Have you driven a Ford lately? EDITORIAL EXEGESIS “Give President Obama credit — he at least made the proverbial offer Chrysler’s secured creditors couldn’t refuse. The way Obama strong-armed creditors who rightfully expected to be treated justly under the law was right out of Juan Peron’s playbook. Like the Argentinian strong man, Obama muscled the [...]
Archive for May, 2009
13 May
THE DEMO-GOGUES
Obama’s SCOTUS pick looms large THE DEMO-GOGUES Rule of men: “Now, the process of selecting someone to replace Justice (David) Souter is among my most serious responsibilities as president, so I will seek somebody with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity. I will seek someone who understands that justice [...]
12 May
Al Qaeda’s Global Base Is Pakistan, Says Petraeus
via: wsj By YOCHI J. DREAZEN WASHINGTON — Senior leaders of al Qaeda are using sanctuaries in Pakistan’s lawless frontier regions to plan new terror attacks and funnel money, manpower and guidance to affiliates around the world, according to a top American military commander. Gen. David Petraeus, who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, [...]
12 May
Brain scanning may be used in security checks
via: guardian.co.uk The experiments, which also examined the potential of heart rhythms to authenticate individuals, were conducted under an EU-funded inquiry into biometric systems that could be deployed at airports, borders and in sensitive locations to screen out terrorist suspects. Another series of tests fitted a “sensing seat” to a truck to record each driver’s [...]
12 May
Zadari: Osama was an “Operator” for the United States
via: infowars In an interview, NBC’s David Gregory completely ignores Pakistan president Asif Ali Zadari when he declares that Osama bin Laden was an “operator” for the United States. Gregory wants to know if Zadari believes Osama is alive. He wants to know why Pakistan has not gone after Bin Laden. Before “everything changed” on [...]
12 May
Got a catapult we can borrow?
Guns. Cars. Explosions. Need we say more? This video is five minutes well spent:
12 May
White House Photo Release
Now that we’ve seen the Air Force One photo the media have been buzzing about, we know why they were so reluctant to release it.
12 May
The post turtle
A doctor struck up a conversation with a hard-working 75 year old rancher while suturing a mean cut on the old man’s leathery hand. Eventually the topic got around to Obama. The old rancher said, “Well, you know, Obama is a ‘post turtle.’” Unfamiliar with the term, the doctor asked him what he meant. The [...]