Monthly Archives: September 2009

“The Cover-Up Is Worse Than The Crime.”

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Gaius

Andrew Breitbart – please go read it. The media does not understand why it is failing open and going bankrupt. Buy a clue. Tweet

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The (Non) Vetting Of Van Jones

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Gaius

Even the media is now noticing that Van Jones was a real problem for the White House – after the fact, but it helps explain this whole incident to those who have not been following the whole Jones affair. And … Continue reading →

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Real People, Real Problem

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Gaius

This is a major problem for Obama. 10,000 people showed up at the Tea Party Express rally in New Lenox/Joliet. These are just average folks, not mobs hired and brought in by bus. Breaking news from New Lenox/Joliet… the sheriff’s … Continue reading →

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The Giant Rat Of Sumatra Papua New Guinea

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Gaius

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle never did write The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra. He did mention it in one of his Sherlock Holmes stories, but there was never an explanation as to why the tale had never been … Continue reading →

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That Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is An Oncoming Train

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Gaius

The New York Times: Even though industry lobbyists were able to persuade Congress to extend a loan program aimed at prodding the stalled securitization market back to life, several analysts said it was unlikely to head off a spate of … Continue reading →

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Bad Move

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Gaius

The left is kicking and screaming over the Van Jones affair – now that it’s over. They didn’t lift a finger to try to defend Jones when Jones was being confronted with his own words and actions. After the fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Politics | 7 Comments

A Summer That Never Was

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Gaius

Bob Greene at CNN: Did summer really happen? That’s a question more than a few people have been asking — either directly, or between the lines — for many weeks now. This has been a summer that has often felt … Continue reading →

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Gee, You Mean They Won’t Respect Us In The Morning?

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Gaius

Dan Rhiel: Oh my. Via Firedoglake we learn that Obama’s WH cuts off the funding to liberal groups that criticize the one? And the liberal leaders Obama grabbed up for the WH are now more interested in dining on K … Continue reading →

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“Only Suburban White Kids Carry Out Columbines”

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Gaius

The Daily Mail is reporting one last revelation about Van Jones. In a 2005 speech he made the above remark that titles this post. An adviser to Barack Obama has claimed school massacres are only carried out by ‘suburban white … Continue reading →

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The Bus Leaves At Midnight, Be Under It

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Gaius

Ed Driscoll has a fine roundup of various elements of the Van Jones scandal and resignation, so I’ll just point you over there for all the news. A couple of points about this whole affair that are worth noting. While … Continue reading →

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Van Meets Bus – Finally

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Gaius

And he’s gone: White House environmental adviser Van Jones resigned Saturday after weeks of controversy stemming from his past activism. “On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear … Continue reading →

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Labor Day – Of Reckoning

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

Mickey Kaus: Gruesome new poll numbers on public support for unions–the percent who say they “mostly hurt”the U.S. economy jumps from 39% in 2006 to 51% last month, for example. …. Tom Edsall calls them “horror show numbers” and wants … Continue reading →

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New Twist To Lockerbie Release

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

This is just, plain sickening. The Telegraph reports that the doctors who pronounced that convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi had only three months to live were paid for by the Libyan government. That three month thing is important … Continue reading →

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Stimulating Nothing

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

Or how Obama’s bragfest backfired: It was just five months ago that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. made the New Flyer bus factory here a symbol of the stimulus. With several cabinet secretaries in tow, he held a town-hall-style … Continue reading →

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Permanent Damage

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Gaius

Unemployment has hit all of America hard. But it has hit teenagers worst of all. Some 25.5% of teens who want to work are unable to find a job. This August, the teenage unemployment rate – that is, the percentage … Continue reading →

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