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Finally Obama Shows Fire In The Belly! (VIDEO)

September 8, 2011

In the midst of rumors of a possible 9/11 Al Qaeda threat from Pakistan, President Obama asked the Congress tonight to “Pass (his) American Jobs  Act,” as a necessary step to get the economy moving by reforming regulations and hiring incentives  especially for small businesses, and a larger payroll tax cut as a relief measure [...]

Tagged as: Obama Addresses Congress On American Jobs Act, Obama Jobs Plan, Obama Shows Fire In The Belly, Reformed Liberal, The Grauntlet Has Been Thrown Down By Obama, Threat of Al Qaeda as 9/11 Approaches, Video and Transcript of Obama's Address To Congress

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Obama Losing Base Could Spell Defeat In 2012?

May 13, 2011

Despite his jump in the polls from the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Obama continues to struggle to keep his  base  in tow.  His handling of the BP crisis has affected his standing among environmentalists, the lackluster recovery sees continued 9% unemployment and further decline in the housing market that worries the middle class, cutbacks in social programs [...]

Tagged as: 2012 Elections, Black Coalition, cornell west, NY Times/CBS Poll, Political Parties & 2012 Election, Tea Party and 2012 Elections, Upcoming Elections and Republicans, Upcoming Elections and The Democrats

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Wanted Dead Or Dead

May 8, 2011

All the talk of not wanting to spike the ball somehow creates a false impression of nobility when it comes to the death  of Osama bin Laden.  The truth of the matter is that most covert operations, if not all, are a messy business with success determined by stealth, cunning, and in most cases brute force.  Had not [...]

Tagged as: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda and Yemen, Bush, Fighting Terrorism, Interrogation, Obama, Osama bin Laden photos, Pakistan, waterboarding

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Obama’s Decision Not To Reveal bin Laden’s Photos Is Ill-Advised!

May 4, 2011

They removed Osama bin Laden’s  body and buried it at sea so that in death his grave would not be a pilgrimage site; yet, President Obama’s decision not to release the photos of his body will not only give fodder to the conspiracy theorists, but sets up the possibility of attaching a mysticism, as improbable [...]

Tagged as: Breaking News, Butasforme Reformed Liberal, conspiracy theorists, muslims, not releasing photos bad idea, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, photo of bin Laden's body, reasons for releasing photos of OBL, Rep. Andre Carson

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To Err On The Side Of Caution Is Still To Err…

March 16, 2011

James Clapper , Chief Officer of Obama’s Intel,  recently made  a faux pas or a rare truth telling moment , when he appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee to state that Libyan Moammar Gadhafi will win and stay in power. Meanwhile, President Obama in his news conference last Friday said that the noose was tightening around Gadhafi’s neck. [...]

Tagged as: arabpro-democracy movements, China, France, james clapper, japan nuclear meltdown, libya, moammar gadhaffi, Nato, no fly zone, Obama, obama vacation, rio, Russia, U.N.

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Sitting On A Fence Only Means Splinters

February 1, 2011

Particularly noted by this writer was the media’s response to the pro-democracy movement in Egypt; in a nutshell it was all about us–how this crisis would impact the U.S.  Maybe what should have been on our minds all along was how could a democratic nation in good conscience back a dictator?  This situation in the [...]

Tagged as: Egypt, Hillary Clinton, Middle East Pro-democracy movements, Mubarak, Obama, Saudia Arabia, Tunisia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen

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15 Minutes Of Pain…

January 15, 2011

The recent event in Tucson has generated calls for more civility and a suggestion that political discourse and rallies  should be tempered.   To be fair, both extremes of the political spectrum have come under scrutiny by the media because of this and other horrific events experienced by  our nation.  But is the violence of one lone [...]

Tagged as: Arizona, Civility, Congresswoman Gabriel Gifford, Democrats, Jared Lee Loughner, Media, Republicans, Tuscon

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Profile or Grope?

November 22, 2010

On the heels of the underwear bomb terrorist and the recent trial runs of cargo bombs by terrorists out of Yemen, the TSA has implemented new security measures that pose another threat to a citizen’s right to privacy and freedom from search as guaranteed by  the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. “The right of [...]

Tagged as: 4th Amendment, Air Travel, Bill of Rights, Homeland Security, Inspection, John Pistole, Pat Down, Profiling Terrorists, Secretary Napolitano, secure in person, Security, Security groping, Terrorism, TSA, unreasonable search

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In Your Face

August 24, 2010

Heated exchanges, protests, and inflamed rhetoric have surrounded the issue of the potential muslim cultural center and prayer room.  Although it isn’t exactly at Ground Zero, and it can’t be defined as a mosque; nevertheless, this real estate transaction is ill-advised and inappropriate. Some in the news media have argued that this is a New [...]

Tagged as: Ground Zero, Muslim Cultural Center near Ground Zero, Obama, Political Commentary, World Trade Center

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Ouster of BP Chairman Tony Hayward May Be Linked To Lockerbie Terrorist Release

July 26, 2010

The release of  convicted Lockerbie terrorist Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi’s last year on humanitarian grounds may be more invested.  The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is looking into the possible connection between the favorable BP contract with Libya’s Muammar al-Gaddafi to provide BP access to Libyan oil reserves in exchange for Mohmed al-Megrahi’s  release.  Since 2007 BP had been [...]

Tagged as: BP, BP and Libya, BP Spill, Lockerbie terroritst, Terrorism and Oil, Tony Hayward

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Top Secret America

July 25, 2010

FRONTLINE goes inside the Post’s two-year examination into the massive, unwieldy, top-secret world the government has created in response to 9/11. WATCH:

Tagged as: C.I.A., Frontline, Newly Created Fourth Branch of U.S. Government, Post 911 Intelligence, Secret Government In U.S., Terrorism, Unlimited Tax Dollars Going To Secret Intelligence Agency, Washington Post

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