Archive for December, 2010
Why the GOP Fears Sarah Palin
One way or the other, Sarah Palin will have the biggest impact on the GOP’s chances to win the presidency in 2012. Her recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal supporting Rep. Paul Ryan’s economic deficit reduction and economic growth plan is simply her latest in a series of comments on the […]
PRESIDENT OBAMA CLINTON
PRESIDENT OBAMA CLINTON
Great news: Bill Clinton apparently now president again
The depressing truth: Given the alternative, it really would be great news.
I can’t do justice to what you’re about to see. The spectacle of the president bugging out of his own press conference to go to a Christmas party is weird enough, but having Clinton back at the White House podium […]
Fed feels earthquake? Ron Paul to have oversight
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a longtime advocate for plans to end the Federal Reserve’s control of U.S. monetary policy, will assume the chairmanship of the Domestic Monetary Policy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services when the 112th Congress begins in January, WND has confirmed.
Michael Steel, press secretary for […]
Jars of Clay completes 1,000 Wells Project
More than 700,000 people in Africa are drinking clean water today thanks to multi-platinum Christian band Jars of Clay.The group recently met their goal of providing clean water to 1,000 African communities through the organization they founded, Blood:Water Mission, and its 1,000 Wells Project.
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Over five years, they ended up raising nearly […]
TV Watching Is Bad for Babies’ Brains
Babies who watch TV are more likely to have delayed cognitive development and language at 14 months, especially if they’re watching programs intended for adults and older children. We probably knew that 24 and Grey’s Anatomy don’t really qualify as educational content, but it’s surprising that TV-watching made a difference at such a tender age.
Babies […]
Obama lights the National Christmas Tree, says ‘Merry Christmas’ three times (LOL)
President Obama’s words at lighting of National Christmas Tree, as provided by the White House -THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas, everybody!AUDIENCE: Merry Christmas! THE PRESIDENT: Happy holidays. We are just thrilled to have all of you here. Thank you, Secretary Salazar, for the kind introduction and for all that you’re doing to […]
Time Magazine Cover Features Sarah Palin
By Betsy Rothstein on December 9, 2010 9:28 AM
This week’s cover of TIME is an exclusive interview with Sarah Palin by Jay Newton-Small.
In the story, Palin says of President Obama: “Two words: Jimmy Carter.” Palin also notes, “In battleground states, he’s polling at 40% or below. The country is rejecting his agenda. My […]
WikiLeaks sheds light on Obama’s secret war
On his eponymous CNN show Sunday, Fareed Zakaria made the sweeping claim that unlike leaks about U.S. foreign policy in past decades, the still-spilling WikiLeaks cables do not demonstrate U.S. duplicity in foreign affairs. I think, for the most part, he’s right. However, Zakaria ignores the fact that the cables do […]
A Black Farmer Blows the Whistle on the Black Farmer Settlement
I have 200 acres in Arkansas and have raised hogs.
Pigford is the biggest rip-off this country has ever known, and there are lots of people in positions of power that know it. Politicians are using it to buy votes. Trial lawyers are using it to get rich.
I personally know of people […]
Teens in U.S. Rank 25th Globally on Math Test, Trail in Science, Reading
Teens in U.S. Rank 25th Globally on Math Test, Trail in Science, Reading
5 Reasons Palin Will Run
5 Reasons Palin Will Run
Her poll numbers are off, and some GOP bigwigs have come out against her. But Sarah Palin’s fan base could care less. Matt Latimer on what her followers see in her.
The polls don’t look good for Sarah Palin, at least for the moment. The GOP’s professional chatterers—Karl Rove, […]
Palin Derangement Syndrome
List of facilities ‘vital to US security’ Leaked (According to BBC)
A long list of key facilities around the world that the US describes as vital to its national security has been released by Wikileaks.
In February 2009 the State Department asked all US missions abroad to list all installations whose loss could critically affect US national security.
The list includes pipelines, communication and […]
Liberal CBS News Poll: Most Oppose GOP Tax Plan (BARF Alert)
The poll finds that 53 percent of Americans want the Bush-era tax cuts extended only for households earning less than $250,000 per year. That roughly matches the proposal put forth by the White House, which wants to extend the cuts only for incomes less than $250,000 for families and $200,000 for […]
WikiLeaks cables: Barack Obama is a bigger danger
WikiLeaks has yet again flooded the internet with thousands of classified American documents, this time state department cables. More troubling than WikiLeaks’ latest revelation of US secrets, however, is the Obama administration’s weak, wrong-headed and erratic response. Unfortunately, the administration has acted consistently with its demonstrated unwillingness to assert and […]
WikiLeaks’ Assange will release encrypted ‘doomsday file’ if arrested
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has circulated across the internet an encrypted “poison pill” cache of uncensored documents suspected to include files on BP and Guantanamo Bay.
One of the files identified this weekend by The (London) Sunday Times — called the “insurance” file — has been downloaded from the WikiLeaks website by […]
WikiLeaks Ready to Release Giant ‘Insurance’ File if Shut Down
In this Oct. 23, 2010 file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks during a news conference in London.
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has circulated across the internet an encrypted “poison pill” cache of uncensored documents suspected to include files on BP and Guantanamo Bay.
One of the files identified this weekend by The […]
Study: Homeschoolers score 37 points higher, Costs also average $500, compared to $10,000 at public school
A newly released study from the Home School Legal Defense Association shows that not only do homeschoolers incur expenses only 5 percent of what public schools spend on each student, they score nearly 40 points higher on standardized achievement tests.
“These results validate the dedication of thousands of homeschool parents who are giving their children the […]
Palin Books Defaced At Indy Airport - Police: Man Seen Scrawling Across Palin’s Picture
INDIANAPOLIS — A passing traveler is suspected of defacing books by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at a store inside Indianapolis International Airport.
Airport police were called to the Borders bookstore in Concourse B on Tuesday morning after four of Palin’s “America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag” books were […]