TOO BUSY…PESIDENT BARACK SNUBS BERLIN WALL ANNIVERSARY

SPIEGEL ONLINE 10/16/2009 05:24 PM Barack is Too Busy Obama Cancels Plans to Attend Berlin Wall Anniversary US President Barack Obama has shelved his plans to attend festivities marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will reportedly take his place at the Nov. 9 celebrations. Germany […]

IT’S OFFICIAL!! THE CLIMATEERS ARE LOSING STEAM

http://www.climatedepot.com/a/3310/Losing-Their-Religion-2009-officially-declared-year-the-media-lost-their-faith-in-manmade-global-warming-fears Losing Their Religion: 2009 officially declared year the media lost their faith in man-made global warming fears Tuesday, October 13, 2009By Marc Morano – Climate Depot Climate Depot Editorial – Serving as the Media’s Ombudsman It has finally happened. We have reached the “tipping point.” 2009 can now be officially declared the year the […]

MARK STEYN ON THE “SCENE”

happy warrior http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=OTE1ZDU5OWIxODViODlhOTY3MmI1OTVmOTEzMjhlMDE= MARK STEYN Not Cutting It A few weeks ago, Zachary Christie of Newark, in Joe Biden’s Grand Duchy of Delaware, joined the Cub Scouts. In the course of so doing, he acquired one of those combination knife-fork-spoon utensils that come in so useful when you’re tucking in to a hearty meal round […]

SARAH PALIN: DRILL…GET IT HERE NOT ABROAD

    body { background: #FFFFFF; } October 16, 2009, 4:00 a.m. Drill Petroleum is a major part of America’s energy picture. Shall we get it here or abroad? By Sarah Palin Given that we’re spending billions of stimulus dollars to rebuild our highways, it makes sense to think about what we’ll be driving on […]

ROGER KIMBALL ON OBAMAPALS: HOW MUCH MORE CAN WE TAKE?

– Roger’s Rules – http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball – A Maoist in the White House Posted By Roger Kimball On October 16, 2009 @ 11:35 am In Uncategorized | 86 Comments Jeremiah Wright. William Ayers. Van Jones. Where does the rogues’ gallery of Barack Obama’s radical friends end? These people are not liberals. They are not “progressives.” They […]

YUP….AMERICAN SUCKS…THE GLOBE IS RIGHT: PAM MEISTER

– Pajamas Media – http://pajamasmedia.com – Boston Globe Columnist Is Right: America Sucks Posted By Pam Meister On October 17, 2009 @ 12:00 am In . Feature 01, . Positioning, Media, Opinion, Politics | No Comments Writing for the Boston Globe, Neal Gabler recently stated [1]: “The hoariest and most oft-repeated cliché in American politics […]

YALE’S SHAMEFUL SILENCE ON FREE SPEECH

Academia Goes Silent on Free Speech Yale’s decision to censor anti-Muslim cartoons deserved a thoughtful debate. We didn’t get one. By PETER BERKOWITZ Professors have a professional interest in—indeed a professional duty to uphold—liberty of thought and discussion. But in recent years, precisely where they should be most engaged and outspoken they have been apathetic […]

RUSH, FIDEL AND JESSE JACKSON: HUMBERTO FONTOVA

The world’s longest-suffering black political prisoner apparently is no big deal when the politics are sufficiently left wing. October 17, 2009 Rush, Jesse, and Fidel By Humberto Fontova Jesse Jackson’s ( public) objections to Rush Limbaugh’s NFL ownership plan ran roughly as follows: “Rush Limbaugh made his wealth appealing to the fears of whites with […]

UK COURT RULES THAT SECRET GITMO “TORTURE” EVIDENCE BE RELEASED

Guananano Bay ‘torture’ ruling threatens intelligence sharing with US The future of intelligence sharing between Britain and the United States is under threat after judges ruled secret evidence relating to the the torture allegedly suffered by Binyam Mohamed, a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, should be released.   By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Published: 7:55AM BST […]

ABOUT THE “MODERATE’ ED HUSAIN….MELANIE PHILLIPS

On the other side from civilisation Tuesday, 30th December 2008 http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/3197296/on-the-other-side-from-civilisation.thtml When Ed Husain famously renounced Islamism there were some who warned that, despite his denunciation of Hizb ut Tahrir and Islamist ideology, he remained dangerously confused and should not be treated as a serious reformer. I thought this was too harsh. He had, after […]