Archive for April 2009
Nino no like his privacy invaded
Posted by: taggles on: April 30, 2009
Above the law has a good story about SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia. Back in January, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was a speaker at the Institute of American and Talmudic Law’s midwinter conference on privacy issues. Sitting in the New York office of Weil Gotshal, Scalia told attendees that privacy was not that important to [...]
Breaking!!! Obama Primetime Press Conference – Last 100 Days – begins 8pm est.
Posted by: taggles on: April 29, 2009
Swine Flu deaths, Only 7
Posted by: taggles on: April 29, 2009
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Only 7 swine flu deaths, not 152, says WHO. A member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed claims that more than 150 people have died from swine flu, saying it has officially recorded only seven deaths around the world. Vivienne Allan, from WHO’s patient safety program, said [...]
Financial News
Posted by: taggles on: April 29, 2009
Crooks I – Bastards Goldman Sachs Hires Barney Frank Staffer To Be Its Lobbyist In a move that will no doubt delight the Goldman Sachs (GS) conspiracy crowd, the firm has hired a staffer from Barney Frank’s office to be their top lobbyist in DC. Tim Carney: Michael Paese, a registered lobbyist for the Securities [...]
Morning Widdershins: Toxic Meme Alert! Today’s Phrase Is: Abortion Rights
Posted by: madamab on: April 29, 2009
Abortion rights: the term is everywhere these days. Pro-choice organizations use it; anti-choice organizations use it. The phrase seems to have slipped into today’s lexicon without making a splash. But really, what does it mean? Let me ask you, feminist females who are in the pro-choice camp. Do you want abortion rights? Are you going to go [...]
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Posted by: taggles on: April 28, 2009
FAA Memo: Feds Knew NYC Flyover Would Cause Panic Threatened Federal Sanctions Against NYPD, Secret Service, FBI & Mayor’s Office If Secret Ever Got Out Federal officials knew that sending two fighter jets and Air Force One to buzz ground zero and Lady Liberty might set off nightmarish fears of a 9/11 replay, but they [...]
Taliban Gunmen Brutally Execute Couple for Alleged Adultery (video)
Posted by: BeMindful on: April 28, 2009
At the Telegraph.co.UK, Saeed Shah reports from Islamabad, Pakistan on Taliban gunmen filmed “executing a surprised couple whom they repeatedly shot for the alleged crime of adultery.” Shah’s report continues after the horrific video posted below: Their deaths {the couple’s} were squalid, riddled with bullets in a field near their home by Taliban gunmen as [...]
Jon Stewart’s Interview with Budget Director Peter Orszag: Laugh while You Cry
Posted by: BeMindful on: April 28, 2009
Ryan Lizza’s piece in the New Yorker on Jon Stewart’s back and forth with Obama’s budget director Peter Orszag would be funny if it were not so tragic. Lizza reveals Stewart’s cunning as he proceeds to flummox Orszag in the numbers game despite his guest’s intimidating resume, superior height, and pinstriped suit. Stewart was not [...]
Safe, Legal and Rare is Back On the Table…
Posted by: madamab on: April 27, 2009
- In: Hillary Clinton | Human Rights | misogyny | Obama
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thanks to: HILLLLLL-AAAAAA-REEEEEEEEEEE! (Haven’t had a good Hillary whine in a while. Ahhhhh, it felt good!) Come on. Isn’t she magnificent? And can you imagine Barack Obama having the spine to stand up for women’s rights the way she does here? One of the most ridiculous memes I heard from die-hard Obots in 2008 was [...]
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