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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

OK to Apply Sharia Law in US?

Posted by: Carol Platt Liebau at 10:29 PM

Well, yes, it's OK -- according to Harold Koh, a former dean of the Yale Law School who is Obama's nominee to serve as legal adviser to the State Department.

Koh is one of the lefties who believes wholeheartedly that there's nothing wrong with the US Constitution and law being deemed subservient to international law.

For more, read the IBD editorial here.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Breitbart: Left-Wing 'Hooligans' Demoralizing Conservative Blogs With Their Comments

Posted by: Greg Hengler at 6:09 PM

Piece begins: "Read the comment sections of right-leaning blogs, news sites and social forums, and the evidence is there in ugly abundance. Internet hooligans are spewing their talking points to thwart the dissent of the newly-out-of-power."

Is Andrew Breitbart correct? Do left-wing commentors on Townhall's blog "want to ensure that President Obama is not subject to the same coordinated, facts-be-damned, multimedia takedown they employed over eight long years to destroy the presidency - and the humanity - of George W. Bush?"

Other conservative web blogs have had--what I would consider--great success limiting the number of people who can comment. This way those who are not bringing a healthy dose of intellectual honesty can be weeded out and find something else to do in their mother's basement.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Good Thing the US Is No Longer "Arrogant"

Posted by: Carol Platt Liebau at 5:56 PM

Well, what a relief that Barack Obama's administration isn't "arrogant," like George W. Bush's.

Otherwise, it might raise a few eyebrows that in the White House's press briefing packet, Britain is described as "slightly smaller than Oregon" while Germany is "about the size of Montana" and France is only "about fourth-fifths the size of Texas."

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Certified Crazyman Appears To Have Won It

Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 5:36 PM

Anything can happen in America, people - Democrat Al Franken seems to be in line for the Minnesota Senate. The Politico is reporting on a ruling by Minnesota judges that says the maximum number of votes that can be recounted in his race against Republican Norm Coleman is 400. With a 225 point lead, Franken probably won't have any trouble keeping the seat. Everyone run for cover.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Like a Bad Sitcom, Ayers Appearance CANCELLED

Posted by: Dwayne Horner at 5:05 PM

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Bill Ayers, the terrorist (funny how Wikipedia says "activist" instead), won't be speaking at Naperville (Illinois) North High School after all.

From the Naperville Sun:

"Naperville North High School won't let 1960s radical speak to students after outcry."
"After a weekend of hostile e-mails from area residents, Naperville Community Unit School District 203 rescinded its invitation to the 1960s radical to address students April 8 at Naperville North High School."
“Lots of people have concerns about him,” he said, referring to the community’s reaction. “I have heard from other districts that have had him speak. Some said it was a beneficial experience and some things I heard clearly bothered me.”

Wait, did he say that some thought "it was a beneficial experience?" EXCUSE ME, what? On teaching people how to bomb the Pentagon or how not to regret doing enough?

The paper added...

"District 203 Director of Communications Melea Smith said the district had received more than 125 e-mails over the weekend and the sentiment ran against Ayers’ coming to visit. “It’s a mixed bag,” Smith said. “The majority of people are angry.”

Let me get this straight, a majority is a "mixed bag?" If it were just a mixed bag, the school district wouldn't have pulled the plug -- this is just the AP's can try to justify the stupidity of allowing a terrorist to pal around with high school students.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Netanyahu to Obama: Stop Iran—Or I Will

Posted by: Greg Hengler at 3:43 PM

This Jeffrey Goldberg piece came out today in The Atlantic:

"In an interview conducted shortly before he was sworn in today as prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu laid down a challenge for Barack Obama. The American president, he said, must stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons—and quickly—or an imperiled Israel may be forced to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities itself."

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Sen. Banking Cmte Member Brown (D-OH) Gets Counterfactual Hat-Trick On MSNBC

Posted by: Greg Hengler at 3:12 PM

Senate Banking Cmte member, Sherrod Brown (D-OH) appeared on MSNBC to share some economic insight. He scored a counterfactual hat-trick in a mere four minutes and thirty seconds--unheard of! His first goal came at the 0:30 mark when he told viewers that Republicans "threw softballs at the bankers" during the December and January hearings. The MSNBC anchors quickly pointed out his error.

Sen. Brown's second goal was scored at 1:18 when he declared there's "a lot of class warfare going on from conservatives." No clarification from MSNBC this time. First assist goes to Contessa Brewer with second assist going to Melissa Francis.

The third goal of Sen. Brown's counterfactual hat-trick was awarded at 3:59 when he assured MSNBC viewers: "We know that the New Deal worked.... Probably the fiscal stimulus wasn't strong enough." Assist from Brewer and Francis.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Rachel Maddow Compares Obama To Bush!?

Posted by: Greg Hengler at 3:05 PM

Via Newsbusters.

"What does 'defeat' mean?" Maddow asks with a huge "gotcha" smile after playing video of Bush 43 and Obama saying, "...and they must be defeated."

We also learn that the word "Homeland" is "creepy."

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Obama: First 100 Days Tour Coming To YOU!

Posted by: Dwayne Horner at 2:56 PM

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

BENEFITS, NOT SACRIFICES, FOR FAITHFULNESS

Posted by: Michael Medved at 2:38 PM

A startling study in the New England Journal of Medicine provides powerful new evidence of the importance of circumcision.

Johns Hopkins University researchers concluded that circumcision substantially reduces transmission of both HPV and herpes to men, while noting that previous research showed similarly dramatic reductions in HIV-AIDS infection. Dr. Ronald Gray declared: “The findings suggest that there are important lifetime health benefits to the procedure.”

Unfortunately, he noted a drop in circumcision rates in the U.S., particularly in minority communities where HIV, herpes and cervical cancer are disproportionately common. For religious Jews and many Christians, medical evidence isn’t required to justify a procedure explicitly commanded in the Bible. But the new scientific information provides further confirmation of the traditional teaching that those who faithfully follow divine commandments won’t suffer for their commitment.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Re: Obama Takes the Wheel

Posted by: Matt Lewis at 2:16 PM

Ken -- Your post hits the nail on the head. Obama is now the CEO of GM.

As I noted last night, there will always be winners and losers -- but now it is the government that is picking them ...

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

"Tax Freedom Day" Eight Days Earlier This Year

Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 1:46 PM

Every year, the Tax Foundation calculates how long it will take for the average American to pay off his tax burden. This year, it's April 13, eight days earlier than in 2008 and 14 days earlier than in 2007. The Tax Foundation says this is for two reasons:

(1) the recession has reduced tax collections even faster than it has reduced income, and (2) the stimulus package includes large temporary tax cuts for 2009 and 2010. Nevertheless, Americans will pay more in taxes than they will spend on food, clothing and housing combined.

Taxes this year total 28.2 percent of our income.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Hillary: 'Japan Has Every Right To Protect & Defend Its Territory' From N Korean Missile

Posted by: Greg Hengler at 1:41 PM

On Monday, Hillary made headlines in The Hague for stating that the Obama administration has dropped "war on terror" from its lexicon. Today she tackled the North Korean missile launch.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

CBS: 'Michelle Mania' In Europe Is 'Poised To Do Wonders For America's Image Abroad.'

Posted by: Greg Hengler at 1:14 PM

Here's a sample of how the CBS Early show began their segment: "To be honest, most Europeans were going to like whoever replaced President Bush. But there's no doubt Michelle and her husband have an extra je ne sais quoi."

If you don't know French--like me-- "je ne sais quoi" roughly translated means "that certain something."

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

All Eyes and Ears on the Budget

Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 12:51 PM

Two amendments were filed last night on Obama's budget proposal from Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Mike Johanns (R-NE). Their amendments require any climate change legislation to ensure that energy prices will not go up ( implausible), and prohibit reconciliation rules from being implemented on cap-and-trade legislation. Reconciliation is a tricky beast - it allows Democrats to sidestep the necessity of a 60-40 majority, and instead pass laws with a simply majority. Republicans decried the tactic this year but defended it last year.

The House version of the bill passed through the Committee on the Budget last night, and a full vote is expected tomorrow. The Senate should vote on Thursday. Obama has urged legislators to pass the budget as quickly as possible, and has also expressed support for reconciliation, which would amount to a declaration of war against Republicans.