Archive | January, 2010
CNN Poll: Plurality Say Obama Has Been A Failure
It would appear that most Americans don’t agree with Barack Obama’s assessment that his first year in office has been a wild success. In fact, a new poll from CNN finds a plurality labeling it a “failure”: Americans are giving Barack Obama a split decision on his first year in office, according to a new [...]
Coakley: There Are No More Terrorists in Afghanistan
12. January 2010
Hey, this probably comes as news to the American military, the White House, and those of us who live in reality. Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate for senator in Massachusetts, declares that there are no terrorists left in Afghanistan. I think we have done what we are going to be able to do in Afghanistan. [...]
Coakley to Spend Evening With Lobbyists
12. January 2010
Massachusetts — spelled Massachusetts, do note –Democratic senatorial candidate Martha Coakley will spend this evening with major lobbyists in Washington. Seriously, she’s spending the night with lobbyists the week before the special election. Martha Coakley is scheduled to meet with some of those key big-government lobbyists at a D.C. fundraiser tonight. I thought this couldn’t [...]
Coakley Misspells “Massachusetts” In Her Ad
12. January 2010
Democratic senatorial candidate Martha Coakley, who has been seen getting desperate in her campaign against the more independent-minded Scott Brown, evidently can’t even spell her own state’s name. In the attack ad her campaign released just yesterday, the name “Massachusetts” is spelled “Massachusettes”. Maybe that’s the new spelling? Does Coakley know something we don’t about [...]
Ouch: Rubio Defeats Crist in Hometown Straw Poll
12. January 2010
In what must be a stinging turn of events for Florida’s embattled governor, conservative Marco Rubio defeated the more liberal Gov. Charlie Crist in a straw poll in the latter’s own hometown. It’s yet more evidence that Republicans are unhappy with Crist’s support for Barack Obama’s “stimulus” package and cap-and-trade legislation. The final vote was [...]
Coakley Gets Desperate, Goes Extremely Negative
11. January 2010
In a sign of major desperation, Martha Coakley (D) has launched an extremely negative ad campaign that suggests her opponent, Scott Brown (R), supports the horrific crime of rape. Yes, really. It’s bad enough that even political journalists from typically-left-wing outlets are calling it as the desperate ad that it is. Coakley is panicking now [...]
Let’s Imagine For a Moment
11. January 2010
Let’s imagine for a moment that there’s a fictional Senator John Smith (R-VA). And let’s imagine he’s minority or majority leader (hey, we’re imagining). Okay. Now let’s imagine a new book was being published that revealed Senator Smith had said that a certain black candidate had a chance to win the presidency largely because he’s [...]
NBC Broadcast of Winter Olympics Will Lose Money
11. January 2010
Broadcasting the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver is turning out to be anything but a gold medal decision for NBC. Dick Ebersol, chair of the network’s sport division, admitted today that the company will lose money by broadcasting the quadrennial games. Ebersol says the cost of rights to broadcast the event have increased while advertising [...]
Beijing Corruption: Officials Pocket $50 Billion
11. January 2010
In a stunning announcement on Monday, official state media in China report that thousands of officials have fled the country with over $50 billion in the last 3 decades. To put that into context, the average annual salary for a Chinese citizen rests somewhere between $4,000 and $7,000. In 2009 alone the Chinese government investigated [...]
Sarah Palin: Fox News Contributor
11. January 2010
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has signed on to become a contributor for Fox News. In a multi-year deal whose financial details haven’t been disclosed, Palin will regularly appear on the network’s programming. A source for the New York Times says she won’t have her own program, though she’ll host an occasional series ala Oliver [...]
12. January 2010
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