These are the Morning Links for December 20, 2011    

The Lady’s Recent Articles:

• 3rd Place Lesson | From the Desk of Lady Liberty
• FOX Sioux City Iowa Debate (12/15/11) | From the Desk of Lady Liberty
• The Friday Focus | From the Desk of Lady Liberty

The Lady’s Picks:

• Dear Leader Bites It: Kim Jong Il Is Dead — Far Too Late – By Jonah Goldberg – The Corner – National Review Online
• Almost: 50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
• Clueless Dems: Obama Stimulus | Rep Honda | The Daily Caller
• President Bad Poetry: Barack Obama, Poet – By John J. Miller – The Corner – National Review Online
• Who me?: Carney Dodges Questions on Michelle’s Hawaii Flight | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier
• Eat your peas: L.A. schools’ healthful school lunches panned by LAUSD students – latimes.com
• The Joker: Weasel Zippers » Holder Plays The Race Card On His Critics: They’re Attacking Me And Obama Because We’re Both Black Also: West: Holder’s race card is the ‘last card in the deck’ | The Daily Caller
• Secure The Border: DOJ Confirms Mexican Drug Cartels Operating Inside U.S. | Judicial Watch
• ClimateGate II: Climategate Bombshell: Did U.S. Gov’t Help Hide Climate Data? | Fox News Related: Thirty-three year temperature update – well below computer model predictions 
• Late to the Party: The PJ Tatler » SEC Hits Six Freddie-Fannie Execs with Fraud Charges  Related: Investigators say 4 Reps got discounted loans :: WRAL.com
• Princess Pelosi: Pelosi’s Expert Was Also Business Partner : Roll Call News
• Double Dip: In New York Sheriffs Routinely Collect Full Pensions While Working for a Salary | The Lonely Conservative
• Pinnocchio Award: Jon Corzine’s Perjury Problem – HUMAN EVENTS
• What media bias?: To Catch A Hack: Greg Sargent Edition | Misfit Politics
• Liberal finds out China is like we told them it is: Christian Bale roughed up in bid to visit Chinese activist | Reuters
• This made me cry: The Massive Money Infographic
• Armed Society is a Polite Society: Althouse: 1% of the population of Wisconsin applies for a concealed carry permit.. in less than 6 weeks. Also: 5 Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies) | Cracked.com
• I said this years ago: New Study Predicts the Death of Newspapers in Five Years
• John ‘Breck-Girl Hair’ Edwards: Love Story | The Daily Caller
• Around the Legal Horn: Major Legal Events in the Week Ahead: Apple Patent Decision, Stanford Competency Hearing, More – Law Blog – WSJ

#OccupyWhateverStreet:

• Mad Libs – Part X | From the Desk of Lady Liberty
• Tucker Carlson wins online auction for dinner with Bill Ayers | The Daily Caller
• Occupy vs. Nativity Scene (feat. Baby Jesus) – YouTube

Campaign 2012:

• Debate Schedule
• Sarah Palin: I’m not ethusiastic about any candidate yet | The Right Scoop
• Newt Gingrich plummets in Iowa – now third behind Ron Paul and Mitt Romney in latest PPP poll : Fire Andrea Mitchell!
• Newt violated the Surber Rule « Don Surber
• Instapundit » Blog Archive » GINGRICH ON JUDICIAL REVIEW. On the one hand, everybody’s dumping on Gingrich, for mostly good reasons
• Rick Perry “retires” early only to collect tax payer funded pension in Texas : Fire Andrea Mitchell!
• Perry’s Proposal to Slash Congressional Pay and Benefits Gaining Support | The Shark Tank
• The PJ Tatler » Is Ron Paul a Liar and a Bigot? Or Is He a Liar and a Fool?
• iOwnTheWorld.com » Blog Archive » Alex Jones Asks Ron Paul What 3 Things He Would Do First After Inauguration
• RealClearPolitics – Politics – Dec 19, 2011 – Gingrich, Romney begin final pitches

Peace and Tolerance:

• Smart Diplomacy: Weasel Zippers » Report: Obama’s Secret Talks With The Taliban Heating Up, Involves Transferring Gitmo Prisoners To Afghanistan
• So? This admin won’t do anything about it: Clinton-nominated judge rules Iran responsible for 9/11 « Creeping Sharia
• Pakistan: Video: Massive Anti-US Rally in Pakistan | Verum Serum
• Obama owns it: Egypt’s Islamists claim sweep of second round vote | Reuters Also, Egypt: First they came for the Christians… – Jihad Watch
• More from… Egypt!: Horror! Egyptian Soldiers Beat Female Protester Drag Her Half-Naked Through the Street (Video) | The Gateway Pundit
• Truth Bomb: Pamela Geller Responds to the Cast Members of “All American Muslim” – Atlas Shrugs

Laugh or Cry, this is the Video(s) Of The Day:

(H/T iOwnTheWorld)