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First Lard Arse Manchelle Obama's Barbecue Hypocrisy
Post Date: 2011-02-08 17:56:01 by Happy Quanzaa
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Michelle Obama's Barbecue Hypocrisy The first rule of political pandering: Know what you're talking about. The classic example: In 2004, Sen. John Kerry, trying to bolster his regular guy image, spoke of Green Bay's hallowed ";Lambert Field." It's Lambeau Field. Ten dork points for Kerry. This week, Michelle Obama walked into a culinary version of the Lambert gaffe. In an e-mail congratulating Charlotte, N.C., on being named host city for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Obama mentioned that Charlotte has "great barbecue." As someone who grew up an hour from Charlotte, I can tell you that few natives would say that. Nobody travels to Charlotte ...
Olbermann turns down McDonalds French Fry Chef offer, takes Goron TV drive-thru clerk gig
Post Date: 2011-02-08 17:50:03 by Happy Quanzaa
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Olbermann announces next move (CNN) - Keith Olbermann will be hosting a primetime show on Current TV – the network backed in part by Al Gore, the former MSNBC host announced Tuesday. Olbermann abruptly departed MSNBC two weeks ago. He will begin his show "later in 2011," according to a statement from Current TV. Full statement: NEW YORK – February 8, 2011 – Keith Olbermann, the acclaimed broadcaster and writer whose verbal pyrotechnics and moral passion have outraged, informed, and dazzled viewers of "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" for the past eight years, is bringing his slashing wit, analytical eye, and distinctive commentary to Current Media, the ...
Yellowstone National Park: A Look At One Of The World's Greatest Natural Wonders (VIDEO/PHOTO)
Post Date: 2011-02-08 16:36:03 by go65
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Once hailed as 'America's best idea', Yellowstone was the world's first national park. Changing the way we interact with nature, the Pulitzer prize-winning author Wallace Stegner put it best when he said national parks "reflect us at our best, not our worst". In the gigantic 3.5 million square miles of land, Yellowstone is host to a large number of interesting animal species, including bison, cougars, lynx, bobcats and coyotes. The whole park actually sits on a caldera, often referred to as a 'supervolcano', and has at its heart the same conditions that brought about the start of life on Earth. This means it holds one of the world's natural ...
More bad news: First Patrick Ewing look-alike claims Dear Leader quit smoking (cigarettes)
Post Date: 2011-02-08 14:37:51 by Happy Quanzaa
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First lady says President Obama has quit smoking, gave up the habit nearly a year ago WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama says the president has quit smoking. The first lady says her husband has not smoked in almost a year. She said it is a personal challenge for him and she is very proud. Michelle Obama made the comments in an interview with reporters at the White House on Tuesday. She said the president has always wanted to quit. The president himself has discussed his struggles with nicotine addiction, acknowledging in June 2009 that he still sneaked the occasional puff. The White House last addressed the topic in December, when Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said he hadn't ...
Under Obama Taxes Reach Lowest Level Since Truman
Post Date: 2011-02-08 12:04:10 by go65
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We’re overtaxed right? Especially under that confiscatory socialist Barack Hussein Obama, who the Wall Street Journal called “a determined man of the left whose goal is to redistribute much larger levels of income across society.” Umm … not so much. This from the AP: Taxes too high? Actually, as a share of the nation's economy, Uncle Sam's take this year will be the lowest since 1950, when the Korean War was just getting under way. And for the third straight year, American families and businesses will pay less in federal taxes than they did under former President George W. Bush, thanks to a weak economy and a growing number of tax breaks for the wealthy and ...
`Mini-Revolt' Confronts Republicans as U.S. Lawmakers Ready Spending Cuts
Post Date: 2011-02-08 11:23:20 by Brian S
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By Catherine Dodge Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- As House Republicans parry Democratic criticism that they’ve gone too far with proposed spending cuts, they still confront a battle within their own ranks over whether the cuts go far enough. A faction of House Republicans plans to continue pushing for bigger budget savings than party leaders recommended last week, reductions Democrats argue would harm the U.S. economic recovery. Republicans won control of the House in November on promises to slash government spending by $100 billion this year. Leaders backed off that pledge, offering a plan they will take up next week that trims 2011 spending by $35 billion, in part because the fiscal year ...
All Ambassadors Called Back to Washington!
Post Date: 2011-02-08 08:10:02 by A K A Stone
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In an unprecedented move, apparently one that has never happened before, nearly all U.S. Ambassadors to all nations have been called back to Washington for a summit conference this week. politico.com reports, "Ambassadors from almost all 260 U.S. embassies, consulates and other posts in more than 180 countries are expected to convene at the State Department for what’s being billed as the first meeting of its kind." huffingtonpost.com, "Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is convening an unprecedented mass meeting of U.S. ambassadors." from the U.S. State Department website (press release, 1-Feb), "Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton convened the ...
Stupid-Bowl half time show
Post Date: 2011-02-08 04:21:35 by Wood_Chopper
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The only part of the half-time show that was "Super-Bowl quality" was Slash's impeccable guitar playing, if you could manage to tune out the blond bimbo's wallering over some of it.
Anonymous Hacks Security Firm Investigating It; Releases E-mail
Post Date: 2011-02-07 21:57:56 by A K A Stone
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A U.S. security firm that claimed to have uncovered the real identity of Anonymous members responsible for a recent spate of web site attacks became a victim of Anonymous itself, when members of the online vigilante group breached the company’s network and stole more than 60,000 internal e-mails. The group posted the e-mail spool Sunday on the Pirate Bay torrent site for anyone to download and sift through. HBGary Federal, which does classified work for the U.S. federal government among other security work, claimed it had been working with the FBI to unmask hackers behind recent denial-of-service attacks against PayPal, Visa, MasterCard and Amazon. Members of Anonymous — a ...
Obama Admin Lobbying Honduras To Allow Zelaya Back In? Are You Kidding?
Post Date: 2011-02-07 21:26:32 by no gnu taxes
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On the last day of December last year, Manuel “Mel” Zelaya, the deposed Honduran president and self-described victim of high-frequency radiation attacks by Israeli mercenaries, vowed to the press that he would return to Honduras. Few outside of Honduras have paid much attention to Zelaya’s MacArthur-esque prediction, but it has become apparent there is more behind his declaration than his usual hyperbole and bombastic absurdities. Behind the scenes in the Obama administration there appears to be a concerted effort to pressure the democratically elected government of President Porfirio Lobo to dismiss charges of misappropriation of government funds and falsifying documents ...
Pol Hits Warpath Over Plans: Wants to Block Redevelopment of Vets Facility
Post Date: 2011-02-07 19:27:06 by Murron
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Pol Hits Warpath Over Plans: Wants to Block Redevelopment of Vets Facility BY Nicholas Hirshon STEAMED over plans to redevelop a veterans facility in St. Albans, a Queens congressman is threatening to block them unless "very standoffish" federal officials heed calls for a full-service hospital. Rep. Gregory Meeks told the Daily News that he made a pact with City Council members to deny potential zoning changes linked to the proposal for nonveterans housing. "That's our ace in the hole," said Meeks (D-Queens). "They think they can move forward not being responsive to us? We're going to fight it every step of the way." A developer picked by the ...
FCC: Presidential Emergency Alerts To Be Tested
Post Date: 2011-02-07 18:44:14 by Brian S
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Everybody has heard the national Emergency Alert System (EAS). Those familiar "duck calls" that reassure listeners "THIS is a test...this is ONLY a test..." The FCC is planning an upgrade to the tests by including presidential announcements in the system. Lisa Fowlkes, deputy chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the FCC, explained to the Federal Drive the Presidential Alert isn't new. "The primary goal is to provide the President with a mechanism to communicate with the American public during times of national emergency," said Fowlkes. The change, she said, is that prior to last week's order there was no rule in place to call ...
Mayor Pushing Police To Live In Detroit: Detroit Mayor to Offer Homes for $1000
Post Date: 2011-02-07 18:35:14 by Murron
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Mayor Pushing Police To Live In Detroit: Detroit Mayor to Offer Homes for $1000 DETROIT (WWJ) - These brave women and men already work in the city of Detroit — and now, Mayor Dave Bing wants police officers to live in the city as well. Bing has been vocal about his desire to get police officers to move back into the city, and now he’s taking action by announcing a new incentive plan to get them to live where they work. Currently, 53 percent of Detroit Police officers commute to work from the suburbs, and Bing says the number is even higher for firefighters. As part of a pilot program called “Project 1483; Detroit cops and firefighters who live in the suburbs will be ...
Air Force Legal Office: All Of Our Members’ Families Can Be Prosecuted For Reading WikiLeaks
Post Date: 2011-02-07 18:03:35 by Brian S
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Almost anyone in the United States, and especially soldiers or the families of US Air Force members, could be under the threat of prosecution by the military, according to a recent "guidance" document issued by the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) public affairs office. The advisory took on new significance Monday as Julian Assange, founder of the secrets peddling website, was in a British court to argue against his extradition to Sweden, where he was wanted for questioning in relation to allegations of sexual assault and impropriety. "Classified information does not automatically become declassified as a result of unauthorized disclosure, and accessing the WikiLeaks site ...
Why can't the Republicans be Like Honduras?
Post Date: 2011-02-07 16:27:37 by no gnu taxes
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Remember a year and a half ago when Zelaya and his cronies were trying to steal a Honduran election, and the legitimate Honduran government said, "no fucking way." ( probably "jode te, jodamente pendejos" or something like that). And our Kenyan usurper and the rest of the socialized world said, "you better back down." And Honduras just said, "Suck my dick." And that little Country dared anyone to fuck with it and nobody could. Why can't the GOP be like this? Those guys are worthless pussies if you just stand up to them.
Ashley’s Tragic Story: A Heartbreaking Example Of How The Economic Collapse Of America Is Destroying Lives [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-02-07 15:03:55 by Capitalist Eric
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What you are about to read is perhaps the most heartbreaking story that I have ever come across. It is so tragic that I am not even quite sure how to introduce it. Some time ago, a reader named Ashley sent me an email that described the nightmare that she has been living through over the past year. Ashley's email was very different from the vast majority of emails I usually receive, and I wrote her back right away and asked her some questions. One of the most important questions I asked was whether or not she really wanted me to share her story with the public. Privacy is such a precious thing, and I wanted her to understand that if I shared her story that thousands upon thousands of ...
Emergency Dear Leader announcement system being tested
Post Date: 2011-02-07 13:10:22 by Happy Quanzaa
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FCC: Presidential emergency alerts to be tested February 7, 2011 - 9:17amLisa Fowlkes, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC Click below to hear the interviewDownload mp3 Everybody has heard the national Emergency Alert System (EAS). Those familiar "duck calls" that reassure listeners "THIS is a test...this is ONLY a test..." The FCC is planning an upgrade to the tests by including presidential announcements in the system. Lisa Fowlkes, deputy chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the FCC, explained to the Federal Drive the Presidential Alert isn't new. "The primary goal is to provide the President with a ...
Dems Conceding Bush Was Right on Middle East Read more on Newsmax.com: Dems Conceding Bush Was Right on Middle East
Post Date: 2011-02-07 13:03:46 by no gnu taxes
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Egypt’s perilous standoff over democratic reforms has put the Obama administration on the defensive, with no clear end in sight to a stalemate that has exposed the White House to fire from all sides of the political spectrum. Some analysts have given President Barack Obama credit for managing a complicated, volatile crisis as well as anyone could reasonably expect. bush,right,on,middle,east,obama,carter,freedom,agendaBut many other foreign-policy experts, worried about the historic wave of unrest now spreading across the Middle East, are reconsidering George W. Bush’s pro-democracy “freedom agenda,” which the Obama foreign policy team largely rejected as too ...
Sarah PalinTM Having Trouble With Registration
Post Date: 2011-02-07 11:43:43 by go65
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Patent PendingI suppose it should not be surprising that Sarah Palin has filed an application to register her name as a trademark. But having learned that, it is not at all surprising that the application was rejected because she forgot to sign it. According to the Los Angeles Times, Palin filed an application last November seeking to register "Sarah Palin" as a trademark for use in particular types of commerce. (You can have a trademark without registering, but registering provides certain legal benefits.) Specifically, she claimed to be using the mark in connection with "Information about political elections; Providing a website featuring information about political ...
Obama To Cut Services To Poor Urban Americans, Budget Director Notes
Post Date: 2011-02-07 11:10:59 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON – The White House budget director offered clues on Sunday to some cuts that President Barack Obama will offer in his fiscal 2012 budget proposal to answer Republican demands for deep spending reductions. Obama is under strong pressure to cut spending and the U.S. budget deficit after Republicans routed Democrats in last November's congressional elections by pressing for spending cuts. White House Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob "Jack" Lew wrote in an opinion article for The New York Times that Obama is willing to cut financing in half, saving $350 million, for community service block grants that cities and towns that allocate to grassroots ...
The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America
Post Date: 2011-02-07 10:02:34 by Godwinson
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130 of 160 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Insights!, February 5, 2009 By Loyd E. Eskildson "Pragmatist" (Phoenix, AZ.) - (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME) This review is from: The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America (Hardcover) Kleinknecht opens by telling us that the Reagan legacy has been devastating for America - especially ordinary Americans. Boom-and-bust cycles, obscene CEO salaries, emergence of "Lockdown America", drug-company scandals, collapsing bridges, huge government deficits, ethical absences, plummeting/stagnating wages for working people, the flight of U.S. manufacturing ...
American Way: Republicans tell Barack Obama 'You’re no Ronald Reagan'
Post Date: 2011-02-06 17:19:41 by Capitalist Eric
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For many Americans, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library is a place of solemn pilgrimage. This weekend, it is also the site of lavish celebrations marking what would have been the 100th birthday of “the great communicator”. On Sunday, his widow Nancy will lay a wreath at his gravesite as F-18s launch from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and a 21-gun salute is fired. There will be a Beach Boys concert, a six-feet-by-six-feet birthday cake topped with 20,000 jelly beans (Reagan’s favourite). And a bill of $5 million (pounds 3.1 million), to be settled using funds raised privately. Among those paying homage in person are Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, ...
New John Dolan Article: Reagan’s Cheshire Snarl
Post Date: 2011-02-06 16:54:07 by Godwinson
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February 5, 2011 New John Dolan Article: Reagan’s Cheshire Snarl By John Dolan I’ve had Reagan all my life. In 1967, 13 years before the rest of you got President Reagan, he became governor of California. It was the terrarium in which Reagan’s tinkerers figured out how to stimulate the beasts in the tract houses to hatred and bathos, the tools with which they ruled and destroyed the nation. Nixon usually gets the blame for that, but I’ve always found Nixon a rather sympathetic figure: wretched, ugly, and without much malice for either the forests or the ordinary American. Nixon didn’t even share the worship of “business” forced on us all in ...
ThinkProgress Celebrates Ronald Reagan's Birthday By Marketing Its Top Ten Lies Intended ro Smear the 20th Century's Greatest President [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2011-02-06 16:49:40 by no gnu taxes
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It didn't take long for the loons at ThinkRegress to begin attacking the memory of the 20th century's greatest president. The culmination of their effort -- '10 Things Conservatives Don’t Want You To Know About Ronald Reagan' -- is a list of Reagan's policies that conservatives supposedly want to hide from the general public.
Reagan was not the man conservatives claim he was. This image of Reagan as a conservative superhero is myth, created to untie the various factions of the right behind a common leader. In reality, Reagan was no conservative ideologue or flawless commander-in-chief. Reagan regularly strayed from conservative dogma — he raised taxes eleven times as president while ...
2010 weather was cool to global warming
Post Date: 2011-02-06 16:08:06 by no gnu taxes
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This will come to no surprise to Midwesterners still digging out from the Great Blizzard of 2011, but an analysis of five different temperature databases showed no evidence of global warming in 2010. “Contrary to press reports the evidence is that 2010 was a year no different from all of the years 2001-2009 with the exception of a moderate to strong El Nino that elevated temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere’s Spring, and a cooling La Nina later in the year,” writes David Whitehouse, of The Global Warming Policy Foundation. “The standstill seen in global temperatures since 2001 continues.” Statistically, Whitehouse points out, there has been no change in the ...
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