Bush shoe-thrower "tortured"

When I first read this article, I thought, "oh, give me a break." It was probably due to where I got it from. Al Jazeera doesn't like the United States at all. With all the people protesting about the shoe-thrower being in prison, do you think that it is possible that he is being tortured?

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Bush shoe-thrower 'tortured'


The two shoes narrowly missed the US president as he gave a news conference in Baghdad


An Iraqi journalist arrested after throwing his shoes at the US president has been tortured during his detention, his brother has said.

Muntazer al-Zaidi, who called George Bush "a dog" during his attack, was beaten by security guards after his arrest, Durgham al-Zaidi told Al Jazeera on Tuesday.

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Bush shoe-thrower "tortured"

GOP video they are running in Ill. and John McCain speaks out

John McCain spoke out against this video. I couldn't believe it when I heard it on Fox News. Now that I think of it, it is a classic John McCain. Like he said in his campaign speeches, that if he didn't win, then Obama would be his President. If you will think about it, he has never been one for Partisan politics. Party loyalty means nothing to him. His campaign slogan was "Country First".

PoliticoHere is an excerpt:

"He's had a statement every single day, saying that the Obama team should reveal all contacts they've had with Governor [Rod] Blagojevich. He says that Obama's promise of transparency to the American people is now being tested. Do you agree with that?”

McCain replied: “I think that the Obama campaign should and will give all information necessary. You know, in all due respect to the Republican National Committee and anybody — right now, I think we should try to be working constructively together, not only on an issue such as this, but on the economy stimulus package, reforms that are necessary. And so, I don't know all the details of the relationship between President-elect Obama's campaign or his people and the governor of Illinois, but I have some confidence that all the information will come out. It always does, it seems to me.”

GOP video they are running in Ill. and John McCain speaks out

Senate Democrats Seek to Keep People from Voting for New Illinois Senator

The GOP is running an ad wanting to have a special election for the Ill. Senate, in Ill. They are calling for Blagojevich to step down also.
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By Mark Impomeni
Dec 15th 2008 10:35AM
Filed Under:eSenate, Democrats, Barack Obama


The entire Democratic caucus of the United States Senate signed on to a letter addressed to disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, urging him to resign his office. But the Democrats' motivation in calling for Blagojevich to step down has as much to do with the manner in which their caucus may get its next member from Illinois, as much as it has to do with standing against corruption in government. Democrats want Blagojevich to resign so that his lieutenant govenor, Pat Quinn (D), can appoint a successor to President-elect Obama, thereby guaranteeing a Democrat gets selected.

When the scandal first broke last week, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) immediately called for a special election to decide a replacement for Obama. But Democrats in the Senate are nervous that all of the bad publicity surrounding the Illinois Democratic Party will work in a Republican candidate's favor, giving Republicans a much better chance at winning the seat than they would ordinarily have. As a result, Durbin has quietly dialed back his call for a special election, and Senate Democrats drafted their letter. Democrats are also made nervous by the fact that Republicans generally perform better in special elections, and have already won three such contests since Election Day.

Faced with the choice of losing a reliably Democratic Senator or saddling up to the corrupt Illinois Democratic machine, Senate Democrats have chosen the latter. The text of the letter makes it clear that Senate Democrats want no part of leaving the decision of selecting the next Illinois Senator in the hands of the people.

"It is within the power of the Illinois state legislature to remove your power to make this appointment by providing for a special election. But a decision by you to resign or step aside under Article V of the Illinois Constitution would be the most expeditious way for a new Senator to be chosen and seated in manner that would earn the confidence of the people of Illinois[.]"

But the best way to "earn the confidence of the people of Illinois," if that is truly the Democrats' intention, would be to let the people themselves make that decision through a special election. Senate Democrats, however, seem to consider that just too much of a risk to take.

Senate Democrats Seek to Keep People from Voting for New Illinois Senator

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Arson at Sarah Palin's church

No sign yet of whether or not it’s related to Palin’s vice presidential run. A suspicious fire broke out at Wasilla Bible Church, causing around $1 million in damages. Investigators say arson caused a fire that badly damaged the former church of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin late Friday night and into early Saturday morning. The blaze at the Wasilla Bible Church broke out as a group of women made crafts inside. It is not yet known if the church was targeted because of Palin’s affiliation. Palin’s spokesperson, Bill McAllister, issued a statement on her behalf after she visited the church on Saturday. “(Palin) told an assistant pastor that she apologizes if the incident is in any way connected to the undeserved negative attention the church has received since she became a vice presidential candidate on Aug. 29. Whatever the motives of the arsonist, the governor has faith in the scriptural passage that what was intended for evil will in some way be used for good.” Church members are in shock and have with unanswered questions after what Mat-Su firefighters called the biggest fire of the year. It’s a place of worship to more than a thousand people in the Valley. But investigators say it’s too early to tell who did what and why. “At this point in time I can’t go into those details since it is an active investigation,” Central Mat-Su Fire Department Chief James Steele said. They did say the fire started on the outside of the back of the building with a handful of people inside around 10 p.m. But the blaze badly damaged what many considered to be a new building, built just three years ago, to the tune of an estimated $1 million. “At least the floor in one area has actually dropped approximately two feet,” Steele said. But the church pastor is focusing on the bigger picture. “I’ve had a lot worst calls at night,” Pastor Larry Kroon said. “When one of your parishioners dies or loses a child, it’s a whole different thing than the building’s on fire.” Besides a new venue for services, Kroon says the fire changes

Arson at Sarah Palin's church

Obama Should Not Fire Patrick Fitzgerald

Obama Should Not Fire
Patrick Fitzgerald
By: Dick Morris & Eileen McGann

When Bill Clinton took office in January 1993, he was hearing the foot steps of Little Rock U.S. Attorney Charles Banks, who was hot on his heels as he probed charges of corruption that swirled around the Whitewater land deal.

President Clinton decided, in one of his first acts, to fire all 93 U.S. attorneys ? claiming he wanted a clean slate.

Many insiders suspected that the other 92 bodies were a cover for firing Banks and replacing him with Paula Casey, a Clinton ally.

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's indictment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich raises a similar question as President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office: Will the new president fire Fitzgerald?

In view of the often-close relationship between Blagojevich, Obama, and other key members of the incoming administration, it would be a travesty were Fitzgerald's head to roll now:

Fitzgerald has already indicted and convicted Antoin Rezko, Obama's friend and key financial backer, who may have arranged for the then-state-senator to acquire his home and adjoining property on advantageous terms.
Obama and incoming Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel were among an intimate circle of Blagojevich advisers when Blagojevich first ran for governor in 2002. Emanuel says that he, Obama, and others "participated in a small group that met weekly when Rod was running for governor. We basically laid out the general election, Barack and I and these two."
Obama adviser and media guru David Axelrod worked for Blagojevich in his races for Congress before he ran for governor, although Axelrod (a consultant of uncommon integrity) refused to work for Blagojevich when he ran for governor.
Even though Fitzgerald had already made it clear that he was investigating the governor, following up "very serious allegations of endemic hiring fraud" and noted that he had "a number of credible witnesses," Obama vigorously backed Blagojevich for re-election in 2006.
At the Illinois State Fair that August, ABC's Jake Tapper reported that Obama told the crowd, "We've got a governor in Rod Blagojevich who has delivered consistently on behalf of the people of Illinois."

Fitzgerald has clearly signaled that his probe doesn't involve Obama, but who knows if it might lead to other Illinois Democrats in the new president's coterie of aides?

If Fitzgerald stays on the job, we can be sure the investigation will be pursued honestly and thoroughly. His Inspector Javert-like pursuit of the Valerie Plame scandal, aimed at the heart of the Bush administration, should be more than enough proof of his nonpolitical credentials.

Obama shouldn't hesitate to replace Fitzgerald once his work is done. But if he removes the Illinois U.S. attorney right off the bat, we'll be left wondering if he did so to cover something up.

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Scott Wheeler is executive director of the National Republican Trust PAC (GOPtrust.com), the nation?s third-largest political action committee.

Obama Should Not Fire Patrick Fitzgerald

Naughty List: Crimes against Christmas

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This stuff I truly find to be despicable. The atheist sign is disrespectful to begin with, but someone even stole it. It was set up by a Nativity scene.

Naughty List: Crimes against Christmas

Update on the Natural Born Citizen issue

[UPDATE]: 11:26 AM - Dec. 12 2008 : Rumors of a decision denying Cort’s application are unequivocally false. A SCOTUS Spokesperson just told Cort Wrotnowski there has been no decision. She indicated there will be no decision until Monday. The conference is sealed, no clerks are allowed in.]


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Update on the Natural Born Citizen issue

Why won’t Barack Obama end the controversy?

Why won’t Barack Obama end the controversy?
I was reading an article about the birth certificate issue, and it occurred to me that Barack Obama could end a lot of this controversy by coming clean with the American Public. Why won’t he hand over the long form of his birth certificate? By him not doing so, it makes the American Public, (his constituents) think that he is hiding something. It does nothing but build up the people to not trust him with the Presidency.

Yet, he will spend hundreds of dollars to pay an attorney to keep his birth certificate from being seen. He could solve other issues about his citizenship by handing over the documents that the 13 lawsuits are asking for. Instead, he chooses to let it go through the Supreme Court and take up the honorable justice’s time, and our taxpayer money to let all this “take its course.”

I am in no way defending him on this issue. But, if you will think back to the time before the election when Reverend Wright was spewing his hatred for all the country to see, he didn’t leave his church. Not until Reverend Wright came out against him.

What did Barack Obama do? He claimed he didn’t know what Reverend Wright had been saying, although he sat in a pew at his church for 20 years. The sermons were available right there in the church.

These are just a few examples of how Barack Obama handles situations. How many times did he just vote present in the Illinois legislature? Is it indecision, or does he love to have controversy?

Back during the campaign, when the financial crisis broke, Barack Obama voted present then. John McCain actually tried to do something, and got criticized for it, while Obama did nothing.

Then the MSM, paints Barack Obama’s failure to do anything as leadership ability. Not in my opinion. It is a blatant inability on Barack Obama’s part to make decisions. That is why it took him so long to come up with any plans to help in the financial crisis. This is how he operates.

Instead of looking at a problem straight on, and dealing with it, he ignores the problem, hoping that it will go away. He uses people to get his agenda, and then he throws them under the bus. There is quite a stack of people going under the bus, eventually it will become quite crowded under there.

I hate to think what will happen if he makes it to the Presidency and we have a terrorist attack or some other sort of emergency. He will ignore it until he has to make a decision. This is the way he handles problems. He brings a lot of his problems on himself. That is not leadership and management.

I am glad that Abraham Lincoln wasn’t like that. Three states had already succeeded from the Union when he took office. He handled the problems as quickly as he could. He didn’t sit in the indecision mode until he could do it no longer.

His son Willie died while he was in the White House, and three weeks later, Lincoln commanded his Union Armies himself because he wasn’t satisfied by how the war was going. Barack Obama would not do it, if he were in that situation.

It makes me sick how the MSM are trying to compare Barack Obama to President Lincoln. Just because he read a book on how Lincoln put rivals in the cabinet. Barack Obama, you are not Abraham Lincoln, and you will never be. You aren’t Franklin Roosevelt either. Both of these former presidents had the ability to make decisions, and you have trouble with it.

I just now heard that he has spoken out that the Governor of Illinois has to go. Why didn’t he say that yesterday? This case will be extremely interesting when all the details come out.

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Why won’t Barack Obama end the controversy?

I appreciate you, President Bush

We haven't had a Terrorist Attack in 7 years. He has kept us safe. I am worried about our future with Barack Obama in office. I didn't do the following petition, but I found it on another blog last night, and signed it.

If you would like to tell President Bush Thank you for keeping us safe, Read the following:

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Hi,

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"Thank you President George W. Bush!"
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I really think this is an important cause, and I'd like to encourage you to add your signature, too. It's free and takes less than a minute of your time.

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I appreciate you, President Bush