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Monday, July 7
NewsBusters: One Month In, NY Times's Campaign Coverage Blatantly Pro-Obama
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 06:55 PM EDT
The general election campaign began in earnest when Barack Obama wrapped up the Democratic nomination the night of June 3. Since then, the New York Times has continued to flatter the Obama campaign with superior coverage, as shown in a story count conducted by Times Watch.
Consistently, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were portrayed as racial trailblazers whose religious beliefs and patriotism (and his lack of a flag pin) came under vicious and unfair attacks by conservatives. Meanwhile, John McCain was portrayed as a stiff, out-of-touch, gaffe-prone speaker struggling to appease the right wing of his party.
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Want some torture with your peanuts?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 06:50 PM EDT
Just when you thought you’ve heard it all...
A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®. According to this promotional video found at the Lamperd Less Lethal website, the bracelet would be worn by all airline passengers.
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Obama's cash, spin piling up
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 06:45 PM EDT
David Plouffe, manager of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, keeps sending me e-mails asking me to cough up money because the presumptive Democratic nominee's fundraising is, supposedly, as pure as the driven snow. Somehow, my name got on Obama's list of prospective suckers, and for months I've read this song and dance about how he has freed himself from the tentacles of special interests. This is baloney.
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Oil price shock means China is at risk of blowing up
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 06:36 PM EDT
The manufacturing revolution of China and her satellites has been built on cheap transport over the past decade. At a stroke, the trade model looks obsolete.
No surprise that Shanghai's bourse is down 56pc since October, one of the world's most spectacular bear markets in half a century.
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More questions: Obama and the Woods Fund of Chicago
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 06:26 PM EDT
Barack Obama served on the board of directors of Woods Fund of Chicago from 1993 to 2001. During that time, the tax exempt foundation made some interesting grants, including one to Obama's church, Trinity United Church of Christ, headed by Rev. Jeremiah Wright at the time. Grants were also made to ACORN...The fund also used Northern Trust for financial services, which is the same company that provided Obama his 2005 mortgage
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UK: Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist'
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 06:05 PM EDT
The National Children's Bureau, which receives £12 million a year, mainly from Government funded organisations, has issued guidance to play leaders and nursery teachers advising them to be alert for racist incidents among youngsters in their care.
This could include a child of as young as three who says "yuk" in response to being served unfamiliar foreign food.
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NASA Backtracks on 1998 Warmest Year Claim
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 03:54 PM EDT
NASA Corrects 120 Years Worth of Bad Data, Notes NCPA Expert
DALLAS, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The warmest year on record
is no longer 1998 and not because it has been overtaken by a recent heat
wave. NASA scientist James Hansen's famous claims about 1998 being the
warmest year on record in the U.S. was the result of a serious math error,
according to H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow at the National Center
for Policy Analysis (NCPA). more »
Obama Lies About His Role In Welfare Reform
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 02:13 PM EDT
From FOXNews Grapevine: Barack Obama is championing welfare reform in his new television ad titled "Dignity." The ad says that Obama "passed a law to move people from welfare to work — slashed the rolls by 80 percent."
But the television spot fails to mention that Obama resisted the very welfare reform bill that led to the reduction in the caseload. Back in 1996, President Bill Clinton signed a federal reform bill in an effort to make welfare what he called "a second chance, not a way of life."
But then-Illinois state Senator Obama told the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper that year that Mr. Clinton's stance on welfare was "disturbing."
And on May 31, 1997 Obama said on the floor of the Illinois state Senate, "I probably would not have supported the federal legislation."
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Tight Battle Rages In Liberal Blogs’ “I Hate Dead Jesse Helms The Most!” Contest
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 01:25 PM EDT
Fierce competition raged Friday night into Saturday as the liberal blogosphere battled for the coveted “I Hate Dead Jesse Helms The Most!” award.
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Bigotry in black and white
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 01:17 PM EDT
The Washington Post used the occasion of Jesse Helms’ passing to reprint David Broder’s 2001 screed, “Jesse Helms, White Racist.” It’s here. Shorter Broder: You are an unrepentant bigot if you oppose racial preferences, object to the MLK federal holiday, or refer explicitly to the black voting bloc.
Meanwhile, Spike Lee and company gloat openly about reclaiming “Chocolate City” and P. Diddy and crew galvanize the BET audience with the racialist “Obama or Die” cry, with nary a peep from Broder and the liberal media elite.
By the way: When was the last time the Washington Post used the phrase “black racist” in a headline? Say, in any coverage of black racist Jeremiah Wright? Nope. Can’t find it, either.
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Fred Reed: Marrying Up
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Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 12:00 PM EDT
Take identical twin brothers, introduce one as a recent graduate of Harvard Medical, and the other as a bus driver, and compare their amatory successes. There will be no comparison. Give me a Ferrari and money enough to leave hundred-dollar tips for a beer, and women will line up for blocks outside my door, though I have the appeal of a tree fungus. And while sex is often associated with marriage, not always accurately, it’s far cheaper to rent than buy. Only the crazy marry for it. more »
6 Absurd Phobias (And The People Who Actually Have Them)
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 10:59 AM EDT
#6 on the list: Chromophobia- Fear of bright colors.
Imagine you're strolling down a main thoroughfare and you chance upon a vast panorama of leather regalia, rainbow flags and colorfully decorated floats. You've stumbled upon the most flamboyant section of the gay pride parade. Suddenly, you feel an uneasiness giving way to terror, but you're not sure why. Congratulations, you're the proud owner of chromophobia, the fear of bright colors. Or you're just a homophobe. Shame on you...
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U.S. ties Caracas to Hezbollah aid
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 10:56 AM EDT
The Bush administration is accusing the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of providing cash and refuge to the militant Islamist group Hezbollah of southern Lebanon.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has denied any connection between his government and the militant Hezbollah group in southern Lebanon.
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Jim Carrey is Outrageous
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 10:49 AM EDT
Jim Carey and his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy were in Malibu this weekend for a Fourth of July party when Jim saw a joke in the works and put on Jenny’s swimsuit. I bet he said something crazy when he came out, like, "Does this make me look fat?"
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Sometimes Motocross Hurts
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 10:18 AM EDT
Automotive catalytic converter theft on the rise
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 01:55 AM EDT
Marty Boyer's carefully maintained sport-utility vehicle growled more like a dragster than a 2001 Honda Passport when he turned the key.
"The second I turned it over, and it sounded like a tank and a Harley, I knew exactly what had occurred,"
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Sirius, XM's long wait may end soon as Federal Communications Commission decision nears
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 01:50 AM EDT
But Art Brodsky, a spokesman for consumer group Public Knowledge, defended the FCC's review and said it provided an important opportunity for public comment. The group recommended that the FCC clear the deal, with conditions.
"Is it political?" he asked. "Sure, but what isn't?"
Indeed, Wall Street analysts expect a close vote at the five-member FCC, with the commission's three Republicans likely voting for the deal and its two Democrats possibly opposing it.
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In depth view of James Bond's car of choice, the Aston Martin DBS and a few others
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 12:43 AM EDT
Things Liberals Like Which Hurt The Environment
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 12:38 AM EDT
"Likewise, smoking marijuana. Besides carbon dioxide, it releases all sorts of carcinogens.
Protest marching also is dangerous to the environment. Signs are made with paper, which kills trees. Transportation to the site also releases carbon dioxide."
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McCain promises to balance budget in FOUR YEARS
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 12:15 AM EDT
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to promise on Monday that he will balance the federal budget by the end of his first term by curbing wasteful spending and overhauling entitlement programs, including Social Security. The vow to take on Social Security puts McCain in a political danger zone that thwarted President Bush after he named it the top domestic priority of his second term.
McCain is making the pledge at the beginning of a week when both presidential candidates plan to devote their events to the economy, the top issue in poll after poll as voters struggle to keep their jobs and fill their gas tanks.
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Ladies, A-Rod is about to be back on the market
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 12:02 AM EDT
Although according to his wife, he had a hard time realizaing he wasn't supposed to be on the market.
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