Pat Dollard

Debuting next Friday at 7 PM PST will be “The Outer Limits”, our new conspiracy theory radio show where every week we take on a leading conspiracy theory, and examine its merits, seriously and analytically, inside and out, without bias in either direction.

New York Times: 1:09 p.m. | Updated DES MOINES — Sarah Palin arrived at the Iowa State Fair even as Rick Santorum was speaking on the fair soap box and Tim Pawlenty was grilling pork on a stick. Ms. Palin came, reportedly in a black Suburban, to the cattle barn — and was immediately surrounded [...]

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) – The investigation into 11 of the violent incidents on the opening night of the Wisconsin State Fair has resulted in the arrest of a 16-year-old African-American who reportedly told investigators he targeted whites. West Allis police said Thursday the teen was arrested late Wednesday. The Milwaukee teen was booked on [...]

Although the rest of the law technically remains, as you will see below, it can’t be financed without the individual mandate. The mandate was supposed to be the primary revenue source to pay for the whole kit and kaboodle, as Obama has repeatedly said. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An appeals court ruled Friday that President Barack [...]

MSNBC: ORLANDO, Fla. — Casey Anthony must return to Florida’s Orange County no later than Aug. 26 in order to serve a one-year probation for check fraud, a judge ruled Friday. Judge Belvin Perry had to rule on whether Anthony, 25, should serve probation for a check fraud conviction — or if she had already [...]

Washington Times: The 12-member supercommittee tasked with straightening out the country’s fiscal mess is long on lawmakers who have already whiffed in recent months on chances to strike deals and short on those who have shown a readiness to make the compromises that all sides say will be needed. Four of the members helped defeat [...]

The Hill: Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) admitted Friday he’ll have to “reassess” the direction of his campaign if he finishes poorly in Saturday’s Iowa straw poll. Pawlenty said he could be forced to scale back his national infrastructure if he performs worse than expected in the Ames straw poll, where he’s expected to [...]

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Washington Times: Chicago, August 11, 2011 – This week U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference with members of the mainstream media to talk about the downgrade crisis. But the Senator’s scripted storyline veered off-course when a conservative reporter – me – showed up to ask an embarrassing question. Namely, “Senator, you’ve blamed the [...]

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Bloomberg: Confidence among U.S. consumers plunged in August to the lowest level since May 1980, adding to concern that weak employment gains and volatility in the stock market will prompt households to retrench. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment slumped to 54.9 from 63.7 the prior month. The gauge was projected [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service would eliminate about 220,000 full-time jobs and shutter about 300 processing facilities by 2015 under a proposal to bring its finances in order, a postal official said on Friday. The Postal Service needs to cut payrolls to about 425,000 employees and take over its retirement and health benefits [...]