Your Morning Cup of Politics
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Chris Wallace compares White House 'war on Fox' to gangster tactics
Source: Crooks and Liars
Jan 18, 2038 9:14 pm
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BEN STEIN: Obama’s Not So Smart, Really….
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 3:43 am
BEN STEIN: Obama’s Not So Smart, Really.
ROGER SIMON: Fauxcahontas and Faux Kenyan? Liberals and False IDs. Now I’m no “birther,” n…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 3:37 am
ROGER SIMON: Fauxcahontas and Faux Kenyan? Liberals and False IDs. Now I’m no “birther,” not even close. But this stuff is creepier than actually being born in a foreign country. This is in the realm of serious weirdness. It’s going to be fas…
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: The Geopolitics of Greece’s Exit From The Euro. f Europe cuts Greece loose,…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 3:36 am
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: The Geopolitics of Greece’s Exit From The Euro. f Europe cuts Greece loose, Russia may fill the void there as well. There are close cultural ties between these Orthodox countries, and both are like to join in a feeling of b…
Open Thread
Source: Crooks and Liars
May 18, 2012 3:30 am
enlargeCredit: I'm An Orange Moon Open Thread below...
Open thread for night owls: Preying on the poor
Source: Daily Kos
May 18, 2012 3:30 am
This piece made it as a post to the Rec List today, but I wanted to underline it to encourage those who haven't read it to do so. Barbara Ehrenreich, who has written about class and poverty for more than 30 years, is the author, among other books, o…
Warren: Scott Brown Doesn't Want To Talk About "Real Issues"
Source: RCP Vlog
May 18, 2012 3:27 am
Ed Schultz, MSNBC: His (Scott Brown's) campaign right now, seems to be focusing on one issue, claims about your heritage. Your response to that? Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senate candidate: Right. You know, I think it's clear that Scott Brow…
I THINK IT’S A HUMAN-RIGHTS VIOLATION: Regardless Of What The Propaganda Says, This Is Not How A Fr…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 3:25 am
I THINK IT’S A HUMAN-RIGHTS VIOLATION: Regardless Of What The Propaganda Says, This Is Not How A Free Society Treats People. But remember: Chuck Schumer, et al., aren’t trying to build a free society, or even to maintain one. More here: &…
AT AMAZON, up to 80% off on clearance watches….
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 3:00 am
AT AMAZON, up to 80% off on clearance watches.
President Obama Job Approval
Source: Real Clear Politics Poll Averages
May 18, 2012 3:00 am
RCP AverageApprove:48.4%Disapprove:48.1%Spread: +0.3%
PAUL BEDARD: Obama’s bin Laden leaks angered military….
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 2:58 am
PAUL BEDARD: Obama’s bin Laden leaks angered military.
OKAY, I’M PRETTY MUCH OVER THE ELIZABETH WARREN STORY, but I’d be remiss not to mention this music v…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 2:51 am
OKAY, I’M PRETTY MUCH OVER THE ELIZABETH WARREN STORY, but I’d be remiss not to mention this music video.
SOME CALL HIM . . . TIM!…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 2:45 am
SOME CALL HIM . . . TIM!
RON RADOSH: The Evidence in the Trayvon Martin Case is Released, and George Zimmerman is Vindicated…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 2:18 am
RON RADOSH: The Evidence in the Trayvon Martin Case is Released, and George Zimmerman is Vindicated. Well, there was clearly a fight, and Trayvon Martin had drugs in his system. “The main point is that for all those who jumped to the conclusion…
JIM TREACHER: You won’t see this news on CNN, for at least two reasons: 1. It’s very embarras…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 2:17 am
JIM TREACHER: You won’t see this news on CNN, for at least two reasons: 1. It’s very embarrassing to CNN. 2. You don’t watch CNN. Good points!
Hunger Is A Growing Problem Among Senior Citizens
Source: Crooks and Liars
May 18, 2012 2:00 am
Hey, it sounds like this would be a really good time to turn Medicare into a voucher system, raise the retirement age and tie the Social Security cost-of-living increases to the chained CGI, so 90-year-olds don't have as much money to throw around!…
PJTV: Roger Simon interviews Jack Cashill on Obama’s literary agency’s claim that he was born in Ke…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 1:31 am
PJTV: Roger Simon interviews Jack Cashill on Obama’s literary agency’s claim that he was born in Kenya. More fun here. UPDATE: Ed Driscoll: Was Obama Himself the First Birther?
OUCH: A close friend of the suicide wife of RFK Jr. says: “She had cause. She was used up and tosse…
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 1:31 am
OUCH: A close friend of the suicide wife of RFK Jr. says: “She had cause. She was used up and tossed away by Bobby. That was awful.”
You'd think church versus state would be settled by now. You'd be really wrong.
Source: Daily Kos
May 18, 2012 1:30 am
(Right Wing Watch) About a week ago, one of the closest runners-up for America's Dumbest Congressmen, Louie Gohmert (no, you will not be able to convince me he is dumber than Rep. Allen West, so save your breath on that one) held a prayer event at …
Big News on Trayvon Martin Case
Source: Talking Points Memo
May 18, 2012 1:17 am
Documents released Thursday show police investigators initially concluded that Martin's killing was 'ultimately avoidable' and recommended charges of manslaughter....
MICHAEL TOTTEN: The Woman Who Blew Up the Arab World….
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 1:16 am
MICHAEL TOTTEN: The Woman Who Blew Up the Arab World.
Matthews: Romney Slamming Wright & Obama Is Attack On "His Race"
Source: RCP Vlog
May 18, 2012 1:09 am
CHRIS MATTHEWS: That was his tribute to Black History Month? Whacking at the guy for his minister. Whacking at him for his philosophy and his religion? What, he was allowed to do it in February? And now he's declaring this, 'oh, we don&apos…
MORE ON LONGEVITY: Telomerase Gene Therapy Boosts Mouse Longevity. “This is an interesting result …
Source: Instapundit
May 18, 2012 1:06 am
MORE ON LONGEVITY: Telomerase Gene Therapy Boosts Mouse Longevity. “This is an interesting result for a number of reasons. First off, why don’t mice just have longer telomeres at the start? If the increased life expectancy has no cost in …
Judge Blasts NYPD, Allows 'Stop and Frisk' Class Action Lawsuit
Source: Crooks and Liars
May 18, 2012 1:00 am
The glowing praise of the racist "Stop and Frisk" policy by the NYPD and city officials and the fuzzy math statistics that claim vastly reduced crime weren't enough to stop a federal judge today from granting class-action status in a lawsuit agains…
Ask For Your Money Back
Source: Eschaton
May 18, 2012 12:47 am
I'm never quite sure who are the grifters and who are the griftees in these situations, but somebody in Sumerians Neglect did it wrong.