Final Word on Memorial Day Dust Up

Bill Whittle, in the latest (albeit slightly dated) Firewall video, weighs in on the Chris Hayes blow up on CNBC over Memorial Day.

Normally, with this much time passed, I'd consider the subject water under the bridge and would look to move forward.  However Whittle's response is so perfect that I felt it should be shared:

2012 Bellin Run Recap

Yesterday, Mrs. YDP and I participated it the Bellin Run here in Green Bay.  The 10k is a real community event, and brought out 18,500 participants.  If you consider the volunteers involved, there were easily over 20,000 attending the event in some capacity.  While not huge by most standards, consider that Green Bay is 105,000 people, soaking wet.  That is an incredible amount of participation as a percentage of the overall population. 

This was the first time for me in participating in an organized event.  While my wife and I walked it, we still very much felt part of the bigger event.  Some things that struck me:

• The people volunteering could not have been more nice.  Given the heat yesterday, water was critical, and if not for the friendly, smiling, and encouraging folks at the water stations, some folks would have been in real trouble. 
• It is clear that shoes make a difference.  My usual pair, fine for doing a one or two mile walk with the dog at a leisurely pace, completely failed me in a six mile hike at a more intense rate.  My blistered soles can attest to the breakdown. 
• While we walked what was primarily a run, I still can't help but feel embarrassed to see my time relative to those in my age bracket (and older).  Granted, I'm in better shape than I have been in a while, but I clearly have a long, long way to go relative to my peer group.  It is time to take the work out routine up a couple of notches. 

Overall, it was a great event.  Not only for my wife and me, but for Green Bay as well.

Hitler on the Scott Walker Recall Election

Here at YDP, we're fond of our Hitler vidoes.  In today's installment, Der Führer finds out that the recall effort for Scott Walker has failed:

Hat tip to House Baby:

It's Over in Wisconsin, Right?

Despite Walker's resounding win last night, it is not over. There is no quiet or peace. Immediately we rush into the Presidential campaign, and this state remains divided and warring.

When, you may ask, will it EVER come together?

That's easy.

When the Packers start playing.


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Wisconsin Burning

For those not in the state to see it themselves, Wisconsin is burning.  The Walker recall election has divided the state, pitting families, friends, and coworkers against each other.  I've never seen anything like it before in my life. 

Big union knows this is their Battle of Stalingrad - a win and they can continue as before.  A loss and they will be driven back to their metaphorical Berlin, and the war ultimately ends.  Hence, both sides are throwing massive hay-makers, mostly of cash infusion, and on the Democratic side, dirty tricks.  The prime example of the latter includes the "story" that broke over the weekend that Walker previously fathered and abandoned a child, and a direct mail piece sent to individuals which shows which of their neighbors had and had not voted in previous elections.  I kid you not on that one, and it is covered in great detail here. 

This is scary stuff, and the act of a desperate group. 

Polls show Walker ahead about 7%, but other polls show the gap narrowing.  What is not factored is the vaunted Democratic "ground game."  If they can get busloads of folks that were previously not considered "likely voters," they can swing the election. 

The weather will be good, the stakes high, and the turnout massive.  We're in for a long Tuesday. 

In the mean time, here's a video of a Marine that attended Saturday's Barrett rally.  He makes the case for Walker quite eloquently.   Despite his non-violent protest, he was ultimately arrested by a union cop. 

Imagine that.    

Paul Ryan - Why Wisconsin Election Matters

Breitbart.com was in Wisconsin for the Walker rally this week and interviewed Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. 

Ryan lays out, in his clear, succinct, trademark fashion, why this election matters:

Incredible Guitar Work

As you're aware, we here at YDP are big music fans.  And as such, when we encounter musicianship like this, well, we just gotta share:

No Matter How You Slice It, PETA Still Kills Animals

A friendly visitor to this site commented on my story that PETA Kills Animals at a Staggering rate.  They left a comment that PETA has addressed this on their site (I won't provide PETA the SEO benefit by publishing the link). 

To the anonymous poster: Are you out of your freaking mind? 

A couple of points:

• PETA can try to justify their killing by claiming the animals they received were "broken animals" (like the sweet doggie found in a recent PETA kill dump site pictured above).  The fact remains they killed nearly all of the animals they received.  In 2011, it was to the tune of 95.9% of every animal that crossed their path.  Meat processing plant-like percentages.  How the hell do they sleep at night if they truly believe what they believe? 
• Ever heard of a no-kill shelter?  There are hundreds of them in the US.  But instead of transferring the animals to a place where they had a fighting chance, PETA chose to kill them.  It's just so much less expensive and easy that way...
• PETA can hide behind a flashy web site and use great photography of beagle doggies to justify their killing.  But think about this: for the cost of the development and maintenance of that website, they could have kept hundreds of the pets under their care alive.  Instead, they killed them and used the money for marketing.  MARKETING.  Think about that when you cut your next check to PETA.

At their best PETA are vile hypocrites.  At their worst, ghoulish murderers.  And yet people run to their defense.  Incredible.