of entry, or anyone caught at interior checkpoints by Border Patrol agents. The \u201cOFO Inadmissible\u201d designation to any individual from a nation other than Mexico or Canada means that U.S. authorities took the individuals into custody. Whether they were deported or given a Notice to Appear is unknown. It is important to note these numbers do not include<\/em><\/span> data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The unavailable ICE data are in addition<\/em><\/span> to these numbers.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The report reveals the apprehension numbers ranging from 2010 through July 2014. It shows that most of the human smuggling from Syria and Albania into the U.S. comes through Central America. The report also indicates the routes individuals from North Africa and the Middle East take into the European Union, either to illegally migrate there or as a possible stop in their journey to the United States. The data are broken down further into the specific U.S. border sectors where the apprehensions and contact occurred.<\/p>\n

Among the significant revelations are that\u00a0individuals from nations currently suffering from the world\u2019s largest Ebola outbreak\u00a0have been caught attempting to sneak across the porous U.S. border into the interior of the United States. At least 71 individuals from the three nations affected by the current Ebola outbreak have either turned themselves in or been caught attempting to illegally enter the U.S. by U.S. authorities between January 2014 and July<\/strong> 2014…<\/strong>“<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing to see here folks…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…move along! \u00a0Oh,…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…is it my shot?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of the Administration’s utter indifference towards real problems while focusing on false flags, the Morning Examiner<\/em>‘s Mark Tapscott asks…<\/strong><\/p>\n

When will Americans tell the nanny state nags to get a real life?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Think about this the next time you pop the top on that ice cold can of Coke or Pepsi — You can’t do that! Well, you can<\/em><\/span>, but if America’s nanny state nags get their way, you will soon have to pay extra for it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s something else to think about. When the\u00a0National Football League\u00a0kicks off the new season Sept. 4, 2014, don’t even think about uttering the phrase “the Washington Redskins” because — You can’t say that! Unless, of course, you’re willing to be stigmatized as a bigot.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One more thing to think about. You can say whatever you want about\u00a0President Obama, as long as it’s not critical. Why? You can’t say that! Because then you will be “hatin’.” So just keep your mouth shut and don’t be muttering anything about the\u00a0First Amendment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s for your own good<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

That’s what Rep.\u00a0Rosa DeLauro\u00a0will tell you about her proposal to tax “sugar-sweetened beverages” in order to discourage their use. How much? A penny for every teaspoonful. “Obesity and diabetes rates have skyrocketed since the late 1970s, with the\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0reporting more than one-third of American adults were obese in 2012. Scientific research overwhelmingly shows a link between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and such diseases,” according to the Connecticut Democrat.<\/p>\n

And no, you aren’t better qualified to make your own choices because DeLauro understands reality better than you<\/em><\/span>: “We are at a crucial tipping point and\u00a0the SWEET Act\u00a0will help correct the path we are currently on.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Redskins today, Indians and Chiefs tomorrow<\/span>?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

There has been only one opinion survey among\u00a0Native Americans\u00a0asking them if “Redskins” is offensive to them. Ninety percent said no<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

But it is offensive to such morally superior beings as former Secretary of State\u00a0Hillary Clinton, Attorney General\u00a0Eric Holder\u00a0and comedian Chris Rock, so the rest of America’s 300 million people must stop saying “Redskins.” Clinton, Holder and Rock might want to have a conversation with\u00a0Tommy Yazzie<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, superintendent of the Red Mesa School District on the Navajo Indian Reservation. And the Red Mesa team name? Redskins<\/em><\/span>, of course.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t be hatin’ all the time<\/span>!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

As for criticizing Obama, who could explain it better than the president himself, who said this during a political speech in\u00a0Kansas City\u00a0last week:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could do so much more if\u00a0Congress\u00a0would just come on and help out a little bit. Stop being mad all the time. Stop just hatin’ all the time. Let\u2019s get some work done together<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, what’s so difficult to understand about that? Criticizing Obama is the same thing as hating. But if you keep<\/em><\/span> hating,\u00a0Lois Lerner\u00a0is going to want to talk to you about your tax return.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And in the\u00a0Environmental Moment, courtesy of Jeff Foutch, The Times of India<\/em> offers a rather intriguing explanation for the Environazis’ computer climate-modeling catastrophes:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can ants save Earth from global warming?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Ants may be cooling the Earth by helping trap carbon dioxide from the environment, a new study has claimed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>A long-term experiment tracking the ants’ effects on soil suggests they cooled Earth’s climate as their numbers grew.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>

“Ants are changing the environment,” said lead study author Ronald Dorn, from the Arizona State University in Tempe.\u00a0<\/span>Certain ant species “weather” minerals in order to secrete calcium carbonate \u2014 better known as limestone. The process traps and removes a tiny bit of carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere, Dorn said.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Now if we can only get them to feed exclusively on…<\/strong><\/p>\n