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Adam Hasner Wins CPAC Straw Poll
Florida Senate race heats up … Last weekend’s CPAC Florida event in Orlando was an important high-profile event for candidates to hob nob amongst the activists within the Republican Party of Florida and give a boost to both their name recognition and their campaigns. While the focus of attention was on the Republican Presidential nominees, [...]
AMAZON’S IPAD KILLER REVEALED: Price $199.99, 7-Inch Display, No 3G Connection Or Camera
The Kindle “Fire” will cost just $199.99, will boast a 7-inch display, 8GB of internal memory, and will have Wi-Fi connectivity for browsing the web and purchasing content (no 3G, like its younger brother Kindle). Here is a pretty rough video … Additionally, the Fire will have no camera or microphone, unlike its competitors. The [...]
WH Pressures Ford to Pull Bailout Ad
For the only Detroit automaker that “didn’t take the money” of the federal auto bailouts, Ford Motor Co. keeps paying a price for its comparative success and self-reliant turnaround… As part of a campaign featuring “real people” explaining their decision to buy the Blue Oval, a guy named “Chris” says he “wasn’t going to buy [...]
Left Wingers Respond To GOP Debate
Left Wing Talking Points Memo (TPM) has pulled together a video of conservatives pounding Perry in the aftermath of the debate. Critiques range from his delivery, to his demeanor, to his debate preparation. Many seem to think that Perry — who has been the frontrunner in the young presidential race — took a massive hit: [...]
2 Executions, Two Media Reactions
What’s wrong with this media picture? GA executes Troy Davis for officer’s killing… Alec Baldwin goes nuts on TWITTER, attacks Cheney, Rumsfeld, Malkin… White supremacist executed for Texas dragging… 2 executions, 2 reactions… There was heartbreak and outrage at the news that Davis, 42, was put to death for the slaying of a Georgia police [...]
House Members to Honor Crooked Charlie Rangel With Official $64,000 Portrait
The Hill reports: It may be one of the more awkward honorary ceremonies in recent memory. On Thursday, House leaders will pay tribute to Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), less than a year after the House formally censured the former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will speak at a ceremony [...]
Unelected, Unaccountable, Unrepentant: The Federal Reserve Is Using Your Money To Bail Out European Commercial Banks Once Again
For a moment, imagine that there is a privately-owned organization in the United States that can create U.S. dollars out of thin air whenever it wants and can loan that money to whoever it wants to. Imagine that this organization is able to act with the full power of the U.S. government behind it, but [...]
