Archive for January, 2010
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I have learned of certain unfortunate comments made by Senator Reid regarding President Barack Obama and have spoken with Senator Reid about those comments. While there is no question that Senator Reid did not select the best word choice in this instance, these comments should not distract America from its continued focus on securing healthcare or creating jobs for its people. Nor should they detract from the unquestionable leadership role Senator Reid has played on these issues or in the area of civil rights. Senator Reid's door has always been open on hearing from the civil rights community on these issues and I look forward to continue to work with Senator Reid wherever possible to improve the lives of Americans everywhere.
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Yeah Yeah The Left tries to make amends for Reid's obviously racist remarks.
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In light of President Obama's decision to forgive Harry Reid's remarks about Obama's skin color and lack of a "Negro dialect," check out what Obama said about Trent Lott in 2002:
Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D-13th), who hosted WVON's Cliff Kelley Show, challenged the Republican Party to repudiate Lott's remarks and to call for his resignation as senate leader.
"It seems to be that we can forgive a 100-year-old senator for some of the indiscretion of his youth, but, what is more difficult to forgive is the current president of the U.S. Senate (Lott) suggesting we had been better off if we had followed a segregationist path in this country after all of the battles and fights for civil rights and all the work that we still have to do," said Obama.
He said: "The Republican Party itself has to drive out Trent Lott. If they have to stand for something, they have to stand up and say this is not the person we want representing our party."
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Obama hypocrisy
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The Massachusetts Senate race is now a toss up.
Buoyed by a huge advantage with independents and relative disinterest from Democratic voters in the state, Republican Scott Brown leads Martha Coakley 48-47.
Here are the major factors leading to this surprising state of affairs:
-As was the case in the Gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia last year, it looks like the electorate in Massachusetts will be considerably more conservative than the one that showed up in 2008. Obama took the state by 26 points then, but those planning to vote next week only report having voted for him by 16.
-Republicans are considerably more enthusiastic about turning out to vote than Democrats are
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If Dingy Harry Harry was a Republican the Democrats and MSM would be yelling RACIST from the get go.
The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate apologized on Saturday for comments he made about Barack Obama’s race during the 2008 presidential bid and are quoted in a yet-to-be-released book about the campaign.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada described in private then-Sen. Barack Obama as “light skinned” and “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.” Obama is the nation’s first African-American president.
“I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African-Americans for my improper comments,” Reid said in a statement released after the excerpts were first reported on the Web site of The Atlantic.
“I was a proud and enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama during the campaign and have worked as hard as I can to advance President Obama’s legislative agenda.”
Reid remained neutral during the bitter Democratic primary that became a marathon contest between Obama and then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom Obama tapped as the United States’ top diplomat after the election.
Reid’s comments are included in the book, obtained Saturday by The Associated Press and set to be published on Monday. “Game Change” was written by Time Magazine’s Mark Halperin and New York magazine’s John Heilemann.
But, this is only one of many foots in Dingy Harry’s mouth over the years.
- On Justice Clarence Thomas:”An Embarrassment To The Supreme Court. I Think That His Opinions Are Poorly Written.”(NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 12/05/04)
- On U.S. Senator John McCain: “You Know, Joe, I Can’t Stand John McCain.” (“Reid Shares Senate Ideas,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 08/21/08)
- On President George W. Bush: “I Think This Guy Is A Loser.”(Erin Neff, “Del Sol High School Appearance: Reid Calls Bush ‘A Loser,’” Las Vegas Review-Journal, 05/07/05)
- On Former Majority Leader Bill Frist: “I’ve Never Seen Such Amateurish Leadership.”(Jon Frandsen, “Senate GOP To Counter Dems’ Filibusters With 30-Hour Talkathon,” USA Today, 11/10/03)
- On General Peter Pace, Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff: “Incompetent.”(John Bresnahan, “Reid Labels Military Leader ‘Incompetent,’” The Politico, 06/14/07)
- On Alan Greenspan, Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman: “One Of The Biggest Political Hacks We Have In Washington.”(CNN’s “Inside Politics,” 03/03/05)
Harry Reid has to go and by looking at the latest Nevada Senate poll, the voters of Nevada are going to send Harry Reid packing.
None too soon.
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Giuliani is ignoring some other acts of terrorism:
• Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, an Egyptian national who on July 4, 2002 shot and killed two Israelis and wounded four others at the El Al ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport. The FBI would later say Hadayet was motivated by opposition to Israel and US policy in the Middle East and the shootings fit the definition of terrorism.
• The 2001 anthrax attacks, which killed five people;
• DC sniper John Allen Muhammed, who killed at least 10 people in 2002 and was convicted by a Virginia court of terrorism, among other charges.
It’s worth noting, however, that neither the anthrax killer nor the DC sniper were firmly established as having been motivated by extremist Muslim ideology.
The Giuliani spokesperson says the former Mayor does not consider the events with Hadayet, Muhammed, or the anthrax attacks Islamist terrorist attacks since "he was referring to what are known islamic terrorist attacks."
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Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's decision to attend — and speak at — the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans in April transforms that event into the first legitimate cattle-call of the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes. Palin announced late Thursday that she would attend SRLC, joining Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as announced speakers. Interestingly, Palin also announced on Thursday that she would not be speaking at CPAC, a gathering of conservatives in Washington in mid February — a decision, according to those familiar with her thinking, due at least in part to the fact that the John Birch Society is one of the sponsors. The decision to attend SRLC but not CPAC — love those acronyms! — seems to be a rare instance of Palin refusing to play to type, bucking the grassroots for a more establishment-oriented event.
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The John Birch Society sponsorship is very troublesome.
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The bag of teeth found on a North Seattle sidewalk was the link that police were looking for.
Shane Carlson had long been on the radar of Seattle-area police after his numerous arrests — and convictions — for car prowls, home burglaries and office break-ins. One Edmonds police detective describes the 26-year-old as "an equal-opportunity burglar."
But it wasn't until Carlson's fingerprints were identified on human teeth found in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood in October that detectives linked him to a rash of unusual burglaries at dental clinics and dental laboratories in Seattle, said police and King County Deputy Prosecutor Maurice Classen.
Prosecutors allege that Carlson would steal gold fillings and raw gold used to make fillings and turn around and sell it at a tidy profit.
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And, they say dentistry is going metal free…..
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Okay, now that I have ensured that I will receive lots of hateful comments…. Sarah Palin's decision not to attend CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Conference) is ridiculously petty
What this really looks like is that Palin seems to assume she has conservative activists in her hip pocket anyway and thus can refuse to speak to its most enthusiastic activists in order to take a shot at Keene. Well, IF that is true — and I acknowledge this is all based on assumptions that the reports in the links are accurate — then Sarah Palin is playing right into her reputation of being somewhat of a diva. It's hard to be a diva and a woman of the people at the same time. To paraphrase Fagin from Oliver Twist: I think she better think it out again.
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CPAC has become a Mitt Romney and Ron Paul love fest with David Keene and the John Birch Society in the background. Palin is smart to stay away from this cast of characters.
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After a few minutes of opening remarks, Fiorina asked for questions and ideas from the audience.
"I was impressed with the fact that she was letting the valley have a voice," said Ray Prock, the Farm Bureau secretary. "She didn't talk at us," Prock said, "she let us talk, too."
Retired Burchell Nursery sales representative Ladd Hackler called Fiorina a "breath of fresh air" who reminds him of Sarah Palin.
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Passage of the health-care bill will be, for the administration, a catastrophic victory. If it is voted through in time for the State of the Union Address, as President Obama hopes, half the chamber will rise to their feet and cheer. They will be cheering their own demise.
If health care does not pass, it will also be a disaster, but only for the administration, not the country. Critics will say, "You didn't even waste our time successfully."
What a blunder this thing has been, win or lose, what a miscalculation on the part of the president. The administration misjudged the mood and the moment. Mr. Obama ran, won, was sworn in and began his work under the spirit of 2008—expansive, part dreamy and part hubristic. But as soon as he was inaugurated ,the president ran into the spirit of 2009—more dug in, more anxious, more bottom-line—and didn't notice.
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A snippet for this Sunday’s 60 Minutes interview of Steve Schmidt
Certainly, there is no love lost between Sarah Palin and her former campaign consultant Steve Schmidt. Sarah slapped Schmidt in her book, Going Rogue, and Schmidt is doing his own rogue this Sunday on 60 Minutes.
I think I will be watching CBS this Sunday.
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