Daily Archives: August 9, 2011

Obama unveils fuel standards for large vehicles August 9, 2011Read More: (CBS News) Fire trucks and concrete mixers, semis, heavy-duty pickups and all trucks in between will, for the first time, have to trim fuel consumption and emissions of heat-trapping … Continue reading →

H/T to Holger Awakens you know how you deal withrioters? fast forrward to 4:28 of this video:

That Tunisian Envoy, That “First Iftar Dinner” “The first Muslim ambassador to the United States, from Tunisia, was hosted by President Jefferson, who arranged a sunset dinner for his guest because it was Ramadan — making it the first known … Continue reading →

http://www.cnbc.com/id/44073673 London is reeling from three nights of riotingthat’s poured hundreds of people into the streets, leaving several local neighborhoods in shambles. One man is dead, dozens injured and arrested. The protests have now spread to other cities, with violence … Continue reading →

H/T Bigfoot By Nate Beeler

A reminder this week Hollywood moguls aren’t just enthralled with Barack Obama. They are also ideological liberals who have disgust for conservatives and are especially enraged by the Tea Party’s success. Explaining his $2 million donation to a left-wing political … Continue reading →

House Passes Two Immigration Bills before Recess Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two immigration bills: H.R. 398 and H.R. 1933. (See Roll Call Votes 684 and 685) The first bill, H.R. 398, is sponsored by Immigration Subcommittee ranking … Continue reading →

Less than three years after the Obama Revolution seized control of Washington DC, only 17% of Americans believe that Washington DC represents them. The other 83% – agree that it is time for everyone in Washington DC to find new … Continue reading →

NY pension fund proposes $168M settlement | Crain’s New York Business#.   // (AP) – The New York state Common Retirement Fund has announced a proposed $168 million settlement of its securities fraud, class-action lawsuit against National City Corp. alleging … Continue reading →

The Air Force has banned a class on the Christian-based “Just War Theory” because the class used verses from the Bible. “Just War Theory” has been a part of Western civilization since the days of St. Augustine in the 5th … Continue reading →

By Peter Grier Elite soldiers not being withdrawn at the same rate as other forces. With the Aug. 6 helicopter shoot-down, the SEALs lost 1 percent of their operational population http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0811/seals_duties_grow.php3

It’s ‘crazy’ to ignore Shariah By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. Why are we bridge-building with jihad sympathizers? A question not only for GOP governor Christie of New Jersey, but anybody else who fails to grasp that doing so threatens our … Continue reading →

The Children of Edward Said Posted by David Solway Bio ↓ on Aug 9th, 2011 It is instructive to focus on the primary postulates of Edward Said and his tribe of like-minded postcolonialists. The 1978 publication of Said’s Orientalism prepared … Continue reading →

The New York Times recently ran a hit piece on lawyer David Yerushalmi, who has led the charge to stop the rise of shariah law in the United States. With typical anti-religious flair, the newspaper pointed out that Yerushalmi is … Continue reading →

THE PENTAGON HAS NOT RELEASED an official list of those killed in the crash, but family members have identified several of them in interviews. Here’s a partial list: NAVY SEAL DEREK BENSON, 29, of Angwin, Calif., was thinking of becoming … Continue reading →

By JOHNNY DWYER Johnny Dwyer – Mon Aug 8, 7:05 pm ET On Aug. 19, 2009, a Learjet traveling from Cuba’s GuantÁnamo Bay touched down at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., carrying a dual Swedish and Lebanese citizen … Continue reading →

Op-Ed: Obama’s Bridge to Islam Published: 20/06/11, 11:26 PM Another step in Islamization. The professor who says that Islamic law is better than Western codes is appointed to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Obama has announced the appointment … Continue reading →

GatewayPundit Rush Limbaugh told Greta Van Susteren tonight that Barack Obama is most afraid of Sarah Palin. More: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/05/rush-limbaugh-obama-is-most-afraid-of-sarah-palin-video/

Trevor Louden This footage was shot in Whangarei, New Zealand on August the 6th, 2011. The talk was hosted by Farmers of New Zealand. Footage shown was shot during the second hour. The fourth video shown was filmed during question … Continue reading →

Trevor Louden Brilliant. Must view. From Jihad Watch: David Wood of Answering Muslims has produced this extraordinary video, in which he examines Anders Breivik’s actual manifesto and finds that Breivik was plotting violence back in the 1990s, before I had … Continue reading →

America is proving true the prophetic words of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” What America’s liberals do not understand is that there is one fate … Continue reading →

As Democratic disgust with Obama’s debt fumbling spreads, Clinton supporters recall her ‘3 a.m. phone call’ warnings—and angry, frustrated liberals are muttering that she should mount a 2012 challenge. Read More: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/07/hillary-clinton-2012-calls-grow-with-anger-at-obama-debt-capitulation.html

By Terence P. Jeffrey President Barack Obama arrives to speak in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (CNSNews.com) – In just four days last week, President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading →

A clearly worried Chris Matthews on Monday fretted that a ‘coy’ Barack Obama is being “too cute by half” in his handling of the economy. Matthews lamented the fact that in his press conference, the President didn’t exclaim, “Tax the … Continue reading →

Charles Krauthammer: “I was sort of stunned by his appearance today. I said: ‘Why did he go out there?’ He went out there with the Dow at minus 400. And after he spoke, it went down to minus 600. He … Continue reading →

Today’s cartoon

(New York, NY August 9th 2011) GBTV, Glenn Beck’s GBTV names Amy Holmes new anchor for The Blaze http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/08/09/gbtv-names-amy-holmes-new-anchor-for-the-blaze/ Newsweeks Leftist Hit Piece – Does The Michele Bachmann Newsweek Cover Make Her ‘Look Crazy’? Notice the photo Medite uses… http://www.mediaite.com/online/conservative-site-newsbusters-michele-bachmann-newsweek-cover-makes-her-look-crazy/ … Continue reading →

A school bus driver on Long Island is fighting to regain his job after being fired last week for being a Good Samaritan, apparently against company policy. George Daw claimed he was terminated because he helped three Nassau County police … Continue reading →

Makes one see the tragedy of the last week with the SEAL’s in a new light…

via Michael Yon New Missile Threat? My sense is that there might actually be a new threat. Whether the recent helicopter tragedy was an accident or a shoot down, I do not know. And if it was a shoot down, … Continue reading →