Archive | March, 2009
Obama Insults Disabled on Leno; Updated
Remember when I said that Barack Obama’s appearance on Leno may end up backfiring? The probability of that just went up exponentially. Jake Tapper of ABC News reports that our dear president insulted the disabled during his interview. President Obama, in his taping with Jay Leno Thursday afternoon, attempted to yuk it up with the [...]
Obama People Wanted to Drive Limo onto Leno Stage
19. March 2009
Ben Silverman, the chairman of NBC, filled Ryan Seacrest in on the details regarding Obama’s campaign stop on Jay Leno. Apparently Obama’s people wanted to literally drive his lemo, a moving fortress, onto the stage. “To get him into the stage, they literally wanted to have the ability to drive his limo into the set [...]
Kyl to The One: Try Skipping Leno and Fixing Your Economic Team
19. March 2009
What a novel concept. The entire purpose of visiting Leno is, of course, to try to reduce some of the pressure on his administration. Obama reverts back to campaigning whenever things get difficult, hoping to charm people through softball interviews where an adoring audience cheers every word. The problem is that campaigning during a crisis [...]
JournoList Obviously Not a An Echo Chamber
19. March 2009
They just happen to have the same talking point on the same topic at the same time.
Oh, Come On: Third Obama Commerce Nominee Has Ties to China Cash
18. March 2009
Really? Really? I knew the Obama Administration was incompetent, but this is getting ridiculous. Is the administration totally incapable of vetting? Commerce Secretary nominee Gary Locke, whose job would include approving sensitive exports to China, has performed legal work for companies doing business with Beijing and was forced to refund several political donations that he [...]
Obama Signed Half-Million Dollar Book Deal Less than A Month Before Taking Office
18. March 2009
It’s actually an edited version of his Dreams From My Father book for, er, middle school students. How much do you want to bet it actually makes its way into school libraries? Mr. Obama approved the $500,000 advance on Jan. 15. The advance is against royalties under a deal with Crown Publishing, a division of [...]
Feds Pump Another Trillion Into the Economy
18. March 2009
A trillion here a trillion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money. This infusion is apparently dedicated to purchasing mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries. Where’s the money coming from? Allow the NYT’s sister publication to explain: As expected, the Fed kept its benchmark interest rate virtually at zero. But in a surprise, it drastically [...]
CNN Says Chris Dodd “Lied” About Bonus Loophole
18. March 2009
Say goodnight, Chrissy. Even CNN Headline News isn’t even willing to spin this for you. The network must have something against being explicitly lied to by a corrupt elected representative of the people. Funny that. Embedded video from CNN Video
Dodd: Oh, Yeah, I Added A Bonus Loophole
18. March 2009
Which is, as CNN points out, a direct contradiction of his earlier claims. He had previously told the news organization that he had nothing to do with the adding of the provision to the stimulus. All while trying to scapegoat Edward Liddy for the bonuses he had nothing to do with. Embedded video from CNN [...]
Time: Treasury Knew About AIG Bonuses Earlier Than Reported
18. March 2009
Apparently the Treasury Department was actually notified of an imminent bonus payment back on February 28th, which is ten days sooner than the Treasury is claiming it was notified of the “full details”. So what exactly is going on here? Did Geithner lie to Congress about the date? Is the situation in his department bad [...]
19. March 2009
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