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Archive for September, 2009

New Jersey School Kids Taught To Sing The Praises Of Their Dear Leader

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, September 24th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obamagasms, Politics

This just creeps me out:

Of course, we’ve seen this before. Specifically, before the Election last year:

And, we’ve seen it elsewhere too.
In places like North Korea:

Taliban Using Pakistan Sanctuary To Attack Afghanistan

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, September 24th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, War On Terror

Today’s New York Times provides further evidence that merely concentrating on Afghanistan isn’t going to work:
WASHINGTON — Senior Taliban leaders, showing a surprising level of sophistication and organization, are using their sanctuary in Pakistan to stoke a widening campaign of violence in northern and western Afghanistan, senior American military and intelligence officials say.
The Taliban’s expansion [...]

Ron Paul: We Wouldn’t Have Had An Economic Crisis If We Didn’t Have The Fed

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, September 24th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

From yesterday on Bloomberg Television:

Russian President Hints At Cooperation On Iran Sanctions

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, September 24th, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Iran, Russia

Hard to say whether this is a result of the missile defense decision or not, but it’s certainly a positive development:
NEW YORK (AP) — Giving some ground on a top priority of President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday that sanctions are rarely productive but he opened the door to tougher ones to [...]

Census Worker Hanged, With “Fed” Scrawled On His Chest

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, September 24th, 2009. Filed under In The News

There’s no evidence that it’s true, but this certainly seems like something committed by a person with an anti-government bone to pick:
WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating the hanging death of a U.S. Census worker near a Kentucky cemetery, and a law enforcement official told The Associated Press the word ‘fed” was scrawled on the [...]

Ahmadenijad Denounces Capitalism, Israel, Defends Election In U.N. Speech

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdenijad spewed his nonsense to the U.N. General Assembly earlier today:
UNITED NATIONS – Under increasing attack over Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran was ready to meet conciliation with conciliation.
Ahmadinejad spoke to a half-empty chamber as he sought to cast himself [...]

Republican Congressman: Gay Marriage Will Lead To Socialism

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty, Politics

Republican Congressman Steve King makes the most bizarre argument yet against same-sex marriage:
KING: Well, we’ve had a significant percentage of people that have come to Iowa as same-sex couples to get married. And that, that percentage is up there some place over a fourth, if I remember correctly on the data that I have seen, [...]

Fifty Seven Years Ago Today: The Checkers Speech

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009. Filed under History, Politics

It was 57 years ago today that Richard Nixon, in the middle of what seemed to be a “scandal” that threatened to boot him from the Republican ticket, first showed the power of television in politics.
Via Wikipedia, here’s the background:
In 1950, California Congressman Richard Nixon was elected to the Senate, defeating Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas. [...]

Glenn Beck Kills Frogs Live On The Air

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, Glenn Beck, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Another bizarre moment from America’s most bizarre television host:

On the other hand, it does appear that Beck has once-and-for-all destroyed the boiling frog myth.

How The War On (Some) Drugs Punishes People In Chronic Pain

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009. Filed under Individual Liberty, Politics, War On Drugs

From the guys at Reason.tv

H/T: United Liberty

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