February 2010
198 posts
School spied on students at home via webcams →
[news] Philadelphia school district spied on students and their families at home through school-issued laptop webcams.
New MRC Report Details 40+ Surveys Showing Media's... →
[news] Surveys over the past 30 years have consistently found top journalists are much more liberal than the rest of America. At the same time, public opinion polls show Americans…
Online Tax Revolt | OnlineTaxRevolt.com →
[bookmark] The Online Tax Revolt is open to every American who believes taxes and spending are out of control, harmful to our country and a threat to our nation”s future. Join other…
Pat, God and Hell … Dark Puppy →
[bookmark] Looks like it’s been one of those open-mouth, insert-foot kinds of weeks for the Rev. Pat Robertson. (originally posted Jan. 17, 2010)
Joe Biden’s Magical Stimulus Multiplier →
[news] In a tough economy, you have to make every dollar count. The Obama administration goes further, counting some stimulus dollars twice. Stimulus funding includes tax relief,…
Augusta authority admits "inflating" stimulus job... →
[news] Chris Whitley is fiscal officer for the Central Savannah River Area Economic Opportunity Authority. The authority oversees the Head Start program. Chris spoke with News 12…
No dip in earmark spending despite White House... →
[news] Transparency requirements pushed for by the Obama administration have not changed the total spending on earmarks for 2010, according to a study by a group critical of the…
'People of color' at Tea Parties →
[video] A Response to Olbermann: “People of color” at Tea Party rallies.
White House begins groundwork to avoid blame for... →
[news] President Obama on Thursday indicated that tax increases on people who make less than $250,000 a year will be on the table when a deficit commission makes its recommendations…
Courting Disaster - Free Chapter →
[news] Take a sneak peek inside Regnery Publishing”s Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack—the shocking new book from…
Review: ‘Courting Disaster’ - The... →
[news] By former CIA Director Michael Hayden Marc Thiessen begins his new book, “Courting Disaster,” with something of a disclaimer: For reasons of security and classification, he…
Review: Courting Disaster - American Enterprise... →
[news] There is a take-no-prisoners quality to Courting Disaster. Thiessen seems happy to do battle with anyone and everyone who has a negative take on the CIA program. But given the…
Sparks Fly as 'Courting Disaster' Author Clashes... →
[news] Sparks flew on CNN’s Amanpour, when conservative author Marc Thiessen directly challenged the CNN’s chief international correspondent with evidence that she had misled her…
Review: Courting Disaster - MichelleMalkin.com →
[news] One of the most important books of the year Fellow Regnery author, friend, and patriot Marc Thiessen’s new book, Courting Disaster is a must-must-read that gives you an…
Courting Disaster: A word from Marc Thiessen -... →
[news] Few public figures in a position to address the subject publicly know more about these CIA operations than Thiessen. We invited Marc to explore the subject for us in…
Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America... →
[wishlist] Courting Disaster proves: How the CIA program thwarted specific deadly attacks against the U.S. Why “enhanced interrogation” was not torture by any reasonable legal or…
Obama Meets Dalai Lama (but not in public), and... →
[news] President Obama met with the Dalai Lama on Thursday, welcoming the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader to the White House for a low-profile meeting that nonetheless raised the…
White House: Democrats near accord on health care... →
[news] The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage without Republican support if GOP lawmakers fail to embrace…
Las Vegas Mayor Goodman rejects Obama invitation →
[news] Mayor Oscar Goodman has refused an invitation to meet with President Obama when he arrives in town on Thursday. Mayor Goodman called President Obama a slow learner after he…
Supt. sets Friday deadline for Central Falls... →
[news] Central Falls School Supt. Frances Gallo says the teachers union has until Friday afternoon to agree to spend more time with students in and out of the classroom and to focus…
Parents: school used webcam to spy on our kid at... →
[news] School-issued laptops are becoming more and more common these days, but thanks to the action of one high school, students and parents might have second thoughts about bringing…
Copyright Reform Act tries fixing fair use with... →
[news] Current fair use law is hazy by design; instead of laying out specific use cases, the law relies on the famous “four factors” about the purpose of the use, the nature of the…
How to Get Our Democracy Back →
[news] On the right (the tea party) and the left (MoveOn and Bold Progressives), there is an unstoppable recognition that our government has failed. But both sides need to understand…
Bishops Urge Reducing Carbon Footprint For Lent →
[bookmark] LONDON � Several prominent Anglican British bishops are urging Christians to keep their carbon consumption in check this Lent.The 40-day period of penitence before Easter…
When China rules the world? Sorry, not likely -... →
[bookmark] Put simply, China is too authoritarian, insular and untrustworthy to be a world leader. It”s one thing to push others around in an old-fashioned assertion of brute power…
CNN poll: 52% say Obama doesn't deserve reelection... →
[news] 52 percent of Americans said President Barack Obama doesn’t deserve reelection in 2012, according to a new poll. 44 percent of all Americans said they would vote to reelect…
Liz Cheney Blasts Incompetent Obama Administration... →
[video] Am I the only one in love with Liz Cheney? This girl needs to run. A chip off the old block she is. I’d LOVE to see her in a debate with… well anyone. She’s a bulldozer….
Democrats scramble to come up with someone to run... →
[news] A Bloomington, Ind., restaurant owner who had been running an obscure and uphill challenge against Sen. Evan Bayh for the Democratic nomination claimed Monday that she’s just…
Entitled to a Five-bedroom House? →
[news] Many of our “leaders” want to make America more like Europe. When President Obama was in Europe, he praised the “social safety net that exists in almost all of Europe that…
Timeline change again? Christmas Day bomb suspect... →
[news] The 23-year-old Nigerian man accused of attempting to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day was read his Miranda rights nine hours after his arrest, according…
Obama’s Love of Labor Makes for One Unholy... →
[news] President Barack Obama’s union with labor unions has become a marriage made in hell. If he wants to save his presidency, and his party, he should seek a divorce. When Obama…
Lawrence O'Donnel goes nuts interviewing Marc... →
[video] Lawrence O’Donnel goes nuts interviewing Marc Thiessen
Robin Williams as the American Flag →
[video] http://www.pfaw.orgRobin Williams portrays the American flag in “I Love Liberty,” a two-hour television special created by Norman Lear and presented by People for the…
BIG SIS Monitoring DRUDGE, Web Sites for 'Terror... →
[news] As the winter Olympics begin, the Department of Homeland Security has disclosed that it will be monitoring the comments and posts on websites and social media like Twitter for…
Defend Rights Now: Palin, Brown & Elite... →
[bookmark] The UK Times Online says Sarah Palin and Scott Brown Set the United States Frothing, and the reporter, Christine Lamb, reports the story…
In The Classic Words Of Garth Algar – We... →
[bookmark] Our fictitious character Garth in Wayne’s World, summed it all up in this 1992 classic comedy/ parody/ music hit movie, by stating “We Fear Change”, when approached by…
Michael Williams for United States Senate Texas →
[bookmark] If you’ve seen Commissioner Michael Williams speak in the past, then you’ve witnessed his ability to inspire an audience with a passion for innovative, conservative…
2010 Winter Olympics Aboriginal Chief Partners →
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Aboriginal Pavilion of the Four Host First Nations →
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Aboriginal Participation : Vancouver 2010 Winter... →
[news] VANOC’s goal is to achieve unprecedented Aboriginal participation in the planning and hosting of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. We’ll do this by developing…
Four Host First Nations - Planning the 2010 Winter... →
[bookmark] This nonprofit was formed as a business by First Nations of of the Vancouver area to plan and implement many of the elements of the 2010 Winter Olympics, two weeks of…
YouTube- K.D. Lang sings Leonard Cohen's... →
[video] K.D. Lang’s Juno Awards 2005 Performance. The vid of the 2010 Opening Cermonies is not yet available, but is on pre-order under Amazon wishlist. Many bloggers wrote that it…
Author Marc Thiessen on CNN Part 2 →
[video] Part 2 of Marc Thiessen’s interview on CNN.
Author Marc Thiessen on CNN →
[video] Marc Thiessen, author of the new book “Courting Disaster” has a debate about enhanced interrogation techniques on CNN. Part 2 is here. BigJim says: this guy kicks ASS. i have…
Patrick Kennedy won't run for re-election →
[news] Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy will retire after eight terms in office, bringing an end to his House career just months after his father, legendary Massachusetts…
Health Reform in Limbo, Top Drug Lobbyist Quits -... →
[bookmark] Billy Tauzin, the industry’s top lobbyist, thought it was a smart move to bet on health care reform early only to watch it come to a screeching halt.
FOXNews.com - After Rare Bipartisan Deal, Reid... →
[news] Senator Harry Reid abruptly announced Thursday 2/11 that he had drastically slimmed down the bill from $85 billion Jobs Bill to just $15 billion, tossing out key priorities…
Bill Clinton Leaves Hospital - WSJ.com →
[bookmark] Former President Bill Clinton was recovering at his Chappaqua, NY, home Friday after leaving a Manhattan hospital …
The creativity of Chinese think tanks →
[news] The China Modernization Report 2010 from the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and a 2009 report from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) on China”s military standing…
'Miss Me Yet?' Billboard With Photo Of Bush Is... →
[bookmark] Mary Teske, the general manager of Schubert & Hoey Outdoor Advertising reports, “The Bush Miss Me Yet? billboard was paid for by a group of small business owners who feel…