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Sunday, August 31
Follow Up: The Attempted Palin Smear
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 31 Aug 2008 04:06 PM EDT
Sarah Palin with her husband, Todd, and her newborn son, Trig Paxson Van Palin, who is the couple's fifth child. Yesterday, following this post I made a phone call to the McCain/ Palin Campaign. After getting bounced around a bit I finally spoke with someone with some authority and asked 'does anyone plan to sue over this? I was upset when the fellow answered 'no.' I pressed him and said 'why not?' The answer was profound and I should have thought of it myself: 'This type of smearing only makes them look desperate. If this is the best they've got then I'm feeling very confident about the Senator's choice of Governor Palin. The best thing we can do with this smear is ignore it.' I got off the phone, calmed down, realized he was right and went to dinner. That being said, I can imagine that if Todd Palin is the man I think he probably is, that this sort of innuendo about his wife and daughter must be infuriating. If I were him, I would want to physically hurt someone. My hope is that he'll never hear about it and go on to enjoy being a Vice President's husband. Anyway, here's an article detailing the birth of Trig and that yes, he IS Sarah Palin's baby.-Riley More>>>
Palin Made an Impression From the Start
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 31 Aug 2008 02:51 PM EDT
Their first encounter was last February at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington. Sarah Palin was one of several governors who met privately with Sen. John McCain, by then well on his way to capturing the Republican presidential nomination, and her directness and knowledge were impressive. "Nobody was vetted less or more than anyone in the final stages, and John had access to all that information and made the decision," Davis said. "It's really not much more complicated than that." In part to blunt criticism that McCain had pulled a last-minute switch and turned to Palin without all the information he may have needed to make a decision, some of those advisers shared details yesterday about the steps that led to McCain's choice... More>>>
Maureen Dowd takes her turn slamming McCain's choice
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 31 Aug 2008 02:45 PM EDT
Americans, suspicious that the Obamas have benefited from affirmative action without being properly grateful, and skeptical that Michelle really likes “The Brady Bunch” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” reject the 47-year-old black contender as too uppity and untested. Instead, they embrace 72-year-old John McCain and 44-year-old Sarah Palin, whose average age is 58, a mere two years older than the average age of the Obama-Biden ticket. Enthusiastic Republicans don’t see the choice of Palin as affirmative action, despite her thin résumé and gaping absence of foreign policy knowledge, because they expect Republicans to put an underqualified “babe,” as Rush Limbaugh calls her, on the ticket. They have a tradition of nominating fun, bantamweight cheerleaders from the West, like the previous Miss Congeniality types Dan Quayle and W., and then letting them learn on the job. So they crash into the globe a few times while they’re learning to drive, what’s the big deal? Put your claws away, Ms. Dowd. Surely you're not suggesting, based on their respective "experience", that The One, the former street activist and Illinois state house backbencher, is more capable of dealing with global affairs than Governor Palin. Please, tell me that you're not suggesting that... - Roland More>>>
Over 6.5 Million Views: A Video Portrait Of Barack Hussein Obama
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 31 Aug 2008 02:27 PM EDT
Authorities seize weapons, devices to disrupt RNC in raids last night, this morning
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 31 Aug 2008 02:23 PM EDT
Weapons and devices to disable buses - among other items - were found in searches in the Twin Cities last night and today by Ramsey County sheriff's deputies. Authorities said the items came from "key members of the RNC Welcoming Committee," a self-described anarchist group. More>>>
Zogby: Brash McCain pick of AK Gov. Palin neutralizes historic Obama speech, stunts the Dems' convention bounce
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 31 Aug 2008 02:10 PM EDT
The latest nationwide survey, begun Friday afternoon after the McCain announcement of Palin as running mate and completed mid-afternoon today, shows McCain/Palin at 47%, compared to 45% support for Obama/Biden.
The interactive online Zogby survey shows that both Obama and McCain have solidified the support among their own parties - Obama won 86% support of Democrats and McCain 89% of Republicans in a two-way head-to-head poll question not including the running mates. When Biden and Palin are added to the mix, Obama's Democratic support remains at 86%, while McCain's increases to 92%. After the McCain "Veep" announcement on Friday, Palin was almost immediately hailed as a strong conservative, and those voters have rallied to the GOP ticket, the survey shows. Republicans gather in St. Paul, Minnesota this week to officially nominate McCain and Palin as their presidential ticket. More>>>
The 'consensus' on climate change is a catastrophe in itself
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 31 Aug 2008 02:07 PM EDT
As the estimated cost of measures proposed by politicians to "combat global warming" soars ever higher – such as the International Energy Council's $45 trillion – "fighting climate change" has become the single most expensive item on the world's political agenda. As Senators Obama and McCain vie with the leaders of the European Union to promise 50, 60, even 80 per cent cuts in "carbon emissions", it is clear that to realise even half their imaginary targets would necessitate a dramatic change in how we all live, and a drastic reduction in living standards. More>>>
Fowler Fouls: Hurricane is God's Favor to Democrats
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 31 Aug 2008 01:28 PM EDT
On a plane from Denver to Charlotte following the Democrats' convention, I found myself seated behind former National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Don Fowler and Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina. Their conversation was interesting to say the least:
So you see, it's funny. That New Orleans will get a hurricane. That's funny because it is due to hit when President Bush is scheduled to speak. Isn't that cool? Fowler isn't the only one who thinks so, just ask Michael Moore. We all know Democrats used and use Katrina as a political football as callously as possible. Here's a candid moment showing some can hardly wait for another one. All Class. More>>> Saturday, August 30
A Brilliant Trap makes Obama Campaign 'Male Chauvinists'
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 11:49 PM EDT
SHE'S just a beauty queen. She's another Dan Quayle. And ironically, the biggest criticism of Sarah Palin, John McCain's veep choice, is she has no experience. Funny, coming from the Barack Obama camp. Following McCain's announcement of Palin - the first female to be put on a GOP ticket for the White House, and only the second in US history - the Obama campaign skipped the niceties and blasted her as the "former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience." She's also a governor of Alaska (my home state), the first woman in that office and the youngest elected in state history. She has an 80-plus percent approval rating. She has turned the state upside down with her reformist zeal and has made enemies of the Republican establishment. More>>>
Did Medicare Fudge Numbers On Fraud Crackdown?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 08:17 PM EDT
In an audit of durable medical equipment claims (a fraudster favorite), Medicare reportedly told the auditor only to examine the documents submitted by the companies selling the equipment. But auditors are also supposed to randomly select some claims for a deeper dive, to review the underlying medical records and see whether the claim is medically justified The limited audit found that 7.5% of claims paid by Medicare were inappropriate. But the draft report, from the inspector general of Health and Human Services, found that the actual error rate was closer to 31.5%... Are you not now convinced that we should throw away our current healthcare system in favor of one with this kind of efficiency? Is there nothing that the Federal Government can't do? - Roland More>>>
Lawsuit?
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 04:35 PM EDT
DailyKOS ran an article (Here) alleging that Sarah Palin was not pregnant this past Winter, it was actually her 16 year old daughter and possibly the result of incest, with not one shred of proof. None. The article was titled: "The Palin pregnancy" Fark.com grabs the article and posts it with the following headline: "Governor MILF faked a pregnancy to hide the fact that her 16 year old daughter was preggers, possibly as the result of incest. Boy that is going to make one heck of a porn film" If I were Sarah Palin I would sue DailyKOS for the article and Fark.com for the headline. If you want to fabricate accusations that someone within her family raped her daughter and she was part of a conspiracy to cover it up, then either back it up or print a retraction or get sued. The daughter is a minor and this is slander. The KOS kiddies love to talk about 'keepin' it real.' Well let me be clear in that I wish dueling over matters of Honor was still legal. -Riley More>>>
Fund: Obama Should Come Clean On Ayers, Rezko And the Iraqi Billionaire
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 04:02 PM EDT
Even as Barack Obama gave his soaring speech Thursday night, his campaign was playing hardball with its critics. Team Obama has launched an offensive against WGN, the Chicago Tribune's radio station, for interviewing Stanley Kurtz. Mr. Kurtz is a conservative writer who this week forced the University of Illinois to finally open its records on Sen. Obama's association with William Ayers, the unrepentant 1970s Weather Underground terrorist. More>>>
Governor, Reformer, Mother
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 12:03 PM EDT
When a hockey mom named Sarah Palin ran for governor as a Republican outsider in 2006, she took on not only a sitting governor from her own party but also Alaska's Republican establishment -- vowing to clean up a political system that had been rocked by an Federal Bureau of Investigation corruption probe. After handily winning, her popularity in Alaska soared as she went on to sack political appointees with close ties to industry lobbyists... More>>>
Georgia says Russia troops blocking refugee return
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 11:25 AM EDT
Russian troops deep inside Georgian territory are stopping thousands of refugees from returning to their homes, a Georgian official said on Saturday. Russian troops were still manning checkpoints in Georgia and patrolling a Black Sea port even after Moscow pulled back much of the force it deployed to crush Georgia's attempt to take back two separatist provinces More>>>
Rasmussen: Obama's Post Convetion Bump? 4 Points...
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 11:00 AM EDT
Millions spent for the convention, 38 millions viewers on the last night for Barry's 'Olympic' acceptance speech, MSNBC giving him daily lap dances on cable TV and the best this guy can muster is FOUR POINTS? Yep, on November 5th I think a lot of Democrats are going to commit Mass Suicide, which they say will also help the environment... More>>>
Why the left is scared to death of McCain's running mate.
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 10:45 AM EDT
William Kristol: A spectre is haunting the liberal elites of New York and Washington--the spectre of a young, attractive, unapologetic conservatism, rising out of the American countryside, free of the taint (fair or unfair) of the Bush administration and the recent Republican Congress, able to invigorate a McCain administration and to govern beyond it. That spectre has a name--Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old governor of Alaska chosen by John McCain on Friday to be his running mate. There she is: a working woman who's a proud wife and mother; a traditionalist in important matters who's broken through all kinds of barriers; a reformer who's a Republican; a challenger of a corrupt good-old-boy establishment who's a conservative; a successful woman whose life is unapologetically grounded in religious belief; a lady who's a leader. For grins... her nickname on her high school basketball team was "Sarah Barracuda." More>>>
Alaska town grew under Palin's tenure
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 01:39 AM EDT
Back in the 1970s when Sarah Palin was in elementary school, Wasilla was a sleepy little town with a few hundred people. No longer. Wasilla is now a big town, at least by Alaska standards, with 7,000 residents, with much of the growth occurring during Palin's term as mayor. Residents on Friday celebrated when Palin was chosen as John McCain's running mate for president. More>>>
Dem Party Platform's New Abortion Language
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 30 Aug 2008 01:10 AM EDT
"The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay, and we oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right." According to the Grand Rapids Press, "The plank in support of abortion rights is even stronger than usual....Gone is the phrase from the past that abortions should be safe, legal and 'rare'." (Editorial, Grand Rapids Press, 8/26/08) More>>> Friday, August 29
Poor P. Diddy forced to ground his private jet because of high fuel prices
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 29 Aug 2008 07:11 PM EDT
"Can you believe this? I'm actually flying commercial — that's how high gas prices are. I'm at the gate right now. This is really happening — proof gas prices are too high. Tell whoever the next president is, we need to bring gas prices down. ... I can't believe I'm flying commercial. ... Even your boy is affected by gas prices." Hat tip to our man Steve! More>>>
Malkin: Barack "The Silencer" Obama's Gangland Assault on Free Speech
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 29 Aug 2008 05:08 PM EDT
Where are all the free speech absolutists when you need them? Over the past month, left-wing partisans and Democratic lawyers have waged a brass-knuckled intimidation campaign against GOP donors, TV and radio stations, and even an investigative journalist because they have all dared to question the radical cult of Barack Obama. A chill wind blows, but where the valiant protectors of political dissent are, nobody knows. More>>>
Obama supporters cast spell on US mint (not satire)
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 29 Aug 2008 03:07 PM EDT
A group of protesters "cast spells" on the Denver Mint in an attempt to levitate it into the air and shake the money out for the homeless. It didn't work. America, we are covered in idiots.
Former liberal talk show host sentenced to more than seven years in prison...MSM ignores
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 29 Aug 2008 02:22 PM EDT
With his sobbing family looking on in a San Francisco courtroom, former KGO radio host Bernie Ward today completed his tumble from one of the Bay Area's most popular liberal voices on the local airwaves to a pariah caught up in the world of online child pornography...federal prosecutors urged Walker to sentence Ward to nine years in prison, describing his conduct in recent court papers as "amoral, universally unacceptable and aberrant.'' The government's court documents alleged that Ward possessed images of sex acts on children as young as three years old... More>>>
Ex-Marine acquitted in Iraqi prisoner deaths
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 29 Aug 2008 12:38 PM EDT
In the first civilian trial in modern times of a former member of the U.S. military for alleged combat crimes, a Riverside jury Thursday acquitted a one-time Marine sergeant in the killings of four unarmed Iraqi prisoners in Fallujia..."You don't know what combat is until you're in combat," said jury forewoman Ingrid Wicken, a physical education teacher at Riverside City College. "It's an extraordinary situation, and there just wasn't enough evidence." More>>> Two Marines refused to testify Friday against a former squad leader accused of killing Iraqi detainees, angering a prosecutor who said their refusal does grave harm to the government's case in the first civilian trial of a former service member accused of violating military rules of engagement...The prosecutor asked the judge to jail the Marines for failing to testify, but the judge refused. More>>>
Alaska Gov. Palin to be Named as McCain Running Mate
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 29 Aug 2008 11:06 AM EDT
John McCain will introduce Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate at an event here at noon Friday, senior campaign sources confirmed to FOX News. Palin emerged earlier in the day as the hot name in the VP sweepstakes after reports circulated that two short-listers — Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty — were out of the running. More>>> Thursday, August 28
The Frank Marshall Davis Cover-Up Is Over
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 10:40 PM EDT
Jon Meacham writes in Newsweek that Obama’s mentor, Frank Marshall Davis, was “a strong voice for racial justice” and political activist whose “writings on civil-rights and labor issues” had “prompted a McCarthyite denunciation by the House Un-American Activities Committee.” Meacham is suggesting that Davis was the target of false allegations that he was a communist. While he agrees that Davis was one of Obama’s mentors, Meacham’s handling of the communism angle is about as dishonest as it gets. More>>>
Putin Accuses U.S. Pushing Georgia Conflict to Influence Elections Back Home
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 09:47 PM EDT
"The American side in fact armed and trained the Georgian army," ITAR-Tass quoted Putin as saying in the interview. "Why hold years of difficult talks and seek complex compromise solutions in interethnic conflicts? It's easier to arm one side and push it into the murder of the other side, and it's over." This is straight out of the Democratic Party playbook...bad guy does evil, Dems ignore bad guy and instead blame Bush - Roland More>>>
IBD: Annenberg Papers: Putting On Ayers?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 09:41 PM EDT
Tuesday's release of the papers of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge were sought by the National Review's Stanley Kurtz, who had met a stone wall erected by Obama's UIC friends. UIC temporarily closed the supposedly public archives after Kurtz inquired. Ayers, who has long taught there, may have had a hand in suppressing the documents showing Obama to be a liar. More>>>
Our man Mitt?
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 05:43 PM EDT
Meanwhile, Mitt the Magnificent has been making the rounds in Denver this week crashing the DNC's party. If security sweeps are the giveaway, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may be on the brink of being selected as Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) vice presidential running mate. According to sources with strong Michigan ties, the Secret Service has conducted a security sweep of the home of Romney’s sister. Romney was raised in Michigan, where his father served as governor. More>>>
MSNBC prez defends convention team
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 03:06 PM EDT
Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line. “The situation at our channel is about to blow up,” a high-ranking MSNBC journalist told Politico on Wednesday. More>>>
Olbermann Tries To Get Rid of Republican Mike Murphy during an Interview- Hilarious
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 12:44 PM EDT
"During tonight's convention coverage, Keith Olbermann can be heard off-camera angrily demanding "let's wrap him up, alright?" during the appearance of GOP consultant Mike Murphy." Murphy had one of the Best Quotes Ever in this interview: "I mean come on, this is, you guys are so in the tank we ought to be filming this on a submarine." Wow. Never knew MSNBC was so anti-Free Speech. I knew they leaned (fell?) Left but this is low even for them.- Riley
Dem Convention Bounce Goes To... McCain?
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 10:42 AM EDT
Larry Kudlow: Has a McCain bounce occurred during the Democratic convention? It's not out of the question. Sen. Hillary Clinton gave a strong speech Tuesday night, at one point invoking a powerful Reaganesque sense of American optimism and confidence. Good for her. But the early morning line Wednesday didn't show any bump for Obama, despite Hillary's endorsement. Her husband, meanwhile, has virtually endorsed McCain. And he indicated he'd be leaving town following his speech Wednesday night. More>>>
Temple of Dem on Mt. O-lympus
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 10:28 AM EDT
Democrats will kneel before the "Temple of Obama" tonight. As if a Rocky Mountain coronation were not lofty enough, Barack Obama will aim for Mount Olympus when he accepts his party's nomination atop an enormous, Greek-columned stage - built by the same cheesy set team that put together Britney Spears' last tour. More>>>
Leftwing Fear Mongering FAIL: Economy GROWS at 3.3% in 2nd Quarter
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 28 Aug 2008 10:24 AM EDT
The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates spurred shoppers at home.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product, or GDP, increased at a 3.3 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter. The revised reading was much better than the government's initial estimate of a 1.9 percent pace and exceeded economists' expectations for a 2.7 percent growth rate. More>>> |
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