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Obama’s Labor Skank Signs International Agreement With Effect Of Encouraging Illegal Aliens To Keep Or Come Take Jobs Needed By Unemployed Americans
Fox News:Labor Secretary Hilda Solis has overseen a number of signed agreements between U.S. agencies and foreign officials pledging to give migrant workers the full protections of U.S. workplace laws — regardless of their legal status — and she says her department will uphold them.“No matter how you got here or how long you plan to stay, you have...
Tea Party Congressman To Black Caucus Members: “Get A Grip”
The Hill:A Republican member of the House Tea Party Caucus on Wednesday countered recent inflammatory remarks by members of the Congressional Black Caucus against the Tea Party.“I’m a TEA Party caucus member and have spoken at two tea party rallies. I am also NOT a racist. Maxine & Andre – get a grip,” Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) tweeted. Rep. Andre...
Breaking: OBAMA BACKS DOWN, Will Address Congress Night After GOP Debate
.Obama’s stunt today ended up being nothing more than a giant commercial for next week’s GOP debate. By bringing it all this attention, he’s simply guaranteed that more voters will see the jobs success counterpoint to his jobs failure that Rick Perry is, and will hear the GOP shred him with all guns blazing. Guaranteed also? In the shadow of all...
Video: Penn State students confront Rick Santorum over gay marriage
During a Q&A session with students at Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday, GOP presidential hopeful (and Penn State alumni) Rick Santorum shared his views on a variety of topics, including the issue of gay marriage.When Santorum expressed frustration over traditional Catholic teachings he follows being attacked today as being “bigoted” by...
Study: Half Of “Jobs Created” By Stimulus Bill Were From Workers Already Employed
Commentary Magazine:This is yet another example of why it’s tough to calculate the actual job-stimulating benefits of the stimulus plan. The Recovery Act’s success is typically measured by looking at how many jobs have been created. But there’s also job “shifting,” which happens when a business uses stimulus funds to hire someone who was already employed...
Poll: Majority Of Americans Say Abortion Is “Morally Wrong”
New American:A new national survey has found that a majority of Americans think that abortion is wrong. While 48 percent of 1,000 likely U.S. voters queried in the late August Rasmussen Reports phone survey said they considered themselves pro-choice, with 43 percent identifying themselves as pro-life, 55 percent said they think abortion is morally...
Gallup: Obama’s Approval Among Women Voters Hits New Low
CNS News:Barack Obama defeated Sen. John McCain 56 percent to 43 percent among female voters in the 2008 presidential election, according to the network exit poll, and Obama’s job performance as president won the support of 70 percent of women early in his tenure.But Gallup polling last week showed that only 41 percent of women now say they approve...
Lefty Blogger Admits to Forging Bachmann ‘White People’ Video, Media Remains Silent
Newsbusters: The blogosphere has been abuzz this week with a video misleading viewers to believe that Rep. Michele Bachmann riles up a campaign crowd in Iowa with the line, “Who likes white people?”The video was pirated from Robert Stacy McCain’s blog, the Other McCain, after he covered a Bachmann appearance at a rainy August 5th Christian music festival,...
After Scheduling Obama’s Address To Coincide With GOP Debate, Carney Says Republicans Should Reschedule “In The Spirit Of Democracy”…
Politico:The White House suggested Wednesday that the hosts of next week’s GOP presidential debate can change the time by an hour so it doesn’t interfere with President Obama’s planned jobs speech to Congress. POLITICO and NBC are hosting a Republican debate Sept. 7 at 8 p.m., the same time the White House said Obama asked Congress to make an address....
In the end, greed will get you
Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has been ordered to pay his baby mama & ex-girlfriend $750,000. Sounds pretty nice, right?It‘s not so nice when you consider the fact that Gibson’s ex, Oksana Grigorieva, turned down his previous settlement offer a few months ago… an offer to the tune of $15 million. It just goes to show that in the end, greed...
Obama’s Scumbag Illegal Alien-Supporting Labor Boss Buys Canadian-Built Car, Has Audacity To Say She Did It “To Show Her Support For American Workers”
US News:To show her support for American workers, President Obama’s labor secretary, Hilda Solis, has junked the standard black limo and purchased a new Chevrolet Equinox to ride around Washington in. The problem: the crossover SUV is built and assembled in Canada from parts also made in Canada.Solis proudly arrived at a media breakfast hosted by...
Obama’s Blunders? Yeah, There’s An App for That
Daily Caller:An “Obama Clock” app is jockeying for position with National Geographic’s World Atlas atop the iTunes app store’s reference best-seller list, partly because conservatives are eager to monitor President Barack Obama’s skidding approval numbers and shrinking calendar, says the app’s designer.Liberals don’t like the app because it shows...
Wisconsin Union Goons Cave, Will Allow Republicans To March In Labor Day Parade
Wausau Daily:Organizers of the Labor Day parade in Wausau backtracked on Tuesday night from an earlier decision to bar Republican lawmakers from participating in the event.In an email statement issued shortly before midnight, Marathon County Labor Council President Randy Radtke said everyone will be permitted to march in the parade “because we don’t...
White House Imperiously Gives NBC “Permission” To Reschedule GOP Debate
Beltway Confidential:President Obama plans to lay out his long-awaited jobs speech before a joint session of Congress next Wednesday evening — which happens to be the same night as a Republican presidential debate. “I respectfully request the opportunity to address a joint session of Congress on Sept. 7, 2011 at 8 p.m.,” Obama wrote in a letter sent...
Video: NYC news anchor gets pantsed during live broadcast
Sigh. It’s just like junior high gym class… except on live television:Something tells me this reporter probably didn’t stick around to make a donation to the Sierra Club before running away in sha...
“Obama’s Thinly-Veiled Political Ploy”: Boehner Urges Obama To Reschedule Jobs Speech Amid Conflict With GOP Debate – With Video
Fox News:House Speaker John Boehner has asked President Obama to postpone his planned jobs speech by a day, after the White House announced Wednesday that it was scheduling the address for the same night as a GOP 2012 primary debate in California. With Republicans in control of the House and Democrats in control of the Senate, the president will need...
Turkish And Iranian Forces Bombarding Kurdish Civilians in Iraq, Global Community Silent
Missing Peace:Since mid-July hundreds of Kurdish civilians in Iraq have fled bombings by the Iranian and Turkish armies, and set up refugee camps that are situated along the northern part of Iraqi Kurdistan (which borders Turkey and Iran). Up to a hundred Kurds have been killed in these bombings.A Turkish crackdown on Kurds is nothing new and is part...
Wednesday evening must-reads
Even the left is criticizing the timing of Obama’s jobs speechWaPo columnist: There are no “coincidences” in presidential politicsDemocrat leaders silent on “Jim Crow” accusations against tea partyThe battlefield legacy of Gen. David Petraeus: He really was that goodPot, meet Kettle: Joe Scarborough says Rick Perry is “not a real conservative”D.C....
Soros Publishes Children’s Comic Book Pushing The Legalization And Distribution Of Meth
“The Adventures of Methadone Man & Buprenorphine Babe, brought to you by the good people at The Open Society Institute:The Fix:Billionaire philanthropist George Soros’s Open Society Institute—which runs an international harm reduction effort as part of its health program—has just released a graphic novel to promote the fact that methadone and...
Re: Huntsman unveils bold economic plan
First let me say, contrarianism is one of my favorite personality traits, especially when you’re being contrarian to your own base or fans. It’s what I like about Chris Christie, Dick Cheney, Howard Stern, and…Charlie Sheen. When you have no regard as to whether anyone agrees with you (or even likes you) I trust you mean what you say.And I have to...
Sure it’s safe — hop on!
Maybe this isn’t the best idea the DOD has ever had:It crashed four times in development, killing 30 crew and passengers. An unexplained crash during a combat mission in Afghanistan last year claimed four more lives. Despite its lethal reputation, in April the controversial V-22 Osprey tiltrotor got a high-profile new assignment: hauling cargo for...
A picture is worth 1,000 words: Hurricane Irene edition
Newly released aerial images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show the devastating toll Hurricane Irene took on many coastal areas up the eastern seaboard.This image (via Wired) shows how the powerful storm surge carved away at the beach and drove its way inland on Hatteras Island, North Carolina:According to local news...
‘Never-wrong’ elections expert was wrong in 2000
The liberal blogosphere threw up a collective cheer yesterday after American University professor Allan Lichtman predicted that President Obama would score a big win in 2012. According to the original report, Lichtman’s election formula has “correctly called every president since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 re-election.” But Daily Mail blogger Don Surber...
Huntsman unveils bold economic plan
GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman may have ruffled some conservative feathers with his recent comments on climate change, but he may mend some ties with his new economic plan — the most sweeping of any Republican candidate to date.Huntsman proposes significant changes to the U.S. tax code, including eliminating all deductions and dropping the top...
Shock: Obama acts like the guy we all know he really is
His Worshipfulness President Obama has announced his intent to speak to a joint session of Congress on September 7. No biggie, right?Well, turns out that the GOP has a long-ago-scheduled debate at the Reagan Library that same night. And it will be Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s coming out party. From the Houston Chronicle’s “PerryPresidential” blog:President...
‘The troops need better pants’
Military blogger Michael Yon has noticed a disturbing trend during his time embedded with our men and women fighting on the front lines in Afghanistan: we need better pants.“Rip, rend and slash are all in a day’s work here. Yet I have never seen so many troops with so many pairs of pants that are ready to fall off,” Yon writes in his latest...
Obama Asks For Joint Session Of Congress To Lay Out Jobs Plan; Schedules Speech At Same Time As Rick Perry’s First Debate Appearance
The almost certainly televised speech has been scheduled to occur at the same time as next Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate…Fox News:President Obama has sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, requesting to speak before a joint session of Congress next Wednesday night to lay out...
You don‘t have to be ’smart,’ just right
Folks in the media often judge the intellect of candidates using one crucial question: Do you agree with me?(Edumacated)Now, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, leading Republican presidential candidate, readily admits that he’s not a scholarly type. But if your spider senses, like mine, are tingling, it probably has more to do with Perry’s slippery politics than...
Scott Walker: Maybe Perry & Romney should team up
I’ll admit, I never thought of this as a potential GOP ticket in 2012, but Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker last night told CNN’s Piers Morgan that a Perry-Romney ticket would be “spectacular”:I’m intrigued. What do you think? Vote in the poll and talk it out in the comments.Would you vote for a Perry-Romney or Romney-Perry ticket?In other GOP presidential...
Update: Sarah Palin Appearance At Iowa Tea Party Rally Now Confirmed
Latest Updates: @HeyTammyBruce Tammy Bruce“Game on! CONFIRMING Sarah Palin will be at Iowa Rally. #teaparty #tbrs”@RealClearScott Scott Conroy “Source close to Palin now confirms she will attend Tea Party rally on Sat in IA; they “worked out concerns” w/ organizers”Scott Conroy is one of the few members of the press who is trusted by the Palin camp.Wall...
Wahhh: HuffPo whines that CEOs earn more than they do
The Huffington Post is OUTRAGED. Did you know that CEOs of the world’s most successful companies make lots of money? How is that even possible?!(An interesting complaint from a site whose CEO has earned millions with the help of unpaid bloggers, no?)When did it become so unconscionable to thinks it’s a good thing for the leader of an extraordinarily...
Alan Colmes Falsely Claims Black Congressman Was Spat Upon By Tea Party
Breitbart.tv:When it comes to lying about the Tea Party, liberals can’t even keep their own stories straight. In trying to defend Rep. Andre Carson’s outrageous statement that the Tea Party would like to see black people “hanging on a tree”, Fox news analyst Alan Colmes claimed that Rep. John Lewis was spat on by Tea Party members. For the record:...
Top Tea Party Group To Protest Romney’s Appearance At Tea Party Event, Calls Him a “Poseur”
Politico:A top tea party organizing group, FreedomWorks, is planning to protest Mitt Romney’s appearance this weekend at a New Hampshire stop of a bus tour intended to encourage tea party sympathizers to participate in the Republican presidential nominating process.Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, is among the leading candidates for the...
Huntsman and climate change: Is he a rational optimist?
I’ve got two declarative statements to make. One of them, you will not like. But stretch it out. Get limber. If you stick with me, I might be able to tie this room together.1.) Jon Huntsman is right on climate change.2.) The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley is one of the most important...
Price gouging before Irene could have saved us a lot of money
Without minimizing the damage and loss of life that occurred, the hoarding that occurred in the lead up to Irene was, to a large extent, a reaction to an event that turned out to be more bark than bite. Flashlights, C and D batteries and gasoline containers flew off the shelves at record speeds. Lines formed at gas stations. Shelves at supermarkets...
Allen West Says He May Quit Congressional Black Caucus After Anti-White Hysteria Sweeps The Group – With Video
To say that the Tea Party is racist because they are white, is to be anti-white, to say that they are evil simply because of they are white.Washington Times:After watching several video clips on Wednesday of fellow black lawmakers attack the tea party, Rep. Allen West, Florida Republican, told Fox and Friends host Steve Doocy, “I think I’m re-considering...
