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Archive for September, 2009

Less Than 40% Of Americans Support An Expanded Afghan War

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Politics

A new Rasmussen poll shows that a plurality of Americans oppose increase troop deployment to Afghanistan:
Americans are closely divided over whether the United States should send more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) say yes to sending more troops, while 40% say no. [...]

Congressman Trent Franks: Birther, Wingnut

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

Dave Weigel caught up with Congressman Trent Franks (R., Az.) over the weekend and got some very interesting video.
First, here’s the Congressman saying he still needs to see Obama’s birth certificate:

And here he is calling the President an “enemy of humanity:”

Senate Panel Says No To “Public Option”

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politics

The Senate Finance Committee dealt a setback to President Obama today on health care reform:
WASHINGTON — After a half-day of animated debate, the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected efforts by liberal Democrats to add a government-run health insurance plan to major health care legislation, dealing the first official setback to an idea that many [...]

Glenn Beck Can’t Even Define The “White Culture” He Claims Obama Hates

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Glenn Beck, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Back on July 28th, Glenn Beck had this to say on Fox & Friends:

Well, in an interview with Katie Couric, Beck can’t even tell us what he meant when he said that:

Personally, I think Glenn got some interview tips from Sarah Palin

Politics Is Now Officially Watercooler Material

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Politics

A new Gallup Poll suggests that Americans are more engaged in political discussions than they have been in the past:
PRINCETON, NJ — Americans are paying closer attention to political news today than in any year without a presidential election since Gallup began regularly tracking this measure in 2001. The 36% of Americans who today say [...]

Happy Birthday Ludwig von Mises

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Economics, Individual Liberty

Ludwig von Mises, widely regarded as the father of what is now called Austrian economics, was born 128 years ago today.

Yet Another “Kids Singing Praise To Obama” Video

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obamagasms, Politics

Presented without comment:

H/T: Hot Air

Conservative Activist Repeats The Obama-As-Hitler Nonsense

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

From this past weekend’s “Take Back America” Conference:

During her session, Werthmann went through a litany of examples of how President Obama is like Adolf Hitler. She noted that Hitler, who acted “like an American politician,” was “elected in a 100% Christian nation.” Although she failed to once mention Antisemitism or militarism, Werthmann explained how universal [...]

Just So We’re Clear; Roman Polanski Is A Pedophile Rapist

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Celebrities, In The News

Michael Deacon makes note of a rather extraordinary interview that Roman Polanski gave only one year after he became a fugitive from justice:
The interview originally appeared in Tatler and is collected in Amis’s excellent book Visiting Mrs Nabokov.
Here’s a section of the first quote it contains from Polanski.
“If I had killed somebody, it wouldn’t have [...]

Report: Saudis Ready To Green Light Israeli Attack On Iran

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, September 29th, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Iran

At least that’s what one British tabloid claims:
INTELLIGENCE chief Sir John Scarlett has been told that Saudi Arabia is ready to allow Israel to bomb Iran’s new nuclear site.
The head of MI6 discussed the issue in London with Mossad chief Meir Dagan and Saudi officials after British intelligence officers helped to uncover the plant, in [...]

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