LL 1885′s The Morning Links:

Welcome Back, Patriots! Let’s kick off 2012 with a giant edition of THE MORNING LINKS.

Thank you to DON SURBUR for linking this morning. Hit that link and see the coolest clock ever, by the way.

Don’t miss out on these recent posts:

• LL1885′s Crystal Ball Predictions For 2012 | From the Desk of Lady Liberty
• They Said What?! 2011 Year End Review | From the Desk of Lady Liberty

The Lady’s Picks:

• Chart o’ the Week: The Obama Economic Record
• Ouch: Hugo Chavez to Obama: “You Are a Shame to All Black People” (Video) | The Gateway Pundit
• Go Figure: Poll: U.S. sees Obama as liberal
• The Un-Bounce: NBC’s Guthrie Promotes Obama’s (Vanishing) Gallup Approval Rate Rise | NewsBusters.org
• President Detention: Instapundit » Blog Archive » SHELDON RICHMAN: Congress, Obama Codify Indefinite Detention: Where is the “progressive” outrage
• President Lawless: Breitbart.tv » NRA News: Obama Released Statement Saying He Can Use Taxpayer Money For Gun Control Ads
• Big Brother: It Figures. Obama Stimulus Failed to Create Jobs But Allows Government to Snoop into Your Child’s Personal Infomation | The Gateway Pundit
• Palin Was Right: New Obamacare Tax To Help Govt. Ration Healthcare | Judicial Watch
• The Corzine Way: Democratic fundraiser convicted of engineering $21 million bank fraud scheme  – NY Daily News Bonus: He is an Obama Bundler.
• Bright Idea: Despite GOP opposition, light bulb standards will phase in on Jan. 1 – The Hill’s E2-Wire
• #SOPA: Moonbattery » SOPA: Congress Plots Death of Blogs
• Voter ID: The PJ Tatler » Tatler Exclusive: DOJ Source Says Texas Attorney General Abbott Is Blowing the State’s Voter ID Defense
• Holder Alert: Eric Holder: More cops slain by illegal guns – Tim Mak – POLITICO.com
• Yes: Instapundit » IS THE ANSWER PERVASIVE DISINFORMATION? Government Total Recall On Past Communications. 
• Your Tax Dollars at work.. bailing out Europe: Breitbart.tv » The Federal Reserve’s Covert Bailout Of Europe
• Told Ya So File: Payroll Tax cut raises worries about social Securitys Future Funding – Washington Post (Yep – I did — Payroll Tax Cut Extension A Win For Dems? | From the Desk of Lady Liberty )
• 1%: Richest and ‘poorest’ members of Congress – The Washington Post Also: Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2011 | Judicial Watch

Foreign Affairs:

• The PJ Tatler » Report: Obama Admin Outsourcing Sensitive Negotiations to ‘Egypt’s New Hitler’
• US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route | CNSnews.com
• PJ Media » Iraq in Political Crisis Following U.S. Withdrawal
• Greek tax officials on strike over salary cuts | CNSnews.com
• Instapundit » Blog Archive » TEN YEARS AGO ON INSTAPUNDIT:  “I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S MORE UPSETTING: That U.N. officers apparently ran a sex-slave ring in Bosnia, that the U.N. higher-ups managed to shut down the investigation, or that the Washington Post put the story on page A17.” And where was Amnesty International?
• AP News : Sun Journal – Japan 7.0 Quake

Wait, what?:

• More Car Fires Hit L.A. On New Year’s In String Of Arsons | Fox News More: Hollywood arson spree: Police launch huge manhunt after second night of fires | Mail Online 
• Karl Rove on 2012 « Don Surber
• The Daily Star – Online Edition – Ohio – 4.0 Quake
• David Dean Smith: HIV-positive man set out to pass virus to as many people as possible | Mail Online
• Girl Scouts ‘MEdia’ Book Encourages Girls to Visit Media Matters’ Web Site | TheBlaze.com More: Sydney Volanski Talks About Finding Media Matters in Girl Scouts Book | Video | TheBlaze.com
• Weasel Zippers » Pelosi Throws Her Own Daughter Under The Bus After She Said Her Mom Wanted To Retire: “Simply Not True”

Occupy Whatever Street:

• A solidarity statement from the Women Occupying Wall Street to our Egyptian sisters | OccupyWallSt.org
• Breitbart.tv » Breitbart: ‘Occupy The Caucus’ Is Part Of Organized Left’s Efforts To Re-Elect Obama
• 5 Occupy protesters arrested at Paul campaign HQ | CNSnews.com
• Oops! #Occupy Idiot Runs Into Pole While Harassing Mitt Romney (Video) | The Gateway Pundit
• #Occupy the Jail Cell… 4 Occupy Protesters Arrested for Torching US Flags | The Gateway Pundit
• This Is What Democrazy Looks Like (1/1/11) | From the Desk of Lady Liberty
• Dear God. Make It Stop. | From the Desk of Lady Liberty
• Occupy Raleigh Is No Different | From the Desk of Lady Liberty

Campaign 2012:

• The PJ Tatler » Gary Johnson Out — Now Seeks Libertarian Presidential Nomination
• Video: Newt Overcome with Emotion During Interview | Verum Serum
• Newt: I’d consider Sarah Palin for VP or Energy Secretary | The Right Scoop
• Romney Beats in Obama Head to Head Poll, Santorum Rises in Iowa | The Lonely Conservative
• Elizabeth Dole endorses Mitt Romney | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper
• In Iowa, ‘Reagonomics’ genius endorses Newt Gingrich | Iowa Caucuses
• To the Wire: 2 Iowa Polls Show Santorum Moving Ahead of Gingrich into 3rd; 2 Show Romney Leading; 1 Shows Paul; 1 Shows 3-Way Tie | CNSnews.com
• Bullshit | Obama Campaign | Billion Dollars | The Daily Caller More: Michelle Malkin » New Obama Campaign Theme: Just a Dude Also: Weasel Zippers » Obama Campaign Has a New Slogan: “He’s Not Superman, Just a Dude”
• Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Poll: Only 39% Expect Obama To Be Reelected
• Breitbart.tv » Flashback: Ron Paul Says ‘Bilderbergers’ Control World’s Banks, Natural Resources
• Banned Ron Paul Video That FOX Refused To Re-Air – YouTube
• Ron Paul: Guess Who’s Behind World Trade Center Bombing?… The Jews | The Gateway Pundit
• What Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich have in common « Don Surber

The Religion Of Peace:

• WordPress.Com Caves to CAIR: Shuts down BNI Page (UPDATED) | From the Desk of Lady Liberty More: Zilla of the Resistance: Free Speech Hating Peas in an Anti-Semitic Pod And: CAIR Succeeds in Silencing Bare Naked Islam | The Lonely Conservative And: Iconic Surealism:  Dhimmis Bow To Their Islamic Masters at CAIR Take Down ‘Bare Naked Islam’ Blog Also, Instalanched:Instapundit » Blog Archive » #WORDPRESSFAIL: WordPress Takes Down “Bare Naked Islam” Blog After Threats From CAIR
• Obama to sell $30B worth of F-15s to Saudi Arabia « Creeping Sharia 
• US Gives $40 Million to “Palestinians” for “Humanitarian and Economic Purposes” – Atlas Shrugs 
• Michigan car dealership investigated in multi-million dollar scheme to fund Hizballah – Jihad Watch 
• UK: Violent Black Muslim Flash Mob Who Viciously Assaulted White Woman While Screaming “Kill the White Slag” Freed [Video of the Attack]| Iconic Surrealism
• Nigerian Muslims Murder Three-Year-Old Girl and Her Parents As They Sleep – Atlas Shrugs 
• Somalia: “Alarming increase” in women and girls who have been raped as spoils of war – Jihad Watch 
• Muslims snub New York Mayor’s annual breakfast over claims police are spying on mosques | Mail Online 
• Murdered woman dumped in canal had month-old baby – Telegraph
  

Laugh or Cry – The Videos of the Day:

» Reason.tv’s Most-Viewed of 2011: Remy, Peter Schiff, Matt Damon & More – Big Government