Something new this year: I decided to tweet my way through President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech and ended with 69 tweets which appear below in reverse chronological order: OOOH, OOOH, OOOH! he ended early!!! Thank you, Jesus! less than 20 seconds ago from web Only 10 minutes to go. Can I open [...]
Entries from January 2010
Obama’s State of the Union Speech in Tweets
January 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments
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Bipartisan Commission Gives President Obama, Congress Failing Grades for WMD Preparedness
January 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Former U.S. senators Bob Graham (D-Fla.) and Jim Talent (R-Mo.) made the media rounds Tuesday to let people know President Barack Obama and Congress had, according to the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, earned failing grades in three key areas related to WMD preparedness: 1. Developing a [...]
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Oil Industry Leader Hopes President Obama Recognizes Potential of Energy Development
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments
Along with reporters from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and a slew of other household-name media outlets, I was invited to participate in a conference call hosted by American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard at 10 o’clock Central this morning. Unfortunately, I was juggling several items and was unable to pay as close [...]
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Report Bolsters Support for Chevron in Ecuador
January 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Some people wonder why I’ve shown so much interest — almost 30 posts to date — in the 16-year-old lawsuit Chevron Corporation has been battling in Ecuador. Aside from the fact that Chevron stands to lose as much as $27 billion if an Ecuadoran judge rules in favor of the plaintiff, part of my interest [...]
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Missouri Health Care Freedom Hearings Set (Update)
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments
The Missouri Senate Committee on Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight is set to hear testimony Thursday on a Senate joint resolution that would bring the proposed federal health care plan to a vote of Missouri’s citizens, according to Missouri State Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield). In a Nov. 21 interview captured in the video below, the [...]
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FBI Quick to Dismiss ‘Link to Terrorism’ After Arrest
January 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments
When Lloyd R. Woodson, 43, of Reston, Va., was arrested today in Branchburg Township, N.J., law enforcement officers found a plethora of arms, ammunition and other items — including a Middle Eastern red-and white-colored traditional headdress and maps of a military facility — on his person, in his vehicle and in his motel room. According [...]
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Media Fail to Report Obama’s Need for Teleprompter
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments
One week ago today, as shown in the video above, President Barack Obama used teleprompters as he addressed sixth-grade students at Graham Road Elementary in Falls Church, Va. But who knew? A Google News search today showed the mainstream news media certainly didn’t mention it in any of their reports — unless, that is, you [...]
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