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Archive for July, 2009

The Downfall Of Lou Dobbs

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Media, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

It looks like Lou Dobbs’ ratings drop has also caused his credibility to disappear:
This week, the birthers — the movement that believes President Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the U.S. and thus not eligible to be president — have gone mainstream, and in a big way. That’s due in part to a YouTube [...]

The Perfect Guidebook As We Travel Down The Road To Serfdom

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Books, Individual Liberty

As I’ve noted in the past, sales of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged have increased significantly over the past year.
Now it appears that the same is happening to Frederich Hayek’s seminal work:
So far this year the most popular edition of Road to Serfdom has sold 11,000 copies. That compares with 3,000 copies at the same point [...]

Memo To Republicans: You Aren’t Going To Attract Young Voters This Way

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics, Republicans

Apparently, the GOP is getting it’s new ideas from Lady GaGa:
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Politics may make for strange bedfellows — but even for this town, this may be the oddest couple to ever make beautiful music together: House Republicans…and pop diva Lady Gaga.
At Tuesday morning’s weekly GOP conference meeting, Republicans were shown a clip of [...]

Obama Tells Blue Dogs: “You’re Going To Destroy My Presidency”

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politics

If this report is true, it seems that the Obama Administration has suddenly gotten very nervous about the fate of it’s health care reform proposal:
A telling episode recounted by Senate Finance ranking member Charles Grassley reveals the Obama administration might be more worried than they are letting on that a Republican senator’s comparison of the [...]

It’s A Connolly-Fimian Rematch

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Virginia

Last year, Keith Fimian lost the race for the 11th Congressional District to former Fairfax Supervisor Gerry Connolly.

Now, via Virginia Virtucon, comes news that Fimian has decided to challenge Connolly next year:
Fairfax, VA — Last year I campaigned for Congress on the platform of fiscal responsibility, opposition to corruption and the need to get [...]

No Wonder They’re Failing

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Auto Industry, Business, Economics

A Washington Post blogger reports on his efforts to buy a 2010 Chevy Camaro:
I wanted a Chevy Camaro.
I’d never really liked American sports cars before. But the 2010 Camaro — a revival Chevrolet has been talking up since 2006 — is so much more sleek than your typical muscle car. And since my BMW 330 [...]

Hillary 2016 ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Hillary Clinton, Politics

Hillary Clinton isn’t completely closing the door on the possibility of running for President again:
Hillary for president, again?
She says it’s unlikely, but in a Thai television interview Wednesday, Hillary Clinton didn’t completely close that door.
Asked whether she still aspired to be the first female American president, she said, “That’s not anything I’m at all thinking [...]

Ron Paul’s Media Blitz On Fed Transparency And H.R. 1207

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Economics, Politics, Ron Paul

After yesterday’s hearing with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Ron Paul was all over the place talking about Federal Reserve Board transparency and his bill to audit the Fed.
Here is on Fox with Neil Cavuto:

On Bloomberg News:

And on Larry Kudlow’s CNBC show:

And then this morning on MSNBC’s Morning Briefing:

H/T: Liberty Maven

Liz Cheney, Brither ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics, Republicans

Last night on Larry King Live, Liz Cheney refused to denounce those who continue to spread the discredited theory that Barack Obama is not eligible to be President:

KING: Liz, do you buy any of this?
CHENEY: I think that the Democrats have got more crazies than the Republicans do. But setting that aside, I think that [...]

The Bush/Obama Administration

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, George W Bush, Politics

James Joyner from Outside the Beltway argues in a column at The National Interest that, when it comes to foreign policy, there isn’t that much difference between Barack Obama and his predecessor:
President Obama took the oath of office six months ago. He did so after a long campaign in which he continuously promised “change” and [...]

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