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Archive for November, 2009

It Turns Out Lou Dobbs Didn’t Quite “Quit” CNN

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, November 13th, 2009. Filed under In The News, Media

It sounds like he was pretty much forced out:
Months ago the president of CNN/U.S., Jonathan Klein, offered a choice to Lou Dobbs, the channel’s most outspoken anchor. Mr. Dobbs could vent his opinions on radio and anchor an objective newscast on television, or he could leave CNN.
For a time, Mr. Dobbs did tone down his [...]

Why ObamaCare Will Lead To Bigger Government And Bigger Deficits

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Health Care Reform, Politics

Another Birther Lawsuit Dismissed

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

This time, it’s not an Orly Taitz lawsuit, but one filed by Phil Berg, who was technically the first attorney to get in on the birther scam:
Phil Berg, who by my lights is the original “birther” attorney — he filed a lawsuit challenging then-candidate Barack Obama’s citizenship in August 2008 — has been dealt a [...]

ACORN Sues Over De-funding

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under In The News, Politics

Time for the frivolous lawsuit:
A non-profit organization filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday morning, seeking to overturn a law stopping the flow of federal funds to ACORN.
The suit, filed in federal court in New York, claims that bills passed by the House and Senate to defund the group qualify as bills of attainder, [...]

Federal Budget Deficit Hits Record In October

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Politics

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Obamanomics:
WASHINGTON – The federal deficit hit a record for October as the new budget year began where the old one ended: with the government awash in red ink.
Economists worry that if such deficits continue it could push up interest rates, further dragging on the fragile economic recovery.
The Treasury Department said [...]

Is Obama In Over His Head ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, Politics

That seems to be what The Washington Post is suggesting in an article this morning:
War and tragedy are putting President Obama through the most wrenching period of his young administration. Visibly thinner, admittedly skipping meals, he is learning every day the challenges of a wartime presidency. Health-care reform, climate-change legislation, the broken economy — all [...]

Ron Paul At New Orleans Investment Conference

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under Economics, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Evolution Explained In Two (Or, For The Dense People Four) Minutes

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under Evolution vs. ID, Science

Or, if you spent too much time watching Pat Robertson and need two more minutes:

Fort Hood Gunman To Face 13 Murder Charges In Military Court

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under In The News

Well, that didn’t take long:
Military prosecutors say they will charge Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of premeditated murder, a government official told NBC News.
An announcement will be made Thursday at a press conference at Fort Hood, officials said.
Hasan, 39, is accused of opening fire at Fort Hood’s crowded Soldiers [...]

Rand Paul And Peter Schiff On The Myth Of Deflation

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, November 12th, 2009. Filed under Credit Crisis, Economics, Peter Schiff, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul
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