Wednesday Open Thread: GM Edition
Today, in 2009, General Motors filed for bankruptcy. (Happy Birthday, Alana!)
Today, in 2009, General Motors filed for bankruptcy. (Happy Birthday, Alana!)
Yes, this is Rep. Anthony Weiner calling a CNN producer a “Jackass.” And that’s just the beginning:
Great story from the Daily Caller: Florida Republican Rep. Cliff Stearns is demanding an investigation into cybersecurity issues raised by #Weinergate, saying it is vital to “ensure our national security.” Though New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner remains silent on
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) spoke to the press today to tell them that he would no longer be speaking to the press about his claim that his Twitter account was hacked.
From Peter Ingemi in The New York Post: By now, you’ve heard about the Tweet picture sent from Weiner’s account to a young lady named Gennette Nicole Cordova. The congressman has insisted his accounts were “hacked.” Cordova, in a statement
Today, in 1927, the last Model T rolled off the Ford production line.
CNN’s Dana Bash reports on the latest developments involving a lewd photo sent out on Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter account to a young college girl in the Seattle area. She says despite the congressman’s claim that his account hand been
The latest statement from Rep. Anthony Weiner’s spokesman on the Weinergate saga makes a subtle but perhaps important rhetorical shift. Apparently, Weiner’s office no longer uses the word “hack”; it now refers to the incident, in which a link to
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., May 30, 1884: Not long ago I heard a young man ask why people still kept up Memorial Day, and it set me thinking of the answer. Not the answer that you and I should give
Give thanks.
Some Internet news outlets have speculated that a man named Dan Wolfe, who uses the twitter handle @patritousa76, is the Weinergate hacker. Mr. Wolfe was the first and likely only person to copy the yfrog URL of the now infamous
From The Law, by Frederic Bastiat: Actually, what is the political struggle that we witness? It is the instinctive struggle of all people toward liberty. And what is this liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes
Today marks the commemoration of the fall of Constantinople and the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
Jonathan Allen and Ben Smith at Politico: Rep. Anthony Weiner says social networking identity hacking is to blame for the lewd material that a conservative news website reported was sent from his Twitter and yfrog handles to an unidentified woman
From The Law, by Frederic Bastiat: How did politicians ever come to believe this weird idea that the law could be made to produce what it does not contain — the wealth, science, and religion that, in a positive sense,
From The Law, by Frederic Bastiat: What, then, is law? It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense. Each of us has a natural right–from God–to defend his person, his liberty, and his property. These are
Hacked or hung? Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY 9″) finds himself in a late night online pickle. This evening a photo surfaced on Congressman Weiner’s yfrog account and in his verified Twitter timeline of a man in his underwear with an
Today, in 1588, the Spanish Armada set sail from Lisbon, heading for England. It wouldn’t end well for the Spanish.
From The Daily Mail: A U.S. Marine who was killed when he was gunned down in his home near Tucson, Arizona, never fired on the SWAT team that stormed his house firing 70 times in a hail of bullets, a
From The Hill: Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said he will consider running for president in 2012. Perry had previously taken himself out of contention for the Republican nomination but he has been walking back on that in recent days.
Today, in 1941, the German battleship, Bismarck, was sunk.
Palin spokesman Tim Crawford says the tour will hit “historical sites that were key to the formation, survival, and growth of the United States of America.” JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Sarah Palin is embarking on an East Coast tour this
Today, in 1907, John Wayne was born.
It seems 2011 will be known as the year of the tornado.
Interesting developments broken over at Real Clear Politics: Shortly after Republicans swept last November to a historic victory in which Sarah Palin was credited with playing a central role, the former Alaska governor pulled aside her close aide, Rebecca Mansour,
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has entered the race for President. He has promised to go to Iowa and argue against farm subsidies. Color us at least a bit impressed. This is the first real test of the Tea Party.
Today, Tim Pawlenty officials enters the race for President. Yesterday, his campaign released this pre-announcement video. It is very well done.
Surprise! Vladimir Putin would like to be President of Russia again. There was a time that Russia seemed on the cusp of unprecedented opportunity. That time has passed.
From the Associated Press: President Obama and the first lady boarded Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base late Sunday to begin a six-day trip to Europe. Their first stop is Ireland, and the president will also meet with
From Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times: Last week, I found myself cruising the website of the California prison guards union. I was curious about whether the $7 million the California Correctional Peace Officers Assn. spent on last year’s elections —
From the Associated Press: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said early Sunday that he won’t run for president because of family considerations, narrowing the field in the race for the GOP nomination. “In the end, I was able to resolve every
Talk show host and former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain has officially entered the race for the GOP nomination for President. We expect him to do much better than the mandarins in DC would believe.
From ABC News: A Tucson, Ariz., SWAT team defends shooting an Iraq War veteran 60 times during a drug raid, although it declines to say whether it found any drugs in the house and has had to retract its claim
If you are reading this, you were probably left behind by the Rapture. Just like us. We’re looking forward to shorter lines at check-out.
Today is the 2nd Annual Everybody Draw Mohammed Day. Go here if you want to learn more. This has nothing to do with Islam or religion. It has everything to do with freedom of speech and expression.
From The Daily Caller: The Daily Caller has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rate review rules, which it finalized on Thursday, exempt “Medigap” policy providers, like the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), from oversight
So, riddle us this: Are we still allies with Israel?
From the Washington Post: Verizon Wireless sued the Federal Communications Commission to overturn a recent data-roaming rule, saying the agency overstepped its jurisdiction with the order. The wireless giant filed its appeal last Friday to the U.S. Court of Appeals
Today, in 1848, Mexico adopted the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of 4 other states to the U.S.
From the Associated Press: GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista were hit with glittery confetti by a protester Tuesday during the couple’s appearance at a book-signing. The man approached the Gingriches during the signing at a downtown