Archive for April, 2010
Foreclosure rates surge, biggest jump in 5 years
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 […]
Sarah Palin Earned $12 Million Since July 2009
Best Opinion: Little Green Footballs, Hot Air, Washington Post…
Since she abruptly retired as Alaska’s governor in July, 2009, Sarah Palin has earned $12 million from a book deal, speaking engagements, and media contracts, reported ABC News. Reaction was predictably partisan: “Who needs actual responsibility when [Palin] can haul in the dough by tossing red meat […]
20 More Tax Facts That Will Make Your Head Explode
If your head didn’t explode from Reason’s awesome tax video, then take a look at the new list.
Pundits talk a lot about the growing tax share of the rich, and the 47% of Americans who don’t pay income tax. These arguments are somewhat unfair because they ignore the growing wealth disparity.
But they’re just two of […]
White House: Obamas earn $5.5 million in 2009
The White House says President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle made $5.5 million last year and paid nearly $1.8 million in federal income tax. The Obamas gave $329,000 to charities. That included $50,000 each to CARE and the United Negro College Fund.
Read more at Breitbart
Hating the government finally goes mainstream
Three years ago, the Republican establishment piled scorn on the presidential candidacy of Ron Paul.
Today, he is in a statistical tie with President Obama in 2012 polling. His son, an ophthalmologist who has never run for elective office, is well ahead of not only the GOP’s handpicked candidate for Senate in Kentucky but also both […]
Taxpayers foot State Department’s stiff liquor bill
Months after President Obama urged federal agencies last year to cut wasteful spending, the U.S. Department of State paid $3,814 to fill an order of Jack Daniel’s whiskey for gratuities at one of its many overseas embassies.
The booze buy wasn’t unusual.
Last year alone, the State Department sent taxpayers tabs totaling nearly $300,000 for alcoholic […]
Elected but unable to serve: Dead man wins Tracy City mayoral race
Dead men tell no tales, but apparently they can still get votes.
Carl Robin Geary Sr. died of a heart attack on March 10 but that didn’t stop voters from electing him mayor of Tracy City.
On Tuesday, the late Mr. Geary defeated incumbent Barbara Brock 268 votes to 85, according to Grundy County Administrator of Elections […]
Michelle Obama Declares it Safe to Travel to Mexico - Video 4/15/10
Here is video of First Lady Michelle Obama in an interview from Mexico City, where she declared it to be safe to travel to Mexico. She said she would encourage Americans to come to Mexico.
This despite the fact that 23,000 people have been killed in drug violence in Mexico in the last three years.
(Excerpt) Read […]
Pelosi: Congress has cut taxes by more than $800 billion
Pelosi: Congress has cut taxes by more than $800 billion By Jay Heflin - 04/15/10 09:51 AM ET
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) on Thursday announced that the current Congress has cut more than $800 billion in taxes and will add another $285 billion in relief after lawmakers extend expiring tax provisions and make permanent the 2009 […]
Liberal Wishful Thinking:Romney/Palin 2012 ? (This is how we got Obama. Don’t fall for it America)
The Boston Herald thinks they’ve found the unity ticket for the GOP in 2012. Apparently, Sarah Palin thinks it sounds “serious,” too. The only question would be the order (via Jules Crittenden):
Conservative superstar Sarah Palin opened the door today to joining forces with Mitt Romney for a 2012 White House run – a hot ticket […]
Birth Certificate:Good news in Washington DC (Dr. Taitz, QW, Obama)
“Good news in Washington DC
April 14, 2010
Judge Lamberth has granted my request for judicial notice of the opinion in Fl, where judge Vinson has stated that as a Doctor of Dental surgery I have a legitimate interest in the subject matter of the Health Bill- this is a good sign.
Judge Lamberth has also denied Obama’s […]
Fed Moves $421.8 Billion Without Warning, Is the Fed Bailing out Greece?
Fed Moves $421.8 Billion Without Warning, Is the Fed Bailing out Greece?
Interest-Rates / Credit Crisis 2010
Apr 14, 2010 - 02:44 PM
By: Dr Jeff Lewis
The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, which documents the inner workings and balance sheets at the nation’s central bank, just released new research and data suggesting that the Federal Reserve lent $421.8 […]
JAPAN TV AIRS OBAMA “BOW” TO RED CHINA PRESIDENT (Footage); JAPAN CALLED “THE LOSER” IN D.C. (CLIP)
Brilliant, Pres. Obama. Simply brilliant.
Way to go to fortify relations with our reliable allies in the region, particularly with a key lynchpin like JAPAN.
The upshot in the original Japanese was that Japan was snubbed in D.C. for an individual “summit meeting” with Obama, while Obama on the other hand kowtowed and gave the Red Chinese […]
SHOCK POLL: 2012 Presidential Election Match-Up (Barack Obama 42%, Ron Paul 41%)
Pit maverick Republican Congressman Ron Paul against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up, and the race is – virtually dead even.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of likely voters finds Obama with 42% support and Paul with 41% of the vote. Eleven percent (11%) prefer some other candidate, and six percent […]
Red flag for a sinking Obama: Americans now prefer Hillary Clinton (Buyer’s Remorse)
It is, of course, a really silly thing to even think about, given the clout of the Chicago Machine boys currently occupying the White House.
But, just say, the Real Great Talker continues his spiraling descent in the polls over the next 12-18 months; already the Democrat is barely tied with Any Republican in opinion […]
RUSSIA DECLARES: IRAN NUKE REACTOR READY IN AUGUST (Please pray for Israel)
A reactor being built by Russia at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant is scheduled to open in August, the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation said on Wednesday.
“The launch is scheduled for August. We’re on schedule,” Sergei Kiriyenko told reporters in Argentina during a visit. “Bushehr doesn’t threaten the regime of nonproliferation in any way. […]
Pres. Obama: “Whether We Like It or Not, We Remain a Dominant Military Superpower” - Video 4/13/10
Here is video of President Obama today at a news conference closing his “Nuclear Security Summit,” where he made the odd statement that “whether we like it or not, we (United States) remain a dominant military superpower, and when conflicts break out, we get pulled into it.” He makes the statement around the 1:00 mark […]
Expose the Tea Party Crashers
So let’s work together to beat them at their own game. If you see anyone with an offensive sign, take a picture of it and forward it to us at Pajamas Media. Mail it to our tips address (story@pajamasmedia.com) and we’ll publish it, along with an explicit statement that this doesn’t reflect the real tea […]
With 1 in 5 Americans out of work, Obama issues over a million green cards
The Department of Homeland Security has just reported that during 2009, they issued 1,130,818 new Green Cards to foreign nationals, allowing them to work legally in this country. That number represents the fourth highest number of cards issued in one year.
750,000 of the new Green Cards were given to the families of U.S. citizens and […]
Dick Morris: “Barack Obama Might Be The First Anti-American President We’ve Ever Had” (Video)
Dick Morris on Foxnews is asked about the non proliferation treaty: “It’s beyond belief that a President of the United States would say that, and it shows that Barack Obama might be, might be the first anti-American President we’ve ever had”…Take that Barry…(Video) (Excerpt) Read more at hotairpundit.blogspot.com