January 8, 2009
The Big Cheese hath spoken: “Obama had spoken to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday on the need to find a quick solution to defuse the dispute, according to Democratic officials. Reid was told by Obama that if Burris had the legal standing to be seated - despite controversy surroundin...
go to article »December 19, 2008
Despite Obama a) having nothing to do with Blagojevich’s crimes, b) making a call which led to his downfall, c) now demanding his resignation and d) being called a “mother******” by Balgojevich. On tape. You know, little things like that. Bob Cesca spells out what’s going on ...
go to article »December 14, 2008
First, the good news hailed by President Bush. AP reports Bush has focused on a 25 percent drop in overall drug use among youths since 2001, when he took office.The bad? Bloomberg reports that a 2008 survey found that at least one in eight high school seniors reported abusing prescription painkill...
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Much as I hate using the expression “believing in global warming” - like it’s akin to believing in fairies, or something. Perhaps “who believes that global warming is man-made” is a better way of putting it. Anyway: the man hotly tipped to be named the new American ener...
go to article »December 9, 2008
MPACUK, a British Muslim “empowerment system” according to its web site, says that it will no longer apologize for the acts of Islamic terrorists. This video, MPACUK says, explains why Muslims have turned to violence against their “executioners”: Quite a lot of build ...
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He talked mostly about the economy, of course, and it was all as eminently sensible and intelligent as ever. You can watch the interview in multiple parts on MSNBC.com - but here was the opening segment: Barack also used Meet The Press to announce his announcement (as it were) of Eric Shinseki as V...
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…and ever so slightly creepy. Have a good weekend, folks: (Tip of the hat to Bob Cesca.) ...
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This week: job losses, lightbulbs and crumbling schools: Click here to view the embedded video. ...
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Obama used his weekly address to lay out the basics of a massive public works program which will seek to bolster the economy and simultaneously fix aging infrastructure: Click here to view the embedded video. Throughout the campaign Obama has discussed the need for renovating infrastructure and the ...
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Ay if only life would imitate art/activism and we could really boot those who terrorize and break human rights laws and the laws of simple humanity. The creative and bold move by FIRE is an example of ways people can defend their right to exist and confront those that strive to keep power. From Ne...
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