(*a.k.a. Rule Five)
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Golden Oldie: Liberals Who Vote, Like Trump. Liberals Who Don't Vote, Like "Cops"
Remember that old saying "You are what you eat"? Maybe today it's also true that you are what you watch? National Media Inc. did a demographic study of who watches what on TV, based on their party affiliation and tendency to vote.
Surprise, surprise when I saw a number of my favorites in the upper right hand, Republican who vote quadrant! Celebrity Apprentice, on the other hand, with The Donald, was the show deemed most popular among the most liberal in the audience. Never seen it myself! "Wive Swap", which, in the spirit of full disclosure I have also not seen, was popular with the most liberal in the audience that tends not to vote.
Curious, I thought, was the presence of "Cops" in the more liberal less vote crowd. Isn't this show on (whispers) Fox*? Maybe among liberals who sit home on election day, there is also a fascination with seeing themselves,their friends and their neighbors on TV??
One other surprise was "House". I like the show and would have thought it would have skewed more right, but then, the show did lose some conservative viewers after Lisa Edelstein did that pro-abortion PSA.
I could show you that, but instead, I'll show you one of the reasons some of us still watch, in spite of that:
*Sometimes called "Pox" by those who love it, watch it every day, but are embarrassed to admit it in front of fellow liberals.
Update: Democrat voters watch measurably more television than Republican and swing voters. According to National Media Research
You can also see the cable trends here.
H/T I Own the World
Originally published 4/30/11
Surprise, surprise when I saw a number of my favorites in the upper right hand, Republican who vote quadrant! Celebrity Apprentice, on the other hand, with The Donald, was the show deemed most popular among the most liberal in the audience. Never seen it myself! "Wive Swap", which, in the spirit of full disclosure I have also not seen, was popular with the most liberal in the audience that tends not to vote.
Curious, I thought, was the presence of "Cops" in the more liberal less vote crowd. Isn't this show on (whispers) Fox*? Maybe among liberals who sit home on election day, there is also a fascination with seeing themselves,their friends and their neighbors on TV??
One other surprise was "House". I like the show and would have thought it would have skewed more right, but then, the show did lose some conservative viewers after Lisa Edelstein did that pro-abortion PSA.
I could show you that, but instead, I'll show you one of the reasons some of us still watch, in spite of that:
*Sometimes called "Pox" by those who love it, watch it every day, but are embarrassed to admit it in front of fellow liberals.
Update: Democrat voters watch measurably more television than Republican and swing voters. According to National Media Research
You can also see the cable trends here.
H/T I Own the World
Originally published 4/30/11
Quote du jour
What was once Trump's desire to rank second place to send a message to America and to increase his power as a businessman has nightmarishly morphed into a charade that is poised to do irreparable damage to this country if we do not stop this campaign in its tracks.-Stephanie Cegielski, (former) Trump campaign stategist
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Medal of Honor
Corporal Dakota L. Meyer
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Marine Embedded Training Team 2-8, Regional Corps Advisory Command 3-7, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on 8 September 2009. Corporal Meyer maintained security at a patrol rally point while other members of his team moved on foot with two platoons of Afghan National Army and Border Police into the village of Ganjgal for a pre-dawn meeting with village elders.
Moving into the village, the patrol was ambushed by more than 50 enemy fighters firing rocket propelled grenades, mortars, and machine guns from houses and fortified positions on the slopes above. Hearing over the radio that four U.S. team members were cut off, Corporal Meyer seized the initiative. With a fellow Marine driving, Corporal Meyer took the exposed gunner’s position in a gun-truck as they drove down the steeply terraced terrain in a daring attempt to disrupt the enemy attack and locate the trapped U.S. team. Disregarding intense enemy fire now concentrated on their lone vehicle, Corporal Meyer killed a number of enemy fighters with the mounted machine guns and his rifle, some at near point blank range, as he and his driver made three solo trips into the ambush area.
During the first two trips, he and his driver evacuated two dozen Afghan soldiers, many of whom were wounded. When one machine gun became inoperable, he directed a return to the rally point to switch to another gun-truck for a third trip into the ambush area where his accurate fire directly supported the remaining U.S. personnel and Afghan soldiers fighting their way out of the ambush. Despite a shrapnel wound to his arm, Corporal Meyer made two more trips into the ambush area in a third gun-truck accompanied by four other Afghan vehicles to recover more wounded Afghan soldiers and search for the missing U.S. team members. Still under heavy enemy fire, he dismounted the vehicle on the fifth trip and moved on foot to locate and recover the bodies of his team members.
Corporal Meyer’s daring initiative and bold fighting spirit throughout the 6-hour battle significantly disrupted the enemy’s attack and inspired the members of the combined force to fight on. His unwavering courage and steadfast devotion to his U.S. and Afghan comrades in the face of almost certain death reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
Corporal Meyer: We humbly salute you and thank you for your service.
Hat tip Home of Heroes
There are seventy five 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.”
Quote du jour
"Obama has a much easier time meeting with Raul Castro than Benjamin Netanyahu. This tells you pretty much everything you need to know."-Kes Gardner
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
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!
I may not be exactly sure what she's selling, but, I'm pretty sure I'm in the market!
Quote du jour
"Obviously, we have no regrets about running the ad, and may even run some more over-the-top ones we’ve been considering, mostly just to annoy Trump and show Americans that he really is too thin-skinned, whiny, weak, and wimpy to stand up to even your average third world dictator’s daughter’s My Little Pony."-Liz Mair
Monday, March 28, 2016
Hollywood Went to War
Forty-ninth in our series Hollywood Went to War, is the voice of Darth Vader and CNN, James Earl Jones.
Lt. Jones, we salute you and thank you for your service to our country.
Jones attended the University of Michigan where he was initially a pre-med major. He joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps, and excelled. He felt comfortable within the structure of the military environment, and enjoyed the camaraderie of his fellow cadets in the Pershing Rifles Drill Team and Scabbard and Blade Honor Society. During the course of his studies, Jones discovered he was not cut out to be a doctor. Instead he focused on drama at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance with the thought of doing something he enjoyed, before, he assumed, he would have to go off to fight in the Korean War. After four years of college, Jones graduated from the university in 1955.
With the war intensifying in Korea, Jones expected to be deployed as soon as he received his commission as a second lieutenant... Jones was commissioned in mid 1953 and reported to Fort Benning to attend Infantry Officers Basic Course. He then attended Ranger School and received his Ranger Tab (although he stated during an interview on the BBC's The One Show, screened on November 11, 2009, that he "washed out" of Ranger training). He was initially to report to Fort Leonard Wood, but his unit was instead sent to establish a cold weather training command at the former Camp Hale near Leadville, Colorado. His battalion became a training unit in the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains. Jones was promoted to first lieutenant prior to his discharge.
Lt. Jones, we salute you and thank you for your service to our country.
Happy Eighth Blogiversary!
As the swallows return to Capistrano, and Capistranans return to swallow, so comes the eighth blogiversary of Proof Positive. By the numbers: This time last year, nearly 9200 posts, 875,000+ hits and over 2.6 Million page views from 214 countries. Nine days after I started, I added the widget from the dearly departed Sitemeter, (RIP) which started off at about three hits a day (and one of them was me!). Somewhere between a million and a million two, I had to dump the cootie infested Sitemeter and took up with Statcounter.
Today, over 10,000 posts, 1.3 Million hits* and over 3.3 Million page views from 216** countries.
This is not a solo effort. On Team Proof we find artist and cartoonist extraordinaire John Cox . His cartoons, some stand alone and some in collaboration with yours truly, add a great look and give perhaps a little more bite to some of the commentary.
For those of you who visit on a regular basis, again, I thank you for visiting here, whether contemplating the deep mysteries of life, the deep mystery of Life (why does Mikey like it?), or just laughing as we poke fun at the foibles of fools. For those of you who were just
As Editor-in-chief, el Jefe Grande, and all around cook and bottle washer, I ultimately take credit and/or blame for everything that appears here. To make this something you enjoy reading, I first make it something I would. Not everything here is meant to be earth shattering or profound, sometimes it's just funny, or, at least, interesting to me. And there's at least some new content everyday for non subscribers. (Subscribers sit with me on the beach, sipping rum drinks at Hanauma Bay. Subscription price To Be Determined.)
It's been a great eight years. Most days are more fun than work. I have been joined by some outstanding talents, to entertain, enlighten and inform you. I appreciate every one who visits here, even the ones who disagree with me. (And you know who you are!) I'm trying to educate you just as fast as I can! (And, get some higher quality trolls just as soon as I can afford them!)
- Mike, a.k.a. Proof
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(BTW, There should always be cake! )
*Verified in a hermetically sealed mayonnaise jar on the front steps of Funk and Wagnalls.
**Every year I think we've been viewed in every country in the world and every year more seem to show up!
Quote du jour
"Voters have a responsibility, too.They might as well ask themselves: Do I plan to use my vote to vent my emotions or to try to help save this country?"-Thomas Sowell
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Quotes du jour
"Χριστός ἀνέστη!"
("Christ is Risen!")
"Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! "
("Truly He is Risen!")
Pronounced, "Christos anésti" (khristOs anEsti )
"Alithós anésti" (alithOs anEsti)
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Don't Ya Just Hate it...
...when you create a look for yourself and some celebrity comes along and steals it?
Me, too! (David Letterman doing his best "Proof" impersonation in case you couldn't tell!)
Me, too! (David Letterman doing his best "Proof" impersonation in case you couldn't tell!)
Best of the Web*
*…that I’ve seen all week!
Political/SocioEconomic
Trump is No Reagan
O = Reagan?
Trump is no Conservative
Is Cruz Mistress story a smokescreen to hide Trump's illegal campaign contribution story?
Videos
I Think My Dog’s a Democrat
Culture
Myth of White Privilege -Dennis Prager
Why Feminists Hate Beauty
Technology
A Mach 6 Spy Plane on the Cheap
What to Do If the F-35 Can't Be Fixed
Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics
Cartoon of the Day – NRO
Flopping Aces -Sunday Funnies
John Cox- KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD
TGI Funnies
Ain't That The Truth
Linkfests:
Larwyn's Linx: Soros Adviser Gave $200K to Boost Kasich
In The Mailbox: 03.21.
Larwyn's Linx: @JohnKasich Spits on the Second
In The Mailbox: 03.24.16
Larwyn's Linx: Belgian Terrorists Can Still Enter US Without a Visa
Link-o-rama
Larwyn's Linx: The GOP nomination math: Confusing and complicated
Larwyn's Linx: Donald Trump mocks Heidi Cruz's looks on Twitter
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, girls with guns, Morning Mistress
American Power- Hailey Clauson Mesh-Bikini Photos 'Too Hot' for S I's Swimsuit
Angry Mike's Hood - Girls and Guns
By Other Means - Cosplay, Tap Rack & Bang, Beware Sirens
The Daley Gator – Daley Babe, Why does this never happen in my
, Brandy Castellanos, Aya Hazuki
Good Monday Morning
EBL -Vintage Irish Rule Five, Donne Siciliane
Friday Night Babe - Jennifer Carpenter!
Good Stuff's Cyber World #234
Knuckledraggin' My Life Away - Good Morning Girls, Milfy Monday, Shake it Sugaree, Your Good Morning Girl, Good Morning Girl
Pirates Cove - Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup, , If all you see..., If all you see..., If all you , If all you see...
Flowing Curves of Beauty
Sex in Advertising - Best Beer ad ever
Mireille Enos
The Last Tradition - Maria Kanellis
The Right Way -Friday Babe
Theo Spark – Nothing like a roll in the hay
The Other McCain- Rule Five Sunday
Vintage Babe of the Week – Misty Ayers
Marisa Miller
Rule 5 Woodsterman Style
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
Friday, March 25, 2016
Quote du jour
Look at Obamacare -- they promised lower premiums, you can keep your plan, you can keep your doctor. And during this fight, not only did John Kasich buckle under the pressure and expand Medicaid in his state, over the objections of many of his state’s Republicans, he contended that his critics didn’t understand Christian charity, and smugly offered to buy Bibles for them.-Jim Geraghty
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Quote du jour
"...Donald Trump, a man who is the antithesis of so much that Ronald Reagan stood for: intellectual depth and philosophical consistency, respect for ideas and elevated rhetoric, civility and personal grace.”-Peter Wehner
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Medal of Honor
Staff Sergeant (then Specialist) Salvatore Augustine
Giunta
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with an armed enemy in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on 25 October 2007. While conducting a patrol as team leader with Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Specialist Giunta and his team were navigating through harsh terrain when they were ambushed by a well-armed and well-coordinated insurgent force.
While under heavy enemy fire, Specialist Giunta immediately sprinted towards cover and engaged the enemy. Seeing that his squad leader had fallen and believing that he had been injured, Specialist Giunta exposed himself to withering enemy fire and raced towards his squad leader, helped him to cover, and administered medical aid. While administering first aid, enemy fire struck Specialist Giunta's body armor and his secondary weapon. Without regard to the ongoing fire, Specialist Giunta engaged the enemy before prepping and throwing grenades, using the explosions for cover in order to conceal his position.
Attempting to reach additional wounded fellow soldiers who were separated from the squad, Specialist Giunta and his team encountered a barrage of enemy fire that forced them to the ground. The team continued forward and upon reaching the wounded soldiers, Specialist Giunta realized that another soldier was still separated from the element. Specialist Giunta then advanced forward on his own initiative. As he crested the top of a hill, he observed two insurgents carrying away an American soldier. He immediately engaged the enemy, killing one and wounding the other. Upon reaching the wounded soldier, he began to provide medical aid, as his squad caught up and provided security. Specialist Giunta's unwavering courage, selflessness, and decisive leadership while under extreme enemy fire were integral to his platoons ability to defeat an enemy ambush and recover a fellow American soldier from the enemy.
Specialist Salvatore A. Giunta's extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry Regiment, and the United States Army.
S/Sgt. Giunta: We humbly salute you and thank you for your service.
Hat tip Home of Heroes
There are seventy four 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.”
Quote du jour
If this crazy primary has proven anything (beyond Trump's zany celebrity), it is that the anti-Citizens United alarmists are dead wrong. Money doesn't buy elections -- Bush had the most money, and he lost the first three races and is gone before March. We don't need campaign finance reform to ensure voters will make the difference because, for good or ill, they already do.- Tyler O'Neill
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Sex in Advertising
For all you connoisseurs of advertising...
I may not be exactly sure what they're selling, but, I'm pretty sure I'm in the market!
I may not be exactly sure what they're selling, but, I'm pretty sure I'm in the market!
Monday, March 21, 2016
Politics Makes Strange Bedpersons
Anti-Trump group is running Facebook ads to drive up Mormon turnout in Utah and Arizona. https://t.co/v6ZZPKPMPp pic.twitter.com/Gps5KPbb2T— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) March 21, 2016
Effective? Or the makings of a very big backfire?
Hollywood Went to War
Forty-eighth in our series Hollywood Went to War, is the recently departed actor George Kennedy, whose career stretched for over half a century and too many memorable roles to mention.
Mr. Kennedy: we salute you and thank you or your service to our country. Rest in peace.
Kennedy made his stage debut at the age of two, later becoming a radio performer. Kennedy put aside show business during World War II and served in the United States Army for sixteen years, having seen combat and working in Armed Forces radio. He was involved with the opening of the first Army Information Office, which provided technical assistance to films and television shows, like the Phil Silvers Show
Mr. Kennedy: we salute you and thank you or your service to our country. Rest in peace.
There's a Bear in the Woods...
Original art by John Cox. More at John Cox Art
Editor's note: for those of you too young to remember, the headline is from an ad Ronald Reagan ran in 1984. The rest of us can take a trip down memory lane by clicking on the link.
Quote du jour
"Hillary will shamelessly, blatantly, and egregiously lie whenever she needs to in order to avoid blame. Any voter who doesn’t see that by now is hopelessly naïve."-Jim Geraghty
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Quote du jour
"Get me a car or I'll walk to the hospital."-Nancy Reagan, on hearing her husband had been shot, taken to the hospital, and advised by the Secret Service that it was best for her not to go.
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Best of the Web*
*…that I’ve seen all week!
Political/SocioEconomic
Trump Spent $1 Million Per Week on Himself While Stiffing Builders
Gun Grabber Hillary – Leaked Audio – Vows To Go After 2A
Videos
The Most Embarrassing Political Super Pac Video Ever?
Sheriff Clarke On Rally Protesters
Kimberly Corban refuses to be disarmed
18%
Krauthammer’s Take: John Kasich Is ‘Delusional or Grandiose’
Culture
Voter ID passes in West Virginia
Let's Meet Obama’s SCOTUS Nominee Finalists Shall We?
Firefighters, Volunteers Repair Gravestones Left Damaged by #Trump Rally-Goers
HOW MENNONITE VOLUNTEERS ARE CLIMATE-PROOFING WEST VIRGINIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE
Obama seeks hike in post-presidency
Technology
Apple invents 3D printer for space-age Liquidmetal rapid prototypes
CFL's Bit the Dust? I Hadn't Heard!
Boeing’s Echo Voyager
Sea King helicopters sold off as 'sheds and man caves'
Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics
Cartoon of the Day – NRO
Flopping Aces -Sunday Funnies
John Cox- KiRKWOOD, KiRKWOOD,
Rainbow's End
Today's Toons 3/9/16
Earl of Taint -Obama Says Widespread Appeal Of Donald Trump Has Nothing To Do With 8 Years Of Him
Today's Toons 3/10/
Today's Toons 3/11/16
A very good brain
Cartoon Round Up...
Humpday Humor
Cartoon Round
TGI Toons
Linkfests:
In The Mailbox: Early Weekend Edition
Larwyn's Linx: The anti-Donald Trump mob is Making America Scary
In The Mailbox: 03.15.
Larwyn's Linx: We Warned You: Chicago Trump Shutdown Is Just the Beginning
In The Mailbox: 03.14.16
Larwyn's Linx: Brownshirts invade Trump rally
Link O'rama
Larwyn's Linx: Report: Soros Money Funding John Kasich's Presidential Bid
In The Mailbox: 03.17.16
Larwyn's Linx: The Path Forward for Republicans Is Both Conservative and Populist
In The Mailbox: 03.18.16
Larwyn's Linx: Today John Kasich Endorses Donald Trump for President
Larwyn's Linx: An Invitation for Cruz and Trump
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 - hot pick, girls with guns, girls with guns
American Power- Kelly Rohrbach Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Sport Illustrated Swimsuit Video 2016
Angry Mike's Hood - Rumpday, Summertime
By Other Means - Cosplay, Tap Rack & Bang, , Seeing Red for St. Patrick's
The Daley Gator – Daley Babes: Natalia Kills , Marisa Ramirez
Double Trouble -Random Hotties
Good Monday Morning
Nina Dobrev
Feral Irishman - Friday Femme Fatale, Wearin' O The Green Mesmerizer
Friday Night Babe - Kara Del Toro!
Good Stuff's Cyber World #233 , Annual St Patrick's Day Party
Knuckledraggin' My Life Away - Good Morning Girl, Milfy Monday once again
Miss K's St. Patrick's Rule Five
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
Sex in Advertising - Victoria's Secret
Priyanka Chopra , Underwater pole dancing
The Last Tradition - Claudia Schiffer
The Right Way -Friday Babe
The Other McCain- Rule Five Sunday
Vintage Babe of the Week – Irish babes
Rule 5 Woodsterman Style
Today's featured selfie, Ashleigh Snow
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
The logic goes, if Trump's the nominee, good conservatives will fall in line rather than see Hillary elected.-Mike B
On the other hand, if, as polls say, Trump would lose to Hillary in the general election, shouldn't good Trump supporters fall in line with Cruz rather than see Hillary elected?
Friday, March 18, 2016
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