Archive | January, 2009
WaPo: Obama To Tap Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General
Being from both a network and magazine that shills for the incoming president certainly has its benefits. According to the Washington Post‘s Howard Kurtz, CNN correspondent and Time contributor Sanjay Gupta has been offered the job of Surgeon General in the Obama Administration. President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. [...]
Burris Rejected by Senate Secretary
6. January 2009
No major confrontation, just the Secretary of the Senate telling Burris that he couldn’t be allowed in because his credentials didn’t have the signature of Illinois Sec. of State Jesse White. What’s a disappointed narcissist to do? Consult with his attorneys to pursue legal action. Roland Burris of Illinois, rejected in his attempt to take [...]
Report: IDF Surrounds Gaza City
5. January 2009
According to CNN, the Israeli Defense Forces have surrounded Gaza City with neither side willing to submit to a ceasefire. Meanwhile, The Guardian says that Israel’s objectives in Gaza have widened significantly. As the onslaught progresses, officials are more confident of “changing the equation” in Gaza and are predicting the collapse of the Hamas administration… [...]
NBC Denies Drudge Accusation
5. January 2009
And it makes absolutely no sense. Late today, NBC News denied the story with this statement: “We’ve had Ann Coulter on ‘Today’ many times, but because of the news in Washington and the Middle East, we decided to cancel her appearance tomorrow. Understanding the media as well as she does, we are sure she knows [...]
Is Meg Whitman Gearing Up for a 2010 Gubernatorial Run?
5. January 2009
Is Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay and ardent supporter of John McCain during the election, gearing up for a run for California governor in 2010? Quite possibly, as the billionaire resigned from three corporate boards on Monday. Whitman’s spokesman, Henry Gomez, said she stepped down from the boards of eBay, Procter & Gamble [...]
Drudge: Coulter Banned from NBC For Life
5. January 2009
The top-selling conservative author in the nation, Ann Coulter, has been banned from appearing on NBC for life. The reason behind the decision? Coulter taking the media to task for its pro-Obama bias in her new book, Guilty. For some reason, I doubt that this move will do anything to dispel her book’s claims. But [...]
Shameless Liar Tries to Claim Credit for Iraq Success on MTP
5. January 2009
The shameless liar in this situation being none other than Harry Reid. Watch as he calls John McCain, a man he accused during the election of being a lunatic and said he couldn’t stand, a “friend”. And that’s not the worst part by far. Reid actually attempts to claim credit for the success in Iraq, [...]
Secretary of the Senate Rejects Burris Appointment
5. January 2009
Because Illionois Secretary of State Jesse White hadn’t signed the certificate of appointment along with Blago. So, what happens next? CNN’s Susan Roesgen reports that Burris has filed a motion, a “writ of mandamus,” with the Illinois Supreme Court to force the Illinois secretary of state to sign the certificate. There court has not yet [...]
Obama Taps Clinton Chief of Staff For CIA Head
5. January 2009
Just how many Clinton Administration lackeys can Barack Obama fit in his cabinet? The One has tapped Clinton Chief of Staff Leon E. Panetta to head the CIA, the New York Times reports. President-elect Barack Obama has selected Leon E. Panetta, the former congressman and White House chief of staff, to take over the Central [...]
Burris: I’m the Junior Senator from Illinois
5. January 2009
And he’s right. Regardless of what scandal Rod Blagojevich is emroiled in, he’s still the sitting governor in Illinois. With the seat empty and Blago having all of the powers he had before, Roland Burris should be the Junior Senator from Illinois.
6. January 2009
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