Archive | November, 2011
Federal Officials Investigating Another Fire Sparked by Government Motors’ Volt
So not only is the Government Motors Volt unpopular but it’s dangerous, too. Good thing we only lost…billions of dollars bailing out the company and its union overlords, huh? Money well spent. WASHINGTON — Federal officials say they are investigating the safety of lithium-ion battery in General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt after a second battery [...]
NATO: Pakistani Troops Fired At Us First
28. November 2011
“I can’t believe the Pakistanis would do such a thing and then lie about it,” said absolutely no one. Afghan troops and coalition forces came under fire from the direction of two Pakistan army border posts, prompting them to call in NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Afghan officials said Sunday. The account challenges [...]
Cain Campaign Now Deceiving Supporters for Money?
27. November 2011
Via Katrina Trinko at National Review, here‘s a new fundraising email from the Cain campaign: I am excited to share a recent Rasmussen (conducted November 21-22) which shows me retaking the lead nationally with 26 percent support. I am leading Governor Romney and Speaker Gingrich by 3 and 12 percent respectively. … Please donate $25, [...]
McCaskill Wants Investigation into Suspicious No-Bid Contract for Obama Donor
25. November 2011
Remember this story? The Obama Administration rigged a contract process — up to and including stopping other companies from competing — in order to give an Obama-backing company a large contract for experimental smallpox vaccine that may or may not work. Over the last year, the Obama administration has aggressively pushed a $433-million plan to [...]
New NASA Astronauts Must Speak Russian
25. November 2011
The decline of America. Thanks for effectively ending our space program, Barack. That money’s better spent supporting lazy people on perpetual welfare anyway. Nasa have posted new job openings for the first time since the final space shuttle launch – but recruits must pass a Russian language test. The agency is calling for members of [...]
Sign of the Times: Obama’s Thanksgiving Address Omits God, Mentions Soup Kitchens
25. November 2011
In which we move from faith in God to faith in The State. A sign of the times in Obama’s America. Leftists will tell you this is no big deal. They’re wrong. To whom are we giving thanks on Thanksgiving? To whom do we owe our natural rights? On whom did our Founding Fathers rely [...]
Bachmann Left Door Open to Partial Amnesty in September
25. November 2011
Important because she’s now attacking Newt Gingrich as the most liberal candidate in the field over his support for partial amnesty for longtime residents. Here she was in September at the MSNBC debate: HARRIS: A quick 30-second rebuttal on the specific question. The fence is built, the border is under control. What do you do [...]
It Gets Worse: S&P Downgrades Belgium
25. November 2011
Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Belgium’s long-term sovereign credit rating from AA-plus to AA over concerns about the country’s debt load, inability to form a new government, and difficulties in the country’s financial sector. Belgium is a member of Eurozone and, as such, is tied to the Euro and its 16 other users. In making [...]
Los Angeles: Shoppers Pepper-Sprayed in “Competitive Shopping”
25. November 2011
Can’t make this crap up. (CBS News) – Twenty people, including children, were injured when a woman at a San Fernando Valley Walmart store used mace against other customers in what authorities referred to as a “competitive shopping” incident. The Los Angeles Times reports that a scuffle broke out shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday night, [...]
Eastern Europe Erects Another Statue to Reagan
24. November 2011
It turns out he’s as popular there as he is here. TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s pro-Western president has unveiled a monument to Ronald Reagan in the capital of the ex-Soviet state praising the 40th U.S. president for “destroying the Soviet Empire.” Mikhail Saakashvili, whose government has for years had tense relations with Russia, also [...]
28. November 2011
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