Chinese customs officers are apparently confiscating iPads in China based on a Chinese company’s claims that it owns the trademark to the term. That company, Proview Shenzen, is also looking for the government to ban importing and exporting Apple’s iPads.
When President Bush stated the case for pre-emptive war, he was roundly denounced. That denunciation became full-scale blowback when we failed to find massive rooms full of WMDs in Iraq (although there were clearly WMDs in Iraq in some quantity).
Director Oliver Stone’s son, Sean, converted to Islam this week while filming a documentary in Iran. The 27-year-old Sean has long been a backer of genocidal anti-Semite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. “Iran is ruled by law,” explained Stone the Younger. “People don’t like Ahmadinejad,
President Obama’s new budget slots $800 million in funding for the Arab Spring. Here’s the relevant portion of the budget: Building on the Administration’s significant and continuing response to the transformative events in the Middle East and North Africa
This morning, Budget Director Jeff Zients went before the Senate Budget Committee to testify about the Obama proposed budget. The Senate Budget Committee Republican staff found that the proposed budget would raise spending by $1.5 trillion. With that statistic in
The Drudge Report blasted out a link this morning to a piece trumpeting “Gas prices’ earliest-ever rise above $3.50 a bad sign for motorists.” The piece quoted Brian L. Milne, fuels editor for Telvent DTN, a commodity information services firm,
A little-noticed provision of President Obama’s proposed budget demonstrates his clear-cut decision to campaign on an anti-Wall Street platform, just a few years after receiving their largesse to win high office. In his discussion of funding for the Department of
As Talking Points Memo points out this morning, President Obama’s proposed budget forecasts an average unemployment rate of 8.9% for the entire year. It also forecasts a GDP growth of 3% next year, which is a rosy figure considering the fact that Obama’s
President Obama has made clear over and over again that he does not want Israel to strike Iran, no matter what the circumstances. Last week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta leaked to the Washington Post that “there is a strong likelihood
The Grammys last night led off with a prayer delivered by noted religious thinker LL Cool J. “For me, the only thing that feels right begins with a prayer — for a woman who we loved. For our fallen sister,
As usual, the left is wondering whether corporations pay their “fair share.” This time, it seems they may have a point. As Timemagazine reported yesterday, a recent Wall Street Journal study of Congressional Budget Office statistics showed that American corporations paid an effective tax rate
When the Grammy Awards take place on Sunday night, your best bet is the obvious one: somebody will get on stage and praise fellow Grammy-winner Barack Obama. The music industry, whose business model is totally upside-down at this point thanks
In an absolutely shocking scandal at Miramonte Elementary school in Los Angeles, California, two teachers were arrested for lewdness involving their students. One of the teachers taught third grade, where he allegedly forced children to eat his semen from a spoon over
This week, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas informed the U.S. envoy, David Hale, that his new unity deal with Palestinian terror organization Hamas is a “national need,” and explained that Israel should nonetheless engage in peace negotiations. Israeli Prime Minister
This week, crowds in Greece protested coming austerity cuts, chanting “There’s no more left to cut.” Meanwhile, Prime Minister Lucas Papdemos was looking for concession from his unity government so he could get more cash from France and Germany for
This week, Los Angeles County okayed a new regulation banning the throwing of Frisbees or footballs on the beaches – which, of course, destroys the purpose of living in Southern California in the first place. The first offense will earn you a
In a time when America’s immigration system is swamped – when illegal immigrants are routinely caught and released, many of whom are dangerous – it seems that one of ICE’s top priorities is public relations with illegal immigration advocates. Yesterday, Andrew
Yesterday, the creators of the hit show “House” announced that at the end of this, its eighth season, Dr. House and his cast of characters would fade into the distance. “The decision to end the show now, or ever, is a painful
The White House has led from behind on the Arab Spring, and the results show it; instead of U.S.-backed liberal democrats in the Arab world rallying to victory, Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia have all turned strongly Islamist (and Iraq is
President Obama says we should allow the federal government to take charge of our healthcare; as usual, the “experts” are best positioned to instruct us how to live our lives. Except they’re not. Today, according to the AP, the Center for
It’s becoming clearer and clearer that the Obama Justice Department under Attorney General Eric Holder is not just politicized and biased – it’s a hit squad for Obama’s enemies. Remember when President Obama’s Department of Justice shut down investigation of
Today, the 9th Circuit upheld the absurd ruling of Judge Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California, striking down Proposition 8, the voter-approved constitutional amendment that would uphold traditional marriage in the state. The
In the wake of the news that Obamacare will mandate all employers to provide for birth control, including Catholic employers, many have wondered whether President Obama will damage his standing with the Catholic vote. In 2008, the Catholic vote split
Everyone knows that the typical advertisement on the Super Bowl goes for millions of dollars. And we all wonder why the ads they produce for that money feature children peeing in pools, monkeys farting, and bungee jumping cars. Those don’t
While I work, I frequently tune into the Film Score channel on Pandora. Sure, they play way too much “Harry Potter,” which I can’t stand, but it’s always a delight to hear tunes you thought you’d forgotten and let the
