Friday, September 30, 2011
Lose the Hijab: American Diplomats, Wives, and Reporters - Yahoo! News
Lose the Hijab: American Diplomats, Wives, and Reporters - Yahoo! News think it's annoying as hell when American female reporters have to wear a hijab. If you wear it while reporting, you should wear it all the time at home, too---if that's what you believe. Oh, duh!...that's the point isn't it? Submit to Muslim oppression of woman, gays, "infidels"...... just to show how internationalist you are. crock of b.s. it's weak.
Chris Christie Unlikely as Savior of the Republic - Yahoo! News
Chris Christie Unlikely as Savior of the Republic - Yahoo! NewsThe tri-state newspaper stories which are passionately hyping a Christie run drop big names like Kissinger, Bush, and Pataki but most such references are not sourced and even Mitt Romney welcomed a Christie run saying it would "be fun."
Ask Rick Perry how much fun he had in the most recent GOP debate when he got flummoxed and then wrapped around the axle. Perry was smooth and composed when he made a CNBC appearance yesterday, but people will remember his stricken look and a dangling debate response that went nowhere.
Ask Rick Perry how much fun he had in the most recent GOP debate when he got flummoxed and then wrapped around the axle. Perry was smooth and composed when he made a CNBC appearance yesterday, but people will remember his stricken look and a dangling debate response that went nowhere.
Why Christie Buzz Won’t Go National - Yahoo! News
Why Christie Buzz Won’t Go National - Yahoo! NewsChristie's approval ratings are rising with his leap into national prominence and his California speech Tuesday night added to his stature. The eastern newspapers seem to be having their Chris Matthews moments and have thrills running up and down their legs.
Rezlan Ferdaus was ‘Radicalized’ by Islam, Not the Internet - Yahoo! News
Rezlan Ferdaus was ‘Radicalized’ by Islam, Not the Internet - Yahoo! NewsRezlan Ferdaus was born into comfortable circumstances, graduated from "diverse" Northeastern University, lived a life that many less fortunate Americans would envy. None of that mattered.
The most important act of Ferdaus' life was to load up remote-controlled airplanes with C-4 explosives and fly them into the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol building. He planned then to have assault teams murder anyone fleeing the building with machine-gun fire or grenades.
The most important act of Ferdaus' life was to load up remote-controlled airplanes with C-4 explosives and fly them into the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol building. He planned then to have assault teams murder anyone fleeing the building with machine-gun fire or grenades.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Flip-Flopping the Death Penalty: Troy Davis and Lawrence Brewer Executions - Yahoo! News
Flip-Flopping the Death Penalty: Troy Davis and Lawrence Brewer Executions - Yahoo! NewsApparently, death penalty opponents are politically motivated, and arbitrary in their opposition. Worse, they are dishonest in presenting themselves as interested in moral justice.
Clinton Era Nostalgia and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process - Yahoo! News
Clinton Era Nostalgia and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process - Yahoo! NewsCOMMENTARY | Ex-presidents are often more appreciated than sitting ones, and the "love" is not conditioned upon passing any bills.
Touting his Global Initiative, the popular former president Bill Clinton has been making the media rounds this week. Today's stop was at the "Morning Joe" program on MSNBC.
With President Barack Obama's approval ratings dropping, the man whom writer Toni Morrison praised as "America's first black president" likely has today's Democratic leadership longing for the days when their president had a firm grasp of economics and a pragmatic foreign policy.
Touting his Global Initiative, the popular former president Bill Clinton has been making the media rounds this week. Today's stop was at the "Morning Joe" program on MSNBC.
With President Barack Obama's approval ratings dropping, the man whom writer Toni Morrison praised as "America's first black president" likely has today's Democratic leadership longing for the days when their president had a firm grasp of economics and a pragmatic foreign policy.
Pennsylvania Juggalo Killers Found Guilty of Murder - Yahoo! News
Pennsylvania Juggalo Killers Found Guilty of Murder - Yahoo! NewsShawn Freemore thought he could outwit lead prosecutor Michael Mancuso, a dogged prosecutor with considerable stamina, and a grasp of the dizzying disparities in the statements Freemore gave to investigators.
Mancuso replayed audio clips of rap narratives detailing the night of horror while simultaneously displaying photos of the dead man lying frozen in the snow and at the morgue, with deep facial, head, and neck gashes, slashes, all just where the rap-poems said they would be.
Then there was that deepest gash of all, the one that went through Michael Goucher's neck and passed through cartilage and tissue and bone to the other side.
Mancuso replayed audio clips of rap narratives detailing the night of horror while simultaneously displaying photos of the dead man lying frozen in the snow and at the morgue, with deep facial, head, and neck gashes, slashes, all just where the rap-poems said they would be.
Then there was that deepest gash of all, the one that went through Michael Goucher's neck and passed through cartilage and tissue and bone to the other side.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Defendant Takes the Stand in Juggalo Homicide Trial - Yahoo! News
Defendant Takes the Stand in Juggalo Homicide Trial - Yahoo! NewsThe rap compositions did not in themselves mean anything, said Seagrave's defense attorney, Joe D'Andrea. But the lines composed by the defendants were damning.
"He sat next to me and I stabbed the (expletive) right in the neck and head. … He choked and started running but his (expletive) was dead. … He wanted to (expletive) from friend but we (expletive) him instead. … He was begging, begging, begging but Skippy said 'no' so I left the blade in his neck."
It fit with Freemore's confession. Of course, it was all art and poetry, according to the defense.
"He sat next to me and I stabbed the (expletive) right in the neck and head. … He choked and started running but his (expletive) was dead. … He wanted to (expletive) from friend but we (expletive) him instead. … He was begging, begging, begging but Skippy said 'no' so I left the blade in his neck."
It fit with Freemore's confession. Of course, it was all art and poetry, according to the defense.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
American Support for Israel -- Can You Hear Us Now? - Yahoo! News
American Support for Israel -- Can You Hear Us Now? - Yahoo! NewsCOMMENTARY | The Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood via the United Nations is fast becoming the black hole of foreign policy space, sucking in Obama administration officials and providing opportunities to step into the vacuum for Republican presidential candidates.
Through its policy statements and public snubs of Israeli officials, the White House has invited what today has become something of a political disaster for the administration.
President Barack Obama has lost a great deal of support among the American Jewish community, which gave him 77 percent of its vote in 2008. Currently, the president's approval rating among Jewish voters has dropped to 55 percent.
Through its policy statements and public snubs of Israeli officials, the White House has invited what today has become something of a political disaster for the administration.
President Barack Obama has lost a great deal of support among the American Jewish community, which gave him 77 percent of its vote in 2008. Currently, the president's approval rating among Jewish voters has dropped to 55 percent.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. And the Supreme Court of Boxing - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. And the Supreme Court of Boxing - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.comHead-butted, Mayweather likely felt as if his head had suddenly been fast frozen. That sort of thing doesn't melt right away.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Was Engine Explosion Covered Up on Sept. 8 Virgin Atlantic Flight? - Yahoo! News
Was Engine Explosion Covered Up on Sept. 8 Virgin Atlantic Flight? - Yahoo! NewsThere are two ways to look at a jet engine explosion....
Friday, September 16, 2011
Perfection Under A Red Umbrella: Regulation Nation~An Army Of Regulators
Perfection Under A Red Umbrella: Regulation Nation~An Army Of RegulatorsA mind boggling 4,225 laws are placed in the federal regulatory pipeline to become law and 224 are considered economically significant, wielding an estimated economic impact of $22 billion dollars annually.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Bachmann Bites the Twitter Dust with HPV Vaccine Retardation Remarks - Yahoo! News
Bachmann Bites the Twitter Dust with HPV Vaccine Retardation Remarks - Yahoo! NewsOf Republican-leaning Twitter users, there are people who pride themselves on being the purest of conservatives, engaged in a perpetual exercise in brinkmanship.
If you tweet that the White House should deploy 4,500 additional agents to protect U.S. borders, the "top conservative" Twitter users will go one up on you and tweet that government should round up illegals and take them on a Bataan death march to the border.
I tweeted Monday's CNN debate was because I needed pare down my list. On the basis of that debate, I dropped Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul
If you tweet that the White House should deploy 4,500 additional agents to protect U.S. borders, the "top conservative" Twitter users will go one up on you and tweet that government should round up illegals and take them on a Bataan death march to the border.
I tweeted Monday's CNN debate was because I needed pare down my list. On the basis of that debate, I dropped Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul
Solyndra Stigma Hangs Over Solar - Yahoo! News
Solyndra Stigma Hangs Over Solar - Yahoo! NewsThe lack of due diligence precipitating the Solyndra collapse has given it the stigma of a special needs industry.
The FBI raided Solyndra's California offices and carted out boxes of documents, loaded them on trucks and drove them away for analysis. Deep within those financial records will be the story of a company that stoked the Obama administration's environmental fantasies in exchange for taxpayer cash.
The FBI raided Solyndra's California offices and carted out boxes of documents, loaded them on trucks and drove them away for analysis. Deep within those financial records will be the story of a company that stoked the Obama administration's environmental fantasies in exchange for taxpayer cash.
House Hearings to Get Answers on Solyndra's Taxpayer Assets - Yahoo! News
Solyndra, Inc. - Strategic Analysis Review
House Hearings to Get Answers on Solyndra's Taxpayer Assets - Yahoo! NewsIt must have been embarrassing for the White House last week when teams of FBI agents wearing those dark jackets emblazoned with huge yellow lettering and the initials F.B.I. raided the California offices of solar energy company Solyndra.
The agents piled several boxes of documents and financial records onto a truck, and took them off to be analyzed.
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House Hearings to Get Answers on Solyndra's Taxpayer Assets - Yahoo! NewsIt must have been embarrassing for the White House last week when teams of FBI agents wearing those dark jackets emblazoned with huge yellow lettering and the initials F.B.I. raided the California offices of solar energy company Solyndra. The agents piled several boxes of documents and financial records onto a truck, and took them off to be analyzed.
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Monday, September 12, 2011
10th Anniversary of 9/11 was More Important to Me Than I Thought - Yahoo! News
10th Anniversary of 9/11 was More Important to Me Than I Thought - Yahoo! NewsSunday, I woke up from a nap in the middle of the afternoon with a voice penetrating my sleep. Sarah McLaughlin was singing "I will remember you" at the opening of the Pennsylvania memorial in Shanksville, where Todd Beamer formed an impromptu American militia and they took Flight 93 down into flames and history.
It was very moving, and so are the ceremonies which continue today.
It was very moving, and so are the ceremonies which continue today.
Comedian Jon Stewart Axes Jon Huntsman - Yahoo! News
Comedian Jon Stewart Axes Jon Huntsman - Yahoo! NewsBecause of his unceasingly liberal-left slant on current events, clips of political satirist Jon Stewart's show are routinely aired as introductory pieces on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Stewart is popular, smart, and committed to liberal politics. His "Daily Show" features clever satires of political figures like GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman.
Huntsman earned the comedy spotlight by saying recently that the Republican Party was in danger of becoming "anti-science."
"Who on the stage is anti-science?" asked moderator John Harris, at Wednesday's GOP debate.
Stewart is popular, smart, and committed to liberal politics. His "Daily Show" features clever satires of political figures like GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman.
Huntsman earned the comedy spotlight by saying recently that the Republican Party was in danger of becoming "anti-science."
"Who on the stage is anti-science?" asked moderator John Harris, at Wednesday's GOP debate.
Will Obama's Jobs Speech Inspire Confidence? - Yahoo! News
Will Obama's Jobs Speech Inspire Confidence? - Yahoo! NewsCOMMENTARY | There are no great expectations of the president's jobs speech slated for tonight. The bottom line is that the economy needs at least 150,000 new jobs per month to break even, and GDP must grow at a minimum of 3 percent.
In simplified terms, there are two opposing political philosophies at work.
There is the Keynesian model of getting federal money into the economy by one means or another. People who hold this view believe that past Obama stimulus plans failed because the government didn't spend enough on infrastructure jobs, unemployment benefits, federal hiring, 'green' technology, and social welfare.
In simplified terms, there are two opposing political philosophies at work.
There is the Keynesian model of getting federal money into the economy by one means or another. People who hold this view believe that past Obama stimulus plans failed because the government didn't spend enough on infrastructure jobs, unemployment benefits, federal hiring, 'green' technology, and social welfare.
Northeastern Pennsylvania Floods: a Reflection - Yahoo! News
Northeastern Pennsylvania Floods: a Reflection - Yahoo! NewsFIRST PERSON | It's wet in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I've been trying to avoid talking about it because of my deep-rooted psychological demons.
We are high on a hill and the rains which began with Hurricane Irene and continue to Lee and Katia have made life uncomfortable for us but not devastating.
We are high on a hill and the rains which began with Hurricane Irene and continue to Lee and Katia have made life uncomfortable for us but not devastating.