You know what was really disgusting? Mark Halperin desperately begging and pleading with right-wingers such as Hugh Hewitt (at the time serving on the front lines on the war on terror - that is, the Empire State Building) to believe him when he said he really was a good conservative, a fanboy of Karl Rove and George Bush, and the he hated that big meaning Helen Thomas who wasn't nice to George Bush at all, so please believe him when he said he wasn't a liberal.
If it's any consolation to the pathetic Mr. Halperin, I believe him.
From 2006, via the estimable Glenn Greenwald:
Hewitt: "I think my giant unified field theory here is that liberal media has destroyed the necessity of the left having to debate, having to reach a message across, because you guys have always papered over the weakness of their arguments. And so, in essence, by creating an echo chamber, and by allowing them to get away with saying silly things, you’ve destroyed the incentive to be smart and facile."
Halperin: "I agree."
Halperin: "Hugh, you and I have agreed on a lot during this show. For the purpose of jacking up your already sky-high ratings, occasionally you pick fights with me where they don’t exist. But you and I agree about that basic premise. I’m keeping notes here on the things we disagree on."
**************************************************************
Halperin: "If, though, you want to in a casual introduction, lump me in with people in my business who are liberally biased and don’t seem to care about it, I think that’s doing your listeners a disservice. They should read the book and what we say in The Way To Win about how the media’s been liberally biased in presidential campaign coverage, what needs to be done to try to fix it, and why the current system may not be any better with new media. But to lump me in with everybody else, I think, is doing people a disservice, because most of my colleagues, as you know, are in denial about it, or blind to it.
****************************************************************************
Halperin: "Let me say one thing we say in the book about Karl Rove, who I respect and enjoy...I enjoy his company. If you look at the allegations of Karl Rove that have been propagated in Texas and in Washington by the media, the liberal media, and by Democrats, and you look at the allegations, there’s…except for the useful indiscretions to which Karl has admitted, there is no evidence for the allegations against him."
"And the ability of the press to paint him as this evil guy, and say that accounts for his success, is fundamental and outrageous. Maybe he did the things he’s accused of, but to have this guy’s image portrayed and defined by things that are accusations that are unproven, we say in the book is really outrageous."
**********************************************************************
Halperin: "You keep saying how much nice stuff there is in the book about Bill Clinton. The book writes at length, in fact, half the book is about Karl Rove and George W. Bush, and I would believe is one of the most favorable, in terms of judging them, and not treating them as evil, things that have been written about Karl Rove since he came to Washington."
***********************************************************************
Halperin: "I think that the relationship between the Bush White House Press Corps, and the Bush White House press staff has not produced a pretty picture for either side. . . ."
Hewitt: "Does Helen Thomas make you proud?"
Halperin: "She... the questions she asks, that represent a point of view, have no place in the briefing room."
******************************************************************
Halperin: Can I introduce you to my interns from Bob Jones University?
Hewitt: I’m glad that you have one. They must feel like a stranger in a strange world.
Halperin: "No, because within my unit, we’re all about being fair and non-partisan."
*****************************************************************
Hewitt: Did [Bill Clinton] radicalize politics by inventing the politics of personal destruction?
Halperin: I think what Bill Clinton did, we say in The Way To Win is, he helped usher in this freak show. The politics of personal destruction was part of it, but it was also making the office of the presidency undignified, wearing shorts into the Oval Office, answering boxers and briefs…
Hewitt: That was hardly how he made the Oval Office undignified.
Halperin: Well, there’s that, too. But we’re talking about early on in his presidency, with the birth of the freak show, in the early 90’s when he got elected. Obviously, he did more to further this along later on through his personal conduct. But the ability of this president, and certainly this first lady, as we write in the book, to restore some of the dignity, personal dignity to the office, has been quite an achievement in the wake of what Bill Clinton did, given the freak show environment in which we live.
**********************************************************************
Hewitt: Do you see any evidence of superior brainpower in places like Nancy Pelosi and John Murtha, as opposed to Rove and Cheney?
Halperin: Those specifically?
Hewitt: Are they on the same playing field?
Halperin: You want me to compare those specific four people?
Hewitt: Yeah, because you’ve got two leaders…
Halperin: If I were running for president, I’d hire Rove and Cheney over Pelosi and Murtha.
**********************************************************************
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Paulson To Announce New Lending
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve will unveil a lending program to shore up the consumer-finance market, using money from the government’s $700 billion rescue, two people familiar with the effort said.
The Treasury and the Fed will help fund new loans packaged into securities for sale to investors, the people said. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who scheduled a press conference for 10 a.m. New York time, said two weeks ago that he wants to spur lending for automobile purchases and college education while also reducing the cost of credit-card debt.
The Treasury and the Fed will help fund new loans packaged into securities for sale to investors, the people said. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who scheduled a press conference for 10 a.m. New York time, said two weeks ago that he wants to spur lending for automobile purchases and college education while also reducing the cost of credit-card debt.
Oops
PG&E Diablo Canyon Reactors Near Discovered Fault
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- PG&E Corp.’s Diablo Canyon reactors
in California are near an offshore fault that could generate an
estimated 6.5 magnitude earthquake, a joint study by the utility
and the U.S. Geological Survey found.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- PG&E Corp.’s Diablo Canyon reactors
in California are near an offshore fault that could generate an
estimated 6.5 magnitude earthquake, a joint study by the utility
and the U.S. Geological Survey found.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Sunday Talk Show Lineup
ABC's "This Week" - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif.
One Republican, no Democrats.
CBS' "Face the Nation'' - Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.; Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La.; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.
Three Republicans, One Democrat.
NBC's "Meet the Press" - Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Sen. Richard Shelby; T. Boone Pickens, chairman of the energy investment fund BP Capital.
Two Republicans, One Democrat.
CNN's ''Late Edition'' - Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Reps. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Ted Turner, CNN founder and author of a new memoir.
Two Republicans, One Democrat.
''Fox News Sunday'' - Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.; Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.; former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, R-Md.
Three Republicans, One Democrat.
Score: Eleven to Four
One Republican, no Democrats.
CBS' "Face the Nation'' - Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.; Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La.; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.
Three Republicans, One Democrat.
NBC's "Meet the Press" - Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich.; Sen. Richard Shelby; T. Boone Pickens, chairman of the energy investment fund BP Capital.
Two Republicans, One Democrat.
CNN's ''Late Edition'' - Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Reps. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Ted Turner, CNN founder and author of a new memoir.
Two Republicans, One Democrat.
''Fox News Sunday'' - Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.; Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.; former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, R-Md.
Three Republicans, One Democrat.
Score: Eleven to Four
Thursday, November 13, 2008
First Puppy
The Obamas need a cute, family friendly, hypoallergenic dog. May I suggest a Golden Doodle?
Sunday, November 09, 2008
MEET THE PRESS - November 9, 2008
MEET THE PRESS
November 9, 2008
Guests:
Valerie Jarrett
Rep. Clyburn
Sen. Martinez
********************
Brokaw: what can we expect from our new Chicago overlord?
Valerie Jarrett: radical change from people like jennifer granholm, paul volcker, and warren buffet
Brokaw: will you people a dark shadow government
Jarrett: no
Brokaw: really?
Jarrett: no really we will be
Brokaw: what did you learn studying the Polk adminstration
Jarrett: don't fuck up
Brokaw: ok let's talk about my money
Brokaw: who else besides Volcker, Summers, Rubin and Buffet
Jarrett: Obamans don't talk out of school
Brokaw: any Republicans
Jarrett: yes we will have Democrats and Losers represented
Brokaw: will you keep some Bush appointees on?
Jarrett: well he's looking for talent - so no
Brokaw: this is going to shock - you John Boner criticizes Obama
Jarrett: oh noes! He'd better resign now!
Brokaw: what about Bill Clinton
Jarrett: i can tell you we are so very eager to talk about the Clintons
Brokaw: are you being sarcastic
Jarrett: who me?
Brokaw: Democrats are always the party of Big Government
Jarrett: You are such an interesting person and apparently a fucking liar
Brokaw: what are Obama's flaws?
Jarrett: He's too inspirational
Brokaw: will Michelle be Laura or be Hillary?
Jarrett: this is the stupidest conversation i've ever had in my life
Brokaw: will she be in the bowels of the White House
Jarrett: you are a true idiot, aren't you?
Brokaw: Puppy?
Jarrett: oh noe don't go there
Brokaw: how did you feel when Obama won
Jarrett: awesome that people saw how awesome he is
Brokaw: what about the failed Obama administration
[ break ]
Clyburn: we have to restore teh economy, rebuild america, fund stem cells, and heal the country
Martinez: lets not worry about who slimed who - the point is unemployment is very high under the Obama administration!!
Brokaw: stimulus program
Martinez: i would like to see checks mailed to foreclosed homeowners in Miami
Brokaw: what else
Martinez: Obama should do whatever Republicans want
Brokaw: given the big win for Democrats should we lower taxes on the rich and cut government spending
Clyburn: are you fucking drunk?
Brokaw: stimulus program
Martinez: i would like to see checks mailed to foreclosed homeowners in Miami
Brokaw: what else
Martinez: Obama should do whatever Republicans want
Brokaw: given the big win for Democrats should we lower taxes on the rich and cut government spending
Clyburn: are you fucking drunk?
Brokaw: should we give the failed auto industry a trillion dollars?
Clyburn: yes every american should get a hummer
Brokaw: you are from the party of free markets?
Martinez: no the the GOP is the party of Free Capitalism - failed businesses get free money from the government when they fail
Brokaw: what about teh deficits?
Clyburn: the coffers are empty and we must govern from the center - i hate the far left they're so lefty
Brokaw: Ted Kennedy wants to divide America - will Republicans support that
Martinez: we as Republicans have to figure out what teh hell we believe
Brokaw: solution to health care is to go to the ER?
Martinez: see it turns out people don't think that's a good idea
Brokaw: given the poor economy isn't it true that we can't do health care in the first four years
Martinez: see children's health care is very divisive we should not attempt that it's so mean and divisive
Brokaw: Earth to Martinez - maybe the reason you went 0 for 3 is because you consider funding health care for kids divisive
Martinez: John McCain was a POW he didn't deserve to lose or the GOP be branded a racist
Brokaw: what is a Republican?
Martinez: we are going to try and figure it out - starting with Mitch Daniels
Brokaw: oh god
Brokaw: Clyburn you're black - did you know Obama is too?
Clyburn: hey some of my best friends are black and descended from slaves
Brokaw: that's very moving
Clyburn: we who worked with the system have been vindicated
Brokaw: Rahm is terrible
Martinez: Boner is moron
Brokaw: hey the Obamas are black! what about all the dysfunctional ones!
Mitchell: we need to get the guys off the corners and the kids in schools
Brokaw: wow can he finally get black families to work?
Mitchell: this dude is a better role model that a rapper or ballplayer
Brokaw: then they can hope to have the world's worst job
Goodwin: hey an economic disaster creates real opportunity for change
Brokaw: hmmmm
Goodwin: like LBJ who I slept with
Brokaw: TMI doris
Meachem: i haz advise for new preznit
Brokaw: do tell
Meachem: Obama is andrew jackson
Brokaw: maybe Obama can be on the $15 bill
Brokaw: he's very eloquent
Meachem: he's a rock star but not one of those elitist ones
Goodwin: Obama echoed FDR in the war when he said we will get there
Brokaw: that's wasn't MLK?
Goodwin: who?
Brokaw: is he black enough
Mitchell: he's President enough!
Brokaw: but not from the inner city
Mitchell: but he's got a white mother and worked in the city - it's fascinating
Brokaw: krauthammer says he's Putin
Meachem: he's actually very tough - who knew??
Brokaw: not a weak intellectual black man?
Meachem: i didn't believe it - but McCain ran a noble campaign
Goodwin: Obama should appoint McCain cabinet
Brokaw: will inner city blacks run the country?
Goodwin: this is a fucking fun time to live in America!
November 9, 2008
Guests:
Valerie Jarrett
Rep. Clyburn
Sen. Martinez
********************
Brokaw: what can we expect from our new Chicago overlord?
Valerie Jarrett: radical change from people like jennifer granholm, paul volcker, and warren buffet
Brokaw: will you people a dark shadow government
Jarrett: no
Brokaw: really?
Jarrett: no really we will be
Brokaw: what did you learn studying the Polk adminstration
Jarrett: don't fuck up
Brokaw: ok let's talk about my money
Brokaw: who else besides Volcker, Summers, Rubin and Buffet
Jarrett: Obamans don't talk out of school
Brokaw: any Republicans
Jarrett: yes we will have Democrats and Losers represented
Brokaw: will you keep some Bush appointees on?
Jarrett: well he's looking for talent - so no
Brokaw: this is going to shock - you John Boner criticizes Obama
Jarrett: oh noes! He'd better resign now!
Brokaw: what about Bill Clinton
Jarrett: i can tell you we are so very eager to talk about the Clintons
Brokaw: are you being sarcastic
Jarrett: who me?
Brokaw: Democrats are always the party of Big Government
Jarrett: You are such an interesting person and apparently a fucking liar
Brokaw: what are Obama's flaws?
Jarrett: He's too inspirational
Brokaw: will Michelle be Laura or be Hillary?
Jarrett: this is the stupidest conversation i've ever had in my life
Brokaw: will she be in the bowels of the White House
Jarrett: you are a true idiot, aren't you?
Brokaw: Puppy?
Jarrett: oh noe don't go there
Brokaw: how did you feel when Obama won
Jarrett: awesome that people saw how awesome he is
Brokaw: what about the failed Obama administration
[ break ]
Clyburn: we have to restore teh economy, rebuild america, fund stem cells, and heal the country
Martinez: lets not worry about who slimed who - the point is unemployment is very high under the Obama administration!!
Brokaw: stimulus program
Martinez: i would like to see checks mailed to foreclosed homeowners in Miami
Brokaw: what else
Martinez: Obama should do whatever Republicans want
Brokaw: given the big win for Democrats should we lower taxes on the rich and cut government spending
Clyburn: are you fucking drunk?
Brokaw: stimulus program
Martinez: i would like to see checks mailed to foreclosed homeowners in Miami
Brokaw: what else
Martinez: Obama should do whatever Republicans want
Brokaw: given the big win for Democrats should we lower taxes on the rich and cut government spending
Clyburn: are you fucking drunk?
Brokaw: should we give the failed auto industry a trillion dollars?
Clyburn: yes every american should get a hummer
Brokaw: you are from the party of free markets?
Martinez: no the the GOP is the party of Free Capitalism - failed businesses get free money from the government when they fail
Brokaw: what about teh deficits?
Clyburn: the coffers are empty and we must govern from the center - i hate the far left they're so lefty
Brokaw: Ted Kennedy wants to divide America - will Republicans support that
Martinez: we as Republicans have to figure out what teh hell we believe
Brokaw: solution to health care is to go to the ER?
Martinez: see it turns out people don't think that's a good idea
Brokaw: given the poor economy isn't it true that we can't do health care in the first four years
Martinez: see children's health care is very divisive we should not attempt that it's so mean and divisive
Brokaw: Earth to Martinez - maybe the reason you went 0 for 3 is because you consider funding health care for kids divisive
Martinez: John McCain was a POW he didn't deserve to lose or the GOP be branded a racist
Brokaw: what is a Republican?
Martinez: we are going to try and figure it out - starting with Mitch Daniels
Brokaw: oh god
Brokaw: Clyburn you're black - did you know Obama is too?
Clyburn: hey some of my best friends are black and descended from slaves
Brokaw: that's very moving
Clyburn: we who worked with the system have been vindicated
Brokaw: Rahm is terrible
Martinez: Boner is moron
Brokaw: hey the Obamas are black! what about all the dysfunctional ones!
Mitchell: we need to get the guys off the corners and the kids in schools
Brokaw: wow can he finally get black families to work?
Mitchell: this dude is a better role model that a rapper or ballplayer
Brokaw: then they can hope to have the world's worst job
Goodwin: hey an economic disaster creates real opportunity for change
Brokaw: hmmmm
Goodwin: like LBJ who I slept with
Brokaw: TMI doris
Meachem: i haz advise for new preznit
Brokaw: do tell
Meachem: Obama is andrew jackson
Brokaw: maybe Obama can be on the $15 bill
Brokaw: he's very eloquent
Meachem: he's a rock star but not one of those elitist ones
Goodwin: Obama echoed FDR in the war when he said we will get there
Brokaw: that's wasn't MLK?
Goodwin: who?
Brokaw: is he black enough
Mitchell: he's President enough!
Brokaw: but not from the inner city
Mitchell: but he's got a white mother and worked in the city - it's fascinating
Brokaw: krauthammer says he's Putin
Meachem: he's actually very tough - who knew??
Brokaw: not a weak intellectual black man?
Meachem: i didn't believe it - but McCain ran a noble campaign
Goodwin: Obama should appoint McCain cabinet
Brokaw: will inner city blacks run the country?
Goodwin: this is a fucking fun time to live in America!
The Chris Matthews Show - November 9, 2008
The Chris Matthews Show
November 9, 2008
*****************************
Tweety: No Drama Obama! Oh noes!!
Obama: the road ahead is long and there are alot of bathroom breaks along the way
Tweety: can he he save my 401k?
Rather: he's bold but cautious - no highs or lows
Tucker: the Man canceled the fireworks cause he didn't want to make John McCain cry
Brooks: he's post-Boomer that's Audacious! But Cautious! He's Caudacious!
Tweety: ha I love it!
Bumiller: unlike Bush he read newspapers
Tweety: he is really is a socialist who will make people wait in line for a heart transplant
Rather: that's bad news for Dick Cheney
Tweety: ha
Rather: i expect him to govern from the center
Brooks: my opinion matters a great deal
Tweety: Ronald Reagan taught us you must get it all done early before you go senile
Brooks: he should no do anything at all
Tucker: bullshit you simpering fop
Brooks: Obama's people are nice and kind -- it's really weird
Bumiller: what planet are you on - Obama is mean
Brooks: no he isn't
Bumiller: ok you've convinced me
Rather: Obama is as optimistic as a frog on a Texas griddle
Tweety: what would you ask Bush?
Bumiller: why are you such a fuck up?
Rather: when are you leaving?
Tucker: nothing from Stupid
Brooks: Obama should ask to have sex with Laura
Tweety: where is the bowling alley?
Tweety: let me relive the ‘68 Convention also the battle of Lexington
Rather [ in 68] : take your hands off me pigs!
Tweety: that was awesome
Tweety: will the GOP love Obama
Brooks: McCain will help Obama depending on how long he lives
Tweety: only John McCain knows how pass legislation
Bumiller: uh...
Tweety: Will Obama offer him a cabinet postition?
Bumiller: uh...
Tweety: Rahm is bad
Rather: that's good
Tweety: uh...
Tucker: he's jerk but he's Obama's jerk
Bumiller: moderate GOP hate Randy Schumerman
Rather: Rahm solves Obama's Jewish problem
Tweety: what else
Rather: Obama must decide where to dump Bill Richardson
Tucker: there were 80,000 undervotes in Georgia - that means people voted for President and then left
Tweety: What about Race Relations!?
Bumiller: blacks and whites gettin' along!
Rather: it's all horseshit
Tucker: they are teh cutest family ever - they will show an upper middle class black family
Tweety: i thought that was teh Cosbys
Brooks: the lesson of this campaign is that America is not a racist country
Tweety: whites secretly voted for Barack but couldn't tell anyone down at the knight of columbus hall - the Obama Effect
November 9, 2008
*****************************
Tweety: No Drama Obama! Oh noes!!
Obama: the road ahead is long and there are alot of bathroom breaks along the way
Tweety: can he he save my 401k?
Rather: he's bold but cautious - no highs or lows
Tucker: the Man canceled the fireworks cause he didn't want to make John McCain cry
Brooks: he's post-Boomer that's Audacious! But Cautious! He's Caudacious!
Tweety: ha I love it!
Bumiller: unlike Bush he read newspapers
Tweety: he is really is a socialist who will make people wait in line for a heart transplant
Rather: that's bad news for Dick Cheney
Tweety: ha
Rather: i expect him to govern from the center
Brooks: my opinion matters a great deal
Tweety: Ronald Reagan taught us you must get it all done early before you go senile
Brooks: he should no do anything at all
Tucker: bullshit you simpering fop
Brooks: Obama's people are nice and kind -- it's really weird
Bumiller: what planet are you on - Obama is mean
Brooks: no he isn't
Bumiller: ok you've convinced me
Rather: Obama is as optimistic as a frog on a Texas griddle
Tweety: what would you ask Bush?
Bumiller: why are you such a fuck up?
Rather: when are you leaving?
Tucker: nothing from Stupid
Brooks: Obama should ask to have sex with Laura
Tweety: where is the bowling alley?
Tweety: let me relive the ‘68 Convention also the battle of Lexington
Rather [ in 68] : take your hands off me pigs!
Tweety: that was awesome
Tweety: will the GOP love Obama
Brooks: McCain will help Obama depending on how long he lives
Tweety: only John McCain knows how pass legislation
Bumiller: uh...
Tweety: Will Obama offer him a cabinet postition?
Bumiller: uh...
Tweety: Rahm is bad
Rather: that's good
Tweety: uh...
Tucker: he's jerk but he's Obama's jerk
Bumiller: moderate GOP hate Randy Schumerman
Rather: Rahm solves Obama's Jewish problem
Tweety: what else
Rather: Obama must decide where to dump Bill Richardson
Tucker: there were 80,000 undervotes in Georgia - that means people voted for President and then left
Tweety: What about Race Relations!?
Bumiller: blacks and whites gettin' along!
Rather: it's all horseshit
Tucker: they are teh cutest family ever - they will show an upper middle class black family
Tweety: i thought that was teh Cosbys
Brooks: the lesson of this campaign is that America is not a racist country
Tweety: whites secretly voted for Barack but couldn't tell anyone down at the knight of columbus hall - the Obama Effect
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Clinton For Senate Homeland Security
Show of hands:
Who thinks Senator Clinton would do a better job as Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland Security than Joe Lieberman?*
Thought so.
*Who here think she's earned it?
Who thinks Senator Clinton would do a better job as Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland Security than Joe Lieberman?*
Thought so.
*Who here think she's earned it?
Friday, November 07, 2008
Georgia Claims on Russia War Called Into Question
By C. J. CHIVERS and ELLEN BARRY
TBILISI, Georgia — Newly available accounts by independent military observers of the beginning of the war between Georgia and Russia this summer call into question the longstanding Georgian assertion that it was acting defensively against separatist and Russian aggression.
Instead, the accounts suggest that Georgia’s inexperienced military attacked the isolated separatist capital of Tskhinvali on Aug. 7 with indiscriminate artillery and rocket fire, exposing civilians, Russian peacekeepers and unarmed monitors to harm.
The accounts are neither fully conclusive nor broad enough to settle the many lingering disputes over blame in a war that hardened relations between the Kremlin and the West. But they raise questions about the accuracy and honesty of Georgia’s insistence that its shelling of Tskhinvali, the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, was a precise operation. Georgia has variously defended the shelling as necessary to stop heavy Ossetian shelling of Georgian villages, bring order to the region or counter a Russian invasion.
Obama was right??
TBILISI, Georgia — Newly available accounts by independent military observers of the beginning of the war between Georgia and Russia this summer call into question the longstanding Georgian assertion that it was acting defensively against separatist and Russian aggression.
Instead, the accounts suggest that Georgia’s inexperienced military attacked the isolated separatist capital of Tskhinvali on Aug. 7 with indiscriminate artillery and rocket fire, exposing civilians, Russian peacekeepers and unarmed monitors to harm.
The accounts are neither fully conclusive nor broad enough to settle the many lingering disputes over blame in a war that hardened relations between the Kremlin and the West. But they raise questions about the accuracy and honesty of Georgia’s insistence that its shelling of Tskhinvali, the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, was a precise operation. Georgia has variously defended the shelling as necessary to stop heavy Ossetian shelling of Georgian villages, bring order to the region or counter a Russian invasion.
Obama was right??
Thursday, November 06, 2008
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"If I cost John McCain even one vote, I am sorry about that,
because John McCain, I believe, is the American hero."
- Gov. Sarah Palin
because John McCain, I believe, is the American hero."
- Gov. Sarah Palin
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Election Predictions
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Barack Obama - 349
John McCain - 189
WINNER OF THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
** BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA **
**************************************************************
States Won by
John McCain:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Wyoming
States Won by
Barack Obama:
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Iowa
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
****************************************
Hey, everyone has a prediction, right? (Not vouched for accuracy.)
Barack Obama - 349
John McCain - 189
WINNER OF THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
** BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA **
**************************************************************
States Won by
John McCain:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Wyoming
States Won by
Barack Obama:
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Iowa
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
****************************************
Hey, everyone has a prediction, right? (Not vouched for accuracy.)
Friday, October 24, 2008
WOR 710 in New York City Attacks Obama's Grandmother
More fun from Jerry Crowley, General Manager of WOR 710 in New York City:
SAVAGE: Do you actually believe he's going to Hawaii to visit his ailing grandmother with 10 days to go until an election? Do you actually believe that? Do you actually believe he'd be going to Hawaii at this time with 10 days to go? You actually believe that? No, no, no -- no, no, no, no, no. No. There's some other reason that he's leaving the mainland of the United States in the midst of this toe-to-toe struggle right now, and it's got to do with his birth certificate. That's correct. That is correct. 1-800-449 -- but please go to MichaelSavage.com and look at the alleged birth certificate. Look at it very carefully.
SAVAGE: Do you actually believe he's going to Hawaii to visit his ailing grandmother with 10 days to go until an election? Do you actually believe that? Do you actually believe he'd be going to Hawaii at this time with 10 days to go? You actually believe that? No, no, no -- no, no, no, no, no. No. There's some other reason that he's leaving the mainland of the United States in the midst of this toe-to-toe struggle right now, and it's got to do with his birth certificate. That's correct. That is correct. 1-800-449 -- but please go to MichaelSavage.com and look at the alleged birth certificate. Look at it very carefully.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Reform is a Relative Term
.
Alaska Funded Palin Kids' Travel
Associated Press Writers Brett J. Blackledge,
Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to
travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later
amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.
The charges included costs for hotel and commercial flights for three daughters
to join Palin to watch their father in a snowmobile race, and a trip to
New York, where the governor attended a five-hour conference and stayed
with 17-year-old Bristol for five days and four nights in a luxury hotel.
In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64 one-way
and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006.
In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls.
State Finance Director Kim Garnero told The Associated Press she has not reviewed
the Palins' travel expense forms, so she could not say whether the daughters'
travel with their mother would meet the definition of official business.
On Aug. 6, three weeks before Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain
chose Palin his running mate, and after Alaska reporters asked for the
records, Palin ordered changes to previously filed expense reports
for her daughters' travel.
Alaska Funded Palin Kids' Travel
Associated Press Writers Brett J. Blackledge,
Adam Goldman and Matt Apuzzo
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to
travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later
amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.
The charges included costs for hotel and commercial flights for three daughters
to join Palin to watch their father in a snowmobile race, and a trip to
New York, where the governor attended a five-hour conference and stayed
with 17-year-old Bristol for five days and four nights in a luxury hotel.
In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64 one-way
and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006.
In some other cases, she has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls.
State Finance Director Kim Garnero told The Associated Press she has not reviewed
the Palins' travel expense forms, so she could not say whether the daughters'
travel with their mother would meet the definition of official business.
On Aug. 6, three weeks before Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain
chose Palin his running mate, and after Alaska reporters asked for the
records, Palin ordered changes to previously filed expense reports
for her daughters' travel.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
COLIN POWELL ENDORSES OBAMA
COLIN POWELL ENDORSEMENT
** BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT **
Colin Powell announced on “Meet the Press” that he is endorsing Barack Obama. He stated that he remains a Republican.
"He has both style and substance. I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said of Barack Obama.
"Obama displayed a steadiness. Showed intellectual vigor. He has a definitive way of doing business that will do us well," Powell said.
Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin, saying he did not think she was ready to be president.
Powell said he was disappointed with some of McCain's campaign tactics, such as bringing up Obama's ties to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.
Powell's said that the two men's response to the economic response played a role. He said that gave him an opportunity to evaluate the two men's "judgment" and way of "approaching a problem."
He praised Obama's "calm, patient, intellectual, steady approach to problem solving."
General Powell gave the keynote address at the Republican National Convention in support of George W. Bush in 2000. Powell served as Secretary of State under President Bush from 2001 to 2005.
John McCain's campaign noted in response that he has been endorsed by Henry Kissinger and Al Haig.
** BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT **
Colin Powell announced on “Meet the Press” that he is endorsing Barack Obama. He stated that he remains a Republican.
"He has both style and substance. I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said of Barack Obama.
"Obama displayed a steadiness. Showed intellectual vigor. He has a definitive way of doing business that will do us well," Powell said.
Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin, saying he did not think she was ready to be president.
Powell said he was disappointed with some of McCain's campaign tactics, such as bringing up Obama's ties to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers.
Powell's said that the two men's response to the economic response played a role. He said that gave him an opportunity to evaluate the two men's "judgment" and way of "approaching a problem."
He praised Obama's "calm, patient, intellectual, steady approach to problem solving."
General Powell gave the keynote address at the Republican National Convention in support of George W. Bush in 2000. Powell served as Secretary of State under President Bush from 2001 to 2005.
John McCain's campaign noted in response that he has been endorsed by Henry Kissinger and Al Haig.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Obama Passes 270
CNN now has Obama at over 270 electoral votes, based on polling from October 15, 2008.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
SOCIALISM NOW, SOCIALISM FOREVER!
Treasury Bank Plan Said to Include Equity, Bank Debt Insurance
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Treasury has settled on a
broad plan for rescuing frozen credit markets that includes
taking equity stakes in financial institutions and insuring new
senior bank debt for three years, according to a person briefed
on the proposal.
The government may spend as much as $250 billion on buying
non-voting shares of banks and other financial companies, the
person said. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may unveil the
effort as early as Wednesday.
*************************************************************************
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Treasury has settled on a
broad plan for rescuing frozen credit markets that includes
taking equity stakes in financial institutions and insuring new
senior bank debt for three years, according to a person briefed
on the proposal.
The government may spend as much as $250 billion on buying
non-voting shares of banks and other financial companies, the
person said. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may unveil the
effort as early as Wednesday.
*************************************************************************
ICELAND IS BANKRUPT. CAN I BLAME BARACK OBAMA YET?
Icelandic Shoppers Raid Stores as Currency Woes Reduce Food Imports
*************************************************
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- After a four-year spending spree, Icelanders are flooding the supermarkets one last time, stocking up on food as the collapse of the banking system threatens to cut the island off from imports. Bonus, a nationwide chain, has stock at its warehouse for about two weeks. After that, the shelves will start emptying unless it can get access to foreign currency, the 22-year-old manager said, standing in a walk-in fridge filled with meat products, among the few goods on sale produced locally.
*************************************************
MYSTERY KILLER VIRUS ON THE LOOSE
Tests conducted at the Special Pathogens Unit, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of the National Health Laboratory Service in Johannesburg, and at the Special Pathogens and Infectious Disease Pathology branches of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, provide preliminary evidence that the causative agent of the disease which has resulted in the recent deaths of 3 people from Zambia and South Africa, is a virus from the Arenaviridae family.
Analysis continues at the NICD and CDC in order to characterize this virus more fully. CDC and NICD are technical partners in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN).
******************************************
Analysis continues at the NICD and CDC in order to characterize this virus more fully. CDC and NICD are technical partners in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN).
******************************************
JOBS, BABY, JOBS!
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a Democratic rejoinder to the Republican chant of "drill, baby, drill." Said the one-time presidential candidate: "Jobs, baby, jobs."
Campaigning for her once bitter rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, the New York senator told about 1,500 people at an historic farm in suburban Horsham, that her husband's administration produced a balanced budget and a surplus.
"Now, eight short years later, we've had to add a digit to the debt clock," she said, referring to the digital sign in New York City that tracks the national debt.
Clinton is trying to use her popularity in places like northeast Philadelphia and the city's suburbs to help Obama beat Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain in this battleground state. She did well in both areas in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary six months ago, when she beat the Illinois senator by 10 percentage points.
At the Republican National Convention and various GOP rallies, an oft-repeated chant was "drill, baby, drill," a plea for more oil drilling. McCain and GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin back more offshore oil drilling; Palin favors drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Clinton said Democrats have a better answer: "Jobs, baby, jobs."
DEPT OF GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS
Buffett's Berkshire Holdings Drop 17% in a Week
Still Outpacing S&P 500
**************************************
Gates Predicts `Significant Recession,' More Job Loss
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates said the U.S. economy is headed for a ``fairly significant recession,'' and that the unemployment rate may peak at more than 9 percent.
***************************************
Still Outpacing S&P 500
**************************************
Gates Predicts `Significant Recession,' More Job Loss
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates said the U.S. economy is headed for a ``fairly significant recession,'' and that the unemployment rate may peak at more than 9 percent.
***************************************
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
