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Archive for April, 2010

Obama Refuses To Explicitly Rule Out Value-Added Tax

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Despite previous assurances from his Press Secretary and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, President Obama refused to explicitly rule out a Value-Added Tax in an interview yesterday:
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama suggested Wednesday that a new value-added tax on Americans is still on the table, seeming to show more openness to [...]

The 2012 GOP New Hampshire Primary Will Be Mitt Romney’s To Lose

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Haley Barbour, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin

Just under two years out, Mitt Romney is the prohibitive favorite in the Granite State’s GOP primary:
One of the biggest blows to Mitt Romney’s hopes for being the 2008 Republican Presidential nominee was his losing the neighboring state of New Hampshire. Right now it doesn’t look like that would be a problem for him in [...]

Yankees Win Again, Phil Hughes Takes No-Hitter Into 8th Inning

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. Filed under Baseball, New York Yankees, Sports

Once again, the Yankees won and another pitcher came within five outs of a no-hitter:
OAKLAND, Calif. — In the second start of Phil Hughes’s career, in 2007, he flirted with a no-hitter all the way into the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers before fate cruelly intervened. Instead of finishing on the mound, he finished [...]

Best Base Running Play Ever

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. Filed under Baseball, Sports

Fordham University’s Brian Kownacki does something I don’t think I’ve ever seen before:

What It Feels Like To Argue With A Birther

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Someone put together a computer-generated animation that reproduces exactly what it’s like to argue with someone who doesn’t believe Barack Obama is eligible to be President:

Ron Paul Talks About H.R. 4995 The End The Mandate Act

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. Filed under Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Ron Paul spoke earlier this week about H.R. 4995, his bill to repeal ObamaCare’s insurance mandates:

Here’s the text of the bill:
H.R. 4995 — End The Mandate Act

Donny Deutsch Off The Air On MSNBC After Telling The Truth About Keith Olbermann

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. Filed under Glenn Beck, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity

Advertising mogul and long-time MSNBC guest and fill-in host is off the air after criticizing Keith Olbermann yesterday:
A week-long anchoring stint on MSNBC by Donny Deutsch ended abruptly on Wednesday, and four people briefed on the decision said the cancellation stemmed from an unflattering mention of that channel’s No. 1 anchor, Keith Olbermann, a day [...]

European Union To Mandate A “Right” To Vacation

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Individual Liberty

The Times of London is reporting that the European Union is considering declaring vacations to be a “basic human right””:
AN overseas holiday used to be thought of as a reward for a year’s hard work. Now Brussels has declared that tourism is a human right and pensioners, youths and those too poor to afford it [...]

Anti-Immigration Activtist Calls On Lindsay Graham To Admit He’s Gay

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Immigration, Politics

One of the more bizarre speeches to come out of last weeks Tea Party protests came from a guy named William Gheen, who heads the Americans For Legal Immigration PAC. At a speech in South Carolina, Gheen called on South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham to admit that he’s gay:
William Gheen, head of the conservative, anti-”amnesty,” [...]

$ 100 Bill Gets A Makeover

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, April 21st, 2010. Filed under In The News

The largest bill in circulation has gotten another makeover:
WASHINGTON – The folks who print America’s money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill. It’s part of an effort to stay ahead of counterfeiters as technology becomes more sophisticated and more dollars flow overseas, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says.
The makeover, unveiled Wednesday, may [...]

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