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You’ve been warned: Fear the Black Guy in the White House

In a different time and place, I’d file this under “Too Stupid For Words”. Then I’d forgot about the drooling, knuckle-dragging numbskull behind this mind-numbingly ignorant screed, published as it was...

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Postcards from Hell – Mauna Loa, Hawaii (CO2 site)

The last time the concentration of Earth’s main greenhouse gas reached this mark, horses and camels lived in the high Arctic. Seas were at least 30 feet higher—at a level that today would inundate...

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“OBAMA PRESIDENCY IN DEEP CRISIS”

When you get language like this from the deep centrist insiders who live and breath DC? Well, I’ll let you determine what you think on your own. From the Nelson Report tonight on Obama’s multiple...

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Where’s the Anti-War Outrage?

In case you have not heard (and I hadn’t until yesterday), there are calls for the impeachment of President Barack Obama over military actions in Syria.  Congressman Walter Jones, a North Carolina...

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I Wonder Who They Meant?

In scanning the news this morning, I found this headline: Russia says it will help Syria deter “hot heads” Now who could they possibly mean, I wonder… All kidding (on the square) aside, this is a bit...

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James Comey – Evidence of a Crime

Former Deputy Attorney General (2003-2005) James Comey is said to be the choice of President Barack Obama as the next Director of the FBI.  Comey played a central role in frustrating the Bush White...

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Government Wins Key Battle in Syria – Rebels and Supporters Squabble

This is a summary of the latest news out of Syria regarding the battle for Qusayr, the key border town where fighting pitted the Syrian Army and Hezbollah against Syrian rebels, including their...

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Guantánamo Bay hunger strike worsens

(The Guardian) – A long-running hunger strike by detainees at Guantánamo has worsened since Barack Obama promised action to close the controversial prison camp in a landmark speech last Thursday. On...

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Two drone strikes kill seven in southern Yemen-local official

Reuters, by Mohammed Mukhashaf & Angus McDowall, Jun 1 Aden, Yemen – Two drone strikes killed seven suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, a local official said, nine days...

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Obama’s Covert Trade Deal

New York Times, By Lori Wallach & Ben Beachy, June 2 Washington — THE Obama administration has often stated its commitment to open government. So why is it keeping such tight wraps on the contents...

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Obama to appoint Rice national security adviser

(AP) – President Obama will appoint United Nations ambassador Susan Rice as his new national security adviser, replacing Tom Donilon, officials said Wednesday. Obama also plans to nominate former...

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“Doctor, could I have Obama Derangement Syndrome?”

One of the symptoms of Obama Derangement Syndrome (ODS) is the pervasive conviction that The Black Guy in the White House © is a closet Muslim who secretly hates the baby Jesus and all things American....

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NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily

(The Guardian Exclusive/Glenn Greenwald): Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama • Read the Verizon court order in full...

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Decline and Fall – Bill Clinton and the pathos of power

 Clinton told Senator John McCain said that “Obama and other presidents run the risk of being seen as complete fools if they act only according to opinion polls…Nobody wants US troops in Syria. The...

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Statement by Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes on Syrian chemical...

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2013 Statement by Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes on Syrian Chemical Weapons Use At...

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Five Obama programs to turn things around quickly

It must suck to be President Obama.  He can’t buy a break.  Some goofball at IRS was actually foolish enough to go near the Tea Party’s tax-exempt status.   NSA has been snooping into our phone...

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Echoes of Nam

Lemme see….lengthy war, delicate negotiations, frustrated allies…yup! Sounds like Nam all over again! WASHINGTON — President Obama is expressing guarded optimism about the Taliban’s announcement...

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GCHQ taps fibre-optic cables for secret access to world’s communications

Exclusive: British spy agency collects and stores vast quantities of global email messages, Facebook posts, internet histories and calls, and shares them with NSA, latest documents from Edward Snowden...

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Obama to unveil climate plan in Tuesday speech

AP, June 22 Washington — President Barack Obama is preparing to unveil his long-awaited national plan to combat climate change in a major speech, he announced on Saturday. “There’s no single step that...

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Captain Queeg Commands the Good Ship Obama?

Captain Queeg at the helm of Obama’s ship of state? This is not encouraging.  According to Marisa Taylor and Jonathan S. Landay of McClatchy’s Washington Bureau, President Barack Obama is circling the...

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