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Archive for February, 2009

Peter Schiff On Obama: A Total Lack Of Understanding Of Basic Economics

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

Peter Schiff recorded this response to President Obama’s speech last night.
The video and audio quality aren’t great, but he gets his point across.

Perhaps the Republicans should have had him deliver the response instead of Jindal.

Military Officers Getting Suckered Into Obama Birth Trutherism

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

The nonsense being spewed by those who continue to assert that Barack Obama is not a natural born citizen, and hence Constitutionally ineligible to serve as President, is starting to get ridiculous.
Earlier this week, it was reported that an active duty military officer in Iraq had signed on as a Plaintiff in one of [...]

Bobby Jindal Strikes Out

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 25th, 2009. Filed under Bobby Jindal, Politics

Last night Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal who, notwithstanding his denials of interest, is still considered a contender for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination was given center stage to deliver the Republican response to the President’s address:
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) continued his sharp criticism of the stimulus signed into law last week, as the man [...]

Bobby Jindal’s Response To Obama’s Speech

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Politics

In case you missed it like I did, here’s Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s response to Obama’s speech last night:

Reaction and round up to the same coming shortly.

Barack Obama’s Non-State Of The Union

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

If, like me, you missed the President’s speech last night, you can watch the whole 52 minute spectacle here:
Watch CBS Videos Online

Barack Obama’s Non-State Of The Union Roundup And Reaction

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, February 25th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

It wasn’t officially a State of the Union address, but Barack Obama’s speech to Congress last night had all the trappings of one:
President Obama offered a grim portrait of America’s plight in an address to a joint session of Congress last night, but he promised to lead an economic renewal that would lift the country [...]

I’ll Believe It When I See It, And I Doubt I’ll See It

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, February 24th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

Barack Obama will apparently propose something that has never happened in American history:

It was only 13 years ago that Bill Clinton declared before a joint session of Congress that “the era of big government is over.” President Obama’s challenge on Tuesday night is to declare that, out of ugly necessity, big government is back — [...]

Obama-nomics = Increased Sales Of Atlas Shrugged ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, February 24th, 2009. Filed under Ayn Rand, Books, Individual Liberty, Politics

It seems there’s been a little boom in sales of Ayn Rand’s magnum opus:
Washington, D.C., February 23, 2009–Sales of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” have almost tripled over the first seven weeks of this year compared with sales for the same period in 2008. This continues a strong trend after bookstore sales reached an all-time annual [...]

Sounds Like A Good Idea To Me

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, February 24th, 2009. Filed under Politics

Stephen Green has a great idea that will sadly never be implemented.

Obamagasm Update: Bigger Than Jesus Edition

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, February 24th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obamagasms, Politics

Apparently, the worshiping hasn’t stopped for some people:
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Americans named President Obama as their No. 1 hero, followed by Jesus Christ and Martin Luther King, in a new Harris poll.
Others in the top 10, in descending order, were Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, John McCain, John F. Kennedy, Chesley Sullenberger and [...]

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