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More Lies From The Clintons About Hillary's Experience
2007-12-24 16:28:00 Received via email.HILLARY HAD NO ROLE IN IRISH PEACE, DESPITE BILL’S CLAIMS By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANNPublished on Foxnews.com on December 21, 2007Recently, as only Hillary can do, she claimed that she was “deeply involved in the Irish peace process.” Bill has also picked up the theme, citing her “independent” role in resolving the centu ry-old conflict as “experience” with which to justify a White House run.How odd that Hillary forgot to mention her pivotal role in Ireland just four years ago, when she wrote her $8 million memoir, Living History. There, she told a very different story.Her first mention of Ireland was in a discussion of Bill’s October 2004 trip: “The trip highlighted Bill’s milestones in foreign affairs. In addition to his pivotal role in easing the tensions in the Middle East, he was now focusing on the decades Long Troubles in Northern Ireland.” (Emphasis added)No memories of her own involvement in the Irish “troubles.”Ireland next appeared ... More About: Experience , Lies , Linton
"Love and Sex With Robots"
2007-12-24 08:09:00 This is an interesting take on just where technology could take us. To those of us who have been life long science fiction fans the idea of robot lovers isn’t “shocking” in the least. That’s not to say that we would consider it likely any time in the near future though. But eventually? Sure, why not. ~RJH Washington Post article link "Love and Sex With Robots "[My review in today's Book World.]LOVE AND SEX WITH ROBOTS The Evolution Of Human-Robot Relationships By David Levy Harper. 334 pp. $24.95 Here's a prediction that'll make you squirm: In the future, people will fall in love with robots. Robots will not be cold, predictable machines, but actual lovers -- precocious, sexy, and remarkably humanlike in appearance. Humans will even marry robots in certain obliging jurisdictions. Now send the kids into the other room while we mention the obvious, bizarre implication: Someday, people will have sex with robots. And not just cold, mechanical sex that barely incites a fe...
The Hubble Deep Field: The Most Important Image Ever Taken
2007-12-24 07:20:00 . More About: Hubble , Deep , Image , Field
Ron Paul running as a third party candidate?
2007-12-24 06:56:00 I have been expecting to hear rumors of this for a long time. In spite of the dire predictions of all the pundits, Ron Paul still hangs in there. And he manages that, I suspect, against the wishes of the mainstream Republican leadership. Some people have said he would just further relegate himself to irrelevance if he ran as a third party candidate, but that’s what ‘those in the know’ said about Joe Lieberman also. Almost a full year left until the election and many things can change between now and then. It will no doubt be an interesting year and I further suspect that Ron Paul and his followers will have another surprise or two up their sleeves. ~RJH Washington Post article link Paul Won't Rule Out Run as Independent Ron Paul, the Texas congressman stirring up the Republican presidential contest with his libertarian-leaning views and online fundraising prowess, left the door open Sunday to running as an independent, should he not win the Republican nomination.Paul, who has r... More About: Running , Party , Third Party
The Legacy of Bill and Hillary Clinton
2007-12-24 02:52:00 New York Times article link Savior or Saboteur? By MAUREEN DOWDOnce it was about Hillary , but now, of course, it’s about Bill .Our ubiquitous ex-president is playing his favorite uxorious game, and it goes like this: Let’s create chaos and then get out of it together. You ride to my rescue or I ride to yours. We come within an inch of dying and then recapture the day by the skin of our teeth. While we’re killing ourselves, we blame everyone else. We’ll be heroes.It worked for Bill and Hillary in ’92 and ’96. It didn’t work in the health care debacle. Will it work in Iowa and New Hampshire?Just when I thought I was out, the Clinton s pull me back into their conjugal psychodrama.Inside the Bill gang and the Hillary gang, there is panic and perplexity. Is Bill a loyal spouse or a subconscious saboteur? Should Hillaryland muzzle him? Give him a minder? Is he rusty? Or is he freelancing because he relishes his role as head of the party his wife is trying to take over?“For the first... More About: Hillary Clinton , Legacy
The Anti-Endorsement For Romney
2007-12-24 01:41:00 There is nothing out of the ordinary when a New Hampshire newspaper comes out against a Republican candidate. Maybe thatÂ’s why I am using it for this post. Actually it is a press anti-endorsement one stage removed because I am quoting another blogs take on it. And the reason I am doing so is to take the blog authors point even further than they did. Most people are not going to be swayed to any great degree by what they might or might not read on an op-ed page. If they are maybe they shouldnÂ’t be voting. Yes, I know that is a bit harsh and arrogant. Having a Democrat moment, I guess. In days gone byÂ…more like decades and centuries gone by the local paper had much more impact on such things. Today they are forced to share their audience with television, radio, cable and the internet. Â Moreover, the latter is really spelling the doom of the old-line media. But, as in the case of a soon to be extinct dinosaur it takes a while for that death message to make it all the way through th... More About: Anti , Romney , Endorsement
Ron Paul on Meet The Press (video)
2007-12-23 23:58:00 .. More About: Video , Press , Ron Paul , Meet , Paul
The Do Nothing Congress: The Gift Of Doing Very Little
2007-12-23 23:46:00 Washington Post article link The Gift Of Doing Very Little By George F. WillSunday, December 23, 2007; B07Hellbent on driving its approval rating into single digits, Congress adjourned after passing an omnibus spending bill larded with at least 8,993 earmarks costing at least $7.4 billion -- the precise number and amount will be unclear until implications of some obscure provisions are deciphered. The gusher of earmarks was a triumph of bipartisanship, which often is a synonym for kleptocracy.This was the first year since 1994 that Democrats controlled both houses. Consider Congress's agreeably meager record:It raised the hourly minimum wage from $5.15 to $5.85 -- less than the $7 entry wage at McDonald's -- thereby increasing the wages of less than 0.5 percent of the workforce. Rebuffing George W. Bush, who advocates halting farm subsidies to those with adjusted gross incomes of more than $200,000, the Senate also rejected -- more bipartisanship -- a cap at $750,000. This, in spi...
Iran: Europe will become a Muslim continent
2007-12-23 16:43:00 This is exactly what many radical Muslim s think. I think this will be the biggest threat we will face this century. So many people have their heads in the sand in the name of “tolerance” will and find radical Islam beheading them for it. Most peopel are just clueless about the real intent of islam. Yeah I know, this is where you call me a racist. How do you know when you winning an argument with a liberal? They call you a racist. ~RJH ADNKronos International article link Iran : Europe will become a Muslim continent, says Khamenei's spokesman Tehran, 21 Dec. (AKI) - Europe will eventually become a Muslim continent, according to a representative of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. "In a dozen years, Europe will be an Islamic continent," said Rasul Jalilzadeh on Friday as he was speaking to the basiji, a voluntary organisation in the capital Tehran. "The Islamisation of the European continent is imminent and this step favours the arrival of the Ma... More About: Continent , Rope
Hillary: How Do You Like Me Now?
2007-12-23 15:24:00 The scary thing about Hillary Clinton is that it does not matter how much people dislike her. And I mean even those in her own party. She will still be the Democrat candidate one way or the other. It does not matter how much it will hurt the party. She will still be the Democrat candidate. If put to good use such will and determination can be a powerful force for good. But in the case of the Clintons it is all bent, twisted and turned inside of herself. Me me me me me ad infinitum. And Bill is just like some happy go lucky puppy dog following at her heels always trying to make people like him more. The biggest problem with Bill stumping for Hillary is that self same Clinton self-centeredness. It is still all about him as far as he is concerned. Another Clinton in the Oval Office? Dear god no. ~RJH Protein Wisdom article link Hillary: How Do You Like Me Now? [Karl] Sen. Hillary Clinton – the Great and Terrible — has been trying to get those early caucus and primary voters to li...
Family of dead teen to sue insurer that dallied on liver transplant
2007-12-23 07:01:00 The American medical system is usually the envy of the world. I have lived in countries with socialized medicine and I have seen first hand that it leaves a lot to be desired. At times people will die waiting for the use of an MRI or CAT scan. This is something the average American can walk in and get done in a matter of hours and we take it for granted. What happened to this poor girl and her family is an absolute tragedy. I have no doubt there will be a spotlight on Cigna Health like they have never seen before. I have had Cigna as a HMO health provider and while they were just fine for me I never put it to use for anything worse than a couple of skin cancer surgeries. The thing people need to avoid, and I am most certainly not trying to minimize what happened to this girl, but nevertheless people have to remain vigilent that they don't get railroaded by the people with the socialized medicine agenda. Immediately after the Virginia Tech killings we got the expected knee jerk re... More About: Family , Dead , Liver
Minority GOP still managed to get its way
2007-12-23 03:23:00 I am not sure if the Democrats have such lousy memories or they truly cannot see that the Republicans are using the same tactics they did a few years back. How many hundreds of times have the Democrats filibustered bills over the last decade? How many times have they forced the Republicans to compromise on bills? How many appointments have the Democrats blocked or at least made politically costly? They only hurt themselves when they have such narrow vision that they fail to predict what the opposition will do. LetÂ’s hope they continue along this thoroughly myopic path. ~RJH Washington Times article link Minority GOP still managed to get its way By S.A. Miller - Republicans were accustomed to cutting deals to pass their agenda during the dozen years that they ran Congress but have made few concessions this session as the minority party. "Our members went home happier than they have in the 11 years I've been here," said House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican. &...
"Cleaning Lenses" This is Hilarious! (video)
2007-12-22 20:50:00 . More About: Video , Cleaning , Hilarious , Lenses
Join Ron Paul revolution (Letter to the editor)
2007-12-22 20:38:00 The writer has a good point. Ron Paul is getting an incredible amount of support yet the media is still casting him as a 27th tier candidate. He is generating more grass roots excitement and a surprising amount of donations compared to the other candidates on the ticket. It is time for the media to take him seriously. If they do not then they will be the ones left in the lurch, not Ron Paul. ~RJH HJNews article link Join Ron Paul revolution Saturday, December 22, 2007 1:38 AM CSTTo the editor:Ron Paul is not mainstream mediaÂ’s choice for the next president. They want to cast him off as a long shot or wasted vote. But should a long shot really be leading ALL candidates in state straw poll victories? Official polls also show that he has done very well in the primary debates; either winning them or coming in a close second. He had a very impressive one-day funding drive last Sunday that netted over $5 million dollars, which is more than half of what Romney raised ALL last quarter. The... More About: Letter , Revolution
The First IT Help Desk Call (video)
2007-12-22 19:25:00 . More About: Video , Call , Desk , Help Desk
Mitt Romney on The Tonight Show (video)
2007-12-22 19:18:00 . More About: Video , Show , Mitt Romney , Tonight , Romney
Hillary Clinton Embraces Her Husband's "Legacy"
2007-12-22 17:35:00 The Clinton campaign has faced a weighty decision for some time. They had to decide whether they would embrace the “presidential legacy” of Bill Clinton or strike out totally on their own. On the one hand, there were significant negatives attached to the Clinton presidency. The national disgrace of impeachment still weighs heavy. However, the obvious negatives of Hillary Â’s campaign such as the perception of her being dishonest, a political opportunist and the proverbial ice queen, needed a counterweight. In addition, the humanity and friendliness of Bill Clinton would work well to counteract that perception of Hillary. Or so they thought. The line of “Two for the price of one” is not seen as a positive by many. There is a palpable sense of unease about how much of a hard left direction Hillary would take the country. Even rock solid liberals are very divided on the electability of Hillary. And as for the character of Bill Clinton and what sort of precedent he would set as the Â... More About: Hillary Clinton , Legacy , Braces
BILL RUSSELL FOR CONGRESS
2007-12-21 18:51:00 Hello folks I have been in touch with the Campaign Manager for William Russell , a Retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve. Mr. Russell is the great Conservative candidate who is running to push John Murtha out of his seat in the 12th Congress ional District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Murtha has long over stayed his welcome. Please show your support for the troops by getting Murtha out and voting in a fresh new candidate who by his credentials, has his heart for the troops and the best intentions for the great folks in the 12th District of PA.I myself do not get to vote for this man, but I will continue to do my part in spreading the word. God Bless you and yours. Jason BootieMERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! WILLIAM RUSSELLFOR CONGRESS“Embrace the Future”Friends:The holidays are in full swing, and we're all making lists and shopping for gifts for our friends and family. Add Bill to your list and make sure that he has a Merry Christmas and a happy election season...
Keep Jon Stewart in Your Basement (comic)
2007-12-21 14:40:00 If you are sick and tired of the writers strike just keep Jon Stewart in your basement. ~RJH More About: Comic
Dick Morris: Make or Break in Michigan
2007-12-21 14:12:00 Received via emailMAKE OR BREAK IN MICHIGAN By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANNPublished in the New York Post on December 19, 2007.The Jan. 15 Michigan primary is now looking like the big "elimination round" in the '08 GOP contest - the contest that could bring us down to the final two contenders.In the semi-finals, to be held in Iowa and New Hampshire, Mitt Romney will face Mike Huckabee to see who's tops among the party's right, while Rudy Giuliani battles John McCain for the more moderate slot.Huckabee and Romney are likely headed for a split decision, with the former winning Iowa (where he now leads 34 percent to 23 percent) and the later winning New Hampshire (where he now leads, 32-11).On the centrist court, Rudy has a slender lead over McCain in Iowa (10-6). But the Des Moines Register endorsement of the Arizona senator could pare Giuliani's slim support base. In New Hampshire, McCain holds a tight 19-17 lead over Giuliani as they battle for second place.Fred Tho... More About: Break , Dick , Make , Morris
Duncan Hunter Slams Congress for Gutting Border Fence (video)
2007-12-21 05:41:00 I knew those scumbags in Washington would do exactly this. When the Republicans get their clocks cleaned in the 2008 election losing even more seats in both houses I hope they remember this. ~RJH HotAir article link Video : Duncan Hunter slams Congress for gutting the border fence posted at 8:42 pm on December 19, 2007 by Bryan This is one of those stories that we at Hot Air fully expected to have to write. Where Washington and border security are concerned, the course of events is always predictable: Congresscritters say what they think they have to say to calm us yahoos down, and then they strike some midnight deal to render everything that they said a lie. We may have to unleash YouTube on these weasels again.In this clip, Rep. Duncan Hunter lays into the miscreants in Congress who have once again proven that our political class is corrupt and uninterested in what the majority of the country wants done. I left in the tail end of BeckÂ’s opening rant prior to HunterÂ’s interview to... More About: Fence
Ron Paul's Photo-Op with Stormfront (neo nazi group)
2007-12-21 05:18:00 'Stormfront' (sorry, i refuse to provide a link)Â is one of the largest white supremacist neo-nazi sites online. In the pics below Ron Paul is posing with Don Black the owner of Stormfront. This is not good stuff for the Ron Paul campaign. ~RJH LGF article link Ron Paul's Photo -Op with Stormfront Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 3:53:50 pm PSTAn LGF reader emailed this photograph, showing Ron Paul at the Values Voters Presidential Debate in Fort Lauderdale on September 17, 2007. Immediately to PaulÂ’s left: Don Black, the owner of neo-Nazi hate site Stormfront. If anyone knows who the creepy guy in the hat is, please post a comment. Update: itÂ’s Derek Black, DonÂ’s son. UPDATE at 12/20/07 5:17:22 pm:HereÂ’s another picture from the same event, showing Ron Paul signing an autograph for Derek Black: More About: Group , Neo-Nazi
Ron Paul Lies About Lack Of Involvement With White Nationalists
2007-12-21 05:05:00 Little Green Footballs article link Neo-Nazis Say: Ron Paul is One of Us Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 5:49:26 pm PSTTake this one with a grain of salt, please.But at one of the ugliest neo-Nazi sites on the web, Vanguard News Network, the leader of the American National Socialist Workers Party says Ron Paul Lies About Lack Of Involvement With White Nationalists.(The link goes to a Google redirect page, because I wonÂ’t link directly to these vile creeps.)Ron Paul Lies About Lack Of Involvement With White NationalistsComrades:I have kept quiet about the Ron Paul campaign for a while, because I didnÂ’t see any need to say anything that would cause any trouble. However, reading the latest release from his campaign spokesman, I am compelled to tell the truth about Ron PaulÂ’s extensive involvement in white nationalism.Both Congressman Paul and his aides regularly meet with members of the Stormfront set, American Renaissance, the Institute for Historic Review, and others at the Tara Thai restaur...
No Consensus On Climate Change After All
2007-12-21 03:57:00 This is, surprisingly, a half way reasonable article on the climate change issue. Of course it came from a blog, heh. No doubt the author is being shouted down as we speak by AlGores acolytes of The New Church Of The Overheated Earth. It is amusing how the very people that claim to be so appreciative of diversity work so hard at stamping out any intellectual diversity that disagrees with their precious new religion. Not that hypocrisy is anything new or surprising coming from the left. I think AlGore invented hypocrisy right after inventing the internet. ~RJH New York Times article link Climate Consensus ‘Busted’? By Andrew C. Revkin The perennial tug of war over what average people should think and do about human-caused global warming has just experienced another big yank, this time from those saying actions to cut greenhouse gases are a costly waste of time. As I’ve written many times before, much of the tugging may be a distraction from fundamentals that are clearly establish... More About: Climate Change , Change
Hillary Changes Course Again
2007-12-21 03:26:00 Would someone please tell me what the “experience” is that Hillary Clinton keeps alluding to? She is a single term Senator from one of the most liberal cities in the country. Probably the most liberal outside of San Francisco. So what exactly does her vast experience consist of? She was the wife of a past president. She attempted to push a monstrosity of a socialized medicine program on the country and thankfully failed. Is that the ‘experience’ she keeps claiming? If anyone out here really knows I would love to hear it. ~RJH Washington Post article link Hill-mentum? By Anne E. KornblutDES MOINES -- Claiming she has caught a wave of momentum over the last five days, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed hard on the notion of her experience -- and the argument that her main rival, Sen. Barack Obama, is lacking therein -- on Thursday as she rounded out her second-to-last swing through Iowa before Christmas.Clinton has shifted gears several times in recent weeks. She questioned Obama...
Dick Morris: FOR HILLARY, ELECTABILITY NOW EQUALS VULNERABILITY LATER
2007-12-20 04:44:00 Received via emailFOR HILLARY, ELECTABILITY NOW EQUALS VULNERABILITY LATERBy DICK MORRIS Published on TheHill.com on December 19, 2007.In the New York Times/CBS poll of Dec. 11, Hillary was overwhelmingly rated as the most likely of the Democratic candidates to defeat the Republicans in the 2008 general election.Asked, regardless of how they were voting, which candidate was most likely to defeat the GOP, 63 percent of Democratic primary voters said Hillary Clinton was the most likely to win in November, while only 14 percent chose Obama and 10 percent selected Edwards.Good news for Hillary? Yes, for now. But it could indicate a potential for disaster should she stumble in the early primaries and caucuses.A lot of voters are backing Hillary because they see her as a winner and they are hungry to throw the Republicans out of the White House. When Mrs. Clinton touts her experience (and Mr. Clinton does it for her), the voters donÂ’t necessarily hear government experience. A lot focus o... More About: Vulnerability , Dick , Equals , Morris
Andrew Sullivan: Ron Paul's Republican Refugees
2007-12-20 04:15:00 Andrew Sullivan hits the nail pretty much on the head. Many mainstream conservatives are taking a long hard look at Ron Paul because they are fed up with the current Republican administration. Now whether that will translate into hard votes is yet to be seen. But even this much should be worrying the neo-cons currently in control of the Republican party. And if not them then the rank and file Republicans have to see what George Bush is doing to trash their party. ~RJH Andrew Sullivan article link Ron Paul's Republican Refugees 19 Dec 2007 04:46 pmEzra makes a valuable point:Paul's candidacy is an indictment of the system, not an argument for who would best administer it.Peter Suderman asks:What's the breakdown of issues that matter to his supporters, and after the campaign is over, are there lessons to be drawn for other candidates or issue-oriented groups? Why and how, in other words, did this unassuming country doctor - a man who, between his personality and his positions, is al... More About: Andrew
Ron Paul on "Morning Joe": Most Money Ever Raised in 1 Day (video
2007-12-20 03:59:00 . More About: Video , Money , Ron Paul , Morning , Paul
Tancredo Calls It Quits
More articles from this author:2007-12-20 03:50:00 I am sad to see Tom Tancredo bowing out of the race. I have been a fan of his since before the start of the campaigns. He has been a regular on Los Angeles talk radio for several years. You fought the good fight Tom!If nothing else, he did much to bring the debate over illegal immigration front and center. ~RJH Washington Post article link Tancredo to Abandon Presidential Bid By GEORGE MERRITTThe Associated PressWednesday, December 19, 2007; 9:38 PMDENVER -- Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo, whose forceful opposition to illegal immigration vaulted him to national prominence, plans to announce he is abandoning his long-shot bid for the presidency, a person close to Tancredo said Wednesday.The five-term Colorado congressman planned to make the announcement at a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for Tancredo or his campaign.Tancredo's campaign would only say he planned a "major ... More About: Calls 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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