Archive for July, 2010
The Electric Car Boondoggle
Electric cars are all the rage. Last Sunday’s New York Times contained a long profile of Elon Musk, the entrepreneur behind Tesla Motors, the startup that has produced about 1,000 electric sports cars. On Tuesday, the news was dominated by the announcement of the sticker price ($41,000) of the new Chevrolet Volt. And late Tuesday, […]
Obama caught in Snooki lie (No Surprise here)
The president’s shameful deceit revealed
By Alex Pareene
Reuters/Jim Young/Mario Anzuoni
“I don’t know who Snooki is,” Barack Obama said on “The View” this morning. He even repeated this claim in his speech to the National Urban League.
Read the whole story at Salon
Hillary Clinton’s Outfit — It Ain’t Easy Being Green (must see picture)
Hilary Clinton wore this outfit to a pre-wedding dinner in Rhinebeck, NY last night — discuss …
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Obama: Time for Rangel to end career “with dignity”
President Barack Obama has kept mum on the fate of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for days — but he tells CBS News that it’s time for the embattled 80-year-old former Ways and Means Chairman to end his career “with dignity.”
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Green ideas that made millions (Really Great Ideas)
As more and more Americans go green, environmentally sustainable innovations are translating into big bucks for entrepreneurs.
Sure, going green feels great, but these five eco trailblazers are living proof that green business can also mean money in the bank, not to mention a lighter footprint for all.
Green moving with Spencer Brown
Five […]
Woman Stops Robbery With Faith… Talks to Robber About Jesus, He Leaves Peacefully (Wtch the Video)
Held up at gunpoint, a store clerk invoked her faith to turn the desperate thief into a repentant gunman. When a man tried to rob a MetroPCS cell phone store at gunpoint in Pompano Beach, Fla., store manager Nayara Goncalves, 20, calmly talked to the man about Jesus and her faith until […]
Why Rush Limbaugh is Wrong to Support Homosexual Civil Unions
Editorial by John-Henry Westen July 30, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Speaking on his radio show yesterday, famed conservative talk show personality Rush Limbaugh said that he supports same-sex civil unions. Reacting to critics of musician Elton John, who performed at Limbaugh’s recent wedding, Limbaugh stated: “Elton John is on […]
Saudi Arabia: Town Realizes They’ve Been Praying in Wrong Direction for 10 Years
Riyadh – Worshippers at a mosque in a Saudi Arabian village near Mecca discovered they were praying for 10 years in the wrong direction, a newspaper in the country reported Thursday.
Muslims are meant to pray in the direction of the most sacred site in Islam, known as the Kaaba, a large […]
BUSTED: Obama’s New Budget Chief Got A $900K Bonus From Citigroup After It Got A Bailout
A headline like the one above was always the risk when Obama named Jack Lew to head up the OMB, following the departure of Peter Orszag.
Read more at Business Insider
Jeb Bush Tells Reporters in Louisville, “I’m Not Running for President” – Video
Here is video of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush telling reporters in Louisville that he is not running for President. A reporter asked him when he would be announcing his run, and Bush responded with, “I’m not running for President.”
Bush also said GOP U.S. Senate candidate in Kentucky – Rand Paul […]
Home ownership falls to lowest level in 11 years
The number of Americans who own homes fell in the second quarter of the year to the lowest level since 1999, said a government survey released Tuesday.
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Consumer Confidence Falls, Lowest Since February
Consumer Confidence Falls, Lowest Since February
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Defense Dept. can’t account for $8.7 billion
The Defense Department is unable to account for $8.7 billion of the $9.1 billion in Development Fund for Iraq monies in received for reconstruction in Iraq. This according to a study published today by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
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Obama’s message to voters: Things could be worse
Obama’s message to voters: Things could be worse
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Goldman Sachs Reveals Where Bailout Money Went — Overseas Banks (Tax Payer Money At Work)
Goldman Sachs sent $4.3 billion in federal tax money to 32 entities, including many overseas banks, hedge funds and pensions, according to information made public Friday night.
Read the whole story at USA Today
Rush Limbaugh Will Name GOP “Phonies” Worse than Obama “When the Time Comes” – Video
Whenever anyone mentions the 2012 election, inevitably the name of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney becomes a topic of conversation. And when it comes to polling data, Romney is often seen as a front-runner, forecasted to be stronger than the current occupant of the Oval Office, Barack Obama.
Increasingly, many of those in the Republican Party […]
Mitt Romney: The Wrong Man, The Wrong Message, The Wrong Time
Whenever anyone mentions the 2012 election, inevitably the name of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney becomes a topic of conversation. And when it comes to polling data, Romney is often seen as a front-runner, forecasted to be stronger than the current occupant of the Oval Office, Barack Obama.
Increasingly, many of those in the Republican Party […]
Poll: Hussein at -20 (390 Days in a Row with Negative Rasmussen Index)
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Obama to Holiday in Southern Spain: Reports (Another vacation?)
US President Barack Obama and his family are to take a holiday early August in the posh southern Spanish resort city of Marbella, Spanish newspaper El Pais and El Mundo reported Sunday on their websites.
SNIP
The president would stay at Marbella, a prime holiday destination favoured by the rich and famous, from August 4 to 8, […]
Ex-CIA chief: Strike on Iran seems more likely now
A former CIA director says military action against Iran now seems more likely because no matter what the U.S. does diplomatically, Tehran keeps pushing ahead with its suspected nuclear program.
Read the whole story at Yahoo News