Washington Whispers: Americans have witnessed one major political “Comeback Kid” in their lifetime, but President Obama is no Bill Clinton, according to our latest Washington Whispers poll. Asked what Obama could do to stage a political comeback like Clinton, over 39 percent said “there’s nothing he can do to win.” But 25 percent said he [...]
Wired: California Gov. Jerry Brown is vetoing legislation requiring police to obtain a court warrant to search the mobile phones of suspects at the time of any arrest. The Sunday veto means that when police arrest anybody in the Golden State, they may search that person’s mobile phone — which in the digital age likely [...]
Powerline: I recall seeing some online grandee—I thought it was Rich Karlgaard of Forbes, but I can’t find it—explain that in the fullness of time Wikileaks would turn around and bite liberals in the rear end, and sure enough there’s been a steady stream of Wikileaks that confirm what we already know about Obama. But [...]
ED SCHULTZ: I am absolutely amazed that Peter King is getting a pass by the media for saying what he said on Friday on Laura Ingraham’s radio show. Let’s just get into this a little bit more. He says: “I remember what happened in the ’60s when the left wing took to the streets and [...]
IBOPE-Zogby: UTICA, NY–Herman Cain has opened up a 20 percentage point lead among likely Republican primary voters in the race for the Presidential nomination, and also holds a narrow lead among all likely voters over President Barack Obama. Cains share of the GOP primary has jumped 10 percentage points since Sept. 26 and is now [...]
Boston Herald: The downtown protest group Occupy Boston threw its proverbial doors open yesterday, and played host to supporters of accused terrorist Terak Mehanna, who are looking to raise awareness of the Sudbury man’s upcoming trial. The Tarek Mehanna Support Committee came to Occupy Boston’s ever-evolving tent city on the Rose Kennedy Greenway to say [...]
The Hill: Democratic leaders in the Senate are scrambling to avoid defections on President Obama’s jobs package, which appears headed for defeat on Tuesday. A lack of Democratic unity on the president’s bill would be embarrassing for the White House, which has been scolding House Republicans for refusing to vote on the measure. T the [...]
The Telegraph: The Royal Marines liberated the 56,000-ton bulk carrier Montecristo, which was hijacked on Monday off the coast of Somalia. They released its 23 crew – seven Italians, six Ukrainians and 10 Indians. “I can confirm that the crew of the Montecristo was freed during the British raid,” said Ignazio La Russa, the Italian [...]
Boston Globe: Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino today defended the arrests of 100 Occupy Boston protesters on the city’s Greenway park, saying he agrees with them on the issues but they couldn’t be allowed to “tie up the city.” “I understand they have freedom of speech and freedom of expression, but we have a city [...]
Newsbusters: As FNC’s Geraldo Rivera appeared in New York City for his Geraldo at Large show on Sunday night to give attention to the Occupy Wall Street protests, participant and music mogul Russell Simmons sparred with FBN’s Charles Payne after Simmons complained that his taxes were too low and claimed that his employees pay more [...]
“Occupy D.C.” Protester, Freedom Plaza, October 6 WASHINGTON (AP) – Demonstrators who have spent the last four days camping at a plaza in the heart of Washington to protest war and other causes were granted an unexpected four-month extension of their permit Monday, a day many believed would end in their arrest. Officials with the [...]
Rupert Murdoch is target #1. New York Daily News: The Occupy Wall Street protesters are planning to get in the face of some of New York’s richest tycoons on Tuesday. A “Millionaires March” will visit the homes – or, more realistically, the gleaming marble lobbies – of five of the city’s wealthiest residents. On the [...]
It’s called “Occupy Wall Street”, not “Occupation Wall Street”.
