• Media,  Media Bias,  Sarah Palin

    Sarah Palin Strikes Back Against The Media – Think You Have Heard the Last From Her?

    January 7, 2009 /
    In an lengthy interview for the forthcoming documentary “Media Malpractice” Governor Sarah Palin, for the first time at length, takes on the media coverage of her and the 2008 campaign

    Flap is amazed at the negative BUZZ that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin continues to draw in the “Drive-by Media” and in the LEFT blogosphere.

    A little more experience in public office, especially in foreign affairs and watch out. Flap sees 2008 for Palin as Reagan’s 1976 run against Gerald Ford – pre-emptive.

    Sarah Palin will re-emerge on the national political stage sooner than the Democrats like to admit.

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  • Dianne Feinstein,  Leon Panetta

    California Senator Dianne Feinstein Now on Board With Leon Panetta Appointment to be Director of the CIA

    January 7, 2009 /
    Michael Ramirez on Leon Panetta

    Political Cartoon by Michael Ramirez

    The incoming Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committe, California Senator Dianne Feinstein has caved and now supports the appointment of former Bill Clinton Chief of Staff and former California Congressman Leaon Panetta as the the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, despite the fact he has NO intelligence community experience.

    Obama wants a loyalist as DCIA so he does not get stabbed in the back by CIA career bureaucrats like President Bush did his entire time in office.

    But, is political loyality enough when you are fighting two wars and international terrorism?

    If the United States suffers another failure in intelligence like 9/11, Obama will be heavily criticized for this risky and rookie appointment.

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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger,  California Legislature,  Proposition 13

    California Democrats Attempt to Balance State Budget By Violating the California Constitution But Arnold Schwarzenegger Says NO

    January 7, 2009 /
    Howard Jarvis June 1978

    Howard Jarvis, chief sponsor of the controversial Proposition 13, signals victory as he casts his own vote at the Fairfax-Melrose precinct.” June 1978. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times

    Even RINO California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will NOT take on Prop 13 and the California Constitution.

    Democratic leaders sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger an $18 billion deficit-cutting package on Tuesday, a plan he quickly vetoed as anti-tax groups filed a lawsuit to stop it.

    The activity came amid the Legislature’s third special session since the November election to deal with California’s worsening budget deficit, projected at $42 billion over the next 18 months.

    With Schwarzenegger’s veto, time is running out for lawmakers to find a midyear fix. The state controller has warned that California will be so short of cash it will have to start issuing IOUs in February to vendors and taxpayers expecting refunds.

    Democrats said their plan would have avoided what Schwarzenegger has described as a “financial Armageddon,” but it appeared to be dead even before it arrived on the governor’s desk.

    California Legislative Democrats tried an end run around the California Constitution that was amended in 1978 by Proposition 13 that requires any increase in taxes be affirmed by a 2/3rd’s vote of the Legislature.

    If the Governor were to have a change of heart and approve such an outrageous scheme, the California Supreme Court would quickly issue an injunction and/or a referendum petition would be quickly filed by California voters.

    Looks like the California Legislature better get busy and cut spending.

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  • Ann Coulter,  Matt Lauer,  NBC,  Today Show

    Video: Ann Coulter Finally Returns to NBC’s Today Show – Fights with Matt Lauer

    January 7, 2009 /

    Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

    Conservative writer Ann Coulter interviewed by NBC’s Matt Lauer

    Lauer is pretty indignant that Ann Coulter was NOT banned and that she was whining because she was merely cancelled and rescheduled for Tony Blair. We all know former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is more important than selling your latest book, Ann.

    Matt Lauer is a sanctimonious left-wing fool and while he gets in some zingers against Coulter, Flap bets her book sales soar.

    Coulter’s latest book, Guilty, can be purchased here.

    Ann Coulter Guilty

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  • Harry Reid,  Rod Blagojevich,  Roland Burris

    The Roland Burris Drama Continues: Burris NOT Accepted Yet

    January 7, 2009 /
    Roland Burris and Harry Reid

    Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris, left, smiles as he meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington

    Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid clings to the notion that Roland Burris will NOT be accepted until the Illinois Secretary of State signs off on the appointment.

    The Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the matter is imminent and the Senate Democrats continue to look like Ass-hats. California Senator Dianne Feinstein has insisted that the signature of Jesse White (Illinois Secretary of State) is not required to seat Burris.

    But, Reid insists that this block of Burris is NOT racial.

    Obviously, a DEAL has not been cut with Roland Burris.

    Stay tuned – Roland Burris will hold a news conference in a couple of hours.

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  • Barack Obama,  Harry Reid,  Rod Blagojevich,  Roland Burris

    Harry Reid Capitulates: Roland Burris to Be Seated in U.S. Senate?; Updated: Harry Reid’s Office – “NO White Smoke Today”

    January 7, 2009 /
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    Harry Reid’s aides are “walking back the story” and according to Fox News say “There will be NO white smoke today.”

    So, NO Deal yet?

    Roland Burris and Harry Reid

    Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris, left, smiles as he meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington

    Roland Burris had the Senate Democrats and Harry Reid by “the short hairs” anyway and now assumes a rightfully appointed seat to replace Barack Obama in the United States Senate.

    Senate Democrats plan to accept Roland Burris for President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant seat.

    Burris was scheduled to meet Wednesday with the Senate’s top two Democrats — Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and assistant leader Dick Durbin of Illinois — on Wednesday, a day after his paperwork was rejected at the opening of the 111th Congress.

    Senate officials in both parties, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly for Senate members, said there is a growing expectation on Capitol Hill that the saga will end with Burris being seated.

    So, what was the “DEAL?”

    Time will tell……..

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  • Barack Obama,  Bill Richardson,  Hillary Clinton

    Shocker: Barack Obama Tied to Bill Richardson’s “Pay To Play” Sugar Daddy

    January 7, 2009 /
    Obama Richardson and Hillary

    Barack Obama, Bill Richardson and Hillary Clinton

    What a shock! President-Elect Barack Obama’s campaign and the Democrat Party have accepted massive political contributions from a New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson “Pay to Play” Sugar Daddy.

    President-elect Barack Obama took big money from a man at the center of a federal probe that has forced one of Obama’s top Cabinet picks to withdraw.

    Financial records show the Obama campaign got more than $30,000 from California financier David Rubin, the target of an investigation into donations and possible “pay-to-play” deals involving New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Obama’s pick for commerce secretary.

    Richardson removed himself from consideration for the post Sunday, saying the ongoing grand jury investigation threatened to hold up his confirmation. Richardson and Rubin have both denied any wrongdoing in the matter, which involved contributions and state business in 2003 and 2004.

    Read all of the details about the Hollywood based fundraiser here.

    Ed Morrissey has MORE analysis of the Democrat Party’s Culture of Corruption.

    Now, Flap REALLY looks forward to the confirmation hearings of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State and the financial scrutiny of Bill and his foreign interests.

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  • Barack Obama,  Harry Reid

    Harry Reid to Barack Obama: You Are NOT the Boss of Me

    January 7, 2009 /
    Harry Reid January 5 2009

    Senate Majority leader Harry Reid pauses during a news conference following a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009

    Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to President-Elect Barack Obama – “I don’t work for you, sucker.”

    Democrats must be “very, very careful” to avoid overreaching and will not rubber-stamp President-elect Obama’s policies, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday.

    In an interview with The Hill, Reid said it is essential for Obama and congressional Democrats to work closely with Republicans in the new Congress. He added that 2009 is very different from 1993, the last time Democrats controlled both Congress and the White House.

    Back then, Reid said, Democrats had controlled the House for decades and behaved as though the opposition did not exist. This time around, their recent stint in the minority would give them a commitment to bipartisanship.

    “Even though we’re one short of 60 [senators in the Democratic Conference], I don’t want to ever have to depend on cloture,” Reid said. “We may have to do that, but it will be with the support of a few Republicans.”

    Reid, who lambasted the GOP-led Congress for being a rubber stamp for President Bush, indicated that he will not bow to the Obama administration.

    Reid stated, “I don’t believe in the executive power trumping everything… I believe in our Constitution, three separate but equal branches of government.”

    “If Obama steps over the bounds, I will tell him. … I do not work for Barack Obama. I work with him,” he said.

    The 69 year old Harry Reid speaks of preserving his own skin because his favorable ratings in incrreasingly conservative Nevada are in the tank. Reid stands for re-election in 2010 and the GOP would love to take him out.

    Barack Obama won Nevada in November but more as a repudiation of President Bush and the Republican Party than love with the President-Elect.

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  • Barack Obama,  Day By Day,  Oprah Winfrey

    FlapsBlog.Com: Day By Day by Chris Muir January 7, 2009 – Speaking Volumes

    January 7, 2009 /
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    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Flap wonders the role of Oprah in the Obama inauguration?

    GAG

    And, still no comment about the latest “DEBUNKED” book on Oprah’s list. But, she did place a disclaimer.

    The update appears at the bottom of the first of three pages about Rosenblat, his wife Roma and their two appearances on Winfrey’s television show. Winfrey spokeswoman Angela DePaul, when asked Tuesday why Rosenblat’s story — listed on the site as the first example of “Love Lessons From Amazing Couples” — wasn’t removed, referred to the update posted by “the oprah.com editorial team” and declined further comment.

    Rosenblat, 79, a resident of North Miami Beach, Fla., was a Holocaust survivor who for years had endeared himself to Winfrey and others by recalling how he and his wife met on opposite sides of a barbed-wire fence at a sub-camp of Buchenwald in the 1940s and were reunited more than a decade later on a blind date in New York. Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), had planned to release his memoir in February.

    But after scholars, friends and family members challenged him, Rosenblat acknowledged the story was untrue and Berkley pulled the book. A planned feature film is still scheduled to begin production this year, with producer Harris Salomon saying that the script may note the “fabricated elements of their wartime love story.”

    And, what about Obama, Tony Rezko and Hot Rod Blagojevich?

    No disclaimer there.

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