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Archive for October, 2009

Lamar Alexander To Obama: Don’t Create An Enemies List

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

Tennessee’s senior Senator took to the Senate floor this morning to deliver a warning to the White House:
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) accused the White House on Wednesday of “street-brawling” with opponents, and said the West Wing’s strategy of freezing out opponents amounts to a latter-day “enemies list,” a reference to an infamous practice of President [...]

Yet Another Birther Lawsuit Dimissed

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

While there’s been much attention paid to Orly Taitz, there are other birther lawyers out there, and one of them, New Jersey lawyer Mario Apuzzo, has just had his signature case kicked out the Courthouse door like a soccer ball:
Kerchner v. Obama Order Of Dismissal

Brit Hume: “How Do You Like Being Patted On The Head By The White House?”

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Media, Politics

Fox’s Brit Hume, who started out at ABC News before jumping to cable, has a question for his fellow journalists:

On the same note, Toby Harnden writes at the London Telegraph that the White House war on Fox News that other journalists need to take note of what’s going on:
There is a very insidious element being [...]

Revenge Of The Tenth Amendment

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Politics, U.S. Constitution

Some creative political graffiti in Georgia caught by my United Liberty co-blogger Jason Pye.

The Obama White House’s Marginalization Strategy

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei have a piece up at The Politico today that makes official something that’s been apparent for a long time now:
President Obama is working systematically to marginalize the most powerful forces behind the Republican Party, setting loose top White House officials to undermine conservatives in the media, business and lobbying worlds.
With [...]

Washington Redskins Release Redesigned Logo

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Sports, Washington DC

To reflect their recent performance on the field, the sad state of the coaching staff, and the fact that they might not actually win another game this season, the Washington Redskins today released the following redesign to their traditional logo:

The Civil War On The Right Over NY-23

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Rachel Maddow had a pretty good segment last night about the fight between Republicans and conservatives over the impending Special Election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District:

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Miss California Pageant Counter-Sues Carrie Prejean For Cost Of Breast Implants

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Celebrities, In The News, Legal

Just about two months after being sued for religious discrimination, the Miss California pageant organization has responded to Carrie Prejean:
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Miss California USA officials want Carrie Prejean to repay $5,200 they say she borrowed to have her breasts augmented last year.
The demand was a response to a lawsuit filed by Prejean [...]

New Poll Indicates Deep Public Split On Afghanistan

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Politics

A new Washington Post poll shows that the American public remains deeply ambivalent about increasing America’s military commitment in Afghanistan:
As President Obama and his war cabinet deliberate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, Americans are evenly and deeply divided over whether he should send 40,000 more troops there, and public approval of the [...]

Quote Of The Day: Obama v. Fox Edition

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Media, Politics

The public doesn’t need to be reminded that Fox News is a right-wing cable news network any more than it needs to hear that MSNBC is a left-wing network. We can handle all the opinions.
In reality, the symbiotic relationship between right and left continues. Good for Fox News. Good for Obama.
Even so, it doesn’t change [...]

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