Fox News’ Shepard Smith interviewed Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher on his show yesterday over a statement he made at an RNC event yesterday, that he agreed with a questioner that a vote for Obama would mean “the death of Israel”. It got a little heated:
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In what is a clear sign that the race in Pennsylvania is closer than many polls indicate, a spokesman of Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell accused the Republican Party of having a “Jim Crow attitude.”
The spokesman’s insult came in response to allegations of voter fraud. The Republican Party has taken the step to ‘question the validity of some new registrations – most of which were gathered by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now’ (ACORN). (more…)
In response to a U.S. raid on a building in Syria last Sunday, the Syrian government demanded an apology from the United States Wednesday, and said it expected compensation for the damage caused by the attack.
The United States said the strike against the Syrian target had been carried out because a prominent Al Qaeda member was hiding in the building, from which foreign Al Qaeda fighters were smuggled into Iraq.
Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mekdad told the Associated Press that this was not the case.| MORE ›
That is, at least, what Dave Schuler tries to make clear in one of the latest posts at his blog Glittering Eye.
In the post, entitled “Both Candidates Suck,” Schuler writes: “I’m still struggling with a decision on which candidate I’ll vote for because, simply and more coarsely than I generally express myself, both candidates suck.”
“The case against John McCain is pretty easy to state.| MORE ›
According to the Hill, Senator Joe Lieberman, one of the few independents in the United States Senate and former Democrat with an independent mind, may lose his chairmanship.
Sources told the Hill that Democratic leaders want to oust Lieberman of his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee. If all goes to plan Lieberman will be replaced by the third ranking Democrat on the committee, Sen. Daniel Akaka (Hawaii). (more…)
‘A line-up of prominent finance and commercial real estate leaders addressed today’s volatile economic climate at the eighth annual Trigild Lender Conference, and came to a common consensus: “The worst is yet to come.” Most agreed that the situation will not start to improve until the first quarter of 2010,’ reported Wednesday.| MORE ›
The refusal of the Los Angeles Times to release the video tape of a conference attended by Barack Obama and various enemies of Israel and friends of Palestinian terrorist organizations Hamas and the PLO, continues to make headlines.
Conservative blogger Doug Ross reported Wednesday that a source who has given him “reliable” information about the LAT in the past told him in an e-mail that the LAT refused to provide a transcript of the event let alone release the video because Obama can be seen and heard ‘riling up’ the public in an anti-Israel speech.| MORE ›
Author and former CIA case officer Robert Baer said in an interview published Wednesday that the main problem with Iran is not its nuclear project but its imperial aspirations. According to Baer, Iran has used an “anti-colonial” message to make itself more popular in the region. The Mullahs are becoming increasingly influencial in the region through proxies.
In the interview published at Real Clear World today, Baer explained:| MORE ›
Campaigning in Florida on Wednesday, Senator John McCain promised Floridians that he would allow more offshore drilling as president. Additionally, McCain said, he would make sure that more oil revenues would go back to the coastal states.
Although he would not force any state to drill in its coastal waters, McCain said he would give them incentives which would make it financially more attractive for them to start drilling.| MORE ›
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