This video shows why Joe Biden should have zero credibility ever again in his life to speak about the subject of Iraq. Listen to the vicious tone of this clown...
"What is the President(Bush) and my friend from Arizona insisting on? WHAT CAN NEVER BE: A central government that is a Democracy that is gonna be fair to the rest of its citizens, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE, MARK MY WORDS" -Joe Biden March 13, 2007
The surge won't work, "General Petraeus may be the only one that thinks this is a good idea,"... Partition Iraq into 3 States...
On a day when U.S. forces hands over power to Iraqi forces in all cities, this video should be shown to everyone pointing out what a fool this man is on foreign policy.
foxnews.com
Vice President Biden, who as a senator advocated a plan to partition Iraq, has been tapped to oversee political reconciliation among Iraqi factions, the White House announced Tuesday.
As the U.S. military met its deadline to withdraw from Iraqi cities, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said President Obama asked his No. 2 to work with Gen. Ray Odierno, the top commander in Iraq, and Amb. Christopher Hill on mending fences in Iraq.
Biden would be "working with the Iraqis toward overcoming their political differences and achieving the type of reconciliation that we all understand has yet to fully take place, but needs to take place," Gibbs said.
Gibbs said Biden has "always been an active participant" in Iraqi reconstruction efforts.
"I think, given his knowledge of the region, the number of times he's been there, he's perfectly suited for this type of role," Gibbs said, adding that Biden could travel to Iraq as part of the job.
Such a responsibility would be the highest-level overseas duty assigned to Biden, who has trended toward more domestic matters despite his foreign policy credentials, touted during the campaign. But his call for a partition of Iraq had angered Iraqi leaders a few years ago.
At the time, Biden wanted Iraq divided into three semi-autonomous regions -- for the Kurds, the Sunnis and the Shiites. The regions would have been linked by a central government in Baghdad.
June 30, 2009
Vanity Fair Todd Purdum On Sarah Palin: "By Far The Best Looking Woman Ever In National Politics"
This is a hit piece on Sarah Palin, but in the midst points out her beauty....
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"Another aspect of the Palin phenomenon bears examination, even if the mere act of raising it invites intimations of sexism: she is by far the best-looking woman ever to rise to such heights in national politics, the first indisputably fertile female to dare to dance with the big dogs."
"This pheromonal reality has been a blessing and a curse. It has captivated people who would never have given someone with Palin’s record a second glance if Palin had looked like Susan Boyle. And it has made others reluctant to give her a second chance because she looks like a beauty queen."
This is the caricature of Sarah Palin at the beginning of the Vanity Fair piece.
vanityfair
"Another aspect of the Palin phenomenon bears examination, even if the mere act of raising it invites intimations of sexism: she is by far the best-looking woman ever to rise to such heights in national politics, the first indisputably fertile female to dare to dance with the big dogs."
"This pheromonal reality has been a blessing and a curse. It has captivated people who would never have given someone with Palin’s record a second glance if Palin had looked like Susan Boyle. And it has made others reluctant to give her a second chance because she looks like a beauty queen."
This is the caricature of Sarah Palin at the beginning of the Vanity Fair piece.
Vote Early Vote Often: Al Franken Declared Winner In Minnesota
One more vote for Cap and Trade, One more vote for Socialized Medicine....
Way to go Minnesota...
Coleman told reporters in St Paul, Minnesota: "I will abide by (the court's) result."
Under state law, the court's decision gives Franken, a well-known satirist and a former writer and actor for the popular Saturday Night Live television show, the right to occupy the seat.
The vote count was the subject of recounts and legal battles since last November's election.
Minnesota Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty has said he would certify the election winner based on what the state court decides. Pawlenty, considered a possible presidential contender in 2012, said he would not run for governor again next year, which clears an avenue for Coleman to run for governor.
Way to go Minnesota...
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a tight Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, effectively giving Democrats a critical 60-seat majority needed to push through President Barack Obama's agenda.
Coleman told reporters in St Paul, Minnesota: "I will abide by (the court's) result."
Under state law, the court's decision gives Franken, a well-known satirist and a former writer and actor for the popular Saturday Night Live television show, the right to occupy the seat.
The vote count was the subject of recounts and legal battles since last November's election.
Minnesota Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty has said he would certify the election winner based on what the state court decides. Pawlenty, considered a possible presidential contender in 2012, said he would not run for governor again next year, which clears an avenue for Coleman to run for governor.
Shameless Obama On Iraq Success: Hey I Was Always On The Side Of Victory
This President does not have a d**n thing to do with Iraq's success..
This is simply shameless. Remember Bush paid dearly at the ballot box in 2006 for perceived Iraq failure. Today not any mention of Bush who put his Presidency on the line for Victory in Iraq, when everyone was telling him to cut, run and surrender.
Can someone please explain to me where the appause was from 2003 to January 20th 2009?
Here's Obama on the Senate floor January 30, 2007 doing everything possible to lose in Iraq so Team Bush would get the blame. This is his great speech on opposing the surge...
The surge won't work, this is a civil war with no military solution, Bush lied, troops died. The imperial President invaded a country that had nothing to do with 9/11, we're not listening to the commanders on the ground, lets cut off funds, we are creating more terrorists by our presence, and John Murtha called them cold blooded killers and Dick Durbin compared them to Nazi's
AND HEY LETS PARTITION IRAQ IN TO 3 SECTIONS...
"A central government in Iraq that's a Democracy, IS NOT POSSIBLE, MARK MY WORDS" -Joe Biden March 2007 Senate Floor
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This is simply shameless. Remember Bush paid dearly at the ballot box in 2006 for perceived Iraq failure. Today not any mention of Bush who put his Presidency on the line for Victory in Iraq, when everyone was telling him to cut, run and surrender.
Can someone please explain to me where the appause was from 2003 to January 20th 2009?
Here's Obama on the Senate floor January 30, 2007 doing everything possible to lose in Iraq so Team Bush would get the blame. This is his great speech on opposing the surge...
The surge won't work, this is a civil war with no military solution, Bush lied, troops died. The imperial President invaded a country that had nothing to do with 9/11, we're not listening to the commanders on the ground, lets cut off funds, we are creating more terrorists by our presence, and John Murtha called them cold blooded killers and Dick Durbin compared them to Nazi's
AND HEY LETS PARTITION IRAQ IN TO 3 SECTIONS...
"A central government in Iraq that's a Democracy, IS NOT POSSIBLE, MARK MY WORDS" -Joe Biden March 2007 Senate Floor
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Consumer Confidence Takes "Unexpectedly Steep Slide" In June
Candidate Obama in August 2008 asking a Florida crowd if they are bettet off than they were 4 years ago...Then talks about the failed policies of the Bush Adm.
Mr. And Mrs. America, is the country better off than it was 6 months ago?...
69,498,216 Hope and Change voters...ye suckers....
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence took an unexpectedly steep slide in June, figures released on Tuesday showed, suggesting the 18-month-long recession had yet to loosen its grip on the economy.
A separate report on April house prices in major cities offered some encouraging signs that the worst of the housing slump may be over, but that was not enough to lift investors' spirits, while another crop of economic data showed business activity in New York City and the Midwest remained weak and retail chains slogged through a rough June.
Billionaire investor George Soros added to the cautionary tone, saying fears of inflation would drive up borrowing costs and choke off growth once financial markets recover.
Major stock market indexes turned lower after the Conference Board's consumer confidence index showed households felt gloomier about their current situation, and less optimistic about the eventual economic recovery.
The confidence index fell to 49.3 in June from 54.8 in May. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a healthier reading of 55.0 for this month.
Mr. And Mrs. America, is the country better off than it was 6 months ago?...
69,498,216 Hope and Change voters...ye suckers....
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence took an unexpectedly steep slide in June, figures released on Tuesday showed, suggesting the 18-month-long recession had yet to loosen its grip on the economy.
A separate report on April house prices in major cities offered some encouraging signs that the worst of the housing slump may be over, but that was not enough to lift investors' spirits, while another crop of economic data showed business activity in New York City and the Midwest remained weak and retail chains slogged through a rough June.
Billionaire investor George Soros added to the cautionary tone, saying fears of inflation would drive up borrowing costs and choke off growth once financial markets recover.
Major stock market indexes turned lower after the Conference Board's consumer confidence index showed households felt gloomier about their current situation, and less optimistic about the eventual economic recovery.
The confidence index fell to 49.3 in June from 54.8 in May. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a healthier reading of 55.0 for this month.
Jobless Rate Climbs In All 372 Metro Areas In The U.S. In May
If John McCain and Sarah Palin had won in November, imagine the blame that would be laid at their feet right now.
Just remember, before the 2004 election, Democrats blasted George W. Bush for unemployment hitting 5.6%
foxnews.com
Unemployment rates rose in all the largest U.S. metropolitan areas for the fifth straight month in May.The Labor Department says jobless rates in May rose from a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan area it tracks.
The unemployment rate in Kokomo, Ind., jumped to 18.8 percent, up 11.7 percentage points from a year ago, the largest increase of all metro areas. The second-highest jump occurred in Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen. Its rate jumped to 17.5 percent, up 11.4 percentage points from a year earlier. Both areas have been slammed by layoffs in transportation equipment manufacturing.
Just remember, before the 2004 election, Democrats blasted George W. Bush for unemployment hitting 5.6%
foxnews.com
Unemployment rates rose in all the largest U.S. metropolitan areas for the fifth straight month in May.The Labor Department says jobless rates in May rose from a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan area it tracks.
The unemployment rate in Kokomo, Ind., jumped to 18.8 percent, up 11.7 percentage points from a year ago, the largest increase of all metro areas. The second-highest jump occurred in Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen. Its rate jumped to 17.5 percent, up 11.4 percentage points from a year earlier. Both areas have been slammed by layoffs in transportation equipment manufacturing.
Obama To LGBT Reception: "Welcome To Your White House"
When you watch this remember, Barack Obama didn't have time for the National Day of Prayer which is observed in this same East Room of the White House.
In a bizarre moment, after Obama starts to speak, someone asks for the "Lincoln Bedroom" huh?
"There are unjust laws to overturn, and unfair practices to stop"
This video clipped from the White House YouTube video, was more like a rally in the East Room rather than a reception, in the original video, Michelle is continually clapping at everything Barack said to the crowd.
In a bizarre moment, after Obama starts to speak, someone asks for the "Lincoln Bedroom" huh?
"There are unjust laws to overturn, and unfair practices to stop"
This video clipped from the White House YouTube video, was more like a rally in the East Room rather than a reception, in the original video, Michelle is continually clapping at everything Barack said to the crowd.
June 29, 2009
Left Wing Sites Downplay Rebuke Of Sonia Sotomayor By The Supreme Court
Nothing to see here, move along....
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This from Huffingtonpost...
The well spoken Robert Gibbs today at the White House Presser:
"There's little political significance to whatever the court decided today in terms of Judge Sotomayor except to render a fairly definitive opinion that she follows judicial precedent and that she doesn't legislate from the bench."
"One thing is clear, that the ruling by Judge Sotomayor was based on the precedent of the Second Circuit. ... The Supreme Court clearly had a new interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act."
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This from Huffingtonpost...
The well spoken Robert Gibbs today at the White House Presser:
"There's little political significance to whatever the court decided today in terms of Judge Sotomayor except to render a fairly definitive opinion that she follows judicial precedent and that she doesn't legislate from the bench.""One thing is clear, that the ruling by Judge Sotomayor was based on the precedent of the Second Circuit. ... The Supreme Court clearly had a new interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act."
Hardball Chuck Todd, Reason Obama Enjoys Weekend Golf: "Little Nicotine Things"
"What happens on the golf course, stays on the golf course"-State Run Media's Chuck Todd
"We think that may be the reason the President likes Golf"
"We think that may be the reason the President likes Golf"
President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Now Really Meddling On Honduras
President Barack Obama says the weekend ouster of Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya was a "not legal" coup and that he remains the country's president.
Obama spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday after meetings with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Obama said he wanted to be very clear that President Zelaya is the democratically elected president.
Obama pledged the U.S. to "stand on the side of democracy" and to work with other nations and international entities to resolve the matter peacefully.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meddling extensively
Obama spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday after meetings with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. Obama said he wanted to be very clear that President Zelaya is the democratically elected president.
Obama pledged the U.S. to "stand on the side of democracy" and to work with other nations and international entities to resolve the matter peacefully.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meddling extensively
Monica Conyers, Wife Of John Conyers Submits Resignation From Detroit City Council
What did John Conyers know, and when did he know it?
A member of Conyers’ staff handed the two-sentence resignation letter at 11:52 a.m. to Deputy City Clerk Vivian Hudson in the Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
Conyers’ resignation comes after her Friday guilty plea in U.S. District Court to a felony charge of accepting a bribe in exchange for a yes vote on the $1.2 billion Synagro Technologies sewage sludge recycling contract and other unspecified actions while a member of one of the city’s pension boards. It also ends perhaps the most turbulent tenure for a council member in memory.
Conyers’ resignation comes after her Friday guilty plea in U.S. District Court to a felony charge of accepting a bribe in exchange for a yes vote on the $1.2 billion Synagro Technologies sewage sludge recycling contract and other unspecified actions while a member of one of the city’s pension boards. It also ends perhaps the most turbulent tenure for a council member in memory.
“Effective, Monday, July 6, 2009, I hereby resign from my position as Council President Pro-Tempore of the Detroit City Council. My staff will be available until December 31, 2009 to assist in the offices of my colleagues.”
Remember, Duke Cunningham accepting bribes was a sign of ALL Republican's culture of corruption, the State Run media made sure to report that this is not just one isolated case...
Dick Cheney Has Concern That Withdrawal Of Forces In Iraq Will "Watse" Sacrifices
A political decision, not a strategic decision....
washingtontimes
Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday said he is concerned about U.S. forces withdrawing from Iraqi cities within 24 hours.
Mr. Cheney told The Washington Times' "America's Morning News" radio show that he is a strong believer in Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, and that the general is doing what needs to be done.
"But what he says concerns me: That there is still a continuing problem. One might speculate that insurgents are waiting as soon as they get an opportunity to launch more attacks.
"I hope Iraqis can deal with it. At some point they have to stand on their own. But I would not want to see the U.S. waste all the tremendous sacrifice that has gotten us to this point.
washingtontimes
Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday said he is concerned about U.S. forces withdrawing from Iraqi cities within 24 hours.
Mr. Cheney told The Washington Times' "America's Morning News" radio show that he is a strong believer in Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, and that the general is doing what needs to be done.
"But what he says concerns me: That there is still a continuing problem. One might speculate that insurgents are waiting as soon as they get an opportunity to launch more attacks.
"I hope Iraqis can deal with it. At some point they have to stand on their own. But I would not want to see the U.S. waste all the tremendous sacrifice that has gotten us to this point.
Like President Bush said when Democrats were demanding that we cut, run, surrender and redeploy to Okinawa, if we set an artificial timetable for withdrawal, the terrorists will simply wait until the next day.
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of White Firefighters In New Haven, Connecticut
Thanks to all the people who voted for Bush in 2004, that gave us John Roberts and Samuel Alito, had John Kerry won, those 2 Justices would have voted with Stephen Breyer, Darth Vader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens and that great Conservative, David Souter
David Souter's final day at the Supreme Court, good riddance
foxnews
WASHINGTON — DEVELOPING: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
New Haven was wrong to scrap a promotion exam because no African-Americans and only two Hispanic firefighters were likely to be made lieutenants or captains based on the results, the court said Monday in a 5-4 decision. The city said that it had acted to avoid a lawsuit from minorities.
"Fear of litigation alone cannot justify an employer's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions," Justice Anthony Kennedy said in his opinion for the court. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the white firefighters "understandably attract this court's sympathy. But they had no vested right to promotion. Nor have other persons received promotions in preference to them."
Justices Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens signed onto Ginsburg's dissent, which she read aloud in court Monday.
David Souter's final day at the Supreme Court, good riddance
foxnews
WASHINGTON — DEVELOPING: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
New Haven was wrong to scrap a promotion exam because no African-Americans and only two Hispanic firefighters were likely to be made lieutenants or captains based on the results, the court said Monday in a 5-4 decision. The city said that it had acted to avoid a lawsuit from minorities.
"Fear of litigation alone cannot justify an employer's reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examinations and qualified for promotions," Justice Anthony Kennedy said in his opinion for the court. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the white firefighters "understandably attract this court's sympathy. But they had no vested right to promotion. Nor have other persons received promotions in preference to them."
Justices Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens signed onto Ginsburg's dissent, which she read aloud in court Monday.
June 28, 2009
David Gregory Slams Axelrod On HuffingtonPost Set Up Question
Gregory: "If President Bush had done that, don't you think Democrats would have said that's outrageous?"
Watch Axelrod tripping over words here...
GREGORY: I just want to be clear. Did the White House coordinate with a reporter about a question to be asked at a press conference?
AXELROD: The White House didn't coordinate with the reporter about a question, we were looking for a way to get questions from within Iran. We could--we did not have access to Iranian journalists.
Here's a Tweet that same afternoon from CBS's Mark Knoller on the set up question
Here's Nico Pitney on C-SPAN saying "I was contacted by The White House" (1:25 )
Watch Axelrod tripping over words here...
GREGORY: I just want to be clear. Did the White House coordinate with a reporter about a question to be asked at a press conference?
AXELROD: The White House didn't coordinate with the reporter about a question, we were looking for a way to get questions from within Iran. We could--we did not have access to Iranian journalists.
Here's a Tweet that same afternoon from CBS's Mark Knoller on the set up question
Here's Nico Pitney on C-SPAN saying "I was contacted by The White House" (1:25 )
Israel Pressing Russia To Cancel Arms Deal With Iran
Meddling for their survival....
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haaretz
Relations between Israel and Russia have grown tense over a significant change in Moscow's attitude regarding the possible sale of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and asked him to prevent the arms deal from going through.
Israel has began an international effort to pressure Russia not to complete the sale of the advanced air defense system. The deal between Russia and Iran for the sale of the air defense system was signed more than a year ago, but external pressure, primarily from the United States and Israel, led the Russian political leadership to delay its implementation.
The Russian response to Israeli inquiries on the matter had been that they do not intend to complete the deal. The same message was reiterated during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Israel last month. A senior political source in Jerusalem said that in recent weeks there has been noticeable change in Russia's position on the matter of the arms sale.
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haaretz
Relations between Israel and Russia have grown tense over a significant change in Moscow's attitude regarding the possible sale of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and asked him to prevent the arms deal from going through.
Israel has began an international effort to pressure Russia not to complete the sale of the advanced air defense system. The deal between Russia and Iran for the sale of the air defense system was signed more than a year ago, but external pressure, primarily from the United States and Israel, led the Russian political leadership to delay its implementation.
The Russian response to Israeli inquiries on the matter had been that they do not intend to complete the deal. The same message was reiterated during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Israel last month. A senior political source in Jerusalem said that in recent weeks there has been noticeable change in Russia's position on the matter of the arms sale.
European Union: Iran Must Immediately Release Embassy Staff
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bbc.co.uk
The European Union has demanded the immediate release of Iranian staff at Britain's embassy in Tehran detained on Saturday over post-election unrest. EU ministers meeting in Greece warned that "harassment or intimidation" of embassy staff would be met with a "strong and collective" response.
Iranian media reported the detention of eight local staff at the UK mission over their alleged role in the unrest. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband dismissed the allegations as baseless.
Relations between the countries are strained since President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the UK of stoking post-election protests, which London denies.
Iran has repeatedly accused foreign powers - especially Britain and the US - of meddling after the 12 June election.
David Axelrod On Meet The Press Can't Bring Himself To Lay Out Consequences For Iran (Video)
This foreign policy should scare everyone...
David Gregory to his credit asks Axelrod 3 times, giving him plenty of opportunity to lay out consequences for Iran, Axelrod dodges again and again...
ATTEMPT #1
Gregory: "Is the policy of engaging the Iranians on the ropes?"
Axelrod: "Well that's up to the Iranians(huh?)....Understand that (Ahmadinejad) he's not the decision maker when it comes to foreign policy or defense policy in Iran, his comments are meant for domestic political content. It's a long used technique in Iran to try to make the U.S. the foil for his own problems in Iran
ATTEMPT #2
Gregory: "Should there be consequences? The President has been very clear about what he thinks about what has gone on in Iran calling it outrageous, SHOULD THERE BE CONSEQUENCES for what the Iranian regime has done?"
Axelrod: "Well I think...look everybody is dismayed and appauled by what has happened in Iran, and the consequences will I think unfold over time in Iran" (crosstalk)
ATTEMPT #3
Gregory: "SHOULD THERE BE CONSEQUENCES FROM UNITED STATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY?"
Axelrod: "David we don't have diplomatic relations with Iran and the international community has made it's views known, it sets them down the wrong path."
David Gregory to his credit asks Axelrod 3 times, giving him plenty of opportunity to lay out consequences for Iran, Axelrod dodges again and again...
ATTEMPT #1
Gregory: "Is the policy of engaging the Iranians on the ropes?"
Axelrod: "Well that's up to the Iranians(huh?)....Understand that (Ahmadinejad) he's not the decision maker when it comes to foreign policy or defense policy in Iran, his comments are meant for domestic political content. It's a long used technique in Iran to try to make the U.S. the foil for his own problems in Iran
ATTEMPT #2
Gregory: "Should there be consequences? The President has been very clear about what he thinks about what has gone on in Iran calling it outrageous, SHOULD THERE BE CONSEQUENCES for what the Iranian regime has done?"
Axelrod: "Well I think...look everybody is dismayed and appauled by what has happened in Iran, and the consequences will I think unfold over time in Iran" (crosstalk)
ATTEMPT #3
Gregory: "SHOULD THERE BE CONSEQUENCES FROM UNITED STATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY?"
Axelrod: "David we don't have diplomatic relations with Iran and the international community has made it's views known, it sets them down the wrong path."
I guess we have to have diplomatic relations to have consequences for a country (hear that North Korea?), but funny how we don't need diplomatic relations with Iran to extend invitations for 4th of July celebrations at our Embassies.
Iran, with the recent brutal crackdown in the streets, going after a nuclear weapons where they promise to wipe Israel off the map with "one storm," has for years supported Hamas and Hebollah, 2 terrorists groups, yet Axelrod needs a wait and see approach, 'cause we don't yet know how this will turn out. They simply don't see Iran as an enemy, no matter what it does...
David Axelrol On Meet The Press: Unemployment High Because Recession Worse Than We Thought
Great news, the economic stimulus "contributed to a lessening of the impact"-Axelrod
It's amazing what these guys can get away with, unemployment will probably go past 10% this year, and the reason is, the Obama Administration didn't expect the economy to be so bad when they took over. Bush left us a worse situation than we first thought.
This same Democratic party wanted the American people to throw George Bush out of office in 2004, because 5.6% unemployment was unacceptable and it was the worst economy since Herbert Hoover, the line repeated by John Kerry (who served in Vietnam).
It's amazing what these guys can get away with, unemployment will probably go past 10% this year, and the reason is, the Obama Administration didn't expect the economy to be so bad when they took over. Bush left us a worse situation than we first thought.
This same Democratic party wanted the American people to throw George Bush out of office in 2004, because 5.6% unemployment was unacceptable and it was the worst economy since Herbert Hoover, the line repeated by John Kerry (who served in Vietnam).
June 27, 2009
Cap And Trade Friendly NBC Devotes 38 Seconds To Passage Of Bill
Why did Cap and Trade pass? Here's why..
NBC uses Obama's argument from the Weekly Address to further their cause here...
The are 20 million people that still get their news from 3 Nightly News Channels that have zero interest in making the story a big deal.
I wonder if Republicans were in control of the House and they voting on a bill to outlaw abortion, would the mainstream media suddenly find interest?
Cap and Trade came in at 12:22 into the Nightly News broadcast on NBC.
Here's the stories that NBC found more important than Cap and Trade:
1. Michael Jackson, Doctor, Fans and Family
2. Jackson memorabilia sales
3. Jackson's England Tour, what next?
4. Brazil Air France Flight wreckage
5. Iranian criticism of America
6. Iraq, National unity
7. (no kidding) Bernie Madoff assets seized
8. Cap and Trade, (But they called it "Climate Bill" sounds innocent huh?)
Journalistic Malpractice is an understatement...
NBC uses Obama's argument from the Weekly Address to further their cause here...
The are 20 million people that still get their news from 3 Nightly News Channels that have zero interest in making the story a big deal.
I wonder if Republicans were in control of the House and they voting on a bill to outlaw abortion, would the mainstream media suddenly find interest?
Cap and Trade came in at 12:22 into the Nightly News broadcast on NBC.
Here's the stories that NBC found more important than Cap and Trade:
1. Michael Jackson, Doctor, Fans and Family
2. Jackson memorabilia sales
3. Jackson's England Tour, what next?
4. Brazil Air France Flight wreckage
5. Iranian criticism of America
6. Iraq, National unity
7. (no kidding) Bernie Madoff assets seized
8. Cap and Trade, (But they called it "Climate Bill" sounds innocent huh?)
Journalistic Malpractice is an understatement...
Iraq's Prime Minister: Full Withdrawl Of U.S. Troops Sign Country Is Ready To Take Over Security
If Iraq turns out to be successful, President Obama will have not had one thing to do with it, in fact they did everything they could to lose the war in Iraq so Team Bush would get the blame...
Al Maliki declares "victory day in Iraq"
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that the full withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities and towns was a message that his country was ready to take over its own security, even as he appealed for national unity after a week of attacks left more than 250 people dead.
Both of Iraq's vice-presidents joined in the call, with one of them warning Iraqis to stay away from crowded places favored by bombers.
There have been concerns that Iraqi forces will not be able to provide adequate security after U.S. combat troops completely pull out of Baghdad and other urban areas by June 30, part of a security agreement that calls for all American troops to leave Iraq by the end of 2011. Under the agreement, which took effect Jan. 1, U.S. troops have taken a secondary role, giving Iraqi forces the lead in operations.
"We are on the threshold of a new phase that will bolster Iraq's sovereignty," Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said at a memorial service for a Shiite leader who died six years ago. He added that June 30 was "a message to the world that we are now able to safeguard our security and administer our internal affairs."
Police said they had bolstered checkpoints and patrols, especially in Shiite areas of Baghdad where bombers have targeted markets with deadly effect. Nearly all the bombings that began on June 20 have been in Shiite areas, including the two deadliest attacks. They were a June 20 bombing that killed 82 people outside a mosque in northern Iraq, and another on June 24 in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City that killed 78. Al-Maliki blamed the bombings on the remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq and said they were aimed at restarting violence between Shiites and Sunnis
Iraq nearly slipped into civil war in 2006 and 2007, and tens of thousands of people died in attacks between Sunni extremists such as al-Qaida and Shiite militias and death squads. It was brought back from the brink by a huge inflow of U.S. troops in 2007 in what became known as the "surge."
The date has been declared "Victory Day" by al-Maliki, and Iraq's ability to provide security for its people without American troops has evolved into the cornerstone of his administration as he prepares for next January's elections.
Al Maliki declares "victory day in Iraq"
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that the full withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from cities and towns was a message that his country was ready to take over its own security, even as he appealed for national unity after a week of attacks left more than 250 people dead.
Both of Iraq's vice-presidents joined in the call, with one of them warning Iraqis to stay away from crowded places favored by bombers.
There have been concerns that Iraqi forces will not be able to provide adequate security after U.S. combat troops completely pull out of Baghdad and other urban areas by June 30, part of a security agreement that calls for all American troops to leave Iraq by the end of 2011. Under the agreement, which took effect Jan. 1, U.S. troops have taken a secondary role, giving Iraqi forces the lead in operations.
"We are on the threshold of a new phase that will bolster Iraq's sovereignty," Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said at a memorial service for a Shiite leader who died six years ago. He added that June 30 was "a message to the world that we are now able to safeguard our security and administer our internal affairs."
Police said they had bolstered checkpoints and patrols, especially in Shiite areas of Baghdad where bombers have targeted markets with deadly effect. Nearly all the bombings that began on June 20 have been in Shiite areas, including the two deadliest attacks. They were a June 20 bombing that killed 82 people outside a mosque in northern Iraq, and another on June 24 in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City that killed 78. Al-Maliki blamed the bombings on the remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq and said they were aimed at restarting violence between Shiites and Sunnis
Iraq nearly slipped into civil war in 2006 and 2007, and tens of thousands of people died in attacks between Sunni extremists such as al-Qaida and Shiite militias and death squads. It was brought back from the brink by a huge inflow of U.S. troops in 2007 in what became known as the "surge."
The date has been declared "Victory Day" by al-Maliki, and Iraq's ability to provide security for its people without American troops has evolved into the cornerstone of his administration as he prepares for next January's elections.
White House Picnic, Obama Dunks Rahmbo Deadfish Emanuel
Such a happy time at the White House..
No different than watching a reality show...
No different than watching a reality show...
Ahmadinejad Lashes Out At Obama Again
Making a fool out of Obama's Olive Branch of Diplomacy
Iran's hardline president lashed out anew at the United States and President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of interference and suggesting that Washington's stance on Iran's postelection turmoil could imperil Obama's aim of improving relations.
"We are surprised at Mr. Obama," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in remarks to judiciary officials broadcast on state television. "Didn't he say that he was after change? Why did he interfere?""They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran ... but is this the correct way? Definitely, they have made a mistake," Ahmadinejad said.
Obama was strongly criticized at home and by many abroad, for his initial measured response to opposition allegations that Ahmadinejad was re-elected by fraud in the the harsh crackdown on protesters.
The Obama administration wants to improve contacts with Tehran, especially because of concern that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, and Obama appeared unwilling to jeopardize that goal with strong statements against Iran's authorities.
Iran's hardline president lashed out anew at the United States and President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of interference and suggesting that Washington's stance on Iran's postelection turmoil could imperil Obama's aim of improving relations.
"We are surprised at Mr. Obama," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in remarks to judiciary officials broadcast on state television. "Didn't he say that he was after change? Why did he interfere?""They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran ... but is this the correct way? Definitely, they have made a mistake," Ahmadinejad said.
Obama was strongly criticized at home and by many abroad, for his initial measured response to opposition allegations that Ahmadinejad was re-elected by fraud in the the harsh crackdown on protesters.
The Obama administration wants to improve contacts with Tehran, especially because of concern that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, and Obama appeared unwilling to jeopardize that goal with strong statements against Iran's authorities.
Cable News Ratings: Cable Channels See Jump On News Of Jackson
Total Viewers June 24th Foxnews #1 in every timeslot
Thursday night June 25th, Michael Jackson story started to leak out a few minutes past 5:00p.m. CNN sees big jump that lasted all night...
Obama Weekly Address: "Cap and Trade In A Decade Will Cost About A Postage Stamp A Day"
This is Clintonesque...He can look into a camera and say the exact opposite of what is true...
Obama responds to the Cap and Trade Bill that passed hours ago...
BTW, the White House recorded this video around 10:00p.m. Friday night, a little while after the vote on the House floor, based on the YouTube timestamp when it was posted at midnight. That's about 3 hours later than usual, meaning they waited to see how the vote would go, because they wanted this Address to be all about the Cap and Trade Bill that passed the House...
Obama: "Now's the time for us to lead, the energy bill that passed the House will finally create a set of incentives that will spark a clean energy transformation in our economy, and will spur the development of low carbon sources of energy...It will spur new energy savings...and most importantly (get ready) it will make possible the creation of millions of new jobs...
"Make no mistake, this is a jobs bill"
"The point is this, this legislation will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy, that will lead creation of new businesses and entire new industries and that will lead to American jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced."
"This legislation has also been carefully written to address the concerns that many have expressed in the past, instead of increasing the deficit, it's paid for by the polluters (who will pass the cost on to you) who currently emit dangerous carbon emissions
Above all, it will protect consumers from the cost of this transition, so that in a decade the price to the average American will be just about a postage stamp a day.
The cost to you, what a deal....
Obama responds to the Cap and Trade Bill that passed hours ago...
BTW, the White House recorded this video around 10:00p.m. Friday night, a little while after the vote on the House floor, based on the YouTube timestamp when it was posted at midnight. That's about 3 hours later than usual, meaning they waited to see how the vote would go, because they wanted this Address to be all about the Cap and Trade Bill that passed the House...
Obama: "Now's the time for us to lead, the energy bill that passed the House will finally create a set of incentives that will spark a clean energy transformation in our economy, and will spur the development of low carbon sources of energy...It will spur new energy savings...and most importantly (get ready) it will make possible the creation of millions of new jobs...
"Make no mistake, this is a jobs bill"
"The point is this, this legislation will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy, that will lead creation of new businesses and entire new industries and that will lead to American jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced."
"This legislation has also been carefully written to address the concerns that many have expressed in the past, instead of increasing the deficit, it's paid for by the polluters (who will pass the cost on to you) who currently emit dangerous carbon emissions
Above all, it will protect consumers from the cost of this transition, so that in a decade the price to the average American will be just about a postage stamp a day.
The cost to you, what a deal....
June 26, 2009
The Most Disastrous Moment In The History Of The House Of Representatives (Video)
Hey if Democrats get in power, I wonder if they will overreach?
I want to extend a special thanks to all those voters who believed Macaca and Mark Foley in 2006 when Republicans lost 31 House seats on election night and gave Democrats majority control in the House of Representatives, then in 2008 bought into the Bush sucks line from the left and that we need to throw more Republicans out, and another 20 House seats were gained by Democrats on election night 2008, they gave us a $787 billion economic porkulus and Cap and Trade, Hope and Change, coming to a place near you...
I wonder if all those people who voted Democrats into power were watching the vote? or were they watching news on Michael Jackson?....As Rush says, "elections have consequences" and "ignorance is the most expensive thing we pay for," Ignorance of what's going on is gonna cost the average American this time....
Electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket" -Barack Obama
John Boehner "Most important piece of legislation in 100 years"
GOP Turncoats on Cap and Trade....In Disbelief at Chris Smith...
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I want to extend a special thanks to all those voters who believed Macaca and Mark Foley in 2006 when Republicans lost 31 House seats on election night and gave Democrats majority control in the House of Representatives, then in 2008 bought into the Bush sucks line from the left and that we need to throw more Republicans out, and another 20 House seats were gained by Democrats on election night 2008, they gave us a $787 billion economic porkulus and Cap and Trade, Hope and Change, coming to a place near you...
I wonder if all those people who voted Democrats into power were watching the vote? or were they watching news on Michael Jackson?....As Rush says, "elections have consequences" and "ignorance is the most expensive thing we pay for," Ignorance of what's going on is gonna cost the average American this time....
Electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket" -Barack Obama
John Boehner "Most important piece of legislation in 100 years"
GOP Turncoats on Cap and Trade....In Disbelief at Chris Smith...
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Yesterday's News Of Michael Jackson Overwhelmed The Internet
Web slowed down to a crawl..
LaTimes, CNN, AOL and TMZ nearly crashing....
The sudden death of pop star Michael Jackson not only stunned his fans; it also staggered the Internet. Major news sites were overwhelmed by so much traffic that many Web surfers couldn't get through."We haven't seen this kind of slowdown on our news index in quite some time," said Dan Berkowitz, spokesman for Keynote Systems Inc., a California company that measures traffic at major Internet sites. "It ranks right up there with 9/11."
Berkowitz said that news sites operated by TV networks ABC and NBC, the Los Angeles Times newspaper, and Internet service provider AOL at times turned away 90 percent of Internet users trying to reach them.
Shawn White, Keynote's director of external operations, said the social networking site Twitter also took a big hit. People use Twitter to send brief messages, called "tweets," to friends and colleagues. White said that tweets are usually transmitted in about two seconds, but on Thursday, the delay rose to as high as 40 seconds. White estimated that for about an hour, half of those visiting Twitter were unable to send messages.
LaTimes, CNN, AOL and TMZ nearly crashing....
The sudden death of pop star Michael Jackson not only stunned his fans; it also staggered the Internet. Major news sites were overwhelmed by so much traffic that many Web surfers couldn't get through."We haven't seen this kind of slowdown on our news index in quite some time," said Dan Berkowitz, spokesman for Keynote Systems Inc., a California company that measures traffic at major Internet sites. "It ranks right up there with 9/11."
Berkowitz said that news sites operated by TV networks ABC and NBC, the Los Angeles Times newspaper, and Internet service provider AOL at times turned away 90 percent of Internet users trying to reach them.
Shawn White, Keynote's director of external operations, said the social networking site Twitter also took a big hit. People use Twitter to send brief messages, called "tweets," to friends and colleagues. White said that tweets are usually transmitted in about two seconds, but on Thursday, the delay rose to as high as 40 seconds. White estimated that for about an hour, half of those visiting Twitter were unable to send messages.
Obama Talking Tough To Iran At Presser With Angela Merkel
Obama talks about peaceful protesters trying to make their voices heard..
"What's happened in Iran is unacceptable"
"I don't take Mr. Ahmadenijad's statement's seriously about apologies"
"What's happened in Iran is unacceptable"
"I don't take Mr. Ahmadenijad's statement's seriously about apologies"
The reason it is hard to believe a word of this is that he could have taken a hard line approach to Iran from the beginning, but didn't, he could have stood up for the people in the streets risking their lives from the beginning, but didn't...
Monica Conyers Pleads Guilty To Acceping Bribes, Faces 5 Years In Prison
I'd like to officially announce, because of all the corruption, that the Democrat brand is damaged..
What did Husband John Conyers know?
clickondetroit
DETROIT -- City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of powerful Democratic congressman John Conyers, pleaded guilty Friday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company.
Conyers, 44, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery for allegedly accepting two payments from a Synagro Technologies official in late 2007, including one in a McDonald's parking lot.
She entered her plea before Judge Avern Cohn at 10 a.m. with her attorney Steven Fishman.
Conyers was solemn in court, having to be asked three times by the judge to speak up.
Conyers is facing three to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines. No sentencing date has been set.
What did Husband John Conyers know?
clickondetroit
DETROIT -- City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of powerful Democratic congressman John Conyers, pleaded guilty Friday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company.
Conyers, 44, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery for allegedly accepting two payments from a Synagro Technologies official in late 2007, including one in a McDonald's parking lot.
She entered her plea before Judge Avern Cohn at 10 a.m. with her attorney Steven Fishman.
Conyers was solemn in court, having to be asked three times by the judge to speak up.
Conyers is facing three to five years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines. No sentencing date has been set.
Robert Gibbs "Foxnews Put's The President To Sleep At Night"
Baghdad Bob is so funny...
This is the Prmetime Ratings for all of Cable Television
Foxnews channel #3
This is the Prmetime Ratings for all of Cable Television
Foxnews channel #3
Lt Governor Andre Bauer Says Governor Mark Sanford Should Remain In Office
The man who would replace Sanford
ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, S.C.
The man who would replace South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford if he resigned over his affair with a woman in Argentina says the governor should remain in office. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer told The Associated Press on Friday that he will try to help Sanford through the remaining year and half of his term. It was Bauer's first interview since Sanford revealed the affair Wednesday.
Bauer told AP that he and Sanford talked Thursday. Bauer says the two men did not discuss the possibility of a resignation.Bauer and Sanford are Republicans, but they are not allies.
Bauer is expected to run for governor in 2010, but has not formally announced his plans. He did tell AP that he would have an advantage in the 2010 campaign if Sanford resigned.
Governor Mark Sanford's Mistress T.V. News Video From 2001
Maria Belen Chapur reporting for Vivo Television
From mcclatchydc
Mark Sanford's Argentine girlfriend, Maria Belen Chapur, worked as a television journalist. This video, in Spanish, was transmitted live from New York one month after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Chapur's report begins 35 seconds into the video.
From mcclatchydc
Mark Sanford's Argentine girlfriend, Maria Belen Chapur, worked as a television journalist. This video, in Spanish, was transmitted live from New York one month after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Chapur's report begins 35 seconds into the video.
Photo from a security camera video at Columbia Metropolitan Airport shows Gov. Mark Sanford walking through the airport wheeling a small suitcase the day he left on a secret trip to see a woman in Argentina with whom he admitted an affair. (AP Photo/via Columbia Metropolitan Airport Police)
Iranian Envoy: Hey Maybe It Was The CIA That Shot Neda
Another reason Iran kicked out foreign media...
Propaganda from the Iranian Regime can go unchallenged...
Besides crackdown in the streets, State controlled media rewriting news stories...
Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri, Iranian Ambassador to Mexico
cnn.com
WOLF BLITZER: Well, we're anxious to hear your government's response to all of these developments which have been very dramatic over the past two weeks. A key question many people around the world are asking is, why did your security forces kill that 26 year-old beautiful student named Nada?
GHADIRI (through translator): This death of Ms. Nada is very suspicious. She was shot from behind. The location was where there was not much demonstration, there was no police presence and the gun that shot and killed her was a smuggled gun. It was not a government-issued gun.
My question is that how is that this Nada was shot from behind and several cameras take that. And this is done in an area where there was no important demonstration... If the CIA wants to kill some people and attribute that to the elements of the government and then choosing a girl would be something good for them because it would have much higher impact. Therefore, we believe and we are looking into this to find who the elements were who did this.
BLITZER: Do you really believe that, Mr. Ambassador? You're a distinguished diplomat representing Iran. This is a very serious accusation that you're making, that the CIA was responsible for killing this beautiful, young woman.
GHADIRI: I'm not saying that the CIA had done this. There are different groups. Could be intelligence services, could be CIA, could be the terrorists. However, these are the people who do these things. You could ask Mr. Andreotti, who was an Italian diplomat whether Gladitators were a secret group related to CIA or not. Now they of course they use better methods. Of course, you're not going to say that CIA is a sacred organization that hasn't done anything to other worlds.
Propaganda from the Iranian Regime can go unchallenged...
Besides crackdown in the streets, State controlled media rewriting news stories...
Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri, Iranian Ambassador to Mexico
cnn.com
WOLF BLITZER: Well, we're anxious to hear your government's response to all of these developments which have been very dramatic over the past two weeks. A key question many people around the world are asking is, why did your security forces kill that 26 year-old beautiful student named Nada?
GHADIRI (through translator): This death of Ms. Nada is very suspicious. She was shot from behind. The location was where there was not much demonstration, there was no police presence and the gun that shot and killed her was a smuggled gun. It was not a government-issued gun.
My question is that how is that this Nada was shot from behind and several cameras take that. And this is done in an area where there was no important demonstration... If the CIA wants to kill some people and attribute that to the elements of the government and then choosing a girl would be something good for them because it would have much higher impact. Therefore, we believe and we are looking into this to find who the elements were who did this.
BLITZER: Do you really believe that, Mr. Ambassador? You're a distinguished diplomat representing Iran. This is a very serious accusation that you're making, that the CIA was responsible for killing this beautiful, young woman.
GHADIRI: I'm not saying that the CIA had done this. There are different groups. Could be intelligence services, could be CIA, could be the terrorists. However, these are the people who do these things. You could ask Mr. Andreotti, who was an Italian diplomat whether Gladitators were a secret group related to CIA or not. Now they of course they use better methods. Of course, you're not going to say that CIA is a sacred organization that hasn't done anything to other worlds.
June 25, 2009
Obama Remarks On Cap And Trade: Rush Bill Under The Radar
Hurry up and vote.. Just like the economic stimulus...
While the rest of America's attention is on Mark Sanford and Michael Jackson the House will vote tomorrow on Cap and Trade.
This from heritage.org
When pressing the House of Representatives on the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, President Obama remarked,
Obama:"Make no mistake: This is a jobs bill."
Insert “killing” between “jobs” and “bill,” and you have yourself an accurate statement. Cap and trade is a jobs-killing bill.
According to The Heritage Foundation analysis of the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, over the 2012-2035 timeline, job losses average over 1.1 million. By 2035, a projected 2.5 million jobs are lost below the baseline – without a cap and trade bill.
Mike Pence on Obama's Cap and Trade, "will cost millions of jobs"
While the rest of America's attention is on Mark Sanford and Michael Jackson the House will vote tomorrow on Cap and Trade.
This from heritage.org
When pressing the House of Representatives on the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, President Obama remarked,
Obama:"Make no mistake: This is a jobs bill."
Insert “killing” between “jobs” and “bill,” and you have yourself an accurate statement. Cap and trade is a jobs-killing bill.
According to The Heritage Foundation analysis of the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, over the 2012-2035 timeline, job losses average over 1.1 million. By 2035, a projected 2.5 million jobs are lost below the baseline – without a cap and trade bill.
Mike Pence on Obama's Cap and Trade, "will cost millions of jobs"
Prescription For America Comes In Last Place In The Ratings
NBC-Philanthropist-7.4M
CBS -CSI NY - 7.3M
ABC-Heath Care-4.7M
Iraq Sees Uptick In Violence Ahead Of Scheduled Pullout
Response to troop pullout?
The Interior Ministry said eight attacks hit Baghdad from Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon.
• At least five people were killed and 30 wounded on Thursday when a parked car bomb detonated in a bus station in a predominantly Shiite area of southwestern Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said.
• A roadside bomb exploded near a bus station and an outdoor market in a neighborhood in southwestern Baghdad on Thursday, killing two people and wounding 28 others.
• Late Wednesday, a roadside bomb exploded during an Iraqi police foot patrol in Baladiya square in eastern Baghdad, killing an Iraqi police officer and wounding three others.
In attacks on Thursday in which there were
The spike in violence comes as the United States works toward withdrawing combat troops from Iraqi cities and towns by June 30, a move spelled out in the American bilateral agreement with Iraq.
Combat troops scheduled to pullout June 30th, then what?
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Eight more people died in attacks over the last 24 hours in Baghdad, the latest in a wave of deadly strikes as U.S. combat forces prepare to withdraw from cities and towns.
Those strikes followed a major blast that killed 72 people and injured about 135 others at a Baghdad market on Wednesday and a deadly blast in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday that killed 80 people.
Those strikes followed a major blast that killed 72 people and injured about 135 others at a Baghdad market on Wednesday and a deadly blast in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday that killed 80 people.
The Interior Ministry said eight attacks hit Baghdad from Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon.
• At least five people were killed and 30 wounded on Thursday when a parked car bomb detonated in a bus station in a predominantly Shiite area of southwestern Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said.
• A roadside bomb exploded near a bus station and an outdoor market in a neighborhood in southwestern Baghdad on Thursday, killing two people and wounding 28 others.
• Late Wednesday, a roadside bomb exploded during an Iraqi police foot patrol in Baladiya square in eastern Baghdad, killing an Iraqi police officer and wounding three others.
In attacks on Thursday in which there were
• A roadside bomb went off near a U.S. military convoy in Sadr city in eastern Baghdad and another detonated near a U.S. military convoy in eastern Baghdad near Shaab stadium. No details on any casualties in those two attacks were given.
The spike in violence comes as the United States works toward withdrawing combat troops from Iraqi cities and towns by June 30, a move spelled out in the American bilateral agreement with Iraq.
Ahmadinejad Accuses Obama Of Being Like Bush, Says He Should Apologize
Maybe Obama will get the message and stop trying to reach out to this regime...
The Cairo speech didn't work, the Happy New Year greeting on March 19th didn't work, the hot dogs didn't work and the new tone didn't work..
TEHRAN (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Barack Obama on Thursday of behaving like his predecessor toward Iran and said there was not much point in talking to Washington unless the U.S. president apologized.
Obama said on Tuesday he was "appalled and outraged" by a post-election crackdown and Washington withdrew invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend Independence Day celebrations on July 4 -- stalling efforts to improve ties with Tehran.
"Mr Obama made a mistake to say those things ... our question is why he fell into this trap and said things that previously (former president George W.) Bush used to say," the semi-official Fars News Agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.
"Do you want to speak with this tone? If that is your stance then what is left to talk about ... I hope you avoid interfering in Iran's affairs and express your regret in a way that the Iranian nation is informed of it," he said.
Another Setup? ABCNews Special Gets Random Question From Big Obama Supporter
Lets pass the mic over to Hershaw Davis Jr. He has a question...
He also has a facebook page...
First on the fan list is Barack Obama..
Then names Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski and Dutch Ruppersberger, 2 Democratic U.S. Senators and 1 U.S. Democratic Congressman. Sounds like he follows politics....
He's a nursing student that really sounds like he wants Government Health Care...
Diane Sawyer:And I'm going to turn to Hershaw Davis here, who's a nursing student and also an emergency tech at Johns Hopkins. Stand up, if you will, because how bad is our shortage out there?
Hershaw Davis: "It's bad, sir. Currently, our patient load is increasing due to patients not having access either to insurance or primary care. And I want to ask, what's the administration going to do to place primary care providers -- physicians and nurse practitioners -- back in the community so the E.R. is not America's source of primary care?
He also has a facebook page...
First on the fan list is Barack Obama..
Then names Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski and Dutch Ruppersberger, 2 Democratic U.S. Senators and 1 U.S. Democratic Congressman. Sounds like he follows politics....
He's a nursing student that really sounds like he wants Government Health Care...
Diane Sawyer:And I'm going to turn to Hershaw Davis here, who's a nursing student and also an emergency tech at Johns Hopkins. Stand up, if you will, because how bad is our shortage out there?
Hershaw Davis: "It's bad, sir. Currently, our patient load is increasing due to patients not having access either to insurance or primary care. And I want to ask, what's the administration going to do to place primary care providers -- physicians and nurse practitioners -- back in the community so the E.R. is not America's source of primary care?
ABCNews Refused This Ad During Obama's Health Care Special
CPR ad refused by ABCNEWS,
Rick Scott Chairman for Conservatives For Patients Rights
Megyn Kelly talks with Rick Scott, a man whose group wished to run a paid commercial during the Barack Obama health care infomercial but was denied by ABC
More at conservativesforpatientsrights
Rick Scott Chairman for Conservatives For Patients Rights
Megyn Kelly talks with Rick Scott, a man whose group wished to run a paid commercial during the Barack Obama health care infomercial but was denied by ABC
More at conservativesforpatientsrights
June 24, 2009
Governor Mark Sanford E-Mails To Woman Released
From Governor Sanford's personal e-mail account
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Notice the date on this, mid July 2008 is when Governor Sanford's name was being tossed around as a possible Vice Presidential candidate with John McCain, he decided on Palin August 29th a month and a half later...
This from the woman Maria to Gov. Sanford, obviously feeling the same way
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more at thestate.com
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Notice the date on this, mid July 2008 is when Governor Sanford's name was being tossed around as a possible Vice Presidential candidate with John McCain, he decided on Palin August 29th a month and a half later...
This from the woman Maria to Gov. Sanford, obviously feeling the same way
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more at thestate.com
Chris Matthews Says Mika Caught Up In "Pussyfooting" On Health Care
Gets into it with Joe Scarborough First...
Chris Matthews got into a heated exchange with MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on Wednesday, accusing them of "pussyfooting" the issue of health care and its cost.
He also attacked conservatives in general, deriding, "You know, it seems to me that the right-wing will fight any fight any war and say don't look at the cost because they want to fight the war."
This smart alec arrogance does not go under the radar with the audience of cable news, this is Matthews' Monday June 22 Neilsen Rating for Hardball versus Glenn Beck of Foxnews...
Chris Matthews got into a heated exchange with MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on Wednesday, accusing them of "pussyfooting" the issue of health care and its cost.
He also attacked conservatives in general, deriding, "You know, it seems to me that the right-wing will fight any fight any war and say don't look at the cost because they want to fight the war."
This smart alec arrogance does not go under the radar with the audience of cable news, this is Matthews' Monday June 22 Neilsen Rating for Hardball versus Glenn Beck of Foxnews...
White House Withdraws 4th Of July Invitation To Iranian Diplomats
Why did he go down this road in the first place?
Yesterday Major Garrett asked him if they were still invited, Obama filibustered.
Listen to Major Garrett ask the question at 1:49
washingtonpost
So much for "hot-dog diplomacy." The White House announced today that it had withdrawn nvitations to Iranian diplomats to attend Fourth of July festivities at U.S. embassies around the world.
The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations for nearly three decades, but ecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton authorized the invitations as a way of reaching out to the Islamic Republic. But U.S. officials said no Iranian diplomats thus far had responded to the invitations.
"July Fourth allows us to celebrate the freedom and the liberty we enjoy," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. "Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. Freedom to assemble peacefully. Freedom of the press. So I don't think it's surprising that nobody's signed up to come." Gibbs added: "Given the events of the past many days, those invitations will no longer be extended."
Yesterday Major Garrett asked him if they were still invited, Obama filibustered.
Listen to Major Garrett ask the question at 1:49
washingtonpost
So much for "hot-dog diplomacy." The White House announced today that it had withdrawn nvitations to Iranian diplomats to attend Fourth of July festivities at U.S. embassies around the world.
The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations for nearly three decades, but ecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton authorized the invitations as a way of reaching out to the Islamic Republic. But U.S. officials said no Iranian diplomats thus far had responded to the invitations.
"July Fourth allows us to celebrate the freedom and the liberty we enjoy," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. "Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. Freedom to assemble peacefully. Freedom of the press. So I don't think it's surprising that nobody's signed up to come." Gibbs added: "Given the events of the past many days, those invitations will no longer be extended."
Continues To Climb: Foxnews #6 On All Of Cable, CNN #22, MSNBC #32
This from mediabistro
With the Iranian conflict the defining news story of the week last week, Fox News channel ranked 3rd in primetime and 6th in total day among Total Viewers. MSNBC ranked 27th in Prime and 32nd in Total Day. CNN ranked 28th in Prime and 22nd in Total Day. Fox News has ranked 5th or higher for 24 weeks in a row in prime time.
With the Iranian conflict the defining news story of the week last week, Fox News channel ranked 3rd in primetime and 6th in total day among Total Viewers. MSNBC ranked 27th in Prime and 32nd in Total Day. CNN ranked 28th in Prime and 22nd in Total Day. Fox News has ranked 5th or higher for 24 weeks in a row in prime time.
Primetime even better for Foxnews
Governor Sanford: Hey I Wasn't Hiking, I Was In Buenos Aires, Argentina
I never thought the going hiking reason was gonna fly...
Not good...He was gonna stay longer until he found out the story had hit the news...
edition.cnn.com
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford did not spend the last five days hiking the Appalachian Trail -- as his staff indicated -- but instead was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he told The State newspaper.
Gov. Mark Sanford told The State newspaper he was surprised the story was attracting such attention.Spotted returning from the trip at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday morning, the Republican governor told The State he had considered hiking the Appalachian Trail after his state's busy legislative season ended but instead decided differently.
"I wanted to do something exotic. It's a great city," Stanford said, referring to Buenos Aires. His staff and family seemed to be in the dark about his whereabouts. Sanford also said no one else accompanied him on the trip, the paper reported.
Sanford also said he hadn't planned to return until Thursday, but came back earlier after his chief of staff contacted him to say the story of his whereabouts was drawing widespread media attention.
Sanford expressed surprise that the story was attracting such attention, saying it's not unusual for him to take such trips. "I would get out of the bubble I am in," he said, according to the paper.
In a short interview with CNN Tuesday, Sanford's wife Jenna said she had not talked to her husband since he left last Thursday and did not know where he went.
Not good...He was gonna stay longer until he found out the story had hit the news...
edition.cnn.com
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford did not spend the last five days hiking the Appalachian Trail -- as his staff indicated -- but instead was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he told The State newspaper.
Gov. Mark Sanford told The State newspaper he was surprised the story was attracting such attention.Spotted returning from the trip at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday morning, the Republican governor told The State he had considered hiking the Appalachian Trail after his state's busy legislative season ended but instead decided differently.
"I wanted to do something exotic. It's a great city," Stanford said, referring to Buenos Aires. His staff and family seemed to be in the dark about his whereabouts. Sanford also said no one else accompanied him on the trip, the paper reported.
Sanford also said he hadn't planned to return until Thursday, but came back earlier after his chief of staff contacted him to say the story of his whereabouts was drawing widespread media attention.
Sanford expressed surprise that the story was attracting such attention, saying it's not unusual for him to take such trips. "I would get out of the bubble I am in," he said, according to the paper.
In a short interview with CNN Tuesday, Sanford's wife Jenna said she had not talked to her husband since he left last Thursday and did not know where he went.
Look for the media to camp out on his front lawn..
Report: Obama Sent Letter To Ayatollah Khamenei Last Month Calling For Improvement In Relations
The letter was given to the Iranian Foreign Minister at the Swiss Embassy then delivered to the Ayatollah (you know, the one who is ordering the slaughter in the streets of Iran)
Ayatollah Khamenei confirmed the letter toward the end of a lengthy sermon last week, in which he accused the United States of fomenting protests in his country in the aftermath of the disputed June 12 presidential election.
U.S. officials declined to discuss the letter on Tuesday, a day in which President Obama gave his strongest condemnation yet of the Iranian crackdown against protesters.
An Iranian with knowledge of the overture, however, told The Washington Times tha
t the letter was sent between May 4 and May 10 and laid out the prospect of "cooperation in regional and bilateral relations" and a resolution of the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
The Iranian, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the topic, said the letter was given to the Iranian Foreign Ministry by a representative of the Swiss Embassy, which represents U.S. interests in Iran in the absence of U.S.-Iran diplomatic relations. The letter was then delivered to the office of Ayatollah Khamenei, he said
What on God's green earth is the fascination this man has with being on good terms with these Islamic Revolutionary Tyrant Jihadist Dictators?
Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for an improvement in relations, according to interviews and the leader himself.
Ayatollah Khamenei confirmed the letter toward the end of a lengthy sermon last week, in which he accused the United States of fomenting protests in his country in the aftermath of the disputed June 12 presidential election.
U.S. officials declined to discuss the letter on Tuesday, a day in which President Obama gave his strongest condemnation yet of the Iranian crackdown against protesters.
An Iranian with knowledge of the overture, however, told The Washington Times tha
t the letter was sent between May 4 and May 10 and laid out the prospect of "cooperation in regional and bilateral relations" and a resolution of the dispute over Iran's nuclear program. The Iranian, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the topic, said the letter was given to the Iranian Foreign Ministry by a representative of the Swiss Embassy, which represents U.S. interests in Iran in the absence of U.S.-Iran diplomatic relations. The letter was then delivered to the office of Ayatollah Khamenei, he said
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