Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
who knew Che was a Jew hater?
Zombie, (the protest photographer featured at LGF), was at this weekend’s antisemitic protest in San Francisco.
See more anti-Israel protesters here
NYT reporter warns of one-term Obama
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 1/11/09 7:58 PM EST
White House reporters for The New York Times predict that the market collapse will force President-elect Barack Obama to abandon for now many of his campaign promises.
If his stimulus plan "doesn’t work out, he may very well be a one-term president,” said Jeff Zeleny, who covered Obama’s campaign. “It’s hard to imagine that he could be reelected if the economy’s in the exact same position four years from now.”
White House reporters for The New York Times predict that the market collapse will force President-elect Barack Obama to abandon for now many of his campaign promises.
If his stimulus plan "doesn’t work out, he may very well be a one-term president,” said Jeff Zeleny, who covered Obama’s campaign. “It’s hard to imagine that he could be reelected if the economy’s in the exact same position four years from now.”
Bush at his last presser: Most urgent threat facing Obama is potential for attack on America
January 12, 2009, 5:15 PM (GMT+02:00) | DebkaFile
Eight days before ending his two terms in office as US president, George W. Bush said "There is still an enemy out there who wants to attack America and Americans." The homeland is still threatened. That is the most urgent threat facing Barack Obama. He was answering media questions for the last time Monday, Jan. 12.
On the Gaza conflict, Bush said: I'm trying for a sustainable ceasefire that stops Hamas firing rockets into Israel. "The choice is for Hamas to make. The best way to achieve it is to work with Egypt to stop the smuggling of weapons used by Hamas to fire those rockets." Israel has a right to defend itself and I would hope less innocent people are hurt and humanitarian aid is expedited. Countries supplying Hamas with those weapons must stop and be forced to by international pressure.
Asked about his failure to achieve a Middle East peace, Bush quipped: "It's a long time since they've had peace in the Middle East. Vision is important." The president said most people have accepted his two-state vision and Palestinians are getting more efficient in managing security with US help. He warned: "People are willing to murder to stop the advance of freedom, "he said, citing Hamas and al Qaeda. He added: "North Korea is still dangerous, Iran is still dangerous."
Regarding the economic crisis, he said he was not comfortable approving funds for the people in who caused the crisis. "Wall Street got drunk and my administration got the hangover."
Eight days before ending his two terms in office as US president, George W. Bush said "There is still an enemy out there who wants to attack America and Americans." The homeland is still threatened. That is the most urgent threat facing Barack Obama. He was answering media questions for the last time Monday, Jan. 12.
On the Gaza conflict, Bush said: I'm trying for a sustainable ceasefire that stops Hamas firing rockets into Israel. "The choice is for Hamas to make. The best way to achieve it is to work with Egypt to stop the smuggling of weapons used by Hamas to fire those rockets." Israel has a right to defend itself and I would hope less innocent people are hurt and humanitarian aid is expedited. Countries supplying Hamas with those weapons must stop and be forced to by international pressure.
Asked about his failure to achieve a Middle East peace, Bush quipped: "It's a long time since they've had peace in the Middle East. Vision is important." The president said most people have accepted his two-state vision and Palestinians are getting more efficient in managing security with US help. He warned: "People are willing to murder to stop the advance of freedom, "he said, citing Hamas and al Qaeda. He added: "North Korea is still dangerous, Iran is still dangerous."
Regarding the economic crisis, he said he was not comfortable approving funds for the people in who caused the crisis. "Wall Street got drunk and my administration got the hangover."
Rich people versus politicians
By Walter E. Williams | Examiner Columnist | 1/11/09 6:23 PM
Sometimes I wish there were a humane way to get rid of the rich. Without the rich for whipping boys, we might be able to concentrate on what's best for the 99 and a half percent of the rest of us.
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, with about $60 billion in assets each, are America's richest men. With all that money, what can they force us to do? Can they take our house to make room so that another person can build an auto dealership or a casino parking lot? Can they force us to pay money into the government-run retirement Ponzi scheme called Social Security? Can Buffett and Gates force us to bus our children to schools out of our neighborhood in the name of diversity? Unless they are granted power by politicians, rich people have little power to force us to do anything.
A GS-9, or a lowly municipal clerk, has far more life-and-death power over us. It's they to whom we must turn to for permission to build a house, ply a trade, open a restaurant and myriad other activities. It's government people, not rich people, who have the power to coerce and make our lives miserable. Coercive power goes a long way toward explaining political corruption.
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leftists' dirty little secret: they love depressions and recessions
Obama climate czar has socialist ties
by Stephen Dinan
Originally published 05:45 a.m., January 12, 2009, updated 05:45 a.m., January 12, 2009
Until last week, Carol M. Browner, President-elect Barack Obama's pick as global warming czar, was listed as one of 14 leaders of a socialist group's Commission for a Sustainable World Society, which calls for "global governance" and says rich countries must shrink their economies to address climate change.
By Thursday, Mrs. Browner's name and biography had been removed from Socialist International's Web page, though a photo of her speaking June 30 to the group's congress in Greece was still available.
Socialist International, an umbrella group for many of the world's social democratic political parties such as Britain's Labor Party, says it supports socialism and is harshly critical of U.S. policies.
The group's Commission for a Sustainable World Society, the organization's action arm on climate change, says the developed world must reduce consumption and commit to binding and punitive limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Mr. Obama, who has said action on climate change would be a priority in his administration, tapped Mrs. Browner last month to fill a new position as White House coordinator of climate and energy policies. The appointment does not need Senate confirmation.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
House impeaches Gov. Rod Blagojevich
By Judy Keen, USA TODAY
CHICAGO — The Illinois House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a 114-1 vote, setting the stage for a trial in the state Senate that will decide if he should be removed from office.
House members who spoke before the unprecedented vote charged that he betrayed his oath of office and is not fit to lead the state. Blagojevich is the first Illinois governor to be impeached.
CHICAGO — The Illinois House of Representatives voted Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a 114-1 vote, setting the stage for a trial in the state Senate that will decide if he should be removed from office.
House members who spoke before the unprecedented vote charged that he betrayed his oath of office and is not fit to lead the state. Blagojevich is the first Illinois governor to be impeached.
Obama camp 'prepared to talk to Hamas'
Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
guardian.co.uk, Friday 9 January 2009 03.18 GMT
Incoming administration will abandon Bush's isolation of Islamist group to initiate low-level diplomacy, say transition sources
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