The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled hearings tomorrow to examine the nomination of David Ogden, President Barack Obama’s choice for Deputy Attorney General. According to a news release from Morality in Media, Mr. Ogden has a long history of making “ACLU-minded” arguments in court cases involving obscene materials, harmful-to-minors materials, and child pornography. That in [...]
Another Obama Pick Should Withdraw His Name
February 4th, 2009 · No Comments
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Must-Read Articles Offered for Morning Reading
January 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Four news headlines jumped out at me this morning, prompting me to want to share them with you: Obama’s Silence May Cost Israel — The Israel National News reports that Barack Obama’s absence of any substantive statements about the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has been based on the principle that “there is [...]
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Richardson Scandal ‘Shape of Things to Come’
January 5th, 2009 · No Comments
The scandal that led to the withdrawal of Commerce Secretary-designate Bill Richardson may be “just the beginning of a string of scandals unlike anything we’ve seen in American history,” Richard A. Viguerie said today. Viguerie used a late-afternoon news release to share his thoughts about Richardson, the current New Mexico governor and former Clinton cabinet [...]
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‘Centrist Cabinet’ Label Matter of Perspective
January 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Michael, the creative mind behind My Personal Litmus, makes a good point in both the cartoon above and the narrative that accompanies it: “I just laugh every time I hear the media mention Obama’s picks as being ‘Moderates’ or ‘Centrists.’ But I guess the view makes perfect sense when you consider where the media is [...]
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Blogger Launches ‘Pardon Peter Lynch’ Effort
April 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments
“I don’t feel welcome in this state anymore, and I feel really bad about that. It’s a beautiful state here. After my six months of probation is completed with no other unknown caveats to this coming up, I want to go. I want to be somewhere other than here.” — Peter Lynch The words above, [...]
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Veteran Found Guilty in Mexican Flag Incident
April 3rd, 2008 · 23 Comments
If New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has a shred of honor and patriotism, he will immediately pardon Peter Lynch. Lynch is an Air Force veteran who, on Sept. 17, 2007, saw a Mexican Flag flying on a flag pole on the University of New Mexico campus. Seeing no American flag present, especially on Constitution Day, [...]
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Former Clinton Cabinet Member Endorses Obama
March 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama campaigned in Portland, Ore., today and received what many are calling an important endorsement from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Hispanic who served as Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton. It came, according to an AFP report, as Obama grappled with a row over incendiary racial remarks by [...]
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