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NYT Rejects Mccain's Editorial; should 'mirror' obama

AlphaGnosis — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:47:36 EDT

An editorial written by Republican presidential hopeful McCain has been rejected by the NEW YORK TIMES - less than a week after the paper published an essay written by Obama, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Channel: Politics Tags: NYT rejects McCain editorial mirror obama media bias

UPDATE: Maliki Doesn't Endorse Obama Troop Withdrawal Plan

AlphaGnosis — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:58:11 EDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hasn't endorsed any specific plan for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, a government spokesman said, a day after a magazine report that he backed Barack Obama's proposal.

Channel: Politics Tags: update maliki DOES NOT endorse obama troop withdrawal plan

The Loser Letters - Letter No. 3

SonOfTheMask — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:37:42 EDT

The Trouble With Good Works - As I explained in my first Letter, I really do believe that one of the most important contributions I can make as a newly converted atheist is to let You know what is and isn't working for our Side when it comes to winning the so-called hearts and minds of the rest of our Species.

Channel: Religion Tags: Loser Letters Atheism

"Not One Drop Of Oil Spilled"? Not Quite

TimALoftis — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:15:41 EDT

Analysis: Advocates Repeat False Claim About Environmental Safety Of Offshore Drilling. As a result of Katrina and Rita, a total volume of 17,652 barrels of total petroleum products, of which 13,137 barrels were crude oil and condensate, was spilled from platforms, rigs and pipelines.

Channel: Politics Tags: Katrina oil drilling environment offshore drilling

Has Barack Obama Accomplished Anything in the Senate

RedRiverJ — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:01:22 EDT

Has Barack Obama Accomplished Anything in the Senate. Video from Chris Matthews on CNN, the entire clip. You watch, you decide.

Channel: Politics Tags: Chris Matthews CNN Senator Kirk Watson

Myth of Consensus Explodes: APS Opens Global Warming Debate

libsRfunny — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:29:57 EDT

The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. The leadership of the society had previously called the evidence for global warming "incontrovertible."

Channel: Science Tags: American Physical Society global warming IPCC no consensus

John McCain, POW: A First-Person Account

AlphaGnosis — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:59:06 EDT

Here, in his own words, based on almost total recall, is Commander McCain's narrative of 5 1/2 years in the hands of the North Vietnamese.

Channel: Politics Tags: McCain prisoner account torture

Why the Race is Tied

catstevens — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:10:25 EDT

After almost six weeks of a constant Obama lead, generally in the five- to seven-point range, Scott Rasmussen's daily tracking poll records two consecutive days of a tie race (July 12-13) and a one-point Obama lead on July 14. What happened to the Democrat's lead?

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Polls McCain gaining in polls Republicans Democrats

Bush Says Drill, Drill, Drill - and Oil Drops $9!

AlphaGnosis — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:01:34 EDT

Crude-oil futures for August delivery plunged $9.26, or 6.3 percent, almost immediately as Bush was speaking, bringing the barrel price down to $136. Now isn't this interesting?

Channel: Money Tags: President Bush drill oil drops 9 dollars

Would You Hire a President Who Padded His Resume?

pc25 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:51:05 EDT

Barack Obama has a solution to his lack of accomplishment and experience: pad his resume. If resume fraud were a crime, Obama would be looking at fifteen to life. And it is not just an isolated incident or two. He is a repeat offender.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: 2008 elections mccain obama experience leadership qualifications

Bush to Lift Executive Ban on Offshore Drilling

spectra — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:17:42 EDT

The White House says President Bush is planning to lift an executive ban on offshore oil drilling.In a Rose Garden statement on Monday, the president plans to lift the ban. But by itself, the move will not lead to more drilling off America's coastline.

Channel: News Tags: bush president offshore oil drill plan

Voters Reject Obama's call for Bilingualism

RedRiverJ — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:27:13 EDT

Barack Obama said yesterday that "instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English," Americans "need to make sure your child can speak Spanish." A national telephone survey conducted last month by Rasmussen Reports found that U.S. voters overwhelmingly disagree with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama Bilingualism Presidential Race

Pelosi Demands POTUS Dip Into Strategic Petroleum Reserve In Order To Save Her Ass

pc25 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:35:41 EDT

in April 2006 she was blaming that darn Republican congress for these high prices: With skyrocketing gas prices, it is clear that the American people can no longer afford the Republican Rubber Stamp Congress and its failure to stand up to Republican big oil and gas company cronies.

Channel: Politics Tags: off shore drilling democrats energy crisis 2008 elections nancy pelosi barack obama

The 550 Tons of Yellowcake

pc25 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:08:16 EDT

For years, the media and Democrats have sold the public an understanding that Gerorge W. Bush fabricated a story that Saddam Hussein had a WMD program in order to justify invading Iraq, which invasion then becomes "based on a lie." About 550 metric tons of yellowcake concentrated uranium were recently shipped out of Iraq.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Iraq War George Bush WMDs Nuclear Program Yellow cake

Change that works for Obama

pc25 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:16:46 EDT

Yes, Obama has run his campaign on change, but even his ardent supporters never thought that applied to Obama's entire platform Ã¢â;¬" and especially on Iraq. Barack Obama won the nomination by running to Hillary Clinton's left on Iraq, but now it appears he wants to outflank John McCain to the right.

Cheer up. We're winning this War on Terror

libsRfunny — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:38:56 EDT

Al-Qaeda and the Taleban are in retreat, the surge has worked in Iraq and Islamism is discredited. Not a bad haul

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: War on Terror Afghanistan Iraq Taliban Al Qaeda

DRILL, & SAVE, NOW ...

catstevens — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:28:02 EDT

Funny how quickly $4-a-gallon gas can smoke out hypocrites - as last week's Pew Research poll, citing a dramatic spike in the share of Americans demanding more energy sources and less environmental protection, shows.

Channel: Politics Tags: Drill Oil Gas Domestic America

U.S. has a Nuclear Hit List

omerazam — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:11:23 EDT

The Bush administration has reportedly ordered the Pentagon to prepare contingency plans for attacking seven countries with nuclear weapons

Channel: News Tags: U.S. Nuclear Hit List

Video: Condi Rice is proud that we attacked Iraq

populist — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:44:52 EDT

Well, well, well, the girl who ignored the flashing red light from Osama bin Laden right (PDB) before 9/11 is now oh so proud that Bush invaded Iraq.

Channel: Popular Videos Tags: war iraq condi rice

Obama rewrites Iraq plan

libsRfunny — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:04:03 EDT

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) promised primary voters a swift withdrawal from Iraq, in clear language still on his website: "Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months." Not anymore.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Iraq War Withdrawal timeline Repudiated breaks campaign promise

Romney: Obama Shows 'Frightening Naivete'

AlphaGnosis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:36:37 EDT

Barack Obama's approach to the war on terror shows "frightening naivetÃ;Â©. Even the peaceniks of the last decade have recognized that the pre-911 thinking of the early 1990s was wrong," Romney says.

Channel: Politics Tags: Mitt Romney Obama shows frightening naivete

EXCLUSIVE: Rush Signs thru 2016; $400Mil deal shatters records

AlphaGnosis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:40:12 EDT

The American broadcast industry is rocked, realigned and blasted into a new orbit, yet again, by Rush Limbaugh, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Exclusive Rush Limbaugh signs 2016 400 million deal shatters broadcast records

Military Personnel Giving More To Obama

Aidenag — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:39:08 EDT

Among people who have donated at least $200 to a presidential campaign this election cycle, Obama has collected more than $327,000 from those identifying themselves as military personnel, while McCain has collected $224,000, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission data by The Associated Press.

Channel: Politics Tags: Military Troops Barack Obama John McCain 2008 election Politics

Military service: A diminished campaign asset?

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:26:35 EDT

For McCain, getting shot down and enduring as a POW has been a political asset. Now Clark was suggesting that the "getting shot down" part was an irrelevant--at least as far as being a credential for the White House.

Channel: Politics Tags: Clinton Obama 2008 Presidential Race McCain

Google Shutting down Anti-Obama Websites?

pc25 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:46:04 EDT

Sure looks that way although the fault may lie with an organized attempt by Obama activists to silence blogs that disagree with their candidate. The key to the shutdowns is found in the corner of every Google "Blogspot"..........

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: 2008 elections barack obama google dissent free speech

McCains Defaulted On Home Taxes For Last Four Years, Newsweek Reports

TheVisionary — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:41:06 EDT

Newsweek is set to publish a highly embarrassing report on Sen. John McCain, revealing that the McCains have failed to pay taxes on their beach-front condo in La Jolla, California, for the last four years and are currently in default, The Huffington Post has learned.

Channel: Politics Tags: john mccain republicans taxes tax breaks

It's All About Obama

sinstun — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:54:59 EDT

Many candidates have measured the Oval Office drapes prematurely. But Barack Obama is the first to redesign the presidential seal before the election

Channel: Politics Tags: obama mc cain republican democrat

Vandals Deface Huntsville Neighborhood

ZiegfeldGirl — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:05:35 EDT

All over northwest Huntsville, you can find markings that read "VIP 256," Obama 08," and "M-13". They even hit the entrance of one subdivision that isn't even built yet.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Tagging Graffitti Gangs Vandalism Destruction

Obama braces for race-based ads

pagey — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:17:07 EDT

A presidential candidate who's named Hussein and wears a turban? A building that's called the White House but run by a black guy?

Channel: Politics Tags: PRESIDENTIAL OBAMA RACE BASED ADS POLITICS