Bozell Contrasts Media 'Avalanche' Over Anonymous Cain Allegations with Paltry Coverage of Clinton Sexual Harassment....

With Herman Cain, in three days you've got 50 network news stories," Bozell noted, contrasting the coverage with when Paula Jones "held a press conference and laid out" how Clinton "had exposed himself and told her to perform oral sex on him." Despite that press conference, Jones "got 16 seconds on one network and that was it," the Media Research Center founder noted.

Larry O'Donnell Calls for Occupy D.C. to Bring 'Firestorm' to Nat'l Restaurant Association's HQ....

O'Donnell carefully articulated the building's address twice and also gave the nearest intersection and Metro stop, telling Occupy D.C. protesters that it lay only five blocks from their protest at McPherson Square.

He also aired a picture of an NRA executive, explaining that "I want people to see the people who are currently protecting the secrets of Herman Cain." This came just before he called for protesters to occupy the NRA headquarters and bring a "firestorm" there.

Media Onslaught Continues: 63 Stories on Herman Cain in Just Over Four Days....

The unrelenting network coverage of the Herman Cain sexual harassment story continued on Thursday and Friday with an additional 13 stories. That brings the total number of reports to a staggering 63 stories in just four and a half days.

I Forgive Herman Cain, the Only Conservative Left

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

Not a bad rule of thumb.

Being alive means making mistakes. Growing up means understanding that fact, and taking responsibility. Bad actors never take responsibility. Barack Obama honestly believes he's never made a mistake since getting elected; it's one of the few things I think he really means. Honestly.

Is Running for Office Worth It?

Who in their right mind would run for office in this country?

We can lament the quality of candidates and the makeup of the Congress, but what smart, qualified person would even care to run? You'd have to be a completely narcissistic, power-hungry egomaniac or a fool. Many well-meaning, decent candidates learn too late they were the latter, serving as lessons for other would-be candidates that it's just not worth it.

'Things Are So Bad That This Looks Good'....

October's employment reports showed continued sluggish job growth, but positive revisions for earlier months takes away some of the sting and reaffirms the economy is growing.

Giuliani: "Obama Owns Occupy Wall Street"...

"This is a very dangerous movement, and it's ironic it's happening under a president who promised to unify us," Giuliani said. "Barack Obama owns the Occupy Wall Street movement, it would not have happened but for his class warfare."

Politico publishes 90 stories on Cain scandal....

How much is too much? Politico broke the Cain sexual harassment story last Sunday night, launching organization wide coverage filling up a full week of heavy coverage on their scoop.

Since the scandal broke, the political reporting juggernaut has published at least 90 online stories on further developments and public reaction to the story.

Air Force Academy Cancels Christian Toy Drive Over Accusations of Religious Intolerance....

The U.S. Air Force Academy has pulled out of a Christian-sponsored children’s toy drive after commanders were accused of religious intolerance.

Obama Administration Opposes FDR Prayer At WWII Memorial....

Republican lawmakers and conservative activists are expressing outrage after the Obama administration announced its objection to adding President Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day prayer to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

CIA monitors Facebook, Twitter: Five million tweets a day....

The Associated Press this morning reports an exclusive, explaining how the White House can receive real-time updates on a situation on the ground, leading up to a revolution, predicting crime and disorder, or the ‘mood in the air’ shortly after the death of Osama bin Laden.

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency on a daily basis, out of an “anonymous industrial park in Virginia”, follows over 5 million tweets by users on the ground.

Who Lost Iraq?....Hint....Not GWB....

He blew it. Negotiations, such as they were, finally collapsed last month. There is no agreement, no partnership. As of Dec. 31, the American military presence in Iraq will be liquidated.

And it's not as if that deadline snuck up on Obama. He had three years to prepare for it.

Cain's bad week....

Amen....

As for the Republican candidates, they need to cut the crap, quit attacking each other, and focus on beating Barack Obama in the general election. Besides, "the real story here is the media -- and Politico in particular," as National Review's Andrew McCarthy writes. "Politico's initial story was woven out of insufficient evidence, anonymous sources, and vague allegations that -- even if you construed every possible inference against Cain -- would amount to an impropriety that outfits like Politico would find too trivial to cover like this if the culprit were a left-leaning Democrat."

Herman Cain and innuendos.....

This was once a serious country with serious newspapers, back in the day when they were edited by serious editors and a man had the right to confront an accuser before she was allowed to destroy his reputation, career and even his life.

E-Volo’s Multicopter Takes First Manned Flight.....

I know this is off topic...but HOW COOL is this???

Could this machine that looks and sounds like a bug be the future of human flight? E-volo, the German company that created this “multicopter”, which runs on 100 percent electrical power, thinks so.

Man Heckles Elizabeth Warren at Brockton Massachusetts Event, Called Her ‘Socialist Whore’...Wrong!

I get it. I understand frustration. But this kind of BS gets all of us no where.
I cannot STAND her thoughts on small business...but I'll instead work with the Brown people and write MY ideas into editorials.
My ideas vs. her ideas. Let those reading decide. Name calling gets us NOWHERE!

Just moments into a speech before volunteers in Massachusetts Wednesday, senate candidate Elizabeth Warren was heckled by a member of the audience. The man told Warren that if she is in fact the “intellectual creator” of the Occupy movement, then she is a “socialist whore.”

Herman Cain’s Wife Gloria Cain May Speak Publicly on Fox News Today...

She has been virtually absent from the campaign trail as her husband, Herman, runs for the Republican presidential nomination. And she’s been silent this week as the businessman fights to overcome allegations that he sexually harassed women while he led the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.

Would Cain Be Leading the Race if He Were White?....

I am so sick to death of this potrayal of Tea Party members and varied members of the GOP assuaging their "white guilt" by backing Herman Cain. To be less than poetic...BITE ME! How about we like him...?....HIM....Possible?
In the liberals eyes No...only THEY are so progressive and elite that they are 100% color blind. Again...BITE ME...
I'm sick of this. I like the business acumen Herman exhibits. I like his love of country. I like that after most speeches he makes me smile. He gives me hope....HOPE has no color friends....

The thought of rallying behind a conservative African-American candidate for the Republican nomination undoubtedly is appealing to many conservatives, if only to prove to liberals and journalists that they aren’t the racists they are often portrayed to be.

More than half health care deadlines missed by Obama administratio......

Just can't WAIT til they take over EVERYTHING.......???

The Obama administration has failed to meet more than half of the new health care law's deadlines, from submitting plans for new, value-based Medicare purchasing programs to publishing criteria for determining the medically underserved.

Paul Ryan On President Obama's Inability to Defend His Record...

Love this guy - smart and well spoken...to the POINT!

Congressman Paul Ryan's 11/3/11 appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe:

Wheelchair-Bound Footbal Player Trent Glaze Scores Touchdown....

In a world of inane OWS protestors and selfish - striking athletes...this will warm your heart. He scores more than a TD here.

Trent Glaze loves football. In fact, he even wants to coach it one day. But as a high school football player he also had a dream of getting on the field. That may sound like a simple goal, but Glaze has muscular dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair. But despite his physical setback, his dream came true on last Friday night.

Cained to the Ground...

Liberals had a dim view of Herman Cain's character long before this week. They automatically ascribed bad motives to him and to his GOP supporters. His political views couldn't possibly be sincere, they pronounced. He is clearly pandering to racists. Democratic strategist Karen Finney summed this attitude up by saying: "One of the things about Herman Cain is, I think that he makes that white Republican base of the party feel okay, feel like they are not racist because they can like this guy.

Cain's Shadow War...

Herman Cain's presidential campaign issued a press release last night blaming the rival Republican campaign of Texas Gov. Rick Perry for a Politico article that set in motion the D.C. media's scandal factory.

Who Are These Fat-Cat Few at the Top?....

First lady Michelle Obama the other day railed at “the few at the top,” who do all sorts of bad things. A few months ago, we began hearing of the “1 percent” who are responsible for the current economic mess. “They” apparently make all their money at the expense of the other 99 percent. Are they the same as last year’s villains, who had not paid “their fair share” while making over $200,000 in annual income?

Maddow About the Damned Dam?....

The heads of the consortium of six private construction firms that won the $48 million contract, which came to be known as “the Big Six,” weren’t the kind of business leaders who would appear on a presidential jobs commission today.

Freddie Mac reports Q3 loss, asks for $6B in aid.....

But they are passing out millions in bonuses.....jeez.....again, how did the Tea Party come to life???

Government-controlled mortgage giant Freddie Mac has requested $6 billion in additional aid after posting a wider loss in the third quarter.

Freddie Mac said Thursday that it lost $6 billion, or $1.86 per share, in the July-September quarter. That compares with a loss of $4.1 billion, or $1.25 a share, in the same quarter of 2010.

This quarter's $6 billion request from taxpayers is the largest since April 2010.

'Sources Say'......

Buried far down in the 2,100-word Politico article, below all the allegations from unnamed sources, were the names of five former officials of the National Restaurant Association who worked with Cain during his tenure there, and who said the harassment allegations -- which they had previously never heard -- were entirely uncharacteristic of the man they knew and admired.

Herman Cain's Gauntlet......

Many other Democrats in modern times have been caught with their pants down -- JFK, John Edwards. Some paid a political price. Most did not because their policies were favored by the liberal media, which gave them cover.

Look at What the Government Has Done with Your Money.....

The federal government has lost another 72 million of your tax dollars. Here we go again.

The feds have gambled with your money again, and they've lost it again; this time with a company called Beacon Power. You've probably never heard of this company. Candidly, before the announcement of its bankruptcy filing this week, neither had I. Just as you probably had never heard of Solyndra before its bankruptcy, neither had I. But your government has heard of both.

Cain campaign: Time for a moneybomb?....

Hot Air has learned that the Cain campaign will launch a moneybomb starting at midnight tonight. According to a source close to the Herman Cain campaign, this has been in the works a while, planned for early in November to take advantage of their polling boost from late September and October. The sudden support they got as conservatives rallied around Cain in the first couple of days after the Politico story may have almost made it unnecessary, but given the events of the last 24 hours or so, the timing’s probably as good as possible to start a seven-day fund drive specific to growing their organization in Iowa. The target? $999,000, of course:

The bill Frank Luntz calls “legislative perfection”....

It’s a sound piece of legislation — one that would restore somewhat the American people’s confidence in their legislators, one that would actually save money. Little by little, it’s acquired significant support in the Senate: The number of co-sponsors is up to 11, with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) signing on today. But, now, GOP senators have another reason to support the bill: It’s extremely popular with voters.

Democracy Versus Mob Rule.....

In various cities across the country, mobs of mostly young, mostly incoherent, often noisy and sometimes violent demonstrators are making themselves a major nuisance.

Meanwhile, many in the media are practically gushing over these "protesters," and giving them the free publicity they crave for themselves and their cause -- whatever that is, beyond venting their emotions on television.

Herman Cain, Amazing Grace Under Fire

Read "Demonic" by Ann Coulter....eye opening....Hell...eye POPPING!

If you are a conservative and a minority, watch out. Liberals and the liberal media are out to get you. Just ask Herman Cain.

We've seen it before. And Americans are sick and tired of it. The character assassination of conservatives is standard operating procedure for the liberal, progressive media.

ACORN Front Group Pays Homeless People ‘$10 a Hour, $100 a Day’ to Protest at Occupy Wall Street.....

In the video, an activist named Channing, who has been at the Occupy Wall Street protests from the beginning, volunteers the information that the former ACORN organization–through its new front group, New York Communities for Change–is paying $10 per hour and $100 per day to homeless people to attend the demonstrations.

She suggests that ACORN’s involvement is unwelcome, alleging that its homeless employees are “being paid to come here and mess things up.”

Big corporations use loopholes, dodge taxes: Study....all legally, thank-you....

Don't misunderstand me here...I do not agree with this LEGAL practice. Considering we lost our proverbial shirt last year and had to pay 10000% more taxes than GE's Billions in profit warranted.....
However....Business is not in the business of providing jobs....sorry, it's true. They are in business to MAKE MONEY. If in doing so they can provide jobs, benefits etc..etc....Great! But Business 101...MAKE MONEY....of course they are going to take advantage of everything they can...if they are smart...

Many of this country’s biggest companies paid no federal taxes — or even made money through credits and refunds from the government — over the past three years by using an array of loopholes and tax breaks, according to a report released Thursday.

The authors examined the finances of 280 corporations from 2008 through 2010 and found that 30 paid zero taxes or used loopholes to wind up with negative tax rates. Local utility Pepco Holdings paid the lowest rate of all the firms investigated, clocking in at nearly minus 58 percent.

Obama administration considered bailout for Solyndra days before bankruptcy ....

And the only reason I can see for doing this would be a literal financial cover-up.....or there are people up there just that dense about how business operates......

Days before a solar panel maker collapsed, the Obama administration considered a bailout that would have provided an infusion of cash and made the federal government a part-owner of the company.

Officials rejected the plan, which was recommended in August by the investment banking firm Lazard Ltd. Lazard was paid $1 million for analyzing options related to the faltering company, Solyndra Inc.

Congress Votes to Reaffirm In God We Trust National Motto...Amen..........

On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the national motto.

Here Are The Biggest Winners & Losers From MF Global’s Bankruptcy ......

Sounds too big to fail.....again....and again..............

On Monday, MF Global Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing comes after talks to sell a variety of assets to Interactive Brokers Group broke down, and speculation of Goldman Sachs stepping in to rescue the troubled broker turned out to be a pipe dream.

The news came shortly after the New York Fed suspended MF Global from conducting new business with the central bank, also suspending shares from trading as it works on a deal for its future.

Third Woman Accuses Cain of Harassment...money, money, money monnnnnaaaayyy!

I'm starting to hear two very famous musical notes...they are rising in crescendo as the shark start to circle...because they smell blood...or is it easy money?

A third former employee says she considered filing a workplace complaint over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior by Herman Cain when she worked for the presidential candidate in the 1990s. She says the behavior included a private invitation to his corporate apartment.

Now Rahm Emanuel Allegedly Behind Cain Sexual Harassment Leak.....

Let this play out by itself...go back to 999 and keep rising!

Now, however, a Washington Times report has surfaced pointing the finger of blame at, of all people: Obama’s former chief of staff. The Times reports that a source close to the Cain campaign went one step further and suggested it wasn’t only Perry, but Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was the culprit behind the leak.

Hotel guests recruited with Homeland Security TV spots....

I saw this and all I could think of was the incessant blathering of the TV screens in the Minority Report...waste of money and another reason NOT to watch TV.......

Starting today, the welcome screens on 1.2 million hotel television sets in Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton, Holiday Inn and other hotels in the USA will show a short public service announcement from DHS. The 15-second spot encourages viewers to be vigilant and call law enforcement if they witness something suspicious during their travels.

W.H. fact-checks W.H......

And why would they know....is this a topic that interests them other than to deride it?

MR. CARNEY: Well, I believe the phrase from the Bible* is, “The Lord helps those who help themselves.” And I think the point the President is making is that we should -- we have it within our capacity to do the things to help the American people.


The White House adds in the official transcript:

* This common phrase does not appear in the Bible.

Debt Increased $203 Billion in Oct.--$650 for Every Man, Woman and Child in America ......

So...how's that austerity program working out for us....cutting that budget to the bone we are.......NOT!

The federal government’s debt increased by $203,368,715,583.63 in the month of October, according to the U.S. Treasury.

That equals about $650 per person for each of the 312,542,760 people the Census Bureau now estimates live in the United States.

Senate Dem seeks federal funding for diapers...Diaper Stimulus.....?!

Is anyone other than we slubs that work for a living responsible for ANYTHING anymore? Hummmmmm? Anyone????
Class.....Class......
The economy is crashing down around our ears and he's worried about disposable diapers....sadly...there might be a metaphor here.....

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday introduced legislation that would allow federal block grants that states now use to subsidize child-care services to also allow for the purchase of diapers and "diapering supplies."

Children of Illegal Immigrants Sue Florida Over State’s College Tuition Policy...AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Man....this is the third time today my head has exploded!!!!!!!!!!!

Children of illegal immigrants living in Florida are suing the state for charging them out-of-state tuition.

Wendy Ruiz, a sophomore at Miami Dade College, is one of those behind the lawsuit.

Feinstein Uses 'Fast and Furious' to Make Case for National Gun Registration....

How many times a day can your head explode and still survive???

Making a case for national gun registration, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said “perhaps mistakes were made” in the botched gun-walking program known as Fast and Furious, but she said trying to assign blame misses the larger problem.

“This is a deep concern for me. I know others disagree, but we have very lax laws when it comes to guns,” Feinstein, an advocate of gun control, said during Tuesday's hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism.

UN to grab control of the Internet?

Cybercom Commander Opposes UN Control of Internet. The commander of the U.S. Cyber Command said Thursday that he does not favor giving the United Nations the power to regulate the Internet.

Some regulations are needed to protect critical networks that control electrical power, banking, transportation and other key elements of society, Army Gen. Keith Alexander, who is also director of the National Security Agency, said after a speech to a security conference.

But asked whether the U.N. should have a regulation role, Gen. Alexander said: "No. I'm not for regulating, per se. I'm concerned about it, and this is a tough question. I would say, generally speaking, I'm not into that portion of regulating as you would espouse."

House GOP to subpoena immigration data...

House Republicans are moving to subpoena a list of all immigrants whom the Obama administration has flagged under its secure communities program but failed to arrest for deportation, after the Homeland Security Department missed a congressionally imposed deadline to produce the information this week.

Obama's Student Loan Gift to Occupy Wall Street

But that supposed “relief” will still cost taxpayers, who are already stretched thin. House Education Committee chairman John Kline (R-MN) criticized the President’s plan on Fox News on Monday and says it’s not something America can afford:

MF Global’s ‘Obama Clause’....Obama FLASHBACK...

Meanwhile, MF Global CEO Jon Corzine reportedly had a handshake deal Sunday evening for Interactive Brokers to buy the company.

But as the potential acquirer sifted through MF’s books, officials became concerned about the amount of customer funds held on deposit by MF Global. The difference was roughly $900 million at one point, although the amount remained fluid and never was resolved, according to WSJ sources.

Federal regulators have now started investigating the situation. According to the New York Times, authorities believe that the amount of unaccounted money could be close to $700 million. The report said that investigators are concerned that rather than just sloppy accounting, MF Global in its rush to remain afloat diverted some customer funds to support its own trades.

Ryan Schools Obama on America...

At the Heritage Foundation last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan demonstrated why he doesn't need to be running for President to be framing the debate for 2012. He delivered there on October 26 a breathtakingly beautiful speech on Saving the American Idea, which defines the Spirit of 2012.

Four Lily White Liberals Smear a Black Man...

Just as Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain predicted, he has become the most recent victim of the race-baiting left's high-tech lynching of prominent, conservative black men. Days before the Cain sexual harassment smear emerged from the sewers of liberal trash journalism, MSNBC's Martin Bashir hosted contributor Karen Finney who proclaimed that conservatives only liked Cain because, "they think he's a black man who knows his place."

Cain Versus the Lynch Mob....

Shades of Justice Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill. They're going to play the same sadistic power game they lost with Justice Thomas. Well, let 'em try, but now they are facing a revived conservative media. This is a trial of strength. When Clarence Thomas was nominated to the Supreme Court he had few defenders. Today we have talk radio and the blogs.

Union Gangsters: Jimmy Hoffa Jr. |....

Few union gangsters have the exquisitely barbaric pedigree of International Brotherhood of Teamsters president James P. Hoffa.

And few labor unions can match the Teamsters, the million-plus member union of truckers and blue-collar workers, for its legendary connections to organized crime, corruption, and violence. For decades the word Teamster was essentially a synonym for gangster.

Anti-Capitalist Rally set for DC...

Discover the Networks: An Internet-based social-change movement that views capitalism as a chief source of human suffering, October 2011 (O-2011) calls on the U.S. government to end all American economic policies “which foster a wealth divide”; to “tax the rich and corporations” at especially high rates for the purpose of diminishing the “significant disparities of wealth [that exist] between small numbers of extremely wealthy Americans and ... the 99% who do not have extreme wealth”; to create a single-payer healthcare system while expanding such programs as Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, and unemployment insurance; to “end corporate welfare” by eliminating tax credits for the oil and gas industries; to spend large sums of money on “creating jobs” rather than implement “spending cuts”; to guarantee the right of all working-age people to “a sustainable living wage, paid leave and economic protection”;.....

Obama’s Millionaire Ignorance ....

Barack Obama shows his ignorance of history as well as his class hatred as he continues his months of campaign railing against millionaires and billionaires.

He seems not to know how American entrepreneurialism took root and how famed capitalists of the past launched the country on the road to economic growth as well as providing prosperity for many in the “middle class.” It was a time of small federal government and little stifling regulation.

Video blunts Perry's reintroduction to voters...I don't think so..........

Ya know...I finally saw this last night...I must admit I too, wondered if he's swallowed a bad "ice cube"...but I liked it...I saw a human being...refreshing....he made me laugh....

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, hoping to revitalize a collapsing campaign, put up new a television ad in Iowa and struck out against same-sex marriage in New Hampshire only to have his efforts blunted by a viral video of a speech in which he behaves somewhat bizarrely.

Milbank: GOP would support 'psycho-killer' Cain.....

Excuse me while my head explodes.............

Milbank noted that Cain's supporters were very passionate, and a large number would excuse him on the issue.

"We could find out that he was some kind of psycho-killer and a large number of his supporters would say, 'That's great, at least he wasn't in government.'" Milbank said sardonically.

What the Battle of the Crater means today....

When our Founding Fathers wrote in the Declaration of Independence that it was a "self-evident" truth that "all men are created equal," endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," they enshrined those words as an eternal principle for which the war for liberty would be fought.

Fox News’ 3 AM ‘Red Eye’ Ratings Beat Scarborough, Piers Morgan, John King, Chris Matthews… maybe because it's good - and Greg runs it?

The talk show hosted by Greg Gutfeld averaged the largest audience in its five-year history (446,000) as well as 177,000 in adults 25-54. In the demo, it edged Piers Morgan (176,000) at 9 PM as well as a slew of other cable news programs in way more trafficked time slots: CNN’s Erin Burnett Outfront (146,000) at 7 PM, MSNBC’s Morning Joe (141,000) from 6-9 AM, MSNBC’s Hardball With Chris Matthews (163,000) at 5 PM and 7 PM, HLN’s Nancy Grace (157,000) at 8 PM, and CNN’s John King USA (121,000) at 6 PM.

USA Weekend Gives Liberal Celebs a Pass...and we are surprised?

What happened to serving the people? Or, more to the point, what happened to serving Obama? Or buying into the Obama thesis – that the private sector is bad? Was no thought given to the words of the First Lady, who chastised Americans for engaging the private sector, telling them to make less money working in the public sector for the good of their nation?

Penn’s return to Hollywood isn’t about being creative; it’s about the money. The creative side of the brain can be expanded anywhere. He could paint. He could write in a journal. He could be a mime on the weekends, entertaining crowds of people on the National Mall. But he chose to return to Hollywood to make a living.

Destroying Cain: When Is a Politico ‘Update’ Really a Correction?....

John Edwards...Bill Clinton...Al ( YUK! ) Gore...Ted Kennedy....Anthony Weiner....need I go on? Crickets chirped often over the report coverage of these.....

In other words, when this very same Politico story (still) states that Cain “now” remembers incidents “beyond the single incident he detailed Monday,” that simply isn’t true. And we know it’s not true because Politico’s own update says Cain did mention “additional” ”simple stuff” last night on Greta’s show.

Now, I ‘m just a lowly blogger who never attended J-school or anything like that, so I’ll throw these questions out to you.

Corzine's Bankruptcy reminds us....

The bankruptcy of MF Global demonstrates that the 1% of crony capitalists in America are now subject to the same risks of economic losses as the other 99% of us. Led by former Goldman Sachs Chairman Jon Corzine, MF Global engaged in speculating on the bonds of Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain (PIGS) with shareholder money; they then tried to hedge their bets with derivatives called Credit Default Swaps (CDS). The firm relied on Corzine’s inside expectation that crony politicians in Germany and France would stick taxpayers with the cost of bailing-out bondholders, like MF Global. The bet buckled when voters rebelled and demanded bondholders suffer losses. Once subject to capitalist risks, MF Global collapsed.

Limbaugh Blasts MSNBC Contributor Toure: ‘For 23 Years I’ve Been Told I’m A Racist. I’m Not And You Are’ .....

I heard this yesterday - AMEN! It's about time we struck back! I've been to numerous Tea Party events - all creeds, all genders, all colors! I'm sick to DEATH of being labeled by people who have never been there and just sit up on high condemning good people!

During Lawrence O‘Donnell’s “Last Word” segment on Monday, author and MSNBC contributor Toure criticized Rush Limbaugh for allegedly confusing racial politics for racism where GOP front-runner Herman Cain is concerned. Limbaugh, however, didn’t take take the left-wing novelists’ rant lying down. During his Tuesday broadcast, the conservative radio host claimed that while he has been called a racist for the last “23 years,” it is in fact Toure, and those like him, who are the real racists.

Herman Cain Accuser May Give Her Side of the Story.....

I have to admit...Herman Cain gives me hope...Lord, I pray he doesn't dash what little faith I have left in our system.....

You could call it the story that never dies. GOP presidential contender Herman Cain has dominated political headlines, as has attempted to explain sexual harassment charges that were waged against him 12 years ago. Now, his accuser — who remains anonymous — is claiming, through her lawyer, that the 2012 presidential hopeful has been lying to the American public.

Byron Greff Photographed With Daughter Brielle Days Before Death...NEVER FORGET!

Life is short. This is a lesson many of us often hear, but so few retain. It‘s easy to get caught up in life’s chaos and messiness, but Master Cpl. Byron Greff‘s story is a reminder that it’s important to cherish the people in our lives who matter most.

Unsettling - By Mark Steyn ...

What does that mean? Because, if you’re going to destroy a man’s life over it, it ought to mean something. A “gesture” that is not “sexual” but that makes women “uncomfortable” enough to threaten sexual harrassment?

Another ‘Borking’? .....or something else?

It has the feel of an ambush, this sexual-harassment story involving Herman Cain. And some conservatives are responding in familiar ways. “They are terrified of strong black men,” one commentator explained. “It’s another high-tech lynching,” thundered a radio talk-show host.

London’s Met Police uses ‘blanket tracking system’ to intercept, remotely shut down mobile phones....

Interesting....and in the wrong hands....disturbing....

Summary: London’s police service can not only track and trace your mobile phone, but remotely shut it down and intercept phone calls and text messages, it has emerged.

Michael Moore: We're Going To Replace Capitalism As We Know It....Okkie Dokie....

So...is he the first person who is going to "Pony Up"....??? Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm???

"So, let's not use the old definition where we think -- when we say capitalism, we're talking about 2011. 2011 capitalism is an evil system set up to benefit the few at the expense of the many. That's what happened, and that's what people are tired of. Which is too bad for the capitalists because I think a lot of people, perhaps in this crowd, probably used to support the 'old-style' of capitalism," Moore said on CNN.

The Truth About Public School Teacher Pay

Last winter, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) traveled his state, holding a series of townhalls in which he touted a significant but politically unpopular plan: asking public school teachers to accept a pay freeze and begin contributing 1.5 percent of their salaries toward their health care plans, whereas before they paid nothing. It’s a battle that pitted Christie against powerful teachers unions, and it’s a fight that has brought the issue of teacher pay to the center of the public square.

Girls and Guns....

A record number of American women own firearms, so we’re celebrating the Second Amendment today — with girls and guns.

The Daily Caller will launch a “Guns and Gear” section soon, guiding you through issues like concealed-carry and home defense, state and federal legislative updates, gun and gear reviews and even some disaster-planning information.

Stop the High-tech Lynching of Herman Cain....

Sadly, Herman Cain’s predictions have come true. In May he stated that he was "ready for the same high-tech lynching that [Clarence Thomas] went through -- for the good of this country." That's what Politico is doing with its unsubstantiated and thoroughly hypocritical hit piece against him. Anyone in the press that gives this story oxygen is equally hypocritical.

WaPo's Capehart on NBC's 'Today': Obama Administration 'Remarkably Free of Scandal' .....

Today's Hypocrisy Howler.....well, the first one anyway........

In another example of NBC bringing on a liberal to downplay an Obama administration scandal, on Sunday's Meet the Press: Press Pass, host David Gregory asked Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings what Congressional Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa was "up to" by investigating the Fast and Furious gun-tracking scandal.

Politico's Martin Dodges Question On Cain Details....

Herman Cain has been taking heat for his response to questions about Politico's story on alleged sexual harassment. But today on Morning Joe, it was Politico's own Jonathan Martin, lead author of the story, who was being evasive about the details of the allegations against Cain.

Businesses should pay "more" because they benefit from what YOU pay for....really?

What?! She Elizabeth Warren's long lost Sister???? Geez.....what the hell do you think we business owners do, live in a vacuum??? On another planet?
I pay payroll tax, corporate tax.....road tax, excise tax, property tax...tax on tax...sales tax...
WE pay ALL the same taxes you do...so how the devil do we benefit disproportionately?
They make it sound like we take everything without giving back anything. You have NO idea of the sacrifice and fear small businesses face each and every day unless you own one.

Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois told The Daily Caller that the super committee on deficit reduction should recommend tax increases for wealthy individuals since they have “benefited” from “things that we have all paid for” like “roads and education.”

Days of Whine and Poseurs .....

I agree....I feel a hostility coming from our Party...against members of our Party! This is what the Democrats usually do. To see our side doing this made me stay a "U" on the voting sheets...Unregistered....because I don't think my own Party has earned my loyalty yet.

We’ve made a bit of a mistake as a conservative movement fixating so much on the race for the White House. There’s a behind the scenes fight happening in Washington right now. Congressional Republicans are not just selling us out, they are hell bent — and I really do mean hell bent — on destroying the conservative groups raising red flags about what they are doing.

The Herman Cain Allegations....

Dealing with harassment claims, no matter how substantive or frivolous, is one of the costs of doing business in America that causes more and more businesses to not do business in America.

We don’t know a lot of the facts, but Ben Domenech does raise a good point I remember well from 2008. In his Transom this morning, he writes:

Cain “Makes the Hair on my Neck Stand Up” ....

The problem with Ryder is, she’s never heard Cain talk to people before. Herman Cain’s speech patterns are a mixture of articulate elocution and down-homespun plainspeak. Ryder has obviously been out to lunch because she thinks this is an act Cain is performing and not his own particular style of communicating. She sees his skin color, hears his words to a conservative audience, and using her own perspective immediately assumes the worst. If Cain is talking to conservatives, they must be white, rich, privileged, and therefore racist. Her immediate bias toward conservatives is the essence of racism. She presumes a set of negative facts based on nothing more than skin color. That’s racism.

Telling the Truth About Medicare....

By far, our largest unfunded liabilities are Social Security and Medicare. According to recent actuarial reports, Medicare faces a $25 trillion liability and Social Security has an unfunded liability of $21 trillion. And those numbers are regarded as low-ball figures, due to their unrealistic accounting for cost-cutting measures. They already represent the largest expenditures of the federal government, with Social Security and Medicare consuming 20.2% and 14.6% of the budget respectively. Those numbers are slated to skyrocket as the retirement population doubles over the next three decades. Hence, any meaningful discussion of balanced budgets must include a plan to fix these two entitlement behemoths – brought to you by previous Democrat presidents.

Organizer Behind “Occupy Wall Street” Has History of Anti-Jewish Writing....

It isn’t just a few crackpots engaging in anti-Semitism incidents at the Occupy Wall Street protests. Apparently, the main organizer behind the movement – Adbusters editor Kalle Lasn – has a history of anti-Jewish writing.

Back in 2004, he wrote a highly controversial Adbusters article entitled “Why Won’t Anyone Say They Are Jewish?” which peddled some of the more feverish theories about American Jews, neoconservatism, and the Bush administration (emphasis added):

Fannie Mae’s Duo of Destruction....

If there is one element of the 2008 financial meltdown that likely unites Americans of every political persuasion it is the idea that some of the worst actors involved remain unpunished for their malfeasance. Moreover these malefactors not only remain unpunished, but have done quite nicely for themselves despite the economic swoon that has battered millions of Americans. Two former Fannie Mae executives, James Johnson and Franklin Raines​, are textbook examples of the odious crony capitalist/government nexus which turns a blind eye to greed, incompetence, and arguably criminal behavior for the well-connected.

Electric car commercial inadvertently highlights stupidity of electric cars...

The Environmental Whacko's would NEVER acknowledge that!

The message of the ad is that gas is dirty and evil, and the Nissan Leaf is clean and saintly because it runs on electricity. But, does anyone actually stop and think where electricity comes from??? You’re supposed to think those “other cars” are dirty because they run on fossil fuels, but the Nissan Leaf runs on wonderful clean electricity! (Don’t think about the fact that electricity is mainly generated mainly from FOSSIL FUELS.)

Supporting Cain, GOP base evokes Thomas hearings...

I tend to agree with Debbie Dooley here....If Herman did something wrong - wrong is wrong. No excuses. However...if this IS a high tech lynching...Bring it ON! The Battle begins!

"I think the left is totally and completely terrified of a conservative black man coming to power and prominence," said Debbie Dooley, a leader of Atlanta Tea Party Patriots. "They are trying to do the same thing to him that they did with Clarence Thomas."

Herman Cain Sings About Faith to National Press Club.....

Cain, who is very comfortable with singing in public, has broken out into “Amazing Grace” at an event in Tennessee and also sang God Bless America as a 9/11 tribute.

Cain Says Race Does Not Explain His Campaign Succes....

What condensation from the Drive By Media....

During an event at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Monday, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain struck down the notion presented by reporters questioning if Cain believed his recent campaign success could be fueled by conservatives trying to prove that they are not racist.

“This many white people can’t pretend that they like me,” said Cain.

Communist Professor Alex Callinicos Talks Violence With Occupy Protests...

How about this answer.....NO!!!!!!!! Atlas Shrugged.....

Asked if the upcoming revolution can be non-violent, he parroted the party line of the demonstrators, who call themselves the 99 percent of Americans lined up against the “1 percent’’ with power and money.

He said violence could be avoided only if the “1 percent accept the decisions of the 99 percent,’’ which he predicted would never happen. [Emphasis added]

Herman Cain Calls Sexual Harassment Claims Baseless & False.....Lordie I hope so.........

Negative press may eclipse GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain’s surge in the polls. The successful businessman is pushing back against allegations that he sexually harassed female staffers during his tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.

In his first appearance since Politico broke what could shape up to be image-shattering allegations, Cain told Fox News’ Jenna Lee that the charges waged against him are both “baseless” and “false.’ Additionally, he says that if there was a cash settlement, he was “unaware of it.” Here’s a rough transcript of the exchange (via Mediaite/TV Eyes):

The Divider vs. the Thinker...

Where is the president in all this? He doesn't seem to be as worried about his country's continuance as his own. He's out campaigning and talking of our problems, but he seems oddly oblivious to or detached from America's deeper fears. And so he feels free to exploit divisions. It's all the rich versus the rest, and there are a lot more of the latter.

Twenty twelve won't be "as sexy" as 2008, he said this week. It will be all brute force. Which will only add to the feeling of unease.

The Pretzel Candidate - Mitt Romney....

Pretzel politics......perfect description of Mitt.....

Every day, 10,000 baby boomers become eligible for Social Security and Medicare, from which they will receive, on average, $1 million of benefits ($550,000 from the former, $450,000 from the latter). Who expects difficult reforms from Romney, whose twists on ethanol make a policy pretzel?

A straddle is not a political philosophy; it is what you do when you do not have one. It is what Romney did when he said using TARP funds for the General Motors and Chrysler bailouts "was the wrong source for that funding." Oh, so the source was the bailouts' defect.

Here comes Michelle......

"Liberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood." --John Adams

"[Michelle Obama is] back on the campaign trail, and for some reason is returning to the same hardball politics. The other day, she thundered, 'Will we be a country that tells folks who've done everything right but are struggling to get by, "Tough luck, you're on your own"? Is that who we are?'

The very angry first lady Michelle Obama....

Michelle's back, and she’s madder than ever. She was already pretty angry, seemingly unhappy with just about everything. As her husband wrapped up the Democratic nomination in 2008, she let fly her real feelings: “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country.” A few months into her job as first lady, her French counterpart asked how she liked the gig: “Don’t ask!” she reportedly spat. “It’s hell. I can’t stand it!”

Home prices heading for triple-dip.....

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The besieged housing market has even further to fall before home prices really hit rock bottom.

According to Fiserv (FISV), a financial analytics company, home values are expected to fall another 3.6% by next June, pushing them to a new low of 35% below the peak reached in early 2006 and marking a triple dip in prices.

Pelosi: "Yes" The Obama NLRB Should Shut Down Boeing's Plant In SC.....

I mean, for starters, do you think it's right that Boeing has to close down that plant in South Carolina because it's non-union?”

Pelosi: “Yes. I don't think they close it down. I would hope they would make it union.”

Bartiromo: “But this is a corporate decision. Should government be getting involved in corporate decisions like that?”

Block: "Cain Has Never Sexually Harassed Anybody, Period. End Of Story.".....

"They were the Chair, Vice Chair and immediate past chair of the National Restaurant Association during Herman Cain's tenure. Yet all three -- and all three said that he was a man of total integrity. Every negative word and accusation in the article is sourced to a series of unnamed or anonymous sources, and this is questionable at best. I am not personally aware of any cash settlement relating to sexual harassment charges to Mr. Cain."

Beck’s 1791 Clothing Line Shatters Sales Projections; Manufacturer to Hire More Staff to Meet Demand...

Glenn Beck’s 1791 clothing line—launched only three weeks ago—is shattering what were already optimistic sales projections, giving the manufacturer a mandate not only to ramp up production but also to hire more employees.

Female Employees Allegedly Accused Herman Cain of Sexually Suggestive Behavior in 1990s...

After questions from POLITICO regarding the allegations, Cain campaign vice president for communications emailed the publication on October 24, writing that any dispute about Cain’s conduct at the restaurant association “was settled amicably among all parties many years ago.”

Cain was president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association from late 1996 to mid-1999. Several board members of the National Restaurant Association mentioned in POLITICO’s story told the publication that they had never heard about any complaints regarding Cain making unwanted advances, and said that such behavior would be out of character based off of their experiences with the executive.

Lions Tulloch and Scheffler Caught ‘Tebowing’ in Celebration....

Ya know....why is this kids Faith an issue?
His football prowess or lack there of is prime for open season...but mocking his Faith?
I'm NOT religious....and I find this...well......for lack of a better - more literary turn of phrase....it just stinks on ice. ( Where the heck did that term come from anyway?!) But it does..........

You don’t have to be a football fan to know who Tim Tebow is. He’s the current Denver Broncos quarterback and former University of Florida Heisman Trophy winner. He‘s also an ardent Christian who doesn’t hide his faith, and he regularly — before, during, and after games — drops to one knee to thank the Lord. But his praying has become a worldwide internet sensation, with people from all over taking pictures of themselves “Tebowing” — or dropping to one knee and pretending to pray. In fact, two of his opponents did it in celebration during this Sunday’s blowout win over the Broncos.

Elizabeth Warren Gives Conservatives New Motivation to Get Behind Scott Brown’s Re-Election Bid in MA...ya think????

Elizabeth Warren might just be the motivation that conservatives need to get behind the re-election campaign of Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA). Until now, the Tea Party activists that helped push Brown to an historic victory in 2010 had been grumbling about Brown’s leftish voting record. But Warren’s embrace of tax-and-spend policies, and her disregard for constitutional checks and balances, are giving conservatives new reasons to care.

Second Energy Department-backed company goes bankrupt...who's surprised? Raise your hand...???

This on top of 93 Million Dollars of tax payer money being paid by "Romney-Care" to cover illegal...I repeat...ILLEGAL aliens...and we can't get anything at all...
Mark my words...Romney-Care is being propped up by the Federal Government so they can show it as a "great illustration" of what Obamacare will be....
Again I say....they all wonder why there is a Tea Party....

A Massachusetts company that received a $43 million Energy Department loan guarantee last year filed for bankruptcy Sunday, a step certain to fuel criticism of federal green energy financing in the wake of the solar company Solyndra’s collapse.

Beacon Power Corp., which makes energy storage systems, filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

Pelosi Defends Obamacare Waivers To 1,800 Firms: "They're Small Companies" | RealClearPolitics

I wish I was a "Small" as McDonald's....then I wouldn't live in TERROR each day trying to keep my business alive....

"They're small. I couldn't speak to all 1,800 of them, but some of the lists that I have seen have been very, very small companies. They will not have a big impact on the economy of our country," Nancy Pelosi said in an interview with CNBC.

McDonalds, one of the nation's largest employers in recent years, has received a waiver.

Coulter: Politico's Smear Of Cain Shows Liberal Media "Terrified Of Strong, Conservative, Black Men" ...I tend to agree....

Oh.....NOW I read - in only ONE location..that they "Weren't sexual in nature"......HIT-Pro Hit!
I'm so tired of both our country's Parties. All we have become is a society of "Gotcha Attacks" and no ammunition to put forth in the arena of ideas....

Ann Coulter responds to a report from the "liberal publication" Politico that Herman Cain sexually harassed two women while he was the president of the National Restaurant Association.

The most damning part of the report, which is not well sourced, seems to be that Mr. Cain made "physical gestures" that weren't sexual in nature, but made the women uncomfortable:

Herman Cain - Allegations brought forward....

If he was wrong...he was wrong. No excuses. Unlike the Democrats I won't put on rose colored glasses and sweet talk an allegation away...but man....does this smell like a professional hit. And the thing that has me most concerned...it feels like it came from our own side.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain planned to make several scheduled appearances in Washington on Monday following a report that alleges he was twice accused of sexual harassment while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.