Archive for February, 2009
Obama Gaffe: America Didn’t Invent Automobile
[Via Yahoo News] President Obama’s speech to Congress last night might have emphasized urgency over historical accuracy when he stated, “And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it.”
Many inventors contributed to the rise of the car in modern-day life. But the U.S. Library of Congress credits […]
What about if President Bush said this? Biden:’Do You Know The “Website Number”?’
The mainstream media would have slaughtered President Bush if he said the same thing Biden said: “Website Number”. Watch the video here
Concrete evidence that the Media are in the tank for Obama - Media defends Obama’s $140 million for “volcano monitoring”
After President Obama’s speech on the economy last night, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal criticized government spending in the stimulus bill, citing examples including “$140 million for something called ‘volcano monitoring.’”
The $140 million to which Jindal referred is actually for a number of projects conducted by the United States Geological Survey, including volcano monitoring. This […]
Democrat Governor of Tennessee may reject stimulus aid for jobless
[Via Tennessean.com] Tennessee could reject a portion of the $787 billion economic stimulus package out of concerns that it would force the state to raise taxes on businesses in the future.
At the National Governors Association meetings in Washington, D.C., Gov. Phil Bredesen said this week that he might turn down relief for unemployed workers worth […]
Longest serving Dem senator Byrd, slams Obama…. warns of power grab
[Via Politico] The longest serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch.
In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obama’s decision to create White House offices on health reform, urban affairs policy, […]
Stocks drop as Obama speech and housing data weigh: Does this have anything to do with Obama?
Stocks fell on Wednesday as investors found little new in a major speech by President Barack Obama on how he planned to stabilize the economy, while gloomy home sales data weighed on the market.Long-standing worries about recession and the fate of the banking sector persisted despite Obama’s speech to Congress on Tuesday night, sending shares […]
What Recession? Government Employees get across the board 3-5% Salary INCREASES in ‘09!
How many of you got raises this year? Or last year? How many of you got pay cuts? Or got laid off? Where’s the government’s SKIN IN THE GAME? While the rest of Americans are suffering, government employees get RAISES
Locality-Based Comparability Payments and Pay Increases in 2009 for General Schedule Employees.
Keep reading at OPM.Gov
May God help us all: Iran says no slowdown in its nuclear work
[Via Reuters] - Iran has not slowed down its nuclear work and plans to install 50,000 centrifuges used to enrich uranium over the next five years, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on Wednesday.
“Currently we have 6,000 running centrifuges in Natanz and we will increase our activities to install more by the end of next […]
Rasmussen: 54% of Americans Say “No” To All Bailouts
Bailouts, bailouts everywhere, and not an end in sight.
The automakers want more, the banks want more, even the nation’s biggest insurance company is back because its $150-billion bailout last year wasn’t enough. And what about the people who can’t pay their mortgages? Taxpayers are beginning to wonder if the U.S. Treasury is going to run […]
Gloom and Doom: Obama warns of more sacrifices to come
[Via USAToday.com] President Obama on Tuesday night will emphasize the need for his mammoth economic recovery plan and call on Americans to withstand further sacrifices to heal the nation’s battered economy.
“The weight of this crisis will not determine the destiny of this nation,” Obama said in an excerpt released by the White House on Tuesday. […]
Americas are tuning out of CNN, MSNBC and turning to Fox News in droves
[Via IntellectualRedneck] America is tuning out the liberal Main Stream Media and turning to Fox News in droves. Fox News is leading prime time and daytime cable news ratings during February for the 86th straight month. Many Fox News shows were up over 30% compared to last February.
February Ratings: FNC Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined […]
What goes up must come down: Obama Job Approval Dips Below 60% for First Time
For the first time since Gallup began tracking Barack Obama’s presidential job approval rating on Jan. 21, fewer than 60% of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president. In Feb. 21-23 polling, 59% of Americans give Obama a positive review, while 25% say they disapprove, and 16% have no opinion.
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Stock Market Pump and Dumb: Bernanke’s Hide and Seek Delaying Tactics
he ever changing model of nationalization took another leap towards a resolution of sorts today. Bernanke’s new plan amounts to a game of hide and seek, hoping the mess resolves itself over time. Please consider U.S. Will Take Bank ‘Ownership’ Stakes Only as Losses Climb.
The Treasury will buy convertible preferred stock as needed in the […]
Bush’s Surge, Obama Flush:US troops to leave Iraq by August 2010
resident Barack Obama plans to announce that most U.S. forces will be out of Iraq in less than 19 months, the Associated Press said today, citing adminstration officials not authorized to speak publicly.Obama’s plan would leave an interim force of 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers to advise and train Iraqi security forces, from 142,000 now, the […]
The change you’ve been waiting for: Houston considers paying CREDIT CARD balances for some residents…
Houston taxpayers could start footing the bill to help first-time homebuyers pay off debts and improve their credit scores, under a proposal before City Council this week.
The “Credit Score Enhancement Program” will give up to $3,000 in grants to individuals who are trying to qualify for mortgages through the city’s homebuyers assistance program. City officials […]
Lawrence Summers, head of the National Economic Council, fell asleep on the podium
Barack Obama on Monday launched what he promised would be an enduring bipartisan process to bring down the fiscal deficits that have started to explode under his watch.
Mr Obama, who called 130 lawmakers and members of think-tanks to the White House for what he described as a “fiscal sustainability summit”, added that by the end […]
We told you so: Social websites harm children’s brains - Chilling warning to parents from top neuroscientist
Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, an eminent scientist has warned.
Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans, encourage instant gratification and make young people more self-centred.
The claims from neuroscientist Susan Greenfield will make disturbing reading for the millions whose social lives depend […]
RUPERT MURDOCH WARNS: NATIONS WILL BE REDEFINED, FUTURES ALTERED
Media baron Rupert Murdoch issued an urgent internal communication late Monday, warning his staff: “We are in the midst of a phase of history in which nations will be redefined and their futures fundamentally altered.”
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The dramatic call comes as markets continue their plunge and the future of media becomes increasingly muddled.
“Many people will be under […]
Another Half-Trillion dollar generational theft
House Republican leaders on Monday called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) to abandon their latest plans for another spending binge this week and enact a freeze which would hold federal spending to 2008 levels. The half-trillion dollar “omnibus appropriations bill,” — like the trillion-dollar spendulus bill last week — […]
America is pregnant: About to deliver “Socialist Republic” baby?
[Ap Via Yahoo] Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Tuesday the economy is suffering through a “severe contraction” and pledged to use all available tools to lift the country out of the recession that already has cost millions of Americans their jobs. In testimony to the Senate Banking Committee, Bernanke said the economy is […]