Posted October 31st, 2009 by editor
Liz Cheney says George W.
Bush showed more class than Barack Obama when he honored fallen troops — because Bush didn’t bring cameras along with him when he never went to Dover AFB. Reporters who covered Obama and Bush say Obama’s the first to have visited Dover.
Source:http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/liz-cheney-bush-had-more-class-than-obama-when-it-comes-to-fallen-soldiers.php
Tags: barack obama, cameras, dover afb, george w bush, liz cheney, slams
Posted October 31st, 2009 by editor
By overlooking cuts in research and development, product design, and worker training, GDP is greatly overstating the economy’s strength
Source:http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_45/b4154034724383.htm
Tags: development product, economy, gdp, mirage, research and development, worker training
Posted October 31st, 2009 by editor
If there was a degree of dja vu for fans of Obama crammed inside a university athletic arena in Hackensack, NJ, the other evening, it was entirely deliberate.
They only had to close their eyes and listen to the deafening chants of “Yes We Can” to imagine they had been transported back to the [...]
Tags: athletic arena, chants, earth, hackensack nj, heady days, obama, twelve months
Posted October 31st, 2009 by editor
A police officer who once confronted Sen.
John McCain about marijuana decriminalization is being silenced and possibly pushed out of his job with a New Hampshire police force for speaking out against marijuana prohibition, his supporters say.
Source:http://rawstory.com/2009/10/claim-cop-turfed-pot-legalization/
Tags: cop, hampshire police, job, john mccain, marijuana decriminalization, marijuana prohibition, new hampshire, police force, police officer, pot legalization, sen john mccain
Posted October 30th, 2009 by editor
A worried Iranian airline pilot asked passengers to start praying after his plane was hit by a technical glitch early on Thursday, highlighting once again the notorious record of Tehran’s aircraft.
Source:http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/091029/world/iran_aviation_offbeat
Tags: airline pilot, iran, notorious record, technical glitch, tehran
Posted October 30th, 2009 by editor
According to human rights lawyer John Sifton, the CIA tortured detainees so severely that it had to take measures to keep them alive so they could continue being tortured.
Source:http://rawstory.com/2009/10/lawyer-cia-prevented-prisoner-deaths-prolong-torture/
Tags: cia, detainees, human rights lawyer, john sifton, measures
Posted October 30th, 2009 by editor
Google thought so much of rocket scientist, Karl Blanks that he became the first authorized consultant for a new Google tool.
Source:http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/10/27/googles-favored-rocket-scientist
Tags: google, rocket scientist
Posted October 30th, 2009 by editor
Although a temporary truce between Libertarians and Republicans has been in effect for the Tea Parties, divisions over legalizing marijuana, domestic espionage, abortion, torture, gay marriage, the separation of church/state, immigration, and de-militarization are starting to toll. The schism between Libertarians and Republicans is widening.
Source:http://progressivenation.us/2009/10/28/the-growing-rift-between-libertarians-and-republicans/
Tags: abortion, espionage, gay marriage, legalizing marijuana, libertarians, marriage, militarization, republicans, schism, state immigration, tea parties, torture, truce
Posted October 29th, 2009 by editor
In a conference call last week announcing a $1.6 billion third-quarter loss, Boeing CEO Jim McNerney concluded, “We know we can and must do better on our development programs.”
Source:http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/wealthofnations/archive/2009/10/27/boeing-dreamliner-delays-spelling-trouble.aspx
Tags: boeing, boeing ceo, boeing dreamliner, ceo jim, conference call, jim mcnerney, quarter loss, spelling trouble
Posted October 29th, 2009 by editor
Shepard Smith apologized for a “lack of balance” on a story aired during his Fox News show today.
Reporter Shannon Bream was covering the campaign for governor in New Jersey when she snagged an interview with the Republican candidate Chris Christie, but when Smith asked her when she would interview the the Democratic candidate…..
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/27/shep-smith-apologizes-for_n_336231.html
Tags: campaign for governor, christie, democratic candidate, fox news, news report, news show, republican candidate, shannon bream, shep smith, shepard smith
