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Archive for March, 2009

Ron Paul Meets Sasha Cohen

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 17th, 2009. Filed under Bob Barr, Celebrities, Politics, Ron Paul

Apparently Bob Barr isn’t the only American libertarian politician to fall victim to Sasha Cohen’s unique brand of comedy:
Presidential candidates will do almost anything for publicity. But Ron Paul’s appearance in Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming Bruno movie suggests he draws the line at making sex tapes with gay Austrian TV hosts.
In a five-minute scene, comedian [...]

Diplomacy, Galactica-Style

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 17th, 2009. Filed under Battlestar Galactica, Foreign Affairs, Television

They’ll be discussing Battlestar Galactica at the United Nations later today:
A gathering at the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday will address topics familiar to the international body: child soldiers, terrorism, human rights and religious extremism. Attendees will represent several nations, and one abandoned planet: Caprica.
The Sci Fi Channel series “Battlestar Galactica” will be the subject [...]

New Poll: Obama’s Numbers Fall, But Republican Numbers Fall Even More

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 17th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics, Republicans

A new Pew Research poll indicates that President Obama is beginning to feel the impact of public doubts over some of his economic policies:\
President Barack Obama’s approval rating has slipped, as a growing number of Americans see him listening more to his party’s liberals than to its moderates and many voice opposition to some of [...]

It’s Time For Chrysler To Die

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, March 17th, 2009. Filed under General

The CEO of Chrysler now admits that his company’s chances of surviving a bankruptcy are slim:

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler’s chairman cast doubt Monday on whether the struggling automaker could survive a government-sponsored bankruptcy reorganization.
“I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t have a lot of confidence in today’s environment that we can emerge from bankruptcy,” [...]

Clarence Thomas: Another Collectivist Hack

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Individual Liberty

Like so many before him, Justice Thomas succumbs to the worship of state before person:
LEXINGTON, Va. – Americans today are self-indulgent and don’t make the sacrifices that their parents and grandparents did, and the nation’s leaders don’t ask people to act for the higher good, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Monday at a [...]

So Will This Lead To The Offense “Driving While Libertarian” ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Individual Liberty, Politics

Police in Missouri are being told to look out for people who might be “dangerous:”
COLUMBIA, Mo. | A new document meant to help Missouri law enforcement agencies identify militia members or domestic terrorists has drawn criticism for some of the warning signs mentioned.
The Feb. 20 report called “The Modern Militia Movement” mentions such red flags [...]

Theocracy Watch Post Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Freedom of Religion, History, Individual Liberty, Politics

A Virginia Congressman is attempting have the Lincoln Bible, now inexplicably referred to as the Lincoln-Obama Bible merely because the current President took his oath of office using the same Bible Abraham Lincoln did, placed on permanent display at the Capitol Visitors Center.
By itself, that’s not necessarily objectionable. The Lincoln Bible has a place in [...]

Bernanke Sees Light At The End Of The Tunnel; Hopefully Not An Oncoming Train

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Politics

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board sat down for a rare interview with 60 Minutes last night:
We’ll see the recession coming to an end probably this year.”
With those words, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke staked a marker on what he believes will be the end of the malaise that has descended upon the [...]

Are The Tea Parties A Waste Of Time ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

Neal Boortz isn’t very impressed with the tea party movement:
OK .. I’m going to make some people mad with this one, but would you folks please put this asinine “tea party” idea to rest? I’m just a wee-bit tired of hearing excited stories about people sending tea bags to their congressmen. Sorry … but how [...]

Catholic Church Backtracks On Brazilian Excommunications

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under General

As I’ve previously noted here, here, and here, there’s been quite a controversy created by a Brazilian Archbishop’s decision to excommunicate the mother of a 9-year old rape and incest victim who had an abortion, along with the doctors who performed the procedure.
Now, it appears that some in the Church are stepping back and acting [...]

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