Snapped Shot

A terrorist leader, a dullard, and a do-nothing have more in common than you might think. Especially now that the do-nothing has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, despite the fact that he has yet to accomplish anything at all.

My favorite part of this morning's announcement is who Reuters decided to go to in order to get a note of criticism over the award:

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip and opposes a peace treaty with Israel, said the award was premature at best.

"Obama has a long way to go still and lots of work to do before he can deserve a reward," said Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri. "Obama only made promises and did not contribute any substance to world peace. And he has not done anything to ensure justice for the sake of Arab and Muslim causes."

Once again, the World's Most Irrelevant Award proves how worthless it truly is.

Be sure to hop over to these other guys for additional commentary: Dan Riehl (who broke the news via my inbox), Confederate Yankee, Jules Crittenden and more to come, I'm sure.

Well, I guess this is only a "shocka" if you forget to consider that in the Gaza Strip, hospitals are used as missile storage facilities, and elementary schools are used as missile storage facilities, and apartment buildings are used as missile storage facilities, and innocent mosques are used as missile storage facilities, and... well, you get the point.

But still, bonus points to Aussie Dave for catching this little coinkydink!

An enterprising art-enthusiast FReeper has discovered a fraudulent painting amongst Barack Obama's new White House collection. While Beelzebubba didn't post both images together, I managed to throw together the following animation, which definitely shows that the layout of the two pieces is identical.



I'm not sure if I'd go so far as to call it a out-and-out "copy," but I'm no art expert.

More importantly: What do you think? Continue reading »

And no, the answer is not "o-v-a-l-t-i-n-e."

Drake Dunaway presents a 100% effective, guaranteed-to-work vaccine against AIDS—all while taking a totally undeserved swipe at Thomas Kinkaide.



I don't know about you, but I'm thinking that now'd be a good time to grab a bag of popcorn.

Carl in Jerusalem informs us that we all need to be on the lookout for Rage Boys all the world over. Mark your calendars for this Friday, because:

"Israel Radio reports that Hamas has called for a 'day of rage' in Jerusalem on Friday to 'protect' Jerusalem. Magen David Adom - Israel's version of the Red Cross - has raised its alert for Friday to the highest level possible."

To which I refer you to my good friend DayLife. If y'all see anything mockworthy, please don't hesitate to call!

One wonders what the indomitable nonpareils of Norfolk would think of this one:

Palestinian boys ride dyed donkeys at Marah Land zoo in Gaza City October 8, 2009. Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Friday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh. A genuine zebra would have been too expensive to bring into Israel-blockaded Gaza via the smuggling tunnels under the border with Egypt, said zoo owner Mohammed Bargouthi. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Is a dyed donkey deserving of divergent discourse? Or is a painted pony as pleased as a pickle at his precious new apparel?

(On a completely unrelated note, it would seem that somebody has finally had enough coffee to activate his trusty thesaurus.)

John Sevigny has started a series on Blackstar on how you can defeat "Photographer's Block." Judging by his methodology, I suspect it'd work a lot better than "Spike photographer's block's Mountain Dew," which would be the best I could come up with before consuming my regular amount of coffee. And that's why I highly recommend reading John's series, since he's clearly better at this than I am!

That reminds me—Did you know you can defeat writer's block... with photography?

I did exactly that a little while back. The only question now is whether I can put the experience to words. In one hand I have a camera; in another, someone else's Mountain Dew.

We'll just have to see how this story goes from there.

This entry comes from beautiful Decatur, Alabama:

Decatur police search for second suspect in gang-style shooting at Funland Park

Seriously.

How many of you out there could imagine growing up that you'd ever see "gang-style shooting" and "funland park" (or some variation thereof) in a headline?

If this is all we get for the 40 years of progressive immigration-policy tinkering that our country's been subjected to, then I think we can all stand up and say that we've been robbed.

I say "Anonymous" because the police and media are obviously not interested in bringing relevant details in front of you readers:

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police stopped a motorist driving a car full of explosives in Connecticut late Tuesday.

Police said the car was carrying pipe bombs, rifles and a propane tank when they stopped it in New Haven at 11:30 p.m., according to FOX 61.

...

A silver Mercedes was towed away from the scene. Police arrested a suspect, but they did not release his name, FOX 61 reported.

Those confounded terrorist Mercedeses will be the death of us all!

This is exactly the kind of post that Snapped Shot used to be all about.

Which reminds me—I hope y'all don't hold my slacking against us. We're working on some really cool stuff behind the scenes here, which I'm hoping to reveal very soon.

Very, very soon...

Gateway Pundit brings us the story of a Venezuelan farmer who, after eking out a farm-life existence for the past 30 years, is unfortunate enough to have his land confiscated by Hugo Chávez's marxist thugs. Fortunately for us, he was mindful enough to capture the whole thing on video, so the world can truly see radical leftist policies at face value.

Thank you, YouTube!



As an aside, it's important to note that Hugo Chávez heartily endorses Barack Obama's policies. And also that Barack Obama's political appointees heartily endorse Hugo Chávez.

Comforting, ain't it?

It's times like this where I really feel like we're living in some sort of dastardly parallel universe.

Not content with the terrible treatment given to Barack Obama by the naves at Saturday Night Live, CNN sees fit to rush to their hero's defense.

Of course, when one considers how savagely the show treated George W. Bush or George H. W. Bush or Ronald Reagan, it readily becomes clear that the nitwits at CNN have been asleep at the wheel for the past two decades.

Given their ongoing ratings slump, I guess that's not really much of a surprise.

Aussie Dave caught this one right away—he's sporting a sleek new design that's worth an extra visit, btw—but seeing how I was stuck crawling around a server cabinet all day on Friday, I'm a bit late to the game.

Is this not the greatest example of motherhood, evuh?

Released Palestinian prisoner Fatma Ziq, center, who returned to Gaza after her release from an Israeli jail, holds a rifle as she sits with her children in the family house in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Israel freed 19 Palestinian women prisoners on Friday after Hamas militants handed over a video disc offering a first glimpse of an Israeli soldier they've held captive for more than three years. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)

One wonders where our local terror-apologists stand on imagery like this... Somehow, I suspect the only way that any leftist would condemn this woman is if I were to reveal that she was an evil home schooler.

Avast!