Archive | November, 2011
Marist: Gingrich Passes Cain for Second Place
November is Newt Awareness Month. The Republican presidential race is being shaken up again, with Mitt Romney retaking the lead, Newt Gingrich surging into second place, and Herman Cain dropping to third place, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll released Friday. The poll signaled that Romney retains his steady if uncommanding position and that, in [...]
SEIU Siphoning Money Intended for Disabled Children
10. November 2011
Keepin’ it classy. If you’re a parent who accepts Medicaid payments from the State of Michigan to help support your mentally-disabled adult children, you qualify as a state employee for the purposes of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). They can now claim and receive a portion of your Medicaid in the form of union [...]
NLRB Lawyer Jokes: “We screwed up the U.S. economy”
10. November 2011
Documents obtained by Judicial Watch reveal National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Lafe Solomon joking that the NLRB’s lawsuit against Boeing for moving to a right-to-work state has destroyed the economy. Boeing is trying to open a facility in South Carolina that would create a significant number of jobs, but the federal labor board has [...]
Inevitable: Shooting at Occupy Rally in Vermont
10. November 2011
Violence was going to occur at some point when you take a bunch of druggies, add in a bunch of Marxist activists, and stick them in closely-situated tents. 99%. Police and emergency crews are respond to an apparent shooting at City Hall Park where an Occupy Burlington encampment has been since Oct. 28. A man [...]
Carrie Fisher: Ted Kennedy Asked Me Inappropriate Questions
10. November 2011
To no one’s great surprise. According to published excerpts from Fisher’s new book, “Shockaholic,” the entertainer, best known for her role as Princess Leia, was fresh out of her first stint in rehab and on a date with a then single Dodd back in 1985. Kennedy joined the pair at dinner in D.C.. Fisher writes, [...]
8 PM CNBC Republican Debate: Predictions
9. November 2011
This disaster, er, debate starts at 8pm on CNBC. Predictions: Cain says 9-9-9 a bunch. Broadly denies any and all allegations. Perry underwhelms again. Paul says some great things on the economy then descends in kookiness again just when everyone’s impressed. Romney is declared the winner by the sheer fact he doesn’t lose. Gingrich will [...]
House Democrat: I Hope the Supercommittee Fails
9. November 2011
We’re still hearing about how an unelected talk show host hoped Barack Obama would fail. So an elected and prominent House Democrat hoping the all-important deficit commission fails? Fair game. “I hope that they cannot reach an agreement,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said, according to Capital New York. Some Democrats have suggested that they might [...]
Emails Reveal: Obama Bundler Was Involved in Solyndra Loan Process
9. November 2011
It’s George Kaiser, billionaire investor in Solyndra and top fundraiser for the Obama campaign. To date we’ve been told Kaiser wasn’t involved in the process and that he certainly didn’t lobby the White House. Not so, according to emails released by congressional investigators. A series of e-mails released by House Republicans on Wednesday show that [...]
Former U.S. Attorney Admits: I Leaked Documents to Smear Fast & Furious Whistleblower
9. November 2011
A former U.S. Attorney admitted today that he leaked documents in an attempt to smear the agent who blew the whistle on Operation Fast & Furious. Former Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, who resigned in August, admitted late Tuesday that he leaked a document aimed at smearing Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent [...]
Cain’s Accuser Has History of Filing Harassment Complaints
9. November 2011
You don’t say. WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman who settled a sexual harassment complaint against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain in 1999 complained three years later at her next job about unfair treatment, saying she should be allowed to work from home after a serious car accident and accusing a manager of circulating a sexually [...]
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