RFK Jr. Attacks George W. Bush and the Oil Industry For Tragic Spill in the Gulf

It's really Bush's fault....No surprise coming from him...


newsbusters

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must be having trouble remembering who is president these days. Kennedy spent much of his April 30 CNN interview attacking the previous administration for last week's Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster and subsequent oil spill.

But then Kennedy attacked President George W. Bush and the oil industry as a whole for the tragic spill still being dealt with off the Louisiana coastline. The founder of Waterkeeper Alliance, a left-wing environmental group, told Sanchez that his organization filed a class-action lawsuit on the behalf of Louisiana fishermen.

Host Rick Sanchez asked "What did these guys do wrong? Were they careless?"

Kennedy replied affirmatively and went on to attack not merely the single company (British Petroleum) responsible for the drilling platform, but the entire oil industry and the Bush administration:

"But because of the oil industry's influence on the Bush administration -- the Bush administration waved that requirement [for acoustic regulators used in Europe]. So it made the oil spills intrinsically much more dangerous,"

ABC15 Source: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Will Announce Run For Governor of Arizona Monday

Several sources confirm to ABC 15 Phoenix that Arpaio has already made a decision


abc15.com

PHOENIX – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is expected to announce Monday if he'll run for Arizona governor. Several sources confirm to the ABC15 Investigators that Arpaio has already made a decision, and will likely run for the office.

In a news conference after this story was first published, the Sheriff said he was still weighing his options, but also that he would in fact have an announcement on Monday.

However, when asked about a state sales tax during the news conference, the Sheriff said, "When I'm the governor, I'll study the issue." He then clarified, "If become the governor..so I become the governor...I'll study it."

Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen said he has spoken with the Sheriff on several occasions about running for governor.

As recently as last week, Pullen said the Sheriff told him by phone that "he was just letting me know he was seriously considering it and he was meeting with his advisors and supporters to make a final decision, and that decision would be in very early May."

Several high ranking sources within the Sheriff's Department tell the ABC15 Investigators that all the necessary paperwork "has been filled out and is ready to file."

Rasmussen: Race For Joe Biden's Old Senate Seat Has GOP Candidate 23 Points Ahead of the Democrat

Joe Biden held this Senate seat from January 1973 to January 2009...

rasmussenreports

The U.S. Senate race in Delaware is virtually unchanged over the past two months, with Republican Mike Castle continuing to draw strong support from the state’s voters.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Delaware shows Castle picking up 55% support to Democrat Chris Coons’ 32%. Seven percent (7%) of the state’s voters prefer some other candidate, while another seven percent (7%) are undecided.

Support for Castle has remained in a narrow range of 52% to 56% over the past three surveys conducted since January. The longtime GOP congressman received just 47% support last October matched against state Attorney General Beau Biden, but Biden made the surprise decision in January not to enter the race.

Republican Mike Castle vs. Democrat Chris Coons

Of Course, Blagojevich Judge Refuses to Grant Subpoena for President Obama

Judge says lawyers for Rod Blagojevich did not produce enough evidence that the president would have something useful to say in the former Illinois governor's corruption case.


foxnews.com

CHICAGO -- A federal judge in Chicago has refused to issue a subpoena for President Obama to testify at former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political corruption trial.

U.S. District Judge James Zagel ruled Friday that lawyers for Blagojevich had not produced sufficient evidence that Obama would have anything material to say on the witness stand.

Defense attorneys had claimed that the president could shed light on charges that Blagojevich schemed to sell or trade Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.

Joy Behar Compares Arizona Immigration Law to 'Gay Bashing' and 'Fascism'

"You know I was thinking of how it's similar to gay bashing in a way"


newsbusters

Joy Behar, along with three guests, continued to crusade against the new Arizona immigration law on April 29.

Guests included Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon, actress Rosie Perez and singer Jon Secada who all joined Behar in bashing the law.

Liberal Behar attempted to link immigration reform to attacks on gays saying, “You know I was thinking of how it's similar to gay bashing in a way. Because, you know, they'll come in from other parts of the country or wherever and they'll attack some gay guys in the Village here and Chelsea in New York City based on the way they look. It's a very similar thing that's going on. We're going to judge you on how you look, we’re gonna throw you in jail, and also they’re gonna throw these people in jail for six months

Just a few days earlier on April 26, Behar compared the bill to Nazism: “Do you think it’s kind of – doesn’t it feel like sort of Nazism a little bit?

Behar and her April 29 guests had harsh words for the bill. Perez labeled it “disgusting” and said “it is 100 percent completely wrong.” Gordon said Behar and Perez were “understating how bad this is ethically, morally.”

Protest Outside the Arizona Diamondbacks Game Against the Chicago Cubs

Protesting everything Arizona.."Power to the people, no one is illegal".....Oh ok, except for the illegals....


Another video

John Boehner: GOP Could Pick Up 100 Seats in the House

thehill.com

House Republicans could win 100 or more seats in this fall's elections, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Friday.

Boehner said he believes there is no seat that the GOP cannot win during this election cycle, judging by Sen. Scott Brown's (R) improbable win in January's special election in Massachusetts.

Reflecting Republican optimism that they can win back control of the House this fall, Boehner said 2010 has the widest playing field for Republicans in a while.

"Let me remind you that Scott Brown won the Ted Kennedy Senate seat in Massachusetts," Boehner said during an appearance on National Public Radio. "If Scott Brown can win in America, there isn't a seat in America that Republicans can't win."

When pressed for a number, Boehner said he believed the GOP could win as many as 100 seats in this fall's elections.

"At least 100 seats," Boehner said when asked how wide the playing field for districts is. "I do," the top House Republican answered when asked if he thinks there are 100 seats in the U.S. "that could change hands."

AUDIO (at 4:15)

66% See Tax Cuts As Better Way To Create Jobs Than More Government Spending

rasmussenreports

Most U.S. voters favor a new government program designed to create jobs but still think ultimately tax cuts and decisions by private business leaders will do more good in terms of job creation.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters finds that 66% believe cutting taxes is a better way to create new jobs than increasing government spending. That’s up seven points from January.

Just 18% think increasing government spending is the better way to go. Another 16% are not sure.

Sixty-five percent (65%) say decisions made by U.S. business leaders to help their own businesses grow will do more to create jobs than decisions made by government officials. Twenty-five percent (25%) say decisions made by government officials to create jobs will do more.

3* Which is a better way to create new jobs – cutting taxes or increasing government spending?


5* What will be better for the economy in the long-term - government job creation programs or tax cuts?

Barabara Boxer: The Tea Party Should Support Me Because I Carry Around the Constitution and Know the Preamble By Heart

Barbara Boxer on myfoxla


myfoxla.com

Question: "The fact that you are a target of the tea party movement, of big overwhelming government, does that hurt or help in the general election here in California?

Boxer: "Well, you know it's interesting, I keep researching the tea party and what they stand for, they say they stand for the Constitution, I love our Constitution, I know the preamble by heart, I carry the Constitution around, so if that's truly what it's about, they should support me"

U.S. Border Patrol Apprehend 105 Illegal Immigrants Wednesday Southwest of Tucson

Photo released from the Border Patrol Thurday

Through the first six months of fiscal year 2010, agents in the Tucson Sector had made 119,000 apprehensions, up from the 112,000 they had made at the same time last year

Arizona Daily Star

Border Patrol agents apprehended 105 illegal immigrants Wednesday in the Baboquivari Mountains southwest of Tucson.

At 6:30 a.m., agents using a mobile surveillance system spotted what appeared to be three groups of illegal border crossers moving up into the Baboquivari Mountains close to the U.S.-Mexico border, said Border Patrol spokesman David Jimarez.

Agents called for help from a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine helicopter. When the helicopter spotted the groups, they bunched together into one group and by 11 a.m. agents had apprehended them. They were a mix of illegal immigrants from Mexico, Central and South America, he said.They were taken to the Tucson station to be fingerprinted and set up for return to their home countries.

Through the first six months of fiscal year 2010, agents in the Tucson Sector had made 119,000 apprehensions, up from the 112,000 they had made at the same time last year, Jimarez said

This is what Arizona has had to deal with, 2nd Photo released by the Border Patrol

John Boehner: 'Not a Chance' Immigration Reform Passes This Year

Future Speaker of the House John Boehner told reporters today...


thehill.com

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) says immigration reform isn't likely to happen this year.

"There is not a chance that immigration is going to move through Congress. Even the president, last night, admitted this wasn't going to happen," the top-ranking House Republican told reporters on Thursday.

He called Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer's (N.Y.) attempt to reach bipartisan consensus on the hot-button issue, in the middle of an election year, "nothing more than a cynical ploy to try to engage voters, some segment of the voters, to show up in this November's election."

Here's the Dems talking about why we need comprehensive immigration reform (shhh, it's all about the votes)

Obama Flashback: A President Can’t Let Surrogates Question Opponent’s Patriotism

Obama in his own words

from breitbart.tv

Mercedes Goes Through Wall After Driver's Foot Gets Stuck on the Gas Pedal

Tulsa Oklahoma


UPI

TULSA, Okla., April 29 (UPI) -- A white Mercedes breached the exterior wall on the seventh floor of an Oklahoma parking garage and rained debris into a parking lot below, police said.

Police said the driver's foot became stuck on the gas pedal and he was unable to stop the vehicle before it broke through the wall on the seventh floor of the Bank of America building's parking garage in Tulsa about 2 p.m. Wednesday, the Tulsa World reported Thursday

Good thing it was a brick wall, it was 7 stories up...

Video: Charlie Crist News Conference "I Know After This Speech Ends, I Don't Have Either Party Helping Me"

Crist: "I prayed to my God about this...I know we're doing the right, it's the right thing for America, it's the right thing for Florida"

Looking To Reduce His Carbon Footprint, Al Gore and Wife Tipper Buy $9 Million Home in Montecido California

This man could quite possibly be the biggest fraud who ever lived...

6 fireplaces, 5 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms, and he will take a private jet to get there...

latimes.com

Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have added a Montecito-area property to their real estate holdings, reports the Montecito Journal.

The couple spent $8,875,000 on an ocean-view villa on 1.5 acres with a swimming pool, spa and fountains, a real estate source familiar with the deal confirms. The Italian-style house has six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms.

His 10k square foot mansion in Tennessee was revealed that it used 12 times as much electricity as the average home in the area

Rush Limbaugh Applies Health Care Law Debate To New Arizona Immigration Law

The Rush Limbaugh program

from therightscoop
'The law is the law...The debate is over"

Rasmussen: Harry Reid 13 Points Behind Sue Lowden in New Poll

Lowden and Tarkanian both above 50%

Reid received 61% of the vote in 2004

rasmussenreports

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s support remains frozen again this month around 40%, while two of his chief Republican opponents continue to draw over 50% of the vote in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Nevada shows Reid earning 39% to 41% support, depending on his opponent, well below the 50% safe mark for incumbents. His numbers are virtually identical to findings in the previous survey earlier this month and in line with surveys since last fall when his support began trending down.

Reid, who is seeking a fifth term in the Senate, received 61% of the vote in 2004.
Nearly half the voters in the state (47%) continue to have a very unfavorable view of the Democratic incumbent, while 23% view him very favorably.

In her match-up with Reid, Sue Lowden, ex-chairman of the Nevada Republican Party, earns 52% of the vote to Reid’s 39%. Businessman Danny Tarkanian gets 51% support to Reid’s 41%. Both Republicans have been hovering around 50% for months.

Reid, can't get above 41%


*Candidates Favorable/Unfavorable Reid at 47% Very unfavorable

Headline From Rollcall on Harry Reid

Headline

"Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has been walking around the Senate lately with a broad smile, his shoulders back and a hint of a swagger"

Hopefully he'll enjoy it, he'll probably be a card dealer in Vegas this time next year...

Krauthammer on Charlie Crist: "I Think He Does Have A Chance"

I just don't see it, but here's Krauthammer on Special Report...

"If Democrats and liberal think strategically...I think he'd have a very strong chance, I think Democrats might split off and go for Crist"

From usatoday.com
Senator John Cornyn to Crist: Give back GOP campaign cash

Texas Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, helped lure Florida Gov. Charlie Crist into this year's Senate race in the Sunshine State. But now that Crist reportedly will announce today that he'll make that run as an independent,

Cornyn says he wants contributions he made from his leadership PAC back, and he says other Florida donors are seeking the same."I think in addition to seeing his coffers depleted" by refunding contributions, Cornyn says, "his ability to raise money as an independent will be dramatically down." Cornyn spoke at a breakfast with reporters hosted by The Christian Science Monitor. Crist is trailing in the Aug. 24 Republican primary to Marco Rubio.

Marco Rubio ad: Can Charlie Crist be trusted?

Off the Charts: New Ad From Senate Democrats Accuse GOP Of Going "Behind Closed Doors"

They is astounding, Democrats go after Republicans on transparency


Accuse your opponent of what your guilty of...

Photos: Obama Stops At a Biorefining Plant in Missouri

The reason the hardhat looks weird on Obama is because he's never done anything outside of being a community agitator, you can see he put it on crooked...


Photo from AP


Kinda reminds me a little bit of...

Michelle Malkin And An Immigration Attorney Debate The Arizona Law on Fox News Hannity

Malkin: "Hell no" the borders are not secure...

Malkin: "Rank hypocrisy on the part of Mexican officials and their sympathizers accusing Americans of being part of a police state when the immigration policies in Mexico are far more draconian when they treat illegal aliens than they are in Arizona or anywhere else in America

Tea Party Patriots Cheer As Riot Police Leave Quincy (Video)

From the video: Police power in force-A glimpse of America's future under the Obama Administration

Tea Party patriot at the end: "It breaks my heart"

**Another video,** The tea party patriots sing 'America the Beautiful' as they are told where they can stand on a sidewalk.

Just imagine, If George W. Bush called in riot police at a location where he was speaking, and the protesters were a pro-abortion group, a pro-gay group or Code Pink, would that make the news?....

Where's the outrage?...

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Responds to Fellow Sheriff That Says He Won't Enforce the AZ Immigration Law: "He's Just Another Democrat"

Sheriff against Sheriff, this is from Fox News Cavuto

h/t to freedomslighthouse

Sheriff Joe Arpaio blasts fellow Sheriff Clarence Dupnik as 'just another Democrat,' after Dupnik said he would not enforce the new Arizona immigration law because he fears it will require his officers to engage in profiling.

Sheriff Arpaio was asked for his response to Dupnik while on "Your World," he said, "I know Clarence, he's just another Democrat. This is a Democrat problem...they want amnesty, they want employers to continue to hire cheap labor."

Obama Calls In Riot Police on Tea Party Patriots in Quincy Illinois

Video via gatewaypundit

Obama was speaking at the Oakley-Lindsey/Quincy Community Center this afternoon

It's good the riot police were there, these people look dangerous...




More photos at gatewaypundit

Tom Tancredo Says He Was Quoted Out of Context, Says The Arizona Law Is A Good Law

Tancredo: "They took out that middle part, somebody blogged on it, 'got to HuffingtonPost and all of a sudden 'Tom Tancredo thinks it has gone too far,' it's certainly not true, I think it is a good law"

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Here was the out of context quote

Helen Thomas on Being A Liberal: "I Am as Far As You Can Go"

Thomas: "I am a columnist. I’m an opinion columnist and I have the right to show my opinion. And I am a liberal…and I would say I am as far as you can go"...Blames Republicans for the partisan divide


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Harry Reid: Republican Filibuster is "Anti-American," Reid Spokesman: Yeah, It Was Probably a "Poor Choice of Words"

"All of this talk from Republicans about wanting to do something about this bill before it gets on the floor is really anti-Senate and anti-American.”

breitbart.tv video

politico

Harry Reid accused Republicans of being “anti-American” by demanding changes to a Wall Street regulation bill before it's debated openly on the Senate floor.

Speaking to reporters just before the Democrats’ third attempt to break a GOP filibuster on the issue, Reid said that Republicans “keep stalling, keep stalling.” He charged Republicans with trying to pick apart the bill before it even comes to the floor where both sides could offer amendments and openly debate the measure.

“Even some Democrats would like to offer amendments on this bill,” Reid said. “All of this talk from Republicans about wanting to do something about this bill before it gets on the floor is really anti-Senate and anti-American.”

Jim Manley, a Reid spokesman, acknowledged that it was “probably a poor choice of words” to call the GOP tactics anti-American.

Charlie Crist to Run as an Independent

Marco Rubio on Fort Myers Radio Responds To the New Immigration Law in Arizona, Charlie Crist and the VAT Tax

"I've never supported amnesty"

From 92,5 FM Fort Myers

Rubio: "Here's my fear, my fear is that the Obama Administration is going to use this to go forward on some sort of amnesty bill, I never supported amnesty, I think amnesty will be terrible for America's future, quite frankly I think amnesty would be terrible for legal immigration, if you were to grant amnesty, you will never be able to have a legal immigration system that works in America. So my hope is that will serve as a wake up call to Washington D.C. that the immigration system is broken in America

Rasmussen: 64% Support New Immigration Law in Arizona

rasmussenreports

Like voters across the nation, most Arizona voters (57%) favor an immigration policy that welcomes all immigrants except “national security threats, criminals and those who would come here to live off our welfare system.” A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Arizona voters finds that just 27% oppose such a welcoming policy.

At the same time, 76% say it is more important to gain control of the border than it is to legalize the status of undocumented workers. Only 19% believe it is more important to legalize the status of undocumented workers already in the country. These views, too, are consistent with national preferences. However, Arizona voters are a bit more focused on border control.

In that environment, 64% of Arizona voters favor the new immigration law signed last week by Governor Jan Brewer. Thirty percent (30%) are opposed

2* Do you favor or oppose the new immigration law signed by the Governor last week?

3* Do you favor or oppose legislation that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant

Arizona Sheriff Says He Won’t Enforce New Immigration Law

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik calls Senate Bill 1070 a "stupid law" that will force officers to start profiling


abc15.com

PHOENIX -- An Arizona sheriff is the latest person to speak out about the state's new immigration legislation, saying he does not plan to enforce the divisive law.

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik calls Senate Bill 1070 a "stupid law" that will force officers to start profiling. He is one of the first local law enforcement officials to rebel against the law.

"We don't need to enforce it. It would be irresponsible in my opinion to put people in the Pima County Jail at the taxpayers expense when i can give them to the Border Patrol," Dupnik said.

The Sheriff admits he could get sued for failing to obey the law, but says that's a risk he's willing to take.The controversial bill was signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer last Friday.

Since last week, local and national figures have spoken out about SB 1070, which requires police to question people about their immigration status -- including asking for identification -- if they suspect someone is in the country illegally.

The law also toughens restrictions on hiring illegal immigrants for day labor and knowingly transporting them.

From pimasheriff.org
7th largest county in the United States,
It borders Mexico

Rhetoric vs. Reality: The True Cost of ObamaCare

New ad from the Republicans Study Committee


rsc.tomprice.house.gov
When it comes to health care, President Obama's rhetoric does not match up with the truth. Claims of budget and deficit neutrality, and lower costs have once again been debunked. This time, by the Center for Medicare Services (CMS).

Thousands of Students Walk Out Protesting Governor Chris Christie's Budget Cuts in New Jersey

Students: "What do want?" Money.."When do we want it?" Now....Um, I think that might be the problem, there is no money....

New Jersey faced with a $11 billion deficit, and unlike the Federal government, New Jersey can't print money, Governor Chris Cristie has to make the tough choices...h/t to Chris Cristie for doing what's right, not what's easy..

wcbstv.com

Thousands of New Jersey high school students walked out of class Tuesday to protest budget cuts, a statewide event organized through text messages and social networking websites.

The anatomy of a protest was on full display at Englewood's Dwight Morrow High School. It started with a small group of students who tested the waters Tuesday morning.

"Education should always be the first priority," said junior Amber Diaz. Their goal was to participate in a statewide effort to voice their concerns and frustration over what they said was Gov. Chris Christie's assault on public education.

By 9 a.m. in Engelwood, a few hundred students, all of whom school officials said will face Saturday detention for cutting class, poured out of the school.

Tale of 2 Protests: Immigration Rally vs. Tea Party Rally

Fox News Megyn Kelly with Mike Gallagher and Mark Levine

townhall.com

One of the signs at the immigration rally in Arizona

Is that a swastika? Where is the liberal media? Where is Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow asking Democratic leaders to come out and condemn this? Have the Democrats seperated themselves from the hate? Shouldn't Reid, Pelosi and Hoyer be asked to condemn this on the Senate and House floor just like John Boehner was after the tea party protests in D.C.?

Wow, what a difference a week makes, 8 days ago, Tea Party rhetoric was gonna cause another Oklahoma City. It's amazing what the left said a week ago is nowhere to be found today....

DNC Looks Ahead to 2012 With New Attack Ad on Mitt Romney as "Wall Street's Best Friend"

From the frauds at the Democratic National Committee:

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox: Arizona Law "Stupid"

Fox: "Instead of building walls, this nation should be building bridges," Vicente Fox was a guest on the FoxBusiness Network...

Blames 'fear' for the reason the people of Arizona support the new law..

From businessweek:
MEXICO ISSUES TRAVEL WARNING FOR ARIZONA OVER LAW

Mexicans in Arizona should carry documentation and “act carefully” after the state passed a law requiring local police to determine the immigration status of anyone suspected of being in the country illegally, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said.

The ministry said the warning is directed toward Mexicans living, studying or planning to travel to the southwestern U.S. state, which shares a border with northern Mexico, according to the e-mailed statement sent today. It comes as members of U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration said they have concerns about the new law and may seek to overturn it in court.

“There is an adverse political environment for migrant communities and all Mexican visitors,” Mexico’s ministry said. “It’s important to act carefully and respect the local laws

"Adverse political environment" in Arizona? This coming from a country with 1600 murders in the City of Juarez alone...

Gallup: "Enthusiastic" Voters Prefer GOP by 20 Points in 2010 Mid-Terms

gallup.com
PRINCETON, NJ -- Although U.S. registered voters are closely divided in their 2010 congressional election preferences, those who say they are "very enthusiastic about voting" this year show a strong preference for the Republican Party.

*Congressional vote preference, by enthusiam about voting
Very enthusiastic: Dem candidate 37% Republican candidate 57%


2010 mid-terms: Independents prefer GOP candidate by 8% points...

MRC's Brent Bozell Blasts the Media's Double Standard of The Tea Parties vs. Immigration Protest Rallies

Fox and Friends this morning...


newsbusters
MRC President Brent Bozell appeared on the April 27 "Fox & Friends" to discuss how the media portray Tea Parties as hot beds of potential violence and/or racism -- despite the fact Tea Parties have been peaceful affairs -- while violence-plagued "immigration reform" rallies held in response to the new Arizona law are being categorized as "mostly peaceful"

Rasmussen: 56% Not Willing to Pay a Single Cent More To Fight Global Warming

rasmussenreports

Most U.S. voters think it is at least somewhat important for Congress to pass major energy legislation aimed at reducing global warming this year - as long as it doesn’t cost them more in taxes and raise their utility bills.

But a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that while 39% of likely voters favor a major energy bill aimed at reducing global warming, 40% oppose it. Twenty-one percent (21%) more are undecided.

Voters also have very mixed feelings about how effective any kind of global warming legislation is likely to be. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of voters say it is possible for government actions to significantly reduce global warming.

Forty-two percent (42%) do not believe that to be true. Twenty percent (20%) aren’t sureHowever, 56% of all voters say they are not willing to pay anything more in taxes and utility costs to generate cleaner energy and fight global warming.

5* To generate cleaner energy and fight global warming, it might cost Americans more money each year in taxes and utility costs. How much are you willing to pay each year in higher taxes and utility costs?

The View's Elizabeth Hasselbeck Gets a Personal Call From V.P. Joe Biden on the Phone

And what was it for? Nothing, he just wanted to know how she was doing. Does wife Jill know that he's calling chicks on the phone just to talk? This is bizarre, Elizabeth explains....

Liz: "He just wanted to know how I was doing, and what I thought of health care," Hasselbeck said. "We actually talked about a lot of things: football, marriage"

huh?

Zogby Poll: Anti-Wall St. Sentiment Slightly Greater Than Anti-Government Feelings

I don't know how much I agree with this poll, but here it is, newly released today from Zogby

[click to enlarge]

zogby.com
UTICA, New York - A new Zogby Interactive survey shows the political dangers of opposing financial regulation, with likely voters slightly more likely to vote for a party that is anti-Wall Street over a party that is anti-federal government.

The poll of 1,993 likely voters was conducted from April 23-26. It found that:

-Voters would support "a political party that was anti-Wall Street" (46%) over one that was "anti-federal government," (44%).
-Voters agree with current legislative attempts to regulate Wall St. banks, (56%-49%).
-42% agree that "government is taking power away from big Wall Street players and making them conform to the same rules that everybody follows." 31% instead agree that the "government is collaborating with big Wall Street players to tilt the playing field to their mutual advantage." Another 18% do not agree with either statement and 8% are not sure.
-62% agree that the government lawsuit against Goldman Sachs is justified, 19% do not agree and 19% are not sure.

*If the elections were held today and the choice was between a political party that was anti-Wall Street and a political party that was anti-Federal government, which would you vote for?

Financial Reform Bill Fails Senate Test Vote 57-41

'Credit to the Republicans for all voting against, this is more indication that there could be a difference between the 2 parties...

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Undaunted by a Senate setback, Democrats appeared increasingly confident Monday they will be able to take advantage of Americans' anger at Wall Street and push through the most sweeping new controls on financial institutions since the Great Depression.

The Senate, in a 57-41 vote, failed to get the 60 supporters needed to proceed on the regulatory overhaul. One Democrat, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, joined with the Republicans.

But the evening vote was just part of a legislative ballet keeping bipartisan talks alive. At the end, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid switched his vote to "no," too, but that was just a maneuver that will enable him to call for a new tally as early as Tuesday.

New Lefty Ad: Republicans Have Their Fingers on The Financial Ticking Time Bomb

This is the new ad

americansunitedforchange


Photo: Republicans getting ready to push the button

Rasmussen: 60% Believe Health Care Law Will Increase Deficit, 58% Favor Repeal

I thought Obama said it was deficit neutral? What, they don't believe him?

rasmussenreports

Support for repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan remains strong as most voters believe the law will increase the cost of care, hurt quality and push the federal budget deficit even higher.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 58% of likely voters nationwide favor repeal, while 38% are opposed. Those figures are little changed from a week ago and include 47% who Strongly Favor repeal. Twenty-nine percent (29%) Strongly Oppose the repeal effort.

Support for repeal is proving to be just as consistent as opposition to the plan before it was passed into law. Over the past five weeks since Congress passed the measure, support for repeal has remained in a very narrow range from a low of 54% to a high of 58%.

Sixty percent (60%) of voters nationwide believe the new law will increase the federal budget deficit, while just 19% say it will reduce the deficit.

3* Is the health care reform legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama likely to increase the deficit, reduce the deficit or have no impact on the deficit?


*Repeal

He Starts Thinking About 2010: Obama Calls on Democrats To Focus on Mid-Term Elections

This was posted tonight on the Organizing for America youtube page....

Obama: "It will be up to each of you to make sure that the young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women who powered our victory in 2008 stand together once again"

cnn.com

Obama emphasizes that the key to victory for Democrats in November will be convincing the people who helped fuel his 2008 White House bid - first-time voters - to head to the polls for the second time in two years even though he is not on the ballot.

"It will be up to each of you to make sure that the young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women who powered our victory in 2008 stand together once again," Obama says in the video that was sent to the 13 million people on his Organizing for America's email list. OFA was the Obama presidential campaign organization that is now housed at the Democratic National Committee.

Democratic candidates head into the midterm elections saddled with a struggling economy, a national unemployment rate near double digits, home foreclosures and a nation split over the recently enacted health care reform law. All of this has contributed to voter antipathy toward incumbent politicians and has prompted predictions that Republicans will pick up seats in the House and Senate.

"But despite everything we've done, our work isn't finished," "Today, the health insurance companies, the Wall Street banks, and the special interests who have ruled Washington for too long are already focused on November's congressional elections.

"They see these elections as a chance to put their allies back in power, and undo all that we have accomplished. So this year, I need your help once more."

CNN: Could Right Wing Rants Lead to Violence?

Joan Walsh: "There is a climate of violence on the right"


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CNN's "Reliable Sources" has a panel to debate whether "Right-wing media" and talk radio 'could lead to violence.' Joan Walsh said, "Right now there is a climate of violence on the Right." She went on to accuse Rush Limbaugh of "demonizing liberals in the most personal way."

When Amy Holmes pointed out that Eric Cantor has received death threats from liberals, Joan Walsh interrupted and dismissed that case as being from a "nut." So I guess in her mind when liberals threaten violence they are just "nuts," but if it's from the other side it is somehow Rush Limbaugh and talk radio's fault.

WH Photo of the Day: Kids Climb Up In a Tree To Get a Glimpse of Obama

This is taken directly from the WH website... [click to enlarge]

Kids try to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama as he golfed on his weekend break in Asheville, N.C., April 24, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Gee, I wonder if they know that they will be the ones paying for Obama's reckless fiscal policies...

Andrew Sullivan: Fox News And “Nutcases” Like Beck, Limbaugh Are “Controlling” GOP

Sullivan: The Republican Party is Fox News

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Sullivan: "I’m tired of this notion, I have to say, that someone like Beck and Limbaugh can be excused because they are entertainers. As if that is an excuse for saying, substantively that they’re saying, and for controlling the Republican party.

Look, who in the Republican party have actually pushed back against Beck or Limbaugh or these other nutcases? That’s the truth, and because there’s no resistance in the Republican party, the Republican Party is Fox News. That’s the head of the Republican party.

Sheriff Arpaio on Obama: "I Don't Even Know Why He's Interfering With The People of Arizona"

Arpaio: "For all those critics out there, I'm coming back next week in the city of Phoenix with my posse, and my deputy sheriffs to do another crime suppression operation"

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Sheriff Arpaio asserts that, as always, he and his deputies only stop people in the normal course of their duties – if they don’t have a license, doesn’t speak English, or have guys stashed in the back of a van. He makes his strongest point when he says that the Obama administration has been investigating him for well over a year and they’ve found no wrong doing.

But none of this is good enough for Geraldo, as he jabs back at Arpaio by suggesting to Congressman Balart of Florida that if he were in Phoenix, Sheriff Arpaio would likely stop him because he looks latino interfering

NBC Puff Piece on Obama Visit To North Carolina: Asheville "Has Gone Ga-Ga Over The Obamas"

This is sickening, I assure you, if this was Bush, NBC would have found some protesters for the story...NBC Mike Viqueria: "All that matters is that he's here"...

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Without the media, this President would probably be at 30% approval...I'm sending this one to newsbusters...

This is how NBC titled the video link on their homepage...


The easy explanation...

William Ayers Met By Protesters at His Speech in Fresno, Ayers Says "We Were Never a Terrorist Organization"

Unrepentant Domestic Terrorist Bill Ayers interviewed by CBS47 says "We never threatened to kill people, we never killed people"

20 year friend of Barack Obama...

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Protestors and supporters turned out in the Tower District where 60's anti-war protestor William Ayers spoke Thursday night.

Back in the 70's, Ayers reportedly bombed the Capitol, the Pentagon and other buildings.Now a college professor, Ayers came to Fresno to speak at a Fresno Church in the Tower District.

The controversial political activist spoke to a crowd of more than a hundred people at the First Congregation Church on Van Ness. They came to hear about his role as an anti-war protestor in the 60’s as part of the weather underground.

William Ayers said, “I am no more a person of the 60’s than I am a person of the 40’s or a person of today. We were not terrorist organization and that is because we never threatened to kill people, we never killed people -- we did destroy property and answered for those things.”

The Weather Underground was linked to the bombings of government buildings in the 60’s. Because of that, his talk in Fresno was moved from a state office building downtown to the church.

Pro-Illegal Immigration Protesters Riot in Arizona After Bill is Signed Into Law

Where's MSNBC and Chris Matthews talking about the violence? Where are the Democrats coming out and condemning this? Wolf Blitzer, where are you? The bill was signed into law Friday, the law is the law in Arizona is it not?

A police officer gets hit in the head with a water bottle at :51

The fight over Senate Bill 1070 took to the streets of downtown Phoenix, as riot Police were called to the Capitol to control an unruly group of protesters.

Witnesses say a group protesting against SB1070 began to fight with a man who was for the controversial immigration bill.Police tried escorting that man away from the scene, fearing for his safety, when they too came under attack by people throwing items, including water bottles.

A young man was arrested during that melee.Things calmed down moments later, but riot Police remained at the capital to maintain some sort of order.Earlier in the day, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB1070 into law

Aerial shot of the above video, what how many things are being throw...

Thanks to weaselzippers Freethinker...

Larry King Goes on Attack For Homosexuality, Asks Church Pastor: "How Did You Know You Didn't Like Boys Romantically?"

Larry King says to a Pastor: If God created everything, didn't he create homosexuality? King interrogates this Pastor for being against the decision of Christian artist Jennifer Knapp to come out...You'll never see King doing this to a lib, watch the repeated rapid fire questions he hits this pastor with...

video from newbusters

If Jennifer Knapp had been a gay singer and she had decided to turn Christian and give up her old lifestyle, does anyone thing Larry King would have given her a phone call?

Chuck Schumer Slams Obama Policy Toward Israel, Says it "Has to Stop" - Audio

Also slams Hillary Clinton for calling Netanyahu and making it public...

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Sen. Chuck Schumer talking to a Jewish radio show - the Nachum Segal Show- where he blasted the Obama Administration's policy toward Israel as "counter-productive," and said it "had to stop."

Schumer said the "kerfuffle" during Biden's visit to Israel over Israeli construction in East Jerusalem "should never have been an issue to begin with" because it was in Israeli territory and only 5 minutes from downtown Jerusalem.

While Schumer said Israel should not have made the announcement while Biden was in Israel, he said Israel apologized for that and that should have been the end of it.

New Anti-Obama Billboard in Marshall Texas

We're gonna see a lot more of these...

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