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Is Obama really just a broken record?
Post Date: 2012-01-25 07:04:35 by A K A Stone
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Obama 2010: "It's time for colleges and universities to get serious about cutting their own costs. Obama 2012: "Colleges and universities have to do their part by working to keep costs down." *** Obama 2010: "And we should continue the work by fixing our broken immigration system." Obama 2011: "I strongly believe that we should take on, once and for all, the issue of illegal immigration." Obama 2012: "I believe as strongly as ever that we should take on illegal immigration." *** Obama 2010: "We face a deficit of trust." Obama 2012: "I've talked tonight about the deficit of trust . . ." *** Obama 2010: ...
Under Obama, Price of Gas Has Jumped 83 Percent, Ground Beef 24 Percent, Bacon 22 Percent
Post Date: 2012-01-25 07:00:19 by A K A Stone
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CNSNews.com) – So far, during the presidency of Barack Obama, the price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 83 percent, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. During the same period, the price of ground beef has gone up 24 percent and price of bacon has gone up 22 percent. When Obama entered the White House in January 2009, the city average price for one gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $1.79, according to the BLS. (The figures are in nominal dollars: not adjusted for inflation.) Five months later in June, unleaded gasoline was $2.26 per gallon, an increase of 26 percent. By December 2011, the price of regular unleaded gas per gallon was $3.28, an 83 percent ...
Mainstream Media is Harmful if Swallowed, Paychecks, Perception, Propaganda & Power
Post Date: 2012-01-24 17:20:48 by Capitalist Eric
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!” - Upton Sinclair I began to write this article in early December. I had just written an article that attempted to scrutinize how the American public could stand idly by while heavily armed mercenary thugs viciously crushed the Occupy encampments across the country in a Department of Homeland Security coordinated attack at the behest of the ruling oligarchy. Comfortably Numb made a case that the political and economic systems of the United States have been captured by a few evil men and they use their wealth and power to control the message hammered into the psyches ...
Newt Gingrich Decries 'Ghetto' Nature of Bilingual Education
Post Date: 2012-01-24 11:21:44 by go65
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich equated bilingual education Saturday with "the language of living in a ghetto" and mocked requirements that ballots be printed in multiple languages. "The government should quit mandating that various documents be printed in any one of 700 languages depending on who randomly shows up" to vote, said Gingrich, who is considering seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. He made the comments in a speech to the National Federation of Republican Women. "The American people believe English should be the official language of the government. ... We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn ...
Newt: I supported Rockefeller, Newt: I supported Goldwater [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2012-01-24 07:23:59 by A K A Stone
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Newt says he supported Rockefeller in the past. Now he says he supported Goldwater. Here watch and you decide which Newt is telling the truth.
Judge Orders Defendant to Decrypt Laptop
Post Date: 2012-01-24 00:35:04 by A K A Stone
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A judge on Monday ordered a Colorado woman to decrypt her laptop computer so prosecutors can use the files against her in a criminal case. The defendant, accused of bank fraud, had unsuccessfully argued that being forced to do so violates the Fifth Amendment’s protection against compelled self-incrimination. “I conclude that the Fifth Amendment is not implicated by requiring production of the unencrypted contents of the Toshiba Satellite M305 laptop computer,” Colorado U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn ruled Monday. (.pdf) The authorities seized the laptop from defendant Ramona Fricosu in 2010 with a court warrant while investigating financial fraud. The case is being ...
Obama Celebrates Roe vs. Wade Decision, 54 Million Abortions
Post Date: 2012-01-23 17:15:48 by CZ82
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Obama Celebrates Roe vs. Wade Decision, 54 Million Abortions by Steven Ertelt President Barack Obama, today, release a statement celebrating the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that allowed for 54 million abortions. The decision, handed down on January 22, 1973, overturned pro-life laws offering protection for unborn children in most states across the country, and made abortions legal and virtually unlimited. The statement Obama released says: As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom, but also affirms a broader principle: that government should not intrude on ...
The TSA: Brazenly Strip-Searching and Just as Brazenly Lying About It
Post Date: 2012-01-23 13:35:43 by Capitalist Eric
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As usual when musing about a particular sample of the TSA’s evil, it’s tough to decide which detail most infuriates. The Case of the Strip-Searched Seniors offers a perfect example. What angers you most: the TSA’s shaming frail, elderly invalids by compelling them to disrobe for a governmental goon’s inspection; its lying about these atrocities; or its "apology" that continues smearing the grannies as prevaricators? You remember Lenore Zimmerman. She’s the 85-year-old resident of Long Island, NY, the TSA strip-searched at JFK International Airport before her flight to Florida in November. Only Our Rulers could have mistaken this lady for a recruit to Al ...
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Arguments Demanding Kagan’s Recusal From Health Care Case
Post Date: 2012-01-23 12:42:44 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t hear arguments from a conservative watchdog group that wants Justice Elena Kagan disqualified from deciding the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s national health care overhaul. Freedom Watch asked the high court for time to demand Kagan’s recusal or disqualification during arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The law is aimed at extending health insurance coverage to more than 30 million previously uninsured people and would, by 2019, leave just 5 percent of the population uninsured, compared with about 17 percent today, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Justices, who will be hearing ...
Jewish Paper's Column Catches Secret Service's Eye
Post Date: 2012-01-22 18:28:42 by Brian S
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Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The U.S. Secret Service is looking into a controversial column by an Atlanta Jewish newspaper publisher that mulled the assassination of an American president. Andrew Adler, owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, wrote a January 13 column about the threat of Iran to Israel. He posed three options for the Jewish state to counter the Iranian regime. One of them called for a "hit on a president in order to preserve Israel's existence." "Give the go-ahead for U.S. based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place and forcefully dictate that the United ...
The Ron Paul “Tampa Strategy”
Post Date: 2012-01-22 13:38:22 by A K A Stone
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The Republican party may be for a rude awakening during their national convention in Tampa when delegates, of whom were pledged to other candidates, stand up and vote for Ron Paul. This is the crux of the whispered “Tampa Strategy” being run by the Paul campaign. Some in the media and on the Internet have begun to take notice. On January 19th, Erik Erikson of RedState.com noted: “Several people who have been successful in getting themselves known as very probably Mitt Romney delegates for the Republican National Convention are... long time staunch Ron Paul supporters.” During the Iowa caucus, many media outlets noted that after the voting was complete, the Ron Paul ...
Former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Reportedly Near Death
Post Date: 2012-01-21 21:29:39 by A K A Stone
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A Paterno family spokesman says the former Penn State football coach has not passed away despite multiple reports indicating that Joe Paterno died from lung cancer Saturday night. Joe Paterno has been in the hospital since Jan. 13 for observation for what his family had called minor complications from his cancer treatments. Not long before that, he conducted his only interview since losing his job, with The Washington Post. Paterno was described as frail then and wearing a wig. The second half of the two-day interview was conducted by his bedside. The Citizens’ Voice reports that the 85-year-old is near death. The final days of Paterno’s Penn State career were easily the ...
South Carolina Primary: 2012 Primary Process
Post Date: 2012-01-21 20:42:46 by buckeroo
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For reference: 2012 Primary Process Delegate Allocation: Like the other states holding primaries before February, South Carolina will lose half of its delegates under Republican National Committee rules. Eleven at-large delegates are awarded to the candidate with the most votes statewide, with another 14 delegates awarded based to the winners in each of the state's seven congressional districts. (A previous version of this page said that all 25 delegates would be awarded to the statewide winner.) Eligibility: Individuals can register to vote in the primary until Dec. 22, 2011, and the primary is open to all registered voters. The have nothing else to-do Democrats in South Carolina ...
Paul looks past South Carolina to caucus states
Post Date: 2012-01-21 11:26:01 by buckeroo
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is already looking past the South Carolina primary with plans to make the most of a few states that could be more receptive to his libertarian, Internet-driven message. Paul campaigned across seven South Carolina cities the day before Saturday's first-in-the-South primary, flying to a series of rallies in airports to tell voters he hopes his support for limited government and greater personal freedom will resonate in their state. "We want a free society and a prosperous society, and we are on the verge of a victory for those issues today," Paul said in Greenville. His campaign announced that it had purchased ...
In traditional Democratic stronghold Harlem, barrage of protesters greets Obama
Post Date: 2012-01-21 08:59:28 by CZ82
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In traditional Democratic stronghold Harlem, barrage of protesters greets Obama The majority of those who turned out for a glimpse of the president outside the Apollo were there to protest his policies, not cheer him. By Shayna Orens, Published January 20, 2012 David Brann / Staff Photographer Barack Obama, CC ’83, became the first sitting president to visit Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater Thursday night. But in his second visit to Harlem since taking office, Obama was met by fierce protests. The fundraising event was closed to press, but 125th Street was overflowing with supporters of the Occupy movement, members of political action committees, and local residents hoping ...
Andrew Adler, 'Atlanta Jewish Times' Publisher, Apologizes For Obama Assassination Comments
Post Date: 2012-01-20 22:44:21 by war
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Andrew Adler, the owner of local publication the Atlanta Jewish Times, has apologized after suggesting that assassinating President Barack Obama is an option that should be considered by the Israeli government. As reported by Gawker, Adler's article, written earlier this month, describes the urgency in protecting the Israeli people from threats such as Hamas and Hezbollah and argues that there are essentially only three options available: attack Hamas, beat back Hezbollah, or assassinate Obama. From Adler's column, which is not available online, but which Gawker uploaded to the web: Yes, you read "three" correctly. Order a hit on a president in order to preserve ...
Dems propose 'Reasonable Profits Board' to regulate oil company profits
Post Date: 2012-01-20 19:20:36 by Wood_Chopper
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Dems propose 'Reasonable Profits Board' to regulate oil company profits By Pete Kasperowicz - 01/19/12 10:20 AM ET Six House Democrats, led by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), want to set up a "Reasonable Profits Board" to control gas profits. The Democrats, worried about higher gas prices, want to set up a board that would apply a "windfall profit tax" as high as 100 percent on the sale of oil and gas, according to their legislation. The bill provides no specific guidance for how the board would determine what constitutes a reasonable profit. The Gas Price Spike Act, H.R. 3784, would apply a windfall tax on the sale of oil and gas that ranges from 50 percent to ...
Larry Sinclair - White House First Lady
Post Date: 2012-01-20 11:14:44 by Happy Quanzaa
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Larry Sinclair - White House First Lady
Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright Public Domain Works
Post Date: 2012-01-18 22:21:18 by A K A Stone
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Congress may take books, musical compositions and other works out of the public domain, where they can be freely used and adapted, and grant them copyright status again, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. In a 6-2 ruling, the court said that, just because material enters the public domain, it is not “territory that works may never exit.” (.pdf) The top court was ruling on a petition by a group of orchestra conductors, educators, performers, publishers and film archivists who urged the justices to reverse an appellate court that ruled against the group, which has relied on artistic works in the public domain for their livelihoods. They claimed that re-copyrighting public works ...
CIVIL WAR AT ABCNEWS; NETWORK HOLDS BOMBSHELL CAMPAIGN INTERVIEW
Post Date: 2012-01-18 18:45:07 by A K A Stone
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CIVIL WAR AT ABCNEWS; NETWORK HOLDS BOMBSHELL CAMPAIGN INTERVIEW
'Occupy AIPAC' Preparing Large Counter-Protest To Policy Convention
Post Date: 2012-01-18 13:39:25 by Brian S
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Following a successful protest in 2011 titled ‘Move Over AIPAC,’ over 100 groups across the country are preparing to launch another protest against the Israeli lobbying organization in March in a plan to capitalize on the momentum of the ‘Occupy’ movement across the United States. scenes from last year’s ‘Move Over AIPAC’ event which drew hundreds of demonstrators from various backgrounds against the Pro-Israel lobby’s annual policy conference. Many activists believe AIPAC has too strong of an influence on U.S. policy against the country’s best interests Groups from across the political and religious spectrum are expected to meet in Washington, ...
Sen. Rand Paul Refunds $500,000 of His Budget to U.S. Treasury
Post Date: 2012-01-17 22:54:18 by A K A Stone
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In a political culture based largely on hollow promises, it’s nice to know that there are some in Washington determined to follow through on their commitments. On January 12 U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who was elected in 2010 on his promise to do his part to reduce federal spending by shrinking big government, announced that his Senate office would return a whopping $500,000 to the U.S. Treasury — federal funds left over from his official operating budget. The money represents around 16 percent of Paul’s Senate office’s official budget. “I ran to stop the reckless spending,” said Paul at a press conference announcing the return. “And I ran to end the ...
Why Gasoline Will Be $1.00 a Gallon in 2012
Post Date: 2012-01-17 20:15:11 by CZ82
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Why Gasoline Will Be $1.00 a Gallon in 2012 By Eric Peters I was researching some “Now vs. Then” costs for a story I did recently on car prices when I stumbled onto something interesting – and revealing. And so, worth sharing. Find an inflation calculator; for example the federal government’s Bureau of Labor statistics CPI (Consumer Price Index) calculator (click here). Select 1980 as your starting year. Enter $1.25 – about what a gallon of gas cost in 1980. Select 2011 – the most recent year the calculator allows. Click “calculate” and prepare for a surprise – one that will also provide a heretical insight into the nature of our economy as ...
Ron Paul gets boos from South Carolina debate audience; can he reclaim momentum?
Post Date: 2012-01-17 17:26:11 by buckeroo
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Ron Paul has endeared himself to many by refusing to back down from policy ideas that fall far from the GOP mainstream consensus. In Monday night’s debate, some of those views earned him boos from the audience. As AP reported:
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul says he will make deep cuts to the military budget even though many voters in South Carolina and elsewhere are employed by the military.
The Texas congressman was grilled Monday on his position on military spending during a nationally televised presidential debate. He has called for closing bases overseas and reducing spending on what he calls the military industrial complex.
Paul said he wants to protect military ...
Gingrich On Obama: "I Don't Want To Bloody His Nose, I Want To Knock Him Out"
Post Date: 2012-01-17 16:39:29 by A K A Stone
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Question at town hall: "What I've been looking for in my candidate is fire in the belly. We’ve got to bloody Obama’s nose. You've mentioned challenging him to seven, three-hour debates. He has this armor of media surrounding him. If he doesn’t agree to that, how do you plan to aggressively take the gloves off and go after him?" Newt Gingrich: "Let me say first of all, I don’t want to argue with you about the analogy. I don't want to bloody his nose, I want to knock him out."
Poster Comment:Come on Newt. You can bloody his nose then knock him out.
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