How to Write Democrat Autobiographies (or Naked Came the Kenyan Cherokee)
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Maybe it was just a dream, but I feel certain that I recently read an essay with the above title, authored by Barack H. Obama and Elizabeth Warren.
george @ May 20, 2012
Jews, Jewish Leftists, and the Anti-Semitic Left
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Last week, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research held an extraordinary conference in New York, in which leftist Jew actually took an honest look at leftism’s true opinion of Jews.
george @ May 20, 2012
Why Wright Matters: Obama’s on a Mission from God
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Is Mitt Romney right? Should we dismiss Jeremiah Wright as just another phony street agitator?
george @ May 20, 2012
Tax Reform That Is Simple, Transparent, Fair
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Most discussions of the personal tax code quickly deteriorate into disagreements over the relative size of tax rates or brackets. But it is the definition of taxable income — the tax base — that drives the tax train.
george @ May 20, 2012
A Glimpse of What Privatized Roads Could Look Like
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The government refused to fix a road in Hawaii, so the citizens did it themselves…for free. Is there something to this?
george @ May 20, 2012
Obama’s Moral Compass
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The Muslim Brotherhood, a group that publicly espouses destruction of American Judeo-Christian values and freedoms, receives an open invitation to the White House. What does President Obama have to say about this?
george @ May 20, 2012
Ways to Talk about the Firing of Naomi Schaefer-Riley
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Yes, there’s room for outrage, but we shouldn’t fall into any traps that render us conservative stereotypes.
george @ May 20, 2012
Why I Don’t Give to Beggars
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In school they teach you to be generous to other people. Why?
george @ May 20, 2012
Losing Egypt, Losing the Mid-East
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We’re still paying for Jimmy Carter’s mistakes in Iran. For how long will we wind up paying for Obama’s in Egypt?
george @ May 20, 2012
Italy Deploys 20,000 Law Enforcement Officers to Protect Individuals and Sensitive Sites
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Italy Deploys 20,000 Law Enforcement Officers to Protect Individuals and Sensitive Sites The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports Italy deploys 20,000 to protect sensitive targetsItaly increased security Thursday at 14,000 sites, and assigned bodyguards to protect 550 individuals after a nuclear energy company official was shot and letter bombs directed to the tax collection agency. Under the enhanced measures, Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri deployed 20,000 law enforcement officers to protect individuals and sensitive sites. In addition, 4,200 military personnel already assigned throughout Italy will be redeployed according to new priorities. Authorities will also increase intelligence to "neutralize" the risk of…
george @ May 20, 2012
America in Transition
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You get to be the sex you think you are (and everybody else has to acknowledge it). I am used to surprises from the New York Times—a newspaper so far from me culturally and politically it might as well be a daily bulletin about life in a parallel universe—but last August I read a personal essay in the “Modern Love” space of the “Styles” section that really brought me up short. “My Husband is Now My Wife” (quite a tabloidy title for this genteel newspaper) was about the deeply ambivalent day the author escorted her husband to a hospital for…
george @ May 20, 2012
Ad Attacks Romney’s Business Record
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In Play of the Week, the Obama campaign takes a direct shot at Mitt Romney’s business experience by airing a two-minute ad that paints the former private-equity executive as a greedy corporate raider.
admin @ May 20, 2012
Club for Growth vs. Huckabee, Again
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The conservative Club for Growth might score a GOP primary win next week, this time in Arkansas over a candidate backed by Mike Huckabee, and other items from the campaign trail.
admin @ May 20, 2012
How to Choose a Running Mate
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Mitt Romney faces a range of considerations as he makes his most important decision as the likely Republican nominee: Selecting someone to join him on the ticket.
admin @ May 20, 2012
Nightmare foretold if Greece heads for euro exit
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In Athens, the homeless are on the streets in growing numbers, soup kitchens feed twice as many people as a year ago, and the poor are diving into garbage bins in search of scrap they can sell. Greece is close to breaking point as it struggles with austerity targets set by creditors, but this is just a foretaste of the nightmare of unrest, hunger and even anarchy that could engulf the debt-crippled nation if it is forced out of the euro. If the exact economic impact of such a move is hard to nail down – newly issued drachmas devalued…
george @ May 20, 2012
Solar Eclipse this evening SouthWest. When, Where to Watch Sunday's Solar Eclipse
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Where the weather cooperates, the United States–with the East Coast being the exception–will be treated to a spectacular solar eclipse late Sunday. For the best views of Sunday's "Ring of Fire" eclipse, head to places from northern California and neighboring southwestern Oregon to the Texas Panhandle.
george @ May 20, 2012
Al Gore's New Girlfriend (Can Tipper can sue the Sex Poodle for adultery?)
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Al Gore's New GirlfriendBy Erin McLaughlin | ABC OTUS News – Fri, May 18, 2012 It's been nearly two years since Al and Tipper Gore announced their separation after 40 years of marriage, and now Mr. Gore has a girlfriend. The Nobel Laureate and former vice president is seriously dating Elizabeth Keadle, a friend close to Liz confirms to ABC News. She's described by The Washington Post as a "well-heeled Democratic donor from Southern California in her 50s with a background in science and a devotion to environmental causes." **SNIP** For her part, Tipper Gore has been largely out of…
george @ May 20, 2012
Supreme Court Plaintiff Speaks to NAACP About Gun Rights (IL)
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On May 17, Otis McDonald spoke at an Illinois NAACP office about the issues of gun rights. The chapter president invited Otis to speak because he felt it was important to let his fellow members hear both sides of the argument, especially considering that African Americans traditionally support guns less than whites do. A lot of you probably won't recognize Otis' name, but he was the lead plaintiff in the McDonald vs Chicago US Supreme Court case. The Court ruled that the Second Amendment also applied to the states, because as Justice Samuel A. Alito put it, rights that are…
george @ May 20, 2012
Environmentalist pleads guilty to illegal tree marking
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–a tree-hugger gets caught— Brian Brademeyer is charged with painting over markings to trick Forest Service crews into cutting down trees. Black Hills environmentalist Brian Brademeyer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of illegally marking trees to be cut in a U.S. Forest Service timber sale. Brademeyer agreed prior to a proceeding scheduled for Thursday in federal court to pay a $475 fine, plus a $25 processing fee. The maximum penalty for the charge, a federal petty offense, was $5,000 and six months in jail. Contacted by email Friday, Brademeyer confirmed that he was paying the $500 but did…
george @ May 20, 2012
UFT President Mulgrew caught in act with counselor, scandal quashed: suit
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UFT President Mike Mulgrew was caught “in flagrante delicto” with a guidance counselor at William Grady HS, where he taught before becoming the union’s boss, a bombshell lawsuit charges. The accusation that Mulgrew was seen having sex with a co-worker in a woodshop at the vocational school, and that it was hushed up, comes in a rambling 73-page suit filed in Brooklyn federal court last week by Andrew Ostrowsky, a math teacher at Frank Sinatra HS of the Arts in Manhattan. Ostrowsky, 35, names Mayor Bloomberg, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, Mulgrew and the UFT, claiming the teachers union conspired with…
george @ May 20, 2012
Lockerbie Bomber Dies in Libya (May he Rot in Hell)
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TRIPOLI, Libya – The former Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died in Libya, his brother told AFP on Sunday. "He died an hour ago," Abdelhakim al-Megrahi said, putting the time of death at shortly after 1:00pm local time. The UK Foreign Office could not confirm the report Sunday, however it said it was "seeking further information." Megrahi, 60, was convicted in a Scottish court in 2001 for his role in the December 1998 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Most of those killed in the bombing of the Boeing 747…
george @ May 20, 2012
Son: Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead (Abdel Baset al-Megrahi)
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Son: Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is deadBy LEE KEATH and RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI | Associated Press – 5 mins ago BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60. Scotland released al-Megrahi on Aug. 20, 2009, on compassionate grounds to let him return home to die after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. At the time, doctors predicted he…
george @ May 20, 2012
CHART: Eduardo Saverin's Not The Only Rich One Trying To Save Money By Renouncing His Citizenship
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Did you know the government publishes a quarterly list of every individual who renounces his or her citizenship? The Wall Street Journal's infographics team decided to crunch the data and came up with a chart tracking the growth of how many Americans no longer wish to be so. The results are fairly striking: WSJ.com The accompanying article by Laura Sanders notes that in 2010, Congress passed a law requiring foreign financial institutions to certify that U.S. taxpayers aren't hiding money in them as a condition for being allowed to do business here.
george @ May 20, 2012
Regulated to Death – the stealth jobs killer
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"But, in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes."Ben Franklin If Ben Franklin were around today, he would likely amend the above statement to include the certainty of government regulation. A new report by the Heritage Foundation says that in today's America, regulation costs are a far greater burden than taxes. If the current trend of rapidly increasing regulatory burden by the Obama Administration continues, it will hasten the death of the once great American free-market economy. According to a newly released Heritage Foundation analysis, the annual cost of federal regulations ($1.752 trillion) is…
george @ May 20, 2012
Teddy Roosevelt's Suppressed 1894 Winchester
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A new exhibit is coming to the National Firearms Museum this June, the Theodore Roosevelt Collection. Teddy Roosevelt is famous for his love of shooting, hunting, and battle. He was an avid gun user and collector, and a great fan of Winchester lever-action rifles, and one of his most-used and prized Winchesters will be a part of it. That Rifle is a Model 1894 likely chambered in .30-30, which he often called his "Little .30." Roosevelt instantly became a fan of the cartridge when it was first introduced. He was such a fan of their rifles that he tried every…
george @ May 20, 2012
Appeals court denies extension in Shipley case despite strangely lost testimony(Gunwalker)
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Despite the government losing records for a full day of testimony in a gun conviction case involving a former FBI agent, the United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit has denied a 30-day extension for his attorney “as moot.” A late-April order in the case of USA v John Shipley, sent to Gun Rights Examiner recently by a confidential source, was reviewed this morning by this correspondent. It raises serious questions about the fairness of the proceedings and both the actions and motives of those behind the prosecution. Longtime readers will recall Shipley’s name surfaced in this column in July,…
george @ May 20, 2012
Euro Crisis, Afghanistan War Loom at NATO Summit
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President Obama arrives in Chicago to collaborate with allies at NATO summit to discuss economy, Afghan war
admin @ May 20, 2012
Detroit Grandma Accused Of Killing Teen Grandson
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Police say Jonathan Hoffman, 17, was shot to death by his grandmother, 74, who he was living with
admin @ May 20, 2012
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Updates Status to Married
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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg marries girlfriend of nine years in a surprise ceremony
admin @ May 20, 2012
200-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Gulf of Mexico
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Scientists call ship one of the most well-preserved, as gin, wine bottles and muskets are found near the wreck
admin @ May 20, 2012
Deaths Reported After Italy Quake
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Magnitude-6.0 earthquake, one of the strongest to hit northern Italy, kills at least four people, topples some buildings and sends residents running into the streets.
admin @ May 20, 2012
Blind Chinese activist, family arrive in the US
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admin @ May 20, 2012
Chinese coal miner rescued after 17 days in mine
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admin @ May 20, 2012
SpaceX aborts launch at last second- What will commercial spaceflight cost?
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admin @ May 20, 2012
Pakistan blocks Twitter over ‘offensive’ material
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admin @ May 20, 2012
Kristen Wiig bids farewell to ‘SNL’ in emotional sendoff
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admin @ May 20, 2012
Tropical storm watch issued for parts of SC coast
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admin @ May 20, 2012
Yearbook’s special needs ‘tribute’ sparks outrage
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admin @ May 20, 2012
Searchers scour river for 4 missing after boat crash
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admin @ May 20, 2012
NAACP announces support of gay marriage- Obama takes women’s issues to world stage
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admin @ May 20, 2012
‘Let’s do this’: Brave student OKs amputations
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admin @ May 20, 2012
4-year-old’s quick thinking saves choking brother
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admin @ May 20, 2012
Electricity bills set to rise to pay for wind farm subsidies
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Household electricity bills will rise by as much as a quarter to pay for wind farms and other forms of renewable energy, according to a new report. The study challenges the Government’s claims that energy bills will actually fall in the next eight years because of energy efficiency savings. This week the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will publish its draft energy bill, setting out how it plans to reform the electricity market and reduce the cost to households. DECC has insisted that energy bills will begin to fall from next year and will be reduced by seven…
george @ May 20, 2012
Obama seeks to woo military vote from Republicans (ROFL, Good Luck)
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Democrats lost the veterans vote by big margins in the last two presidential elections, but Obama campaign officials said Thursday they intend to reverse that trend by arguing that Mitt Romney would cut veterans’ benefits. “It really seems like Romney just doesn’t care about our veterans community,” said Rob Diamond, the Obama campaign’s outreach director for veterans and military families, in a conference call with reporters. He said the presumptive Republican nominee cut veterans services as governor of Massachusetts and supports a House GOP budget that would “slash” veterans funding by $11 billion. “If Mitt Romney wins this election, those…
george @ May 20, 2012
Anyone who has need of a Dynamic Testing (PDA) operator? (Vanity)
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I'm looking for a summer job as a Pile Driving Analyst (PDA) operator. I know this is a political website, but I know there's a bunch of successful businessmen and engineers who visit this site.
george @ May 20, 2012
I’ll Have Another wins Preakness, nears Triple Crown
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admin @ May 20, 2012
Obama’s likeability a factor in election
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Despite the heated campaign, lackluster performance on the economy and negative feelings many conservatives have toward President Obama, many voters still like Obama as a person.
george @ May 20, 2012
Do voters want no more moderates?
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Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November elections.
george @ May 20, 2012
LGBT families lobby Congress
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Tommy Starling and Jeff Littlefield say they’ve slowly been changing minds of people in their community when it comes to what a family looks like.
george @ May 20, 2012
California’s Train to Nowhere
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I’ve explained before that “high-speed rail” is a boondoggle, and I’ve also posted a thorough presentation on the topic from the folks at Reason about this issue. But some politicians can’t resist throwing good money after bad on these money-losing schemes. The latest example is from the People’s Republic of California, where Governor Jerry Brown is acting as if he wants the state to become a basket case.Here are some passages from the Wall Street Journal’s editorial on the topic.The good news in this debacle is that the state’s fiscal woes will make it nearly impossible to complete Governor Jerry…
george @ May 20, 2012
Grow up, Congress — make a deal on debt
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Congressional Republicans are threatening another game of chicken with the debt ceiling. This will get America nowhere, says John Avlon.
george @ May 20, 2012
UN Ridiculed for Attacking Poverty and Demanding Tax Hikes in Canada
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Commentators and officials said Wednesday that the United Nations had cemented its position as a discredited global laughing stock after the UN “Food Envoy” criticized Canada — one of the wealthiest and healthiest nations in the world — for alleged inequality, poverty, and obesity. Critics of the global body and top Canadian policy makers promptly lambasted the organization for wasting scarce taxpayer resources “investigating” the nation and demanding reforms even as millions of people around the world starve. UN “Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food” Olivier De Schutter presented his demands for Canada in a dubious report released Wednesday…
george @ May 20, 2012
Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 20 May 2012
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p>The Talk Shows May 20th, 2012 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.; former White House economic adviser Austan Goolsbee. MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.FACE THE NATION (CBS): Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Mark Warner, D-Va., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.THIS WEEK (ABC): Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.STATE OF THE UNION (CNN): Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas; David Axelrod, adviser to President Barack Obama's re-election campaign; Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee…
george @ May 20, 2012
The Next Thing in Money
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When times get tough, the tough . . . switch currencies. A fascinating report by Eric Garland in The Atlantic tells of the upswing in “local currencies.” In the United Kingdom, the Brixton Pound is being floated, engraved on its paper notes the likes of “David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust era.” Pegged to the British pound, it serves mainly as a scheme to promote local business and trade, though maybe itÂ’s a tad more than mere boosterism. Bavarians are also “enthusiastically using the local currency as a protest” — the local currency being the “Chiemgauer.” And “similar currencies have…
george @ May 20, 2012
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
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O M G. According to this, MTV is currently recruiting people to star in a new reality series about losing virginity. Here’s how they’re advertising: “DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? LIKE, …
george @ May 20, 2012
Gay activists to Obama: What’s next? (Man marrying a donkey?)
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President Barack Obama’s embrace of same-sex marriage was a major moment for gay-rights advocates — historic, emotional, a cause for celebration and more praise for an administration with a strong record on these issues. But they’re already starting to ask what’s next. There’s no shortage of items on the wish list: Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. Extending Social Security benefits for gay partners. Changing regulations on deporting immigrants in same-sex marriages. There’s the one that’s sparked the most anger and confusion because it’s seen as an easy fix — an executive order banning LGBT workplace discrimination. There’s a new…
george @ May 20, 2012
Obama State Dept. Grants Visa to Castro's Daughter
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A top apparatchik of the only regime in the Western Hemisphere to herd thousands of men and boys into forced labor camps at Soviet-bayonet point for the crime of fluttering their eyelashes, flapping their hands and talking with a lisp was just granted a U.S. visa to lecture Americans on “Gay Rights.” "Work Will Make Men Out of You" read the sign at the Cuban prison-camp’s gate, right over the barbed wire and next to the machine gunners posted on the watchtowers. The initials for these camps were UMAP, not GULAG, but the conditions were quite similar. The venue for…
george @ May 20, 2012
