Michael Moore is for Obama (as if you needed another reason to oppose him)

Michael Moore, affectionately called Jabba the Commie ’round these parts, has finally given marching orders to his flying monkeys: vote for Obama.

Calling Hillary Clinton “disgusting,” Moore uses his typical diversion tactics to draw attention away from Obama’s short-comings and problems such as Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers and everything else the media has yet to even bother to investigate. 

He (surprise, surprise) pledges his undying support for any Democrat, saying,

“I (and most people I know) don’t give a rat’s ass whose name is on the ballot in November, as long as there’s a picture of JFK and FDR riding a donkey at the top of the ballot, and the word “Democratic” next to the candidate’s name.”

Exactly the kind of rational thinking we’ve come to expect from Jabba, though it’s also a lie.  Could you imagine if that Democrat were Joe Lieberman?  Pretty sure he’d be a Ralph Nader fan again if that were the case.

And quite a shock that a multi-millionaire socialist would hang out with other multi-millionaire socialists in their gated community in Traverse City, Michigan. Go to his neighborhood and you’ll see what we mean.

Liagra, the new drug from Hillary Clinton.

Snowfall gets in the way of Earth Day/Global Warming events.

You really have to hate it when all you want to do is bring attention to how the world is getting warmer thanks to humans and mother nature doesn’t help you out with some sun. 

In Edmonton, Alberta, a bunch of hippies ready to complain about how global warming is going to kill us all unless we convert to Socialism were forced into a tent due to extremely cold weather. 

That’s a shame.

Colombia blasts Pelosi for free trade lies.

The Speaker of the House in Colombia has blasted the Speaker of the House in the United States for her unprecedented move to change the rules that govern Congress when dealing with trade agreements in order to please her extreme base.

On the issue Democrats claimed as one of the largest for not moving forward was the violence against trade unionists in Colombia. Speaker Palacio acknowledges the problem, points out how the number of murders have dropped from 196 in 2002 down to 26 in 2006, and that’s for the whole country, not just one city. He continues:

“In order to reach those goals, generate legitimate employment, and strengthen our economy, Madam Speaker, we require the decisive support and cooperation of our largest trading partner.”

That is true, but Speaker Placaio hits the nail on the head earlier in the letter about why this happened in the first place, and why, even though it is in the best interest of both nations, it probably won’t go anywhere:

“The Democratic Party’s decision to involve Colombia in an internal electoral process is unfair, as national policy should rightly be placed above partisan considerations.”

If only that were true…

Here is the whole letter.

Finally someone says it – It’s time to move past Reagan.

There is no doubt Ronald Reagan was a great president, he was able to pull the country out of the Jimmy Carter nosedive and defeat the Soviet Union, cut taxes, bring the idea of smaller government into the mainstream (though it was later abandoned by his own party), but that was a while ago.  The challenges and issues Reagan faced are not the challenges of today.  Learn from his principles but it’s time to get over looking for “the next Reagan” because there isn’t one, and we don’t need one. 

Kudos to Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana for having the courage to just come out and say it, unlike the Republican debates where all the candidates were falling all over themselves to say they were the second coming of what we’d already had.

What we need is the first someone else.  No one said Reagan was the next Goldwater, they were their own people, they created and energized a movement, and that’s what we need again.  Someone to pick up the ball where it is and move it forward…

Sleazy Attack on Health Savings Accounts.

Statist politicians want people to depend on government for health care, which is why the left is reflexively opposed to vehicles, such as health savings accounts, that allow people to control their own health care dollars and make their own health care decisions. In an effort to make HSAs less attractive, the Democrats on the Ways & Means Committee have concocted a new set of regulations. This is typical inside-the-beltway shenanigans.

The sleazy part of the story is that a private company is lobbying for the provision since it would make money enforcing the regulation.

The Wall Street Journal opines on the unseemly alliance of statist ideology and special-interest deal making:

This week, the House passed legislation that included a provision to require every HSA transaction be reviewed and verified as a legitimate medical expense. Democrats say this is to ensure that consumers are using their tax-free withdrawals for a knee replacement, rather than a new iPod. In reality it adds a layer of bureaucracy that could sharply reduce the appeal and cost savings of HSAs. A key player here is Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark, whose main purpose in politics is to give the U.S. a government-run health-care system. He is a known opponent of HSAs – once comparing them to “weapons of mass destruction” – because they introduce more individual choice into the health-care marketplace. Pushing for the provision was a company called Evolution Benefits, which has patented a system for the substantiation of health-care expenses.

Read the whole thing and be outraged!

Music and Topics from this week’s First Friday Podcast.

You can hear the show on our homepage, http://www.itsfirstfriday.com/ (New shows every Tuesday, unless Monday is a holiday, then the new show is posted on Wednesdays.) You can download and play all our shows on your iPod or media player and have the ability to fast forward and rewind by going to the archives here.

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Obama at the “Compassion Forum” felt picked on
I Believe – REM

Podcast Theme
Fearless – The Bravery

Welcome, introductions, learning more and more about Obama, the media dared to ask questions about things having to do with him as a person (SHOCK!), Hillary’s prospects for Pennsylvania, McCain sitting back and enjoying it all, McCain on This Week, the many Obama scandals that the media had been ignoring, William Ayers and the Weather Underground, is it a valid issue? How much time has to pass before someone is “cool” to associate with? The Washington Post’s idea of “bi-partisan,” it’s not about Obama when he was 8, it’s about his judgment now, the media hasn’t really even begun to scratch the surface of Obama and we’ve already got so much, the Obama family’s tax returns, McCain’s tax returns, Cindy McCain – Beer Wholesalers (we want to hang out at the McCain pad.

Exit music
It Takes Two – Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock

Live like a Democrat Tax Accountants
Money – Pink Floyd

Obama Helmet Ad by Ronco
Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before – The Smiths

Bumper music
Everybody’s working for the weekend – Loverboy

Obama starts to wine about everything, the way Hillary is being mean to him, the treatment he got from ABC’s Charlie Gibson and George Snuffalufagus, the in-fighting on the Left and how much fun it is to watch, Keith Olbermann’s outrage over Snuffalufagus asking a question first posed by a Republican, Obama on the trail crying about how long it took before they could take about how socialist they are, there are people out there who care about the fact that Obama is “friendly” with someone who wishes he’d bombed more, can you really ever be a “former” terrorists? You can’t be a “former” alcoholic, Bill Clinton steps up to defend Hillary and makes matters worse, Dick Cheney on Hillary Clinton in Kosovo, Obama’s Marxism, Coward, er, Howard Dean wants the superdelegates to decide in early June now, Hillary pulls nearly even in national polls, are the stories about Obama starting to sink in to the public’s mind? Predictions for Pennsylvania, Phil says Hillary by 6-8, El Presidente (by proxy) says Hillary by 10, The Dude says Hillary by 12. Will anything from Pennsylvania mean anything down the road? Can she do anything about North Carolina? The special election in Mississippi. Jimmy Carter: American Disgrace, meeting with Hamas, the self-glorification of Jimmy Carter, worst President in modern times, and worst former President. A horrible Jimmy Carter impersonation.

End music
I’m an adult now – The Pursuit of Happiness

Democrat Party Monopoly
Roll with the changes – REO Speedwagon

Hope Energy Drink ad
I’ll Buy – The Replacements

Bumper Music
She Bangs the Drums – The Stone Roses

News of the Weird, News of the World, News of…Whatever!

Old fashioned baby names are supposedly making a comeback but the names they consider as “old fashioned” really aren’t. Not many Jedidiahs rolling around, locking a kid into butler-hood by naming him Chauncey, Freakonomics on names.

Polish guy decides to pull 3 wheel cart for 1,800 miles for no real reason.

A non-drinking Irish story, airline computer glitch lets people buy $8 trans-Atlantic business class tickets, forced to honor them. Why do we always find out about these sorts of things after it’s too late to take advantage of them?

Italian man given a suspended sentence for staring at a woman for “too long.”

Man steals rare coin collection, takes them to a bank to put them in a safety deposit box, turns out the man helping him at the bank was they guy he robbed.

A Japanese high school baseball team pleas for game to end after giving up 66 runs in first 2 innings, pitcher throws more than 250 pitches, was not pulled for reasons unknown.

Goodbyes and special guest tease.

End music
A Day in the Life – The Beatles