Daily Archives: December 1, 2009

Reactions to Afghanistan Speech

December 1, 2009
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Here are some decent summaries of and reactions to the president’s Afghanistan speech. The Jawa Report Power Line Yid with Lid All three are better than mine – I was too annoyed to write anything coherent. Here’s video of the reaction of some cadets during the speech. Bill O’Reilly called the speech “academic” and Carl...

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Blue Dog Dem John Tanner to Retire

December 1, 2009
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Via Instapundit, HotLine On Call reports there’s trouble in blue dog land. What does the retirement of Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) mean for the democrats? Indeed, Hotline‘s Amy Walter wrote last week that, of all potential Dem retirements, a Tanner announcement would send the biggest shockwave through the party. After all, the thinking goes,...

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Obama lunched with political writers on day of Afghan speech

December 1, 2009
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(Via Memeorandum) President Obama lunched today with foreign policy writers before his Afghan speech. They were instructed to keep it hush until after the speech, according to Politico. There were some attendees today who write extensively on foreign policy, such as Joe Klein (Time), Fareed Zakaria (Newsweek/ CNN), and Tom Friedman (NY Times). But...

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Iraqi Shoe Thrower Gets Shoe Thrown At Him

December 1, 2009
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The Iraqi journalist, Muntadar al-Zaidi, who threw a shoe at President Bush got a taste of his own medicine. Another Iraqi journalist threw a shoe at him during a press conference because he felt dishonered by Zaidi’s actions. Heh! Via Breitbart Full story at UPI. Tweetvaso link

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Unbelievable! Chris Matthews Calls West Point ‘Enemy Camp’

December 1, 2009
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The mind of a leftist – believes West Point cadets are the enemies of the Commander in Chief! Tweetvaso link

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Tweeting The Afghanistan Speech

December 1, 2009
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Here’s the full text if you care to read it. I was unimpressed, to say the least. The cadets looked like they were about to fall asleep. I tweeted my thoughts during the speech: Did I hear him take credit for success in Iraq? Let me be clear excuses for dithering announces exit date...

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Holder Did Not Consult NYC Officials or NYPD Before 9/11 Trial Decision

December 1, 2009
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Sadly, this is just so typical of the way the Obama administration does things. How disgusting. “There was no consultation, no consultation with the police department. That decision was made. We were informed,” Kelly said Tuesday. When asked if the NYPD should have been asked about security and other considerations in...

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Tea Party: The Documentary Film – Liberty’s March Has a New Generation of Patriots

December 1, 2009
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Update: This was posted on October 25. The premier is tomorrow. DECEMBER 2, 2009 Ronald Reagan Center Washington D.C. Reception: 6:00pm Film Premiere: 7:30pm Click here for more information. Here’s a movie I’d like to see. The Tea Party documentary film follows several average American citizens who decided to take on the establishment in Washington,...

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Rove: Obama voted against funding for Iraq and Afghanistan

December 1, 2009
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Carl Rove explains to Matt Lauer troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan during the Bush years. He also reminds us that Senator Obama voted against war funding for Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007. Watch to the end. Slam! H/T Townhall Tweetvaso link

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ClimateGate Update: CRU Director Stepping Down Pending Investigation

December 1, 2009
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If ClimateGate is no big deal, why is Phil Jones stepping down pending the outcome of an investigation? Britain’s University of East Anglia says the director of its prestigious Climatic Research Unit is stepping down pending an investigation into allegations that he overstated the case for man-made climate change. The university says Phil Jones...

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Vermont Judge Orders Biological Mom to Give Child to Ex-Lesbian Partner

December 1, 2009
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AIP reported: Superior Judge William Cohen ruled last week that Lisa Miller, a former lesbian who is now a Christian, must hand her daughter, Isabelle, over to her former partner, Janet Jenkins by Jan. 1.Miller conceived Isabella through artificial insemination while she was in a civil union with Jenkins.  About a year later, Miller...

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Video: Howard Dean declared debate between capitalism and socialism is over

December 1, 2009
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After blathering about multi-culturalism (notice it’s the left that always focuses on race?) Howard Dean declared the debate between capitalism and socialism is over. He said capitalism represents part of human nature, but the other part of human nature is communitarianism. So it isn’t whether we have to choose between capitalism and socialism, just...

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Dick Cheney: Obama giving aid and comfort to the enemy

December 1, 2009
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Former VP Dick Cheney isn’t letting up on his criticism of President Obama. He told Politico the president is projecting weakness and more Afghans will turn to the Taliban if they believe the US is going to cut and run from Afghanistan. But his harshest criticism was of the decision to try terrorists in...

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John Kerry’s Memory Problem

December 1, 2009
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John Kerry should use that gold plated health plan we the people provide him with to have his memory checked. He’s at it again. Today he’s in favor of more troops in Afghanistan. The problem is, he was against the idea in 2001. From the Wall Street Journal: President Obama unveils his new Afghanistan...

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