Just when I thought things couldn’t get any shadier, I’ve learned that the lobbyist now representing the Amazon Defense Coalition (via Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C.) in its $27 billion lawsuit against San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron Corporation is the same man who represented Stanford Financial Group and its now-indicted founder R. Allen Stanford between 2002 [...]
What Does Allen Stanford Have in Common with Amazon Defense Coalition? Lobbyist Ben Barnes
June 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments
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What Does Bob McCarty Writes Have in Common with The Swamp, LA Times, HuffPo and Others?
June 14th, 2009 · No Comments
Guess which online publication saw fit to mention my work in the same virtual breath as writers at The Swamp (The Chicago Tribune‘s Washington Bureau blog), the Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post and the Democratic Underground? Give up yet? Click on the graphic above right to see the answer, then come back. Yes, thanks [...]
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Barack Obama Says ‘Uhh’ Once Every 9 Seconds During White House News Conference Tuesday
March 25th, 2009 · 12 Comments
An analysis of the words spoken by President Barack Obama during his hour-long news conference Tuesday night shows that, while answering reporters’ questions, he uttered a variant of the word “uhh” at least once every nine seconds. Though relying upon a flat-screen monitor placed behind a throng of reporters instead of his much-maligned teleprompter, President [...]
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Fair Tax Offers ‘Jumper Cables’ for Economy (Update)
February 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments
FairTax.org, the grassroots campaign to replace the income tax with a national retail sales tax, announced in a news release they are running full-page ads (pdf) in papers across the country praising the FairTax as “The World’s Biggest Economic Jumper Cables.” today that they have begun running. Ads will run this week in the Los [...]
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Yes, Israeli Elections Hang in the Balance (Updated)
February 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Few statements are more true than the one made in the headline which appeared above Con Coughlin’s blog post published today: Israeli elections hang in the balance. It’s the details, however, that paint a vivid picture of what’s at stake. According to the Foreign Policy section of the White House web site, President Barack Obama [...]
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Surprise! President Barack Obama Told Al Arabiya TV ‘I Have Lived in Muslim Countries’ (Plural)
January 28th, 2009 · 19 Comments
I want to know the names of any and all Muslim countries in which President Barack Obama has lived. After all, as he told an Al Arabiya interviewer Monday night, he has lived in more than one. In a post yesterday, I brought to light the fact that he had responded to a question from [...]
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‘Pack Mentality’ on Display in Nation’s Newspapers
January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
The pack mentality of the nation’s newspapers is clearly evident when one looks at the front pages of three of the nation’s largest newspapers this morning. Appearing above the folds of the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times Thursday editions was the same photo — one showing President Barack Obama speaking with Chief [...]
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