Today, in 1775, the United States Marine Corps was founded. It has proven itself among the best of the best. Happy Birthday.
by Publius10 Nov 2011, 8:28 PM PST0
UPDATE 4 (5:35 am PST): Oakland mayor Jean Quan has announced that the Occupy Oakland protest will be removed once again, as the city council plans a no-confidence vote in response to her failure to uphold law and order. UPDATE
by Publius10 Nov 2011, 7:25 PM PST0
UPDATE (10:14 pm PST): The victim is dead, according to the San Francisco Chronicle and KTVU. *** A shooting has been reported near the site of Occupy Oakland–the second shooting today at an Occupy demonstration, after an incident at Occupy
by Publius10 Nov 2011, 7:19 PM PST0
Social liberals are extremely frustrated that the “worker’s paradise” that seemed so near three years ago, is fast slipping away due to voter rejection. With the huge borrowing and spending stimulus failing to revitalize the economy, social liberals took to
by Chriss W. Street10 Nov 2011, 6:08 PM PST0
“A smoking ban in bars is saying that adult citizens are not allowed to use a legal substance even though they’re very highly taxed for doing so in a place that is private property,” explains Joe Jackson, the hitmeister behind
by Reason TV10 Nov 2011, 4:23 PM PST0
When the Occupy movement launched a few weeks ago, they immediately got a boost from Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. We, the Ben & Jerry’s Board of Directors, compelled by our personal convictions and our Company’s mission and values, wish
by Lee Stranahan10 Nov 2011, 2:44 PM PST0
There were three winners in the CNBC debate: Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich. Gov. Rick Perry was the obvious loser because of his memory lapse. The guy with the toughest job on Wednesday night was Herman Cain, who
by Larry Kudlow10 Nov 2011, 1:24 PM PST0
[youtube OrDLtkOud7w] Just hours after a concert by “gypsy punk” band Gogol Bordello at Occupy Vermont in Burlington, tragedy appears to have struck the encampment. From the Burlington Free Press: Police say a 35-year-old man in in grave condition after
by Publius10 Nov 2011, 12:39 PM PST0
As I write this commentary, Joe Paterno has been fired as Penn State football coach — effective immediately. Thousands of Penn State college students are in the streets, angry, sad, disillusioned, emotionally wrecked, overturning cars, and chanting Joe Paterno’s name.
by Wayne Allyn Root10 Nov 2011, 12:08 PM PST0
Liberal pundits are scrambling for explanations as to why Herman Cain’s poll numbers haven’t been dented by the sexual harassment allegations. With apparently more coming, they are secretly hoping that something, anything, will make drop the poll numbers of a
by Ron Capshaw10 Nov 2011, 11:21 AM PST0
Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore has been touring Occupy Wall Street protests across the country–including some of the most violent, such as Occupy Oakland–urging activists to continue their fight against the wealthy “one percent” of Americans. Initially, Moore tried to deny
by Breitbart News10 Nov 2011, 10:25 AM PST0
From KGW News: Gresham Mayor Shane Bemis delivered an invoice to Occupy Portland for $1,546.52 on Wednesday morning. That’s the estimated amount of damage done to two Gresham police cars parked near the Occupy Portland encampment in downtown Portland on
by Publius10 Nov 2011, 10:22 AM PST0
It occurs to me this isn’t the first time the word orgasm has come up when discussing a Democrat administration. But Joe Biden? Emails among George Kaiser, head of the George Kaiser Family Foundation; Ken Levit, the executive director of
by Publius10 Nov 2011, 9:51 AM PST0
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111011.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Josh Zerkle to discuss the tragic sexual abuse scandal at Penn State, the departure of the
by The New Ledger10 Nov 2011, 9:15 AM PST0
The #OccupyWhatever protest has an eerie feeling of déjà vu surrounding it. Back in 1985, when I was attending Cornell University, the movement du jour was encouraging universities to divest from companies that did business in then-apartheid South Africa. At
by Lawrence Meyers10 Nov 2011, 7:51 AM PST0
This email from TeamPerry hit our inbox this morning: We’ve all had human moments. President Obama is still trying to find all 57 states. Ronald Reagan got lost somewhere on the Pacific Highway in an answer to a debate question.
by Publius10 Nov 2011, 7:01 AM PST0
Mitt Romney continues to display competence and confidence, but his rhetoric doesn’t soar and the base is inherently skeptical of his record, so he hasn’t quite put this thing away. Last time I wrote about these debates, I said the
by Alexander Marlow10 Nov 2011, 6:33 AM PST0
We’ve been talking about the anarchist faction behind #Occupy Wall Street for weeks now but despite the mounting evidence, liberals and the mainstream would like you to believe that it’s just some right-wing fantasy and that the #Occupy movement are
by Lee Stranahan10 Nov 2011, 5:57 AM PST0
Liberals have concocted yet another method to get around the founders’ Constitution. They plan to elect the President in 2012 on the basis of the national popular vote, rather than by a majority of the electoral college. Although earlier progressive
by Dr. Paul Moreno10 Nov 2011, 5:23 AM PST0
The vote on Senate Joint Resolution (S.J. Res) 6 – the Resolution of Disapproval to undo the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s illegal, unilateral Network Neutrality Internet power grab – is a watershed moment for the members of the Senior Circuit.
by Seton Motley10 Nov 2011, 4:19 AM PST0
Actions have consequences. Winning games matters little if you lose your moral compass. For 9 years, Joe Paterno has gone to bed knowing a child rapist was on the loose and, yet, did nothing. Perhaps Hell has a football team.
by Publius10 Nov 2011, 12:02 AM PST0