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Archive for April, 2010

The Iron Lady’s Last Stand Against Socialism

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Economics, Individual Liberty

An excerpt from Margaret Thatcher’s final speech to the House of Commons on November 22, 1990, where she addresses, as only she could, the criticism that her tenure in office resulted in increased income inequality:

H/T: Mark Perry

Photo Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

During their weekend visit to Asheville, North Carolina, the Obama’s stopped by a local barbeque place, where this photo was taken.
Take a look at what’s right above the President’s head:

Patrick Kennedy: Following In Dad’s Footsteps

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under In The News, Politics

Looks like Patrick Kennedy is continuing the family tradition, and I don’t mean politics:
Rep. Patrick Kennedy was spotted doing vodka shots last week at a Capitol Hill bar just hours after he spoke about his history of substance abuse at a charity event.
An HOH tipster and a pal were sitting at the bar at the [...]

The Eyjafjallajokull Ash Cloud: Much Ado About Nothing ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under In The News

It’s beginning to look like all the concern about the ash cloud that hung over Europe from the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull was little more than fear-mongering:
Britain’s airspace was closed under false pretences, with satellite images revealing there was no doomsday volcanic ash cloud over the entire country.
Skies fell quiet for six days, leaving as many [...]

Majority Of Americans Continue To Support Repeal Of Health Care Reform Law

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

More than a month after passage, ObamaCare remains incredibly unpopular with the American public:
Support for repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan remains strong as most voters believe the law will increase the cost of care, hurt quality and push the federal budget deficit even higher.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey [...]

Republicans Block Financial Regulation Bill In Senate

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 27th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, Economics, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

The cloture vote late yesterday afternoon wasn’t even close:
Republicans voted unanimously Monday to block an effort to overhaul financial regulations from reaching the Senate floor, pledging to hold out for significant changes to the bill even as they acknowledged the political risk of appearing to obstruct a popular cause.
The 57 to 41 vote in favor [...]

The Yankees Visit The White House

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 26th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Baseball, New York Yankees, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sports

The New York Yankees came to the White House today to get their photo op with the President for winning the 2009 World Series:
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama celebrated the world champion Yankees on Monday for their heroics and character – and bemoaned that his Chicago White Sox couldn’t match New York’s remarkable record of [...]

Texas Republican Calls Obama “God’s Punishment” On America

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 26th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Religion

Of course, this would happen during a Glenn Beck rally:
Gov. Rick Perry, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, and state Rep. Leo Berman also spoke, all delivering similar messages.
Berman told the crowd, “I believe that Barack Obama is God’s punishment on us today, but in 2012, we are going to make Obama a one-term president.”
Of course [...]

Bart Simpson Supports South Park, Even If Comedy Central Won’t

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 26th, 2010. Filed under Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Islam, Religion, South Park, Television, The Simpsons

The scene above showed up last night during The Simpsons’ intro sequence:
With ‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone receiving death threats from the radical Revolution Muslim regarding their depiction of Muhammad, their comedy brethren have shown their support. Last week, Jon Stewart came to their defense, and last night, ‘The [...]

The Real Reason Sarah Palin Quit Her Job

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 26th, 2010. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

It was, as most people suspected, all about the money:
For Palin, the months since Election Day had been a letdown even bigger than the loss to Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Being governor was drudgery. “Her life was terrible,” one adviser says. “She was never home, her [Juneau] office was four hours from her house. [...]

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