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Happy New Year from The New American Citizen
2008-01-01 00:09:00 As 2007 draws to a close and we rapidly approach the new year, my best wishes go out to you and yours. Wishing everyone better health, greater prosperity and more opportunities this coming year. More About: New Year , American , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Car Crashes Into Chicago TV News Studio
2007-12-24 14:41:00 Via Fox News : CHICAGO — Chicago police are investigating a vehicle that crashed into the downtown studio of WLS-TV (ABC-7) during the top of last night’s evening news, causing no injuries. Just after 10 p.m., a loud noise was heard inside the studio and on the air, startling weekend anchor Ravi Baichwal. A police spokesman, Officer David Banks, ... More About: Studio , Crashes
Adam Curry Endorses Ron Paul for President
2007-12-21 00:22:00 WPvideo 1.02 Well said. More About: President , Ron Paul , Curry , Paul , Adam
Mohammed Second Most Popular Name in Britain
2007-12-20 20:24:00 From The Evening Standard (U.K.): For the last 13 years Jack has been the most popular boys’ name in the land. But in multicultural Britain children named after the Muslim prophet Mohammed come a close second. In a reflection of the increasing influence of Islam, figures released yesterday showed the most popular spelling of the name ... More About: International , Popular , Pula
Parents Fight at School Christmas Program
2007-12-20 20:02:00 From WGHP (FOX): HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — An apparent ongoing dispute between three parents erupted into a physical fight at an elementary school’s Christmas program Tuesday night. Children in the first through third grades at Oak Hill Elementary School had just completed about three-quarters of the program when three parents began fighting. Witnesses said the fight lasted ... More About: Fight , Parents , Program
Sullivan Supports Ron Paul
2007-12-18 04:49:00 Andrew Sullivan supports Ron Paul for the Republican presidential nomination. That’s a good thing. But he spends a considerable amount of time talking about how the war in Iraq has been lost… Perhaps, trying to convince himself. Let's be clear: we have lost this war. We have lost because the initial, central goals of the invasion have ... More About: Media Bias , Liberalism
The Government Disarming it?s Citizens
2007-12-17 16:56:00 Another Example of How Progressive policies are “Socializing” our Country WPvideo 1.02 h/t: Jawa Report. I’ll always support law and order, and the men and women of law enforcement. But I won’t support oppressive government policies. With every new expansion of government, we take another step towards Nanny-Statehood. It seems to me, the founding of our constitutional Rebuplic flew in the face ... More About: Videos , Government , Liberalism , Sarm , Armin
As government Expands, Liberty Contracts
2007-12-17 02:34:00 From Ronald Reagan’s farewell address to the Nation, January 11th, 1989: Ours [the founding of these United States (sic)] was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: “We the people.” “We the people” tell the government what to do, it doesn’t tell us. “We ... More About: Government , Liberty , Contracts
Report: the Rich Are Getting Richer Faster
2007-12-16 05:07:00 From today’s New York Times: The increase in incomes of the top 1 percent of Americans from 2003 to 2005 exceeded the total income of the poorest 20 percent of Americans, data in a new report by the Congressional Budget Office shows. The poorest fifth of households had total income of $383.4 billion in 2005, while just ... More About: Rich , Report , Liberalism , Aster , Richer
NIE Report on Iran Could Lead to War, Isreal Says
2007-12-16 04:58:00 Update: Iran says NIE Report is a Declaration of Surrender So the Left thinks we should conduct a more “sensitive” war against Islamic-extremism? From Reuters: TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran’s president said on Sunday the publication of a U.S. intelligence report saying Iran had halted a nuclear weapons program in 2003 amounted to a “declaration of surrender” by Washington ... More About: Middle East , Palestine , Lead
Mad Money, Jim Cramer Interviews Ron Paul
2007-12-15 22:33:00 Even if you’re not a Ron Paul supporter, you have to agree, he’s right on target when it comes to this country’s run-away fiscal policy. WPvideo 1.02 More About: Videos , Money , Interviews , Jim Cramer
Al Sharpton FBI Videotape
2007-12-15 20:35:00 Hmm… I thought only republicans were corrupt (sarcasm.) If Mr. Sharpton were a republican, the party would either force him to resign or refrain from running for office. Democrats, on the other hand, will probably encourage Sharpton to run for a Congressional seat or maybe advise the Hillary Clinton campaign. From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: With a hidden ... More About: Al Sharpton , Corruption , Liberalism
South Korea: Brawl Over Speaker?s Chair
2007-12-14 21:17:00 Democracy in Action South Korea n lawmakers start a brawl over the Speaker’s Chair. Too bad our own Congressman and Senators don’t engage in this kind of activity every once in a while… brawl koreaUploaded by dollarsandsense123 More About: Videos , South Asia , International , South Korea
Gang Rape Victim, Jamie Leigh Jones, Claims KBR Cover Up
2007-12-11 04:02:00 Claims of Cover -Up by U.S., Halliburton and KBR From ABC’s “The Blotter”: A Houston, Texas woman says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company and the U.S. government are covering up the incident. Jamie Leigh Jones , now 22, says that after she was raped by multiple men at a KBR camp in ... More About: Gang , Claims , Rape
Destroyed CIA Interrogation Tapes Another Ploy to Hurt Bush Administration?
2007-12-08 15:07:00 Or How to turn a non-scandal, into a scandal in order to get legislation passed… The mainstream media reports: December 6th, the New York Times runs this story: C.I.A. Destroyed 2 Tapes Showing Interrogations WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 — The Central Intelligence Agency in 2005 destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the interrogation of two Qaeda operatives in the agency’s ... More About: Bush , Hurt , Bush administration , Administration
In Honor of December 7th, 1941
2007-12-07 18:51:00 In honor of this infamous day in History: December 7th, 1941, I’m linking to Blackfive’s web site. Since these patriotic Americans have a military background, their post honoring this day in History says it far better than I ever could: Blackfive: Dec 7, 1941. Not to be “patriotic” or anything, but the following music is appropriate for a day like today. Click the play button below. Audio courtesy: U.S. Army Bands. More About: Honor , December 7
Peter Foster Obliterates Global Warming in Road to Bali
2007-12-07 05:01:00 Peter Foster, Columnist at Canada’s Financial Post, simply obliterates Global Warming in his piece entitled “Road to Bali ”. In the very first paragraph Mr. Foster comes out swinging: The fate of the Earth hangs in the balance in Bali, but the issue is not whether humanity will succumb to a “climate crisis,” or how the international community might ... More About: Liberalism
National Intelligence Estimate Reflects Positively on the Bush Administrati
2007-12-05 04:47:00 National Intelligence Estimate Says Iran Stopped Pursuing Nuclear Weapons in 2003 The President’s critics and the Left are spinning this report as evidence the Bush administration is a neo-con war machine. Yes, the President will likely have to soften his position on Iran or at least use this as an opportunity to gain some “breathing room.” But IMHO, ... More About: International , National , Homeland Security
Former NYC Mayor, Ed Koch: Bush Should Deliver Ultimatum to Arab Allies
2007-12-05 04:13:00 Ed Koch, Democrat and former mayor of New York City has it about right in his take on recent mid east geopolitics. From World Tribune: The Israel-Palestine peace meeting in Annapolis, Maryland was a success in at least one respect. It brought together every Arab state involved, including Saudi Arabia and Syria. According to many Middle East experts, ... More About: Bush , International , Allies , Mayor
Florida Teacher, Debra Lafave Violates Probation
2007-12-05 03:58:00 Hot for Teacher Redux From Fox News: Debra Lafave , the Florida teacher who pleaded guilty to lewd behavior with a teenage boy, has been arrested for allegedly violating her probation on charges she spoke to an underage female co-worker. Lafave, 27, allegedly had contact with the minor — a 16-year-old co-worker — at Danny Boys’ restaurant in Ruskin, ... More About: Viola
New Jersey Blogger ?daTruthSquad? Fights for Freedom of Speech
2007-12-04 04:51:00 This story is too close to home for me to ignore. Plus, I’m an anonymous blogger too. Manalapan, New Jersey According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an organization devoted to protecting our freedoms in the virtual realm of all things Internet, an anonymous blogger has publicly criticized a malpractice suit bought and paid for by the ... More About: Freedom , Blogger , Fights , Corruption
Hugo Chavez: Loses Constitutional Vote
2007-12-03 13:30:00 From AP via Breitbart.com: CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Humbled by his first electoral defeat ever, President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for re-election and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state. “I understand and accept that the proposal I made was quite profound ... More About: International , South America , Vote , Hugo Chavez
Maybe our last Hope?
2007-12-03 04:06:00 I may not agree with all of Congressman Ron Paul’s views; especially in regard to the War in Iraq. But his message does resonate with me for a lot of reasons. One day, as we get closer to “tax time,” I’ll be sufficiently motivated to share them with you. I recently came across one of Congressman Paul’s campaign videos. For ... More About: Videos , Hope
Karl Rove Memo to Barack Obama?
2007-12-03 03:39:00 I find this memo from former Bush advisor, Karl Rove , to presidential candidate, Barack Obama , very odd, but fascinating at the same time. Here’s an excerpt from the Financial Times article: Not that you have asked for advice, but here it is anyway: Iowa is your chance to best her. If you do not do it there, odds ... More About: Memo
Chavez Threatens to Cut Off Oil to U.S.
2007-12-01 15:12:00 The absolute arrogance of some of the OPEC member countries; Chavez in particular. At the moment they are awash in cash and seem to be under the illusion that its going to last. I say, go ahead, cut oil sales to the U.S. It’ll hurt Venezuela more than it’ll hurt us. A true free-market society ... More About: International , South America
Republicans Report Better Mental Health
2007-12-01 03:25:00 Proof Bush Derangement Syndrome (“BDS”) is real: Gallup.com: Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls. Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having excellent mental health, compared to 43% of independents and 38% of Democrats. Read the rest: Republicans ... More About: Mental , Report , Mental Health
Breaking: Man Takes Hostages At Clinton Campaign Office
2007-11-30 20:06:00 WMUR 9, New Hampshire: ROCHESTER, N.H. — An armed man has taken two campaign workers hostage at the Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, police said. Officials with the campaign confirmed that there were two workers taken hostage in the office on 28 North Main St.. A woman and her baby told workers at a neighboring business ... More About: Office , Campaign , Breaking , Hostages
Murtha: ?I think the ?surge? is working?
2007-11-30 20:00:00 From yesterday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Murtha finds military progress in trip to Iraq Warns that Iraqis must do more for their own security WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Murtha today said he saw signs of military progress during a brief trip to Iraq last week, but he warned that Iraqis need to play a larger role in providing their ... More About: Surge , Working , Urge , Workin
Erin Burnett refers to George W. Bush as ?the Monkey?
2007-11-30 19:36:00 No media bias here… WPvideo 1.02 What the hell is Ms. Burnett’s problem? She’s entitled to her political views in private. But American’s are getting sick and tired of journalists using their highly visible positions to broadcast those political views and passing it off as objective news. And it shows in declining circulation and viewer ship ratings. UPDATE: Ms. Burnett apologizes The apology was ... More About: Videos , Bush , Monkey , George W , Media Bias
Another Episode of NewsBusted (Episode 122)
More articles from this author:2007-11-30 12:57:00 Yet another episode to keep your sense of humor alive. Enjoy it; I know I did: WPvideo 1.02 More About: Videos , Episode 1, 2 |
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