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Tom Tancredo and Michelle Malkin -- the new dream team?
Post Date: 2010-08-19 19:13:25 by Hondo68
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Now that Dan Maes has rejected Tom Tancredo's final offer that they both withdraw and let the Republican Party pick a new gubernatorial candidate, the race is really on -- and Tancredo has confirmed that he may be looking for a new running mate. The most intriguing name to surface? Michelle Malkin. "I'm flattered," Malkin told Peter Boyles this morning, when he told her that her name had been floated. The conservative columnist and blogger was booked on the show to talk about her new book, but she also had plenty to say about this fall's races -- across the country and here in Colorado, where she moved a few years ago. Which makes her eligible to become a candidate ...
President Apostate? [ As the son of the Muslim father, Senator Obama was born a Muslim under Muslim law ]
Post Date: 2010-08-19 19:05:22 by WhiteSands
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Chevy Chase, Md. BARACK OBAMA has emerged as a classic example of charismatic leadership — a figure upon whom others project their own hopes and desires. The resulting emotional intensity adds greatly to the more conventional strengths of the well-organized Obama campaign, and it has certainly sufficed to overcome the formidable initial advantages of Senator Hillary Clinton. One danger of such charisma, however, is that it can evoke unrealistic hopes of what a candidate could actually accomplish in office regardless of his own personal abilities. Case in point is the oft-made claim that an Obama presidency would be welcomed by the Muslim world. This idea often goes hand in hand with ...
Spike in layoffs feeds fear of faltering recovery [ jobless benefits rose by 12,000 last week to 500,000 -- the highest level since November and the third straight increase. ]
Post Date: 2010-08-19 18:43:22 by WhiteSands
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Layoffs are back, and that's bad news for the fragile economic recovery. New applications for unemployment benefits hit a nine-month high last week -- a spike that suggests private employers may shed jobs this month for the first time this year. Workers are losing construction jobs in Georgia and manufacturing jobs in Indiana. Some of the layoffs are coming as stimulus money dries up and public works projects come to a halt. Government employees are being let go, too, as states and cities grapple with budget crises. Without more jobs, consumers will not feel secure enough to spend much money, further slowing the economy. The grim outlook has economists lowering ...
Major Study Proves Oil Plume That's Not Going Away [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-08-19 15:09:45 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A 22-mile-long invisible mist of oil is meandering far below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, where it will probably loiter for months or more, scientists reported Thursday in the first conclusive evidence of an underwater plume from the BP spill. The most worrisome part is the slow pace at which the oil is breaking down in the cold, 40-degree water, making it a long-lasting but unseen threat to vulnerable marine life, experts said. Earlier this month, top federal officials declared the oil in the spill was mostly "gone," and it is gone in the sense you can't see it. But the chemical ingredients of the oil persist more than a half-mile beneath the ...
After Less Than A Week, Tea Party Shopper Loyalty Program Shuts Down In Ohio, Merchants Say Customers Complained
Post Date: 2010-08-19 11:57:28 by Brian S
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Amid a backlash, a program pitched as a way for shoppers to support an Ohio tea party group has been suspended after less than a week. The Tea Party Exchange in Dayton issued cards to consumers and said if they shopped at participating merchants, 5 percent of the proceeds would go to the local tea party chapter. About 30 businesses signed up but some quickly dropped out, saying customers complained. One business owner says he received threats and was called a Nazi. As of Tuesday, the Exchange website carried a notice saying operations were stopped until further notice. The merchants want their $150 annual membership fees refunded. Exchange founder Donald ...
"I need some encouragement... my in-laws turned against Obama..."
Post Date: 2010-08-19 10:41:57 by no gnu taxes
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Some of the DUmmies are bemoaning the fact that many 2008 Obama voters are now experiencing buyer's remorse, as we see in this THREAD from DUmmie AzNick, "I need some encouragement... my in-laws turned against Obama..." But other DUmmies are siding with the in-laws! (albeit for opposite reasons). So let us see if the DUmmies will back Barack or break their back, as they dance under the limp BO poll while the commentary of your humble guest correspondent, the wag tailoring the doggerel, Charles Henrickson, needing encouragement because his Cubs are falling even faster in the standings than Obambi is in the polls, is in the [Barackets]: I need some encouragement... [Group ...
Angle Leads Reid in Nevada
Post Date: 2010-08-19 10:23:54 by no gnu taxes
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When leaners are included in the new totals, Angle attracts 50% of the vote, while Reid picks up 48%. This is the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in Nevada to include leaners. Leaners are those who initially indicate no preference for either of the candidates but answer a follow-up question and say they are leaning towards a particular candidate.
Weekly Jobless Claims Post Surprise Jump, Hit 500,000 (More proof stimulus a failure) [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-08-19 09:25:45 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Weekly Jobless Claims Post Surprise Jump, Hit 500,000 Published: Thursday, 19 Aug 2010 | 9:05 AM ET Text Size By: Reuters New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to a nine-month high last week, yet another setback to the frail economic recovery. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 500,000 in the week ended August 14, the highest since mid-November, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast claims slipping to 476,000 from the previously reported 484,000 the prior week, which was revised up to 488,000 in Thursday's report. A Labor Department official said there was nothing ...
FACT CHECK: Islam Already Part Of WTC Neighborhood
Post Date: 2010-08-19 01:26:29 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A New York imam and his proposed mosque near ground zero are being demonized by political candidates - mostly Republicans - despite the fact that Islam is already very much a part of the World Trade Center neighborhood. And that Muslims pray inside the Pentagon, too, less than 80 feet from where terrorists attacked. And that the imam who's being branded an extremist has been valued by both Republican and Democratic administrations as a moderate face of the faith. Even so, the project stirs complicated emotions, and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is a complex figure who defies easy categorization in the American Muslim world. He's devoted much of his career to working ...
Oregon Wins Blue Ribbon for Unfounded Optimism; Everything "Weaker than Expected" (OR revenue plummeting-serves them right)
Post Date: 2010-08-19 01:00:30 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Oregon Wins Blue Ribbon for Unfounded Optimism; Everything "Weaker than Expected" I have been wondering how long it would take for a state to proclaim everything is weaker than expected. Today the state of Oregon has the dubious honor of being first. OregonLive reports With projected revenues dropping by as much as $1 billion, Oregon leaders debate what to do Oregon's state budget picture is bleaker than previously thought, with revenues down by as much as $1 billion since the Legislature wrote the current, $14 billion two-year spending plan. On Tuesday, Gov. Ted Kulongoski advised legislative leaders, school superintendents and agency directors that state economists ...
Obamas head to Martha's Vineyard for 10-day holiday
Post Date: 2010-08-19 00:01:23 by WhiteSands
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Barack Obama and his family are about to set off on a 10-day holiday in Martha's Vineyard, an island hideaway favoured by the rich and well-connected, before returning to a busy autumn election season. As they did this time last year, Mr Obama, his wife Michelle and their daughters Malia, 12, and Sasha, nine, are leaving Washington for the coast of Massachusetts. "The president is definitely going to spend a little time recharging his batteries," said Bill Burton, the deputy White House press secretary. No public events are planned and like last year, Mr Obama will work to perfect his swing at one of the island's golf courses, Mr Burton said. "There will be some ...
Muslim prayers welcome at Pentagon chapel (opened in 2002)
Post Date: 2010-08-18 23:46:49 by go65
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Less than 100 feet from where a hijacked airplane slammed into the Pentagon, Muslim military personnel bring prayer rugs on weekday afternoons for group worship. On Fridays, a local imam conducts a service in the Pentagon Memorial Chapel built after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks by al Qaeda that killed 184 people at the U.S. military headquarters. The chapel, with stained-glass windows, burgundy carpeting and a wooden alter, provides a place of prayer and religious observation for anyone regardless of faith or culture. Its welcoming calm and nondenominational culture are in stark contrast to the emotional debate over plans to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque two ...
faggot Democratic Congressman Calls Obama Dumb
Post Date: 2010-08-18 13:34:28 by no gnu taxes
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Barack Obama is the worst jobs president since the Great Depression and possibly is the worst jobs president in US History. The democrats wanted to fundamentally change America. They did. The US unemployment rate has not fallen below 10.8 percent in the last 12 13 months. This is unprecedented. Now even Barney Frank is busting on Obama over his unemployment promises. The Hill reported, via FOX Nation: It was “dumb” for President Obama and his aides to promise that unemployment would not surpass 8 percent if the stimulus act passed, a top House Democrat said Tuesday. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, called into question the ...
Missouri Man Gets 30 Months For Obama Death Threat
Post Date: 2010-08-18 12:52:15 by Brian S
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Man who threatened to kill Obama pleaded guilty in MayA Missouri man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for threatening to kill President Barack Obama.Federal prosecutors say 33-year-old Josh McCallum of Neosho was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. He pleaded guilty in May.McCallum was already incarcerated at the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green in August 2009 when he mailed a threatening letter to the White House that read in part, "The president needs to be shot."McCallum has been held at the Bowling Green prison since 1999 on tampering and burglary charges. He will serve the federal sentence after his state charges expire in ...
Though Leery of Washington, Alaska Feasts on Its Dollars
Post Date: 2010-08-18 12:51:51 by Skip Intro
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Though Leery of Washington, Alaska Feasts on Its Dollars PALMER, Alaska — Backed by a blue row of saw-toothed mountain peaks, the Republican state lawmaker Carl Gatto finds himself on a fine roll. Roll it back, he says, roll back this entire socialistic experiment in federal hegemony. Give us control of our land, let us drill and mine, and please don’t let a few belugas get in the way of a perfectly good bridge. “I’ve introduced legislation to roll back the federal government,” he says. “They don’t have solutions; they just have taxes.” And what of the federal stimulus, from which Alaska receives the most money per capita in the nation? Would he ...
Barney Frank, Ron Paul Call For Cuts In Military Spending
Post Date: 2010-08-18 12:17:17 by Brian S
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Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) are urging lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to push the President's Commission on Deficit Reduction for cuts in military spending, as they seek signatories to a letter circulated Tuesday. The effort comes just a few months after Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, appointed his own bipartisan commission to look at ways to reduce America's bloated military budget. The commission released a report in June, outlining how to cut $1 trillion in defense budget and reduce the deficit over the next decade, without compromising national security. The "most important part of the report," Frank said ...
AIA: Architecture Billings Index shows contraction in July (More evidence of Obama "recovery")
Post Date: 2010-08-18 10:40:54 by Nebuchadnezzar
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AIA: Architecture Billings Index shows contraction in July by CalculatedRisk on 8/18/2010 09:36:00 AM Note: This index is a leading indicator for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. The Business Times reports that the American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index increased to 47.9 in July from 46 in June. Any reading below 50 indicates contraction. 'We continue to receive a mixed bag of feedback on the condition of the design market, from improving to flat to being paralysed by uncertainty,' said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker. The ABI press release is not online yet. Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph shows the Architecture ...
Only dumbasses think Obama isn't a dumbass
Post Date: 2010-08-18 10:21:11 by no gnu taxes
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The meteoric rise to the presidency of Barack Obama was fueled in no small part by the widely-accepted contention that he was one of the smartest men ever to seek the Oval Office. He is not the first leader to be oversold. "As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational art, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that he's a great military man -- I want you to know that." It is an article of faith among the mainstream media, even on the squishy right (Bill O'Reilly comes to mind), to start any discussion of the 44th President with a ritual expression of ...
U.S. Stock Futures Rise, Signaling Market May Extend Rally
Post Date: 2010-08-18 09:41:13 by go65
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U.S. index futures rose, signaling the market may add to yesterday’s rally, as agricultural companies surged for a second day on takeover speculation. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., which jumped 28 percent yesterday as BHP Billiton Ltd. made a takeover bid for the fertilizer company, climbed 2.2 percent today to $146.28 as BHP made the offer hostile and analysts at Macquarie Group Ltd. said the price may rise to as much as $165 a share. Other fertilizer makers including Mosaic Co. and Intrepid Potash Inc. climbed at least 1.3 percent. Target Corp. and Deere & Co. retreated at least 1.6 percent on results that disappointed investors. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index ...
Late Night Returns From the West (Primary results)
Post Date: 2010-08-18 09:38:08 by go65
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hile, with some interesting results but no big upsets. In Wyoming, as expected, Leslie Peterson won the Democratic gubernatorial primary over Pete Gosar, by a 48-38 margin. But it doesn't appear there will be an all-female general election: in the GOP primary, with just nine precincts still out, Matt Mead seems to have edged out Rita Meyer by just over 1300 votes; hard-core conservative Ron Micheli finished a strong third, just 840 votes behind Meyer at present. (Colin Simpson finished well back in fourth). Those who consider Mead a RINO will undoubtedly lament the split in the "true conservative" vote. In Washington, as expected, Patty Murray and Dino Rossi finished first ...
Larry King: Says it is not ok for "NON N PEOPLE" to use the word nigger.
Post Date: 2010-08-18 09:36:30 by A K A Stone
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THE FAILURE OF BARACK OBAMA
Post Date: 2010-08-18 09:04:39 by no gnu taxes
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Barack Obama, the great liberal hope, is losing support among the American people and deservedly so. The man who claimed to be an agent of change is proving to be just another puppet of corporate America. The latest sign that all is not well with the Obama Presidency is a new Associated Press survey which reveals that more than half of Americans disapprove of his handling of the economy. 61 per cent say the economy has gotten worse or stayed the same on Obama's watch. This is his worst result since he came to office. Obama has been insisting that the American economy is in 'recovery' but people just don't believe him. A massive 81 per cent of Americans now call the state ...
Baby Killer Nancy Pelosi Calls For Un-Islamic Activities Committee to Probe Opposition to Mosque
Post Date: 2010-08-18 08:59:35 by A K A Stone
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, called for an investigation of those who are protesting the building of the Ground Zero Mosque on Tuesday. She told San Francisco's KCBS radio: AUDIO "There is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded," she said. "How is this being ginned up that here we are talking about Treasure Island, something we've been working on for decades, something of great interest to our community as we go forward to an election about the future of our country and two of the first three questions are ...
Obama 2010 Strategy: Blame Bush for Failure of Socialist Utopia
Post Date: 2010-08-18 08:54:35 by no gnu taxes
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Chuggin' off to Utopia... Economy going south? Poll numbers in the toilet? Dems in Congress in a panic? What’s a president to do? Blame Bush! For once WH Press Secretary Gibbs is right – the left should get a drug test. Barrack Hussein Obama (Mmm, mmm, mmm) is not the same as Bush…. The One is fundamentally transforming this nation and its flawed Constitution using a Marxist mold. “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity ...
Regional Reports: Home Sales fell sharply in July
Post Date: 2010-08-17 23:43:09 by Nebuchadnezzar
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Regional Reports: Home Sales fell sharply in July by CalculatedRisk on 8/17/2010 03:30:00 PM From DataQuick: A total of 18,946 new and resale homes were sold in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties in July. That was down 20.6 percent from 23,871 in June, and down 21.4 percent from 24,104 for July 2009, according to MDA DataQuick of San Diego. This was the slowest July since 2007, when 17,867 homes were sold, and the second-slowest since July 1995, when 16,225 sold. Other reports show similar declines as home sales fell sharply all across the country in July. We are now seeing double-digit months of supply nationwide - and we might even see the ...
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