Top Ten Faux Pas (5)
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that waterboarding authorized by former President George W. Bush was torture, and the information gained from terror suspects through its use could have been obtained by other means. “In some cases it may be harder,” he conceded at a White House news conference marking a whirlwind first [...]
by TPS Scenario 1: The country stood on the brink of war, and his policies, both in the military and diplomatic spheres, helped trigger combat that ultimately killed thousands of men and triggered enmity that lasts to this day . . . Scenario 2: The country stood on the brink of war, and his policies [...]
Muslims get long sentences for U.S. Army base plot Wed Apr 29, 2009 PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Two Muslim men convicted of plotting to kill soldiers at a U.S. Army base received long prison sentences on Wednesday for a plan prosecutors said was inspired by holy war against the United States. Three others in the plot [...]
The American Spectator: Flyover Launcher By The Prowler This morning, at least one news organization and one citizen advocacy group was mulling filing a Freedom of Information Act request seeking the release of the manifest for the Air Force One New York flyover to determine if any Obama donors or other interested parties were on [...]
Right-Wing College Group Riles Students on Campuses Nationwide Wednesday, April 29, 2009 By Joshua Rhett Miller Foxnews A Youth for Western Civilization-sponsored event featuring former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo was recently shut down by protesters. A student group that bills itself as “America’s right wing youth movement” focused on countering radical multiculturism, socialism and mass [...]
No, not the one who smells like camel. I mean the one who smells like bad kimchi (is there such a thing as good kimchi?). Do all these dictators (or in Amydidherdad’s case, mouthpieces of dictators) go to the same store or something? North Korea Threatens Nuclear, Missile Tests Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Foxnews SEOUL, [...]
WHO warns flu pandemic imminent Wed Apr 29, 2009 By Laura MacInnis and Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the world is at the brink of a pandemic, raising its threat level as the swine flu virus spread and killed the first person outside of Mexico, a toddler in [...]
WASHINGTON – If the government takes a majority stake in General Motors, will it end up taking the wheel, too? Under a restructuring plan put forth this week by GM, the ailing automaker would give majority ownership to the federal government to stave off bankruptcy. That handoff would amount to an extraordinary nationalization of the [...]
Law abiding US citizens bought on average 3,177,256 guns every 3 months in 2008. Ammoland: EveryTown, USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- In just 3 months Americans bought enough guns to outfit the entire Chinese and Indian army’s combined. “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.†– Admiral [...]
Old Thinker News: As the growing world-wide economic crisis deepens, military forces from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom are preparing to meet angry citizens on the street. The economic crisis – and the public outrage it is causing – is at the forefront of intelligence agencies and military forces in the western [...]
Fox News: WASHINGTON — Acting with unusual speed, the House on Wednesday adopted a $3.4 trillion budget outline that endorses much of President Barack Obama’s ambitious agenda while permitting the national debt to continue to spiral higher. While a welcome victory for Democrats, the 233-193 House vote approving the House-Senate compromise budget is only a [...]
New York Post: WWW.SALESTAX.GOV By KAJA WHITEHOUSE The days of buying online to avoid paying sales taxes may soon be over. A bill is expected to be introduced to Congress this week that would force retailers like eBay and Amazon.com to start collecting sales taxes on behalf of states from people who shop online or [...]
The Hill – Dick Morris: When the Obama administration crashes and burns, with approval ratings that fall through the floor, political scientists can trace its demise to its first hundred days. While Americans are careful not to consign a presidency they desperately need to succeed to the dustbin of history, the fact is that this [...]