Quote du jour

“Government! Three fourths parasitic and the other fourth Stupid fumbling.”

-Robert A. Heinlein

Vintage Babe of the Week

Tonight's Vintage Babe* is Luise Rainer!
(*a.k.a. Rule Five)

An Open Letter to Jeb Bush

I got a "gimme" email today from Jeb Bush, telling me what I already knew about the country and asking for cash. I get those all the time. During the 2014 race, I'd get five or six a day just from the Republican party. But in this one, he said, and I quote, "I look forward to hearing from you.".

Literalist that I am, I sent him the following. I reproduce it here, in case the folks who were soliciting on Jeb's behalf forget to give him the message.

Dear Jeb: You look forward to hearing from me? Here it is:

Get out of the race.

The country is in deep trouble and we need someone with better conservative bona fides than you to get us out. The longer you stay in the race, the more you distract from the candidate we all need to get behind, because face it, we're all not going to get behind you. We do not need Romney 2.0.

But please feel free to support whomever our candidate eventually is.

Respectfully,

-genuine really-o truly-o name here

PS I won't be contributing $25, $15, or even $5 today or ever.

Question: Was that too subtle?

Quote(s) du jour

"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."

-Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

"YOLO"

-Barack Obama

Medal of Honor

Private First Class Robert E. Simanek

Citation:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company F, in action against enemy aggressor forces. While accompanying a patrol en route to occupy a combat outpost forward of friendly lines, Pfc. Simanek exhibited a high degree of courage and a resolute spirit of self-sacrifice in protecting the lives of his fellow marines. With his unit ambushed by an intense concentration of enemy mortar and small-arms fire, and suffering heavy casualties, he was forced to seek cover with the remaining members of the patrol in a nearby trench line. Determined to save his comrades when a hostile grenade was hurled into their midst, he unhesitatingly threw himself on the deadly missile absorbing the shattering violence of the exploding charge in his body and shielding his fellow marines from serious injury or death. Gravely wounded as a result of his heroic action, Pfc. Simanek, by his daring initiative and great personal valor in the face of almost certain death, served to inspire all who observed him and upheld the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.

Pfc. Simanek: We humbly salute you and thank you for your service.



Hat tip Home of Heroes

There are fewer than a hundred living MoH recipients today. Their names and their stories should not be forgotten. My mission is to honor one of those heroes here each week, and salute them for their courage and sacrifice. In the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors; the men it remembers.”

CSI Income Inequality

Now, I would watch this one. As for the one premiering tonight, show me the income equality between its female star and every male actor, extra and grip on the set, and maybe I'll watch? Nah.

Jihadi John

Quote du jour

It’s amazing that just a few feet from here where I’m standing are the signatures of the 56 Founders who put their names on a Declaration that changed the course of history. And like the 50 of you, none of them were born American — they became American.

-Michelle Obama

None of them were born American? So, the fact that they were born in the colonies that would become the United States, speaking English and acclimated to and accepting of the culture they were in, makes them just like foreign immigrants?
Right.

Sex in Advertising

For all you connoisseurs of advertising...




I may not be exactly sure what she's selling, but, I'm pretty sure I'm in the market!

Tweet du jour

Obama will commemorate Netanyahu's historic speech with a photo of himself not listening to it
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) March 3, 2015

This man knows him some Obama!

Welcome to the US, Mr. Prime Minister!

Original art by John Cox. More at John Cox Art

Quote du jour

“A man may take to drink because he feels himself a failure, but then fail all the more completely because he drinks.”

-George Orwell

Why Joe Biden Won't Make the Netanyahu Speech

"Look! Down in the Polls! It's a Duck! And it's Lame!" *

"Ant-Man or Anti-Man?"
*My apologies to the Adventures of Superman


Original art by John Cox. More at John Cox Art

Quote du jour

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which, before their union, were not perceived to have any relation.

-Mark Twain

Quote du jour

"I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."

-Ronald Reagan

A Little Saturday Night Music

Jimmy Durante - One Of Those Songs


(If you're wondering why the video isn't synced, it's because in the video, he's performing Inka Dinka Doo)

Best of the Web*

*…that I’ve seen all week!
Political/SocioEconomic

The Best Speech Rudy Giuliani Ever Made, But No One is Talking About it

Minimum Wage -Mike Rowe



Videos
Black conservatives tell of their exodus from liberalism & the Democrat Party

Bill Whittle: Brass Tacks On Immigration...

Indie Star Trek Movie (21 min.)

Can DNC Members Name One Mistake Obama Has Made?

Obama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline After Promoting It During 2012 Election

Obama's Sneaky, Cowardly Veto Of Keystone XL Pipeline

CPAC 2015: DAY 1 – Featuring Ben Carson, Mike Lee, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker And Sarah Palin





Culture

How Bad Ideology Destroys Good TV: Why Glee Crashed and Burned

Student Removed After Criticizing In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

Blowing Up A DNC Media Hit Job On Scott Walker





Technology
Shock-Absorbing Wheels Help Wheelchair Users Ride Down the Stairs Comfortably


Belt fed .22 cal machine gun

Guess the cockpit




Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics

Cartoon of the Day – NRO

Flopping Aces -Sunday Funnies


John Cox- KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD

The Illustrated Frank J: Fighting ISIS

Humpday Humor

Earl of Taint -War – Obama Style

TGIF Toons




Linkfests:

In The Mailbox: 02.25.15



Rule Five Roundup:
(While all Rule Five posts may be NSFW, I generally only flag the ones that are certainly NSFW)

90 Miles From Tyranny - Girls with guns, hot pick, girls with guns, girls with guns

American Power- Intimates Emily Ratajkowski, Stacey Poole and Joey Fisher Mega-Bouncy Fun

END of the week

A View From the Beach- Christy Turlington, What is a Dane Doing in a Desert?
By Other Means - Cosplay, Girls & Guns

The Daley Gator – Daley Babes - Yara Martinez, Lyndie Greenwood , Stephanie Rao, Shiori Kaneko, Ayla Brown, The Stare

Daily Mail –Khloe Kardashian's abs

Random Hotties, Happy Hump Day, Lingerie Thursday, A touch of color

E.B.L. - Academy Award Rule Five

Good Monday Morning

Feral Irishman - Friday Femme Fatale, Women's Pole Vaulting (video)

Friday Night Babe -Abigail Ratchford!

Good Stuff's Cyber World #179

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World -The Friday Pin Up

Knuckledraggin' My Life Away - Good Morning girl

Spring is coming soon

Classic Beauty: Brigitte Bardot

Jen Selter

Pirates Cove -Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup, If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you see...

Flowing Curves of Beauty


Randy's Roundtable - Thursday Nite Tart

Sex in Advertising

The Last Tradition - Jewel Santini

The Right Way -Friday babe

Theo Spark – Bedtime Totty, Bedtime Totty, Bedtime Totty, Sara Sampaio Uncovered | Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2015, Bedtime Totty, Erin Heatherton Uncovered | Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2015

The Other McCain- Rule Five Monday

Vintage Babe of the Week – Hazel Brooks

Rule 5 Woodsterman Style

Your Crazy Uncle Bubba - Saturday Short Shorts


Use the comments as an open thread on any of these topics. Please send links of news, commentary, choice humor or Rule Fivage to: Proof.Positive@Hotmail.com

Quote du jour

Democrat CA legislators make lemmings look like stay at home moms.

-Proof, on jobs migrating (quickly) from CA

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Alternate Universes