Archive for June, 2009

FOX News: John McCain says he’s disappointed in President for Obama for asserting that it was “not productive, given the history of U.S.-Iranian relations, to be seen as meddling.” John McCain told FOX News that he didn’t think President Obama was doing enough to show his support for fair elections in Iran and civil rights [...]

The Telegraph: Iranians who have been using websites such as Twitter to record every twist and turn of the political crisis faced the threat of state retribution yesterday from the country’s feared Revolutionary Guard. The elite military force issued a statement alleging it had identifed websites run by companies it charged were backed by the [...]

Above: Obama meets with Lee Myung-bak to discuss North Korean Aggression The LA Times: The West Coast may be vulnerable to an attack, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says. However, North Korea is unlikely to be able to develop a nuclear warhead by then. Reporting from Washington — North Korea may [...]

The Wall Street Journal: The reform movement in Iran has clearly hit a new level, but the future is uncertain. The key issue is whether spontaneous protests crystallize into sustained dissent that involves the middle class. There are no cracks yet in the Iranian government’s domestic security forces — a common criterion for successful, bottom-up [...]

The Drudge Report: ABC is refusing to air paid ads during its White House health care presentation, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, including a paid-for alternative viewpoint! The development comes a day after the network denied a request by the Republican National Committee to feature a representative of the party’s views during the Obama special. [...]

<b>An Unwelcome Houseguest:</b> Baboon Steals TechCrunch Editor’s Breakfast

WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday there may be 50 or more trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees as the Obama administration works to shut the detention center by early next year. Holder discussed the plan before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where the senior Republican called him “too soft” on terrorism while a [...]

Spring Breaker Dies Of Alcohol Poisoning With .45 BAC
<b>Banks Begin Exodus From TARP</b>

Fox News: The government watchdog President Obama canned for allegedly being “confused” and “disoriented” fired back sharply Wednesday, saying the White House explanation for removing him was “insufficient,” “baseless” and “absolutely wild.” Gerald Walpin, who until last week was the inspector general for the Corporation for National and Community Service, told FOXNews.com that part of [...]

Bring out ye dead! Thirteen cases of bubonic plague have been recorded in eastern Libya, near the border with Egypt, Health Minister Mohamad Hijazi told AFP on Wednesday, stressing the situation was under control. “Thirteen cases of the plague have been recorded in a village 30 kilometres (20 miles) away from Tobruk. Eleven people have [...]

UFO Sighting Sends Entire Family Home To Pray

Embedded video from CNN Video

100 Gypsies Flee Homes After Attacks Escalate
<b>Femme Fatale:</b> Bulletproof ‘Tactical Corsets’ Come With Holsters for Gun & Pepper Spray

Any Playboy editors want to “Hate sex” this? Tactical Corset from BarCampLA 2009 from sean percival on Vimeo.

Bill Clinton got away with it… WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has stepped down from his leadership post one day after admitting he carried on an extramarital affair with a woman who was on his campaign staff. Ensign conveyed his decision in a phone call with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, [...]

“Mr Obama is facing calls from critics at home to take a much stronger international lead in condemning events in Iran” All of the photographs in this post were taken over the course of the last three days. They are AP and Reuters photos. I check the photo wires every day. I’ve never seen a [...]

We Have An Open Seat For Him’: ‘Fox & Friends’ Crew Responds To Obama Slam

Breitbart . “Does he mention the fact that there is one network that is devoted to absolutely being his cheerleader?”

<b> Steamrolled: </b> Dems Draw Ire of Republicans After Calling Surprise Vote On Spending Bill

Breitbart . “So, no amendments and it all goes away, leaving republicans absolutely convinced in their conviction that the democratic majority will be use a sledgehammer, even though their statistical and numerical advantage wouldn’t necessarily require them to do that. They can do whatever they want and they are doing it with very heavy hands [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats on Wednesday took the first major step toward a sweeping overhaul of the health care system in over a decade, pushing legislation despite strenuous GOP opposition and uncertainty about its provisions and costs. “This is about as historic as it gets for all of us,” said Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., [...]

AmericanThinker: J.C. Arenas With their decision to broadcast a primetime special that will highlight the Democrats’ relentless pursuit towards government-ran health care and exclude the views of those whom oppose their effort, ABC has signaled they no longer believe in the concept of press independence and the public’s right to choose. Once upon a time [...]