On August 21, 2011, Rep. Maxine Waters, a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus, at what was supposed to be a “jobs fair”, in Inglewood, California, made the following statement: “This is a tough game. You can’t be intimidated.
They say a leopard doesn’t change his spots, well… neither does this President. Those who though that the NY-9 election and recent polls would cause Obama to temper his one-sided policy regarding the Israeli/Palestinian dispute were very disappointing. It’s not
From the Associated Press: The Federal Reserve is running out of options to try to boost a slumping economy and lower unemployment. So policymakers are expected to reach 50 years back into their playbook for their next move. Most economists
Today, National Public Radio (NPR) did its best to promote a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) by the Palestinian Authority, which has rejected negotiations with Israel in favor of a strategy of isolating Israel through the United Nations General Assembly
From the Associated Press: Obama promised Medicare beneficiaries that he’d veto any legislation asking them to sacrifice without also raising taxes on upper-income earners. But he didn’t issue them a complete pass. Instead, he’s proposing to raise a range of
From The Hill: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that his committee plans to investigate government loan programs to private corporations in light of allegations of improper dealings between the White House and failed energy company Solyndra and wireless start-up
Just when the world financial markets had seemed to stabilize after five weeks of the violent convulsions caused by the first credit downgrade in the history of the U.S.; Standard & Poors announced the United States remains on negative credit
From the Associated Press: Obama’s proposal comes amid Democratic demands that Obama take a tougher stance against Republicans. And while the plan stands little chance of passing Congress, its populist pitch is one that the White House believes the public
Let us listen closely to General Russel Honore’s warning. Lt General Russel Honore ( retired) gave the keynote speech at the 2011 NAPE luncheon in Houston, Texas. One purpose of the lunch was to raise funds for the Charitable Organizations
The White House is expected to announce a new deficit reduction plan today. The bulk of it appears to be, end the wars and let’s get the class warfare on to try and position the GOP badly for 2012. That’s
Guys Adams in The Independent: After two seasons behind one of the nation’s most talked-about programmes and with two Golden Globes, four Emmys, and 10 million viewers under its belt, the musical drama’s creators are aiming their satirical howitzers at
As a communications professional, my assessment of the Obama Administration’s communications strategy is that it may be the most inept performance I have ever seen of any political regime. Crisis communications is not a silver bullet. Some thing simply cannot
Editor’s note: This very special article comes from a close friend who was imtimately involved in the underground Solidarity movement in Poland. This is a story you are not likely to read anywhere else. Tom Dao-Pompowski is married and has
From Reuters: President Barack Obama, in a populist step designed to appeal to voters, will propose a “Buffett Tax” on people making more than $1 million a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday. Such a
The rumor is that in this upcoming season Sue (Jane Lynch’s character) is going to run for Congress as a Tea Party candidate. If true, we can likely expect much bashing and proselytizing aimed at our children. Because there’s no
When Ronald Reagan proclaimed in his first inaugural “We are a nation that has a government–not the other way around,” he was not taking off on some libertarian tangent or making an obscure philosophical point. He was following in the
It should come as no surprise that the radical left is rallying behind former Ohio Attorney general Richard Cordray to head to powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) – a newly created government agency designed to regulate the American economy
It looks like it is finally going to happen. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has finally gotten their net neutrality regulations through the bureaucratic mess, and now it [IS] only a matter of times before they start to take effect.
From Reuters: A New York Democrat candidate blamed President Barack Obama on Thursday for his loss in a special election for a House of Representatives district that had been held by the Democrats for more than 80 years. The Republican
JAY CARNEY: Sir, word from the Senate on your American Jobs Act. Majority Leader Reid is complaining of constipation. Says he’s been pushing since yesterday, but he can’t pass the bill. OBAMA: Merde! After I did all the heavy lifting.
Jesse Jackson, Andre Carson, Maxine Waters and Walter Fauntroy are the new face of “black-on-black crime.” The term black-on-black crime was coined in the eighties to publicize shockingly disproportionate amounts of violent crimes perpetrated within the black community. Now, instead
You may recall that there has been an e-strike going on at the Huffington Post since March. In union parlance, a strike means, if you honor unions, you should not cross a picket line–even an e-picket line. According to the
I first met you less than a week ago. Back then you were still just “Bob.” Yes, now it’s “Honorable Bob.” (laughs) What are your first impressions, on your first day on the job? I was impressed with the warm
The Teamsters union has been mired in the mob underworld even before Jimmy Hoffa. Jr.’s dad took over the union. During a congressional hearing, Robert F. Kennedy* said, “I told [Jimmy Hoffa, Sr.] frankly that I did not think he
In late August House Majority Leader Eric Cantor published an open memo announcing that House Republicans would seek to block ten regulations currently being considered by various federal administrative agencies. Most of these regulations involve the Environmental Protection Agency, including
