Monday, January 11, 2010
Biggest Government Porkers Of 2009 Named by Group
From MSNBC:
The polls are open for the annual Porker of the Year vote from Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), and the Democrats have an early lead with four out of the six nominees.
The Porker of the Year contest runs until February 1. To cast your vote, visit www.cagw.org/porkeroftheyear.
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My Comment: I wish there was a "choose all the above" box to tick off.
The Most Influential US Liberals: 100-81
From The Telegraph:Telegraph.co.uk's list of the liberals who most influence American politics.
Telegraph.co.uk is presenting its second list of the 100 most influential conservatives and 100 most influential liberals in America a year after Barack Obama took the oath on the steps of the Capitol to become the 44th President of the United States.
The lists are both divided into five with 20 people in each 'instalment' and published over five successive days.
Update: Top conservatives: 100- 81
The Most Influential US Conservatives: 100-81
From The Telegraph:Telegraph.co.uk's list of the conservatives who most influence American politics.
Telegraph.co.uk is presenting its second list of the 100 most influential conservatives and 100 most influential liberals in America a year after Barack Obama took the oath on the steps of the Capitol to become the 44th President of the United States.
The lists are both divided into five with 20 people in each 'instalment' and published over five successive days.
Update: Top liberals: 100-81
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Does The National Enquirer Deserve A Pulitzer For Breaking The John Edwards Scandal?
From The Politics Daily:
The National Enquirer is a supermarket tabloid, but the time has come for the media elite to admit that it has an excellent investigative reporting team, which broke the biggest political scandal of 2009, the John Edwards affair.
While its own editor concedes that the paper would never be given a Pulitzer Prize -- the jury is dominated by the newspaper establishment -- I believe the time has come for us to recognize the Enquirer's political investigative reporting.
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My Comment: It will be a cold day in hell before the main stream media gives a Pulitzer to the Enquirer .... especially since everyone knows that the National Enquirer's investigative team embarrassed the main news organizations by scooping them on this story.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Newsweek Editor Claims It's A 'Longtime Clinton Principle' To Forego Today's Pleasures For Tomorrow
From News Busters:Newsweek editor Jon Meacham’s shoeshine of an interview with Bill Clinton in the year-end issue (complete with Meacham making sure his use of the word "Sir" is included in the magazine’s transcript) ran three pages and had only three questions or statements from Meacham. Clinton was allowed to talk at extreme length, befitting his status at Newsweek as a global statesman. But this question from Meacham was the most likely to spur giggles:
What you're describing is the end of "future preference" [the idea that each person has an obligation to sacrifice today for the benefit of tomorrow, a longtime Clinton principle].
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My Comment: And people wonder why I roll my eyes when I talk about the media and the Clintons.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Was The Obama Internet Revolution For His Election A Myth?
New Media Leader Exposes Myth Of Obama's 'Bottom-Up' Internet-Driven 2008 Campaign UPDATED: More Storm Clouds Gathering On The Left -- Washington Examiner
End-of-year media pieces tend to be boring rehashes but occasionally a thoughtful person will use the opportunity for some genuinely original and useful thinking about the most recent past. Such is Micah Sifry's powerful and significant post on Personal Democracy Forum's Tech President, "The Obama disconnect: What happens when myth meets reality."
Remember how the Mainstream Media endlessly told us in 2008 that the Obama campaign was blazing new trails by raising millions of dollars of campaign donations and creating the first-ever bottom-up, people-driven Internet-focused presidential campaign apparatus?
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My Comment: This is a must read piece.
Who Is Visiting The White House Nowadays
Powerful Chicagoans on White House Visitor Log -- NBC Chicago
Recent release of visitor records shows Windy City connection remains strong.
Obama doesn't go to Chicago, Chicago goes to Obama.
Visitor logs recently released by the White House reveal meetings with several powerful Chicagoans, according to Bloomberg News.
Among the visitors:
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My Comment: Chicago is his base ... and it is the men and women there who were the first to put him into any position of power.
Judicial Watch Announces List Of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians" For 2009
From Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians." The list, in alphabetical order, includes:
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My Comment: We all know that this list is just scratching the surface.
The Saudis Gave At Least $10 Million To The Clinton Foundation
From National Review:In recent years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gave between $10 million and $25 million to the foundation run by the husband of our current Secretary of State.
"Friends of Saudi Arabia" donated at least another million, perhaps another $5 million. So in short, since 1997, the Saudi Kingdom and its affiliated organizations have provided the Clinton Foundation at least $11 million, and perhaps as much as $35 million.
But I'm sure our Secretary of State held a hard line against them. Remember, it was the last President who was a pawn of the Saudis, or at least the left insisted that was so.
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My Comment: $10 million that we know about.
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