Archive | September, 2010
Sad: Marco Rubio’s Father, Mario, Passes Away
Mario Rubio, father of United States Senate candidate Marco Rubio, passed away this evening at the age of 83, surrounded by family and friends. Surrounded by family and loved ones, Marco Rubio’s father, Mario Rubio, passed away tonight at Baptist Hospital in Miami. He was 83 years old. Mario Rubio suffered from a long bout [...]
Hilarious: Michael Bennet Now Trying to Sound Fiscally Conservative
4. September 2010
Via Ace, even the Washington Post can’t help but respond with snark. Democrats add fiscal austerity as a campaign issue By Shailagh Murray Friday, September 3, 2010; 9:03 PM The candidate was outraged – just outraged – at the country’s sorry fiscal state. “We have managed to acquire $13 trillion of debt on our balance [...]
Crisis in Kabul: Run On The Afghan Bank
4. September 2010
The Afghan government is preparing to bailout the Kabul Bank after reports of a run on the bank. Worried depositors lined up to withdraw their deposits on Friday, leading to a shortage of money at the institution. The Kabul Bank is the country’s largest bank, so obviously its collapse would have widespread implications both in [...]
Obama’s New Oval Office Rug Contains Attribution Error
4. September 2010
While Barack Obama was at Martha’s Vineyard for a 10-day vacation the Oval Office underwent a renovation. (That despite Obama’s assertion last year that he was fine with the current decoration.) One of the biggest changes was the new custom-made rug for the Obama Administration. The rug contains quotes from four prominent individuals in American [...]
Righthaven Now Going After Sharron Angle
4. September 2010
If you haven’t been following the story, Righthaven LLC is apparently a sleezy company that makes its living off suing people without the resources or will to fight back. Wired Magazine has an extensive story about RightHaven LLC and their “business” plan. In an interview with RightHaven’s CEO, Steve Gibson, his business plan is to [...]
While Economy Stagnates, WH Worries About Team Gender Composition
3. September 2010
With 9.6% unemployment and falling private sector wages, one would assume that the Obama Administration would be worried about getting the national economy back on track. Instead, Politico‘s Mike Allen reports that the administration is more concerned with the gender composition of the economic team. The White House said Aug. 9 that a successor to [...]
The Islamization of Paris: Warning to the West
3. September 2010
An interesting article. Apparently Muslims worshipers are permitted to break the law without retribution by blocking the streets during prayer times — something Parisians of other faiths would be stopped from doing. PARIS – Friday in Paris. A hidden camera shows streets blocked by huge crowds of Muslim worshippers and enforced by a private security [...]
Muslim Leader: Behead Dutch Critic of Islam
3. September 2010
A well-known Muslim leader in Australia has once again demonstrated why western leaders stumble over themselves to label Islam a “religion of peace”. Feiz Muhammad, who has previously called for the radicalization of children and who blames rape victims for their own attacks, has called for the beheading of Geert Wilders, a prominent Dutch politician [...]
Republicans Set to Control 30 Governors’ Mansions
3. September 2010
Democrats currently hold 26 mansions, Republicans hold 23, and there’s one independent (Florida). So the GOP controlling thirty after the midterms would be quite a turn-around. Thirty-seven states are holding elections for governor this year; an unusually high number, 24, are open-seat races in which the incumbent was either barred from running again because of [...]
Sestak Runs From Anti-Israeli Letter He Signed
3. September 2010
Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA), the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Pennsylvania, is now distancing himself from an anti-Israeli letter he signed accusing the Jewish State of war crimes. The letter, circulated by leftist group J Street earlier this year, was rejected by the overwhelming majority of Republicans and Democrats in the House. In [...]
5. September 2010
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