Twelve prominent CEOs, many of whom have warned against the dangers of raising taxes on those making over $250,000 and creating more economic uncertainty, met with President Barack Obama on Wednesday to discuss the looming fiscal cliff. There were no
Thanks to director Victor Fleming and three exceptional performances from Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Mary Astor, 1932’s under-appreciated “Red Dust” sizzles even more than its more-famous 1953 big-budget color remake “Mogambo,” which was directed by John Ford and cast
Fox News National Security Specialist KT McFarland who has held national security posts in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan Administrations says there is no way possible General Petraeus’ affair could have gone unknown and when she was in Afghanistan 18
Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection might just be the best bang for the buck you’re going to find this holiday season. If I hadn’t gone to public schools, I might be able to tell you what $210 divided by 15
(AP) Wall Street still dark, exchanges test systemsNEW YORKWith large portions of lower Manhattan still dark early Tuesday, U.S. stock exchanges said they were testing contingency plans to ensure trading resumes as soon as possible this week after Hurricane Sandy
Amidst much fanfare, President Obama shook hands with workers at the July 15, 2010 ground breaking ceremony for the LG Chem plant in Holland, Michigan, built with a $150 million grant from the Department of Energy as part of his
For several years I have been blogging that A 123 Systems and their lithium ion battery would fail. A 123 was an investor in Al Gore’s wonder car company, Fisker. Not only was it an investor, but it was also
Negahdar Jamali is an Iranian filmmaker who has for the past 35 years made American-inspired westerns complete with cowboys and Indians in the deserts surrounding the city of Shiraz. Poor and illiterate, Jamali has nevertheless dedicated his whole life to
A picture is worth a thousand words. Here are several that tell the $82 billion auto bailout story a whole lot better than the Barack Obama Administration has. We have been told ad nauseum that the auto bailout was unavoidable
(AP) Panel recommends parole for Manson family memberBy LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special CorrespondentLOS ANGELESA California parole board panel recommended parole Thursday for a Charles Manson follower who has been imprisoned for 40 years. Bruce Davis, convicted with Manson and another man
The presidential debate offers a rare opportunity to rise above the usual campaign froth and spin. It’s a nationwide job interview where each participant will try to put their best foot forward without getting it anywhere near their mouth. It
Mitt Romney is getting a little help from a reality show star whose gig aligns perfectly with the candidate’s prime directive. It’s all about the jobs, or the lack thereof in the Age of Obama. Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs”
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” seemed like such a modest proposal – marry the cliffhanger serials of yore with modern storytelling techniques. It helped that two of Hollywood’s most crowd-pleasing filmmakers, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, helped make it happen.
(AP) GOP focuses on monthly jobs report, but do voters?By TOM RAUMAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe government’s monthly jobs report has become Washington’s most anticipated and studied economic indicator, pounced upon by politicians, economists and journalists for snap judgments as the presidential election
The Hill reports Ron Paul is happy with the GOP’s foreign policy plank in the platform because there is strong language that reiterates that only Congress has the power to declare war, which is explicitly written in the Constitution. Paul
Several newspapers have recently announced that far left leaning, non-profit foundations such as The Ford Foundation have given them hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover “the news.” Many wonder if this “coverage” is being programmed by these left-wing moneymen.
New York Times reporter Jackie Calmes must have found Chris Matthews’s “leg tingle” as she penned a story dreamily reminiscing about Obama’s “jaw-dropping crowds” he used to garner at campaign stops back in 2007-08. Calmes also wondered why Obama isn’t getting
Despite being one of the more eye-popping talents in the music video world, Joseph Kahn’s feature debut, “Torque,” seemed to go over the heads of audiences and critics. A biker-burlesque show that amped the conventions of “The Fast & the Furious” and its
Today, Gallup released new job approval polls taken in all fifty states with the headline, “Thirteen States and D.C. Give Obama Majority Approval.” You can also read that as “Obama Below Majority Approval In 37 States”. The problem for Obama
According to the Washington Post, the Ford Foundation has given the newspaper some $500,000 to hire four new staff – a lucrative $125,000 per job deal. The goal: to try “new approaches to preserve and advance high-quality journalism.” The four
The Obama campaign is in damage-control mode because of the fallout from his “you didn’t build that” remark. On Tuesday, Obama released a new ad with him addressing the issue, a sign that the Obama campaign recognizes that Obama’s remarks are not
The Obama campaign has four paid staffers in South Carolina, a state which last voted Democrat for President in 1976, when neighboring Governor Jimmy Carter edged President Gerald Ford. This is all the evidence you need to know the campaign
On the Mitt Romney campaign website, they are now selling T-Shirts that explicitly reflect Romney’s attack on Barack Obama’s incredible statement that “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” The shirt is, appropriately,
Since being drummed out of the Obama Administration, former alleged Communist and 9-11 Truther Van Jones has embraced his inner-leftist. Not just the progressive, can’t-everyone-just-be-equal emotional stuff, but the ugly all-opposing-opinions-should-be-silenced strain of the lefty condition. His organization, Color of
While Barack Obama is keen to attack Mitt Romney for “outsourcing,” he ignores that his first job, at Business International Corporation (BIC), actually advised American firms on how best to outsource. Not only did Obama work for BIC, he actively seems
