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How Waterboarding Breaks You (Thank you President Bush)
Post Date: 2011-05-10 11:30:20 by no gnu taxes
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BILL O'REILLY, HOST: Now for the top story tonight: an inside look at how the coerced interrogation worked in the bin Laden case. As you may know, only three captured terrorists were waterboarded, all Al Qaeda big shots and, again, the information they provided has been vital in defeating the terrorist group. Joining us now from Washington, Marc Thiessen, the former chief speechwriter for President Bush, who had access to the intelligence on this subject that the president had. Now, I want to set this up. The president asked you to write a speech on coerced interrogation. You also use the information to write a book called "Courting Disaster." Is that correct? MARC THIESSEN, ...
Exxon's 2009 Tax Bill: $0.00
Post Date: 2011-05-10 11:19:16 by war
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ExxonMobil paid no U.S. federal income tax in 2009. In fact, it was entitled to a $156 million tax refund. Why? The answer is more boring than you think: It overpaid its 2008 taxes. ExxonMobil was required to bolster its pension plan by $3 billion when the market went down in 2008. According to Alan Jeffers, Exxon’s media relations manager, this overpayment reduced the amount of taxes owed in 2008, but the tax adjustment wasn't made until one year later, which led to an overpayment and the refund in 2009. But what’s more interesting about this story is Exxon’s effective income tax rate. Exxon has over the past couple years paid a U.S. federal income tax that is about 10 ...
Big Oil's Subsidies Need To End
Post Date: 2011-05-10 11:14:13 by war
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The five largest oil companies last week announced first-quarter profits of $32 billion, up 30 percent from the first quarter of 2010. Exxon Mobil Corp. alone reported quarterly earnings of $11 billion, nearly 70 percent higher than a year ago, while BP p.l.c., Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips, and Royal Dutch Shell p.l.c. reaped the remaining $21 billion. At a time when gas prices exceed $4 a gallon, these profits are coming out of ordinary people’s pockets, and not just at the pump. American families are also padding the oil companies’ enormous profits with their tax dollars. In effect, U.S. taxpayers wrote a collective $7 billion bonus check to the oil industry when they filed ...
Obama’s Epic Failure
Post Date: 2011-05-10 10:38:18 by no gnu taxes
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For the tens of thousands of victims of “Osama bin Ladin”, Obama’s so called ‘kill’ provides no closure and only a lingering gut feeling of deception from the U.S. government. As the ‘official story’ keeps changing, this gut feeling is now well founded. This story on Give Us Liberty1776 provides a list of intelligence reasons why the Bin Ladin raid is not credible. From the report: All the purported authenticating drivel trivia released subsequent to the “glorious” raid, such as the heartwarming bin Laden home movies, is nothing but a current application of the adage, “If you cannot dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull ...
Osama bin Laden: ‘Proof that Obama is Lying’
Post Date: 2011-05-10 09:30:24 by no gnu taxes
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I have personally interrogated underage criminal suspects who could lie better than White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. It has been four days since the P.T. Barnum proclamation of the death of Osama bin Laden (OBL). President Obama’s account of the firefight has had zero credibility from the outset and it continues to fray and wear thin as each day passes. First, bin Laden was shooting. Then he wasn’t. Now, no pictures are going to be released. Ridiculous arguments on CNN, by House members stating that releasing photos would inflame and invite retaliation, flatly contradict what I suspect every grunt who ever earned a Combat Infantry Badge would say: “Release the damn ...
The Associated Press Demands to See Proof Osama Bin Laden is Dead: Throws Transparency in Obama's Face
Post Date: 2011-05-10 09:09:33 by no gnu taxes
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The Associated Press wants proof Osama Bin Laden is dead. Last week, AP filed a freedom of information request to gain access to the Osama Bin Laden corpse photos. Interestingly enough, the AP through a campaign promise in Obama's face as they filed the freedom of information request. Obama promised he would be the most transparent president and the AP wants him to live up to that promise. "This information is important for the historical record," said Michael Oreskes, senior managing editor at The Associated Press. "That's our view." The AP isn't even sure they want to publish the Osama death photos. "We're not deciding in advance to publish ...
Termantor terminating marriage w/ dried up old bulimic coke-ho lookalike Kennedy skank
Post Date: 2011-05-10 07:52:05 by Happy Quanzaa
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Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver: behind the split Time apart since he left office as Calif. governor, and their transitioning to new lives cited by observers (CBS News) A Hollywood and political dynasty is ending. Bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, say they are separating after a quarter century of marriage. As CBS News National Correspondent Ben Tracy reported on "The Early Show," they were all smiles as recently as Saturday, when they celebrated the graduation of their nephew. But -- Shriver wasn't wearing her wedding ring. Schwarzeneger, Shriver separating Arnold Schwarzenegger to return to ...
Feds: All kids, legal or not, entitled to school
Post Date: 2011-05-10 02:53:52 by socalv8
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The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to districts around the country Friday, reminding them that all students — legal or not — are entitled to a public education. The letter comes amid reports that schools may be checking the immigration status of students trying to enroll, and reminds districts they are federally prohibited from barring elementary or secondary students on the basis of citizenship status. "Moreover, districts may not request information with the purpose or result of denying access to public schools on the basis of race, color or national origin," said the letter, which was signed by officials from the department's Office of Civil Rights ...
REVERSE: Obama: “We Could Not Say Definitively That Bin Laden Was There”
Post Date: 2011-05-10 00:07:41 by A K A Stone
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The relevant comments are made after the 10 minute mark. John R [Moderator] 8 hours ago Very unprofessional, that is how this administration does anything. There is something very strange about all this. Hide the body, hide the picture, hide Obama's diplomas, hide Obama's school records, hide the birth certificate, hide the Federal Reserve, hide the TARP, hide the QE, hide, hide, hide. Then there are the lies on top of lies and stories about the stories about the lies to hide the hidden. Then there is the blatant covering for BP, the blatant hand over of GM to the unions, the blatant flow of money to FANNY MAE, the blatant hiring of Goldman Sachs execs in the administration, the ...
(Obama's) Navy Authorizes Chaplains to Perform Same-Sex ‘Marriages’ in Naval Chapels
Post Date: 2011-05-09 22:39:02 by Hondo68
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The dome of the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, home to 10 weekly church, wedding and funeral services attended by more than 100,000 people annually. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge) (CNSNews.com) – Anticipating the elimination of the military ban on homosexuality, the Office of the Chief of Navy Chaplains has decided that same-sex couples in the Navy will be able to get married in Navy chapels, and that Navy chaplains will be allowed to perform the ceremonies -- if homosexual marriage is legal in the state where the unions are to be performed. The advisory came in the form of an April 13 memo issued to all chaplains, in which the Chief of ...
California taxpayers pay record amount in benefits to children of illegal aliens
Post Date: 2011-05-09 21:06:02 by CZ82
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California taxpayers pay record amount in benefits to children of illegal aliens By Dave Gibson, January 17th, 2011 10:12 pm ET Immigration Reform Examiner Los Angeles Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has just released data from the Department of Public Social Services which shows that in November 2010, $53 million in welfare benefits ($22 million CalWORKs and $31 million in Food Stamps) were given issued to illegal aliens for their U.S.-born children in Los Angeles County. The record amount is an increase of almost $3 million from November 2009, and represents 22 percent of all CalWORKs and Food Stamp issuances in L.A. county. In 2009, CalWORKs and Food Stamp benefits given to illegal ...
Poll Reveals Most Mistrust Bin Laden Assassination Story (90% say Obama is lying)
Post Date: 2011-05-09 18:10:24 by Hondo68
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Our non-scientific poll on the unverified assassination of Osama bin Laden received nearly 40,000 responses. 90 percent of respondents do not believe the U.S. killed the Saudi in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, about 60 kilometers north of Islamabad. Only 10 percent believe the official story that 24 U.S. Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group under the command of the the Joint Special Operations Command and the CIA killed Bin Laden. The official story soon came under suspicion primarily due to the fact the government changed the story a number of times. Following the reported raid, John Brennan, the White House counterterrorism chief, said that a woman killed was ...
What's long and blunt and full of see-men?
Post Date: 2011-05-09 16:53:23 by no gnu taxes
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Answer: What's going to be served up these skanks on a regular basis. ----- Conn. base welcomes 1st women for sub training The U.S. Navy base in Groton, Conn., is welcoming the first class of female officers selected for assignment to submarines. Eight women were reporting Monday for an initial training course at Naval Submarine Base New London. The graduates will be the first women to serve on submarines since the Navy repealed a ban. The Navy announced last year that it was lifting the ban. Women had been barred on the theory that the close quarters and long deployments were unsuitable for a coed crew. The women arriving in Groton are among 18 selected for training and ...
Calif. teachers begin week of budget protests [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-05-09 15:04:56 by socalv8
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Dozens of California teachers rallied Monday in downtown San Francisco, launching a week of statewide protests over the threat of deep budget cuts to public education. The demonstrations and teach-ins were planned as schools face the prospect of mass layoffs, program cuts and shorter school years. The protests will culminate Friday with a sit-in at the state Capitol. "We're here to make a statement," said Dennis Kelly, president of United Educators of San Francisco, which represents more than 6,000 employees of the San Francisco Unified School District. Kelly was among about 100 school personnel who gathered at 5:30 a.m. and marched to school ...
Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Post Date: 2011-05-09 14:54:12 by go65
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Overall, 51% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. That’s the highest level of overall approval for the president in four months. Forty-eight percent (48%) now disapprove. ------ Poster comment: That's Obama's best result in Rasmussen polling since July of 2009. Click for Full Text!
10 Reasons Why I Won’t Support Barack Obama’s Re-Election
Post Date: 2011-05-09 14:43:43 by no gnu taxes
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It comes as no shock to many of you that I unfortunately will not be endorsing Barack Obama’s re-election. Although I hear in the media that since Barack Obama has killed Osama, that he’s a shoe in for a second term. I have a number of reasons why I simply can not bring myself to support a second term. So many in fact, that this may be the single most difficult article that I have ever had to write. I have to whittle it down to ten reasons? This could require another post titled reasons 11 -20 why I won’t support Barack Obama’s Re-election, because I know there’s going to be a lot of things I leave off. Let’s start with something that I am sick and tired of ...
Analyst: Aggregate debt drove economic damage in Great Recesssion
Post Date: 2011-05-09 14:24:26 by no gnu taxes
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In response to the Great Recession, the US government has gone on a spending spree in the hope of using Keynesian stimulus to restart the economy. However, according to a new analysis by Dr. Polina Vlasenko at the American Institute for Economic Research, that approach may make us even more vulnerable to future recessions. The amount of economic damage done to Western economies by the downturn directly relates to the aggregate debt in each economy as a percentage of GDP, she argues — and Japan and the Eurozone paid a steep price for their public and private debt. From the extract: In comparing the experience of the United States, Canada, Japan, and the Eurozone of 16 countries, two ...
“Shooting an unarmed man in the face is consistent with American values.” — Tom Donilon, President Obama’s National Security Advisor. [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-05-09 14:09:19 by no gnu taxes
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On Sunday on Chris Wallace of Fox News asked National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; “Why is shooting an unarmed man in the face legal and proper while enhanced interrogation, including waterboarding of a detainee under very strict conditions controls an limits, why is that over the line?” (You can see the question and Donilon’s reply beginning at 05:45 into the video clip) To paraphrase Donilon’s reply: Shooting of an unarmed man at the a time of war is consistent with our values while enhanced integration is not. (Note Donilon’s consistent eye blinking as he attempts to spin the admiration’s position of enhanced integration). When has shooting an unarmed ...
Obama’s failure with Osama Bin Laden
Post Date: 2011-05-09 13:45:29 by no gnu taxes
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Obama’s indecisiveness is being protected and laundered by his handlers and propagandists to a degree that is astonishing. See this article-White House Insider: Obama Hesitated – Panetta Issued Order to Kill Osama Bin Laden. “What Valerie Jarrett, and the president, did not know is that Leon Panetta had already initiated a program that reported to him –and only him, involving a covert on the ground attack against the compound.” And this: Good Grief. Obama Took 16 HOURS to Make Up His Mind to Get Osama Bin Laden It is completely believable, and scary that Obama would go through so much hand-wringing (thanks to Valerie Jarrett’s whispering in his ear about how ...
President Bush Aimed the Gun That Killed bin Laden
Post Date: 2011-05-09 13:34:00 by no gnu taxes
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Nobel "Peace"Assassination Prize "winner" Blamebush Hubristic Øbamegalomaniac inherited™ the information President George W. Bush extracted from waterboarding 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed which led to our top SEALs finding Oscuma bit Dustnow. Had President Bush heeded the advice vicious attacks of the gutless ONEder and future golfer-in-chief Bozock Øbassassin, Oroastin' in Hellnow would still be stealing the oxygen that far, far better life forms — starting with turdworms — deserve infinitely more. To capture assassinate Bin Laden, the Americans needed to know who his trusted couriers were. In 2004 [i.e., during President ...
Tight Race for Congress Prompts Visit by Boehner (Safe seat not so safe anymore)
Post Date: 2011-05-09 12:16:05 by Ferret Mike
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John A. Boehner, the House speaker, plans to visit upstate New York on Monday to support the struggling campaign of a Republican candidate who is running for a vacant seat in Congress. Mr. Boehner’s appearance underscores the national stake in the race, and reflects the changing fortunes of the candidate, Jane L. Corwin, a popular state lawmaker who experts in both parties had once thought would win handily in the 26th Congressional District, which is heavily Republican. In recent weeks, Ms. Corwin has watched her advantage in the race all but disappear as her Democratic rival, Kathy Hochul, seized upon public uneasiness over the House Republicans’ plan to overhaul Medicare, ...
$2B for rail projects, speed upgrades announced [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-05-09 11:56:26 by go65
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NEW YORK — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced nearly $800 million in projects improve rail service in the crowded Northeast. The announcement Monday at Penn Station is part of a $2 billion award going to rail projects in 15 states nationwide. It was money originally awarded to Florida but rescinded after the governor canceled rail plans there. The Northeast's share will be used to upgrade train speeds from 135 mph to 160 mph on critical segments. He says the money will indirectly improve service on other commuter lines by making shared electrical lines and other infrastructure more reliable. LaHood notes the Transportation Department received nearly 100 ...
Seve Ballesteros, Dashing Golf Champion, Dies at 54
Post Date: 2011-05-09 11:10:25 by no gnu taxes
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Seve Ballesteros, the charismatic Spanish golfer who won the Masters twice and the British Open three times and helped propel Europe’s rise in the Ryder Cup competition with the United States, died early Saturday at his home in northern Spain, where his struggle with brain cancer had gained wide attention in the sports world. He was 54. Ballesteros had surgery for a cancerous brain tumor in October 2008 and had been cared for at his home in the coastal town of Pedreña, where he died early Saturday morning, his family said in a statement on his Web site. Ballesteros was only 19 and virtually unknown when he was thrust into the golf spotlight in July 1976. He was on the final ...
Obama’s Only Success Vindicates Bush-Cheney Policies
Post Date: 2011-05-09 11:03:56 by no gnu taxes
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Three Controversial Bush Policies Help Take Down bin Laden
Post Date: 2011-05-09 11:00:42 by no gnu taxes
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Seeking to score cheap political points, some on the left have bragged that Obama did the job Bush was unable to do. This is an unfair, unseemly, and inaccurate attack. In the narrowest sense, yes, the mission was undeniably carried out on Obama’s watch, but evidence continues to mount that it could not have occurred without crucial intelligence gleaned through policies enacted by the Bush administration after September 11, 2001. Specifically, Osama bin Laden was found because the United States military exploited actionable intelligence extracted by subjecting terrorists to enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs) in secret CIA prisons, by questioning enemy combatants at Guantanamo ...
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