Archive for April, 2009
Mean Street: Congratulations, American Taxpayer, You’re the Loser
[By Evan Newmark - WSJ ] Well, it may not be official, America, but within a month or two, it will be. You’re getting stuck with all the losers. You’re already the proud owner of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
And even with today’s better-than-expected earnings out of Citi, it’s clear that you’ll be holding […]
A MILLION TAXPAYER MARCH–WHAT TEA PARTIES ACHIEVED
AN incomplete survey of newspaper accounts and organizer estimates pegged this week’s Tea Party protest population at a minimum of 250,000. If we use the crowd-counting math of left-wing activists, we can call it the Million Taxpayer March.
To George Soros-funded grievance professionals, 250,000 is an insignificant number. But unlike recent anti-war and pro-illegal-immigration rallies padded […]
A video every US citizen should see. - An Alarming video every Westerner should see
http://www.tangle.com
A video every US citizen should see.
The video at this link is 8 minutes long and very scary.
http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=0861ff3eabea1ceb73e4&sp=2
US foreclosures up 24 percent in 1st quarter (Welcome to Obama Change)
The number of American households threatened with losing their homes grew 24 percent in the first three months of this year and is poised to rise further as major lenders restart foreclosures after a temporary break, according to data released Thursday.
The big unknown for the coming months, however, is President Barack Obama’s plan to help […]
Congresswoman calls tea parties ‘despicable’ and ’shameful’…(Barf Alert)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) blasted “tea party” protests yesterday, labeling the activities “despicable” and shameful.”
“The ‘tea parties’ being held today by groups of right-wing activists, and fueled by FOX News Channel, are an effort to mislead the public about the Obama economic plan that cuts taxes for 95 percent of Americans and creates 3.5 million […]
French president portrays Obama as weak and meek…
Why the master of America’s new First Mutt is no longer in good odour with President Sarkozy.
France has been cooing along with everyone else over the arrival of Bo Obama at the White House, but the master of America’s new First Dog is no longer in good odour with President Sarkozy.
Mr Sarkozy is pouring cold […]
CNBC Bashed by GE/NBC Management For Not Being Pro-Obama
CNBC has been the only network owned by General Electric that is not totally in the bag for Barack Obama. Remember it was CNBC’s Rick Santelli that lit the fire that resulted in yesterday’s Tea Parties:
Jim Cramer also had a well publicized tussle with the White House. Corporate Owner General Electric and NBC are not […]
Jesus Missing From Obama’s Georgetown Speech - White House asked university to cover symbol
Amidst all of the American flags and presidential seals, there was something missing when President Barack Obama gave an economic speech at Georgetown University this week — Jesus.
The White House asked Georgetown to cover a monogram symbolizing Jesus’ name in Gaston Hall, which Obama used for his speech, according to CNSNews.com.
The gold “IHS” monogram inscribed […]
DenverPost:5,000 attend tax-day ‘tea party’ at Capitol
More than 5,000 people crowded onto the west side of the state Capitol this afternoon, as part of a nationwide string of tax-day protests dubbed “tea parties.”
Speakers at the protest, including a number of Republican activists, lawmakers and candidates, railed against current federal spending, President Barack Obama and Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter. They called the […]
CNN Reporter at Chicago Tea Party: It’s “Anti-CNN Since This is Highly Promoted By the Right-Wing, Conservative Network Fox” (video)
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When Millions of Americans lost their jobs, Obamas made $2.7 million last year
President Barack Obama is one taxpayer who filed his returns on time. Tax returns released by the White House show Obama and his wife, Michelle, together made $2.7 million last year. While that’s far more than the U.S. median household income of about $50,000, it’s also far less than the Obamas made the previous year. […]
Thousands of Anti-Tax ‘Tea Party’ Protesters Turn Out in U.S. Cities
Chants like “Give me liberty, not debt” and “Our kids can’t afford you” were heard across several U.S. cities Wednesday as anti-tax “tea party” protesters took to the streets to voice their opposition to big government spending.
Thousands of protesters — some dressed in colonial wigs with tea bags […]
Gov. Rick Perry: Texas Could Secede, Leave Union
exas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax “tea party” Wednesday with his stance against the federal government and for states’ rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, “Secede!”An animated Perry told the crowd at Austin City Hall — one of three tea parties he was attending across the state — that officials […]
Bankrupt Lehman Brothers’ portfolio has tons of Nuke ‘WA$TE’ (enough to make a nuclear bomb)
It turns out we were looking in the wrong place for weapons of mass destruction.
They weren’t in Iraq.
They were in Lehman Brothers’ portfolio.
The bankrupt investment bank holds as much as 500,000 pounds of uranium yellowcake — enough to make a nuclear bomb — it was learned yesterday.
And it’s at least as radioactive as the […]
DISUNITED STATES OF? - GOVERNOR SAYS TEXAS CAN LEAVE THE UNION IF IT WANTS
Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax “tea party” Wednesday with his stance against the federal government and for states’ rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, “Secede!”
An animated Perry told the crowd at Austin City Hall — one of three tea parties he was attending across the state — that officials […]
United Airlines To Charge Heavier Passengers For Two Seats
United Airlines has announced it will implement a new policy charging heavier passengers double the standard airfare.Under the new rules, United will charge passengers who “are unable to fit into a single seat in the ticketed cabin; are unable to properly buckle the seatbelt using a single seatbelt extender; and/or are unable to put the […]
Tea Party Protesters Gird for Possible Liberal Backlash from ACORN
What would a party be without party poopers?
As anti-tax protesters organize tea parties across the country on April 15, rumors are swirling that a backlash is brewing.
Some believe ACORN, which has been under scrutiny for accusations of voter fraud, is preparing to crash some of the tea parties. But […]
Breaking: Pirates Attack Another U.S.-Flagged Ship Off Somali Coast in Unsuccessful New Hijacking Attempt
The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship bound for Mombasa, Kenya, was attacked Tuesday by Somali pirates, according to a NATO source with direct knowledge of the matter.
Pirates attacked The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, but were unable to board.
“The pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at the vessel, which sustained damage,” […]
Breaking: The “Bush Six” to Be Indicted by Spanish Prosecutors
Writing at The Daily Beast, Scott Horton writes that Spanish prosecutors will soon indict six former members of the Bush administration: former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, former Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo, former Pentagon general counsel William J. Haynes II, Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff David […]
US recession, 1st black president, ‘fuel extremism’ - (Barf Alert)
Right-wing extremists in the United States are using economic worries and the election of the first black US president as recruiting tools, the US government warns in a new report. Fears of possible new restrictions on firearms, as well as troubled veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, “could lead to the […]