Archive for April, 2010
Poll: 80% of Americans Don’t Trust The Government
Nearly 80 percent of Americans say they can’t and they have little faith that the massive federal bureaucracy can solve the nation’s ills, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center that shows public confidence in the federal government at one of the lowest points in a half-century.
The poll released Sunday illustrates the ominous […]
Bill Clinton: Republicans unlikely to win back either house of Congress
Clinton: Republicans unlikely to win back either house of Congress By Sean J. Miller - 04/18/10 11:47 AM ET
Despite the parallels with the current political environment and that of 1994, Bill Clinton said the outcome of November’s election “is likely to be far less dramatic.”
“I don’t think [the GOP] will win either house,” he said […]
Clinton: Democrats to hold Senate, House in 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton has seen congressional elections where Republicans dominate.
But he says this year is no 1994.
(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org
Defense Secretary Robert Gates Warns U.S. Lacks Strategy on Iran Nukes
From Fox:
“A memo from Defense Secretary Robert Gates to the Whitehouse warned that the United States lacks a nimble long-term plan for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program, according to a published report.”
A “nimble” - “long-term plan”?,—-for dealing with a nuclear armed Islomofascist regime,– that is motivated to bring about the return of the hidden Mahdi?
Sorry, […]
Clinton: I Was Wrong to Listen to Wrong Advice Against Regulating Derivatives
I asked former President Bill Clinton if he thought he got bad advice on regulating complex financial instruments known as derivatives from his former Treasury Secretaries, Robert Rubin and Larry Summers. He acknowledged that he was wrong to take the advice of those advising him against regulating derivatives.
“On derivatives, yeah I think they were wrong […]
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner:Unemployment to stay ‘unacceptably high’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate, currently at 9.7%, will remain “unacceptably high” for some time to come, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday.
“The unemployment rate is still terribly high and it’s going to stay unacceptably high for a long period of time,” Mr. Geithner said on NBC’s “Today” Show.
(Excerpt) Read more at montrealgazette.com
Climategate: a scandal that won’t go away
Confronted with all those scandals surrounding the “Climategate” emails and the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the political and academic establishments have responded with a series of inquiries and statements designed to show that the methods used to construct the official scientific case are wholly sound. But as was illustrated last week by two […]
Muammar Gaddafi: Obama from Arab Descent, a ‘Blessing’ to Muslim World
Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi blessed U.S. President Barack Obama as a “friend” over the weekend in a speech published by the London-based al-Hayat newspaper, labeling him “an African from Arab descent, from Muslim descent.”
Gaddafi’s speech was delivered in the city of Sirt at an event marking the 24th anniversary of a U.S. attack on Libya.
Gaddafi […]
Up to 75% of British births to be outside marriage (The end of Britain: It has come to this)
THREE-QUARTERS of children in some parts of Britain will be born to unmarried mothers within the next parliament, official figures indicate.
The number of births to single mothers and unmarried cohabiting couples is set to exceed 50% across the country in the next five years.
However, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that births […]
Obama Birth Certificate Issue:Illinois Mayor Expresses Doubts About Obama’s Citizenship (Video)
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Obama Birth Certificate:Illinois Mayor Expresses Doubts About Obama’s Citizenship (Video)
Warren Buffett Loses $950 Million In One Day On Goldman SEC Charges
Warren Buffett lost $950 million in Goldman Sachs (GSI) options today as the bank’s stock tanked as a result of the SEC filing fraud charges against the firm, according to Bloomberg.Buffet’s Goldman Sachs options started the day valued at $3.01 billion, and are now floating somewhere around $2.06 billion.
Its unlikely Mr. Buffet will be exercising […]
Crooks and Liars:SEC accuses Goldman Sachs of civil fraud
The government has accused Goldman Sachs & Co. of defrauding investors by failing to disclose conflicts of interest in mortgage investments it sold as the housing market was faltering. The Securities and Exchange Commission said in a civil complaint Friday that Goldman failed to disclose that one of its clients helped create—and then bet […]
Fox News yanks Sean Hannity from Cincinnati Tea Party rally he was set to star in
Angry Fox News executives ordered host Sean Hannity to abandon plans to broadcast his nightly show as part of a Tea Party rally in Cincinnati on Thursday after top executives learned that he was set to headline the event, proceeds from which would benefit the local Tea Party organization.
Rally organizers had listed Hannity, who is on a book […]
38 million Americans on Food Stamp
How well can a family of four eat on just $68.88 a week? For more than 38 million Americans, it’s more than a matter of conjecture.
With job growth and the economy still only sputtering along, a record number of Americans have turned to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the formal name for federal food stamp […]
Foreclosure rates surge, biggest jump in 5 years (Where is Obama’s Hope and Change?)
A record number of U.S. homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of this year, a sign banks are starting to wade through the backlog of troubled home loans at a faster pace, according to a new report.RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. homes taken over by banks jumped […]
‘CAP AND TAX’ IS BACK! Senate climate bill to be unveiled April 26
A long-awaited compromise bill to reduce U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases blamed for global warming will be unveiled by a group of senators on April 26, sources said on Thursday. The legislative language to be sketched out in 11 days, according to government and environmental sources, is being drafted by Democratic Senator […]
White House complains about CBSNEWS post saying possible Supreme Court nominee is gay
The White House ripped CBS News on Thursday for publishing an online column by a blogger who made assertions about the sexual orientation of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, widely viewed as a leading candidate for the Supreme Court.
Ben Domenech, a former Bush administration aide and Republican Senate staffer, wrote that President Obama would “please” […]
White NBC Reporter Confronts Black Man at Tea Party Rally: ‘Have You Ever Felt Uncomfortable?’
“There aren’t a lot of African-American men at these events,” NBC News reporter Kelly O’Donnell, a white woman, told Darryl Postell, a black man at a Tea Party rally held Thursday in Washington, DC, pressing him, in an exchange she chose to include in her NBC Nightly News story, to address her prejudiced assumptions: “Have […]
Tea Party Crash Fizzles Out
After several days of hype and hand-wringing about liberal plans to infiltrate Thursday’s tea party rallies, the great 2010 Tax Day Tea Party Crash did not produce much of a bang in Washington.
To be sure, a handful of obvious crashers engaged in some mostly non-confrontational back-and-forth with tea party activists at a Thursday evening rally […]
Obama On Tea Partiers: “You Would Think They’d Be Saying Thank You” (Video)
AP: President Barack Obama said Thursday he’s amused by the anti-tax tea party protests that have been taking place around Tax Day.
Obama told a fundraiser in Miami that he’s cut taxes, contrary to the claims of protesters.
“You would think they’d be saying thank you,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com