In the following story, they directly support Obama’s contention that the right believes “anything goes” in the war on terror, as they hold up Obama’s words to that effect, in the second to last paragraph, as an unchallenged truth. Before that they try to hide behind Robert Gates in defense of closing Gitmo. They also [...]
http://www.nbcwashington.com/ Thursday was supposed to be the highlight of the year for more than 100 kindergarteners from Stafford County, Va. They got up early and took a chartered bus to the White House for a school field trip. But when they arrived, all the 5-year-olds got was a lesson in disappointmen A group of young [...]
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Politco: For the first time in his presidency, Americans are getting a glimpse of Barack Obama on defense. Over the past few weeks, Obama has been back on his heels over torture and terror, issues on which he surely thought he had the upper hand. And he spent Thursday battling charges from a man he [...]
By Jim Geraghty National Review Online: Barack Obama never met Saul Alinsky, but the radical organizer’s thought helps explain a great deal about how the president operates. Alinsky died in 1972, when Obama was 11 years old. But three of Obama’s mentors from his Chicago days studied at a school Alinsky founded, and they taught [...]
Red State: The History Channel is a generally well-respected brand in the United States. The shows routinely make “water-cooler†conversation at sites like Redstate. Indeed, the sister networks like The Military Channel are staples among conservative viewers, as anyone who spends any time around conservatives and veterans is well aware. So you can imagine my [...]
WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican push to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s claims that the CIA misled her in 2002 about whether waterboarding had been used against terrorism suspects. The House voted 252-172 to block the measure that would have created a bipartisan congressional panel. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, sponsored the [...]
POLITICO: After being pounded all week by Republicans over Guantanamo Bay, Democrats are reacting cautiously to President Barack Obama’s high-profile speech imploring Congress to help him close the detention facility. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned that Obama’s still needed to lay out a detailed plan for closing the detention center. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, [...]
The Swamp: After seeing his seniority stripped last week by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), it looks like Sen. Arlen Specter got the memo and is now busily marching to the Democrats’ tune. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania senator had harsh words for the CIA, telling a group gathered at the American Law Institute, “The CIA [...]
ISLAMABAD – The United Nations appealed Friday for $543 million to ease the “incredible suffering” of nearly 2 million refugees from Pakistan’s war against Taliban militants. The world body said the money was urgently needed to fund some 165 projects drawn up by U.N. agencies and aid groups to assist civilians fleeing the conflict centered [...]
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama wants to assure graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy that he will invest not just in weapons but also in the people who keep the country safe. Obama was to mark the start of the Memorial Day weekend with his final commencement speech of the season Friday at the [...]
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