Al-Qaeda Run PR For Bush Before Union Speech - "Two days before President Bush's State of the Union speech, Al-Qaeda have graciously popped up once again to launch a public relations stunt that vindicates the administration's claim that opponents of the Iraq troop surge are siding with America's enemies."
Bush Speech Terror Claim Debunked A Year Ago - "A claim made by President Bush in his State of the Union speech last night, that an attack on an L.A. skyscraper had been averted, was universally debunked as a hoax by Mayors, CIA, FBI and NSA personnel and counter-terror experts nearly a year ago when it first surfaced. By regurgitating this fraud, Bush has committed an impeachable offense by knowingly lying to the American people."
With support gone, Bush stumbles on - "George W. Bush, in the most difficult State of the Union of his presidency, attempted Tuesday night to convince Congress and the American people that he is still relevant. It was a tough sell."
Reality Check: Bush's State Of The Union Speech - "A WISC-TV analysis found that mostly the speech was accurate but that some statements deserve a closer look." -- Interesting. Particularly the part about education.
He Still Doesn't Understand the War - "What a dispiriting State of the Union address! So many disasters, so little time left to repair them, so few insights into what caused them or what to do about them now."
Edwards: Iran Threat Serious - ""Iran is serious about its threats," former US Senator John Edwards has told an audience in Israel. ... Hinting to possible military action, Edwards stressed that "in order to ensure Iran never gets nuclear weapons, all options must remain on table."" -- John, you just lost my vote.
Israel faces nuclear Holocaust warns Gingrich - ""Israel is in the greatest danger it has been in since 1967. Prior to '67, many wondered if Israel would survive. After '67, Israel seemed military dominant, despite the '73 war. I would say we are (now) back to question of survival," Gingrich said. He added that the United States could "lose two or three cities to nuclear weapons, or more than a million to biological weapons." Gingrich added that in such a scenario, "freedom as we know it will disappear, and we will become a much grimmer, much more militarized, dictatorial society. Three nuclear weapons are a second Holocaust," Gingrich declared, adding: "People are greatly underestimating how dangerous the world is becoming. I'll repeat it, three nuclear weapons are a second Holocaust. Our enemies are quite explicit in their desire to destroy us. They say it publicly? We are sleepwalking through this process as though it's only a problem of communication," Gingrich said." -- If this is what human life is all about then humanity has failed miserably.
Gates sees military power as a means to making negotiations effective - "But a hawk may not be all he is. His favorite quotation from history, he told reporters traveling with him recently for meetings with allies and commanders in Europe and the Middle East, is one from Frederick the Great, the 18th- century Prussian monarch who was also A gifted musician: "Negotiations without arms are like music books without instruments." Or, put another way, it takes military power to create the leverage necessary to make negotiations fruitful." -- Then you are an embarrasment to humanity.
View of US's global role 'worse' - "The view of the US's role in the world has deteriorated both internationally and domestically, a BBC poll suggests." -- The fall of this nation is coming fast.
The Empire Turns ItsGuns on the Citizenry - "In recent years American police forces have called out SWAT teams 40,000 or more times annually. Last year did you read in your newspaper or hear on TV news of 110 hostage or terrorist events each day? No. What then were the SWAT teams doing? They were serving routine warrants to people who posed no danger to the police or to the public."
81-Year-Old Liberals Now Terror Threat - "Like most Americans, 81-year-old Dan Tilli isn't a big fan of President Bush. And like many older Americans, he writes letters to the editor of his local paper, The Express-Times in Easton. Unlike most Americans, Dan Tilli got a visit from the Secret Service after writing a letter bashing President Bush."
Travel to U.S. off 17 pct since 9/11 - "A 17 percent drop in overseas travelers to the United States since the September 11 attacks has cost the country more than $15 billion in lost taxes and nearly 200,000 jobs, a study showed on Tuesday. Since the September 11 attacks, the United States has tightened security measures and toughened its visa and entry requirements. As a result, the country was ranked as the world's most unfriendly to visitors in a survey conducted last year of travelers from 16 nations." -- That pretty much sums it up.
U.S. drafts Holocaust denial resolution - "According to a copy of the draft made available to The Associated Press, the proposed resolution urges all member states to "reject any denial of the Holocaust," saying that "ignoring the historical fact of these terrible events increases the risk they will be repeated."" -- Why isn't all history looked at in order to avoid repeating it over and over and over again?
Military Builds Robotic Insects - "Defense scientists in several countries are developing tiny flying robots that can hit the enemy with itsy-bitsy explosives. Critics worry that terrorists will adopt the nasty tech."
Cruise 'is Christ' of Scientology - "A source close to the actor, who has risen to one of the church’s top levels, said: “Tom has been told he is Scientology’s Christ-like figure. “Like Christ, he’s been criticised for his views. But future generations will realise he was right.”"
Ted Haggard Says Evangelicals Have the 'Best Sex Life' - "Haggard resigned from the church in 2006, after a scandal linked him to drugs and a male prostitute."
White Atlanta suburbs push for secession - "A potentially explosive dispute in the City Too Busy to Hate is taking shape over a proposal to break Fulton County in two and split off Atlanta's predominantly white, affluent suburbs to the north from some of the metropolitan area's poorest, black neighborhoods."
THE NONSENSE OF GLOBAL WARMING - "The facts, such as we can observe and calculate them, do not support the idea of man-made global warming. Natural processes completely eclipse anything that man can accomplish- a minor rainstorm expends energy than a large nuclear explosive releases and the lowest category of hurricane expends more energy than all of the nuclear weapons ever produced in a short time. The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo alone put more pollution into the atmosphere than the entire history of man. Consider that a moment. Most geologists and indeed, most scientists in the U.S. do not accept the idea that global warming resulting from human activities is a viable theory -because most have an appreciation for the kind of power inherent in natural systems."
'Scientist' Group's Funding Comes with Liberal 'Strings Attached' - "At a time when the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is censuring free market organizations for accepting donations from ExxonMobil, critics have turned the spotlight back onto the UCS, its left-wing positions, and its own funding practices."
Skin patch used to treat Alzheimer's - "The University of South Florida researchers say use of a skin patch vaccination might offer a simpler way of preventing or treating the neurodegenerative disease, with less likelihood of adverse immune reactions."
FDA considering new standards for birth control drugs - "The government is considering setting higher standards for birth control drugs used by millions, saying that newer pills appear to be less effective at preventing pregnancy than those approved decades ago."
Hacking the Human Life Span - "Resveratrol, a compound found in grape skin and red wine, is the latest tool in the kit for many highly educated professionals who believe they can increase longevity by changing their body chemistry."
Anger linked to women's heart problems - "Some women who make a habit of venting their anger may be more likely to develop blockages in the heart arteries, new research suggests."
Rare primitive shark captured on film - "A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is 600 metres (2,000 ft) or more under the sea was captured on film by staff at a Japanese marine park this week." -- Check out the picture.
Dutch shock at proposed dating show for 'visibly disfigured' - ""The main aim of the programme is to remove prejudice about these people, to create more acceptance and respect and, of course, to find the love of their lives." But the majority of Dutch viewers are turned off by the show that was initially set to be called "Monster Love"."
Quote of the Day
"So this world full of greedy humans continues to turn."
~ John Kaminski
1 comment:
Yours is the best recap of the SOTU I've read today. Thanks for the source about that 2002 lie about that terrorist "plot." With apologies, I snerked it for my own blog. Great work, the whole thing.
Cheers!!
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