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Politics Of Nobel Peace Prize Not So Noble

October 11, 2009

Well now we know  just how political the Nobel Prize Committee has become—there should not be any doubt with the election of Barack Obama to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Let’s put it in context, Gandhi never received the Nobel Prize, but Arafat did.
Cloaked in secrecy, the Nobel Prize Committee refuses to [...]

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“O”lympics, “O”bamas, “O”prah–Too Many Zeroes!

October 8, 2009

Not even close!  Floating the bid for the 2016 Olympics, Chicago’s balloon went down faster than the Hindenburg on Friday finishing 4th out of 4.  And why does this come as a shock?  There wasn’t overwhelming public support for hosting  the Olympics.   45% of Chicagoans believed that with the recent economic downturn,Chicago’s and Illinois’ [...]

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Jobless Report Is Worse Than Expected; Rate Rises to 9.8% — 17% Rate Including Laid-off Workers Taking Part-time Work or Given Up…

October 2, 2009

from the NY Times:
The American economy lost 263,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, the government reported on Friday, dimming the prospect of any meaningful job growth by the end of the year.
The Labor Department’s monthly snapshot of unemployment dashed hopes that the pace of job losses would continue to [...]

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Why Obama’s Health Care Ideas Fail

September 29, 2009

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Suggestion of the Week

September 26, 2009

After his appearance before the U.N. Gadhafi should take a tip from the American idiom and literally  fold his tent and quietly steal away.

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90 Days Until Christmas…

September 25, 2009

Television shopping networks are promoting the Holiday season as a way to recover from a lackluster Fall season, which was promoted early to recover from a disappointing Back-To-School promos, which were advertised in early summer to boost poor Summer Sales.  Recovery?  Maybe for the big wigs sitting behind their corporate desks while patting their lobbyists [...]

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“There Is No Cause For Alarm If Proper Precautions Are Observed.” Rupert Blue, U.S. Surgeon General 1918. Threat of [H1N1] “Cause for Concern, But Not Alarm.” Barack Obama, U.S. President, 2009.

September 24, 2009

J.M. Barry, (2009) writing in Nature [459: 324-5] on Pandemics: Avoiding The Mistakes of 1918 lists as a major mistake  by the government in addressing the 1918 pandemic was the communication strategy of reassurance.  J.M. Barry points out that in 1918  “This communication strategy of either reassurance or silence had its effect. Its effect was [...]

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John Edwards Slides The Bar for Ethics In Politics Further Down

September 20, 2009

Any political theme song nowadays should include the lyrics “I’m sorry…so sorry” with the latest revelations about the former Democratic Vice President Candidate and U.S. Senator John Edwards.  This is not only a personal tragedy for Elizabeth Edwards and her family, but for the nation as well.   It lends credence to the popular saying to trust no [...]

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Jack Bauer Need Not Apply To Obama’s CIA

September 19, 2009

There are so many things wrong with the current investigation  launched by Attorney General Eric Holder into the activities of the CIA following 9/11 that it is difficult to know where to begin.  First of all, I don’t know if you can be politically correct when you are in a state of war and it is even more [...]

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The Answer Is Blowing In The Wind

September 18, 2009

The death of Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary marks ,once again, for many of us baby boomers, the passing of an era when citizens disenfranchised from involvement in the political system, organized en masse to change their government’s wrongheaded policy and course of action. You may ask yourself why we note the passing [...]

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Card issuers are already proposing new fees and thinking up ways to subvert interest-rate restrictions

September 10, 2009

New credit-card rules, designed to curb the industry’s abusive practices, went into effect a few weeks ago. But already lenders have found ways to get around the regulatory roadblocks—moves that may cost consumers in the end.

More variable rate credit cards
More annual fees for people who pay in full each month
Tax on transactions for companies not [...]

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Caught On Tape: Legislator Brags About Kinky Sex With Energy Lobbyists

September 9, 2009

Assemblyman Michael Duvall (R) Orange County is caught on a hot mic speaking about spanking and more; talks about relationship with woman 19 yrs younger than the married father; runs from reporter.

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Glenn Beck Says He Will “Expose Something” that will Result in “People Going to Jail” - Video 9/8/09

September 8, 2009

Glenn Beck Says He Will “Expose Something” that will Result in “People Going to Jail” - Video 9/8/09

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‘Propaganda’ Video Shown to School Children

September 3, 2009

Parents are upset over a ‘leftist propaganda’ video shown to school children. Most feel public servants should serve the people, and this video invites Americans to serve our public officials — specifically Obama. Fact: We broke away from a monarchy on July, 4th 1776 — there are no Kings and Queens in America. Why change [...]

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Question Of The Week

September 2, 2009

Q:  How Many Lives Does A Barrel of Oil  Buy?
A:  I don’t know.  How about asking Gordon Brown and Moammar Gadhafi!

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Russian Professor: Collapse Of America Could Begin In Two Months

September 1, 2009

Russian Professor: Collapse Of America Could Begin In Two Months
Paul Joseph Watson Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Russian Professor Igor Panarin says that events are continuing to confirm his doomsday prediction first made over 10 years ago, that the United States will completely collapse like the Soviet Union before the end of 2010, and warns that the [...]

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Bill would give president emergency control of Internet

August 28, 2009

Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.
They’re not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. CNET News has obtained [...]

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Hey, Mr. President! Here’s Just One Suggestion On Reforming Health Care…

August 26, 2009

It is apparent to many news observers that Americans see the necessity of reforming our current health care system, but are reticent about adopting another enormous entitlement program at this economic vicissitude. Perhaps townhall meetings would have produced more than anger if instead of making the meetings an opportunity for photo ops, sound bites, and [...]

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Sugar guidelines could hurt soft drink firms

August 24, 2009

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The American Heart Association’s recommendation on Monday to cut back dramatically on sugar may be a blow or opportunity for soft drink makers, who have been accused of helping fuel the U.S. obesity epidemic.

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Factory workers bare all to save jobs

August 24, 2009

PARIS (Reuters) - Workers at a crisis-hit boiler factory in France have stripped off for a nude calendar in a bid to save 204 jobs slated for redundancy.

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UPDATE 3-Obama to name Bernanke to 2nd term as Fed chief

August 24, 2009

* Renomination expected but early move should ease fears

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