Posted September 30th, 2009 by editor
Once the party of fiscal sanity, the Republicans are now wailing that the Democrats health-care plan cheats seniors out of money.
Matt Miller on the rights shameless gambit.
Source:http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-09-27/how-the-gop-scares-grandma/
Tags: democrats, fiscal sanity, gambit, gop, grandma, health care plan, matt miller, money, republicans, seniors
Posted September 30th, 2009 by editor
Obama Administration to Push for Tough New Economic Sanctions if Iran Doesn’t Come Clean on Nuclear Plans.
Source:http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/29/world/main5348392.shtml?tag=stack
Tags: economic sanctions, iran, oil income, white house
Posted September 30th, 2009 by editor
A Republican member of the House of Representatives accused President Barack Obama of being “an enemy of humanity” during a conservative values forum this past weekend.
In a speech Saturday before the How to Take Back America conference, Rep. Franks (R-AZ) delivered a barn burner speech replete with inflammatory swipes at the president.
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/gop-rep-trent-franks-call_n_302713.html
Tags: barack obama, barn burner, conservative values, gop, house of representatives, republican member, swipes, trent franks, values forum
Posted September 30th, 2009 by editor
Drunk guy decides burning a flag belonging to the VFW is a good idea.
VFW tracks him down and gives him several options. Man decides being duct-taped to a pole w/ a sign is much better than (what I would guess) getting his @ss beat and/or arrested for destruction of property/vandalism.
Source:http://www.breitbart.tv/vfw-members-duct-tape-flag-burner-to-pole-in-front-of-kids-soccer-picnic/
Tags: drunk guy, duct tape, flag burner, ss, vandalism, vfw
Posted September 30th, 2009 by editor
Five Democrats joined with all the Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee to shoot down a public health insurance option on Tuesday, voting 15-8 to reject an amendment by Sen.
Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.).
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/first-public-option-amend_n_303228.html
Tags: democrats, health insurance, health insurance option, insurance, jay rockefeller, public health insurance, republicans, senate finance committee
Posted September 30th, 2009 by editor
Rein in Government Spying: As Congress begins to consider renewing sections of the USA PATRIOT Act that are set to expire at the end of the year, we have a unique opportunity to press Congress for new civil liberties protections to shield ordinary Americans against government spying.
Source:http://www.eff.org/action/rein-government-spying
Tags: civil liberties, congress, immunity, usa patriot act
Posted September 29th, 2009 by editor
It’s hard for the lay person to wrap one’s brain around the rise or fall of GDP, new residential sales, money supply, and other traditional economic indicators.
Source:http://cheapskate.blogs.time.com/2009/09/25/ten-odd-economic-indicators-hot-waitresses-mens-underwear-blacked-out-football-games-and-more/
Tags: brain, economic indicators, gdp, hot waitresses, lay person, money supply, residential sales, underwear
Posted September 29th, 2009 by editor
At the How To Take Back America Conference last weekend, conservative speaker Kitty Werthmann led a workshop called How to recognize living under Nazis & Communists. Announcing the panel in a column preceding the conference, talk show host Janet Porter gushed how Werthmanns description of Austria in the 1930s is a mirror to America today
Source:http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/28/werthmann-nazism-socialism/
Tags: 1930s, america today, communists, conservative speaker, host janet, kitty werthmann, mirror, nazis, right wing, talk show host, wing conference
Posted September 29th, 2009 by editor
Ok, this doesn’t mean serve food and drinks folks. This is equal opportunity, the way it should be. Nancy Duff Campbell, an advocate for expanding the role of women in the U.S. armed forces, said it would be easy to resolve problems associated with so-called “hot-bunking.”
Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090928/od_nm/us_submarines_women_odd
Tags: advocate, armed forces, drinks, duff campbell, equal opportunity, nancy, role of women, submarines
Posted September 29th, 2009 by editor
The unemployment rate for young Americans has exploded to 52.2 percent — a post-World War II high, according to the Labor Dept. — meaning millions of Americans are staring at the likelihood that
Source:http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/the_dead_end_kids_AnwaWNOGqsXMuIlGONNX1K
Tags: dead end kids, likelihood, unemployment rate, world war ii, young americans