Maher then goes on to argue for more socialism, claiming that his president is too concerned with being a "TV Star." He says that Barack Obama needs to fight for the socialism he expected when he voted for him. Bill Maher concludes by saying, "the 'audacity of hope' part is over, right now I'm hoping for a little more audacity." The audacity Maher seeks is more honesty in advocating for the socialist agenda.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Bill Maher: "Remember During The Campaign When...McCain Attacked Obama For Acting Like A Celebrity... It Turns Out He Was Right"
Bill O'reilly Rips Apart Pro-Choicer Joan Walsh Over Abortion And Abortionist George Tiller
Bill O'reilly rips this absolutist pro-choicer to threads. I appreciate that O'reilly has refused to back down on this issue:
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Israel: Iran Vote For Ahmadenijad Shows Growing Threat
The AP reports that according to two senior Israeli politicians the election of "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underscores the growing threat posed by Tehran and its nuclear ambitions... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has argued that Iran's nuclear ambitions, not Israel's conflict with the Palestinians, should occupy the world's attention." Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
"If we had an any shred of hope for change in Iran, the re-election of Ahmadinejad demonstrates the increasing Iranian threat," Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said in a text message sent to news organizations. AP reports that Ayalon also said that there was no difference between the incumbent and Mousavi concerning "the nuclear issue and terror," an apparent reference to Iran's support for the Palestinian militant faction Hamas and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. "With the results of the Iranian elections, the international community has to stop the Iran's nuclear problem and terrorism from Iran immediately," Ayalon said.
The following is a news report from MSNBC about the thousands that have clashed with police over what they believe is a "rigged" election:
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Arthur Laffer: "Get Ready For Inflation And Higher Interest Rates"
This graph alone explains it all:
To read the full Wall Street Journal article by Arthur Laffer explaining how "the unprecedented expansion of the money supply could make the '70s look benign," visit http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124458888993599879.html
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Obama Reverses Position He Held As Candidate And Has Justice Department Defend The "Defense Of Marriage Act" In Court
ABC's Jake Tapper reports that "President Obama’s Justice Department filed legal papers late Thursday to dismiss the first same sex marriage case filed in federal court. The Justice Department defended the Defense Of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which as a candidate then-Sen. Obama opposed, saying that the plaintiffs Arthur Smelt and Christopher Hammer are seeking a ruling on 'whether by virtue of their marital status they are constitutionally entitled to acknowledgment of their union by states that do not recognize same-sex marriage, and whether they are similarly entitled to certain federal benefits. Under the law binding on this Court, the answer to these questions must be no.'”
"The plaintiffs in this case, a same-sex couple married under the laws of California, make a number of claims against DOMA,” the Obama Justice Department lawyers argued. “Specifically, they allege that Section 2 violates the Full Faith and Credit Clause and their ‘right to travel,’ that both sections of DOMA violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment (including its equal protection component) and their ‘right to privacy,' and that Section 3 violates their ‘right of free speech’ and their ‘rights’ under the Ninth Amendment. Plaintiffs initially filed this action in State court, and the defendant United States removed it to this Court. Rather than reaching the merits of these claims, the Court should dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction."
Justice spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler said that President Obama “has said he wants to see a legislative repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act because it prevents LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) couples from being granted equal rights and benefits," she said. "However, until Congress passes legislation repealing the law, the administration will continue to defend the statute when it is challenged in the justice system."
Jake Tapper further reports that "the Obama administration cited Catalano v. Catalano (marriage of uncle to niece, 'though valid in Italy under its laws, was not valid in Connecticut because it contravened the public policy of th[at] state'); Wilkins v. Zelichowski (marriage of 16-year-old female held invalid in New Jersey, regardless of validity in Indiana where performed, in light of N.J. policy reflected in statute permitting adult female to secure annulment of her underage marriage), and re Mortenson’s Estate, (marriage of first cousins held invalid in Arizona, though lawfully performed in New Mexico, given Arizona policy reflected in statute declaring such marriages 'prohibited and void').
“Holy cow,” wrote [Americablog's John] Aravosis. “Obama invoked incest and people marrying children.”
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Iranian State Media Declares Mahmoud Ahmadenijad Wins Iranian Election
Reuters reports that the Iranian "media declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of Iran's election but challenger Mirhossein Mousavi alleged irregularities and claimed victory for himself. The state election commission said early on Saturday that Ahmadinejad...was ahead with almost 68 percent of the vote after 15 million votes -- or 47 percent of ballot boxes -- had been counted. Mousavi, a moderate, had just over 30 percent. The official news agency IRNA said: 'Dr. Ahmadinejad, by winning most votes at the 10th presidential election, has secured his victory.'"
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Innocent Man Jeffrey Deskovic Spends Six Years Behind Bars Because Of Sotomayor Decision
The New York Times reports that "Imprisoned at the age of 16 for the killing of a high school classmate, Mr. Deskovic, now 35, filed a habeas corpus petition in 1997 in Federal District Court contesting his conviction. The court denied the request because the paperwork had arrived four days late. Mr. Deskovic and one of his lawyers — who he said had been misinformed about the deadline for filing — appealed the decision to the federal appellate court on which Ms. Sotomayor sat. Ms. Sotomayor, along with the other judge on the panel, ruled that the lawyer’s mistake did not 'rise to the level of an extraordinary circumstance' that would compel them to forgive the delay. There was no need to look at the evidence that Mr. Deskovic insisted would affirm his innocence, they said. Mr. Deskovic spent six more years behind bars, until DNA found in the victim not only cleared him, but connected another man to the crime."
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Sarah Palin On The Today Show
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Was Holocaust Museum Shooter James Van Brunn Really "Right-Wing"?
Politico reports that "FBI agents visited the offices of the conservative Weekly Standard magazine yesterday after a shooting at the Holocaust Memorial Museum and told employees they'd found the magazine's address. A senior Standard staffer confirmed the visit but declined to discuss it in detail... The suggestion that the Standard may have been a target complicates any view of the racist shooter in contemporary left-right terms. Von Brunn's white supremacist roots put him under the rubric of a 'right-wing extremist,' but the substance of his views -- which included everything from believing that President Bush may have been in on the September 11 attacks to denying that President Obama is an American citizen -- are too far on the fringe to fit into conventional political classification. The focus on the Standard, though, appears to be of a piece with his central motivation: Anti-Semitism. In one essay, Von Brunn attacked 'JEWS-NEOCONS-BILL O’REILLY,' and the suggestion that neoconservatism is a specifically Jewish conspiracy is common on the racist fringe."
Further, WTTG/MyFoxDC reports that they were told by law enforcement sources "that during a search of a car that is believed to belong von Brunn, investigators found a notebook with information about six to nine locations in the D.C. area, including the National Holocaust Museum. Other locations on the list included the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the Washington Post, and a FOX News location."
Ben Johnson has an interesting piece on this subject in Front Page Magazine entitled "Holocaust Museum Shooter: Christian-Hating Socialist." Visit http://frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=35192 to read the full article.
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Vote Could Bring New Federal Smoking Limits
The AP reports that "the Senate struck a historic blow against smoking in America Thursday, voting overwhelmingly to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in the cigarettes that kill nearly a half-million people a year, to drastically curtail ads that glorify tobacco and to ban flavored products aimed at spreading the habit to young people... The legislation, one of the most dramatic anti-smoking initiatives since the surgeon general's report, would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the content, marketing and advertising of cigarettes and other tobacco products."
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Danny Devito Drunk In TV In The Morning...Again
Suffice it to say the Devito is not always the classiest guy when he is drunk:
Here was the famous moments on "The View" where Devito showed up drunk just a couple years ago. For some reason the audio silences when Devito calls Bush "President Numbnuts":
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ADL: "American Muslim Extremists Are Growing Threat To Jews"
The Anti-Defamation League writes that "an increasing number of American Muslim extremists have been involved in terrorist plots and conspiracies in the U.S. in which Jews or Jewish institutions have been targeted or been considered for attack since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Many other American Muslim extremists arrested on a wide range of terror-related charges have expressed similar hatred of Jews and Israel." To read more about this, visit http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/muslim_extremists_jews.htm.
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Barney Frank Storms Off CNBC Set After Facing Tough Questions
Here you can see that Barney Frank believes that the White House executive compensation plan doesn’t go far enough:
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Irwin Cotler And Alan Dershowitz: "Taking A Stand Against Iran"
Irwin Cotlera, a Montreal MP, is the former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada. Alan Dershowitz is a Professor of Law at Harvard University. They wrote the following:
"Irwin Cotler, the former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, member of Canadian parliament and co-author of this piece, is introducing legislation in Canadian parliament called the 'Iran Accountability Act.' While it expressly holds Iran to account – for its genocidal threats, nuclear ambitions and domestic repressions – it can also function to hold any signatory to the Genocide Convention to account. All signatories to the 1948 Genocide Convention (including the United States) have a responsibility to prevent genocide – and to punish incitement to genocide – that they have largely ignored in the case of the world’s greatest threat. The IAA, while a Canadian initiative, is a template model as to how to fulfill these responsibilities and take a stand against Iranian criminal actions."
To find out more details visit
http://frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=35169.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Representative Mike Rogers: Obama Having Miranda Rights Read To Terrorists In Afghanistan
The Weekly Standard reports that "the Obama Justice Department has quietly ordered FBI agents to read Miranda rights to high value detainees captured and held at U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan, according a senior Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. 'The administration has decided to change the focus to law enforcement. Here’s the problem. You have foreign fighters who are targeting US troops today – foreign fighters who go to another country to kill Americans. We capture them…and they’re reading them their rights – Mirandizing these foreign fighters,' says Representative Mike Rogers, who recently met with military, intelligence and law enforcement officials on a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan. Rogers, a former FBI special agent and U.S. Army officer, says the Obama administration has not briefed Congress on the new policy. 'I was a little surprised to find it taking place when I showed up because we hadn’t been briefed on it, I didn’t know about it. We’re still trying to get to the bottom of it, but it is clearly a part of this new global justice initiative.'” Link:
“When they mirandize a suspect, the first thing they do is warn them that they have the 'right to remain silent,’” says Representative Pete Hoekstra, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. “It would seem the last thing we want is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other al-Qaeda terrorist to remain silent. Our focus should be on preventing the next attack, not giving radical jihadists a new tactic to resist interrogation--lawyering up.”
To read more on this story visit http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/06/miranda_rights_for_terrorists.asp.
You can listen to Congressman Rogers on the Mark Levin Show here:
United Against Nuclear Iran Releases Video: "Unclenched Fist"
This is a must-see video that includes some of the most respected experts warning about the Iranian threat:
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
General Odierno Shaves Stephen Colbert's Head On Obama's Orders
Kudos to Stephen Colbert for doing his show in Iraq and entertaining the troops:The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Obama Orders Stephen's Haircut - Ray Odierno Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Stephen Colbert in Iraq
Here is the full episode:
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Israeli Military Invents Robo-Snake
The Jerusalem Post reports that aside from recording multimedia, the robot snake can be used to carry bombs intended to wreak havoc on enemy soldiers or buildings.
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Bloomberg's Kevin Hassett: "Obama Tells American Businesses To Drop Dead"
Hassett writes that the Obama "plan is to enact policies that are so anticompetitive that every firm needs a bailout." To read the full article visit http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124451592762396883.html.
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Monday, June 8, 2009
WSJ: "The Media Fall for Phony 'Jobs' Claims" And "The Obama Numbers Are Pure Fiction"
Here is a segment of the Wall Street Journal: "'Saved or created' has become the signature phrase for Barack Obama as he describes what his stimulus is doing for American jobs. His latest invocation came yesterday, when the president declared that the stimulus had already saved or created at least 150,000 American jobs -- and announced he was ramping up some of the stimulus spending so he could "save or create" an additional 600,000 jobs this summer. These numbers come in the context of an earlier Obama promise that his recovery plan will "save or create three to four million jobs over the next two years." To read the full article visit http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124451592762396883.html.
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Christopher Hitchens On Obama's Cairo Speech And The Connection Between His Comments On Head Scarves And Guantanamo
Christopher Hitchenes writes that "there is a fascinating connection between what President Barack Obama said about head scarves for women in his June 4 speech in Cairo and the argument over the released Guantanamo detainees who have since been found, or found again, in the ranks of the Taliban and al-Qaida. Don't try to guess, but do please read on." To read on visit http://www.slate.com/id/2220000/?from=rss.
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Gallup: More Americans Viewing Obama's Economic Plans Unfavorably
The latest Gallup poll found that despite the fact that "67% of Americans view President Barack Obama favorably, his overall job approval rating and his ratings on specific areas are less positive. At the low end of the spectrum, only 45%of Americans approve of Obama’s handling of federal spending, and 46% of his handling of the federal budget deficit... Obama’s job approval rating for his handling of the economy has dropped from 59% in February to 55% today, while his disapproval rating has risen by 12 points, from 30% to 42%. The fact that Obama’s approval on the economy has become more negative over this time period is of interest, given that Gallup’s measure of consumer mood has become more positive between March and the current time... Gallup has measured Obama’s handling of the federal budget deficit only twice — once in March and again in the current survey — and his ratings have become slightly more negative over that time. The percentage of Americans approving has dropped by three points, while the percentage disapproving has increased by four points."
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
State Department Official With Top Security Clearance And Wife Arrested On Spying For Cuba For The Past Three Decades
Reuters reports that "a former U.S. State Department official and his wife have been arrested for spying for the Cuban government for nearly 30 years, the Justice Department said on Friday. Walter Kendall Myers, 72, aided by his wife Gwendolyn Myers, 71, used his Top Secret security clearance to pass on classified information to the Cuban government and at one point met with Cuban leader Fidel Castro, according to court documents. The two were charged with conspiracy to act as illegal agents of the Cuban government and to communicate classified information to Cuba, the Justice Department said. They were also charged with wire fraud and acting as illegal agents. They face up to 35 years in prison." They have both pleaded not guilty.
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