Ayatollahs Protest Election Fraud – tehranbureau: "Mir Hossein Mousavi’s, the main reformist rival to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, letter to the important ayatollahs in the holy city of Qom, asking them to protest the fraud and declare it against Islam, has sparked protests by the ayatollahs and clerics as well.
The Association of Combatant Clerics, which consists of moderate and leftist clerics and includes such important figures as former president Mohammad Khatami, Ayatollah Mohammad Mousavi Khoiniha, and Grand Ayatollah Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardabili, issued a strongly-worded statement, calling the results of the election invalid."
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Charles Krauthammer - Barack Obama Surveys the World - washingtonpost.com
Charles Krauthammer - Barack Obama Surveys the World - washingtonpost.com:
When President Obama returned from his first European trip, I observed that while over there he had been 'acting the philosopher-king who hovers above the fray mediating' between America and the world. Now that Obama has returned from his 'Muslim world' pilgrimage, even the left agrees. 'Obama's standing above the country, above -- above the world. He's sort of God,' Newsweek's Evan Thomas said to a concurring Chris Matthews, reflecting on Obama's lofty perception of himself as the great transcender."
When President Obama returned from his first European trip, I observed that while over there he had been 'acting the philosopher-king who hovers above the fray mediating' between America and the world. Now that Obama has returned from his 'Muslim world' pilgrimage, even the left agrees. 'Obama's standing above the country, above -- above the world. He's sort of God,' Newsweek's Evan Thomas said to a concurring Chris Matthews, reflecting on Obama's lofty perception of himself as the great transcender."
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com
Surprise....surprise....surprise.......
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com: "June 12 (Bloomberg) --
Health-care overhaul legislation being drafted by House Democrats will include $600 billion in tax increases and $400 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said."
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com: "June 12 (Bloomberg) --
Health-care overhaul legislation being drafted by House Democrats will include $600 billion in tax increases and $400 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said."
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Why Revive a Deadly Flu Virus? - New York Times
Why Revive a Deadly Flu Virus? - New York Times: "The 1918 flu virus is remarkable for two reasons. First, it caused perhaps the most lethal plague in the history of humankind. In the fall of that year it spread across the planet, perversely striking down healthy young adults. Once ensconced in their lungs, the virus triggered a havoc of inflammation, hemorrhage and cell death. Trying to draw air into such lungs was like breathing through meat. Many of the afflicted died within hours after they first began to feel a little feverish. Others succumbed more slowly to secondary bacterial infections. By the spring of the following year, the virus had disappeared as mysteriously as it had come."
Obama’s issues crumbling
TheHill.com - Obama’s issues crumbling: "As it becomes clearer that the deficit caused by spending has landed us in a new economic crisis, entirely of Obama’s own making, his popularity and job performance are likely to drop as well.
The old recession — that the public says was caused by Bush — shows signs of winding down. But the new recession and/or inflation — triggered by Obama’s massive deficits — is just now coming upon us.
If Obama refuses to cut back on his spending/stimulus plans (despite convincing evidence that Americans are not spending the money), he has three options:
a) He can raise taxes, which will trigger a deeper recession;
b) He can print money, which will trigger huge inflation;
c) He can pay more interest to borrow money, which will send the economy diving down again.
The blame for these outcomes will fall squarely on Obama’s deficit and spending policies. The fact that Americans are aware of these issues, and already disapprove of Obama’s performance on them, indicates that they will be increasingly receptive to blaming him for the “new” recession.
The old recession — that the public says was caused by Bush — shows signs of winding down. But the new recession and/or inflation — triggered by Obama’s massive deficits — is just now coming upon us.
If Obama refuses to cut back on his spending/stimulus plans (despite convincing evidence that Americans are not spending the money), he has three options:
a) He can raise taxes, which will trigger a deeper recession;
b) He can print money, which will trigger huge inflation;
c) He can pay more interest to borrow money, which will send the economy diving down again.
The blame for these outcomes will fall squarely on Obama’s deficit and spending policies. The fact that Americans are aware of these issues, and already disapprove of Obama’s performance on them, indicates that they will be increasingly receptive to blaming him for the “new” recession.
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2)
House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes (Update2) - Bloomberg.com: "Health-care overhaul legislation being drafted by House Democrats will include $600 billion in tax increases and $400 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said."
US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive - Telegraph
US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive - Telegraph: "Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic 'shrink to survive' proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline."
Friday, June 12, 2009
The Obama Surprise
Edgelings.com | The Obama Surprise: "Entrepreneurship has been the single most important contributor to the economic health of this country for at least a century now - and if you were going to systematically destroy that vitality, you couldn’t come up with a better strategy than the one Washington has put in place over the last six months."
Napolitano: From Dimwit to Visionary
Napolitano: From Dimwit to Visionary - Andy McCarthy - The Corner on National Review Online: "Why prescient? The Post quotes Alex Kingsbury of U.S. News and World Report:
What rot. The men plotting to blow up synagogues and planes, and the shooter of the two soldiers (one of whom was killed), were jihadists...They had nothing to do with "right-wing extremism." Indeed, if you want to find a government prognostication that accurately foretold them, try the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate from the Director of National Intelligence (not DHS), which predicted a spike in terrorist activities inside the U.S. inspired by foreign jihadist ideology which — because of wide dissemination by the internet and other means — no longer necessarily requires the hands-on participation of established international terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda."
In the past two weeks, the country has seen the bombing of a Starbucks coffee shop in New York City, the arrest of four men for allegedly plotting to blow up synagogues and shoot down planes, the shooting of two soldiers at an Army recruitment center in Arkansas, the assassination of a doctor inside a Kansas church, and the shooting at the Holocaust Museum.... Although these are not all cases of right-wing extremism, each is an example of domestic terrorism.
What rot. The men plotting to blow up synagogues and planes, and the shooter of the two soldiers (one of whom was killed), were jihadists...They had nothing to do with "right-wing extremism." Indeed, if you want to find a government prognostication that accurately foretold them, try the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate from the Director of National Intelligence (not DHS), which predicted a spike in terrorist activities inside the U.S. inspired by foreign jihadist ideology which — because of wide dissemination by the internet and other means — no longer necessarily requires the hands-on participation of established international terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda."
Living On Obama Beach - Forbes.com
Living On Obama Beach - Forbes.com: "Obama likes to talk about improbable journeys...For this D-Day anniversary... he spoke of 'the sheer improbability of this victory,' in which American, British and Canadian forces won a beachhead in 1944 on the French coast.
Actually, while the heroism of the Allied troops was astounding, their victory at Normandy was not improbable; it was the result of immense resources, sacrifice and will poured into retaking Europe and winning that war. For the 225 Rangers sent to scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc to take out German guns, the probability of any one man surviving was terrible; as Obama noted, only 90 survived. The success of their assault, however, was not merely a matter of luck, but of heroes willing take the colossal risks and pay the cost, so that some could get through."
Actually, while the heroism of the Allied troops was astounding, their victory at Normandy was not improbable; it was the result of immense resources, sacrifice and will poured into retaking Europe and winning that war. For the 225 Rangers sent to scale the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc to take out German guns, the probability of any one man surviving was terrible; as Obama noted, only 90 survived. The success of their assault, however, was not merely a matter of luck, but of heroes willing take the colossal risks and pay the cost, so that some could get through."
American Thinker: America's 'November Revolution'
American Thinker: America's 'November Revolution':
Rule one: Never allow a crisis to go to waste. They are opportunities to do big things.'
- Rahm Emmanuel
In our recent election, many Americans voted for a Savior, not a president."
Rule one: Never allow a crisis to go to waste. They are opportunities to do big things.'
- Rahm Emmanuel
In our recent election, many Americans voted for a Savior, not a president."
What's behind Obama's sudden attempt to fire the AmeriCorps inspector general? | Washington Examiner
What's behind Obama's sudden attempt to fire the AmeriCorps inspector general? | Washington Examiner:
There are a number of unanswered questions today about President Obama's abrupt decision to fire the inspector general of the AmeriCorps program, Gerald Walpin. Obama sent letters to House and Senate leaders yesterday informing them that he was firing Walpin, effective 30 days from the date of the letters.
'It is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General,' the president wrote. 'That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General.'"
There are a number of unanswered questions today about President Obama's abrupt decision to fire the inspector general of the AmeriCorps program, Gerald Walpin. Obama sent letters to House and Senate leaders yesterday informing them that he was firing Walpin, effective 30 days from the date of the letters.
'It is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as Inspectors General,' the president wrote. 'That is no longer the case with regard to this Inspector General.'"
Obama ousts AmeriCorps' IG who investigated friend - Yahoo! News
Things that make you go, Huummmmmmmm...?
Obama ousts AmeriCorps' IG who investigated friend - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he has lost confidence in the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs and has told Congress he is removing him from the position.
Obama's move follows an investigation by IG Gerald Walpin finding misuse of federal grants by a nonprofit education group led by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star."
Obama ousts AmeriCorps' IG who investigated friend - Yahoo! News:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he has lost confidence in the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs and has told Congress he is removing him from the position.
Obama's move follows an investigation by IG Gerald Walpin finding misuse of federal grants by a nonprofit education group led by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star."
Strassel: Democrats and the Health Tax Taboo - WSJ.com
Strassel: Democrats and the Health Tax Taboo - WSJ.com: "Mr. Baucus, the Finance Committee chairman who is helping lead the Obama health effort, is still deciding what to include in the bill. But his far bigger headache remains how to pay for this blowout. He and other Democrats have been inching toward the taboo benefits-tax, putting them on a collision course with liberal special interests like unions. Mr. Baucus's newest solution? A union payoff."
EU, U.S. to File Suit Against China - WSJ.com
EU, U.S. to File Suit Against China - WSJ.com: "BRUSSELS -- The European Union and the U.S. will jointly file suit against China at the World Trade Organization this month in a bid to stop the Asian giant from hoarding key minerals and to set a precedent for other big producers of raw materials, people familiar with the issue said Thursday.
For more than two years, China has been using tariffs on exports to keep important industrial ingredients like zinc, tin and silicon for use at home. At the same time, Beijing has aggressively bought up large quantities of minerals from resource-rich African countries."
For more than two years, China has been using tariffs on exports to keep important industrial ingredients like zinc, tin and silicon for use at home. At the same time, Beijing has aggressively bought up large quantities of minerals from resource-rich African countries."
Let’s Tax Guns, Talk Radio, Ambition and Taxes
Let’s Tax Guns, Talk Radio, Ambition and Taxes: "The Ambition Tax: It’s really not fair that you are willing to do more that someone else. That un-levels the playing field and gives you an advantage over lazy people who live around you. Take a second job and you pay more! Start a business and meet your new partner, Uncle Sam. You go back to school to try to get ahead, pay up sucker!"
Thursday, June 11, 2009
WHO 'declares swine flu pandemic'
BBC NEWS | Health | WHO 'declares swine flu pandemic':
"The current pandemic seems to be moderate and causing mild illness in most people.
One factor which may have prompted the move to a level six pandemic was that in the southern hemisphere, the virus seems to be crowding out normal seasonal influenza...
• Symptoms usually similar to seasonal flu - but deaths have been recorded
• It is a new version of the H1N1 strain which caused the 1918 flu pandemic
• Current treatments do work, but as yet there is no vaccine
• Good personal hygiene, such as washing hands, covering nose when sneezing advised"
One factor which may have prompted the move to a level six pandemic was that in the southern hemisphere, the virus seems to be crowding out normal seasonal influenza...
• Symptoms usually similar to seasonal flu - but deaths have been recorded
• It is a new version of the H1N1 strain which caused the 1918 flu pandemic
• Current treatments do work, but as yet there is no vaccine
• Good personal hygiene, such as washing hands, covering nose when sneezing advised"
Newsmax.com - National Healthcare Plans Would Kick Seniors to Curb
Newsmax.com - National Healthcare Plans Would Kick Seniors to Curb:
President Barack Obama has undertaken the expansion of healthcare to the roughly 45 million Americans who do not have health insurance. Having about 1 American in 7 with no health insurance is undeniably an undesirable situation that deserves our attention and concern."
President Barack Obama has undertaken the expansion of healthcare to the roughly 45 million Americans who do not have health insurance. Having about 1 American in 7 with no health insurance is undeniably an undesirable situation that deserves our attention and concern."
On Hardball: Journalist Links Rush Limbaugh to Holocaust Museum Shooting
How is it these people can utter any hateful thing they feel like, while everyone one elses opinion or question is shouted down???
On Hardball: Journalist Links Rush Limbaugh to Holocaust Museum Shooting:
Salon.com Editor-in-Chief Joan Walsh, on Wednesday night's 'Hardball,' cited 'conservatives' like Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin and Bill O’Reilly for 'whipping up' a climate that sparks the likes of alleged Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn and 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews wondered if access to guns were to blame for the tragedy as he cried, 'It's easier to get your hands on a gun than to get somebody to make you a waffle.' Blaming Limbaugh while insisting she was not, Walsh charged:
There is a very disturbing and disturbed element of political discourse. And I would, I would throw in Rush Limbaugh. Not blaming him, but when you say that our President is more dangerous than al-Qaeda you've gone off into crazy nut job land. You are off the charts crazy. And you are, you are whipping people up.
After her appearance from San Francisco, Walsh posted a blog item titled: 'Can right-wing hate talk lead to murder?'"
On Hardball: Journalist Links Rush Limbaugh to Holocaust Museum Shooting:
Salon.com Editor-in-Chief Joan Walsh, on Wednesday night's 'Hardball,' cited 'conservatives' like Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin and Bill O’Reilly for 'whipping up' a climate that sparks the likes of alleged Holocaust Museum shooter James Von Brunn and 'Hardball' host Chris Matthews wondered if access to guns were to blame for the tragedy as he cried, 'It's easier to get your hands on a gun than to get somebody to make you a waffle.' Blaming Limbaugh while insisting she was not, Walsh charged:
There is a very disturbing and disturbed element of political discourse. And I would, I would throw in Rush Limbaugh. Not blaming him, but when you say that our President is more dangerous than al-Qaeda you've gone off into crazy nut job land. You are off the charts crazy. And you are, you are whipping people up.
After her appearance from San Francisco, Walsh posted a blog item titled: 'Can right-wing hate talk lead to murder?'"
American Thinker: How to Really Create or Save Two Million Jobs
Can you even imagine the raucous laughter if George W. Bush even hinted at saving ONE job!?!!!
American Thinker: How to Really Create or Save Two Million Jobs:
President Obama has spoken recently of 'creating or saving' 600,000 jobs at a mere expense of $787 billion. Sixty thousand of these, he claims, have already been created or saved. Just last month, of course, it was a million jobs that were to be created or saved. The month before, I believe, it was three million jobs. The number seems to be declining."
American Thinker: How to Really Create or Save Two Million Jobs:
President Obama has spoken recently of 'creating or saving' 600,000 jobs at a mere expense of $787 billion. Sixty thousand of these, he claims, have already been created or saved. Just last month, of course, it was a million jobs that were to be created or saved. The month before, I believe, it was three million jobs. The number seems to be declining."
American Thinker: Nationalizing Public Education Comes After Health Care
American Thinker: Nationalizing Public Education Comes After Health Care:
After Congress passes a national health care plan, nationalizing public education will be next.
John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends (1988), said something to the effect that Ronald Reagan wasn't leading the (conservative) parade; he was riding the horse that was leading the parade.
Barack Obama is leading the progressive parade, and his wagon is hitched to a team of horses that includes a compliant Democrat Congress, well-funded liberal think tanks, a shill media, and the collective mindset of a progressive movement active since the early 20th Century."
After Congress passes a national health care plan, nationalizing public education will be next.
John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends (1988), said something to the effect that Ronald Reagan wasn't leading the (conservative) parade; he was riding the horse that was leading the parade.
Barack Obama is leading the progressive parade, and his wagon is hitched to a team of horses that includes a compliant Democrat Congress, well-funded liberal think tanks, a shill media, and the collective mindset of a progressive movement active since the early 20th Century."
Welcome Back, Carter - HUMAN EVENTS
Welcome Back, Carter - HUMAN EVENTS:
Well, I'm glad that's over! Now that our silver-tongued president has gone to Cairo to soothe Muslims' hurt feelings, they love us again! Muslims in Pakistan expressed their appreciation for President Barack Obama's speech by bombing a fancy hotel in Peshawar this week."
Well, I'm glad that's over! Now that our silver-tongued president has gone to Cairo to soothe Muslims' hurt feelings, they love us again! Muslims in Pakistan expressed their appreciation for President Barack Obama's speech by bombing a fancy hotel in Peshawar this week."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Announces Campaign to Support Free Enterprise
U.S. Chamber of Commerce :: U.S. Chamber Announces Campaign to Support Free Enterprise: "'We're launching this campaign because those who make or influence economic policy must understand that a productive, competitive private sector is not something they can take for granted,' added Donohue. 'It is built on a system of incentives that offers opportunity and rewards for those who work hard and take risks. Take away those incentives through an avalanche of new rules, restrictions, mandates, and taxes and you will seriously undermine the wealth and job-creating capacity of the nation.'
'Dire economic circumstances have certainly justified some out-of-the-ordinary remedial actions by government,' he explained. 'But enough is enough."
'Dire economic circumstances have certainly justified some out-of-the-ordinary remedial actions by government,' he explained. 'But enough is enough."
Red Cross: People Should Update Disaster Plans Due To DTV Transition
Red Cross: People Should Update Disaster Plans Due To DTV Transition - 2009-06-09 15:36:08 | Broadcasting & Cable ""If you don't have a television capable of receiving a digital signal or if you rely on an antenna for reception (not pay television, cable, or satellite service), you will need to act now and make the changes necessary to make sure you will be able to access local television stations. This access is especially crucial during a disaster, when many people in the past have used battery operated televisions with an antenna to get disaster news."
More:
TVB | Hurricane Season Starts as Analog TV Ends: "“Hurricane season officially begins June 1st, but the onslaught of rain, winds and light tornadoes occurring almost daily in south Florida serve as a warning for all to get prepared,” reads a press release from the folks at FreeTVSignal.com. “This year's hurricane season is different because after June 12th you will not be able to use rabbit ears for your regular TV or portable analog TV in the event you lose your cable or satellite service. How will you get the life saving information you will need during a storm?”"
More:
TVB | Hurricane Season Starts as Analog TV Ends: "“Hurricane season officially begins June 1st, but the onslaught of rain, winds and light tornadoes occurring almost daily in south Florida serve as a warning for all to get prepared,” reads a press release from the folks at FreeTVSignal.com. “This year's hurricane season is different because after June 12th you will not be able to use rabbit ears for your regular TV or portable analog TV in the event you lose your cable or satellite service. How will you get the life saving information you will need during a storm?”"
Obama's health plan is no bargain: 4 reasons why - Jun. 11, 2009
Obama's health plan is no bargain: 4 reasons why - Jun. 11, 2009: "Before we get into the specifics of each problem, it's important to note that Obama's health-care plan is not included in his 2010 budget. The administration pledges that his health-care plan won't expand the deficit because it will be entirely paid for by tax increases. But even if the deficit stays the same, spending and taxes will be far from the same. By most estimates, Obama's plan will cost more than $200 billion a year by 2019. All told, government outlays as a share of GDP are projected to reach 26% by that point, up five percentage points from when Obama took office."
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Bush will parachute to mark 85th birthday - UPI.com
Bush will parachute to mark 85th birthday - UPI.com:
FORT BRAGG, N.C., June 10 (UPI) -- Former President George H.W. Bush will mark his 85th birthday Friday by performing a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the team commander says.
Lt. Col. Anthony Dill says the 41st president is scheduled to jump with the Army's Golden Knights at St. Ann's Church in Kennebunkport, Me. The church is where the former president's parents were married."
FORT BRAGG, N.C., June 10 (UPI) -- Former President George H.W. Bush will mark his 85th birthday Friday by performing a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the team commander says.
Lt. Col. Anthony Dill says the 41st president is scheduled to jump with the Army's Golden Knights at St. Ann's Church in Kennebunkport, Me. The church is where the former president's parents were married."
Miranda Rights for Terrorists
The Weekly Standard: "the Obama Justice Department has quietly ordered FBI agents to read Miranda rights to high value detainees captured and held at U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan, according a senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee... Rogers, a former FBI special agent and U.S. Army officer, says the Obama administration has not briefed Congress on the new policy. “I was a little surprised to find it taking place when I showed up because we hadn’t been briefed on it, I didn’t know about it. We’re still trying to get to the bottom of it, but it is clearly a part of this new global justice initiative.”
That effort, which elevates the FBI and other law enforcement agencies and diminishes the role of intelligence and military officials, was described in a May 28 Los Angeles Times article."
That effort, which elevates the FBI and other law enforcement agencies and diminishes the role of intelligence and military officials, was described in a May 28 Los Angeles Times article."
The Weekly Standard
"O" forgets...we evil Bloggers are NOT part of the State Run Media....
The Weekly Standard:
I just saw Steve Hayes's report that prisoners held in Afghanistan will get Miranda warnings. In September 2008, when McCain-Palin pulled ahead of Obama-Biden, Candidate Obama publicly mocked Sarah Palin's suggestion that Obama favored giving captured terrorists Miranda warnings. It happened in Farmington Hills, Michigan."
The Weekly Standard:
I just saw Steve Hayes's report that prisoners held in Afghanistan will get Miranda warnings. In September 2008, when McCain-Palin pulled ahead of Obama-Biden, Candidate Obama publicly mocked Sarah Palin's suggestion that Obama favored giving captured terrorists Miranda warnings. It happened in Farmington Hills, Michigan."
The Man Who Cried Doom
The Man Who Cried Doom:
It's been more than 20 years since James Hansen first warned America of impending doom. On a hot summer day in June 1988, Hansen, the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, came to Washington to announce before a Senate committee that 'the greenhouse effect has been detected and it is changing our climate now.'"
It's been more than 20 years since James Hansen first warned America of impending doom. On a hot summer day in June 1988, Hansen, the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, came to Washington to announce before a Senate committee that 'the greenhouse effect has been detected and it is changing our climate now.'"
Cover-up: CBS bans eligibility billboards
Countless times each and every day I find myself asking - "Can you IMAGINE if this were George W. Bush? Can you IMAGINE?
Cover-up: CBS bans eligibility billboards:
WASHINGTON – The company touting itself as the 'world's largest out-of-home media' enterprise has banned WND's national billboard campaign that asks one simple question: 'Where's the birth certificate? ... CBS Outdoor, a division of CBS Corp. that sells more outdoor advertising than any other billboard company in North America, refuses to accept purchases of space on any of its 550,000 displays nationwide, media buyers for WND report'"
Cover-up: CBS bans eligibility billboards:
WASHINGTON – The company touting itself as the 'world's largest out-of-home media' enterprise has banned WND's national billboard campaign that asks one simple question: 'Where's the birth certificate? ... CBS Outdoor, a division of CBS Corp. that sells more outdoor advertising than any other billboard company in North America, refuses to accept purchases of space on any of its 550,000 displays nationwide, media buyers for WND report'"
Rev. Jeremiah Wright discusses President Obama and Jews -- dailypress.com
Rev. Jeremiah Wright discusses President Obama and Jews -- dailypress.com:
HAMPTON – - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says he does not feel any regrets over his severed relationship with President Barack Obama, a former member of the Chicago church in which Wright was the longtime pastor.
Wright also said that he had not spoken to his former church member since Obama became president, implying that the White House won't allow Obama to talk to him. He did not indicate whether he had tried to reach Obama.
'Regret for what... that the media went back five, seven, 10 years and spent $4,000 buying 20 years worth of sermons to hear what I've been preaching for 20 years?"
HAMPTON – - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says he does not feel any regrets over his severed relationship with President Barack Obama, a former member of the Chicago church in which Wright was the longtime pastor.
Wright also said that he had not spoken to his former church member since Obama became president, implying that the White House won't allow Obama to talk to him. He did not indicate whether he had tried to reach Obama.
'Regret for what... that the media went back five, seven, 10 years and spent $4,000 buying 20 years worth of sermons to hear what I've been preaching for 20 years?"
No Energy from this Executive
No Energy from this Executive:
As I've often said, in the short term, as we transition to renewable energy,' President Obama stated in April, 'we can and should increase our domestic production of oil and natural gas. . . . We still need more oil, we still need more gas. If we've got some here in the United States that we can use, we should find it and do so in an environmentally sustainable way.'
Does anyone believe Obama was serious about this? Given his practice of misdirection--saying one thing, doing another--no one should have. Now, nearly five months into the Obama presidency, it's clear he didn't mean a word of it. His administration is impeding, not promoting, increased production of oil and gas, as it is of coal and nuclear power."
As I've often said, in the short term, as we transition to renewable energy,' President Obama stated in April, 'we can and should increase our domestic production of oil and natural gas. . . . We still need more oil, we still need more gas. If we've got some here in the United States that we can use, we should find it and do so in an environmentally sustainable way.'
Does anyone believe Obama was serious about this? Given his practice of misdirection--saying one thing, doing another--no one should have. Now, nearly five months into the Obama presidency, it's clear he didn't mean a word of it. His administration is impeding, not promoting, increased production of oil and gas, as it is of coal and nuclear power."
Palin vs. Obama, the Press, comedians, feminists, pop culture...
Palin vs. Obama, the Press, comedians, feminists, pop culture...:
Sarah Palin is back in the news again, as is Newt. Newt’s presidential hopes are toast; the libs have indelibly demonized him. Sarah, on the other hand, still has a fighting chance.
If Palin wants to be the 2012 nominee, she needs to come out swinging now. She has to redeem herself after the dog-piling she received from the Democrats, the press, the comedians, supposed feminists, and pop culture in general. Even fellow Repubs left her twisting in the wind. Hell, McCain showed more anger at perceived slights against Obama than he did towards the Palin smears."
Sarah Palin is back in the news again, as is Newt. Newt’s presidential hopes are toast; the libs have indelibly demonized him. Sarah, on the other hand, still has a fighting chance.
If Palin wants to be the 2012 nominee, she needs to come out swinging now. She has to redeem herself after the dog-piling she received from the Democrats, the press, the comedians, supposed feminists, and pop culture in general. Even fellow Repubs left her twisting in the wind. Hell, McCain showed more anger at perceived slights against Obama than he did towards the Palin smears."
Barack Obama says shape up now - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com
"Soylant Green is People...." Here comes the Nanny State on Steroids!
Barack Obama says shape up now - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com: "President Barack Obama eats his vegetables and exercises every day — and he really wants you to do the same.
From the White House garden to his picks for top health jobs, Obama is telling America’s McDonald’s-loving, couch-dwelling, doctor-phobic populace that things are about to change."
Barack Obama says shape up now - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com: "President Barack Obama eats his vegetables and exercises every day — and he really wants you to do the same.
From the White House garden to his picks for top health jobs, Obama is telling America’s McDonald’s-loving, couch-dwelling, doctor-phobic populace that things are about to change."
Miranda Rights for Terrorists
The Weekly Standard:
When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was captured on March 1, 2003, he was not cooperative. “I’ll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer,” he said, according to former CIA Director George Tenet.
Of course, KSM did not get a lawyer until months later, after his interrogation was completed, and Tenet says that the information the CIA obtained from him disrupted plots and saved lives. “I believe none of these successes would have happened if we had had to treat KSM like a white-collar criminal – read him his Miranda rights and get him a lawyer who surely would have insisted that his client simply shut up,” Tenet wrote in his memoirs."
When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was captured on March 1, 2003, he was not cooperative. “I’ll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer,” he said, according to former CIA Director George Tenet.
Of course, KSM did not get a lawyer until months later, after his interrogation was completed, and Tenet says that the information the CIA obtained from him disrupted plots and saved lives. “I believe none of these successes would have happened if we had had to treat KSM like a white-collar criminal – read him his Miranda rights and get him a lawyer who surely would have insisted that his client simply shut up,” Tenet wrote in his memoirs."
There is No POTUS without TOTUS
Barack Obama's Teleprompter's Blog: "Well, after yesterday's briefing on the economy, Big Guy and Toes had had enough. Change in the economy isn't coming fast enough. So we're going to do what we should've done five months ago: change the name of the economy and start from scratch.
We've put a trademark and patent request in for the 'Oconomy.' This way, Big Guy won't be bound by any of the old, tired, overused terms and indexes to measure America's oconomy. And best of all, it's named after him, like a cool brand name."
We've put a trademark and patent request in for the 'Oconomy.' This way, Big Guy won't be bound by any of the old, tired, overused terms and indexes to measure America's oconomy. And best of all, it's named after him, like a cool brand name."
Rush: What Obama Inherited
Rush: What Obama Inherited:
Now, this business about what he inherited drives me batty. He keeps blaming it on his 'predecessor.' No president has ever done that. This is childish. It is immature. It's narcissistic. Let me tell you what Barack Obama 'inherited,' as president of the United States. Barack Obama inherited greatness. He inherited the birthplace of the individual. He inherited the defender of liberty at home and abroad, the United States of America. He inherited American exceptionalism."
Now, this business about what he inherited drives me batty. He keeps blaming it on his 'predecessor.' No president has ever done that. This is childish. It is immature. It's narcissistic. Let me tell you what Barack Obama 'inherited,' as president of the United States. Barack Obama inherited greatness. He inherited the birthplace of the individual. He inherited the defender of liberty at home and abroad, the United States of America. He inherited American exceptionalism."
The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. - BusinessWeek
The Failed Promise of Innovation in the U.S. - BusinessWeek: "there's growing evidence that the innovation shortfall of the past decade is not only real but may also have contributed to today's financial crisis. Think back to 1998, the early days of the dot-com bubble. At the time, the news was filled with reports of startling breakthroughs in science and medicine, from new cancer treatments and gene therapies that promised to cure intractable diseases to high-speed satellite Internet, cars powered by fuel cells, micromachines on chips, and even cloning."
American Thinker: Call It What It Is: Rationed Health Care
"Soylant Green is People"....my husband always says we're headed in that direction. For those of you too young, rent the movie "Soylant Green". Thought I have always chuckled when he has said this....of late it gives me pause....
American Thinker: Call It What It Is: Rationed Health Care:
Fresh from grabbing much of the U.S. auto and banking industries, the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats are moving briskly toward nationalized health care.
In a letter to Senate Democrat leaders, President Obama has called for forcing all Americans to have health insurance, employers to offer insurance plans or pay a fine, and to create a government alternative insurance plan."
American Thinker: Call It What It Is: Rationed Health Care:
Fresh from grabbing much of the U.S. auto and banking industries, the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats are moving briskly toward nationalized health care.
In a letter to Senate Democrat leaders, President Obama has called for forcing all Americans to have health insurance, employers to offer insurance plans or pay a fine, and to create a government alternative insurance plan."
American Thinker: Dear Senator Cornyn
This is so dead on....
I feel strongly that our Party has just "left the Building"...
There isn't ONE of them I trust up on The Hill...
The one who interests alot of us the most, Sarah Palin - is maligned by the Old Guard of our own Party..never mind what the Liberals launch at her!
We ( GOP - not James Carville!!! ) snicker at Rush and dismiss Dick Cheney.....Well, there are ALOT of us listening to them...and thinking they are hitting Bull's Eyes everytime they speak. Perhaps it's time YOU listened to us....
American Thinker:
Dear Senator Cornyn:
I received your urgent letter today from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. You said that you needed to hear from 'our Party's most trusted supporters, like you, as these important debates get underway in Washington.' Thanks. It feels good to be needed and trusted."
I feel strongly that our Party has just "left the Building"...
There isn't ONE of them I trust up on The Hill...
The one who interests alot of us the most, Sarah Palin - is maligned by the Old Guard of our own Party..never mind what the Liberals launch at her!
We ( GOP - not James Carville!!! ) snicker at Rush and dismiss Dick Cheney.....Well, there are ALOT of us listening to them...and thinking they are hitting Bull's Eyes everytime they speak. Perhaps it's time YOU listened to us....
American Thinker:
Dear Senator Cornyn:
I received your urgent letter today from the National Republican Senatorial Committee. You said that you needed to hear from 'our Party's most trusted supporters, like you, as these important debates get underway in Washington.' Thanks. It feels good to be needed and trusted."
Canada frosts the most widespread in recent memory | Green Business | Reuters
Last night I heard a local broadcaster say he was standing outside Fenway Park broadcasting under a portable heater in two sweatshirts. The last time he did this broadcast a few years ago he wore shirtsleeves.....he said it was never this cold before "Global Warming"....he..he...he...
Canada frosts the most widespread in recent memory | Green Business | Reuters:
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The multiple frosts that have blanketed Western Canada in the last week are the most widespread in the top canola-growing province of Saskatchewan in at least five years, the Canola Council of Canada said on Tuesday."
Canada frosts the most widespread in recent memory | Green Business | Reuters:
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The multiple frosts that have blanketed Western Canada in the last week are the most widespread in the top canola-growing province of Saskatchewan in at least five years, the Canola Council of Canada said on Tuesday."
Migration From Global Warming May Exceed All Past Displacements - Bloomberg.com
Migration From Global Warming May Exceed All Past Displacements - Bloomberg.com: "June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Human migration due to global warming may exceed all previous displacements of people as sea levels rise, fresh water becomes scarcer and crop yields decline, a United Nations study found.
"Desertification in Mexico, Mali and Niger is already causing migration while in Bangladesh increased coastal flooding is expected to increase the movement of people, according to the study by the UN University, Columbia University and the charity Care International.
“Flooding, intense storms, or droughts, or more gradual but significant changes in regional climates place great stress on livelihood systems,” the 36-page report said. “The mass of people on the move will likely be staggering and surpass any historical antecedent.”
"Desertification in Mexico, Mali and Niger is already causing migration while in Bangladesh increased coastal flooding is expected to increase the movement of people, according to the study by the UN University, Columbia University and the charity Care International.
“Flooding, intense storms, or droughts, or more gradual but significant changes in regional climates place great stress on livelihood systems,” the 36-page report said. “The mass of people on the move will likely be staggering and surpass any historical antecedent.”
Obama Tells American Businesses to Drop Dead
"...last week, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer came to Washington to announce what Microsoft would do if Obama’s multinational tax policy is enacted.
“It makes U.S. jobs more expensive,” Ballmer said, “We’re better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S.” If Microsoft, perhaps our most competitive company, has to abandon the U.S. in order to continue to thrive, who exactly is going to stay?
At issue is Obama’s policy to end the deferral of multinational taxation."
Read more at Bloomberg.com News
“It makes U.S. jobs more expensive,” Ballmer said, “We’re better off taking lots of people and moving them out of the U.S.” If Microsoft, perhaps our most competitive company, has to abandon the U.S. in order to continue to thrive, who exactly is going to stay?
At issue is Obama’s policy to end the deferral of multinational taxation."
Read more at Bloomberg.com News
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Is Glenn Beck the Right Wing Steve Martin?: Scott Jacobson | Vanity Fair
Is Glenn Beck the Right Wing Steve Martin?: Scott Jacobson | Vanity Fair:
Why is radio and TV crybaby Glenn Beck purging every last tear from his body?” An announcer poses the question as the camera pushes in on a photo of the Fox News personality's husky boy face wracked with sobs. “Because the more miserable he is now... the funnier he’ll be June 4th.”"
Why is radio and TV crybaby Glenn Beck purging every last tear from his body?” An announcer poses the question as the camera pushes in on a photo of the Fox News personality's husky boy face wracked with sobs. “Because the more miserable he is now... the funnier he’ll be June 4th.”"
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: This President is worse than Herbert Hoover!
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: This President is worse than Herbert Hoover!:
VOICE: In a way Obama's standing above the country, above the world. He's sort of God.
VOICE: The Glenn Beck program presents more truth behind America's March to Socialism.
GLENN: That is the editor of Newsweek magazine saying that on MSNBC."
VOICE: In a way Obama's standing above the country, above the world. He's sort of God.
VOICE: The Glenn Beck program presents more truth behind America's March to Socialism.
GLENN: That is the editor of Newsweek magazine saying that on MSNBC."
Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council | Tech News on ZDNet
Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council | Tech News on ZDNet: "Moss, who is genuinely humble, said he was 'fantastically honored and excited to contribute' to the HSAC and not concerned with losing any street cred among what some would call his fan base. He did concede that his new position would give him an unfair advantage in Defcon's 'Spot The Fed' contest in which people win prizes for successfully outing undercover government agents."
Will health insurance ‘haves’ pay for ‘have-nots’? - White House- msnbc.com
Will health insurance ‘haves’ pay for ‘have-nots’? - White House- msnbc.com: "As part of a health insurance reform package now before Congress, some of the 164 million Americans who are covered by employer-provided health plans could be asked to give up at least part of the longstanding tax exemption granted to such compensation... Obama’s new openness to the idea stands in contrast to what he said six months ago as a presidential candidate, when he harshly criticized his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, for proposing that employer-provided benefits should be taxed.
Scolding McCain in their debate on Oct. 15, Obama said, “This is your plan, John. For the first time in history, you will be taxing people's health-care benefits.”
Scolding McCain in their debate on Oct. 15, Obama said, “This is your plan, John. For the first time in history, you will be taxing people's health-care benefits.”
FCC confident about digital-TV preparedness | Digital Media - CNET News
FCC confident about digital-TV preparedness | Digital Media - CNET News: "While Copps said he believes that Americans are better prepared now for the transition to digital television than they were prior to the February 17 deadline, he said that there will still be some people who will see blank TV screens on June 12, when all TV stations will be broadcasting in digital.
'Even though we are better prepared this time,' he said. 'There will still be disruptions for some consumers. And candor compels us to inform viewers of these issues.'
To deal with the many people who might lose TV signals in June, the FCC has set up 4,000 call centers and is beefing up staffing to answer consumer phone calls."
'Even though we are better prepared this time,' he said. 'There will still be disruptions for some consumers. And candor compels us to inform viewers of these issues.'
To deal with the many people who might lose TV signals in June, the FCC has set up 4,000 call centers and is beefing up staffing to answer consumer phone calls."
Mourners pack church for GI's funeral - Crime & courts- msnbc.com
To this young man and his family, you have our thanks forever.....
Mourners pack church for GI's funeral - msnbc.com:
CONWAY, Ark. - About 200 mourners packed a Conway church Monday to pay respects to a 23-year-old Army private killed outside an Arkansas recruiting center.
Monday was the day William Long, who had just completed basic training, was supposed to deploy to South Korea."
Mourners pack church for GI's funeral - msnbc.com:
CONWAY, Ark. - About 200 mourners packed a Conway church Monday to pay respects to a 23-year-old Army private killed outside an Arkansas recruiting center.
Monday was the day William Long, who had just completed basic training, was supposed to deploy to South Korea."
GPS satellites not 'falling out of the sky': Air Force
GPS satellites not 'falling out of the sky': Air Force: "In keeping with its high-tech mission, Colonel Dave Buckman, a spokesman for Air Force Space Command, which is based at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, took to micro-blogging service Twitter to allay any fears.
'No, GPS will not go down,' Buckman said in a Twitter message. 'GPS isn't falling out of the sky.'"
'No, GPS will not go down,' Buckman said in a Twitter message. 'GPS isn't falling out of the sky.'"
So that Every Firm Needs a Bailout | Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com: News:
I’ve finally figured out the Obama economic strategy. President Barack Obama and his team have been having so much fun wielding dictatorial power while rescuing “failed” firms, that they have developed a scheme to gain the same power over every business. The plan is to enact policies that are so anticompetitive that every firm needs a bailout."
I’ve finally figured out the Obama economic strategy. President Barack Obama and his team have been having so much fun wielding dictatorial power while rescuing “failed” firms, that they have developed a scheme to gain the same power over every business. The plan is to enact policies that are so anticompetitive that every firm needs a bailout."
American Thinker: Obama Care: Robbing From Peter to Pay Paul
I just heard someone refer to the Massachusetts Government Budget Office of being "In charge of re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" Welcome to Obamanomics 101"
American Thinker: Obama Care: Robbing From Peter to Pay Paul:
President Obama is committed to fixing health care. He wants to make health care affordable for all Americans. In much the same way, Barney Frank and company wanted to make houses affordable for all Americans -- and we know how well that idea turned out. Mr. Obama has wisely offered more than $600 billion dollars as a deposit for his idea. Yes, he has frugally set aside money he does not have. He has borrowed money he can never hope to repay, perhaps printed money as well, as a deposit toward his idea, or more precisely his ideology."
American Thinker: Obama Care: Robbing From Peter to Pay Paul:
President Obama is committed to fixing health care. He wants to make health care affordable for all Americans. In much the same way, Barney Frank and company wanted to make houses affordable for all Americans -- and we know how well that idea turned out. Mr. Obama has wisely offered more than $600 billion dollars as a deposit for his idea. Yes, he has frugally set aside money he does not have. He has borrowed money he can never hope to repay, perhaps printed money as well, as a deposit toward his idea, or more precisely his ideology."
American Thinker: Who Has Lost Their Way?
American Thinker: Who Has Lost Their Way?:
In the first five months of his presidency, Obama has traveled the world apologizing for the transgressions of America committed by the 43 previous administrations. He has used terms such as we 'went off course,' 'lost our way,' and 'made mistakes.' In the most recent leg of the never-ending apology tour, Obama addressed the Muslim World with one of the wordiest requests for forgiveness offered to date."
In the first five months of his presidency, Obama has traveled the world apologizing for the transgressions of America committed by the 43 previous administrations. He has used terms such as we 'went off course,' 'lost our way,' and 'made mistakes.' In the most recent leg of the never-ending apology tour, Obama addressed the Muslim World with one of the wordiest requests for forgiveness offered to date."
Canada's ObamaCare Precedent - WSJ.com
Canada's ObamaCare Precedent - WSJ.com:
Congressional Democrats will soon put forward their legislative proposals for reforming health care. Should they succeed, tens of millions of Americans will potentially be joining a new public insurance program and the federal government will increasingly be involved in treatment decisions.
Not long ago, I would have applauded this type of government expansion. Born and raised in Canada, I once believed that government health care is compassionate and equitable.
It is neither."
Congressional Democrats will soon put forward their legislative proposals for reforming health care. Should they succeed, tens of millions of Americans will potentially be joining a new public insurance program and the federal government will increasingly be involved in treatment decisions.
Not long ago, I would have applauded this type of government expansion. Born and raised in Canada, I once believed that government health care is compassionate and equitable.
It is neither."
McGurn: The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims - WSJ.com
McGurn: The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims - WSJ.com:
Tony Fratto is envious.
Mr. Fratto was a colleague of mine in the Bush administration, and as a senior member of the White House communications shop, he knows just how difficult it can be to deal with a press corps skeptical about presidential economic claims. It now appears, however, that Mr. Fratto's problem was that he simply lacked the magic words -- jobs 'saved or created.'"
Tony Fratto is envious.
Mr. Fratto was a colleague of mine in the Bush administration, and as a senior member of the White House communications shop, he knows just how difficult it can be to deal with a press corps skeptical about presidential economic claims. It now appears, however, that Mr. Fratto's problem was that he simply lacked the magic words -- jobs 'saved or created.'"
Monday, June 08, 2009
NASA: Clean-air regs, not CO2, are melting the ice cap • The Register
NASA: Clean-air regs, not CO2, are melting the ice cap • The Register: "New research from NASA suggests that the Arctic warming trend seen in recent decades has indeed resulted from human activities: but not, as is widely assumed at present, those leading to carbon dioxide emissions. Rather, Arctic warming has been caused in large part by laws introduced to improve air quality and fight acid rain."
Why the West will hate itself for ignoring Kanya Kusano | The Cultural Intellect
Why the West will hate itself for ignoring Kanya Kusano | The Cultural Intellect: "One of our writers posted last week on a Japanese government report that refuted the nearly unanimous Western opinion that global warming is in fact occurring, and has been catalyzed or exacerbated by human forces. Since then, people have continued to visit our site in hopes of learning about this important report and analysis in part because there still remains very little coverage of this across Western media sources."
Here are some highlights from the report:
• CO2 emissions, or The Greenhouse Effect, were not responsible before: There was a similar rise in temperature from 1800-1850, but CO2 was a non-issue at this time. Emissions did not pick up until 1946, when the world-wide industrial revolution was in full-swing.
• And they’re not responsible now: The global warming that originally got everyone up in arms not so long ago has actually since stopped or declined since 2001. CO2 emissions, however, have continued to climb virtually unabated during that time.
• The UN’s models are flawed: “There is no prediction of this halt in global warming in IPCC simulations. The halt of the increase in temperature, and slight downward trend is ’something greater than the Greenhouse Effect,’ but it is in effect. What that ’something’ is, is natural variability.”
Key Passages Translated here
Here are some highlights from the report:
• CO2 emissions, or The Greenhouse Effect, were not responsible before: There was a similar rise in temperature from 1800-1850, but CO2 was a non-issue at this time. Emissions did not pick up until 1946, when the world-wide industrial revolution was in full-swing.
• And they’re not responsible now: The global warming that originally got everyone up in arms not so long ago has actually since stopped or declined since 2001. CO2 emissions, however, have continued to climb virtually unabated during that time.
• The UN’s models are flawed: “There is no prediction of this halt in global warming in IPCC simulations. The halt of the increase in temperature, and slight downward trend is ’something greater than the Greenhouse Effect,’ but it is in effect. What that ’something’ is, is natural variability.”
Key Passages Translated here
GORE will make billions off Cap n Trade
Glenn Beck - Interviews - Glenn Beck: GORE will make billions off Cap n Trade: "When [Gore] testified in the House in April, Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee and Steve Scalise from Louisiana tried to ask him, but he deflected both questions to Marsha Blackburn. He denied that he had a financial interest in cap and trade and that if he ever did make any money, he was going to give it away. To Steve Scalise, he pretended like he had never heard of Goldman Sachs even though he has business dealings with Goldman Sachs. And just yesterday we've learned that Al Gore's firm has invested $6 million in a software company that's going to make cap and trade software..."
Israel's Netanyahu to Give 'Major' Speech on Mideast Peace Plan
VOA News - Israel's Netanyahu to Give 'Major' Speech on Mideast Peace Plan: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet, that he will lay out his plan for Middle East peace in a major policy speech next week.
He said that Israel seeks peace with the Palestinians and the Arab world, while 'trying to reach as much of an understanding as possible with the United States.'"
He said that Israel seeks peace with the Palestinians and the Arab world, while 'trying to reach as much of an understanding as possible with the United States.'"
US Climate Debate Plays Key Role in Global Fight to Protect Planet
VOA News - US Climate Debate Plays Key Role in Global Fight to Protect Planet: "'the most significant part of the legislation is the requirement that all oil companies, electric utilities, large manufacturers have to submit an allowance for each ton of greenhouse gas emissions that they release in a given year. The U.S. is one of the world's biggest polluters. The legislation would try to curb that by requiring industries to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 17 percent from the 2005 levels by 2020
The full House of Representatives and the Senate must still consider the bill. House members from the ruling Democratic Party have put it on a fast-track for debate this month or next."
The full House of Representatives and the Senate must still consider the bill. House members from the ruling Democratic Party have put it on a fast-track for debate this month or next."
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Obama to Forge a Greater Role on Health Care
Obama to Forge a Greater Role on Health Care - NYTimes.com: "WASHINGTON — After months of insisting he would leave the details to Congress, President Obama has concluded that he must exert greater control over the health care debate and is preparing an intense push for legislation that will include speeches, town-hall-style meetings and much deeper engagement with lawmakers, senior White House officials say."
Friday, June 05, 2009
Charles Krauthammer - Barack Obama's Israeli Settlements Canard - washingtonpost.com
Charles Krauthammer - Barack Obama's Israeli Settlements Canard - washingtonpost.com:
President Obama repeatedly insists that American foreign policy be conducted with modesty and humility. Above all, there will be no more 'dictating' to other countries. We should 'forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions,' he told the G-20 summit. In Middle East negotiations, he told al-Arabiya, America will henceforth 'start by listening, because all too often the United States starts by dictating.'"
President Obama repeatedly insists that American foreign policy be conducted with modesty and humility. Above all, there will be no more 'dictating' to other countries. We should 'forge partnerships as opposed to simply dictating solutions,' he told the G-20 summit. In Middle East negotiations, he told al-Arabiya, America will henceforth 'start by listening, because all too often the United States starts by dictating.'"
Pressure on for Employee Free Choice Act Union Bill - Manufacturing News - Apparelnews.net
Pressure on for Employee Free Choice Act Union Bill - Manufacturing News - Apparelnews.net: “The next 30 days are critical,” [attorney] Reinis said. Sen. Tom Harkin (D–Iowa), the chief sponsor of the bill in the Senate, has called for a compromise bill to be reached by a July 4 deadline. If senators do not reach a compromise by that date, Harkin will bring an “up-or-down vote,” Reinis said, which will make each senator’s vote a matter of public record—something senators facing re-election are loathe to encounter."
Let's Keep Many Eyes on the Banks - WSJ.com
"The nation is about to make two momentous policy choices about the future of our financial system. One will be made by the president, the other by the Supreme Court. Both decisions involve the proper roles for state and federal regulatory authority, and both have far-reaching consequences. Yet the country seems barely aware of the issues, or the stakes involved."
Let's Keep Many Eyes on the Banks - WSJ.com: "We have much to lose by any well-intentioned but perilous experiment in extreme centralization. If such an experiment does not live up to expectations, there would be no simple way for states to restore their authority and the balance of power. Authority once relinquished is seldom regained.
As Thomas Jefferson so aptly warned in a letter to George Washington in 1791, for the federal government to overstep the boundaries of the states is 'to take possession of a boundless field of power, no longer susceptible to any definition.'"
Let's Keep Many Eyes on the Banks - WSJ.com: "We have much to lose by any well-intentioned but perilous experiment in extreme centralization. If such an experiment does not live up to expectations, there would be no simple way for states to restore their authority and the balance of power. Authority once relinquished is seldom regained.
As Thomas Jefferson so aptly warned in a letter to George Washington in 1791, for the federal government to overstep the boundaries of the states is 'to take possession of a boundless field of power, no longer susceptible to any definition.'"
Secession: the Ultimate States' Right
Congressman Ron Paul - Secession: the Ultimate States' Right - Texas Straight Talk
Last week the governor of Texas ignited a media firestorm for his remarks involving the idea of secession. He did not call for Texas to secede from the United States. He merely pointed out that the federal government was treading heavily on the sovereignty of the states and that this can not continue indefinitely without a breaking point.. Secession is the last resort of states whose sovereignty is over-ridden by an overreaching federal government. The federal government has only itself to blame for this talk...Without the right to secede, state’s rights are meaningless.
A republican form of government should also be as close to the people as possible, which means the decisions of local governing bodies must be respected. Where the decisions of local governments are disregarded, the voice of the people is also disregarded. The more that happens, the more frustrated and angry the people will become.
Last week the governor of Texas ignited a media firestorm for his remarks involving the idea of secession. He did not call for Texas to secede from the United States. He merely pointed out that the federal government was treading heavily on the sovereignty of the states and that this can not continue indefinitely without a breaking point.. Secession is the last resort of states whose sovereignty is over-ridden by an overreaching federal government. The federal government has only itself to blame for this talk...Without the right to secede, state’s rights are meaningless.
A republican form of government should also be as close to the people as possible, which means the decisions of local governing bodies must be respected. Where the decisions of local governments are disregarded, the voice of the people is also disregarded. The more that happens, the more frustrated and angry the people will become.
Fight Government Encroachment into Healthcare
Congressman Ron Paul - Fight Government Encroachment into Healthcare! - Texas Straight Talk
With a faltering economy, and skyrocketing costs, healthcare continues to be a critical issue for all Americans. Unfortunately government encroachment into the doctor/patient relationship is poised to exacerbate our problems with healthcare.
As an OB/GYN with over 30 years of experience in private practice, I understand that one of the foundations of quality healthcare is the patient's confidence that all information shared with his or her healthcare provider will remain private. And yet, the Federal Government plans to undermine this trust with establishment of mandatory electronic medical records collections and “unique health identifier” numbers assigned to all Americans. Funding for this program was among the numerous provisions jammed into the stimulus bill rushed through Congress earlier this year."
With a faltering economy, and skyrocketing costs, healthcare continues to be a critical issue for all Americans. Unfortunately government encroachment into the doctor/patient relationship is poised to exacerbate our problems with healthcare.
As an OB/GYN with over 30 years of experience in private practice, I understand that one of the foundations of quality healthcare is the patient's confidence that all information shared with his or her healthcare provider will remain private. And yet, the Federal Government plans to undermine this trust with establishment of mandatory electronic medical records collections and “unique health identifier” numbers assigned to all Americans. Funding for this program was among the numerous provisions jammed into the stimulus bill rushed through Congress earlier this year."
Audit the Federal Reserve (HR 1207) | Ron Paul .com
Audit the Federal Reserve (HR 1207) | Ron Paul .com: "Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve (HR 1207) now has 186 co-sponsors, and the numbers keep growing!
This is history in the making, and victory is within reach. Imagine what will happen if HR 1207, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act, comes up for vote in Congress! With more than 40% of the House of Representatives already co-sponsoring this bill, it has real potential to pass — BUT only if we educate and rally the people to support it and get our Congresspeople to put it to vote and pass it."
This is history in the making, and victory is within reach. Imagine what will happen if HR 1207, The Federal Reserve Transparency Act, comes up for vote in Congress! With more than 40% of the House of Representatives already co-sponsoring this bill, it has real potential to pass — BUT only if we educate and rally the people to support it and get our Congresspeople to put it to vote and pass it."
The Fox is in the Hen House
American Daily Review - The Fox is in the Hen House: "Even the fawning mainstream media are starting to crack open the agenda of Barack Hussein Obama. On an ABC web site the question of Barack Hussein Obama’s Muslim background was a taboo subject in the campaign and its contrast of the President’s now willingness to openly be proud of that background.... This should automatically be seen as a red flag, especially if you are a supporter of Israel as an ally, and its right to live in its own land free from threat. Do you honestly know any Muslim that is “pro Israel”? You can count on your hand how many Muslims are pro Israel, so the fact that President Obama is now proud of his Muslim heritage should be a major wake up call to all who voted for him; who also believe in the safety of America and Israel."
Bailout Fallout: Uncle Sam's Sharia Board
Bailout Fallout: Uncle Sam's Sharia Board: "How's that for bait and switch? While we agonize over chump-change AIG bonuses, we ignore the fact we're paying for the subversion of liberty and justice for all by funding AIG's promotion and entrenchment of sharia--Jew-, Christian-, and humanist-hostile supremacist Islamic law. As of December 2008, by the way, AIG Takaful insurance products went on sale in the USA under the ironically named Lexington Takaful Solutions.
Lexington, Lexington--wasn't that where our experiment in liberty began with the shot heard round the world? Must have been a dream. At this rate, Lexington will go down in history as the beachhead of US taxpayer-funded sharia. From 'taxation without representation' to taxation to support sharia: How the free have enslaved themselves."
Lexington, Lexington--wasn't that where our experiment in liberty began with the shot heard round the world? Must have been a dream. At this rate, Lexington will go down in history as the beachhead of US taxpayer-funded sharia. From 'taxation without representation' to taxation to support sharia: How the free have enslaved themselves."
AIG Bailout: The News Isn't All Bad Department
American Daily Review - articles blog - AIG Bailout: The News Isn't All Bad Department: "In his well-written and detailed analysis issued yesterday, Judge Zatkoff denied the request by the Obama administration’s Department of Justice to dismiss the lawsuit. The request was filed on behalf of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the Federal Reserve Board – the named defendants in the case. In his ruling, the judge held that the lawsuit sufficiently alleged a federal constitutional challenge to the use of taxpayer money to fund AIG’s Islamic religious activities."
100 Kindergarteners turned away from White House
NBC reported this: "Thursday was supposed to be the highlight of the year for more than 100 kindergarteners from Stafford County, Va. They got up early and took a chartered bus to the White House for a school field trip. But when they arrived, all the 5-year-olds got was a lesson in disappointment. The buses from Conway Elementary arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue a little later than planned, and they were locked out."
Obama told the kindergarteners to go home. Five-year-old Cameron Stine said, "'We were going to the White House, but we couldn't get in so I felt sad.' Parents say they were just 10 minutes late for their scheduled tour. School officials say White House staff said they needed to get ready for the president's event with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, so they couldn't come in. So a long-planned field trip from a suburban Washington school broomed by the Obama White House. What about the children? Can you imagine the effect of this on these children for the rest of their lives, is nobody thinking about this? These kids, how long they had been looking forward to it, they were going to go to the White House. They were going to get a tour. They were maybe going to meet President Obama, an historic figure, and they show up and they're only ten minutes late, and the mean guards at the gate won't let 'em in because the Steelers are in there putting gift packages together to send to military troops overseas. I think they should've let the kids in and helped the Steelers. What a double whammy for Obama, let those kids in, they get the meet the Steelers, the parents get to meet Steelers, get to help 'em out putting care packages together for the troops. But no. The buses were sent away with the little children in tears. My friends, the long-term effects of this might incalculable.
Obama told the kindergarteners to go home. Five-year-old Cameron Stine said, "'We were going to the White House, but we couldn't get in so I felt sad.' Parents say they were just 10 minutes late for their scheduled tour. School officials say White House staff said they needed to get ready for the president's event with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, so they couldn't come in. So a long-planned field trip from a suburban Washington school broomed by the Obama White House. What about the children? Can you imagine the effect of this on these children for the rest of their lives, is nobody thinking about this? These kids, how long they had been looking forward to it, they were going to go to the White House. They were going to get a tour. They were maybe going to meet President Obama, an historic figure, and they show up and they're only ten minutes late, and the mean guards at the gate won't let 'em in because the Steelers are in there putting gift packages together to send to military troops overseas. I think they should've let the kids in and helped the Steelers. What a double whammy for Obama, let those kids in, they get the meet the Steelers, the parents get to meet Steelers, get to help 'em out putting care packages together for the troops. But no. The buses were sent away with the little children in tears. My friends, the long-term effects of this might incalculable.
South Carolina governor trumped, must take stimulus money - CNN.com
South Carolina governor trumped, must take stimulus money - CNN.com: "South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Gov. Mark Sanford must accept $700 million in federal stimulus money, ending the only formal effort by a governor to reject funding intended to jump-start an ailing economy.
Gov. Mark Sanford became the conservative face of opposition to the federal stimulus package.
The two-term Republican said he would abide by the court ruling, but called it a bad day for South Carolina and the country.
'This decision is terrible news for every taxpayer in South Carolina, and even more so for future taxpayers who will ultimately bear the responsibility of paying for this so-called 'stimulus' without seeing any benefit from it,' he said in a statement."
Gov. Mark Sanford became the conservative face of opposition to the federal stimulus package.
The two-term Republican said he would abide by the court ruling, but called it a bad day for South Carolina and the country.
'This decision is terrible news for every taxpayer in South Carolina, and even more so for future taxpayers who will ultimately bear the responsibility of paying for this so-called 'stimulus' without seeing any benefit from it,' he said in a statement."
'High Noon' for Freedom - WSJ.com
'High Noon' for Freedom - WSJ.com: "The story of communism's collapse, which began in full the same day Tiananmen's students were crushed by People's Liberation Army tanks, is a timely reminder of the deep-seated human desire for freedom. And an antidote to the fatalism that says Russians, Iranians, Chinese or Egyptians are somehow destined to cower under dictatorship."
Strassel: Pelosi's Pork Problem - WSJ.com
Strassel: Pelosi's Pork Problem - WSJ.com: "Picture a freight train roaring down the tracks. Picture House Speaker Nancy Pelosi positioning her party on the rails. Picture a growing stream of nervous souls diving for the weeds. Picture all this, and you've got a sense of the Democrats' earmark-corruption problem."
Obama's Voodoo Health Economics - WSJ.com
Obama's Voodoo Health Economics - WSJ.com: "On Monday President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers released a report called 'The Economic Case for Health Care Reform.' The report argues that Americans must curb their consumption of medical care in order to avoid soaring federal deficits, unsustainable burdens on family budgets, and damage to the economy. All of these claims are untrue....Telling all Americans they have to cut back on health care because Medicare is fiscally unsound is like ordering all Americans to go on diets because the food stamp program is in trouble.
Cheney: the new tricky Dick - The Boston Globe
Cheney: the new tricky Dick - The Boston Globe:
I love Dick Cheney, mainly because he represents everything liberals despise. He is secondhand smoke, '24', God-fearing (as opposed to God-tolerating) Christianity, and global-warming denial all rolled into one. I don't think Cheney brakes for small animals, and I don't think he cares much about saving the whales."
I love Dick Cheney, mainly because he represents everything liberals despise. He is secondhand smoke, '24', God-fearing (as opposed to God-tolerating) Christianity, and global-warming denial all rolled into one. I don't think Cheney brakes for small animals, and I don't think he cares much about saving the whales."
Thursday, June 04, 2009
"We Didn't Know He Was Clarence Thomas" | NBC Washington
"We Didn't Know He Was Clarence Thomas" | NBC Washington:
High school seniors Terrence Stephens and Jason Ankrah, star football players at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Md., were sitting on a plane returning from a recruitment session at the University of Nebraska when they struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to them."
High school seniors Terrence Stephens and Jason Ankrah, star football players at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Md., were sitting on a plane returning from a recruitment session at the University of Nebraska when they struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to them."
New Infectious Disease in China – New Tang Dynasty Television
New Infectious Disease in China – New Tang Dynasty Television: "A new infectious disease is spreading in large areas of Mainland China. Symptoms are similar to AIDS but it spreads faster between family members, even via bodily fluids like saliva."
Rightists start anti-Obama campaign | Israel | Jerusalem Post
Rightists start anti-Obama campaign | Israel | Jerusalem Post:
Chanting 'No, you can't!' and waving signs bearing messages in a similar vein, nearly 200 people held a demonstration outside the US Consulate on the capital's Rehov Agron on Wednesday evening, protesting the growing American pressure to stop construction in West Bank settlements."
Chanting 'No, you can't!' and waving signs bearing messages in a similar vein, nearly 200 people held a demonstration outside the US Consulate on the capital's Rehov Agron on Wednesday evening, protesting the growing American pressure to stop construction in West Bank settlements."
Obama abandons Democracy - Michael Rubin - The Corner on National Review Online
Obama abandons Democracy - Michael Rubin - The Corner on National Review Online: "Obama studiously avoids the word democracy. Instead, he declared, 'That does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people.' Dictators of the world, relax: Stage a spontaneous demonstration to demonstrate popular adulation; don't worrt about those pesky votes."
Praise for our military's compassion and innovation
Michelle Malkin:
Greetings, America-haters. Do you think you could stop raving against our 'war criminals' and 'killing machines' — and you, Teddy Kennedy, could you stop panting over those Abu Ghraib photos — for a moment and join me in praise for our military's compassion and innovation?"
Greetings, America-haters. Do you think you could stop raving against our 'war criminals' and 'killing machines' — and you, Teddy Kennedy, could you stop panting over those Abu Ghraib photos — for a moment and join me in praise for our military's compassion and innovation?"
See the USA in your Chevrolet | Cal Thomas
Cal Thomas:
"See the USA in your Chevrolet
America is asking you to call.
Drive your Chevrolet through the USA
America's the greatest land of all."
Fifty years ago, those words set to music each week on the old NBC 'The Dinah Shore Show' reflected an America and an automobile industry that is no more. That time and that industry were laid to rest this week when General Motors filed for bankruptcy and the government effectively nationalized GM and Chrysler after wasting billions of our tax dollars on a failed bailout."
"See the USA in your Chevrolet
America is asking you to call.
Drive your Chevrolet through the USA
America's the greatest land of all."
Fifty years ago, those words set to music each week on the old NBC 'The Dinah Shore Show' reflected an America and an automobile industry that is no more. That time and that industry were laid to rest this week when General Motors filed for bankruptcy and the government effectively nationalized GM and Chrysler after wasting billions of our tax dollars on a failed bailout."
What Is Keeping Obama's Numbers Up?
Newsmax.com - What Is Keeping Obama's Numbers Up?:
The Rasmussen poll during the weekend asked a key question designed to give us perspective on Obama's popularity. The question was whether the problems now 'are due to the recession that began under the Bush administration or to the policies Obama has put in place since taking office.'
In other words, who's to blame, Bush or Obama?"
The Rasmussen poll during the weekend asked a key question designed to give us perspective on Obama's popularity. The question was whether the problems now 'are due to the recession that began under the Bush administration or to the policies Obama has put in place since taking office.'
In other words, who's to blame, Bush or Obama?"
Obama's Top Ten Mistakes of the Week - HUMAN EVENTS
Obama's Top Ten Mistakes of the Week - HUMAN EVENTS:
"Here are the ten most likely mistakes Barack Obama will almost certainly make during his upcoming trip to the Islamic world:"
"Here are the ten most likely mistakes Barack Obama will almost certainly make during his upcoming trip to the Islamic world:"
Taxpayers on the Hook for New Government Benefit? - HUMAN EVENTS
Taxpayers on the Hook for New Government Benefit? - HUMAN EVENTS:
In another demonstration of Democrats’ not understanding the impact the current recession is having on Americans nationwide, the Congress is set to consider as early as today, new legislation, H.R. 626, that guarantees four weeks of paid parental leave for government employees at a cost of close to $1 billion to the rest of the taxpayers."
In another demonstration of Democrats’ not understanding the impact the current recession is having on Americans nationwide, the Congress is set to consider as early as today, new legislation, H.R. 626, that guarantees four weeks of paid parental leave for government employees at a cost of close to $1 billion to the rest of the taxpayers."
The Gospel According to Mark Levin
The American Spectator : The Gospel According to Mark Levin:
I first encountered Mark Levin when our respective bosses, Drew Lewis (mine) and Ed Meese (Levin’s), were leading figures and friends in the Reagan era. Meese was counselor to the president and later attorney general, the conservative Reagan’s champion of conservatism; Lewis was the secretary of transportation who recommended Reagan fire the striking air-traffic controllers. The issue at hand was a minor one, a mid-level job in the Justice Department for an ex-Lewis aide. My task was simple: call Mark Levin, my counterpart, and see if Meese couldn’t help move the process along. The conversation that resulted was memorable. It turned out the ex-Lewis aide had been a Bush supporter in 1980. And while it was true that George H. W. Bush was now Ronald Reagan’s vice president, Levin took pains to instruct me on the importance of the conservative principles behind the Reagan Revolution."
I first encountered Mark Levin when our respective bosses, Drew Lewis (mine) and Ed Meese (Levin’s), were leading figures and friends in the Reagan era. Meese was counselor to the president and later attorney general, the conservative Reagan’s champion of conservatism; Lewis was the secretary of transportation who recommended Reagan fire the striking air-traffic controllers. The issue at hand was a minor one, a mid-level job in the Justice Department for an ex-Lewis aide. My task was simple: call Mark Levin, my counterpart, and see if Meese couldn’t help move the process along. The conversation that resulted was memorable. It turned out the ex-Lewis aide had been a Bush supporter in 1980. And while it was true that George H. W. Bush was now Ronald Reagan’s vice president, Levin took pains to instruct me on the importance of the conservative principles behind the Reagan Revolution."
Obama's Attack on Achievers and Individual Rights
American Thinker: Obama's Attack on Achievers and Individual Rights:
Recently, I thought of two Hall of Fame baseball players, Baltimore Orioles', Frank Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr. On several occasions, I witnessed Robinson, bottom of the ninth with two outs, dramatically hitting the game winning home run. Most players may hit the game winner once in their careers. With great pride, they repeatedly tell the tale to their grandkids. Incredibly, Frank Robinson hit the 'big one' numerous times."
Recently, I thought of two Hall of Fame baseball players, Baltimore Orioles', Frank Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr. On several occasions, I witnessed Robinson, bottom of the ninth with two outs, dramatically hitting the game winning home run. Most players may hit the game winner once in their careers. With great pride, they repeatedly tell the tale to their grandkids. Incredibly, Frank Robinson hit the 'big one' numerous times."
Obama, Iran, and Israel
American Thinker: Obama, Iran, and Israel:
President Obama has in the past few days indicated that Iran certainly has reason to develop nuclear energy. After all, they are the world's second largest oil exporter. And he will not set any artificial time frames, by the end of which he seeks an Iranian response to his outreach efforts and attempt to dialogue with them. He has said he would like to see 'progress' by the end of the year. That makes sense, I guess, since current estimates are that Iran will have completed all the steps to have a nuclear bomb by the end of the year."
President Obama has in the past few days indicated that Iran certainly has reason to develop nuclear energy. After all, they are the world's second largest oil exporter. And he will not set any artificial time frames, by the end of which he seeks an Iranian response to his outreach efforts and attempt to dialogue with them. He has said he would like to see 'progress' by the end of the year. That makes sense, I guess, since current estimates are that Iran will have completed all the steps to have a nuclear bomb by the end of the year."
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
The Emergence of President Obama's Muslim Roots - Political Punch
The Emergence of President Obama's Muslim Roots - Political Punch:
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: The other day we heard a comment from a White House aide that never would have been uttered during the primaries or general election campaign.
During a conference call in preparation for President Obama's trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he will address the Muslim world, deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough said 'the President himself experienced Islam on three continents before he was able to -- or before he's been able to visit, really, the heart of the Islamic world -- you know, growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father -- obviously Muslim Americans (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago.'"
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: The other day we heard a comment from a White House aide that never would have been uttered during the primaries or general election campaign.
During a conference call in preparation for President Obama's trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he will address the Muslim world, deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Denis McDonough said 'the President himself experienced Islam on three continents before he was able to -- or before he's been able to visit, really, the heart of the Islamic world -- you know, growing up in Indonesia, having a Muslim father -- obviously Muslim Americans (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago.'"
Feds spike voter citizenship checks in Georgia
Feds spike voter citizenship checks in Georgia:
ATLANTA — The Justice Department has rejected Georgia's system of using Social Security numbers and driver's license data to check whether prospective voters are citizens, a process that was a subject of a federal lawsuit in the weeks leading up to November's election.
In a letter released on Monday, the Justice Department said the state's voter verification program is frequently inaccurate and has a 'discriminatory effect' on minority voters. The decision means Georgia must halt the citizenship checks, although the state can still ask the Justice Department to reconsider, according to the letter and to the Georgia secretary of state's office."
ATLANTA — The Justice Department has rejected Georgia's system of using Social Security numbers and driver's license data to check whether prospective voters are citizens, a process that was a subject of a federal lawsuit in the weeks leading up to November's election.
In a letter released on Monday, the Justice Department said the state's voter verification program is frequently inaccurate and has a 'discriminatory effect' on minority voters. The decision means Georgia must halt the citizenship checks, although the state can still ask the Justice Department to reconsider, according to the letter and to the Georgia secretary of state's office."
Barack Hussein Obama: US "one of the largest Muslim countries in the world" :: Toby Harnden
Barack Hussein Obama: US "one of the largest Muslim countries in the world" :: Toby Harnden:
It is important to note that 'if you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world'.
So says President Barack Obama. Or I should say: Barack Hussein Obama."
It is important to note that 'if you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world'.
So says President Barack Obama. Or I should say: Barack Hussein Obama."
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
The Second Coming of Jimmy Carter
American Thinker: The Second Coming of Jimmy Carter:
Remember the good old days of the Jimmy Carter presidency when the US saw the combination of high inflation and high unemployment? We are sowing the seeds for a return to those days of national malaise."
Remember the good old days of the Jimmy Carter presidency when the US saw the combination of high inflation and high unemployment? We are sowing the seeds for a return to those days of national malaise."
Obama: 'I will not manage Government Motors'
American Thinker Blog: Obama: 'I will not manage Government Motors':
That's pretty good from someone who has already fired a CEO he didn't like, force bondholders of GM debt to take 10 cents on the dollar, and lavishly bestow goodies on his union buddies in the UAW."
That's pretty good from someone who has already fired a CEO he didn't like, force bondholders of GM debt to take 10 cents on the dollar, and lavishly bestow goodies on his union buddies in the UAW."
Monday, June 01, 2009
Obama’s Health Reform Savings Myth - The Foundry
Obama’s Health Reform Savings Myth | The Foundry:
Last week we detailed the absurdity of the Obama administration’s claims that they could control health care costs by ADDING millions of America into government run health care. This Sunday, the New America Foundation’s Maya MacGuineas also attacked Obama’s Health Reform’s Savings Myth:
“Health-care reform is entitlement reform” has become a mantra of the Obama administration. The idea is that Congress can add a massive health-care program this year — covering the uninsured — and use the same measures that pay for the health reform to fix the broader budget problems. If that sounds too good to be true, there’s a reason."
Last week we detailed the absurdity of the Obama administration’s claims that they could control health care costs by ADDING millions of America into government run health care. This Sunday, the New America Foundation’s Maya MacGuineas also attacked Obama’s Health Reform’s Savings Myth:
“Health-care reform is entitlement reform” has become a mantra of the Obama administration. The idea is that Congress can add a massive health-care program this year — covering the uninsured — and use the same measures that pay for the health reform to fix the broader budget problems. If that sounds too good to be true, there’s a reason."
Journalists who don't kiss Obama's feet
American Thinker: Journalists who don't kiss Obama's feet: "
The London newsies of Fleet Street have no respect -- for very much at all, including the Queen, PM Gordon Brown or -- shock! -- not even for His Utterliness Barack Hussein Obama, He Who Must Not Be Laughed At. This lese majeste will no doubt upset the ranks of the American media, which has transformed the fine art of butt-kissing into a veritable mob frenzy at any appearance of the One."
The London newsies of Fleet Street have no respect -- for very much at all, including the Queen, PM Gordon Brown or -- shock! -- not even for His Utterliness Barack Hussein Obama, He Who Must Not Be Laughed At. This lese majeste will no doubt upset the ranks of the American media, which has transformed the fine art of butt-kissing into a veritable mob frenzy at any appearance of the One."
Obama, Reagan, and the Nazi Death Camps
American Thinker: Obama, Reagan, and the Nazi Death Camps:
What do Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama have in common? Visits to a concentration camp to soothe Jewish sensibilities
Next week, after a stop in Cairo to address the Muslim world and another stop in Saudi Arabia to discuss Mideast conflicts with King Abdullah, President Obama will head to France to join in commemorative events in Normandy on the 65th anniversary of D-Day and to Germany for a visit to Buchenwald."
What do Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama have in common? Visits to a concentration camp to soothe Jewish sensibilities
Next week, after a stop in Cairo to address the Muslim world and another stop in Saudi Arabia to discuss Mideast conflicts with King Abdullah, President Obama will head to France to join in commemorative events in Normandy on the 65th anniversary of D-Day and to Germany for a visit to Buchenwald."
OBAMA KEEPS HIS BIG APPLE PLEDGE - New York Post
All I can say is...can you IMAGINE if this was GWB???.....
OBAMA KEEPS HIS BIG APPLE PLEDGE - New York Post:
Two martinis, a swank restaurant, a Broadway show -- President Obama really knows how to treat a First Lady.
'I am taking my wife to New York City because I promised her during the campaign that I would take her to a Broadway show after it was all finished,' the president said yesterday after touching down at JFK for an intimate night on the town."
OBAMA KEEPS HIS BIG APPLE PLEDGE - New York Post:
Two martinis, a swank restaurant, a Broadway show -- President Obama really knows how to treat a First Lady.
'I am taking my wife to New York City because I promised her during the campaign that I would take her to a Broadway show after it was all finished,' the president said yesterday after touching down at JFK for an intimate night on the town."
Sunday, May 31, 2009
American capitalism gone with a whimper - Pravda.Ru
American capitalism gone with a whimper - Pravda.Ru:
It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people."
It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people."
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