From AFP: President Barack Obama on Wednesday bypassed Congress to name the first US ambassador to Syria in nearly six years, part of his Middle East engagement drive criticized by his Republican opponents. Obama took the controversial step of forcing through the appointments of Ambassador Robert Ford and five other officials while the Senate — […]
Tag Archives: Let’s
Tea Party Nation Founder: Let’s Get Rid Of The ‘Socialist’ Methodist Church
Monday, December 20, 2010
Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips has a dream: “No more Methodist Church.” A blog post on his Tea Party Nation page says that on Friday he walked by the United Methodist Building in Washington D.C., which had a sign that said, “Pass the DREAM Act.” Phillips wrote: ” I have a DREAM. That is, […]
Tea Party Nation Founder: Let’s Get Rid Of The ‘Socialist’ Methodist Church
Monday, December 20, 2010
Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips has a dream: “No more Methodist Church.” A blog post on his Tea Party Nation page says that on Friday he walked by the United Methodist Building in Washington D.C., which had a sign that said, “Pass the DREAM Act.” Phillips wrote: ” I have a DREAM. That is, […]
New Category Lets YouTube Users Report Vids That ‘Promote Terrorism’
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
YouTube has quietly added a new category viewers can use to flag inappropriate videos: “promotes terrorism.” The new category, which went live in early November, is a subcategory of the “Violent or Repulsive Content” category users can choose when they report material on the site. The addition occurred shortly after lawmakers in the U.S. and […]
Let’s not get carried away
Monday, December 13, 2010
(Paul) Richard Epstein, the illustrious University of Chicago law professor, writes of today’s decision on Obamacare: The decision of Judge Henry Hudson in Virginia v. Sebelius is no bird of passage that will easily be pushed aside as the case winds its way up to its inevitable disposition in the United States Supreme Court. The […]
Xerox: Let’s Say Thanks
Friday, December 10, 2010
If you’ve forgotten to send a card to the troops (or, as is more likely with BLACKFIVE readers, if you’ve used up all your stamps doing so), Xerox can help. They’ve got a campaign that lets you choose a design and message, sign and send a card in a few seconds: and they’re picking up […]
Obama’s Message to Nobel Peace Winner “Congrats, But Lets Talk About ME”
Friday, December 10, 2010
Sometimes the hubris of our Barack Obama is astounding. He believes that in the end, it is all about him because he is perfect.. Just take a look at the way he handled the public’s rejection of his health care program. The public could not possibly reject his program…they just don’t understand it. When a […]
CNN Lets Two Illegal Immigrants Vouch For the Passage of the DREAM Act
Thursday, December 9, 2010
CNN's Kiran Chetry helped two illegal immigrants lobby for the passage of the DREAM Act on Wednesday's American Morning, which would grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant youth. Chetry encouraged them to express their concerns for the legislation, as many Republicans in Congress don't support it, and tossed softball questions, which gave […]
CNN Lets Two Illegal Immigrants Vouch For the Passage of the DREAM Act
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
CNN's Kiran Chetry helped two illegal immigrants lobby for the passage of the DREAM Act on Wednesday's American Morning, which would grant amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant youth. Chetry encouraged them to express their concerns for the legislation, as many Republicans in Congress don't support it, and tossed softball questions, which gave […]
With Israeli Settlements Out Of The Way, Let’s Talk Iran!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The timing is just right-now that the US is not going to push Israel on a settlement freeze, the Senate is telling Obama to get on the ball with Iran: Senators to Obama: Pressure Iran A bipartisan slate of senators urged President Obama to increase pressure on Iran in nuclear talks. The major powers, including […]
Sikhs under attack in Pakistan: “It was a war situation, we were screaming to each other, ‘let’s go, run, now. We have to go’.”
Saturday, December 4, 2010
This report notes that the Taliban have demanded an exorbitant payment of jizya, the punitive protection racket run against dhimmis — non-Muslims who have been subjugated under Islamic rule and are supposedly “protected” as long as they stay in line with respect to the whims of their overlords. But this article refers to this practice […]
John Kerry: Let’s give Syria the Golan Heights
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
And let’s make East Jerusalem the capitol of a new Palestinian state. American Thinker Blog
Eagles coach Reid lets loose on WR Jackson? – Yahoo! Sports
Monday, November 29, 2010
ESPN (blog) Eagles coach Reid lets loose on WR Jackson?Yahoo! SportsPhiladelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson(notes) had a doozy of a touchdown two weeks ago when he went 88 yards to score in a rout of the Washington Redskins. Eagles fans probably would have liked Jackson to save the effort for …Bears top Eagles, move […]
Let’s make a deal (Guantánamo edition)
Sunday, November 28, 2010
(Scott) In the New York Times’s overview of the 250,000 diplomatic cables stolen by Bradley Manning and subsequently transmitted to the Times and others, we are given this view of the Obama administration in action under the rubric of “Bargaining to empty the Guantánamo Bay prison.” When American diplomats pressed other countries to resettle detainees, […]
Barbara Walters Lets Obamas Advance Myth Presidents Always Lose Congress In Midterms
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Barbara Walters on Friday allowed Barack and Michelle Obama advance the myth that presidents always lose Congress during midterm elections. This not surprisingly happened during a special "20/20" interview with the first family at the White House (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more NewsBusters.org – Exposing Liberal Media Bias
