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Entertainers Who Became Politicians
Chicago News Bench | December 19th 2009 by Tom Mannis
In alphabetical order by last name, here's a partial listing:Shirley Temple BlackSonny BonoClint EastwoodAl FrankenFred GrandyBen JonesWilliam J. Kelly (Republican running for Comptroller of Illinois, 2010)George MurphyRonald ReaganArnold Schwarzene read more
Ben Nelson is a cheap whore
The Classic Liberal Blog | December 19th 2009 by theCL
Tweet of the Day Week Year Monique Stuart on Twitter: Google “cheap whore” and my website comes up. So cool! Thanks, Vodka! Last month, Stephen Green at VodkaPundit examined Bill Clinton’s remarks about the politic strategy of passi read more
Former ISI official challenges Asif Ali Zardari immunity
Current Affairs | December 19th 2009 by Junaid Alee
ISLAMABAD: A former official of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional presidential immunity against legal proceedings as un-Islamic and unconstitutional. Khalid Khawaja, also a for read more
Michelle Obama Vegetable Garden Gears Up For Winter
Vegetarian Star | December 18th 2009
The worst part about winter (besides being stuck in the snow, high heating bills and dry skin) is having to miss out on all the seasonal produce you now have to buy frozen. Sam Kass and the rest of Michelle Obama’s staff is protecting the Whit read more
Dictator Dennis Kucinich–”Everyone Eats Vegan Brownies”
Vegetarian Star | December 18th 2009
Representative Dennis Kucinich completed an interview with reddit.com and gave a deliciously surprising answer when asked, “What would you do if you could be dictator of the United States for a day?” “Well, I think I would order ev read more
30 billion of tax evasion…
Stories and News | December 18th 2009 by Alessandro
...and 8.2% of unemployment rate. Although I knew, since I learned to read, that I would have followed the road of writing, I decided to study at university the art of calculating. Remembering this, I tried to review the past week paying attention read more
One Law For Peasants – Another For NuLabour M.Ps.
Dickie70 | December 18th 2009 by dickiebo70
Solicitor-General Vera Baird embroiled in row after ‘failing to pick up her dog’s mess at railway station’ By STEPHEN WRIGHT Dog lover: Vera Baird (with her old pet Zack). She allegedly reduced a woman to tears following a row abou read more
Money Now for Wall Street, Raises for Federal Employees, Nothing…
Article Discovery | December 17th 2009 by Gerald David Greene
Do They Know it’s a Recession? When many people need money now, a report by USA Today about federal salaries shows a huge increase in the number of federal employees making over 6 figures. The numbers make it seem as if these workers are far from f read more
Time for an Investment Tax Credit?
Outside The Beltway | OTB | December 17th 2009 by James Joyner
Greg Mankiw has 9 reasons on why an investment tax credit (ITC) is a good idea. The one that I think will resonate most with people is number 7, 7. So much for theory, but would it work? The cash-for-clunkers program is thought by many to have prom read more
This Time, Iftikhar Chaudhry Is A Hero
The Insider | December 17th 2009
I never considered Iftikhar Chaudhry a hero for democracy or judiciary but more of a hero of chance and circumstance. But his verdict on NRO makes him one without a question.There were some doubts about Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry read more
Identity Minister Meg Hillier Loses Her ID Card, Blames Baby
Anorak | December 17th 2009
APOLOGIES for missing the story of Identity Minister Meg Hillier rocking up at an ID card showcase and – ho-ho – forgetting her ID card. The Liverpool Post delivers a vision: The former journalist and mother patted herself down and checked her ha read more
David Cameron Does Cockermouth, In Pictures
Anorak | December 17th 2009
TAKE a look at Conservative party leader David Cameron sharing a joke with Eileen and Jim Lawson of Lawsons Haulage Ltd, after their home and business were hit by the recent floods in Cockermouth, Cumbria. While Gordon Brown is in Copenhagen working read more
Gordon Brown Tries To Shut Al Gore A Cupboard
Anorak | December 17th 2009
GORDON Brown isn’t funny? Mot a bit of it. Gordon Brown is Mr Slapstick. Oh, yes he is. In this skit he leads Al Gore into a dead end. When they go in, their jacket buttons are done up. When they emerge the buttons are undone. Good lunches all read more
Conservative candidate to be chosen by ‘open primary’
Salisbury and Stonehenge | December 17th 2009 by Matt Penny
Following the resignation of Salisbury’s sitting MP, Robert Key, the Salisbury Conservative Association are going to select their next Prospective Parliamentary Candidate by means of an ‘open primary’. This means that anybody who is read more
In Pictures: Silvio Berlusconi Shows His Broken Nose And Scabs
Anorak | December 17th 2009
HAVING inspected a much reduced in size Milan Cathedral at close quarters – a small version to make Silvio feel bigger, so they say - Silvio Berlusconi has let his hospital in Milan. Mr Berlusconi sported a small bandage on his nose, beneath which, read more
This is how you fight back when your government lies and is corru…
My Blog - That Goes Without Speaking | December 17th 2009 by Marguerite Arnold
The following email was sent to a former college colleague who has decided that she is too good to speak to me anymore, and has now broken some very big laws. So, now I’m taking matters into my own hands. You can see what I wrote her, as I̵ read more
The Myth Of Limited Regulation And Limited Rewards
Online Investing AI | December 17th 2009 by Matt
creativedc@Flickr Looking over some of the new financial regulation proposals and listening to politicians–which I never advise doing–there’s a new vibe about money and greed in the Beltway. Gone are the trust in markets and the not read more
December 17, 2009 – Chuck Schumer
The Daily Moron | December 16th 2009 by Jason Rhen
Charles Schumer is a jerk Today’s Moron – Senator Charles Schumer What an idiot! Chuckles Schumer thinks that FAA rules and regulations regarding cell phone usage don’t apply to him. And as a result, he decided to call his flig read more
Could The Fort Hood Massacre Been Prevented?
News Updated Frequently | December 16th 2009 by Tushar Mathur
Pre-Massacre Concerns About Hasan May Have Been Off Limits To FBI — Dallas News WASHINGTON – FBI agents who discovered Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s extremist ties before the Fort Hood massacre may not have had access to key Army records on read more
View Episode 2 Pacific Viewpoint TV Panel on Abortion & Paren…
MandM | December 16th 2009 by Madeleine
Episode two of the television panel discussion I participated in on parental consent/notification for abortion is now available for viewing online here at Pacific Viewpoint TV. (Episode one can be viewed here). The show runs for 30 minutes; in this read more
A Pollyanna Christmas
Boom2Bust.com | December 16th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
“The U.S. economy is digging itself out of a deep hole. You have probably heard a lot of doom and gloom lately, including talk of a jobless recovery, an L-shaped recovery (which means no recovery at all), or even a W—the feared double-dip recessi read more
December 16, 2009 – Tom Coburn
The Daily Moron | December 16th 2009 by Jason Rhen
Tom Coburn should be ashamed of himself. Today’s Moron – Senator Tom Coburn Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn decided that the Senate should grind to a halt for 12 hours while he requested an aide read a 767-page amendment to the hea read more
Politicians and parades
Terrell Daily Photo | December 16th 2009 by Jim Klenke
Every parade has its politicians, ours was no different. I didn't take many pictures of them, but here are a couple. Below is Terrell Mayor Hal Richards. I think he represents our city well. This is Rhonda Hughey, she is running for Kaufman County Di read more
Republican Rand Paul 2010 Money Bomb!
The Classic Liberal Blog | December 16th 2009 by theCL
If you want genuinely conservative government, please take a moment to participate today in Rand Paul’s money bomb by making a donation for freedom. “I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for read more
1520: Hemming Gadh
Executed Today | December 16th 2009 by Executed Today
On this date in 1520, Hemming Gadh was beheaded at Raseborg Castle, Finland for his support of Swedish independence from Denmark. Gadh (English Wikipedia entry | Swedish | free Swedish biography), around 70 by this time, had had a colorful, opportuni read more
December 15, 2009 – Brett Mecum
The Daily Moron | December 15th 2009 by Jason Rhen
Brett Mecum is a nasty harasser of women - keep away from this loser! Today’s Moron – Brett Mecum Brett Mecum, the Arizona Republican Party Executive Director, continues to dig himself deeper into trouble. He is now charged with alleged read more
Quotes For The Week
Boom2Bust.com | December 15th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
No matter who’s in power, it’s the two-headed, one-party system… Let’s go back to 2006. Remember the Democrats were swept into office because the people wanted them to end the Afghan and Iraq wars. And here we are, almost 4 years later, and read more
Nursing Yet Again the Most Trusted Profession. So What?
Off the Charts | December 15th 2009 by Sylvia Foley
By Shawn Kennedy, MA, RN, interim editor-in-chief I was catching up on my reading over the weekend and came across a press release issued December 9 by the ANA (American Nurses Association). It noted that ”[f]or the eighth consecutive year, read more
List of Newly Elected President/PM's of a Country in 2009
General Awareness for bank po's | December 15th 2009
1) Indonesia President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 2) Congo President - Denis Sassou Nguesso 3) Kyrgyzstan President - Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev 4) Afgh read more
A Short Memory.
The Info Chief | December 15th 2009 by Rosemary taylor
Now (15Dec09) only a 9% lead is reported to be held by Cameron’s Conservative Party over Brown’s Labour. What a short memory the British public have, the expenses fiasco that should have many politicians in jail is sliding into history. I hop read more
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