It's been a busy few days for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
LaGuardia Airport is reopened now after it was shut down for several hours following a scare caused by a man with a fake bomb. Turns out the guy, identified as a 32-year-old New York man, was acting "strangely" at the terminal -- and when TSA officials searched him, they found materials that looked like they could be used to assemble a bomb. Read the entire story from the AP by clicking here.
Yesterday Mayor RT Rybak sent out an email update out of his mayor’s office. In the message, there were several references to the upcoming election which Rybak is on the ballot for re-election.
Rybak, who already has several complaints filed against him with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board, apparently has no regard for election law.
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As some of you are undoubtedly aware Palin has been invited to speak at the Iowa Policy Action Center next month. The group is a pro-life, pro-heterosexual marriage, pro-parental controlled education, anti-gambling, and anti-sexuality group, that is very, very excited to have Sarah Palin as the featured speaker at their fall fundraiser.
However there is a small glitch. Apparently Queen Ester is demanding, at a minimum, $75.000 to attend any of these functions.
Wow! $75,000 is a lot Source: The Immoral Minority RSS Feed
In my latest post for David Horowitz’s NewsRealblog I opine that cable news networks like Fox News and even MSNBC, are picking up on the fact that conservative candidates for office are more popular than ever.
Well, ever, since 1994, at least:
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” invited conservative Republican Mario Rubio on two days ago, for instance (watch it here). Rubio is the former speaker of the Florida Senate, a real conservative, and he decided to challenge Governor Charlie Source: PoliGazette RSS Feed
Mark Sanford won't be impeached anytime soon.
House Speaker Bobby Harrell on Tuesday turned aside an impeachment resolution brought by another Republican. He says lawmakers can only deal with a limited number of items in their abbreviated session this week. They came back to Columbia specifically to deal with unemployment benefits.
Harrell said state Rep. Greg Delleney can file the resolution next month in advance of the regular legislative session starting in January.
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Ever heard of the Front Page Campaign? I heard about it via an EDM signed by various prudes in Parliament. The campaign says "Children and young people are routinely being exposed to pornography in the UK. This has to STOP!", simple yes? Actually no, it's not.You see, this is not about a concern with kids seeing the cover of Mayfair, Razzle, or a variety of Richard Desmond titles with the exclusion of the Express (although it does do Diana/Maddie porn in a way). No, this is about the frontSource: British Blogs RSS Feed
We've been following the increasingly acrimonious "nonpartisan" local elections playing out in many cities around Colorado, and as we think we've made clear it's getting pretty nasty in some locales. Like in the city of Longmont, where heavy spending and big-league dirty politics by curiously mainline GOP interests, on behalf of specific candidates, has reached remarkable levels. We talked about about what seems to be a concerted move at the local level to build out a bench of the nextSource: ColoradoPols.com - Front Page RSS FeedSource: ColoradoPols.com - Front Page RSS Feed
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(From the Secret World Live disc.) In the '80s and '90s I did a fair amount of music writing as a freelancer, and in that time I saw probably over a hundred concerts, including a lot of great grunge shows in the '90s. Still, seeing Peter Gabriel on the '93 Secret World Tour -- he played locally at the Tacoma Dome, but the show looked identical to the one captured here, in Italy -- remains probably my favorite. Gabriel's songs mean a lot toSource: Crooks and Liars RSS FeedSource: Crooks and Liars RSS Feed
Telegraph | “Oh somewhere in the $60 to $90 range for the foreseeable” – that was the consensus for the oil price that most energy executives milling around at the Oil & Money conference in London gave this week.
That is until John B Hess, the man whose father founded the $120bn oil-exploring Hess Corporation 76 years ago, shook up the room with his apocalyptic outlook for the world’s galloping energy consumption.
The price of $140 per barrel oil was not an aberration. ItSource: subrealism RSS Feed
Like fear of the truth perhaps? They've become so addicted to the MSM Fluff over the past two years that "they can't handle the truth" to quote the fictitious Colonel Jessup AKA Jack Nicholson when anyone out there like Glenn Beck perhaps stumbles onto something they had hoped we all would be unconcerned with which has then ended with the termination of services of one of the Obama gang.
They were terribly wrong on that one, he being the first president elected in the dead of the death Source: Chicagoray RSS Feed
There's a real crisis unfolding right now in upstate New York - one that state and federal authorities can do something about using stimulus money. The bridge over Lake Champlain at Crown Point, which was scheduled for repairs by 2013, has deteriorated to the point where officials suddenly stepped in this week and declared an emergency shutdown. This has stranded thousands of New Yorkers and Vermonters at home, and they face the prospect of not being able to get to work each day and losingSource: The Albany Project RSS Feed
Truly malignant ideas crop up in a democracy with the frequency of toadstools after a summer rain storm. Most of these ideas are dismissed by the great majority of citizens after public debate in one fashion or another. Some of the ideas hang on despite evidence to the contrary (sorry Texas was readmitted to the Union and the Income Tax was ratified by the requisite number of states) but attract no real following.
Truly pernicious ideas, however, seem benign at first glance butSource: Red State RSS Feed
More tidings from the Columbia School Of Journalism:
Columbia Suspends Environmental Journalism Program
Falling employment, rising education costs to blame
By Curtis Brainard
October 19, 2009
For the first time since it was created fourteen years ago, Columbia University’s highly regarded dual-degree graduate program in environmental journalism will not be accepting applications for next academic year.
In a letter to faculty at the GraduateSource: Sweetness Light RSS Feed
We wanted to reach 100,000 calls to Congress. We more than tripled it.
What... a... night. Here in New York, people were lined up for blocks just to catch a glimpse of what was going on. Individuals were greeted at the door with a long, rectangular card. Each card had information about the President's plan as well as five unique numbers for event attendees to call.
The evening started off with New York State Director of Organizing for America, Melissa DeRosa, giving the 101Source: Obama HQ RSS Feed
I stand by General McCrystal and his request for more troops, even though that likely means our son will go to Afghanistan as part of any surge. Depending on the timing of these new forces, though, the war on terror could be wrapping up sooner rather than later.
The US and Pakistan have been tightening the noose around the Taliban holdouts in the tribal regions of Pakistan for a couple of years now. The US, NATO and Afghan forces are established along the Afghan border which runsSource: The Strata-Sphere RSS Feed
Yesterday, we were treated to this report from the Boston Globe:
The SPLC and Huffington Post’s Mark Potok Secret Service strained as leaders face more threats
Report questions its role in financial investigations
By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | October 18, 2009
WASHINGTON – The unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama, a rise in racist hate groups, and a new wave of antigovernment fervor threaten to overwhelm the US Secret Service,Source: Sweetness Light RSS Feed
We headed out to Disneyland this evening to see the Halloween Time Halloween Screams fireworks.
Fortunately, while it was crowded, it was still quite manageable. We had no trouble parking in the Mickey & Friends structure this week and had prime viewing spots in front of the Castle.
A bit of the decorating detail on Main Street USA:
The Halloween Screams show was quite impressive. It included projections on a large crystal-ball like structure at the left of theSource: Laura's Miscellaneous Musings RSS Feed
How far will Sarah be pushed into the campaign?
Politicians with public relations difficulties have a tendency to play the family card and Gordon Brown has proven no exception to that rule. From her first notable ‘solo’ appearance in the Glenrothes by-election to her warm-up act at two party conferences, Sarah Brown’s profile in party activities has increased while her husband’s ratings have languished.
That raises the questions of what role she’ll play when theSource: Political Betting RSS Feed
While the cable news channels were giving us in-depth coverage of Balloon Boy, the Associated Press reported this:
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Friday to endorse a Gaza war crimes report and send it to the Security Council, possibly setting up international prosecution of Israelis and Palestinians accused of war crimes.
The 575-page Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone report), was compiled by an expert group led by JudgeSource: One Utah RSS Feed
Editor’s Note: Michael J. Rosenfeld, of the Department of Sociology at Stanford University has done a significant amount of research on family trends and social change in the United States. His book, “The Age of Independence: Interracial Unions, Same-Sex Unions and the Changing American Family,” details the increasing number of interracial marriages in the United States.
Rosenfeld uses U.S. census data and in-depth interviews to examine the histories of families andSource: AC360 RSS Feed
SUICIDE MISSION? The core of the superconducting solenoid magnet at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.
By DENNIS OVERBYE
More than a year after an explosion of sparks, soot and frigid helium shut it down, the world’s biggest and most expensive physics experiment, known as the Large Hadron Collider, is poised to start up again. In December, if all goes well, protons will start smashing together in an underground racetrack outside Geneva in a search for forces andSource: Vox Verax RSS Feed
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Alternative Title: Rise of The Petulant Partisans
Senator Olympia Snowe has risen to the challenge of being a political leader for the people in her efforts to remain in the fight over which health care reform options could become law. Unlike those who went the petulant partisan route and took their marbles home, Snowe’s vote in the Finance Committee kept one lone Republican in the battle, able to ally with Democrat centrists who are the best hope forSource: The Strata-Sphere RSS Feed
From the NY Times:
An unlikely ecosystem has developed in the northwest corner of Queens. Just as there are some creatures that flourish at certain warm depths of a coral reef but not a foot deeper where the water is colder, a thriving hive of comedians has affixed itself to Astoria, perfectly suited to the particular microclimate there.
Thanks to cheap rents that allow time for writing, ample parking that makes road trips to out-of-town clubs easy and a myriad of otherSource: Queens Crap RSS Feed
"...President Barack Obama will donate the $1.4 million cash award that comes with the Nobel Peace Prize to charity. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says it's likely that more than one charity will share the windfall.
Gibbs said the president has yet to decide which charities will benefit from the award, announced early Friday morning..."
How ambiguous, huh? I have set a Blackberry reminder for a month from now to look up where this money goes. Since he's so quick to spendSource: Blonde sagacity RSS Feed
Despite a thumbs down from much new and old media punditry, a new Gallup poll suggests that President Barack Obama’s surprising Nobel Peace Prize win may have boosted his approval rating:
Barack Obama appears to have gotten a slight bounce in support after he was announced as the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Friday. His 56% job approval rating for the last two Gallup Daily tracking updates is up from a term-low 50% as recently as last week, and 53% in the three days before the NobelSource: The Moderate Voice RSS Feed
MNFI:
Sgt. Kevin Mikionis, 82nd Airborne Division, Advise and Assist Brigade, launches a Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for surveillance over a bridge project along the Euphrates River north of Al Taqqadum, Oct. 5, 2009. Photo by Spc. Michael MacLeod, 82nd Airborne Division. The small UAVs have become an important component of ground combat operations that save time and lives.
From OFA Deputy Director Jeremy Bird:
After months of negotiations, the entire House and Senate will soon start debating the final plans for health insurance reform. You've called your representatives, but we can't stop there -- if the American people are going to drown out the D.C. lobbyists, we need everyone who supports reform to weigh in. So here's the plan:
On Tuesday, October 20th, OFA volunteers will gather at "Time to Deliver" Call Parties in living rooms like yoursSource: Obama HQ RSS Feed
The left-wing NRC Handelsblad (Netherlands): ”What got into the committee to award this prize to a man who has yet to live up to the high expectations? Were they drunk?”
Center-left to center Volkskrant (Netherlands): ”It’s clear that Obama has increasingly more difficulty meeting expectations. His inspiring words about peace and deproliferation have yet to be supported by any concrete results. What is meant to be a reward [for great achievements], could very well end upSource: PoliGazette RSS Feed
From The Hill:
Pelosi says new tax is ‘on the table’
By Michael O’Brien – 10/06/09
A new value added tax (VAT) is "on the table" to help the U.S. address is fiscal liabilities, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday night.
Pelosi, appearing on PBS’s "The Charlie Rose Show" asserted that "it’s fair to look at" the VAT as part of an overhaul of the nation’s tax code.
"I would say put everything on the table and subject it to theSource: Sweetness Light RSS Feed
The Scientist | Europe must invest more money and create better infrastructure to support science in order to remain globally competitive, said an independent panel of scientists advising the European Union in a report released today (October 6).
The group, called the European Research Area Board (ERAB), pointed out that Europe spends only 1% of its GDP on research, in comparison with 1.69% in the US and 2.62% in Japan. And although European researchers produce a third of all researchSource: subrealism RSS Feed
By CHARLES HURT, Post Correspondent
OOPS! A crowd of 150 doctors gathers in the Rose Garden to support the health-care overhaul — as White House staffers scramble to hand out camera-ready white coats to those who forgot their own.
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday rolled out the red carpet — and handed out doctors’ white coats as well, just so nobody missed his hard-sell health-care message.
In a heavy-handed attempt at reviving support for health-careSource: The Two Malcontents RSS Feed
This post is dedicated to Chicago's Pat Hickey of ...With Both Hands.
Surrounded by three of the five Great Lakes, Michigan's Upper Peninsula has no shortage of water. It also has plenty of rivers and creeks. Many of the rivers are narrower than Hickey Creek in Schoolcraft County, near the unincorporated town of Seney.
Hickey the blogger is the author of a novel, "The Chorito Hog Leg, Book 1: A Novel of Guam in Time of War."
Seney, which I'll cover in the next fewSource: Marathon Pundit RSS Feed
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It is likely that sometime this month, probably after Des Moines University’s Board of Trustees meets, former Governor Terry Branstad will enter the gubernatorial race. The instant Branstad enters the race, he will be the clear frontrunner. However, the primary will be no walk in the
By David Swanson
Michael Moore's movie motivated me to bring this out. Here's a theme song for Capitalism that I wrote at the time of Paulson's Plunder. Here it is sung by Timbrewolf:
And sung by leading Mad As Hell Doctor, Margaret Flowers:
And here is audio by Great Rain: The Day Hank Paulson Lied (Audio)
Original Song by Don McLean
Lyrics by David Swanson
Performed by Great Rain, Vashon Island's "acoustic insurgents," Frank Hein, Greg Parrott, Source: Democrats.com | The Aggressive Progressives! RSS Feed
Yesterday on Glenn Beck’s show on Fox News, Fox Business Network analyst Charles Payne talked about the culture of victimization and hopelessness prevalent in African American communities today and the role leftism played in shaping it.
Payne commented on the tragic death of Chicago honor student Derrion Albert who was beaten to death in Chicago earlier this week. Derrion was a remarkable kid: he may have grown up in a poor household and neighborhood but he was determined to do wellSource: PoliGazette RSS Feed
I've long been a fan of Anne Applebaum's, which is why I'm so dissappointed in her support for Polanski. The line Ramesh links to below from Applebaum is really awful.
Yes, there is “evidence” that Polanski did not know the girls age - or that he was told but did not believe it: He has told people since that, anyway. Pictures of her from the time show a girl who could be anywhere from 12-25.
First, that Polanski said he didn't know her age is really not compellingSource: The Corner RSS Feed
