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NYT: Obama Roolz, Bill Clinton Droolz

Posted by: madamab on: May 30, 2009

Several of our Widdershins commenters have pointed me to this article on Bill Clinton in the New York Times. I haven’t read the Times regularly since 1994, and now I remember why. See if you can spot the ObamaNation talking points scattered throughout the propaganda piece. (Don’t worry, I’ll help you out.) Bill Clinton loves [...]

Gen. Petraeus: U.S. Violated Geneva Conventions

Posted by: BeMindful on: May 29, 2009

Gen. David Petraeus Despite Obama’s “We’re too busy to deal with it” excuse for not investigating the possibility of war crimes committed by the previous administration, the torture issue is not going to go away. John Stolz, a co-founder of VoteVets.org who served as a captain in Iraqi Freedom is calling attention to a recent [...]

THE SCENE: It’s 3:00 (in the afternoon) at the White House. Fresh from his second workout (and fourth cigarette) of the day, an energized PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA sits in his private quarters with his Chief of Staff and closest confidant, RAHM (RahmBo) EMANUEL. The room has been overdecorated, butofcourse, in Louis XIV WannaBe. As the [...]

Morning Widdershins: Tidbits

Posted by: taggles on: May 29, 2009

Sotomayor’s Sharp Tongue Raises Issue of Temperament WASHINGTON — Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court choice, has a blunt and even testy side, and it was on display in December during an argument before the federal appeals court in New York. The case concerned a Canadian man who said American officials had sent him [...]

Brenda Lee NO, Not that Brenda Lee, this Brenda Lee: Was Kicking & Screaming: Journo Dragged From Near AF1 A reporter for a small newspaper was forcibly removed from a press area near Air Force One shortly before President Barack Obama arrived at Los Angeles International Airport to depart California early Thursday. Airport security officers [...]

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Thursday denied a British newspaper report that photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse, whose release U.S. President Barack Obama wants to block, include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the Daily Telegraph newspaper had shown “an inability to get the facts right”. [...]

UK Telegraph: Abu Ghraib abuse photos ‘show rape’

Posted by: taggles on: May 28, 2009

From the UK Telegraph: Prosecute every single person involved in this from top to bottom: At least one picture shows an American soldier apparently raping a female prisoner while another is said to show a male translator raping a male detainee. Further photographs are said to depict sexual assaults on prisoners with objects including a [...]

Women are Racists….

Posted by: taggles on: May 27, 2009

Yep folks, that’s all there is too it. Strong women who seek power, strong women who speak truth to power, strong women who want a fair shot, are RACISTS. That is the end of the story. Hillary Clinton – Racist Sarah Palin – Racist Sonia Sotomayor – Racist Doesn’t matter if the dude is white [...]

The Other Commencement Speech

Posted by: taggles on: May 26, 2009

OPEN THREAD (Cont.) Prop 8 SC Ruling & Sotomayor SC Pick

Posted by: taggles on: May 26, 2009


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