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Archive for March, 2010

Pennsylvania Man Arrested For Threatening To Kill Eric Cantor

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under Congress, Dumbasses, Politics

Breaking this afternoon:
PHILADELPHIA – Today, a two-count complaint and warrant was filed charging 33-year-old Norman Leboon with threatening to kill United States Congressman Eric Cantor and his family, and threatening to kill Congressman Eric Cantor, who is an official of the United States, announced United States Attorney Michael L. Levy and FBI Special Agent in [...]

Libertarian Heckler Roughed Up At McCain-Palin Rally

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, John McCain, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

Apparently, not all was sweetness and light at Saturday’s Sarah Palin appearance in Mesa, Arizona:
MESA, AZ — John McCain and Sarah Palin continued their reunion tour with a stop in Mesa Saturday, but the rally turned violent outside.
Palin implored Arizona to “send the maverick back to the United States Senate.”
But just as Palin took the [...]

Another ObamaCare Lie: A Lot Of Sick Children Still Won’t Get Coverage

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Democrats, Health Care Reform, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Among the many benefits touted by the proponents of health care reform was the idea that insurance companies would no longer be able to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. In fact, that provision was considered so important that one of the immediate impacts of the law was a ban on denying coverage to [...]

Video Appears To Establish That, Yes, Someone Did Spit On A Congressman

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under Congress, Democrats, Health Care Reform, Political Parties, Politics

There’s been plenty of discussion over the past week about whether or not the incidents that I talked about on March 20th actually occurred.
This video would seem to establish that the report of someone having spit on Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver are in fact true (watch the guy in the white hat)

So does this mean [...]

Rasmussen: Most Americans Don’t Want ObamaCare

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Yet another poll showing that, one week out, the health care reform law remains unpopular with the public:
One week after the House of Representatives passed the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 54% of the nation’s likely voters still favor repealing the new law. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey [...]

The Militia Movement Is Back, Is Another Tim McVeigh Far Behind ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under In The News, Politics

It looks like the militia “movement” is back:
(CNN) — Nine suspected members of a militia group were charged Monday with seditious conspiracy and related charges in an alleged plot to kill a Michigan law enforcement officer and then attack other officers at his funeral, federal prosecutors said.
A federal grand jury in Detroit, Michigan, indicted six [...]

Terrorist Attacks Stun Moscow Subways

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Russia, War On Terror

There were back-to-back terrorist attacks on the Moscow subway system this morning:
Moscow, Russia (CNN) — Russian investigators combing two subway stations attacked by female suicide bombers think Chechen rebels may have been behind the rush-hour strike that killed dozens of people.
“Our preliminary assessment is that this act of terror was committed by a terrorist group [...]

Did Michael Steele Use GOP Funds At A Strip Club ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under In The News, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Over at Outside the Beltway, Alex Knapp discovers this little tidbit buried in a story at The Daily Caller:
Once on the ground, FEC filings suggest, Steele travels in style. A February RNC trip to California, for example, included a $9,099 stop at the Beverly Hills Hotel, $6,596 dropped at the nearby Four Seasons, and $1,620.71 [...]

David Frum: Repeal Of ObamaCare Is “Literally Impossible”

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

This morning on Good Morning America, former Bush speechwriter David Frum spoke a truth that few conservatives are willing to acknowledge:
David Frum, George W. Bush’s former speech writer said on GMA this morning that instead of repealing the health care bill GOP leaders should “work on fixing its worst effects.”
ABC News political contributor levied the [...]

Obama’s Next Target: The First Amendment

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 29th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Fairness Doctrine, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

An interesting tidbit from an article in Politico about President Obama’s agenda going forward:
Aides say that with the momentum from the most complex domestic bill to pass Congress in 45 years, Obama now will push Congress to close campaign-finance loopholes opened by the Citizens United case,
Loophole ? That’s no loophole, Mr. President, that’s the First [...]

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