Archive | December, 2008
Rahm Emanuel to Resign Congressional Seat on Friday
Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill), the chief-of-staff for the incoming Obama Administration, will resign his seat in the House of Representatives representing Illinois on Friday. Emanuel delivered the news in an automated call to constituents on Monday. “This is Congressman Rahm Emanuel. As you may have heard, President-elect Obama has asked me to be his new [...]
WSJ: Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. in 2010
29. December 2008
Of course, there’s a few caveats here. First of all, Outside the Beltway points out that Igor Panarin has been predicting the end of the United States — rain or shine — for about a decade now. When the Dow was at 14,000 and growing? End of America. When the Dow’s at 8,000? End of [...]
Good News: Taxpayers Bail Out Illegal Alien Employer
29. December 2008
Courtesy of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), taxpayers just saved a company known for employing illegal aliens in Iowa. A controversial Postville meatpacking plant might have been forced out of business if U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin hadn’t stepped in four years ago to give it a multimillion-dollar boost with federal tax money. The money, nearly $8 [...]
Caroline Kennedy Sounds Like, You Know, an Airhead
29. December 2008
She used the phrase “you know” no fewer than 142 times in her New York Times interview — a fact the media has been (surprisingly) all-too quick to point out. Cuffy Meigs finds the phrase used 30 times in this two-minute video alone: Meanwhile, Michael Goodwin of the Daily News acknowledges what many have been [...]
Iran: All Muslims Must Defend Palestinians
28. December 2008
By all means, order all of your jihadists to Gaza. Sounds like a great plan to me. It’ll make killing them so much easier. TEHRAN, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader issued a religious decree to Muslims around the world on Sunday, ordering them to defend Palestinians in Gaza against Israeli attacks “in any [...]
Egyptians Open Fire on Palestinians
28. December 2008
Palestinians who attempted to breach the Eyptian border were fired upon by Egyptian border guards, the Press Association reports. The incident sparked the flooding of hundreds of addition guards to lock-down the area. An Egyptian security official said there were at least five breaches along the nine-mile border and hundreds of Palestinian residents were pouring [...]
Israel’s Patience Runs Out
27. December 2008
The patience of Israel reached its end today. After being barraged by more than 200 missile attacks this past week alone, the IDF struck back by bombing every Hamas security installation in Gaza. The strikes have so far killed hundreds and a ground invasion may be coming. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli warplanes retaliating [...]
Obama Without Power in Hawaii?
27. December 2008
Unless the multi-million beach house he’s renting for the holidays has a backup generator, President-elect Barack Obama is without power this evening. Widespread outages began hitting the island of Oahu, home to over 800,000 people, around 6:45 p.m local time and may last for twelve hours. Peter Rosegg, a Heco spokesman, said the outages could [...]
Can We Pick Up Reid’s Seat?
27. December 2008
For a constant critic of the Bush Administration, Harry Reid isn’t exactly sitting pretty in his own state. The Majority Leader feels the need to hire a campaign manager and ratchet up fundraising with nearly two years before the voters decide whether or not to give him a fourth term. The Wall Street Journal reports: [...]
Marines Greet Obama in Hawaii…With Silence
26. December 2008
Respectful as is expected, but absent the usual clapping and cheering one comes to expect. Sometimes silence can be louder than words. President-elect Obama stopped by the Marine Corps base in Hawaii Kaneche Bay where servicemen and -women were eating Christmas dinner in Kailua Thursday evening. “Just wanted to say hi, hey guys,” Obama said [...]
29. December 2008
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