Who Said Anything About Mount Rushmore?

Here’s an e-mail from a reader, who read today’s column about Barack Obama and his exceptional oratorical ability. You can read it yourself ... who can clearly state his vision for the country. Frankly, I don’t know how a president can lead without ... , on his way to the White House.  The investors will want a return on their investments.  As Don [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:13:57

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Nothing but net

[ ... there even helped send a basketball-loving presidential candidate, Barack Obama, to the White House ... , aiming to create a ‘pro-style environment’ for amateur players. (JOHN) The Globe and Mail Four [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:50:37

“Blagojevich Arrest Shakes Obama Presidency to Its Core”

The statement above comes from Judicial Watch and is dead on target. (h/t Gateway Pundit) ... to be in the style of Bill Clinton. The newest tidbit on the Blagovjevich indictment should not surprise anyone ... Obama did not know the Chicago style politics at play here, then they are naive nimrods. He was [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 18:14:04

43 who helped 43

George Bush didn’t do all this damage on his own—for one thing, he’s incurious and incredibly lazy: doesn’t do reading or ask questions, takes vacations at the drop of a hat, and doesn’t seem to understand much of anything. But he surrounded himself with people seemingly eager to do damage. The Center for American Progress sent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:00:10

Sec. Gates Tribute To The Lion Of Fallujah, Major Douglas A. Zembiec

The speech is from last year but it’s always good to be reminded of the sacrifice and heroism that our country’s finest have endured and displayed ... from the opening assault to the final retreat ordered by the White House–Zembiec led from the front. He took ... s for a purpose, if it’s to keep your nation free or to protect your buddy,” he said. “One [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 22:21:33

California Implodes In Multiple Ways

Inquiring minds are investigating the rapidly deteriorating economic conditions in California. Let's take a look at the lowlights starting with Schwarzenegger May Order Unpaid Leave for EmployeesCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today ordered all state workers to take two days of unpaid leave each month to conserve money amid a record [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 08:58:00

Daily Dose: 11/24/08

» AsianWeek Market Report » One Third of Asian Elders Live Below Poverty Line in NYC » CAPAC Elects Officers for 111th Congress » Little-Known Japanese American WWII War Heroes Celebrated » San Diego Jury Finds Man Guilty of Hawaiian Pro Surfer’s Murder » Filipino American Vocalist Cracks World Music Chart » New Zealand Stuns Australia at [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 23:39:18

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18Jan09Becoming hero By bletebzz Categories: Uncategorized - I don’t get it, - my up-to now friend is stewing. -Why you and not me? ... on his chest, currently being bound by one of the maiden daughters of the liege vassals of my house ... you kept this country together. And all you were trying to do was get back your daddy’s lands [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:04:04

Personal Finance For Freelancers, a Four Part Series

This series was written by a friend of mine, Sara Freitas Maltaverne, and originally published on April 7, 2008 ... with a team of translators to provide the same service in the major European languages. You can find ... t what it used to be! Gone are the days of 40-year careers with a single employer—and the generous pension plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 11:00:18

Al-Qaeda Increases Efforts To Obtain Dirty Bomb

MI6 has issued a global priority warning to all security services that Islamic terrorists are now closer to obtaining material to create a “dirty ... the new wave of Islamic extremism that al-Qaeda has launched across the country. Groups ... to do so. While Pakistan is the only Muslim country with a nuclear arsenal, it has in the past provided [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 08:16:37

Why Cant the Philippines Produce It’s Own Obama

Obama-mania is back in the air as America anxiously tries to treat George Bush’s outgoing reign of error with civility ... . And my choice for referee… Miriam. Everyone has ads. Obama has plans Obama’s stance ... to take the country if he became president. Philippine politicians usually just run ads with them shaking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:15:41

Disinformation Campaign On Israel-Iran Attack

About a year ago, the US suddenly made a dramatic about-face and backed down from its planned air and missile attack on Iran's nuclear weapons ... . Instead, the White House engineered a remarkable and bogus intelligence story about how Iran had formerly ... House, government intelligence masters are changing their tune and prepping for another [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:52:00

Grassroots Loath To Wither

While we’re on Morrissey Boulevard, here’s one from the other day about Obama’s grassroots looking for meaning in life now that the He is Risen ... , and at holiday parties to devise plans for building on the enthusiasm generated by his presidential bid. If Obama’s campaign was about bringing change to the country, the post-election period [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:28:31

The Presidential Inaugural: Challenges and the Home Field Advantage

This global security and intelligence report is brought to you by Fred Burton and Scott Stewart of Stratfor.com ... down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, but also scores of other events including balls, dinners ... of inauguration-related event. These events will range in style from the somber national prayer service [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 11:34:47

America's Dairyland?

When I was a kid, I used to be convinced that someday, the business world would be divided into two sections: ... growing, and there are no plans to change the direction we've been heading."Roth Kase is a highly ... for its Swiss style cheeses, with Gruyere being a particular flagship cheese. And, although Roth Kase [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:30:00

FCC : The Controversial Legacy of Chairman Martin

FCC Chair Kevin Martin leaves a mixed legacy.'“For a deregulator, he was amazingly pro-consumer in his interventions,” said Gene Kimmelman, of Consumers Union. “Nobody thought he was going to be like this.”'By John Dunbar / January 15, 2009WASHINGTON – Among the legions of predictable, starched-shirt regulators that populate Washington, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:13:00

another discussion about a sting operation at a Planned Parenthood. The “fair and balanced” panel included two women behind a fake call to a Planned Parenthood office in which a caller pretended to be the underage girlfriend of a man in his 30's. The so-called “crime” was that Planned Parenthood gave the caller an appointment to get birth control [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 23:49:14

Obama Taps Richardson for Commerce Secretary

President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday tapped New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be his Secretary of Commerce, bringing yet another former rival into his cabinet and the first Hispanic thus far. At a Chicago press conference this morning, Obama touted Richardson's ability to help lead the country out of its economic recession and expressed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 19:18:26

We Wish the New President and Our Nation Well

Before Barack Obama was born, I too was fascinated by Abraham Lincoln. At the age of seven years, (the "age of reason" as the Church sees it) ... , Illinois where he served as a state legislator, the Soldier's Home house in Washington where he spent ... from Britain. In Wilmington, he applauded the state that first ratified the Constitution. And in my hom [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:06:14

Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos

Dog's Destructive Chewing May be Separation AnxietyBy Steve Dale - Tribune Media ServicesAnswers to pet questions about problem chewing, feline AIDS and mast cell tumors.Q: Our 16-month-old Miniature Dachshund is housebroken — if we keep her in her kennel. Left to roam free, she'll chew on the bottoms of doors or on woodwork [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:47:00

Michael Jackson To Have His Squeaky Day In Court

People of London, pin up your bunting! Roll out your barrels of Jesus Juice! Cover the eyes of your squeamish young! ... Jackson because he apparently gave Michael Jackson millions of dollars and let him live in his house ... himself, as Reuters reports: Singer Michael Jackson plans to testify next week in a British court [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 14:00:25

The 4 Craziest Right Wing Fears About Obama

I recently delved into the wretched hive of paranoia and bitterness that is post-election Right Wing forums. Apparently, all that liberal rhetoric about how we’re going to rebuild this country still applies ... it could be said that stocking up on a small but furious country’s worth of firearms in order to fight [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 13:00:36

The Great Debate

Heard from my old pal Max Kennedy yesterday, about that trashing I gave the al-Qaeda angle and a couple of other points in his book “Danger’s Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her,” after a preliminary scan. Yeah, it’s exhaustively researched, well-written World War II history with an al-Qaeda angle [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 14:23:48

Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! ... Mitt Romney is laying the groundwork for a possible White House campaign in 2012, hiring a team ... million for his Free and Strong America political action committee. But only 12 percent of the money [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 16:20:04

Drug accused Morgan says he was trading currency

Family made over 60 trips to US with large sums Peter Morgan, who is facing narcotics charges in the US, ... Morgan plans to use the testimonies of the owners and persons associated with his overseas suppliers ... most businessmen in this country to pay vendors in other currency. He claimed that his business, which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 09:15:28

Posts about Tri-State Real Estate (FL, GA and AL) as of January 14, 2009

Best Times to Buy - martinezglobal.typepad.com 01/14/2009 A Conventional wisdom says that you need to stay in a home a minimum of five years to ... the Florida market has seen meteoric rises in home values, Ohio has seen its real estate prices go into negative territory in the last year Tallahassee Single Family Resale Home Numbers Have Fallen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:24:36

How Big Will This Stimulus Package Be?

The federal stimulus package that the Minnesota DFL has built their economic plan around is being put in rather stark terms by House Republicans ... on this information from Minority Leader John Boehner’s office (H/T: Powerline): A Dozen Fun Facts About the House Democrats’ Massive Spending Bill 1. The House Democrats’ bill will cost each and every [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:06:19

RANGEL'S DRAFT NONSENSE: A FAR LEFT NIGHTMARE

Charles Rangel is among a rather large crowd of pols in Congress that need to be, and if voters had brains, would be permanently retired. Many of them, Rangel included, are retired on the job as it is. And the job that they do is testimony to how politicians feather their nests, rig their elections and give themselves raises and fabulous perks, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:55:00

Late Night Political Humor

“But I want to tell you, it’s so cold. It’s so cold that Sarah Palin shot herself a brand-new coat ... to buy it and turn it into a vacation home.’” -David Letterman “And at his confirmation hearing ... You Where It Went.’” -Jay Leno “President-elect Barack Obama plans to close Guantanamo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:54:23

Remembering Anthony Walker

Promoting his documentary Black Magic last spring, filmmaker Dan Klores talked about including a reference to the 1960s shooting of black students by state troopers on the campus of South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, SC. The shooting itself had almost nothing to do with his film, but Klores thought the story needed to be told, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 17:34:19

President-Elect Barack Obama's $40 billion Handout Bailout to Internet Providers

.jpg] President-Elect Barack Obama is planning to send up to $40 billion in grants and loans bailout funds toward improving broadband ... with benefits to e-commerce, education and health-care," a House Appropriations Committee document said ...   individuals, which turned into a very unprofitable venture with disastrous results. Let the free ma [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:30:20

Whole Lotta Stimlatin' Goin' On

The push to stimulate is underway globally. No one stopped to figure out we are in this mess because of prior pushes to stimulate ... that the package will be between five and $700 billion. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ... of historic proportions.”House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said any stimulus package must be several hundred [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 21:20:00

DrumBeat: January 1, 2009

Blackout fear for EU as gas row escalates Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, ... energy giant, says it will continue pumping gas to European customers through Ukrainian territory ... to restore supplies, a White House spokesman said Russia should bear in mind "the humanitarian [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:44:53

Lansley slaps Bradshaw

There is an hilarious post on the Spectator Coffee House blog with a letter exchange between the Health Minister Ben " ... Secretary of State for Health House of Commons London SW1A 0AA December 2008 Dear Andrew I am writing ... to take advantage of the upturn. As you will be aware, in addition to opposing this investment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:37:57

Obama Plans Political Organization To Pressure Democrats

Barack Obama is preparing to retool his political organization and gear it towards pressuring Congress ... -style tasks, such as arranging phone banks, distributing signs, recruiting more helpers, buying coffee and doughnuts for house meetings and reporting voter contact data to senior officials. “The only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:51:55

A week ago Monday at 1:00 am, a beautiful, nearly 10lbs baby boy was born to our very close friends Jecinta and Ignatius (Igg) — their very first ... , so she changed her plans for the day and got in the car. By 10:25, she was at her house.When ... this to her family:In the waiting room, there were four patients ahead of us. Jecinta jumped up a couple [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:57:23

Misguided Spending Will Only Take Us Deeper Into Depression

Bob Chapman The International Forecaster January 19, 2009 We have the new stimulus plan of some 825 billion, which Nero (Obama) will use to rosin up his bow so he can play his FDR fiddle as visions of Keynesian governmental interference dance in his head, and as Rome (the US) burns to the ground [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:25:49

Watching History in America From Thailand

First of all, my apologies on being away for a couple weeks. I encountered some major technical problems and was without a computer and without access to even access my own blog. A piece of advice to all, even 2 backups don’t guarantee that everything won’t be lost. Yes, I had a hard drive crash and BOTH of my backup drives encountered crashes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 05:53:47

I Want To Be... A Hoop Dance Teacher!

Deanne came into my life almost two years ago, & has rocked it to the core with her love, support, insight & ideas! As well as owning Tokyomade — one of my very first advertisers! — she also introduced me to raw food, one of the things that I really believe has super-charged my life! [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 08:02:55

How Are You Spending Your CNY This Year?

I’m sure many of you already got plans, packed till you can’t breath. For me? This year is going to be the most quiet year I guess ... look look(we do this every year). Might need to buy pizza home as there might be a Malay family ... from the leftover of new year’s eve’s dinner? Afternoon onwards, I guess I’ll just stay at home online, munch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:10:00

The Rest Of The Week In Review

Hello all. Greetings from the PAST! While I lay on a lawn chair and bask, here are a bunch of things I've missed this week: ... in the Pentagon's plans for Iraq. I will be pleased to see Obama hold to that particular campaign ... the same. Dan Gelber, a former House Minority Leader and a blogger, looks like he will run, and I think [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:45:00

November5 begins to take shape

After the presidential campaign ended, Ralph Nader’s campaign launched a website called november5.org ... into a citizen lobbying effort, with volunteers in every congressional district in the country, all moving ... issue people care about, obviously. But, to turn this country around it’s clear that we need [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 15:33:47

The Sports Bubble

INDIANAPOLIS -- We are on the cusp of a wonderful new chapter in American history. Our great nation will once again be a place of logic and reason, a country where simple answers ... American-style football is played eight times a year. The regular tenant pays its employees millions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:10:21

Dante's Hell is Alive and Well in Gaza

~ Dante Alighieri could never have imagined circles as hellish as the wards of the damned in Jabalia's hospitals ... Aviv hasn't even granted him a pension, only a series of missiles from land and air onto his house. He suffers from shrapnel wounds all over his body. I ask him where he plans to go after [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:20:00

The Infrastructure Blunder

With the Democrats in Congress salivating over themselves to implement another "New Deal", ... %. Not exactly job creation as its best. However we have just not our own history to look at. In more modern ... won't stop with infrastructure plans. Come 2010 or so they will also want to push universal health care [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 03:53:00

Beyond Vietnam

Just read it. (Or listen.) Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered 4 April 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam at Riverside Church in New York City You can also click here to listen to Dr. King delivering the speech and download an MP3 file to replay any time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:58:58

Australian Sex Party tells politicians what it wants

The Australian Sex Party (previous IPR coverage here) has now issued its policies: * To bring about the establishment of a truly national classification scheme which includes a uniform non-violent erotica rating for explicit adult material for all jurisdictions and through all media including the Internet and computer games [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 03:08:19

Environmental Justice for All: Protecting Communities Fairly and Fully

The election of Obama as President provides a transformational opportunity to make good on the promise for an America where every person, regardless of their race or income, enjoys the right to a healthy environment. Over the past 8 years we've seen unprecedented attacks on our basic environmental protections [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 21:51:57

"DLF makes a grand entry in the "Manchester of India"

/India PRwire/ - DLF Commercial Complexes Limited announced their expansion plans in the commercial space arena of Ludhiana with the launch of its ... office complexes and retail outlets. The Galleria is an easily accessible, free from city congestion ... the ground and first floors · The second floor will also house a mini air-conditioned market [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:44:19

Bush's farewell address today joins a long line of goodbyes

... days before he actually leaves the White House to fly back to Texas. First lady Laura Bush ... will be before a small live audience, which is unusual for such White House goodbyes but suits Bush's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:23:58

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