Do Men Really Make More Than Women?
Yes, but it’s not as big a gap as some would have you believe. And, the reasons for the differential usually have to do with career choices. When men and women have the same skills and experience, their pay is nearly the same. From Payscale.com
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Day One of President Romney
A straightforward plan – whether he can pull this off will depend on the constitution of the Congress. Immediately Approve Keystone Pipeline Introduce Tax Cuts & Reforms Order Replacement of Obamacare The squishy wording of that last one leaves me a little worried. We want repeal of Obamacare; get rid of every trace of it. [...]
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Breitbart Bombshell: 1991 Promotional Booklet Describes Obama as “Born in Kenya”
Brietbart’s Big Government site just release this astounding piece: Breitbart News has obtained a promotional booklet produced in 1991 by Barack Obama’s then-literary agency, Acton & Dystel, which touts Obama as “born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii.” The booklet, which was distributed to “business colleagues” in the publishing industry, includes a brief [...]
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Zero-Tolerance Idiocy: Detroit Groundskeeper Fired for Turning Found Gun In to Police
This has to rank up there with the dumbest things I’ve ever heard. This guy, who’s two years away from retirement after 23 years on the job, finds a snub-nose revolver while mowing grass. Figuring he’ll do the right thing, he turns it in to police. The idiots running his department, however, fired him for [...]
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Damn! We’re in a Tight Spot!
Or so the WWF (not the wrestling people, but the wildlife people) would have us believe. They say, in a new report, that we’ll need “another planet Earth” to sustain human life by 2030. Maybe these guys should take a look at the prognostications of Paul Ehrlich (who’s been proven wrong so many times we’ve [...]
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The Obama Campaign is Asking the Wrong Question. No One Cares How Romney’s Administration Would Be Different from Bush’s
I was feeling a little lonely, so I subscribed to the Obama campaign’s emails to get a request for a $3 donation every other day. Also, it’s instructive to see how stupid some of their rhetoric is. Only mindless Obamabots and the mentally defective would actually buy this stuff. Here’s one I got today. I [...]
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German Anti-Nuke Forces Kicking Themselves in the Ass Right About Now
Remember last year, after the Japanese nuclear incident caused by the tsunami, when Germany freaked out and declared that it would shut all its nuclear plants by 2022, and find alternative (I have to laugh at that term; the “alternative” is darkness) sources to replace the 23% of their energy that came from nuclear? Since then, [...]
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Trump: Cher is a Loser Like Rosie O’Donnell, Only with Slightly More Talent
Donald Trump goes after Cher for her Twitter attacks on Mitt Romney. Not one to waste the spotlight, he throws in some jabs at his old pal Rosie O’Donnell while he’s at it. I wasn’t much of a fan of the idea of Trump as a presidential candidate, but I love him in the role [...]
J.P. Morgan Loses $2B; Uproar – USPS Loses $3.2B; Crickets
Emily Goff writes at The Foundry about the national news coverage garnered by the $2 billion loss revealed by J.P. Morgan this week. Advocates of even more restrictive regulations on banks and investment firms argue that rules should have been in place to prevent this. It’s not necessary; firms like Morgan will learn to correct [...]
GAO: America’s Green River Formation Contains Oil “Equal to Entire World’s Proven Reserves”
So why aren’t we drilling the hell out of this? Mainly because of eco-kook influence over the EPA, and the current president’s “we can’t drill our way to prosperity” bullsh*t. The USGS estimates that there are about 3 trillion barrels of oil there. From Investors Business Daily: Energy: The Government Accountability Office tells Congress the Green [...]
One More Time: Government Doesn’t Have a Revenue Problem; It Has a Spending Problem
This instructive video presentation from LearnLiberty.org has some facts to back up the statement. If we want to reign in spending, something has to change with the way we do government. I’m not sure even a change from the current regime will do it. It might lessen the rate of growth in spending, but that’s [...]
Another Great Speech by Nigel Farage
This guy is a great speaker, and representative of the UK Independent Party in the European Union, but it appears he is a lone voice shouting in the wilderness. (H/T Smitty at The Other McCain)
Why do Cosmetologists Require More Training than EMTs? Licensing Requirements Run Amok.
Why do governments impose so many regulations and licensing requirements on small businesses? Is it to make consumers more safe? To ensure that the people performing the service are qualified? Probably not. Take five minutes and watch this presentation from the Institute for Justice. Contrary to popular belief these regulations and licensing requirements really aren’t [...]
Watch Fetish: Luminox Recon Point Man
The Luminox Men’s 8821.KM Recon Watch is a handsome-looking military watch, and in a price range I can deal with.
Stuff I Like: Ryno Single Wheel Electric Scooter
This thing looks really cool, and even though it only goes 12.5 MPH (25 MPH off road, which seems kinda crazy) in the city, it would be an awesome way to get around. From Ryno Motors: To satisfy the need for efficient transportation, RYNO Motors has designed a multiple use, self-balancing, one wheel, electric scooter [...]
Latest Rasmussen Poll: Romney 50%, Obama 43%
Yeah, it’s early still, but I don’t see the economy (one of the reasons responsdents ding Obama) getting a lot better between now and November. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mitt Romney earning 50% of the vote and President Obama attracting 43% support. Four percent (4%) would vote for a [...]
Too Incompetent or Lazy to Get ID? You Don’t Deserve to Vote.
I’m totally in agreement with John Hawkins here. Voting isn’t a right specifically guaranteed by the constitution (that’s just one example; there are plenty of others that explain this). It’s a privilege. Felons have it taken from them. People who are too lazy to get an ID shouldn’t have the privilege, either. Liberals have dug up [...]
If Chuck Norris Endorsed Newt for President, Why the Hell is Romney the Nominee?
I posted back in January (and it has been one of the most popular posts here on marfdrat) about Chuck Norris endorsing Newt Gingrich as the Republican nominee for president. Everyone knows that a Chuck Norris endorsement should have been the end of the matter. Stop. Do not pass GO. Proceed straight to the November [...]
Crazy. Surfer Sets World Record on 78 Ft. Wave.
I’m not sure what drives people to do stuff like this. Maybe they’re adrenaline junkies, or maybe they’re just crazy. I guess it’s great, so long as you don’t get killed.
Guy in Jail Gets 41% of WV Vote Against Obama
Wow. A portent of things to come? Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary. The inmate, Keith Judd, is serving time at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas [...]
George Will: If Obama Struck the First-Person Singular Pronoun from His Speechmaking, He Would Fall Silent
Which, as Will says, would be merciful to us. Or, to the folks that actually listen to his speeches. I try hard not to listen to the at all; the highlights that make the news and blogs are bad enough. (H/T Weasel Zippers)
AP Shamelessly Licks Obama’s Boots with November Unemployment Prognostication
Along with reporting the party-line news, the AP has also acquired the skill of fortune telling. Their prognosticators look into their crystal ball, and tell us that unemployment will fall below 8% by election day. Why election day? Well, that would conveniently give The One a boost at the ballot box, since everyone knows no incumbent [...]
New Bumper Sticker – Hype and Blame 2012
Get yours now. GOP.com – Hype and Blame 2012 Bumper Sticker.
So, You Really Can Spend Too Much Time Tanning…
I saw a piece somewhere today about this woman, who was arrested and charged with a felony (really?) for taking her child into a tanning booth. The picture of the woman in that article didn’t look too awfully unusual (it’s the one on the home page slider), except for what looked like a bad lip [...]
Eco-Bullsh*t
- Doh! Wind Farms Causing Warming in Texas
- The American Dream:10 Facts About Energy Reserves that Will Blow Your Mind
- Senator Carper’s Plan to Save the Post Office: Use Offshore Windmills to Charge Batteries in Electric Trucks
- President Windmill: Where’s the Outrage Over THESE Executives Getting Huge Compensation?
- For Sale: Building Formerly Housing Obama’s “Good Bet”
Liberty & Freedom
- Zero-Tolerance Patrol: “Idiotic Rules are Bound to be Enforced Idiotically”
- May 1 Should Be Victims of Communism Day
- Nanny-State Nightmare: Idiot California Woman Who Thought Nutella was “Health Food” Sues Company for False Advertising…
- Men Go into Home of Two Marines to Burglarize it, Go Out of it Dead
- Bush Honors Military with Warrior 100K Bike Ride
Let the Vetting of Obama Begin
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