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Exclusive – First Draft of Obama’s SOTU Speech
on January 23, 2011
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First draft of Obama's upcoming State of the Union Address, as edited by the White House communications team:My Fellow Americans, I have a plan, but I can't tell you about it because you are worried about jobs. If I really cared what you thought about...
Reader Poll: To SOTU or Not to SOTU?
on January 23, 2011
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One of my readers has asked if we will be doing a Live Event (similar to what we did on November 2 and last January for the MA Election) for Tuesday's State of the Union address.What do you think? (Poll closes at midnight tonight)--------------------------------------------Follow me on...
Saturday Night Card Game (“I’m Not Racist, I Know People Who Voted For Obama”)
on January 22, 2011
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This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:You know the line. When accused of being racist, some white people start to list all their friends who are black. That has been the focus of many a comedy...
Death Panels, Death Panels, Death Panels
on January 22, 2011
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Mike Stopa was a candidate for Congress in the Republican primary in Massachusetts, and a focus of some posts here, including about his plan on how to dismantle Obamacare based on the experience in Massachusetts.Now Mike has written a column for The Boston Globe sure...
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A Game With No Winners
on January 22, 2011
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I love monopoly. I love weeding out my business-savvy relatives from the bleeding hearts, weaseling my way into deals and trades in the name of property acquisition. When I saw the headline for 'Queue', the "communist monopoly" game, I became excited. As one article reads:...
Washington Post Now Not Even Trying To Hide Its Hatred Of Sarah Palin
on January 22, 2011
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I was going to write a post about Dana Milbank's attention-seeking column in The Washington Post about how he supposedly is going to stop writing about or even talking about Sarah Palin for the month of February. The Milbank column really is a window into the mind of...
“Olbermann Without A Sense of Humor” Now The Face of MSNBC
on January 22, 2011
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The 8 p.m. time slot is the premier evening news spot on cable. For Fox News, the slot is held by Bill O'Reilly, who has become the most public face of Fox News.MSNBC is replacing Keith Olbermann in the 8 p.m. slot with Lawrence O'Donnell,...
“Have You No Job, Sir?” – Olbermann Out At MSNBC
on January 21, 2011
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Keith Olbermann is out at MSNBC according to a press release issued by MSNBC:STATEMENT REGARDING KEITH OLBERMANNMSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract. The last broadcast of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” will be this evening. MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC’s...
If “She Can’t Win,” Then Neither Can We
on January 21, 2011
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I have been addressing in some detail the assertion that Sarah Palin should not be seriously considered by Republican voters because Palin cannot win a general election, so I will not repeat myself. Admittedly, I have been somewhat narrow in my focus, driven by circumstances that the "can't win" meme...
The Price of Kickbacks
on January 21, 2011
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The New York Post reported today that "Charles Rangel wants to party away his legal bills. The embattled Harlem congressman ...
Russian Duma Still Does Not Accept Unilateral U.S. New START Treaty Interpretations
on January 21, 2011
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The New START Treaty follies continue.As posted here before, in order to obtain Senate ratification, the Obama administration offered certain understandings of disputed language in the Treaty regarding defensive missile systems. Such interpretations were inconsistent with prior Russian statements as to what the Russians understood...
So Tell Me About Mike Huckabee
on January 21, 2011
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This is part of a continuing series in which I ask my readers to inform me as to possible Republican presidential candidates with whom I am not that familiar, or at least not familiar enough to make a judgment. There is, of course, one potential...
The Inaugural Anniversary No One Celebrated Yesterday
on January 21, 2011
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Well, why would they, he was no Jack Kennedy or Ronald Reagan:Miss him yet?--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...
It Sounds So Much Better Read Out Loud
on January 20, 2011
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A reading of We Just Witnessed The Media’s Test Run To Re-Elect Barack Obama, by Rush Limbaugh today. It sounds so much better when read out loud (video via The Right Scoop)(transcript here): And thanks also to Mark Levin for the kind words about the post: -------------------------------------------- Related Posts: John Hinderaker's...
Thirty Years Ago Today – Reagan Inaugural Address
on January 20, 2011
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... An amazing address (emphasis mine):In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we’ve been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite...
Fifty Years Ago Today…
on January 20, 2011
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As of late, I really can't get enough of ragging on the Kennedy family. I don't normally think about them, I swear my blood pressure is relatively low, but I keep seeing stories pop up about them and the glossy picture writers paint has never...
