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December 31, 2008
Obama's New Tour
Obama has plan to travel the nation to get support from the American people
in regards to new stimulus plan. He wants to over-ride any congressional
objections.
Obama Plans Stimulus Tour
Obama is not going to spend any time getting comfortable at his desk in the Oval Office.
As soon as the inauguration celebrations are over, he plans to take to the road to sell his
$775 billion stimulus package to the nation, appealing over the heads of Congress to the
American people. And his cabinet will also scatter far and wide, stressing the need for
quick passage of his bill to defibrillate the stalled economy. "We'll fan out," said David Axel
-rod, Obama’s chief public relations advisor. "We'll make clear to people why we need to
do what we're doing, why it's the size it is, what the individual component parts are,
and why they are an important part of the equation in terms of short-term recovery.”
There are dangers, however, to going on tour like a rock star, writes David Nicholas
in the Los Angeles Times: “By mounting an aggressive public relations campaign,
Obama may be seen as bypassing the GOP en route to a major legislative victory.
For a new president who promised bipartisanship, Obama's methods could leave
Republicans feeling isolated and marginalized.
Poor Obama and the Bowling Jokes
Warner Todd Huston of Newsbusters won't let the AP get away with anything. He notes how Sarah Palin and George Bush are slammed in every article no matter the occassion even if the slam has nothing to to do with the subject material.
But Obama? The Ap laments his golf scores and is sad that the jokes keep flying about his bowling escapade that resulted in knocking down only 37 pins-and that was after receiving help from two 8 year olds. As Obama knocked a golfball almost into the hole, he asked a cheering crowd, "That was pretty good, right?" A woman near-by shouted out "it's better than your bowling."
After being forced to watch the athletic President-Elect play golf, swim, etc. for almost a week in in his skimpy, boob-revealing form-fitting t-shirts, is it any wonder people are cracking the jokes?
December 30, 2008
Maddow,Queen of the Knuckleheads at MSNBC, Criticizes Israel
No facts of course from Rachel Maddow. Even pundits are suppose to use them especially when discussing civilian deaths and the agonies associated with war. Yet we are talking about Air America Radio with MSNBC host, Rachel Maddow. It was no surprise that Maddow would side against Israel, that is the European way:
Maddow: "But while we're on the wild wide world of scary tour, of course, Israel has started another war. A third straight day of air-strikes on Gaza, the death toll now more than 300 people. Israel says they are doing this to prevent Palestinians from firing rockets into southern Israel. First of all, there's the question of proportionality as to how many people those rockets have killed versus how many people the Israeli bombing has now killed. There's also the issue of effectiveness. In the midst of this massiveair assault killing hundreds of civilians in Gaza, a rocket fired from Gaza today killed a man and wounded seven in the Israeli town of Ashkelon. Effectiveness. Three Israelis were also stabbed by a Palestinian in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank today. Is there a military solution to this problem?"
Anti-Israeli reporters and pundits (such as Maddow) will always take an exaggerated slant against Israel. No fact checking such as when Maddow said Israel had killed over 300 civilians while the actual number at this writing is 60 for civilians. ...TRedwine
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Maddow Criticizes Lack of 'Proportionality' to Israel Hitting Hamas -- While Exaggerating Civilian Deaths
Listening to Rachel Maddow's criticism of Israel for the conflict in Gaza, I was reminded of a cartoon I saw years ago when World War II was still vividly within memory for many Americans.
The cartoon showed a German having built what he expected to be a toy, with the empty box and its assembled contents beside him and a friend standing nearby. The man turned to his friend in exasperation and said -- No matter what they send out, it always ends up a machine gun.
Maddow is like the postwar German industry of the cartoonist's premise -- not much versatility in the product line. Regardless of circumstances leading to renewed conflict in the Middle East, her deconstruction of reality places only Israel on the trigger end of a smoking gun, and guilty for whatever actions led to its use....cont.
SHOCK: Palin Attacked by AP on Grandson's Birth Announcement
Warner Todd Huston at NewsMax reports on the AP wire that had to get as many digs in as possible about the "failed Candidacy" of Sarah Palin as the birth of her first grandson was announced. Huston puts in bold the statements put out by AP that are particularly un-newsworthy and serve no other purpose than to slime Palin once again. We need good reporters like Huston that will call out the MSM on such matters:T Redwine
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AP Attacks Gov. Palin EVEN in Birth Announcement of Grandson
The Associated Press is classy, indeed. They can't even keep sniping at Sarah Palin out of a story announcing the blessed birth of her grandson. Ah, but wait, it gets even more annoying because not only did the AP snipe at Palin in its first birth announcement story, once called on it the AP went back twice to rearrange the piece rewriting history to make it seem as if they never sniped at her in the first place.
Initially, the AP attacked Palin in its very first paragraph saying that daughter Bristol's pregnancy was the thing that caused Palin's candidacy to "go downhill." At 7:20 PM the AP gave us this: (Bold my emphasis)..............continued
"Big Deal" to Magic Negro Song Flap
The Magic Negro is a figure of postmodern folk culture, coined by snarky 20th century sociologists, to explain a cultural figure who emerged in the wake of Brown vs. Board of Education. "He has no past, he simply appears one day to help the white protagonist," reads the description on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Negro . [Editor:Understanding the Magical Negro] excerpt from Politico The day after the story was first reported by The Hill, RNC Chairman Mike Duncan issued a statement expressing disgust over the song. “There are a lot of things about Chip that would have made a good a RNC chairman, but this has definitely hurt him,” he said in an interview with Politico. “With less than a month to go Chip needs to be talking about where he wants to lead the party and he is not going to get that opportunity.”
“The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party,” said Duncan, who is seeking reelection to his post. “I am shocked and appalled that anyone would think this is appropriate as it clearly does not move us in the right direction.”
Duncan was joined by Michigan GOP Chair Saul Anuzis, another RNC chair aspirant who chided Saltsman for sending out the CD.
North Dakota Republican Party Chairman Gary Emineth said he was “disappointed” when he heard about the story and questioned Saltsman’s viability as a candidate going forward.
Not everyone is so sure, with some RNC members contending that Anuzis and Duncan may have actually hurt their candidacies with their responses.
“Those are two guys who just eliminated themselves from this race for jumping all over Chip on this,” one committee member told Politico. “Mike Duncan is a nice guy, but he screwed up big time by pandering to the national press on this.” ...end quote
December 29, 2008
Biased Coverage of Israeli Strikes: Washington Post
Hamas Charter (1988) "Israel will rise and will remain erect until Islam eliminates it as it had eliminated its predecessors. The Islamic World is burning. It is incumbent upon each one of us to pour some water, little as it may be, with a view of extinguishing as much of the fire as he can, without awaiting action by the others"One would think after reading the Washington Post and listening to other European commentators, that the Israelis are attacking the Palestinians with little or no provocation.Hamas and Iran wish only the destruction of Israel-NO LESS!
read below:WaPo Provides Context-Free Coverage of the Israel-Gaza Conflict
by Seton Motley, at Newsbusters
The Washington Post has certainly taken a timeworn media tack in it's coverage of the latest instance of Israel stubbornly insisting on continuing to exist. That being: keep nearly all mentions of the prolonged and incessant attacks of Israel by the Palestinians off the front page and to an absolute minimum, then deliver maximum coverage of the Israelis' response.
A response that Israel on Christmas Day openly announced was to come were the rocket bombardments from the Gaza Strip not halted. This called shot gave the Post two (additional) days to provide a description of the nearly daily asaults Israel has faced from Gaza since they ceded the territory to the Palestinians in September 2005 (and that have been stepped up even further in the last month plus). To provide some sort of context for why the Israelis were planning what they have now begun.
Failing to Grace theWaPo Front Page
But rarely if ever does the Post find these Palestinian attacks worthy of any coverage at all, let alone the stuff of front page placement. It didn't this time either. No mention -- of Israel's warning or why they had issued it -- made the Post's front page at all on either day.
Update: Wheels Coming Off Kennedy Bandwagon
from Ap
| Caroline Kennedy draws criticism after latest tour |  |
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| Dec 29 07:02 PM US/Eastern By MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Caroline Kennedy's latest trip under the spotlight as a Senate hopeful didn't get much better reviews than her first. A New York Daily News columnist said "the wheels of the bandwagon are coming off." New York Post state editor Fred Dicker already put her on his list of 2008 losers. And The New York Times said "she seemed less like a candidate than an idea of one: eloquent but vague, largely undefined and seemingly determined to remain that way." On Friday after weeks of silence, Kennedy agreed to sit down for interviews with The Associated Press and New York City cable TV's NY1. Over the weekend, she scheduled another round of interviews with other news organizations from the Times to the Buffalo News. The New York Daily News noted she frequently used the phrases "you know" and "um" during the interview, which was skewered in political blogs Monday. "There has been some very rough comments," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College poll. "I have been surprised," he said. "The welcome mat has not been out from everybody." Kennedy spokesman Stefan Friedman didn't respond to requests for comment Monday. | |
Hamas: Calls To Crucify Christians
Hamas, the rotten radical extension of Iran, is simply the enemy of the West. Americans don't escape this ruling, no matter what religion or stance that they proclaim. Simply said, if we are an enemy of Islam, it is ok with Allah to crucify any of us on sight. Hamas aggravated and agitated Israel settlers into this present day war.
To make matters worse and to cast Ahmadinejad in the Christmas limelight, a British-owned television station allowed this "jerk" to give his version of a Christmas address to the world. Supposedly, the station was giving equal time to someone (who wishes to see the death of us) in response to the Queen's yearly Christmas message. Somehow, the Queen found it suitable to wish her subjects prosperity in these hard economical times, and wished the rest of us peace and good- will.
Many responses from Christians around the world are calling for prayers. They are right, but it is also noted that we are being given a true "wake-up" call from Hamas, Iran, and all things ugly and vile...TRedwine
Source: The Right Side, By Caroline B. Glick
December 28, 2008
Hillary's View On Gaza
The world, and in particular the Arab world, is closely watching every move made by Hillary Clinton and Obama as events unfold in the Middle East. Much progress was underway in peace negotiations, but now it looks like Hillary Clinton will pick up where her husband left off.In fact, it was Bill Clinton who told the incoming Secretary of State, Colin Powell, to never trust the "son-of-a-bitch", referring to Yasser Arafat. At that time, Hillary expressed a lot of sympathy for the Palestinian plight due to a trip made to refugee camps in 1998, but had changed her views over time while serving as senator. Since those early days, Hillary has become more hawkish in her views, which does cause concern among Arab leaders. Though Obama expresses support for Israel, the Arab world doesn't seem to hold the degree of anxiety as it does with Hillary Clinton.Yet for now, Clinton and Obama can only watch.Source: Times On-Line, Tony Allen- Mills
Palin: Conservative Pundits Comment On The Governor
What kind of reviews is Sarah Palin getting from conservative pundits, now that she's in post-election mode? Here's a sampling.
On the favorable side:
Mona Charen defended Palin against McCain campaign gossip at Townhall.com:
Who really believes that she didn't know Africa is a continent? Puh-leeeze! People know that insiders engage in this kind of blame shifting all the time. If Sarah Palin spends the next couple of years using her obvious smarts to bone up on national and international issues, she will be fine. She has a rare combination of charisma, the common touch, and firm values.
It would be self-defeating for the Republican Party to toss her aside just because she debuted on the national stage too early.
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Michelle Malkin did likewise on the same conservative website:
Let's assume for a moment that the McCain rumormongers are telling the truth about Palin (and I don't believe they are). Who would it damn more: Palin, or McCain and his vetters, who greenlighted her for the vice presidential nomination? Don't need a fancy Ivy League degree to figure that one out.
Hollywood savaged Palin. Journalists mocked her. Liberal blogs slimed her. Opponents cursed her, Photoshopped her, hacked her e-mail, hanged her in effigy, called her bigot, Bible-thumper and bimbo, and attacked her husband and children. But nothing Palin endured during the election season compares to the treatment she's receiving from these backstabbing blabbermouths who worked on the same campaign she poured herself into over the last three months.
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Karin Agness, president of the Network of Enlightened Women, gives two thumbs up to Todd Palin's performance as candidate's spouse:
He was "Manliness in Action," she wrote.
Todd Palin appeared on the campaign trail as a guy’s guy, a manly man, in all the right ways. He is manliness in action. He is tough, yet gentle. He is a champion snowmobile racer, even finishing a 400 mile race this year with a broken arm. He seamlessly weaves between the oil fields, commercial fishing waters and a home full of children. Through it all, he looks at his wife with glowing adoration.
Todd Palin, who Alaskans know as the First Dude, is so natural in his role as a male spouse to a female candidate that he was one of the least criticized aspects of Sarah Palin’s Vice Presidential run. There were not endless stories printed about his dress, hair, speeches or parenting.
Sarah Palin has become one of the most powerful women in America without neutering her husband. He is still a guy.
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Over at slate.com, conservatives were more critical.
Tucker Carlson apparently wasn't impressed with Palin's - um - verbal skills. On Slate's forum, The Conservative Crackup, he wrote:
After the (Republican) party has settled on what it believes, it ought to go shopping for a leader. I recommend someone who speaks fluent English. This matters, it turns out, and not just for aesthetic reasons. In a democracy, eloquence is a basic condition of leadership. A president has a moral as well as a political obligation to explain his program. His constitutional powers are limited to just a few (war, the veto). His real authority comes from persuasion.
It helps if you can talk.
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Kathleen Parker didn't succumb to Palin's "folksy charm":
Palin whipped up crowds, winking her way through attacks against Obama that telegraphed, "He's not one of us." We saw the cackling white man toting an Obama monkey to a rally and listened slack-jawed as country singer Gretchen Wilson belted out "Redneck Woman" while Palin clapped and lip-synched her favorite song...............continued
Nation puts Palin near top of most-admired women list
GALLUP POLL: Alaska governor is a strong second behind Clinton. Guess what! Palin even beats the mighty Oprah! Published: December 28th, 2008 12:43 AM WASHINGTON -- Another big win for President-elect Barack Obama: He dethroned President George W. Bush as the nation's most-admired man this year in spectacular fashion.
Last Modified: December 28th, 2008 01:15 AM
December 27, 2008
Haaretz: Israel Mobilizes Tanks and Troops
Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Sky News that he would not rule out widening the offensive in the Gaza Strip to include a ground invasion.
The Israel Defense Forces on early Sunday began mobilizing tanks and reinforcing ground troops near the Gaza border, in preparation for a possible ground incursion.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Sky News that he would not rule out widening the offensive in the Gaza Strip to include a ground invasion.
Barak on Saturday also said Israel "cannot really accept" a cease-fire with Hamas, rejecting calls by the United Nations and the European Union for a truce after Israel Air Force strikes killed at least 230 people in Gaza.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Sky News that he would not rule out widening the offensive in the Gaza Strip to include a ground invasion.
Barak on Saturday also said Israel "cannot really accept" a cease-fire with Hamas, rejecting calls by the United Nations and the European Union for a truce after Israel Air Force strikes killed at least 230 people in Gaza.
UPDATE: Barack Obama's camp has remained largely mum so far on the air assaults that have killed more than 200, but it will likely come under pressure to rein in Israel.
December 26, 2008
Gulf Coast News. Com: Fairness Doctrine
Democrat's 'Fairness Doctrine' is Far from Fair Leading members of the Democratic congressional majority are attempting to silence talk radio by resurrecting the so-called “Fairness Doctrine.” Contrary to its name, this arcane regulation would limit free speech by injecting government control over programming on our airways. Freedom of speech, one of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, is part of the foundation our country was built upon. Our government does not, nor should it ever, have the responsibility to modify that right and thus regulate content of speech. The Fairness Doctrine was a Federal Communications Commission rule that was first put into effect in 1949. Its intent was to mandate “fairness” over the airways by requiring broadcasters to provide equal airtime for opposing points of view on controversial topics. In short, the federal government mandated that a conservative viewpoint was countered by a liberal viewpoint (and vice versa) in an attempt to be “fair.” The justification for the rule was the “scarcity” of broadcast channels in the 1940s and the perceived need for the government to ensure broadcast fairness. At the time the Fairness Doctrine was put in place, television was in its infancy and there were only a limited number of AM radio stations. As time went on, the advent of FM radio and cable television drastically increased the number of channels available to consumers, making the scarcity argument less and less defensible. The rule, which was in place for nearly four decades, was finally repealed by the Reagan Administration in 1987.,.................Read More
By: Sen. Roger Wicker Filed 12/26/08 GCN
ANYTHING BUT FAIR
Global Warming? Bring Some On!
Some People in New England have been without power since December 11th!!
A fabled New Orleans streetcar dodges snowflakes
on December 11 on Canal Street near South Claiborne Avenue.
Eliot Kamenitz, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Whatever Happened to Global Warming? Winter officially arrived with Sunday’s solstice. But for many Americans, frigid January-like conditions have prevailed for weeks.
Because we could sure use some of it right about now.
By Deroy Murdock
Christmas and Hanukkah travelers are delayed if not stranded at airports on the northwest and northeast coasts. Snow clogs runways, and ice coats airplane wing flaps as Americans wait extra hours and days to reach their loved ones.
Jakob "The Rich" and No Rent Increase
It might be nice to live in a pretty villa in southern Germany for around $1.23 a month. Jakob "The Rich" built this villa about 500 years ago for the indigent. There is another catch: you must be willing to pray for the Fugger family-all of them. Say One Our Father, One Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed. After that, you are good to go, and have fullfilled your obligation to the Fuggers.
Most of the residents are widows who have no savings. Though renovations are slow in coming, it is still a very pretty and protected villa:
TRedwine
For more on Jakob Fugger:
In This Picturesque Village, the Rent
Hasn't Been Raised Since 1520
Tenants in German Enclave Pray Daily, For Good Fortune and the Souls of Bankers
by By MIKE ESTERL
AUGSBURG, Germany -- Every day, retired florist Rita Wunderle prays for the souls of bankers.
Despite daily headlines about banker-fueled economic crisis and an alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme, her 145 neighbors pray, too.
Mrs. Wunderle lives in the Fuggerei, a Roman Catholic housing settlement for the poor that Jakob Fugger "The Rich" built in this southern German city nearly 500 years ago. Praying for Mr. Fugger and his descendants to enter the Pearly Gates is a condition for living here, at an annual rent of 1 Rhein guilder, the same as in 1520. In today's money, that's 88 euro cents, or about $1.23. continued
December 25, 2008
December 24, 2008
Remembering The Hidden Joseph at Christmas
Slate has a great article on St.Joseph in their fath based section. Joseph still brings up a few issues that traditionally made Catholics a little uncomfortable: namely the Virgin Mary and her husband,Joseph. A lot of us growing up Catholic wondered if Mary was a perpetutal Virgin, how could she have had sex with Joseph, or did she? This is an important question if you are Catholic and wondering about virginity and Mary. Is that why the medieval paintings of Joseph most always had him portrayed with white hair and looking old and fatherly?
December 23, 2008
Rick Warren: Obama's Bad Choice
The uproar from the Left has some credence. No matter the stance someone might have on gay marriage, there is a more specific problem. Warren is inflammatory. He refers to gays and lesbians as pedophiles. A woman who has had an abortion is no better than a Nazi, and all Jews will burn in Hell.
How would Obama cast this as bringing the country together? Why not David Duke? We can get everyone on board.
From Katha Pollitt at The LA Times (excerpt)
Rick Warren is an insulting choice
(excerpt)
Most Americans who've heard of Warren know him as the teddy-bearish, Hawaiian-shirted head of the Saddleback megachurch in Orange County and the author of "The Purpose Driven Life." Perhaps they also know he's the rare right-wing Christian pastor who sometimes talks about poverty and global warming and HIV. His concern for those issues has given him a reputation as a moderate and has made him the darling of Democratic Party think tanks, ever hoping to break the Republican lock on the white evangelical vote.
But on the signal issues of the religious right he is, as he himself has said, as orthodox as James Dobson.
December 22, 2008
Cuomo "Happy" with AG, and Kennedy "Palin-ized"
Elizabeth Benjamin writes in "The Daily Politics" from The New York Daily News, that Andrew Cuomo says he is quite happy being attorney general. In addition, he says that he is not actively campaigning, and will not discuss any conversation he has had with Gov.Paterson concerning Hillary Clinton's senate seat. Coumo went on to say he admired Caroline Kennedy, but stayed away from saying anything negative about Kennedy's qualifications. Cuomo did remark he thought alot of Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand because he had worked with her at HUD, and also Rep.Carolyn Maloney who supported him in his run for Atty. General. Cuomo would not comment on Rep. Ackerman's description of Caroline Kennedy being "palin-ized" by her detractors.
Two unfortunate things come to my mind about Cuomo: 1) Andrew Cuomo has had it hard in not knowing if Paterson wants any active campaigning, and 2) His ex-wife,Kerry Kennedy, openly campaigns for Caroline.
It is a shame that Caroline Kennedy's candidacy for the appointment is being described as "Palin-ized." The fact that we understand what "palin-ized"even means shows how bad Gov.Palin was treated during her run for Vice-President. Kennedy has been criticized from the "lack of experience" issue, but in no way has she received the degrading treatment Sarah Palin was subjected to and continues to receive...TRedwine
source: Elizabeth Benjamin, "The Daily Politics"
December 21, 2008
Joan Swirsky: Obama, The Trojan Horse
Perhaps Stephen Maloney is correct in his reasoning of why "nobama" bloggers had such little effect on the election. American voters were not listening, and did not want to keep up with the extremely complicated issues surrounding Tony Rezko, Khalidi, William Ayers etc. With the media promoting Obama and participating,if not leading, in the aspersions cast against opposing candidates, all needs to now be reaccessed. Joan Swirsky gives an excellent examination of these issues in her article for "The New Media Journal" .
excerpt from Swirsky article:
The liberals’ plan was to trick the citizens of the United States into believing that their moderate-toned, multi-racial candidate was a gift to America, a way to expiate their collective guilt over racial discrimination and “heal the wounds” that, in their view, our big bad country was guilty of inflicting. They and their media lapdogs presented this “gift” with grandiose language and warm-and-fuzzy images, the better to convince the electorate of his benevolent intentions.
At first wary, Americans ultimately bought the media hype. Once they took a closer look, however, they were introduced to many Sinons – Tony Rezko, Jeremiah Wright, Rashid Khalidi, Louis Farrakhan, et al. But the “gift” assured them that he was being victimized by these people, and so the American people bought the “victim” thing and rewarded him with the nomination to be president. end quote
Swirsky quotes Dr.Kate who in her article "The Trojan Candidate",uses the analogy of the Trojan Horse, and it is fitting for the sudden ascent of Obama. How else could an inexperienced,Chicago politician defeat the Clinton Machine? Everything the Obama campaign planned seemed masterful, but frustrating for those who did not fall in line for the new order of thinking.
Joan Swirsky refers to one of Obama's role-models, Saul Alinsky who wrote "Rules For Radicals". In which this is said about change: “... a Marxist revolution achieved by slow, incremental, Machiavellian means which turned society inside out. This had to be done through systematic deception, winning the trust of the naively idealistic middle class by using the language of morality to conceal an agenda designed to destroy it.”
Logically, this leads Swirsky to another point from Dr.Kate: the role of William Ayers and quote from Ayers' blog:
"The end of an empire is messy at best
And this empire is ending
Like all the rest
Like the Spanish Armada adrift on the sea
We’re adrift in the land of the brave
And the home of the free
Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye"
Frightening words. Yet, the conviction behind them is what alerted many to action.
Obama's cabinet appointments, the selection of Rick Warren, confuses the left and gives pause to thought from many on the right. Or is it simple confusion as it is meant to be?
Joan Swirsky goes on to examine other issues, and problems that point to the threats made against America's constitution. Swirsky clearly alerts us to what is at stake....TRedwine
read: Obama: The Trojan Horse
by Joan Swirsky
Joan Swirsky (http://www.joanswirsky.com/) is a New York based author and journalist who can be reached at [email protected].
Obama's Poet: Pulitizer Prize Finalist Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander will be the poet delivering a poem for the Innauguration. She is a friend of Obama and has quite a reputation with the racy poems:
quote: ""Her genitalia will float inside a labeled pickling jar . . . "
"Monsieur Cuvier investigates between my legs, poking, prodding . . . "
"Since my own genitals are public I have made other parts private."
from "The Venus Hottentot"
...Elizabeth Alexander
An X-Rated Inaugural?
By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
excerpt...Alexander, honored as a Pulitzer Prize finalist, teaches English, African-American literature and gender studies at Yale, and her poetry has been taxpayer-subsidized by the National Endowment for the Arts. But if some of her past work is any indication, this year's ceremony on the Capitol steps might just give new meaning to the term "swearing-in."
Even if Alexander doesn't follow up the inaugural address with a "vagina monologue," this is still a choice that will make the left a lot happier than some of Obama's Cabinet picks.
December 20, 2008
Pravda: Dark Times With Obama?
By Hans Vogel Obama may have been elected president, but the man remains a mystery. There are still so many unanswered questions: “Is there a real Obama?” “Is he at all an American citizen?” “How will he save America?” “Can he save America?” “What will the promised change look like?” There is no end to speculations about the man's true character and the kind of policies he is likely to pursue.Obama: Dark Times Ahead
"... Like the Hawaiian he is, Obama has been surfing on a wave crest of hidden racism..."
source: Pravda.ru
Andrew Cuomo Boxed in by the Kennedys
Michael Myers, an aide for Ted Kennedy, has been the spokesman for the both Ted and Caroline Kennedy with the labor unions. This is largely so that Ted Kennedy doesn't appear to be pressuring union leaders on behalf of Caroline. No one is more respected by the unions than Ted Kennedy, so it goes without saying that Myers requests carry a lot of weight.
Maloney and Cuomo both have loyal support, but we see how Applebaum was asked to keep his opinion under wraps earlier in the week by the Clinton camp. In addition, Applebaum's office received calls from Ted Kennedy's office wanting to know why he was making these statements about Caroline's experience. Applebaum, a union leader himself, took this as a "message". All in all, Obama and Ted Kennedy have made it well-known the way Gov. Paterson's decision will go.
What we have is a series of experienced contenders for Hillary's senate seat who have been out-foxed in their desires to openly campaign for the Clinton seat. Andrew Cuomo deliberately did not campaign for the seat believing that it would be in poor judgment to use his family name in doing so. Cuomo has worked hard over the years for New York residents having been at odds with the Democratic party numerous times. Cuomo has over the last few years worked his way back into their good grace. Cuomo feels very frustrated not having received any signals from Paterson whether the Gov. wished open campaining for the seat or not. The fact that he is the unfriendly "ex" of Kerry Kennedy doesn't help either.
Several other would-be contenders like Carolyn Maloney are in the same predicament. As Caroline Kennedy campaigned in upper New York this week, we can imagine the frustration Cuomo and others felt. The fix was in long ago.
Source: The New York Times:
December 19, 2008
No Southerners In Obama Cabinet
from Breitbart.com
| Obama short on Southerners in Cabinet appointments | |
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| Dec 19 03:33 PM US/Eastern By BEN EVANS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The South may have inched toward Democrats in November, but that progress isn't showing in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet selections. Obama hasn't nominated a single Southerner among his 15 Cabinet secretaries. So far, Obama's only pick from the region is a borderline Southerner in a relatively low-profile position: former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk for U.S. trade representative. The disparity isn't an accident—critics already are calling it a snub—and that perception could slow the pace of recent electoral gains Democrats have made below the Mason-Dixon line. "Southerners need not apply," said Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga. "It's hard to believe that there wasn't anybody qualified for something from the South." The South accounted for nearly half of the 22 states Obama lost to Republican John McCain on Election Day. Still, Obama won surprise victories in North Carolina and Virginia. Democrats also won key congressional races in other Southern states, including Alabama and Mississippi, renewing hopes that the party can spread its success if it pays closer attention to the region. Obama's most recent Democratic predecessor, Bill Clinton of Arkansas, did that in part by littering his Cabinet with fellow Southerners and mobilizing them to promote the party's agenda in the region. Obama's appointments could leave him without a high-profile Southern surrogate, not just for his own re-election bid but also the midterm elections in 2010, which could prove critical for his agenda. Dan Carter, a political historian at the University of South Carolina, said the shortage of Southerners among top White House aides is highly unusual and could invite criticism. Presidents dating back to at least Dwight Eisenhower have had at least one Cabinet secretary from the South. "I'm sure some people will say that despite all the talk of trying to appeal to the South and running a 50-state strategy, (Obama's) certainly not rewarding it," Carter said. | |
Sarah Palin: No Response to Sensational "News" of Sherry Johnston
The media is frothing with the gossipy news of Sherry Johnston, mother of Levi, the fianc'e of Bristol Palin.
Our US news headlines now surpass the Brits in sensationalism.
Can any of us imagine what it would be like to answer to the world on what the relatives of your in-laws might be up to?
After Gov.Palin gets through this latest muck of news, she'll still be many arm-lengths away from the Kennedy Clan in scandal reports concerning drugs. In fact, how is her record compared to Obama's?
The point isn't to be fair with these rags.
Headlines from "Women Of The Web": "Now that’s a headline Sarah Palin and her family don’t want to read. But, unfortunately for the Alaska governor, they must."
Believe it or not the worst comes from "Huffington Post":
December 18, 2008
"So Unfair!" says CBS Chen about Caroline Kennedy
from Newsbusters
CBS’s Chen: Leave Caroline Kennedy Alone, Criticism ‘Unfair’
On Thursday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Julie Chen came to the defense of would-be New York Senator Caroline Kennedy, who has faced criticism for her lack of experience: "This is so unfair. I mean, look, the system is set up the way it's set up and Governor Paterson decides and that's it. Leave her alone, everyone."That comment followed a report by correspondent Meg Oliver, in which Kennedy avoided tough questions from the press: "She quickly got a taste of the pressure that comes with seeking a high-profile political office...questions mostly went unanswered."
Chen was not so quick to defend Sarah Palin from critics during the campaign. When Tina Fey began impersonating Palin on Saturday Night Live in September, Chen remarked: "Tina Fey has just so much material to work with, this is like, probably a dream come true for her." Earlier in September, Chen wondered about Palin’s foreign policy experience: "The education of Sarah Palin. The Alaska governor has her first meetings with world leaders as they gather at the U.N. How will she do?"
...........................Earlier in Sept: Chen's remarks on Palin and her experience:
CBS: Palin Needs Foreign 'Education';
Chen Put Hawaii in Atlantic
At the top of Tuesday's CBS Early Show, co-host Julie Chen teased an upcoming segment on Sarah Palin meeting with world leaders at the United Nations by declaring: "The education of Sarah Palin. The Alaska Governor has her first meetings with world leaders as they gather at the U.N. How will she do?" While Chen wondered about Palin's understanding of foreign policy, on May 22, she thought Hawaii was located in the Atlantic Ocean: www.mrc.org
[This item, by the MRC's Kyle Drennen, was posted Tuesday afternoon on the MRC's blog, NewsBusters.org: newsbusters.org ]
In a later report correspondent Bill Plante proclaimed: "Palin, who got her first passport just last year, is here and will get a crash course in international affairs. The Alaska governor will be meeting with the leaders of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Georgia and Ukraine, as well as with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and U2's Bono."
The September 23 segment:
JULIE CHEN: The education of Sarah Palin. The Alaska governor has her first meetings with world leaders as they gather at the U.N. How will she do?
Huffington Post Still Piling on Palin
How many jokes about Sarah Palin do you think you could find on state emails from employees anywhere in the U.S.? Geoffrey Dunn, at Huffington Post, seems to think Sarah Palin is behind the racist jokes floating around about Obama in the emails of Alaska employees. This guy must need his fix for "Palin-Piling". Yet we don't deal with fact at Huffington. As in any workplace, you will find e-mails filled with political jokes on any matter. Web sites are restricted for most state employees, forcing them to send e-mails with the latest funnies. It is an issue everywhere, and you find this goof-off behavior in the state and in the private sector on a second by second basis.
Dunn doesn't name his "sources", he simply repeats the jokes by printing them for your convenience. Next he accuses Palin of condoning the jokes because she hasn't "distanced" herself from them. Dunn leaves the subject of jokes, by next writing a few well-known Palin quotes that were used about Bill Ayers during her campaign. That of course had the far left ranting that Palin is racist. I never did make the association between Ayers and racism, but Dunn uses that one again in his post.
Mr. Dunn: Why not an article to follow on the sexist jokes against Sarah Palin. You will see these on govt. emails as well....TRedwine
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