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Tuesday, January 19
In epic upset, GOP's Brown wins Mass. Senate race; Dems blame Coakley for loss, not their policies
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 19 Jan 2010 10:20 PM EST
In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century, leaving President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in doubt and marring the end of his first year in office. More>>> Sunday, January 17
Dems threaten "nuclear option" on health care debacle
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 17 Jan 2010 07:05 AM EST
Bloomberg reports that Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, stated that despite the special election in Massachusetts, the Dems have been preparing to use a process called "reconciliation" to pass their wildly unpopular "health care reform" bill, literally changing the rule requiring a 60 vote requirement to pass the legislation to only requiring a simple 51 vote majority. More>>> RELATED: In a direct affront to the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution, Obama promises that unions will be EXEMPTED from the planned new tax on so-called "cadillac" healthcare plans. More>>> Saturday, December 26
The Senate Postmortem
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 26 Dec 2009 11:25 AM EST
In the post-dawn hours on Thursday the Senate passed ObamaCare 60 to 39, in the first vote on Christmas Eve since 1895 and after the longest consecutive session in Congress since World War I. We are thus heading toward the first U.S. entitlement program dragged across the finish line on a straight partisan majority, a bill that even its most fervent supporters admit is "flawed" but better than nothing. It is far worse than nothing. More>>> Monday, December 21
America Under Barack Obama An Interview with Nat Hentoff
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 21 Dec 2009 08:25 AM EST
Nat Hentoff has had a life well spent, one chock full of controversy fueled by his passion for the protection of civil liberties and human rights. Hentoff is known as a civil libertarian, free speech activist, anti-death penalty advocate, pro-lifer and not uncommon critic of the ideological left...I try to avoid hyperbole, but I think Obama is possibly the most dangerous and destructive president we have ever had. More>>> Saturday, December 19
I'll Have A Blue Dog Christmas Without You
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 19 Dec 2009 11:34 PM EST
I've been saying for a year now, in NR and NRO, that the object for savvy Dems is to get this thing passed in whatever form because, once you do, there's no going back. Kim Strassel in yesterday's Journal gets it: So why the stubborn insistence on passing health reform? Think big. The liberal wing of the party—the Barney Franks, the David Obeys—are focused beyond November 2010, to the long-term political prize. They want a health-care program that inevitably leads to a value-added tax and a permanent welfare state. Big government then becomes fact, and another Ronald Reagan becomes impossible. See Continental Europe. More>>> Tuesday, December 1
In Elections, Honduras Defeats Chávez
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 01 Dec 2009 12:57 AM EST
Unless something monumental happens in the Western Hemisphere in the next 31 days, the big regional story for 2009 will be how tiny Honduras managed to beat back the colonial aspirations of its most powerful neighbors and preserve its constitution. Yesterday's elections for president and Congress, held as scheduled and without incident, were the crowning achievement of that struggle More>>> Monday, November 16
Sowell: Deepest Bow Is Reserved For World Opinion
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 16 Nov 2009 11:00 PM EST
In the string of amazing decisions made during the first year of the Obama administration, nothing seems more like sheer insanity than the decision to try foreign terrorists, who have committed acts of war against the United States, in federal court, as if they were American citizens accused of crimes. Terrorists are not even entitled to the protection of the Geneva Conventions, much less the Constitution of the United States. Terrorists have never observed, nor even claimed to have observed, the Geneva Conventions, nor are they among those covered by it. But over and above the utter inconsistency of what is being done is the utter recklessness it represents. More>>> Sunday, November 15
Saturday, November 14
How low will he go? Obama gives Japan's Emperor Akihito a wow bow
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 14 Nov 2009 11:40 PM EST
How low will the new American president go for the world's royalty? This photo will get Democrat President Obama a lot of approving nods in Japan this weekend, especially among the older generation of Japanese who still pay attention to the royal family living in its downtown castle. Very low bows like this are a sign of great respect and deference for a superior. More>>> Tuesday, November 10
BigGovernment.com Exclusive: Audio From ACORN Claims Jerry Brown Will Whitewash Investigation
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 10 Nov 2009 08:29 PM EST
On October 15th, local ACORN spokesman David Lagstein was the special guest of the East County Democrat Club in El Cajon, CA. Lagstein is ACORN’s chief organizer in the San Diego area. The meeting was held at Coco’s Restaurant, a very public venue. Because of ACORN’s close ties to the Democrat party, Mr. Lagstein clearly felt he was among friends. These two clips suggest the investigation of ACORN announced by California Attorney General Jerry Brown already has a pre-determined outcome. More>>> Monday, November 9
The left and terror
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 09 Nov 2009 01:24 PM EST
The Jihadis will return. We know this, in the same way that we know about death and taxes. Thanks in large part to the weakening of our defensive efforts under the new administration, there will be further attacks against this country's population, perhaps even worse than those of 9/11. (This week's attack by Nidal Malik Hasan serves to underline the threat.) When this attack occurs, we will see an end to all the nonsense. Our present drift regarding terror policy is occurring only because Americans have been encouraged to put unpleasant realities at a distance, to live in a dream world where all the bad stuff happens to other people. 9/11 has ceased to signify. Terrorism has become a matter of bad manners. As my grandfather might have put it, this country is in for a rude awakening. But there is one thing that will not be addressed: the role of the American left. More>>> Wednesday, November 4
Election 2009: Change I Can Believe In!
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:42 PM EST
The biggest loser was President Obama, who campaigned tirelessly for Corzine, even giving up golf on several occasions and skipping a quarter-million-dollar "date night" with Michelle to stump for the Democrat. Just two days before the election, Obama was at a rally in New Jersey assuring voters that Corzine was "one of the best partners I have in the White House. We work together. ... Jon Corzine helped get this done." Except the problem is that voting for Obama a year ago was a fashion statement, much like it was once a fad to buy Beanie Babies, pet rocks and Cabbage Patch Kids. But instead of ending up with a ridiculous dust-collector at the bottom of your closet, the Obama fad leaves you with higher taxes, a reduced retirement fund, no job and a one-year wait for an MRI. More>>>
Obama and the Liberal Paradigm
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 04 Nov 2009 08:55 AM EST
Monday, November 2
Will Corzine Allies Steal the Election in New Jersey? ACORN, Dirty Tricks and Absentee Ballot Fraud
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 02 Nov 2009 08:52 AM EST
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is locked in the political fight of his life. With just hours left before voting, polls show a neck-and-neck race between Corzine and GOP candidate Chris Christie, with Independent candidate Chris Daggett pulling significant support. Obama and VP Biden are making last ditch pitches for the embattled governor. But evidence is building that Corzine’s campaign may see its only salvation is in rigging the election. More>>> Wednesday, October 28
Republican vs. Conservative
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 28 Oct 2009 06:52 PM EDT
Let's ignore Begala's shocking insensitivity to the mentally ill and focus on the politics of it. Why would Begala elevate Hoffman by focusing the fund-raising appeal on him, when there's also a Republican in the race? Partly, of course, to motivate Dems to open their checkbooks by appealing to their hatred of Sarah Palin. But managing a three-way race is tricky. It is in the Democrats' interests for the Republican vote to be as evenly split as possible between Scozzafava and Hoffman so as to increase the likelihood of an Owens plurality. A month ago, this would have meant rooting for Hoffman to improve his standing by taking votes away from her. But with Scozz fading, the Dems ought to want to shore her up somehow. By portraying Hoffman as Owens's main opponent, Begala gives Republicans a reason to abandon formal party loyalty and back the Conservative. All of which suggests that the DCCC has written off Scozzafava and now sees this as a two-man race between Hoffman and Owens. If the view we have imputed to the committee is correct, there's a very good chance Hoffman will pull off a victory. More>>> Saturday, October 24
Top-notch Steyn: Obama a tough guy, at least with Fox News
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 24 Oct 2009 07:33 PM EDT
The most recent whine – the anti-Fox campaign – is, apart from anything else, unbecoming to the office. President Obama is the chief of state of one of the oldest free societies in the world, but his official White House Web site runs teasers such as: "For even more Fox lies, check out the latest 'Truth-O-Meter.'" It gives off the air of somebody only marginally less paranoid than this week's president-for-life in some basket-case banana republic ranting on the palace balcony because his interior security chief isn't doing a fast-enough job of disappearing his enemies. More>>> Saturday, September 5
Does Obama Face a 2012 Challenge In His Own Party?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 05 Sep 2009 05:06 PM EDT
Leading liberals are already thinking the unthinkable: Challenging President Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2012. According to a report on the left-leaning Huffington Post website, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann and Eugene Robinson, an African-American national columnist for The Washington Post, discussed just such a possibility Thursday night. Robinson said Obama needs to be careful how he handles the health care reform issue and the continuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. More>>> Wednesday, September 2
Glenn Beck: A closer look at Obama's "Green jobs czar" Van Jones and the NEA's "Agenda art"
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 02 Sep 2009 01:29 PM EDT
Saturday, August 29
Glenn Beck: Reasonable Questions For Unreasonable Times, Finale Day 5
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 29 Aug 2009 02:18 AM EDT
Friday, August 28
Ted Kennedy's Soviet Gambit
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 28 Aug 2009 09:41 PM EDT
Picking his way through the Soviet archives that Boris Yeltsin had just thrown open, in 1991 Tim Sebastian, a reporter for the London Times, came across an arresting memorandum. Composed in 1983 by Victor Chebrikov, the top man at the KGB, the memorandum was addressed to Yuri Andropov, the top man in the entire USSR. The subject: Sen. Edward Kennedy. More>>>
Glenn Beck: Reasonable Questions For Unreasonable Times, Day 4
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 28 Aug 2009 01:13 AM EDT
Tuesday, August 25
Leftist propagandist thugs everywhere agree: Obama's opponents are simply racist!
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 25 Aug 2009 05:25 PM EDT
The Boston Globe: "Obama shows an ability to transcend race” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Obama's success suggests we can transcend race” But of course that hasn’t happened. Jonah Goldberg writes: It was Obama’s supporters who hinted, teased, promised, and prophesied that Obama would help America “transcend race.” But now, it is they who shrink from their own promised land… From Day 1, Obama’s supporters have tirelessly cultivated the idea that anything inconvenient for the first black president just might be terribly, terribly racist. More>>> Castro says racist right-wingers fight Obama More>>>
Glenn Beck: Reasonable Questions For Unreasonable Times
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 25 Aug 2009 01:17 PM EDT
Glenn Beck spends this week exposing the underbelly of Washington's current power elite and those that advise the President. These are questions that no other news media is asking and is information you need to know if you love and want to retain for your children and future generations the same freedoms and liberties we ourselves have enjoyed.
Friday, August 21
Holder's Black Panther Stonewall: Why did the Justice Department dismiss such a clear case of voter intimidation?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 21 Aug 2009 04:52 PM EDT
In the first week of January, the Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against the New Black Panther Party and three of its members, saying they violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act by scaring voters with the weapon, uniforms and racial slurs. In March, Mr. Bull submitted an affidavit at Justice's request to support its lawsuit. When none of the defendants filed any response to the complaint or appeared in federal district court in Philadelphia to answer the suit, it appeared almost certain Justice would have prevailed by default. Instead, the department in May suddenly allowed the party and two of the three defendants to walk away... More>>> Wednesday, August 19
Ex-ACORN Vegas director to testify against group
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 19 Aug 2009 04:58 PM EDT
A former Las Vegas director for a political advocacy group accused of illegally paying canvassers to register voters during last year's presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and agreed to testify against the group and another employee. Chief Deputy Nevada Attorney General Conrad Hafen said Wednesday that Christopher Edwards' plea deal strengthens a felony case against the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now and Amy Busefink, a former regional voter registration director for ACORN. Edwards pleaded guilty this week to two counts of conspiracy to commit the crime of compensation for registration of voters. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 17. Hafen says the group had a local policy of paying bonuses to canvassers who signed up 21 or more new voters per shift. More>>> Monday, August 17
Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in All 50 States, Says Gallup Poll
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 17 Aug 2009 02:55 PM EDT
Self-identified conservatives outnumber self-identified liberals in all 50 states of the union, according to the Gallup Poll. At the same time, more Americans nationwide are saying this year that they are conservative than have made that claim in any of the last four years. In 2009, 40% percent of respondents in Gallup surveys that have interviewed more than 160,000 Americans have said that they are either “conservative” (31%) or “very conservative” (9%). That is the highest percentage in any year since 2004. Only 21% have told Gallup they are liberal, including 16% who say they are “liberal” and 5% who say they are “very liberal.” (H/t: Semra) More>>> New Poll Shows Obama Approval Dropping Among Key Supporters More>>> Wednesday, August 12
Obama Lies on Single-Payer, Disses Post Office
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 12 Aug 2009 10:34 PM EDT
In a just-completed New Hampshire town hall meeting, President Obama stated that he never said he supported a single-payer health care system. But as clearly evidenced by this video, in 2003, he declared: "I happen to be a proponent of a single payer universal health care plan." Meanwhile, at another point of today's town hall meeting, Obama was pushing back against the idea that the creation of a new government-run plan would drive private insurers out of business, and he said that UPS and FedEx were doing fine, but "it's the post office that's always having problems." Oops! More>>> With a few hours' reflection, it's become clear that Barack Obama's reference to the U.S. Postal Service at yesterday's health care town hall was the most revealing, and damaging, thing the president has said in the entire health care debate. More>>> Wednesday, July 15
Bombshell: Orders revoked for soldier challenging prez - Major victory for Army warrior questioning Obama's birthplace
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 15 Jul 2009 08:58 AM EDT
A U.S. Army Reserve major from Florida scheduled to report for deployment to Afghanistan within days has had his military orders revoked after arguing he should not be required to serve under a president who has not proven his eligibility for office. His attorney, Orly Taitz, confirmed to WND the military has rescinded his impending deployment orders. "We won! We won before we even arrived," she said with excitement. "It means that the military has nothing to show for Obama. It means that the military has directly responded by saying Obama is illegitimate – and they cannot fight it. Therefore, they are revoking the order!" She continued, "They just said, 'Order revoked.' No explanation. No reasons – just revoked." A hearing on the questions raised by Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook, an engineer who told WND he wants to serve his country in Afghanistan, was scheduled for July 16 at 9:30 a.m. "As an officer in the armed forces of the United States, it is [my] duty to gain clarification on any order we may believe illegal. With that said, if President Obama is found not to be a 'natural-born citizen,' he is not eligible to be commander-in-chief," he told WND only hours after the case was filed. "[Then] any order coming out of the presidency or his chain of command is illegal. Should I deploy, I would essentially be following an illegal [order]. If I happened to be captured by the enemy in a foreign land, I would not be privy to the Geneva Convention protections," he said. (Another big ol' hat tip to our eagle-eyed pal Semra for catching this one!) More>>> Saturday, July 11
Our Pettifogging FEC: 'Hillary: The Movie' is the Court's chance to finally fix the FEC
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 11 Jul 2009 07:13 AM EDT
The Supreme Court sent a lovely shudder through campaign-finance scolds this month when it agreed to hear arguments in a case that could overturn election donation limits. It's about time, as the Justices will appreciate if they look at the follies at today's Federal Election Commission.
The High Court agreed to hold over until the fall any decision in a case involving "Hillary: The Movie." The FEC claimed the 90-minute 2008 anti-Clinton documentary violated campaign spending limits, which looks like a clear example of limiting political speech. The Justices invited new arguments on some of their more benighted precedents, including 2003's McConnell v. FEC, which carved a hole in the First Amendment. More>>> Wednesday, July 8
EDITORIAL: Return of the Black Panther: Justice is stonewalling on voter intimidation
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 08 Jul 2009 03:25 AM EDT
Rarely does the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights vote unanimously on anything. A partisan divide has made the commission contentious in recent years. Yet the Department of Justice's decision to forfeit its voter-intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party and three individual defendants drew a 6-0 vote with one abstention by the commission. What unified the commission was outrage at the Justice Department for letting the Black Panthers off the hook. More>>> EDITORIAL: Black Panther double standards More>>> Friday, June 19
Obama’s Red Phone Is Ringing and It’s Going Straight to Voicemail?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 19 Jun 2009 06:00 AM EDT
President Obama is feeling the heat lately for his limp foreign policy postures, showcased now more than ever with the increasing violence and chaos following Iran’s presidential election...Since the announcement of Ahmadenejad’s victory, Obama’s response has been more than unimpressive, it’s been plain impotent. If Iran is the ringing red phone, Obama is putting the call straight to voicemail. More>>> Iran's Khamenei: Election Over, No More Protests! More>>> Thursday, June 18
Glenn Beck: The Letter
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 18 Jun 2009 01:50 PM EDT
On his Fox News Channel program, Glenn Beck reads an open letter from an Arizona grandmother to all members of Congress. Very worthwhile commentary! Transcript of the letter>>> Wednesday, June 3
Jake Tapper: The Emergence of President Obama's Muslim Roots
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 03 Jun 2009 02:29 AM EDT
Throughout Obama's presidential campaign, he and his handlers denied his muslim connections, claiming that he was, in fact, a Christian. The election is over now and, five months into his term, an overheard statement is made by one of his staff exhorting his muslim connections. Jake Tapper reports. (H/t: Semra) More>>> Monday, June 1
Coleman's Senate Hopes Dim in Court Questioning
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 01 Jun 2009 10:10 PM EDT
During Monday's oral arguments, both sides had 25 minutes to present their case and answer justices' questions. Coleman's side was then given an additional 10 minutes to rebut Franken's case. Coleman's lawyers told the justices that different counties used different standards to decide which ballots to count. Moreover, they said the three-judge election panel imposed a tougher standard for which ballots to count, effectively changing the rules of the election in the middle of the game. Friedberg asked justices to "extrapolate" that more ballots would have been included, had the counties all applied the same standard. Coleman wants several thousand more ballots tallied. Franken's lead attorney, Marc Elias, also faced close scrutiny, but did not appear to be on the hot seat the way Friedberg clearly was. More>>> Thursday, May 28
Malkin: Why is the Obama Justice Department protecting New Black Panthers?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 28 May 2009 10:36 PM EDT
Last week, I called the Justice Department to inquire about an unusual decision they made to dismiss default judgements in a voter intimidation lawsuit the government filed under the Bush administration against the New Black Panther Party. You remember the case of the menacing NBPP thugs who threatened voters at a Philly precinct. I blogged about it many times since the fall. The Bush DOJ filed suit against Malik Shabazz and two of the local NBPP radicals who were on site — one with a billy club. None of them filed an answer to the lawsuit, putting them all into default. I am told this is the easiest way to win a lawsuit. But instead of taking the default judgment that DOJ is entitled to against all of the defendants, the department last week dismissed the lawsuit against two out of the three defendants. As Election Journal (which broke the story with exclusive video of the intimidation) notes, one of the individual defendants who was dismissed, Jerry Jackson, “is an elected member of the Philadelphia Democratic Committee and was a credentialed poll watcher.” According to a legal source familiar with DOJ procedures, dismissing a lawsuit won by default is unheard of. More>>> |
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