Aug 27, 2009 14 Comments ›› Erik Wong
National Review Online: Video has now surfaced of an event I noted here the other day, in which GOP Rep. Wally Herger of California praised a man who described himself as a “right wing terrorist†at a town hall, subsequently referring to him as a “great American.†Herger’s spokesman, Matt Lavoie, tells me ...
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Times Online: Just 150 Afghan voters dared to go to the ballot box in the area of Helmand province where British soldiers sacrificed their lives to secure a safe election day, it was revealed yesterday. The figures were released as the British Ambassador to Kabul admitted that troops could be engaged in combat in Afghanistan for five ...
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AHN: New York, NY (AHN) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is recommending the voluntary teaching of sexuality education, including masturbation and aphrodisiacs, starting at age five to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. The recommendation is contained in the UNESCO report called "International Guidelines for Sexuality Education" released in June at the ...
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BigHollywood: by Patrick Courrielche I recently wrote a critique of the art community’s lack of dissent in the face of many controversial decisions made by the current administration. Entitled “The Artist Formerly Known as Dissident,†one of the key points argued in the article was the potential danger associated with the use of the art community ...
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The Daily Mail: The number of jobless households has risen at its fastest rate since Labour came to power with almost five million people now living in homes where no one works. New figures reveal a massive 4.8million people of working age now live in a home where no one holds down a job. The data for April ...
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John Stossel via ABC: "Choice, competition, reducing costs -- those are the things that I want to see accomplished in this health reform bill," President Obama told talk-show host Michael Smerconish last week. Choice and competition would be good. They would indeed reduce costs. If only the President meant it. Or understood it. In a free market, a ...
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The Leftist NY Times: Do your friends who watch Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, the late-night hosts on the Comedy Central cable channel, stop you on the latte line the next morning or e-mail, text or tweet you to quote lines from those shows? And when they do, do you think that they’re kind of cool? Comedy Central ...
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CapitalResearch.org: Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) hasn’t been dead for 24 hours yet MoveOn.org is already invoking his memory to press for the Sovietization of America’s healthcare system. I received the following in my email inbox a half hour ago: Dear MoveOn member, The Lion is at rest. Senator ...
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They didn't cover drugs, or airplanes? How stupid are you? Pharmaceutical drugs and air travel didn't exist when the Constitution was written. Which is exactly why it doesn't cover nuclear weapons or ousting stupid socialists like you, neither existed at the time of it's writing. That is why, if need be, the Constitution can be ...
Continue ReadingAug 26, 2009 12 Comments ›› Erik Wong
Creepy, I thought about the possibility if this happening the other day, and the repercussions it could have. Unfortunately, I was right. The Scotsman: JUSTICE secretary Kenny MacAskill was last night under pressure to reveal more details of the medical evidence that led to the release of the Lockerbie bomber, after it emerged that only one doctor ...
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Vanity Fair: Dominick Dunne, a best-selling author and special correspondent for Vanity Fair, died today at his home in Manhattan. He was 83. The cause of death was bladder cancer, said his son Griffin Dunne. Dunne—who joined Vanity Fair in 1984 as a contributing editor and was named special correspondent in 1993—famously covered the trials of O. J. ...
Continue ReadingAug 26, 2009 14 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
"Without the change, Senate Democrats could potentially fall one vote short on any health care overhaul legislation, were such a bill brought up before the special election" BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday he would support changing state law to allow him to appoint an interim successor to Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat while ...
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Fox News and AP: Sen. Edward Kennedy, the longtime Massachusetts lawmaker whose personal tragedies along with his professional triumphs and losses unfolded in the public eye, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port after battling a brain tumor. He was 77. His family announced his death in a brief statement released early Wednesday. "We've lost the ...
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"The abuses that were officially sanctioned amounted to torture and those at the very top who authorized, ordered or sought to provide legal cover for them should be held accountable," Feingold said in a statement issued late Monday. WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservatives and liberals alike reacted critically, though for different reasons, to Attorney General Eric Holder's ...
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Obama, the founder and god of Organizing for America, has been condemning organized protests by the Right since August 1... Fox News: Supporters of President Obama's plan to overhaul the health system, in an acknowledged attempt to reverse growing opposition to the plan, are planning a fusillade of rallies and bus tours starting this week. Health Care for ...
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US News And World Report: By Peter Roff, Thomas Jefferson Street blog Feeding the perception that corrupt public officials were running rampant in the halls of Congress was an important part of the Democrats' plan to retake control of the federal government in 2006 and 2008. The Jack Abramoff scandal, the resignation of Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, ...
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