December 2009
30 posts
Apple iPhone May Go to T-Mobile Next →
Apple’s path to U.S. smartphone dominance may take an abrupt detour as the iPhone’s next destination may be Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile and not Verizon.
AT&T will lose its exclusive agreement to sell the iPhone sometime next year and Verizon has been the leading candidate to take on the popular Apple phone next, but Thomas Weisel analyst Doug Reid disputes that...
Obama Issues Order for More Troops in Afghanistan... →
President Obama issued orders to send about 30,000 additional American troops to Afghanistan as he prepared to address the nation Tuesday night to explain what may be one of the most defining decisions of his presidency.
Mr. Obama conveyed his decision to military leaders late Sunday afternoon during a meeting in the Oval Office and then spent Monday phoning foreign counterparts, including the...
November 2009
48 posts
Dolly Parton - Joshua
Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing... →
Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment —...
Loretta Lynn - I’m a Honky Tonk Girl
And it begins
Via John Hinderaker, let’s call this the completely unsurprising news item of the day:
A lawyer for one of five men facing trial for the Sept. 11 attacks says the men plan to plead not guilty and use the trial to express their political views.
Attorney Scott Fenstermaker says his client Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali and the others will not deny their role in the 2001 attacks but will tell the jury...
“This is a woman who has got into a position of leadership by sending very...”
– David Frum talking about Sarah Palin
It’s amazing how Sarah Palin has been used by some men as an excuse to let their misogyny run wild. All the while without any substantial condemnation from the self-described fighters for women’s equality. The kind of crap that’s been said...
Gallup: Obama Job Approval Down to 49% →
The latest Gallup Daily tracking results show 49% of Americans approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president, putting him below the majority approval level for the first time in his presidency.
“There are dozens more reasons (including the intelligence bonanza this will...”
– Mona Charen - Holder’s True Motive
“The effect, ultimately — and the danger for any administration — is to be an...”
– Charles Krauthammer on the Obama administration’s phony jobs claim and fictional congressional districts
Obama Approval Dips Below 50% For First Time,... →
However, Obama’s RCP approval average is still above the coveted 50 percent mark, barely hanging on at 51.8.
Recovery Board Chairman: We Can’t Certify Jobs... →
The chairman of the Obama administration’s Recovery Board is telling lawmakers that he can’t certify jobs data posted at the Recovery.gov Web site — and doesn’t have access to a “master list” of stimulus recipients that have neglected to report data.
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The letter comes amid mounting criticism of stimulus figures that have been riddled with errors, undercutting the...
National Debt Now Tops $12 Trillion →
It’s another record-high for the U.S. National Debt which today topped the $12-trillion mark. Divided evenly among the U.S. population, it amounts to $38,974.34 for every man, woman and child. Technically, the debt hit the new high yesterday, but it was posted on the Treasury Department website just after 3:00 p.m. ET today. The exact calculation of the debt is a 16-digit tongue-twister...
Andrew Sullivan: Forget the economy and the threat...
That’s pretty much the conclusion one might be tempted to make when visiting Andrew Sullivan’s blog. Go to it right now. Except for a few non-Palin posts and a post ironically titled “Mental Health Break,” his whole blog is a full-time anti-Palin machine. As of 3:59p 4:18p, the dude has 25 26 posts bashing Sarah Palin on the first page alone and has been going at it for...
NYC papers' circulation offices raided →
A law enforcement official says the New York Police Department raided circulation offices at some of the nation’s largest newspapers as part of a union corruption probe.
The official says the offices of The New York Times, the New York Post, El Diario and the Daily News of New York were raided Tuesday. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the...
“[T]he perverse message [Eric Holder’s] decision will send to terrorists...”
– William McGurn: Holder’s al Qaeda Incentive Plan - WSJ.com
“Wow, for somebody who’s supposed to be such a political joke, an Arctic...”
– Andrew Malcolm - Going berserk over ‘Going Rogue;’ Democrats’ reaction to Sarah Palin book and publicity
CMS: House health bill will hike costs $289B -... →
The House-approved healthcare overhaul would raise the costs of healthcare by $289 billion over the next 10 years, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan, independent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Obama To Give Interview To Fox News →
President Obama will give an interview to Fox News’ Major Garrett, Fox News confirmed to the Huffington Post.
Drudge reported Wednesday that the interview will take place during the president’s trip to China next week. This news comes just one day after it was reported that Obama Communications Director Anita Dunn — the so-called general in the administration’s war...
Nidal Malik Hasan killed 14 people, not 13
This is something that has bothered me throughout the media’s reporting of the Fort Hood massacre. Not only were 13 adults murdered by Hasan, he also took the life of a precious innocent baby — Private Francheska Velez’s unborn baby.
John McCormack, over at The Weekly Standard, points to the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004:
Under the Unborn Victims of Violence Act,...
Senior Official: More Hasan Ties to People Under... →
A senior government official tells ABC News that investigators have found that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan had “more unexplained connections to people being tracked by the FBI” than just radical cleric Anwar al Awlaki. The official declined to name the individuals but Congressional sources said their names and countries of origin were likely to emerge soon.
Obama's Afghan Plan: About 40K More Troops - CBS... →
Tonight, after months of conferences with top advisors, President Obama has settled on a new strategy for Afghanistan. CBS News correspondent David Martin reports that the president will send a lot more troops and plans to keep a large force there, long term.
The president still has more meetings scheduled on Afghanistan, but informed sources tell CBS News he intends to give Gen. Stanley...
Unbelievable: Andrew Sullivan STILL peddling wacky...
Throughout the 2008 election, Andrew Sullivan was at the forefront of the “Sarah Palin didn’t really give birth to Trig” rumor. It was a rumor quickly endeared by the far left and quickly debunked by, uh, reality. It’s been more than a year since Barack Obama got elected President and said Palin rumor still lingers in some parts of the Internet, primarily Sullivan’s...
Jobs a low priority for Democrats →
[T]he administration is spinning dismal economic reports into positive news, allowing both it and Congress to ignore the economy while they pursue their ideological ends.
It ought to infuriate anyone who’s lost a job, can’t find a job, is worried about his job or lives in a community ravaged by a lack of jobs that Congress devotes nearly all of its energy to arguing about health...
Radical Muslim and Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik...
From the Telegraph:
Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia, in 2001 at the same time as two of the September 11 terrorists, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. His mother’s funeral was held there in May that year.
The preacher at the time was Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born...
WatchUkrainian Folk Band Covers Katy Perry
I haven’t even heard the original version of this song (I’m sure it’s horrendous), but this is pretty rad.
“While there is sometimes talk of backlash and anti-Muslim hysteria since 9/11, I...”
– Works and Days » Fort Hood—A now familiar horror (via kaching)
I would be interested to see some sort of chart with the total number of murders committed by Muslim extremists around the world. Think about the seemingly endless suicide bombings we hear about so often. We hear about them so much...
The Obama Economy in full swing: 10.2%... →
(via aslowboattopurgatory & nomosshere)
What's with the reluctance to call a Muslim...
From Hollywood to the MSM, there has been a tendency for a long time to brand those serving in our military as mentally unbalanced. Almost as soon as the tragic news of the Fort Hood shooting broke out, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was blamed. A crazy soldier who about had it and just snapped seems to be the preferred narrative. Nidal Malik Hasan never served overseas. A former colleague...
Top Dems: Obama Won't Get Health Care Bill in 2009 →
Senior Congressional Democrats told ABC News today it is highly unlikely that a health care reform bill will be completed this year, just a week after President Barack Obama declared he was “absolutely confident” he’ll be able to sign one by then.
“Getting this done by the [sic] by the end of the year is a no-go,” a senior Democratic leadership aide told ABC News....
There’s an H1N1 vaccine shortage in the US but do...
The H1N1 vaccine has generated some controversy but whatever thoughts you may have on it, one thing is for certain: Americans should have first dibs on the vaccine. Well, the Obama administration doesn’t seem to see it that way. While the country faces a vaccine shortage, the Pentagon will soon ship enough vaccines to Guantanamo to cover those poor, tortured detainees.
Terrorism suspects...
The Chinese inject clouds with chemicals in order...
And, apparently, they’ve been doing it for years. What the…
Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to combat a lingering drought, state media reported.
The unusually early snow blanketed the capital from Sunday morning and kept falling for half the day, helped by temperatures as low as minus 2...