Archive for January, 2009
Remember Joe the plumber? - Now, it’s Tom Daschle who forgot to pay taxes–$128,000 worth
[Via LA Times] More simple, inadvertent, overlooked, accidental, good-faith tax mistakes in the would-be Obama Cabinet.This time it’s Tom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator and Senate Democratic leader who got knocked off by the Republicans in 2004, shown here demonstrating the size of his tax mistakes over three years.
President Obama had wanted Daschle to […]
Chicago Political Machine:Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich removed from office
The Illinois Senate voted to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office Thursday, marking the first time in the state’s long history of political corruption that a chief executive has been impeached and convicted.
The 59-0 vote followed several hours of public deliberation in which senator after senator stood up to blast Blagojevich, whose tenure lasted six […]
DEAR AHMADINEJAD: OBAMA DRAFTS LETTER TO IRAN
[Via Guardian.co.uk] Officials of Barack Obama’s administration have drafted a letter to Iran from the president aimed at unfreezing US-Iranian relations and opening the way for face-to-face talks, the Guardian has learned.The US state department has been working on drafts of the letter since Obama was elected on 4 November last year. It […]
Sarah Palin’s Official PAC (Political Action Committee) Launched
Sarah Palin’s Official PAC (political action committee)
Dedicated to building America’s future, supporting fresh ideas and candidates who share our vision for reform and innovation.
SarahPAC believes America’s best days are ahead. Our country, founded on conservative principles and the fight for freedom, must confront the challenges of the 21st century with integrity, innovation, and determination.
SarahPAC believes […]
$825 billion Stimulus Package: Where is your tax dollars going?
Stimulus Summary:
The Pelosi-Obey Stimulus bill includes $358 billion in spending under the Appropriations Committee’s jurisdiction. When combined with new spending that will be considered by the Ways and Means Committee, the estimated cost of all spending will reach more than $550 billion. Additionally, there is an estimated$,275 billion tax component, which will bring the total […]
Change you can believe: President Obama Does First Formal TV Interview as President with Al-Arabiya
As special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell heads off to the region to begin work on negotiating a cease fire between Israel and the Palestinians, President Obama has sat for his first formal TV interview with the Arabic cable TV network Al-Arabiya, ABC News has learned.
The interview was taped this evening and is […]
Totally Unaccepted:”Drunken Negro Face” Cookies On Sale at Greenwich Village Bakery
[UPDATE BELOW] At at a time when any decent baker should have been selling racially harmonious black and white cookies by the truckload, one Greenwich Village bakery popular with celebrities and shows like Sex and the City has outraged neighbors by selling a “Drunken Negro Face” cookie in, um, “honor” of President Obama. [Video […]
CNN’s Howard Kurtz Renames MSNBC ‘The Obama Network’
In the ’90s, many conservatives referred to CNN as “The Clinton News Network” due to its obvious biases towards the 42nd president.
Years later, just days after the inauguration of the 44th president, one of that network’s on-air hosts officially labeled MSNBC “The Obama Network.”
You gotta love it.
During Sunday’s “Reliable Sources,” when the subject of MSNBC […]
Pro-life Obama Ad Viewed over 250,000 Times in Three Days
A video advertisement being dubbed the “pro-life Obama ad” has been well received by Americans during the week of President Barack Obama’s inauguration. The ad has already been viewed hundreds of thousands of time online, and will soon be appearing on major US television networks.
The ad shows an ultrasound of a baby in a womb, […]
Caroline Kennedy faced tax ‘problem’ and nanny issue, says source close to Gov. David Paterson
Caroline Kennedy, who stunningly quit her push for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat, is dealing with a “tax problem and a potential nanny issue,” a source close to Gov. Paterson said Thursday. “She was facing some potentially embarrassing personal issues” that came up during the vetting process, the source said, adding that the governor had decided […]