I believe that are universities are in danger of become part of the problem in this country along with the terrorists overseas. I already know that our news media is part of the terrorist network as they have demonstrated on many occasions.
This article points some of the problems that a free society faces when the population of a country is more concerned with a secure life style rather than a secure future for the next generations. This attack by fascists is just the tip of the iceberg that is the socialist anarchy in our universities. It is the same anarchy that the liberal Democrats use as their agenda for greater America and now they control the government.
This is the second time this has happened in the last six months. The first one was at Columbia. Will it happen again? Of course, and the reason it will happen again and again is because no one cares enough about the very basic freedoms that we all take for granted. 'Someone else with take of it, I'm sure. I have my career to think of - '
After all, this is America - what can happen here that is so bad? We have our rights!
A fool's song sung by idiots.
UCLA CANCELS MINUTEMAN DEBATE; INTIMIDATED BY ANARCHISTS
Minute Man Civil Defense Corp. News letter -
The University of California Los Angeles rescinded an invitation yesterday issued to Carl Braun, California State Director for the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, to a debate scheduled for this evening with Dr. Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute regarding border security. Citing “security risks,” the school administration canceled the event, which has been planned for months. Sponsored by ClubLogic.org and the Ayn Rand Institute, the debate was to have been an evening event on the UCLA campus.
“Apparently the open border advocates will infringe upon our constitutional rights to free speech because they are worried that we will educate college students about the criminal elements that enter our country illegally while they simultaneously threaten the personal security of our members,” stated Chris Simcox, founder and President of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. “The UCLA administration should ensure that free speech and honest debate regarding such an important topic is not void from their campus.”
The University Police and Minuteman leadership personnel were notified Monday morning of threats appearing on an anarchist website. The site was one of several calling for protests stating, "Admission is free, so let’s do what they did at Columbia and shut it down! Hate speech is not free speech. No hate speech at UCLA."
The postings gave instructions to protestors on how to defeat police efforts to control the mobs if things got out of control: "Remember UCPD officers gleefully use Tazer guns, so wear heavy clothing with a thick plastic raincoat over it. Also Tazer prongs are 2 inches long and can be short circuited by a(nd)[sic] correctly placed insulated metal object or wire mesh. Plan ahead and avoid injury.”
The University Administration cited budgetary reasons for not wanting to have to pay police overtime, but private sources said there was quite a controversy amongst school administrators between those that wanted the event to proceed and those that wanted to capitulate to the leftist groups’ demands that the CA Minuteman leader Mr. Braun be prevented from sharing his views on the topics under debate.
Billed as a civil discourse on the rationale of borders, Dr. Brook, a noted "open borders advocate" and Mr. Braun, a proponent of strong border security, were prepared to conduct a philosophical debate on the subject for the students and faculty. Instead, the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) on campus planned to disrupt the free exchange of ideas.
Citing the school authorities’ security concerns, Arthur Lechtholz-Zey, Chief Executive Officer of Club Logic, notified Mr. Braun at 6pm Monday evening (Pacific Time) that the event was cancelled.
"Arthur was quite distressed at the last minute cancellation by the University Administration," stated Carl Braun, California State Director for the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and one of the scheduled speakers.
"We both felt that freedom of speech was once again trumped by anarchists and students threatening to disrupt the event in a Columbia University-type protest."
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Libby Trail Falling Apart on Liberals
Up-date on the Libby trail - as expected, the liberals are caught in more lies and misinformation. They used this disinformation to only one end - get President Bush -
Fitzgerald is shameless and totally without moral fiber, a good Democrat.
Bond bombs Clarice Feldman
FBI Agent Bond admits that she mistestified when she said that Libby told her Rove told Novak. In fact he said Rove said Novak told him about Plame. Tom Maguire wraps up the testimony of Bond, who proved to be yet another weak prosecution witness . ( my hilite )
The jury has now started listening to the tapes of Libby's testimony before the grand jury. You can read the transcript of 20 pp of the grand jury testimony previously put into evidence by the prosecution here.
A blogger in the media room reports that in the tapes of the grand jury, Libby sounds careful and refers to his notes Indeed, he sounds infinitely more punctilious that all the prosecution witnesses who've testified in the trial.)
Azaghal explains why to that same blogger Fitzgerald sounds so confident on the tapes:
1. He is the "functional equivalent of the Attorney General," and so is expressly answerable to no one at DoJ.
2. As such he can exempt himself from DoJ guidelines that he finds irksome.
3. He has his target under oath before the GJ.
4. The target thinks this investigation is to uncover a substantive crime.
5. The target thinks he is innocent and has nothing to fear from the truth.
6. The target has been told by the President of the United States that he must not assert his rights under the Constitution of the United States.
7. Fitz knows that the FBI can be relied upon to write up their interviews in a prejudicial manner.
8. Fitz knows the target can't see those interviews until he's indicted.
9. Fitz knows the GJ will hear testimony from the FBI that the target won't hear and so won't be able to respond to.
10. Fitz knows he's after process violations and is simply trying to get Libby to say something that can be twisted when Fitz speaks to the GJ--without the target present to rebut.
I don't know what more anyone could have expected when this extra-statutory and unconstitutional appointment was made, and those on the right who claim to believe in a nation under law and yet kept silent about this special appointment out of a misplaced faith in the aggressive and "creative"Fitzgerald can now see what they helped put into place.
Fitzgerald is shameless and totally without moral fiber, a good Democrat.
Bond bombs Clarice Feldman
FBI Agent Bond admits that she mistestified when she said that Libby told her Rove told Novak. In fact he said Rove said Novak told him about Plame. Tom Maguire wraps up the testimony of Bond, who proved to be yet another weak prosecution witness . ( my hilite )
The jury has now started listening to the tapes of Libby's testimony before the grand jury. You can read the transcript of 20 pp of the grand jury testimony previously put into evidence by the prosecution here.
A blogger in the media room reports that in the tapes of the grand jury, Libby sounds careful and refers to his notes Indeed, he sounds infinitely more punctilious that all the prosecution witnesses who've testified in the trial.)
Azaghal explains why to that same blogger Fitzgerald sounds so confident on the tapes:
1. He is the "functional equivalent of the Attorney General," and so is expressly answerable to no one at DoJ.
2. As such he can exempt himself from DoJ guidelines that he finds irksome.
3. He has his target under oath before the GJ.
4. The target thinks this investigation is to uncover a substantive crime.
5. The target thinks he is innocent and has nothing to fear from the truth.
6. The target has been told by the President of the United States that he must not assert his rights under the Constitution of the United States.
7. Fitz knows that the FBI can be relied upon to write up their interviews in a prejudicial manner.
8. Fitz knows the target can't see those interviews until he's indicted.
9. Fitz knows the GJ will hear testimony from the FBI that the target won't hear and so won't be able to respond to.
10. Fitz knows he's after process violations and is simply trying to get Libby to say something that can be twisted when Fitz speaks to the GJ--without the target present to rebut.
I don't know what more anyone could have expected when this extra-statutory and unconstitutional appointment was made, and those on the right who claim to believe in a nation under law and yet kept silent about this special appointment out of a misplaced faith in the aggressive and "creative"Fitzgerald can now see what they helped put into place.
Savings Rate in America Nonexistent
Why would anyone not have a sense of the future when everyone knows that social security will not be the catch-all it used to be - this article, just a snippet from Moneynews, paints a dim picture of what the coming generation will face due to spending all of their discretionary income and then dipping into their savings to have what they think are necessities.
This article doesn't cover some the less heralded aspects of saving habits that accounts for a large part of the new saving system in the work place.
It doesn't take into account 401K's or 403B's that are deducted from the workers paycheck before taxes. There is also a large number of people that are involved in the stock market and IRA's, insurance policies, annuities and other programs that do not come to light when deciding who saves what and where.
Only time will tell if the present generation, Boomer, will have the will to at least make an attempt at savings now that retirement is on the horizon - too late for many but maybe their is hope for some.
Following, in the article, is more good news on the economy - this is not new information -
Personal Savings in 2006 Dropped to 74-Year Low
MoneyNews Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007
WASHINGTON -- People once again spent everything they made and then some last year, pushing the personal savings rate to the lowest level since the Great Depression more than seven decades ago.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the savings rate for all of 2006 was a negative 1 percent, meaning that not only did people spend all the money they earned but they also dipped into savings or increased borrowing to finance purchases.
The 2006 figure was lower than a negative 0.4 percent in 2005 and was the poorest showing since a negative 1.5 percent savings rate in 1933 during the Great Depression.
For December, consumer spending rose a solid 0.7 percent, the best showing in five months, while incomes rose by 0.5 percent, both figures matching Wall Street expectations.
In other news, the Labor Department reported that the number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 20,000 last week to 307,000.
That improvement pushed the four-week average for claims to the lowest level in a year, indicating that the labor market remains healthy.
Also the deficit is cut in half four years ahead of schedule due to revenue income that is 24% ahead of two years ago, wages are up over 4% and the over all GDP for the forth quarter is at 3.5%, that is ahead of anyone's expectations - Of course you wouldn't hear this from the Democrats.
This article doesn't cover some the less heralded aspects of saving habits that accounts for a large part of the new saving system in the work place.
It doesn't take into account 401K's or 403B's that are deducted from the workers paycheck before taxes. There is also a large number of people that are involved in the stock market and IRA's, insurance policies, annuities and other programs that do not come to light when deciding who saves what and where.
Only time will tell if the present generation, Boomer, will have the will to at least make an attempt at savings now that retirement is on the horizon - too late for many but maybe their is hope for some.
Following, in the article, is more good news on the economy - this is not new information -
Personal Savings in 2006 Dropped to 74-Year Low
MoneyNews Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007
WASHINGTON -- People once again spent everything they made and then some last year, pushing the personal savings rate to the lowest level since the Great Depression more than seven decades ago.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the savings rate for all of 2006 was a negative 1 percent, meaning that not only did people spend all the money they earned but they also dipped into savings or increased borrowing to finance purchases.
The 2006 figure was lower than a negative 0.4 percent in 2005 and was the poorest showing since a negative 1.5 percent savings rate in 1933 during the Great Depression.
For December, consumer spending rose a solid 0.7 percent, the best showing in five months, while incomes rose by 0.5 percent, both figures matching Wall Street expectations.
In other news, the Labor Department reported that the number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 20,000 last week to 307,000.
That improvement pushed the four-week average for claims to the lowest level in a year, indicating that the labor market remains healthy.
Also the deficit is cut in half four years ahead of schedule due to revenue income that is 24% ahead of two years ago, wages are up over 4% and the over all GDP for the forth quarter is at 3.5%, that is ahead of anyone's expectations - Of course you wouldn't hear this from the Democrats.
The Democrats Bail on Hillary - Why?
Did you wonder how a Democrat decides who to support in an election? What criteria would they use? Moral standing in the community? Voting record? Ethics in congressional bipartisanship? Are you with me yet - well, when you stop laughing and get up off the floor, let's take a look at some of the Democrats that are in the news and then you decide.
The news is mostly about the leading big wigs, the Clinton hacks especially, of the Democrat Party that are taking a hike on Hillary, and with good reason, she is not fit to govern. Like Dick Cheney said last week in an interview, Hillary can't be president because she is a Democrat.
Is it possible that the Democrat party leaders, in their heart of hearts, believe the same thing, she is just too much Democrat for the general public to swallow. Is that why they are falling over themselves every time Obama comes on the scene? He doesn't have the 'mark of cane' on him like Hillary does -
But don't be fooled about who Obama actually is. In reality, Obama is pretty much cut from the same cloth as Hillary, he just doesn't have the baggage that Hillary does. The Democrat party believes they can fool the public into thinking he is 'the next coming' for America.
With not too much trouble digging into his back ground, it becomes clear he is just as left of center as any other main stream Democrat candidate, if not further so, as he voted with the Democrat party agenda every time in his vast history in the senate, all two years of it.
In any event, the Democrats don't have a gauge to use when deciding on who will be their leader except who will be able to fool the public the best. It's clear, for now, it isn't Hillary
(this is from Newmax)
Clintonistas Abandoning Hillary
A number of Clinton administration officials have shunned Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the presidency and are instead working with her rivals for the Democratic nomination in 2008.
Among the highest-ranking defectors, former Commerce Secretary William Daley is backing Sen. Barack Obama; top Clinton political aide Douglas Sosnik is advising Sen. Christopher Dodd; and Al Gore’s former Chief of Staff Ronald Klain is in the camp of Sen. Joe Biden, The New York Sun reports.
Former White House counsel Abner Mikva is also backing Obama.
The news is mostly about the leading big wigs, the Clinton hacks especially, of the Democrat Party that are taking a hike on Hillary, and with good reason, she is not fit to govern. Like Dick Cheney said last week in an interview, Hillary can't be president because she is a Democrat.
Is it possible that the Democrat party leaders, in their heart of hearts, believe the same thing, she is just too much Democrat for the general public to swallow. Is that why they are falling over themselves every time Obama comes on the scene? He doesn't have the 'mark of cane' on him like Hillary does -
But don't be fooled about who Obama actually is. In reality, Obama is pretty much cut from the same cloth as Hillary, he just doesn't have the baggage that Hillary does. The Democrat party believes they can fool the public into thinking he is 'the next coming' for America.
With not too much trouble digging into his back ground, it becomes clear he is just as left of center as any other main stream Democrat candidate, if not further so, as he voted with the Democrat party agenda every time in his vast history in the senate, all two years of it.
In any event, the Democrats don't have a gauge to use when deciding on who will be their leader except who will be able to fool the public the best. It's clear, for now, it isn't Hillary
(this is from Newmax)
Clintonistas Abandoning Hillary
A number of Clinton administration officials have shunned Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the presidency and are instead working with her rivals for the Democratic nomination in 2008.
Among the highest-ranking defectors, former Commerce Secretary William Daley is backing Sen. Barack Obama; top Clinton political aide Douglas Sosnik is advising Sen. Christopher Dodd; and Al Gore’s former Chief of Staff Ronald Klain is in the camp of Sen. Joe Biden, The New York Sun reports.
Former White House counsel Abner Mikva is also backing Obama.
“I knew Obama before I went to the White House,” Mikva told the Sun. “I have a high regard for Hillary. I think Barack will be a better candidate and has a better chance of winning.”
Other former Clinton administration officials in the Obama camp include Michael Froman, a former Treasury Department official; White House congressional liaison Broderick Johnson; former Treasury aide Karen Kornbluh; ex-White House health policy aide Devorah Adler; Anthony Lake, who was a national security adviser to President Clinton; and Susan Rice, a former White House adviser on Africa policy.
Ex-Clinton administration figures who are working for John Edwards’ presidential campaign include Clinton speechwriter Jonathan Prince, White House spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri, and National Security Council staffer Miles Lackey.
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack also has some former Clinton talent on his staff.
Hillary spokesman Howard Wolfson downplayed the loss of former Clinton loyalists, telling the Sun: “We are very pleased with the overwhelming support and encouragement Sen. Clinton has gotten from administration alums.”
Asked about the defectors, Wolfson said: “All good folks and we wish them well.”
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Franks Rich Explains Media Bias
Frank Rich's take on media bias is old news as far as I'm concerned - it's just that now more of the big shots around town are coming out and admitting it even though many in the mainstream still believe they are bias free - they explain themselves by saying they are professional journalists, which means, to them, they report the news, not make the news - what a laugh.
They want us to believe that the Associated Press, CBS, The New York Times and many others aren't biased? I can't stand it - give me a break already.
What this means is that the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale again and the people are lining up to buy. yuk yuk
(this is from Newsmax)
Frank Rich: TV News Is ‘Fictionalized’
Today’s TV news programs have more in common with television miniseries than with factual reporting, says New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich.
“What used to be truth has been replaced by something that looks like reality, but is often fictionalized,” Rich — a former theater critic — told a gathering at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 30.
It all began with the highly successful 1977 miniseries “Roots,” which romanticized history, and that set the example for later distortions of the facts by CNN when it covered the first Gulf War as 24/7 entertainment, according to Rich, who called that coverage a “mediathon.”
“It made the Gulf War the first war in American history with its own theme music, its own logo, and a cast of, if not thousands, hundreds,” Rich said in remarks reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.
Because of a news blackout, actual journalism was scarce, and instead “experts came on and said whatever they wanted based on idle speculation and government officials came on and said whatever they wanted us to hear,” Rich told the gathering.
Other mediathons have included the O.J. Simpson trial and the deaths of Princess Diana and John Kennedy Jr., according to Rich.
The evolution of news into entertainment — driven largely by the profit motive — and the distortion of facts to serve political ends “is not a Republican problem,” Rich added. “It’s a cultural problem.
The Democrats are just as eager to take this entertainment-over-reality approach and exploit it.”
They want us to believe that the Associated Press, CBS, The New York Times and many others aren't biased? I can't stand it - give me a break already.
What this means is that the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale again and the people are lining up to buy. yuk yuk
(this is from Newsmax)
Frank Rich: TV News Is ‘Fictionalized’
Today’s TV news programs have more in common with television miniseries than with factual reporting, says New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich.
“What used to be truth has been replaced by something that looks like reality, but is often fictionalized,” Rich — a former theater critic — told a gathering at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 30.
It all began with the highly successful 1977 miniseries “Roots,” which romanticized history, and that set the example for later distortions of the facts by CNN when it covered the first Gulf War as 24/7 entertainment, according to Rich, who called that coverage a “mediathon.”
“It made the Gulf War the first war in American history with its own theme music, its own logo, and a cast of, if not thousands, hundreds,” Rich said in remarks reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.
Because of a news blackout, actual journalism was scarce, and instead “experts came on and said whatever they wanted based on idle speculation and government officials came on and said whatever they wanted us to hear,” Rich told the gathering.
Other mediathons have included the O.J. Simpson trial and the deaths of Princess Diana and John Kennedy Jr., according to Rich.
The evolution of news into entertainment — driven largely by the profit motive — and the distortion of facts to serve political ends “is not a Republican problem,” Rich added. “It’s a cultural problem.
The Democrats are just as eager to take this entertainment-over-reality approach and exploit it.”
Frank Richs' take on media bias is old news as far I'm concerned - it's just that now more big names are coming out and admitting it publicly even though the big shots still say they are bias free - Their take on the matter is that they are all professional journalists - what a laugh - the Associated Press bias free? CBS? The New York Times for gods sakes? Ha Ha Ha - give me a break.
(this from Newsmax)
Frank Rich: TV News Is ‘Fictionalized’
Today’s TV news programs have more in common with television miniseries than with factual reporting, says New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich.
“What used to be truth has been replaced by something that looks like reality, but is often fictionalized,” Rich — a former theater critic — told a gathering at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 30.
It all began with the highly successful 1977 miniseries “Roots,” which romanticized history, and that set the example for later distortions of the facts by CNN when it covered the first Gulf War as 24/7 entertainment, according to Rich, who called that coverage a “mediathon.”
“It made the Gulf War the first war in American history with its own theme music, its own logo, and a cast of, if not thousands, hundreds,” Rich said in remarks reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.
Because of a news blackout, actual journalism was scarce, and instead “experts came on and said whatever they wanted based on idle speculation and government officials came on and said whatever they wanted us to hear,” Rich told the gathering.
Other mediathons have included the O.J. Simpson trial and the deaths of Princess Diana and John Kennedy Jr., according to Rich.
The evolution of news into entertainment — driven largely by the profit motive — and the distortion of facts to serve political ends “is not a Republican problem,” Rich added. “It’s a cultural problem. The Democrats are just as eager to take this entertainment-over-reality approach and exploit it.”
(this from Newsmax)
Frank Rich: TV News Is ‘Fictionalized’
Today’s TV news programs have more in common with television miniseries than with factual reporting, says New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich.
“What used to be truth has been replaced by something that looks like reality, but is often fictionalized,” Rich — a former theater critic — told a gathering at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 30.
It all began with the highly successful 1977 miniseries “Roots,” which romanticized history, and that set the example for later distortions of the facts by CNN when it covered the first Gulf War as 24/7 entertainment, according to Rich, who called that coverage a “mediathon.”
“It made the Gulf War the first war in American history with its own theme music, its own logo, and a cast of, if not thousands, hundreds,” Rich said in remarks reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.
Because of a news blackout, actual journalism was scarce, and instead “experts came on and said whatever they wanted based on idle speculation and government officials came on and said whatever they wanted us to hear,” Rich told the gathering.
Other mediathons have included the O.J. Simpson trial and the deaths of Princess Diana and John Kennedy Jr., according to Rich.
The evolution of news into entertainment — driven largely by the profit motive — and the distortion of facts to serve political ends “is not a Republican problem,” Rich added. “It’s a cultural problem. The Democrats are just as eager to take this entertainment-over-reality approach and exploit it.”
Frank Rice Explains Media Bias
Frank Richs' take on media bias is old news as far I'm concerned - it's just that now more big names are coming out and admitting it publicly even though the big shots still say they are bias free - Their take on the matter is that they are all professional journalists - what a laugh - the Associated Press bias free? CBS? The New York Times for gods sakes? Ha Ha Ha - give me a break.
(this from Newsmax)
Frank Rich: TV News Is ‘Fictionalized’
Today’s TV news programs have more in common with television miniseries than with factual reporting, says New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich.
“What used to be truth has been replaced by something that looks like reality, but is often fictionalized,” Rich — a former theater critic — told a gathering at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 30.
It all began with the highly successful 1977 miniseries “Roots,” which romanticized history, and that set the example for later distortions of the facts by CNN when it covered the first Gulf War as 24/7 entertainment, according to Rich, who called that coverage a “mediathon.”
“It made the Gulf War the first war in American history with its own theme music, its own logo, and a cast of, if not thousands, hundreds,” Rich said in remarks reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.
Because of a news blackout, actual journalism was scarce, and instead “experts came on and said whatever they wanted based on idle speculation and government officials came on and said whatever they wanted us to hear,” Rich told the gathering.
Other mediathons have included the O.J. Simpson trial and the deaths of Princess Diana and John Kennedy Jr., according to Rich.
The evolution of news into entertainment — driven largely by the profit motive — and the distortion of facts to serve political ends “is not a Republican problem,” Rich added. “It’s a cultural problem. The Democrats are just as eager to take this entertainment-over-reality approach and exploit it.”
(this from Newsmax)
Frank Rich: TV News Is ‘Fictionalized’
Today’s TV news programs have more in common with television miniseries than with factual reporting, says New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich.
“What used to be truth has been replaced by something that looks like reality, but is often fictionalized,” Rich — a former theater critic — told a gathering at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 30.
It all began with the highly successful 1977 miniseries “Roots,” which romanticized history, and that set the example for later distortions of the facts by CNN when it covered the first Gulf War as 24/7 entertainment, according to Rich, who called that coverage a “mediathon.”
“It made the Gulf War the first war in American history with its own theme music, its own logo, and a cast of, if not thousands, hundreds,” Rich said in remarks reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.
Because of a news blackout, actual journalism was scarce, and instead “experts came on and said whatever they wanted based on idle speculation and government officials came on and said whatever they wanted us to hear,” Rich told the gathering.
Other mediathons have included the O.J. Simpson trial and the deaths of Princess Diana and John Kennedy Jr., according to Rich.
The evolution of news into entertainment — driven largely by the profit motive — and the distortion of facts to serve political ends “is not a Republican problem,” Rich added. “It’s a cultural problem. The Democrats are just as eager to take this entertainment-over-reality approach and exploit it.”
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Cats should know Better
Caught in the act -"oh, no, what will I tell my friends" -?You would think that cats would have more self respect than to lower themselves to the level of a dog for pete sake - what is this world coming to anyway.
Friday, February 02, 2007
Air America Bankrupt : Al Franken Runs For Senate
Nothing new here - the liberal agenda is to put as many incompetent people in the government as possible in the shortest possible time - this will give the government run by the Democrats legitimacy. Now that they have the power, the canditdates start coming out from under every rock around. What do you know, it's Al Franken.
No, really - the media will sound the alarm that all things are a total mess and what is needed now is a good Democrat to put it right - more taxes and more huge programs that will solve everyone's problems except one: who will pay the bill? - That's an easy one, Hillary has the answer, big oil.
She stated today that she wants to take their profits. After all, it's only right that Mobil should be happy to work for nothing. Marx thought it was a good idea, take from the productive and give to the unproductive, why not Hillary or Al Frankin - look what Al did to the Boy's and Girl's Clubs of New York, sucked them dry. It's that 'greater good' thing, remember. Now he wants to fleece the taxpayers.
Comedian Al Franken to Run for Senate
Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota in 2008, a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday.
Franken told the official, who did not want to be identified because Franken has not made an announcement, that he had decided to run in a recent conversation.
Andy Barr, the political director of Franken's Midwest Values Political Action Committee, declined to comment.
The news was not unexpected. Franken has been calling members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to get their input on a run, and he announced this week that he would be leaving his show on Air America Radio on Feb. 14. He told listeners he would be making a decision on a race soon.
In a statement, Minnesota Republican Party Chairman Ron Carey said he was confident Minnesotans "will reject Franken's divisive, scorched-earth attacks." The state Democratic Party declined to comment.
Should he win the Democratic primary in Minnesota, Franken would take on Republican Norm Coleman, a first-term senator who is among the Democrats' top targets. Coleman declined to comment Wednesday.
Franken, 55, was born in New York City, like Coleman, but grew up in St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis. He was a performer and writer on television's "Saturday Night Live" before writing best-selling books combining humor and politics.
His PAC raised nearly $1 million last year. Although Franken can't use that money for his Senate campaign, it shows he shouldn't have a problem raising money.
Coleman reported about $1.7 million in his bank account as of Dec. 31.
Franken faces major challenges, said Larry Jacobs, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota. Besides needing to establish himself as a serious candidate, Franken has staked out left-wing policies that make it questionable whether he can win independent voters, Jacobs said.
© 2007 Associated Press.
No, really - the media will sound the alarm that all things are a total mess and what is needed now is a good Democrat to put it right - more taxes and more huge programs that will solve everyone's problems except one: who will pay the bill? - That's an easy one, Hillary has the answer, big oil.
She stated today that she wants to take their profits. After all, it's only right that Mobil should be happy to work for nothing. Marx thought it was a good idea, take from the productive and give to the unproductive, why not Hillary or Al Frankin - look what Al did to the Boy's and Girl's Clubs of New York, sucked them dry. It's that 'greater good' thing, remember. Now he wants to fleece the taxpayers.
Comedian Al Franken to Run for Senate
Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota in 2008, a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday.
Franken told the official, who did not want to be identified because Franken has not made an announcement, that he had decided to run in a recent conversation.
Andy Barr, the political director of Franken's Midwest Values Political Action Committee, declined to comment.
The news was not unexpected. Franken has been calling members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to get their input on a run, and he announced this week that he would be leaving his show on Air America Radio on Feb. 14. He told listeners he would be making a decision on a race soon.
In a statement, Minnesota Republican Party Chairman Ron Carey said he was confident Minnesotans "will reject Franken's divisive, scorched-earth attacks." The state Democratic Party declined to comment.
Should he win the Democratic primary in Minnesota, Franken would take on Republican Norm Coleman, a first-term senator who is among the Democrats' top targets. Coleman declined to comment Wednesday.
Franken, 55, was born in New York City, like Coleman, but grew up in St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis. He was a performer and writer on television's "Saturday Night Live" before writing best-selling books combining humor and politics.
His PAC raised nearly $1 million last year. Although Franken can't use that money for his Senate campaign, it shows he shouldn't have a problem raising money.
Coleman reported about $1.7 million in his bank account as of Dec. 31.
Franken faces major challenges, said Larry Jacobs, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota. Besides needing to establish himself as a serious candidate, Franken has staked out left-wing policies that make it questionable whether he can win independent voters, Jacobs said.
© 2007 Associated Press.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
The Media Lied About Libby - Who Knew?
Have you been following the Libby trail? What is this travesty costing the taxpayer? Of course it doesn't matter - the liberal left is using this trail to try and destroy the Vice President and eventually the president - Again, the means justifies the ends.
They never had a case in the first place and now all of the star witnesses are folding like paper bags - and just who are the star witnesses? Reporters - their story is full of holes - that is, they lied under oath - Oh no! - not the professionals -
this is from the American thinker -
Clarice Feldman on the Libby Trial
Thomas Lifson
Our astute Libby Trial correspondent Clarice Feldman has been live blogging the Libby Trial from the media room, and has posted her reflections on yesterday's proceedings at Just One Minute. Clarice's many fans will find her characteristic wit and insight on full display. Here are some highlights:
Wednesday was a good day for the Libby defense. Judy Miller, as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the AP's Matt Apuzzo noted was not an all star witness for the prosecution. I don't like ploughing a field that's already been tilled and refer you again to my media bloggers association colleague, Rory O'Connor who has some good thumbnails on the last portion of her testimony (1, 2).
The most amusing witness of the trial was up today, the charming Matt Cooper who with his sloppy notes, shoddy journalism and wry humor brought the old play "Front Page" to life before our eyes. He is the sort of person it would be fun to have dinner with, not the sort of person whose news story should be taken as a bit of serious journalism.
Cooper is one of the prosecution's chief witnesses and surely by now even those who believed in the "Elliott Ness with a law degree" fluff about the prosecutor must be thinking more along the lines of "Get Smart". In a brutally devastating but gentlemanly low key way the defense destroyed a key prosecution witness. The defense showed through an examination of the internal Time emails and documents that the story that brought Matt Cooper into this, "A War on Wilson?" was something concocted out of thin air.
Clarice has long predicted that the media would be the ones in a world of hurt at the end of the trial. So far, her predictions are coming true.
They never had a case in the first place and now all of the star witnesses are folding like paper bags - and just who are the star witnesses? Reporters - their story is full of holes - that is, they lied under oath - Oh no! - not the professionals -
this is from the American thinker -
Clarice Feldman on the Libby Trial
Thomas Lifson
Our astute Libby Trial correspondent Clarice Feldman has been live blogging the Libby Trial from the media room, and has posted her reflections on yesterday's proceedings at Just One Minute. Clarice's many fans will find her characteristic wit and insight on full display. Here are some highlights:
Wednesday was a good day for the Libby defense. Judy Miller, as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the AP's Matt Apuzzo noted was not an all star witness for the prosecution. I don't like ploughing a field that's already been tilled and refer you again to my media bloggers association colleague, Rory O'Connor who has some good thumbnails on the last portion of her testimony (1, 2).
The most amusing witness of the trial was up today, the charming Matt Cooper who with his sloppy notes, shoddy journalism and wry humor brought the old play "Front Page" to life before our eyes. He is the sort of person it would be fun to have dinner with, not the sort of person whose news story should be taken as a bit of serious journalism.
Cooper is one of the prosecution's chief witnesses and surely by now even those who believed in the "Elliott Ness with a law degree" fluff about the prosecutor must be thinking more along the lines of "Get Smart". In a brutally devastating but gentlemanly low key way the defense destroyed a key prosecution witness. The defense showed through an examination of the internal Time emails and documents that the story that brought Matt Cooper into this, "A War on Wilson?" was something concocted out of thin air.
Clarice has long predicted that the media would be the ones in a world of hurt at the end of the trial. So far, her predictions are coming true.
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