Last night UN Ambassador Susan Rice received the “Louis E. Martin Great American” award from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. After she received the award they sent her a congratulatory tweet. A huge thank you to @ambassadorrice…
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Hillary’s 2AM Phone Call And Other Highlights Of The Benghazi Hearing
by Lonely Conservative • • 24 Comments
The Benghazi hearing has been going on for several hours. As expected, the Democrats on the committee did everything possible to waste time, protect the administration and make the witnesses uncomfortable. After Chairman Darryl Issa’s opening remarks, ranking member Elijah…
House Benghazi Hearing Is Today, Obama Dining With Dem Leadership Tonight – Updated
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Today’s the day that the Benghazi Whistleblowers will testify before a House committee. The administration has parried Republican allegations lately by arguing that the attack is old news, that the State Department already has investigated it and that Republicans are…
Hillary Clinton Picks Up Endorsement Of Most Hated Woman In Congress
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The most hated woman in Congress is throwing her support behind Hillary Clinton in 2016. “I pray that Hillary Clinton decides to run for president of the United States,” [Nancy] Pelosi said, drawing loud applause from the crowd of several…
Gang Of Eight’s Immigration Bill To Be Introduced One Day Before Its Only Hearing
by Lonely Conservative • • 11 Comments
The immigration bill the Gang of Eight has been hammering out is estimated to be about 1,500 pages long. It will be released the day before the bill’s one and only scheduled hearing. While this doesn’t come as any surprise,…
Code Pink Brought Brennan’s Senate Hearing To A Screeching Halt
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As soon as President Obama’s CIA nominee John Brennan started talking during his Senate confirmation hearing Code Pink interrupted, not once but five times. They were going on and on screaming about drones and world peace when the hearing literally…
Unreal – John Kerry Says US Needs To Get Fiscal House In Order
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
John Kerry’s confirmation hearing has started and he had the nerve to say that the US needs to get its fiscal house in order. Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of state, said Thursday that the United…
Judge Ruled in Aaron Walker’s Favor in Emergency Hearing
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If you’ve been following the Brett Kimberlin saga you’re aware that blogger Aaron Walker was ordered by a judge to stop writing about the convicted Speedway Bomber or he’d be in violation of Kimberlin’s bogus peace order. At a hearing…
Meeting to Consider Contempt Resolution on Eric Holder Today at 10:00 AM ET
by Lonely Conservative • • 7 Comments
Today at 10:00 AM Eastern time the House Oversight Committee will consider a contempt resolution against Attorney General Eric Holder after his repeated evasions of information requests relating to Operation Fast and Furious. Chairman Darryl Issa released the following statement…
Eric Holder’s Odd Choice of Words
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Attorney General Eric Holder had an odd choice or words to describe his tenure thus far at the Department of Justice, in light of the Fast and Furious gun walking scandal. “I stuck by my guns,” Holder continued. “I’ve been…
Was Al Armendariz Afraid of Being ‘Crucified’ at Capitol Hill Hearing?
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EPA official Al Armendariz was supposed to appear at a hearing yesterday to explain his comments about his philosophy of crucifying oil and gas companies. I guess he was afraid he’d be crucified at the hearing, because he didn’t show…
Gitmo Defense Attorney Demands Women at Hearing Wear ‘Appropriate Attire’
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The female lawyer representing Gitmo detainee Walid bin Attash wore a hijab to yesterday’s arraignment of the accused terrorists. She demanded that all women present at the proceedings wear “appropriate attire,” out of respect for her client’s Muslim beliefs. Cheryl Bormann, counsel for…
House to Hold Hearing on GSA Spending Today
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The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing today to address the culture of wasteful spending at the Government Services Offices. Although one witness has indicated he will invoke his Fifth Amendment rights, the committee would still like him to…
The Senate that Can’t Pass a Budget to Take Up NFL Bounty Hunting
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
How long has it been since the Democrat-controlled Senate has passed a budget? I lost count after 1,000 days. But don’t worry, they’re keeping plenty busy. Senator Dick Durbin announced that the Senate judiciary committee will hold a hearing to…