Hot Air "The way they phrased the question guaranteed that only the most robotic Democratic partisans would say they’re not glad (imagine if it had been framed in terms of greater Republican power to “obstruct”), but consider this evidence that the “party of no” label hasn’t exactly brought the GOP to its knees. And that ain’t all:"
Monday, January 25, 2010
Astroturfers For Obama Caught in Fake Letter-to-the-Editor Campaign
American Glob "It seems there are a lot of people named Ellie Light in the United States. Not only do they have the same name, but they live in different places all over the country and – would you believe it – they all wrote nearly identical letters to newspapers in various cities."
Public Employee Unions Are Sinking California
WSJ "An old friend of mine has a saying, "Even the worm learns." Prod one several hundred times, he says, and it will learn to avoid the prodder. As California enters its annual budget drama, I can't help but wonder if the wisdom of the elected politicians here in the state capital equals that of the earthworm. "
Horrid 2007 Iran NIE To Be Revised
ThreatsWatch "The principal authors - Department of National Intelligence employees previously transfered from the State Department - made point that Iran actually had a weapons program, but only in the false context that it had halted it in 2003. They were making political hay and, at the time, trying to derail what they perceived as a possible Bush attack inside and on Iran. That this perception was itself also patently false is of no consequence." More here: NIE Authors Have Partisan Histories
Gibbs: The FBI Learned All It Could About Abdulmutallab in a 50-Minute Interview
Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard "Senator Lindsey Graham asked Attorney General Eric Holder about this at a congressional hearing in November."Let me ask you this. Let's say we capture him tomorrow. When does custodial interrogation begin in his case? If we captured bin Laden tomorrow, would he be entitled to Miranda warning at the moment of capture?"Holder responded: "Again, I'm not -- that all depends."It depends. Eric Holder can imagine a scenario in which a U.S. government official reads Osama bin Laden his Miranda rights at the moment of capture.Remember all of this the next time you hear an Obama administration official insist that we are at war with al Qaeda."
Robert Gibbs on Scott Brown’s Win: “More People Voted to Express Support for Barack Obama Than to Oppose Him” (Video)
Gateway Pundit "Like President Obama on Wednesday, Robert Gibbs today on FOX News Sunday denied that the Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts was an indictment of democratic policies and practices in Washington DC." And this: How the Left Opinion-makers Spin the Brown Victory: Bad Advice for Obama by Ron Radosh.
Apologize to Rush Limbaugh, Mr. Foxman
Big Journalism "Friday, Abe Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League did what he’s most fond of doing: he focused his ire on a friend of Israel rather than an enemy in order to protect his allies in the Democratic Party. This time, he’s attacked staunch philo-Semite and pro-Israel bulwark Rush Limbaugh. Here’s Rush’s statement:"
Obama Uses Teleprompter to speak to 6th Grade Class
Atlas Shrugs "Apparently there is no venue too small to require multiple teleprompters....I saw these pictures and first thought they were photo shopped, but it ends up they are actual pictures from Obama talking to an elementary school classroom. And they made fun of Bush’s communication skills…" Mr. President, we're down here, on the floor! Look at us!
Five Easy Questions for Obama
Randall Hoven, AT "...So if you please, could you answer just a few simple and straightforward questions? I promise that there are no tricks. Here are five questions, four short-answer and one essay. "
Arkansas recruiting center killing suspect: 'This was a jihadi attack'
CNN.com ""My lawyer has no defense," he wrote. "I wasn't insane or post traumatic nor was I forced to do this act. Which I believe and it is justified according to Islamic laws and the Islamic religion jihad -- to fight those who wage war on Islam and Muslims.""
What are Republicans for?
Lamar Alexander, NRO "The law of unintended consequences means that when the only choices are the recent immigration, climate-change, and health-care bills, being a member of the party of “no” is a more responsible choice than being a member of the party of “yes we can.” "
Glacier scientist: I knew data hadn't been verified
Daily Mail "The claim that Himalayan glaciers are set to disappear by 2035 rests on two 1999 magazine interviews with glaciologist Syed Hasnain, which were then recycled without any further investigation in a 2005 report by the environmental campaign group WWF. "
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