Olbermann: Tuesday we will expand this to the television audience and have a dedicated email address to accept leads, tips, contacts, on Beck, his radio producer [Stu] Burguiere, and the chief of his tv enablers, [Roger] Ailes (even though Ailes' power was desperately undercut when he failed to pull off his phony "truce" push).
Olbermann said this action will help "save this nation from the Oligarhy of The Stupid." Since going up yesterday, Olbermann's diary entry had over 1,400 responses by this morning.
Read More: http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0909/Olbermann_wants_dirt_on_Beck_Ailes.html
Monday, September 7, 2009
An "Amen" Moment With T-Paw Concerning U.S. War Policy
...I recently returned from my fourth trip to Iraq and my second trip to Afghanistan.... the rule needs to be 'When the United States goes to war, the United States wins'.
Source: http://www.gop12.com/2009/09/pawlenty-when-us-goes-to-war-us-wins.html
Source: http://www.gop12.com/2009/09/pawlenty-when-us-goes-to-war-us-wins.html
Unions Approval/Disapproval Worst In History of Gallup Poll
48 Approve/45 Disapprove
Also, for first time majority of the public understands that unions hurt economy as a whole.
What Bi-partisanship Really Means
If, as Democrats expect, Grassley and Enzi balk at agreeing to a bill, Baucus plans to try to continue pursuing a bipartisan agreement with Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) – Democratic sources said.
Just one liberal Republican a bill makes.
Source: http://www.asmainegoes.com/content/baucus-98-deadline-gang-6-fish-or-cut-bait
Just one liberal Republican a bill makes.
Source: http://www.asmainegoes.com/content/baucus-98-deadline-gang-6-fish-or-cut-bait
New Study Reinforces Theory That New Deal Extended Depression and that Obama Risks Worse Fate
The authors say: "[Franklin D Roosevelt's] interventionist policies and draconian tax increases delayed full economic recovery by several years by exacerbating a climate of pessimistic expectations that drove down private capital formation and household consumption to unprecedented lows."
Although the authors support the Federal Reserve's moves to slash interest rates to just above zero and embark on quantitative easing, pumping cash directly into the system, they warn that greater intervention could set the US back further. Rowley says: "It is also not impossible that the US will experience the kind of economic collapse from first to Third World status experienced by Argentina under the national-socialist governance of Juan Peron."
The study is written by economists Charles Rowley of George Mason and Nathaneal Smith of the Locke Institute. It has been endorsed by nobel laureate James Buchanan. (No, not that one.)
Read more.
Although the authors support the Federal Reserve's moves to slash interest rates to just above zero and embark on quantitative easing, pumping cash directly into the system, they warn that greater intervention could set the US back further. Rowley says: "It is also not impossible that the US will experience the kind of economic collapse from first to Third World status experienced by Argentina under the national-socialist governance of Juan Peron."
The study is written by economists Charles Rowley of George Mason and Nathaneal Smith of the Locke Institute. It has been endorsed by nobel laureate James Buchanan. (No, not that one.)
Read more.
Ahmadinejad Refuses to Negotiate, Wants To Talk
At his first formal press conference since his June 12 re- election, Ahmadinejad said today he didn’t recognize deadlines for talks on Iran’s nuclear plans. “Iran’s nuclear issue is over,” he said. “We will never negotiate Iran’s undeniable rights.”
At the same time, the Iranian president said, “we are ready to discuss world issues with the U.S. president in the presence of mass media. The time of hidden agreements is over, and television debates are the best way.”
Looks like the great negotiation skills of President Obama are working wonders...
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aa7mTee2kpoU
At the same time, the Iranian president said, “we are ready to discuss world issues with the U.S. president in the presence of mass media. The time of hidden agreements is over, and television debates are the best way.”
Looks like the great negotiation skills of President Obama are working wonders...
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aa7mTee2kpoU
Oliver Stone Walks Red Carpet With Hugo Chavez, Calls Him A "Democrat"
Stone is best known for his dramas, but he also has made four documentaries, including "Comandante," the 2003 documentary based on a meeting with Cuban leader Fidel Castro, which the director says in many ways led him to Chavez.
"I used the real man," Stone said. "I hope you realize how dynamic he is in the movie. What I like about the film is you see how sincere he is on camera. You don't see a guy who is a phony. He's not a dictator."
Stone had said he spent "several hours here and there" with Chavez. The movie shows him at Chavez's enormous desk and visiting the president's childhood home, where he rides into the frame on a child's bicycle, which breaks under his weight. He immediately offers to pay for it. Footage also shows Chavez driving his own vehicle and stopping to greet supporters.
Stone said he didn't see it necessary to present the opposition's case in his film.
"A dark side? There's a dark side to everything. Why do you seek out the dark side when the guy is doing good things?" Stone asked. "He is a democrat and there is opposition to him, and he's not perfect. But he is doing tremendous things for Venezuela and the region."
Wow.
Nice to see the old Hollywood Socialist consensus making a comeback...
Source: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9AIKJ582&show_article=1
"I used the real man," Stone said. "I hope you realize how dynamic he is in the movie. What I like about the film is you see how sincere he is on camera. You don't see a guy who is a phony. He's not a dictator."
Stone had said he spent "several hours here and there" with Chavez. The movie shows him at Chavez's enormous desk and visiting the president's childhood home, where he rides into the frame on a child's bicycle, which breaks under his weight. He immediately offers to pay for it. Footage also shows Chavez driving his own vehicle and stopping to greet supporters.
Stone said he didn't see it necessary to present the opposition's case in his film.
"A dark side? There's a dark side to everything. Why do you seek out the dark side when the guy is doing good things?" Stone asked. "He is a democrat and there is opposition to him, and he's not perfect. But he is doing tremendous things for Venezuela and the region."
Wow.
Nice to see the old Hollywood Socialist consensus making a comeback...
Source: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9AIKJ582&show_article=1
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Media Refuses to Report On Van Jones Situation
Total words about the Van Jones controversy in the New York Times: 0.
Total words about the Van Jones controversy in the Washington Post: 0.
Total words about the Van Jones controversy on NBC Nightly News: 0.
Total words about the Van Jones controversy on ABC World News: 0.
Total words about the Van Jones controversy on CBS Evening News: 0.
His affiliation with a 1990s group called Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement has opened him to accusations that he associated with Communists. And in 2004 he allowed his name to be put on a letter requesting an investigation into whether the Bush administration allowed 9/11 to happen as a “pre-text to war.” Jones said Thursday he never believed in this so-called “Truther” movement, issued an apology for his past remarks, and said in a statement that his involvement with 9/11 conspiracy theories "does not reflect my views now or ever."
He also called Republicans a**holes, in case you're wondering...
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26781.html#ixzz0QI0A7pSI
Total words about the Van Jones controversy in the Washington Post: 0.
Total words about the Van Jones controversy on NBC Nightly News: 0.
Total words about the Van Jones controversy on ABC World News: 0.
Total words about the Van Jones controversy on CBS Evening News: 0.
His affiliation with a 1990s group called Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement has opened him to accusations that he associated with Communists. And in 2004 he allowed his name to be put on a letter requesting an investigation into whether the Bush administration allowed 9/11 to happen as a “pre-text to war.” Jones said Thursday he never believed in this so-called “Truther” movement, issued an apology for his past remarks, and said in a statement that his involvement with 9/11 conspiracy theories "does not reflect my views now or ever."
He also called Republicans a**holes, in case you're wondering...
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26781.html#ixzz0QI0A7pSI
Robert Gates Sums Up The AP's "Appaling" Photo Choice
Gates wrote to Thomas Curley, AP’s president and chief executive officer. “Out of respect for his family’s wishes, I ask you in the strongest of terms to reconsider your decision. I do not make this request lightly. In one of my first public statements as Secretary of Defense, I stated that the media should not be treated as the enemy, and made it a point to thank journalists for revealing problems that need to be fixed – as was the case with Walter Reed." “I cannot imagine the pain and suffering Lance Corporal Bernard’s death has caused his family. Why your organization would purposefully defy the family’s wishes knowing full well that it will lead to yet more anguish is beyond me. Your lack of compassion and common sense in choosing to put this image of their maimed and stricken child on the front page of multiple American newspapers is appalling. The issue here is not law, policy or constitutional right – but judgment and common decency.”
This blog will not print the photo.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Les Otten Sums It Up
AI: How do you view the legacy of the Baldacci Administration?
What legacy?
Read the gubernatorial candidate's entire interview with the Augusta Insider here
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Reminder That The Wrong Bush Boy Became President
Jeb Bush's Foundation for Excellence in Education has asked District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee to be keynote speaker at its second annual national summit on education reform.
Rhee, an appointee of DC Mayor, Adrian Fenty, will join summit host Bush and policymakers from around the nation at the October summit in DC.
"From pay raises to pink slips, Chancellor Rhee is shaking up the status quo to turnaround a school system that has failed students for too long," Bush said. "We are tremendously pleased Chancellor Rhee will join Excellence in Action attendees to share her bold reform strategies for raising student achievement and improving the quality of education."
The Defeat of NIMBYism?
Nearly all energy experts agree that more nuclear power is necessary to lower energy costs in this nation. However, the NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) problem that humans always struggle with has led to political uncertainty, and thus the market hasn't produced a fresh plant in a long, long time. A new ABC News/Washington Post poll gives hope:
"To address the country's energy needs, would you support or oppose action by the federal government to [see below]?" Half sample | ||||||
. | ||||||
| Support | Oppose | Unsure | ||||
| % | % | % | ||||
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"Build more nuclear power plants" | ||||||
8/13-17/09 | 52 | 46 | 2 | |||
Asked of those who support building more nuclear power plants: | ||||||
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| Favor | Oppose | |||||
| % | % | |||||
8/13-17/09 | 66 | 33 | ||||
It's time that President Obama and Congress ask people to do what is right for their country and accept the construction of new nuclear plants (and windmills and hydroplants...etc. al.) in their neighborhoods.
Student Loan Debt Forgiveness for Stimulus?
An interesting idea making the rounds in recent weeks has been to have the government pay off all currently outstanding student loan debt as a means of stimulating the still-in-recession economy.
It is an intriguing concept. The theory goes that this measure would inject money into the economy (the purpose of all stimulus) by freeing up additional spending cash each month for the hundreds of thousands of citizens currently dedicating a portion of their income, not to mention setting aside money in their savings accounts, for debt repayment. Additionally, this would avoid moral hazard, as their was no expectation on the part of these people that they'd be bailed out and there would not be future expectation of bail outs. And, even if there were, since this would reward higher education, the additional people paying for more learning would increase the human capital of the nation.
Of course, Republican Punk doesn't support any additional stimulus. The country is in the process of a slow recovery and we cannot afford any further deficit spending or bubble-creating. Would this have been a good idea if it had been thought of before the pork-basket that was the $700 million plus "stimulus" package. Very possibly. But keep in mind, higher education costs are rising much faster than inflation, primarily due to government intervention that promotes lower-and-middle class people going to college regardless of their ability to pay or whether it is actually in their best interest. So, there are a lot of unintentional consequences that must be considered with any plan.
Diane Watson (D-CA) Praises Fidel Castro, Che Guevera, Militant Communism, Calls Republicans Racist
Also, interesting note on Council of Consevative Citizens concerning how Che Guevera felt about black people:
“The Negro is indolent and lazy, and spends his money on frivolities, whereas the European is forward-looking, organized and intelligent.”- Che Guevara
Jay Rockefeller Wants To Give Obama Power To Take Over The Internet
Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.
They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft of S.773 (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency.
The new version would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and do what's necessary to respond to the threat. Other sections of the proposal include a federal certification program for "cybersecurity professionals," and a requirement that certain computer systems and networks in the private sector be managed by people who have been awarded that license.
They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained a copy of the 55-page draft of S.773 (excerpt), which still appears to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency.
The new version would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and do what's necessary to respond to the threat. Other sections of the proposal include a federal certification program for "cybersecurity professionals," and a requirement that certain computer systems and networks in the private sector be managed by people who have been awarded that license.
This is very scary. Besides creating further barriers to market entry through another unnecessary licensure program (folks, it's not really capitalism when the government decides who can and can't do things, its corporatism that just protects the big dogs), the ability to declare a cyber-emergency (with no clear, congressionally-set guidelines to what that means) gives the Executive the power to declares martial law on information and free speech.
What if Bush had tried this?
DJ AM Dead At 36
Please pray for the family and friends of the man who had been, along with blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, one of the two survivers of a South Carolina plane crash last October.
For Those Who Think The Crisis In Darfur Will End Because We Let Omar Al-Bashir Go
Two international staffers supporting the peacekeeping mission in the volatile Sudanese region of Darfur were kidnapped Saturday morning.
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