Archive for the 'Obama' Category

Turkish Police Thwart Obama Assassination Conspiracy

The Saudi daily Al Watan is reporting that Turkish police have arrested a Syrian man who had conspired with at least three other men to try and assassinate President Obama (h/t BNO News):
According to the report, the man, who was arrested on Friday, was carrying a press card identifying him as an employee of Al [...]

Monday, April 6th, 2009

If Only Christopher Buckley Was Half as Intelligent as He Fancies Himself to be

And if only he was half as intelligent as his father.
Alas, he’s a moron.

After his shocking realization that just because someone is pompous enough to write two autobiographies before accomplishing anything significant with their life doesn’t mean they are presidential he re-affirmed his presidential pick (H/T Hot Air). But, of course, his reassurance does little [...]

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Bitter Ex-Pastor: Obama ‘Ain’t Jesus’

Well, look whose popped back up in the news. Yup it’s mister God Damn America himself. Sounding perhaps a bit bitter and maybe even a little religion-clinging Rev. Wright had this to say on Thursday:
On Thursday, Wright was addressing more than 700 people at a mass meeting that kicked [...]

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Pajamas Media No Longer Paying Any Attention to the Ads it Runs

So… now that we are in the last days of the Pajamas Media blog advertising network it seems they’ve completely given up screening the ads it runs on its affiliate’s sites. I say this because of these beauties that I found on none other than HotAir.com (click to enlarge):

Here it is closer up:

Here’s the ad [...]

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Obama Closes Gitmo

Great news everybody:
We’re screwed (but I guess you already figured that out)

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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Thoughts on the Inauguration

so… todays the day.
Obama is president.
I’m obligated as an American to echo the sentiments of Ed Morrissey and say good luck to our new president. I pray that you realize the proper way forward on the challenges this great nation faces.

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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Chavez: Obama has ‘Same Stench’ as Bush

Fox reports:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez apparently doesn’t appreciate BarackĀ Obama’s classifying him as a supporter of the Colombian terror group, FARC, likening the president-elect’s odor to that of Chavez’s nemesis, President Bush.
In an interview airing on Venezuelan television and reported by The Washington Post Monday, Chavez said Obama has “the [...]

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Obama Aide: Don’t ask Don’t Tell Must Wait

So much for that campaign promise:
In an overlooked YouTube video posted on Friday, a spokesman for Barack Obama said the president-elect is committed to ending the policy that bars openly gay men and women from serving in the U.S. armed forces.
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Gibbs on Wednesday expanded on his answer, saying, “There are many challenges facing our nation [...]

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Bush Declares Emergency in DC for Inauguration

They only do this preemptively in the case of hurricanes. What the heck is going on here? I mean their first estimates for how many people would be there was an absurd 5 million. Now its down to 1.5 to 2 million which still sounds like an over estimation.
I don’t know, it feels like the [...]

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Bobblehead Barack

Come on… will the merchandising ever end?
I mean how can I be expected to take this “monumental achievement” when its being cheapened to the level of the snuggie.
I mean sure this time Obama’s people weren’t the ones behind the cornyness, it was a minor league baseball team from Brooklyn or “Baraklyn“, but they’ve sponsored their [...]

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009