Protester: My family was threatened after I spoke up at Dingell town hall

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/10/protester-my-family-was-threatened-after-i-spoke-up-at-dingell-town-hall/ "We’ve had congressmen screeching about “political terrorists,” “brown shirts,” and “rabid animals,” Senators denouncing “un-American” activities, the DNC running ads about “angry mobs,” the president himself telling his opponents to shut up and get out of the way, and the Democratic brain trust now setting up a “war room” to respond to health-care “attacks.” "

SCOTS SNIPER KILLS TALIBAN LEADER WITH LONGEST SHOT

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/119427/Scots-sniper-kills-Taliban-leader-with-longest-shot/ "A SCOTTISH soldier has been praised for making the longest recorded kill in Afghanistan after shooting a top Taliban fighter from almost a mile away."

As Obama Steps into the Fray, White House Answers Town Hall Furor Qs

http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/08/10/as-obama-steps-into-the-fray-white-house-answers-town-hall-furor-qs/ PRESS GAGGLE BY DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY BILL BURTON Aboard Air Force One En route Andrews Air Force Base

White House Disputes Pelosi Contention that Town Hall Protests are "Un-American"

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/08/white-house-disputes-pelosi-contention-that-town-hall-protests-are-un-american.html "The President thinks that if people want to come and have a spirited debate about health care, a real vigorous conversation about it, that's a part of the American tradition and he encourages that, because people do have questions and concerns..."

No Young Soldiers; By Michael Yon in Afghanistan

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/no-young-soldiers.htm "The following series of photos were taken during the early morning hours of August 2nd . The conditions were “red illume,” meaning there was less than 10 millilux of ambient light and it was too dark for most helicopters to fly, even while using night vision gear. It was plenty dark."

Real Health Reform

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/822zxukw.asp "To further encourage competition, Republicans should call for reforms of insurance regulation to allow for the sale of coverage across state lines, and to allow small businesses to join together in negotiating coverage for their workers. And they should make a forthright case for medical liability reform, to lower costs and free doctors from the burdens of defensive medicine. The Democrats, out of deference to trial lawyers, have entirely avoided such reforms..."

Obama’s Great Race to Change America

http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson081009B.html "Why does President Obama want to implement radical changes in American foreign policy, environmental policy, education, health care, and the tax code all at once?The answer is easy: If he does not achieve these initiatives soon, he never will.Almost none of Obama’s proposed policies any longer enjoy majority support among voters — and many of them were not clearly outlined to voters during the campaign."

Memo: How to handle anti-healthcare protesters at townhall meetings

Hat tip to Neal Boortz: http://hcfan.3cdn.net/763d952c7bee4c4abe_12m6bxper.pdf "Bring more signs and leaflets, and whenever possible, post your signs all over the place so that you visually out-perform the other side. Make sure you have people holding signs in everyplace where a TV camera is likely to be and that next to every right wing sign, there’s one of your signs with your message..."

Our Unconstitutional Census

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204908604574332950796281832.html "California could get nine House seats it doesn’t deserve because illegal aliens will be counted in 2010."

The Death of the Islamic Republic

By Michael Ledeen http://pajamasmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/08/09/the-death-of-the-islamic-republic/ "Thus, the Obama Administration should do two things: it should publicly warn the mullahs that any action against Mousavi and the others would automatically terminate all American efforts to engage in dialogue, and would lead to harsh measures against the regime. And second, it should announce that it does not recognize Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad as the legitimate president of Iran, call for the release of all political prisoners and encourage a peaceful and political solution to the Iranian crisis, one in which the people will have the final say. Or do you prefer the terrible choice of bombing or waiting to be bombed by them?"

Obama and the Politics of Personal Destruction

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obama-and-the-politics-of-personal-destruction/ "As Charles Krauthammer remarked:There is a certain irony in an administration denouncing ordinary Americans who get together to express what they believe and to confront authority, when that administration is led by a man who began his career as a community organizer, whose job, as I understand it, is to take ordinary Americans, get them together to express what they believe, and express demands against the authorities..."

Honduras Has Won

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=334537207260360 "In a quiet victory for a tiny democracy, U.S. buttinskies have stopped trying to restore a dictator to power in South America. Tiny Honduras is winning its fight for freedom."

Chicago thug tactics

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/08/chicago_thug_tactics.html "Expect a lot of this, folks. Expect to fight for your right to speak freely. They are co-opting the heartfelt outcry of great Americans as a propaganda trick. They will pack town halls this summer with their paid street thugs and video the proceedings with shaky cameras so that their media shills and whores will happily run the video as the "American street.""

Pelosi and Hoyer call reform opponents 'un-American'

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/08/pelosi_and_hoyer_call_reform_o.html ""Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American" is very interesting coming from a Democrat. Is that why congressional Democrats only answer pre-selected questions from their audience of union supporters and take no serious questions about reform from opponents? Is that why congressional Democrats are denying entrance to their "open" town halls to people who are opposed to reform? "

The sound you hear is the public option swirling down the drain

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/08/the_sound_you_hear_is_the_publ.html "The Democrats are stuck with this albatross and there really is no way out. They will get no GOP votes if they include it, and few liberal votes if they don't. Obama is counting on Republicans to give Democrat's some cover and the price may be the loss of the public option. "

Israel recalls diplomat who warned about US ties

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.5cdf98d629ddb56e12142e9e7c634729.521&show_article=1 "Israel has recalled one of its senior diplomats in the United States after the leaking of a warning he gave about the damage to ties caused by the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."

Timeline shows Bush, McCain warning Dems of financial and housing crisis; meltdown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM&NR=1 "This video clearly shows that George Bush warned Congress starting in 2001, that this economic crisis was coming, if something was not done. But Congress refused to listen, along with ...Barney Frank." Hat tip to Ric Clyne.