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Beyoncé Knowles: Useful Idiot

Stalin reportedly referred to blind defenders and apologists for the former Soviet Union in democratic Western countries as “useful idiots.” Since Stalin’s day, the list has grown to include either those who defend or apologize for radical Islamic regimes or

Coffee Tax: Great Moments in Foreign Government

German politicians apparently have been hot on the trail of evil evaders who did not pay tax on coffee ordered over the Internet. To address this terrible crisis, the government spent 800,000 euro and tracked down 4000 dangerous criminals. Shockingly,

Pakistan Amnesty Case Stirs Tensions as Bomb Kills Nine

Reuters: Pakistan’s top court began hearing challenges on Monday to an amnesty order that could deepen political tensions in a nuclear-armed country already facing pressure to fight Taliban militants on several fronts. An attack by a suicide bomber killed nine

China Blows Towards Wind Power

Reuters: China sees renewable energy supplying up to one-third of its power needs by 2050, as the coal-dependent nations plans major CO2 cuts.

Pelosi: Wall Street Tax Has 'Great Deal of Merit'

Reuters: The tax would have a “really minimal impact on the transaction, but a tremendous impact on helping us meet our needs,” U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Pelosi has previously said the tax would have to be

Pork Report December 1, 2009: Dollars For Donuts Edition

The Senate earmarks $500,000 for itself; Money will be spent to promote Senators’ appearances House of Representative’s expense reports now online House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent $2,993 in taxpayer money on flowers in just a few months and House Majority

Pelosi: Wall Street Tax Must Be International

Reuters: Any tax imposed on financial transactions would have to take effect internationally to keep Wall Street jobs and related business from moving overseas, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. “It would have to be an

Inside Harry Reid's Massive Health Care Tax Plan

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has finally brought out the health care bill he’s fashioned behind closed doors over the past several weeks, and it ain’t pretty. The Budget Committee fully implemented 10 year score of the bill is $2.5

Russia's Putin Wins 'Respect' on TV Hip-Hop Party

Reuters: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rubbed shoulders with rappers and was hailed with “respect” in a television show Friday that could help boost his flagging ratings. Putin, wearing a turtleneck sweater and jacket, went on stage to present awards

Christ Gets Pissed On, Muhammad Gets a $150 Million Biopic

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a respectful, big-budget biopic of the prophet Muhammad — that’s not the point — but it’s well worth remembering that while he was one of the biggest movie stars in the world, Oscar-winning director Mel

Bleak: Our Long Term Financial Outlook

While Nancy Pelosi is excited that health care reform is only going to cost us $900 billion over ten years, I wonder how we are going to get out of the current fiscal mess we’re in. Seriously. The GAO has

Hopefully ObamaCare Will 'Die Quickly'

Representative Joe Wilson shouts in the House Chamber to President Obama during a speech on Health Care Reform, “You lie,” and is forced to apologize to the President directly and compelled to apologize in the House where the incident occurred.

Michael Moore: Mainstream Media Boosts Dishonesty

Somewhat fresh off the trail from despicable attempts to distort the events and facts surrounding Columbine, 9/11 and the American health care system, filmmaker Michael Moore is back to perpetuate new mis-truths and to face off with a new “villain”

ACORN and SEIU: Anatomy of a Shakedown

Across America community organizations operate in impoverished, disadvantaged, low-income or minority communities. No matter the phrase used to describe the special interest, a group exists to represent it. Often these organizations initially have good intentions and seek to give back