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King: Obama administration handled terror threat 'perfectly'
Post Date: 2010-11-01 09:49:30 by go65
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The ranking member on the House Homeland Security Committee, who has never pulled punches in his criticism of what he believes to be national security shortcomings in the Obama administration, simply had praise for the White House's work in the foiled parcel bomb plot. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), who will likely become committee chairman if Republicans take control of the House on Tuesday, said on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday that the administration handled the threat "perfectly." "In this particular matter, I think the administration has handled it perfectly," he said, acknowledging his history of calling out the administration. Intelligence sharing ...
R.I.P., G.O.P.
Post Date: 2010-11-01 02:56:29 by WhiteSands
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The Grand Old Party, known to many as simply the "G.O.P.," passed away during the recent election season. Despite having once been known for such luminaries as Lincoln and Reagan, in recent years the party had slipped into a near-comatose state of minorityhood and, under the leadership of a continuing parade of elder statesmen, had demonstrated an unfailing ability to reach across the aisle and compromise principles in the name of "getting things done." It is survived by a group of aging professional politicians whose primary interest has been their own political careers and assuring the blessings of continual reelection upon themselves and their cronies. Those close ...
Largest GOP margin in House voting in several generations
Post Date: 2010-10-31 21:55:32 by jwpegler
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The final USA Today/Gallup measure of Americans' voting intentions for Congress shows Republicans continuing to hold a substantial lead over Democrats among likely voters, a lead large enough to suggest that regardless of turnout, the Republicans will win more than the 40 seats needed to give them the majority in the U.S. House. The results are from Gallup's Oct. 28-31 survey of 1,539 likely voters. It finds 52% to 55% of likely voters preferring the Republican candidate and 40% to 42% for the Democratic candidate on the national generic ballot -- depending on turnout assumptions. Gallup's analysis of several indicators of voter turnout from the weekend poll suggests turnout ...
Tea Partiers aim to overthrow their political class – just as in 1773
Post Date: 2010-10-31 21:21:18 by WhiteSands
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Janet Daley’s article in The Sunday Telegraph is well worth reading. She makes a point missed by many overseas observers, namely that America’s Tea Partiers are quite as angry with the Republican old guard as with the wastrel Democrats. It was widely understood in Europe that the American Left hated George Bush because of his military adventurism. What was less understood was that the Right disliked him almost as much for selling the pass over government spending, bailing out the banks and failing to keep faith with the fundamental Republican principle of containing the power of central government. Quite so. It was against this background that I took the decision which, more ...
Stewart Fails to Deliver Sanity
Post Date: 2010-10-31 20:55:45 by WhiteSands
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Wearing an American flag shirt and playing patriotic songs, Jon Stewart sounded like a voice of reason at his “Restore Sanity” rally. Pointing at the U.S. Capitol, he thundered that the politicians, as well as liberal and conservative voices on cable TV, were polarizing the country and driving us into conflict and controversy. But in the end, he couldn’t shake his television persona. The “serious” side of Jon Stewart was a bust. It was difficult for Stewart to accuse others of dividing the nation when his recent TV guest, President Obama, had called on Latinos to defeat his “political enemies.” Stewart said, “We can have animus and not be ...
5 Reasons Republicans Could Do Even Better Than Expected (New York Times!)
Post Date: 2010-10-31 20:52:41 by jwpegler
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Dawn breaks over New York City on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Democrats catching the early train to work are thinking about adding a little whiskey to their morning coffee. Because the headlines they are reading are truly terrible. Not only did Republicans take over the House, but they also did so going away — winning a net of 78 seats from Democrats. Seven seats in New York State changed hands; so did six in Pennsylvania, five in Ohio and four in North Carolina. Party luminaries like Jim Obertsar and Raul Grijalva were defeated. Barney Frank and Dennis Kucinich survived, but they did so by just 2 points apiece, and their elections weren’t called until 1 a.m. Democrats picked up just one ...
Thousands of empty seats for last Dem voter rally by Obama, Biden
Post Date: 2010-10-31 15:43:15 by WhiteSands
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CLEVELAND -- The arena where President Obama and Vice President Biden are making their final appeal to Democrats to get out and vote in Tuesday's midterm elections was far from capacity Sunday afternoon. The crowd estimate stands at 8,000 in the arena that seats just over 13,000 and a couple thousand empty seats are visible above the stage where Obama and Biden rallied supporters on stage. The event is the final one in a series of "Moving America Forward" rallies aimed at ginning up enthusiasm with the party's largely deflated base ahead of Tuesday. The president's final pitch to voters Sunday comes after hitting three states Saturday -- rallying Democrats in ...
WashPost: War With Iran Would Rescue Economy
Post Date: 2010-10-31 15:07:48 by Brian S
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Washington Post political correspondent David Broder has kind words for President Barack Obama in in his opinion column Sunday, arguing that it isn't the president's fault the economy is stuck in reverse. But the four-decade-plus veteran of Washington politics offers a startling solution to the president's political and economic woes: March off to war with Iran. The president, who is "much smarter" and "more inspirational" than any of his opponents, could benefit from a confrontation with Iran because it would strike up a war machine that would pull the US out of economic stagnation, Broder argues. He writes that there are "essentially" two ways ...
Jon Stewart Rally Attracts Estimated 215,000
Post Date: 2010-10-31 14:26:01 by go65
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An estimated 215,000 people attended a rally organized by Comedy Central talk show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News. The company AirPhotosLive.com based the attendance at the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on aerial pictures it took over the rally, which took place on the Mall in Washington. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 10 percent. (See some of the pictures used to create the estimate here.) CBS News also commissioned AirPhotosLive.com to do a crowd estimate of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in August. That rally was estimated to have attracted 87,000 ...
Republicans Counting on Write-In Lisa Murkowski Over Joe Miller in Alaska
Post Date: 2010-10-31 14:20:31 by go65
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ABC's Jonathan Karl reports: A high-level GOP source tells me that party leaders have essentially given up on Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller and are now banking on a victory by write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski as the best bet for Republicans to keep the Alaska Senate seat. Murkowski defied party leaders by running a write-in campaign after she lost the Republican primary last month. But with Miller's campaign faltering, the source tells me that Republican leaders are now worried that Democrat Scott McAdams has a shot of winning and that Murkowski may be the only way to stop him. It's a remarkable turnaround for Murkowski. She was punished by party leaders last month ...
Fatwa-endorsing singer featured at “Restoring Sanity” (Fatwas) rally? (Bloodthirsty Muslim sings Peace Train)
Post Date: 2010-10-31 13:32:51 by Hondo68
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I tuned in to the "Restoring Sanity" rally on the National Mall today during the prep time before the NARN broadcast this afternoon, just in time to see "Peace Train" performed live -- and I said to my radio partner Mitch Berg, "Did I just see Cat Stevens on stage for a rally claiming to restore sanity?" As Aaron Worthing at Patterico and Ed Driscoll confirm, indeed I did, as did everyone else. Mediate has the video of Yusuf Islam's appearance, as well as a bit of his background: The inclusion of Yusuf Islam in the Rally to Restore Sanity is sure to raise a number of eyebrows, given the controversy surrounding his alleged support of the fundamentalist ...
Meek story shows Dem fears of Senate wipeout
Post Date: 2010-10-30 22:20:04 by WhiteSands
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Washington (CNN) -- The point that many people seem to be missing in the Florida Senate saga is that this whole mess actually has very little to do with Rep. Kendrick Meek or the Sunshine State -- it's all about a much broader fear among senior Democrats that they may be about to lose control of the chamber. There are some fascinating inside details I've been able to piece together about how and why this Meek story exploded into the public. In the words of one senior Democratic Party official, the Meek story came to a head because former President Bill Clinton "flew into a purple rage" about the Democratic candidate breaking a private pledge to him to get out of the ...
About half of Democrats in poll say Obama should face challenge for 2012 nod
Post Date: 2010-10-30 21:55:48 by WhiteSands
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Democratic voters are closely divided over whether President Obama should be challenged within the party for a second term in 2012, an Associated Press-Knowledge Networks Poll finds. A real Democratic challenge to Obama seems unlikely at this stage, and his reelection bid is a long way off. But the findings underscore how disenchanted his party has grown heading into the congressional elections Tuesday. The AP-KN poll has tracked a group of people and their views since the beginning of the 2008 presidential campaign. Among Democrats, 47 percent say Obama should be challenged for the 2012 nomination and 51 percent say he should not be opposed. Those favoring a contest include most who ...
N.C. Judge Rules For Republicans In Voting Machine Foul-Ups
Post Date: 2010-10-30 21:53:27 by WhiteSands
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Raleigh, N.C. - A federal judge in North Carolina ruled Saturday that voters must be warned touch-screen voting machines are sensitive and poll workers will need to keep detailed records of complaints about the machines during next week's elections. The temporary order issued by Judge Malcolm Howard stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the state Republican Party against the State Board of Elections a day earlier. The GOP lawsuit alleges touch-screen machines were thwarting voters trying to cast early ballots for Republican candidates. Republican officials contend that during early voting, which ended Saturday, some voters saw machines switch their selections from GOP candidates to ...
OBAMA LOSES IT!… Presidential MELTDOWN in Connecticut (Video)
Post Date: 2010-10-30 21:48:52 by WhiteSands
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Woah! Unbelievable– President Obama loses it in Connecticut! Watch him go off on the protesters… Then he switches side and starts going off some other people. It went on for 3 minutes.
At Least 250,000 Attend Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity
Post Date: 2010-10-30 19:21:17 by Brian S
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Everyone knew today’s Rally to Restore Sanity would be a hit, and if the independent estimates of crowd size are any indication, Jon Stewart’s rally was the most well attended of the year as it is estimated that at least 250,000 people attended. This number easily doubles and almost triples the attendance for Glenn Beck’s Rally to Restore Honor. A CTV story estimated the crowd size at 250,000, “In an impassioned 15-minute speech, Stewart told a crowd estimated to number at least 250,000, that their presence has restored his sanity.” Even the AP conservatively offered an estimate that the crowd size rivaled Beck’s, “Screens showed a variety of pundits and ...
Fox News Estimates Jon Stewart’s Crowd at Seven People
Post Date: 2010-10-30 17:29:18 by go65
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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – The Fox News Channel reported today that the turnout for Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” was underwhelming at best, with Fox sources estimating the total turnout at seven people. “Our total count includes Stewart, [Stephen] Colbert, and what appear to be a few of their friends and relatives,” said Fox anchor Shepard Smith. “This has to be a smaller crowd than they were expecting.” But immediately after Fox broadcast what it described as “live coverage” of the rally showing a nearly- deserted National Mall, viewers began to point out irregularities in the images being shown. First of all, one ...
Shock Poll: Nearly Half Of Dems Want A Different Nominee In 2012
Post Date: 2010-10-30 13:48:56 by Brian S
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Democratic voters are closely divided over whether President Barack Obama should be challenged within the party for a second term in 2012, an Associated Press-Knowledge Networks Poll finds. That glum assessment carries over into the nation at large, which is equally divided over whether Obama should be a one-term president. A real Democratic challenge to Obama seems unlikely at this stage and his re-election bid is a long way off. But the findings underscore how disenchanted his party has grown heading into the congressional elections Tuesday. The AP-KN poll has tracked a group of people and their views since the beginning of the 2008 presidential campaign. Among all 2008 voters, 51 ...
Feinstein denounces Prop. 19 as 'dangerous experiment' (Drug pusher contributions may decline)
Post Date: 2010-10-30 12:06:37 by Hondo68
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The Democratic U.S. senator, co-chairwoman of the opposition campaign, says the marijuana legalization measure is based on 'false arguments and fake promises.' Arriving at a rally, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) says “the last thing we need to do is make it easier for drug dealers to increase their consumer base by pushing pot on young people.” (Lucy Nicholson, Reuters / October 28, 2010) Opponents of Proposition 19, arrayed in front of the Glendale Police Department, denounced the marijuana legalization measure Friday, charging it would lead to more stoned Californians and make schools, businesses and roads less safe. "Proposition 19 is a dangerous ...
Why do you libtard men keep projecting your fantasies of engaging in degenerate sex with other libtard men onto Republicans?
Post Date: 2010-10-30 11:28:26 by no gnu taxes
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You keep calling GOP folks "teabaggers." Nobody in the GOP calls themselves this. I looked it up. It's pretty disgusting what you folks are doing with each other.
Zionist Organization of America’s Effort to Criminalize Campus Activism through Federal Civil Rights Legislation
Post Date: 2010-10-29 21:09:14 by Brian S
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Under the leadership of Mort Klein, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is celebrating its success in its efforts to expand federal anti-bullying guidelines stipulated under the US Civil Rights Act of 1964. So why in the world would Mort Klein and his pro-occupation and pro-settlement ZOA be interested in federal civil rights and anti-bullying policy in the first place? Perhaps a new-found interest in protecting religious practice and reigning in on all instances of discrimination? Of course not. Read on and prepare yourself to be outraged. In a policy statement released this week, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has adopted new guidelines that include protections against ...
Visitors Pour In To D.C. Ahead Of Stewart-Colbert("Restore Sanity And/Or Fear") Rally
Post Date: 2010-10-29 21:03:48 by Brian S
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On the afternoon before Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held their joint rally, devoted followers of the two Comedy Central leaders made an early pilgrimage to the stage under the Capitol dome. No one attending knows whether the comedians will restore sanity or preserve fear, but the event is likely to score dynamite television ratings and draw throngs to the Mall. "I'm really excited to be part of something," said Josie Thompson, 30, who had traveled from Durham, N.C., and posed for pictures with her baby Olive in her arms. "It's going to be huge." Aaron Thompson, a 37-year-old doctoral student, echoed his wife's excitement for the rally, though he ...
Man Arrested for Waterboarding Girlfriend Accused her of "spending time with another guy."
Post Date: 2010-10-29 19:24:16 by Brian S
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A 22-year-old man in Nebraska has been arrested for allegedly waterboarding his girlfriend after he accused her of cheating on him. According to police, Trevor Case tied his girlfriend to the couch, stuffed hospital socks into her mouth, tied her wrists together with a belt, placed a shirt over her head, and doused it with water. Case was convicted last year of assault against the same girlfriend, Danielle Stallworth.
Poll shows surge for O'Donnell in Delaware
Post Date: 2010-10-29 16:32:57 by WhiteSands
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A surprising new Senate poll in Delaware shows Republican Christine O'Donnell may be in striking distance of Democrat Chris Coons. According to the new survey from Monmouth University, the surprise Republican nominee is only 10 points behind Coons, drawing 41 percent of the vote. In a previous Monmouth poll conducted two weeks ago, O'Donnell trailed by 19 points. But the latest Monmouth survey differs substantially from two other recent polls, including a Farleigh Dickinson survey released Thursday that showed a 21-point advantage for Coons and a CNN/Time poll released earlier this month that indicated a 19-point lead for Coons. The latest Monmouth poll surveyed 1,171 voters ...
Saudi Prince Urges Ground Zero Mosque Be Moved
Post Date: 2010-10-29 16:23:11 by WhiteSands
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A billionaire Saudi prince who has been a prime backer of the Ground Zero mosque imam is urging that the controversial Islamic center be built elsewhere. "Those people behind the mosque have to respect, have to appreciate and have to defer to the people of New York," Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said in an interview with the Dubai-based Arabian Business magazine. "The wound is still there. Just because the wound is healing you can't say, 'Let's just go back to where we were pre-9/11.'" Alwaleed also said in the interview that Muslims in New York should consider a more "dignified" location, alluding to the presence of at least one strip club and ...
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