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Global Fraud Exposed - Al Gore Could be Sued

2009-11-20T21:26:00.001-05:00

We know that by all accounts the so-called Global Warming theory is just that - a theory- and a debunked theory at that. Now it's been discovered that the theory was "cooked up" by scientists trying to create something out of nothing.

"If you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite deliciously exposed after a hacker broke into the computers at the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (aka Hadley CRU) and released 61 megabites of confidential files onto the internet.

(Hat tip: Watts Up With That)When you read some of those files – including 1079 emails and 72 documents – you realise just why the boffins at Hadley CRU might have preferred to keep them confidential.

As Andrew Bolt puts it, this scandal could well be “the greatest in modern science”. These alleged emails – supposedly exchanged by some of the most prominent scientists pushing AGW theory – suggest:Conspiracy, collusion in exaggerating warming data, possibly illegal destruction of embarrassing information, organised resistance to disclosure, manipulation of data, private admissions of flaws in their public claims and much more.One of the alleged emails has a gentle gloat over the death in 2004 of John L Daly (one of the first climate change sceptics, founder of the Still Waiting For Greenhouse site), commenting:“In an odd way this is cheering news.”

But perhaps the most damaging revelations – the scientific equivalent of the Telegraph’s MPs’ expenses scandal – are those concerning the way Warmist scientists may variously have manipulated or suppressed evidence in order to support their cause.

Here are a few tasters. (So far, we can only refer to them as alleged emails because – though Hadley CRU’s director Phil Jones has confirmed the break-in to Ian Wishart at the Briefing Room – he has yet to fess up to any specific contents.)

But if genuine, they suggest dubious practices such as:Manipulation of evidence:

"I’ve just completed Mike’s Nature trick of adding in the real temps to each series for the last 20 years (ie from 1981 onwards) amd from 1961 for Keith’s to hide the decline."

"Tricks" "Hide" all words that indicate that something was being manipulated to make Global Warming more scientific that it was.
But why?

Simple, money, and LOTs of it.

A University of Miami Researcher who studied Global Warming - and found it wanting - let me in on the secret a couple of years ago.

When Al Gore began reinventing himself as the "Climate Guru", he contacted several universities and university funders to create network that would "win scientists" over to his side more or less by buying them off with university grants.

It worked as university grant programs that studied the effects of GW received huge amounts of cash provided that what they learned confirmed what the GW community wanted. When that didn't happen funding was removed.

It's a huge scam, but not illegal.

Funding and endowments can be given for any reason.

Nevertheless, university funding isn't the money trail that GW has greased. If "Climate Gate" grows and further exposes fraud those who preached it and profited from it could be sued for the damage they created. Think of the millions - billions - of dollars that has been wasted on "carbon credits" and mandated "Green" rules and laws.

This is going to be fun.

Reid Lacking 60 for Obamacare

2009-11-18T18:56:00.000-05:00

Harry Reid was just in a press conference talking about his boondoggle $849 Billion Dollar Baby. Fact is that he will need 60 votes to get it to the floor. Fact is that Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) isn't voting for the bill.

In a call to his office this afternoon I was told that Senator Nelson has heard from constituents - many who are elderly and will see cuts in Medicare under Reid's plan - and will not vote for the bill in it's present form.

We need to keep up the pressure on Nelson to keep that a "No". Our group, Conservative Renewal is printing and distributing "Fact Sheets" on the Senate Bill to Nelson's constituents in South, Central and Northern Florida. Especially in his "home" of Central Florida.

Local conservative talk show hosts in the area will also help to educate listeners, especially the elderly, about the dangers of this bill to their welfare.

If you live in Florida contact Nelson's office now and tell him you expect a "No" to the Reid Bill.

Why Andrew Sullivan Makes Gay Ugly

2009-11-18T18:21:00.000-05:00

Andrew Sullivan is not only a sad man who finds fun in slandering Down Syndrome Affected kids, and the moms that bore them, but he shows us just how ugly gay hatred of women can be. Not only maniacal, but boorish and lame.

The Queen has taken a hiatus, evidently to farm 'Going Rogue' for a fresh batch of slander to come.

Yet most of us wish he would simply slide back into the slime bucket he crawled out of.

Couldn't be that lucky, could we?

Correction the Quinnipiac Poll - NOT the First Time Obama Slipped Below 50% Approval

2009-11-18T16:49:00.000-05:00

Errr,...

"President Barack Obama's job approval rating is 48 - 42 percent, the first time he has slipped below the 50 percent threshold nationally, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. "

Incorrect.

Rasmussen Reports has had Obama's approval at below 50 percent on 7 different occasions during the last month or two.

Additionally Fox News in it's October 18th poll found Obama at sub 50 percent as well.

The Only "Standing" Obama has Improved is America's Vulnerability to Attack

2009-11-18T16:43:00.000-05:00

Mr. "Bend Over":

"Beijing, China (CNN) -- A little more than a year after his election, President Obama said his administration has laid the groundwork for success on global and domestic matters."I think that we've restored America's standing in the world, and that's confirmed by polls," he told CNN's Ed Henry in a wide-ranging interview this week during his trip to China."I think a recent one indicated that around the world, before my election, less than half the people -- maybe less than 40 percent of the people -- thought that you could count on America to do to the right thing. Now it's up to 75 percent."The president said that makes it easier for world leaders to cooperate with the United States, noting Chinese and Russia involvement in nuclear talks with Iran.Obama has visited 20 countries during his first year in office, more than any other U.S. president."

And he's "Bend Over" forwards, apologized, groveled in every one of them. No wonder they like him in anti-american countries - that most of these "polls" were taken. Unfortunately it's all hogwash. He might have made friends with despots, being not far from one himself, but in actuality his policies have done more to endanger America than not.

'Going Rogue' Flying off Bookshelves

2009-11-17T22:37:00.000-05:00

First run gone!

"Sarah Palin’s memoir just hit the stands today but demand for “Going Rogue: An American Life” is so strong that HarperCollins Publishers is going back to press for an additional 100,000 run, bringing the total number of hard-covers in print to 1.6 million copies.a spokeswoman for Amazon.com Inc.’s Web site noted in an email that the title “is already one of our bestselling nonfiction books of 2009.” At 2:40 p.m., the book ranked No. 1 on Amazon’s list of best sellers, with six customer reviews and 393 customer discussions. Amazon is selling the book for $14.50, a 50% discount from its $28.99 retail price."

Sure to drive the sexist liberals clean over the edge.

Newsweak Uses Unauthorized Photo In Sexist Cover of Sarah Palin

2009-11-17T07:51:00.004-05:00

You could expect no less from a magazine which has been caught in more fabricated stories than Dan Rather at a campside.

Here is the cover.

The photo was taken by Sarah for Runner's World, yet Newsweak's motivation is evident.

In approaching several supermarket chains in the South Florida area I asked them to remove the magazine or face media coverage of why they would carry such an obvious sexist and inappropriate photo. Today I will be following up with Barnes and Noble who also carries the magazine.

Contact them here to ask them to remove the issue from newsstands.

Two supermarket chains have responded that they will definitely look into it, another has agreed to remove it.

T-Mobile is a sponser of Newsweak, contact them here to ask if they approve of such sexism.

Palin has said that she did not authorize the photo and a call into Runner's World hasn't been returned as of yet. I will ask them to demand that Newsweak remove the offensive cover.

Contact Runners World here.

UPDATE: Sarah responds via Facebook:

"The choice of photo for the cover of this week's Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this "news" magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runner's World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about health and fitness - a subject to which I am devoted and which is critically important to this nation. The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now. If anyone can learn anything from it: it shows why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, gender, or color of skin. The media will do anything to draw attention - even if out of context. - Sarah Palin"

The backlash is growing, several local media outlets are looking into covering the controversy.

Meanwhile, David Brody hit's it on the head.

"You've got to hand it to the folks at Newsweek. They have accomplished being biased and sexist at the same time. Quite a feat. This cover has got to be a new low right? They don't use a photo of Palin on the campaign trail. No instead they take the sexy Runners World photo. Yes she posed for it but don't tell me they didn't purposely use that photo to make a point? I predict this cover will become a bigger story over the next 24-48 hours and let's face it. This isn't JUST about media bias. This cover should be insulting to women politicians. Where's the sexy photo of Mitt Romney? Why not a picture of Tim Pawlenty with an unbuttoned shirt relaxing on a couch in the Twin Cities?

Shocked! C-BS Poll Finds Democrats Really Don't Like Palin

2009-11-17T07:37:00.000-05:00

In another C-BS heavily weighted - Ok, ridiculously weighted Democrat poll found that 1 in 4 Democrats don't like Palin.

"She may be among the biggest names in politics at the moment, but former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is not exactly America's sweetheart. Just 23 percent of those surveyed in a new CBS News poll have a favorable view of the former Alaska governor. That matches her favorable rating in July, when Palin announced she was resigning from her job as governor. Thirty-eight percent, meanwhile, have an unfavorable view of Palin -- also roughly matching her July rating. Another 37 percent say they are undecided or haven't heard enough, despite the spotlight on Palin in recent days tied to the imminent publication of her memoir, "Going Rogue."

How did they get this number? Simple, use 307 to 212 Democrat vs. Republican dynamics. Note how C-BS has to gloss over the nearly 40 percent of undecideds which most other reputable pollsters would find significant.Note also how among Republicans - who actually vote for the Party, are hugely in favor of her, with 59 percent saying that she shares their values.On the other hand recent polls show us that the media shares just about none of the values of normal Americans and is trusted even less.

Why Sarah Palin Scares the Hell out of the Left

2009-11-16T20:39:00.001-05:00

Because she can run in 2012 and if she does she'll most likely win. Of course the left and even willy-nillies on in the middle right know this. It's why they despise her so much.

I doubt that modern history has seen such a virtual gang-rape of a female politician as we've seen of what has been done to Palin.

Had this type of treatment occurred against Hillary Clinton or even God forbid Michelle Obama liberal women would have screamed from rooftops and demanded that all involved be castrated, lose their jobs, resign their positions, and be shot at sunrise and not necessarily in that order.

Today Rasmussen found that 59% of GOP voters say Palin shares their values. That's greater than any other GOP candidate and NO other present candidate draws more crows and excites the base more than Palin.

Which is why notoriously inaccurate polling such as ABC/WAPO, which use primarily Democratic weighted samples show Palin with more un-favorability than favorability. Except that their polling doesn't poll likely voters, which Rasmussen does and shows Palin with a 51 percent favorability vs. 44 percent the other way.

Likely voters are all that counts.The liberal press knows this and continues will continue the onslaught. However it's doomed to backfire. American's typically don't like nastiness, and what they have seen since last August is simply sexist slander, one after another, and soon they will begin to reject it outright.

Like it or not Sarah Palin is the front runner for 2012, I know that makes Rick Moran scream, and other to think the MacRanger delusional, but it's nontheless true. It's her's to lose.

Another thing, if one more pundit talks about Palin's "lack of qualification", I'll personally kick their ass - I can do it too, try me. NO ONE was more unqualified for the Office of President than the current occupant, Barack Obama, and we can see just how true that is now.

Sarah's qualifications are at least that of THE ONE, and even more. So let's stop that ridiculous and silly argument, it's getting old.

Tapper's "Friend" is Wrong about "The Bow"

2009-11-15T22:13:00.001-05:00

Ok, let's dispense with the silliness of which the left will go to explain away Obama's bow.

Witness. ABC's Jake Tapper.

"An old friend -- an academic with expertise about the Japanese Empire, and in general a supporter of President Obama -- sends me the following note, relating to photographs of President Obama bowing to Emperor Akihito of Japan.

"This picture shows two things," my friend writes."1) The 'right' is wrong about Obama's bow."2) The 'left' is wrong about Obama's bow.

"His bow is neither (1) unprecedented nor (2) a sign of cultural understanding.

"At their 1971 meeting in Alaska, the first visit of a Japanese Emperor to America, President Nixon bowed and referred to Emperor Hirohito and his wife repeatedly as 'Your Imperial Majesties.'"

The picture of Nixon is one of "bowing", but leaning and yes the two are completely different. God, if the left have to dig back nearly 40 years to find a "Republican example", you know they're desperate.

I have no idea of who Tapper's "friend is", but I'll wager I have more experience in my little finger than he.

After all I've lived with Korean/Japanese wife for 26 years, and lived for many years in the orient, and I'm not only familiar the custom of bowing, I actually do it from time to time. A bow can mean many things to the oriental way. However Obama's bow was "to the earth" with his eyes looking downward.

My wife gasped when she saw it, "It's a signal of defeat" she continued.

Thus the two events aren't even close in gaffes, and we can officially call this one of the greatest gaffes of Presidential history.

Case closed.

Gore Get's Heckled in Democratic Boca Raton

2009-11-15T20:08:00.000-05:00

NOBODY is buying his shinola anymore, not even liberals in Boca Raton.

"BOCA RATON, FL -- Hundreds of people sat inside the Mizner Amphitheater, paying close attention to the presentation, but outside, it was a different story.A large group of protesters gathered just steps away from where former Vice President Al Gore was speaking. "If you follow the money, it tells you all you need to know about Al Gore he is making millions off all this energy stuff he is selling," said Meg Shannon, with the South Florida Tea Party.They made lots of noise and held up some very creative signs, showing their disapproval for Gore's views on global climate change."Give me a break, can we cause global warming? I don't think so," said Shannon."

The reporting isn't exactly right.

Just because you see "Tea Party" it doesn't mean "Republican". Fact is that the South Florida Tea Party is a mix of Republicans and Democrats and a few Independents mixed in. Boca Raton is nearly 90 percent Democratic.

It's NOT Protocol for the President to Bow to a Japanese Emperor

2009-11-15T18:32:00.000-05:00

Another lame excuse from the White House on Obama's breech of protocol.

"A senior administration official said President Barack Obama was simply observing protocol when he bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.“I think that those who try to politicize those things are just way, way, way off base,” the official said. “He observes protocol. But I don’t think anybody who was in Japan – who saw his speech and the reaction to it, certainly those who witnesses his bilateral meetings there – would say anything other than that he enhanced both the position and the status of the U.S., relative to Japan. It was a good, positive visit at an important time, because there’s a lot going on in Japan.”

That's simply wrong.

See here that no other world leader bowed.

Indeed the President of the United States bows to no one, much less a vanquished foe. Note also that Akihito didn't return the bow, which is customary. It would be considered rude. Obviously he was taken back by Obama's gaff.

The State Department should know better than to hoist up this lie.

Tidbit: In Japanese custom when you bow (ojigi) to anyone you bow also to their ancestors as well. Thus in bowing to Japanese Emperor Akihito, he bowed to his father Emperor Shōwa, thus the despot that bombed Pearl Harbor.

Very wrong indeed.

Report: Obamacare Would INCREASE Cost of Healthcare - Reduce Senior Care

2009-11-15T11:08:00.000-05:00

Kiss the Pelosi bill goodbye.

"A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending — one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obama's proposed overhaul of the nation's health-care system — would sharply reduce benefits for some senior citizens and could jeopardize access to care for millions of others, according to a government evaluation released Saturday.

The report, requested by House Republicans, found that Medicare cuts contained in the health package approved by the House on Nov. 7 are likely to prove so costly to hospitals and nursing homes that they could stop taking Medicare altogether.

Congress could intervene to avoid such an outcome, but "so doing would likely result in significantly smaller actual savings" than is currently projected, according to the analysis by the chief actuary for the agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.

That would wipe out a big chunk of the financing for the health-care reform package, which is projected to cost $1.05 trillion over the next decade.

Additionally the Hill reports that the legislation would increase the cost of healthcare, not decrease it and balloon the already ballooning deficit.

Wanna bet that there are more than a few in congress who voted "yes" want that vote back in time for 2010?

Guess What? New York City Cannot Afford to Try 9/11 Suspects

2009-11-15T10:53:00.000-05:00

This is in no way reflective on the fine men and women of the New York City Police department, or local FBI, but the fact of the matter is that New York City cannot afford the cost of hosting the 9/11 terrorist trials.

According to the NYC Budget, posted here, the budgeted amount for police - who will provide the lion-share of work - is $4,358,387, for FY 2010.

This is down nearly $300,000 from FY 2009. Mind you that this is "bare operating" cost of simply running the police department. There is nothing budgeted for "extra security", or contingency.

Mayor "Spend 'em and Leave 'em" Bloomberg in January this year painted a "grim economic picture" for New York City in FY 2009.

"Mayor Bloomberg's bad-news budget tries to plug a $4 billion hole with less than $2 billion worth of spending cuts and new sales taxes - and counts on unions, Albany and the federal govermment to come up with the rest.He proposed a $43.4 billion budget Friday for the fiscal year starting July 1, up $123 million from the year before - one that slices deep into the pockets of city residents and the ranks of city workers."Are we going to go through some difficult times? I don't think there's any question about that. But we have a plan to balance our budget," Bloomberg said. "It is serious, but I think it is manageable."The new cuts and taxes come on top of $1 billion in cuts and $1.5 billion in tax hikes he already pushed through, as administration economists predict the national economy and Wall Street will continue to pummel the city's revenues."

Being that the FY 2010 budget is $300,000 less for police, there is no doubt that NYC simply doesn't have what it takes fiscally to host the trial.

Did Obama Bankrupt the Country to the Point it Can't Defend itself?

2009-11-15T10:30:00.000-05:00

At last the real reason Barack Obama is stalling on sending needed troops to Afghanistan - he can't - we're broke.

The Ny Times explores this truth - a first I might add.

"Senior administration officials reported to the New York Times today that budget projections for the war in Afghanistan will cost U.S. taxpayers at least $1 million per soldier, per year.

The plan to add 40,000 American troops and greatly expand Afghan security forces, supported by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, is estimated to cost between $40 billion to $54 billion annually. “Even if fewer troops are sent, or their mission is modified, the rough formula used by the White House...appears almost constant,” according to the NYT.

The new estimate for the cost of war in Afghanistan will cancel out the $26 billion savings projected for a 2010 troop withdrawal in Iraq. Under this scenario, the overall military budget could rise as high as $734 billion. The highest annual military budget during the Bush era was $667 billion.

A senior administration official speaking anonymously with the NYT said that concerns over politically volatile spending influenced the President during a White House meeting on Wednesday. Obama was insistent that each military plan incorporates the quickest possible exit strategy.

“He knows we cannot sustain this indefinitely,” the official said."

Of course "politically volatile spending", such as bailing out banks, Wall Street, Newspapers and God knows who else is just fine.

Back during Vietnam Democrats - who began the war - stopped the war by pulling funding. But at least they did it out front. Barack Obama did it from the rear - in secret - and I might add dishonestly.

Subsequently he stuck a knife in the back of every soldier who has served in this war, for now there is no money to complete the task.

Just Words - Obama Was For Tribunals for 9/11 Terrorists Before He was Against it

2009-11-15T10:19:00.003-05:00

Damaging.

We Need a New Federal Law - President Obama Not Allowed to Speak without a Teleprompter

2009-11-15T10:11:00.000-05:00

Witness!

"... Now, obviously Japan has unique perspective on the issue of nuclear weapons as a consequence of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And that I'm sure helps to motivate the Prime Minister's deep interest in this issue. I certainly would be honored, it would be meaningful for me to visit those two cities in the future. I don't have immediate travel plans, but it's something that would be meaningful to me.You had one more question, and I'm not sure I remember it. Was it North Korea?

Q Whether or not you believe that the U.S. dropped a nuclear weapon on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- it was right?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: No, there were three sets of questions, right? You asked about North Korea?"

So why can't Obama man-up and say whether or not Harry Truman - a Democrat - did the right thing? Obviously this is yet another example of an amature in action.

The Truth about 9/11? Clinton's Dismantling of the Defense Apparatus was to Blame

2009-11-14T20:10:00.000-05:00

Not what you would pick up from the Ny Slimes telling of the story.

There Jacob Heibrunn (sounds german?), attempt to prove that the book, "The Ground Truth - The Untold Story of America under Attack on 9/11" by John Farmer is proof solid that 9/11 was an "inside job".

First, Farmer was a council on the 9/11 Omission Commission, and obviously has a bone to pick with Bush and the War on Terror. Nothing he says in the book sheds any light and is much based on heresay than fact. But notice something here.

"For all the trillions of dollars lavished on it, for all the talk about confronting new security threats, for all the exhortations to reinvent government, America’s defense establishment, as John Farmer reminds us in “The Ground Truth,” continued to fight the cold war more than a decade after it had ended. Preoccupied with building a costly missile defense system to counter a spurious menace from Russia and with maintaining “full spectrum dominance” over the rest of the globe, most Bush administration officials blithely ignored the danger emanating from the caves of Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden and his acolytes plotted against America. Confronted by a small group of mostly Saudi nationals armed with box cutters, the central nervous system of the country’s defense agencies went into a state of cataleptic shock.

The only decisive action taken on 9/11 came not from the military, but from the courageous passengers who stormed the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 93, leading the hijackers to crash the plane over Pennsylvania farmland before it could reach its intended target in Washington.As senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission, Farmer, who was the attorney general of New Jersey and is the dean of the Rutgers School of Law, investigated the derelict conduct of the national security apparatus. He was well prepared to do so.

In their valuable account of the commission’s activities, “Without Precedent,” the commission chairman, Thomas Kean, and the vice chairman, Lee Hamilton, noted that shortly after the attacks, Farmer — “one of our most important hires” — established a victims’ assistance center in New Jersey and helped the F.B.I. uncover important evidence in garbage at Newark International Airport.

But the commission’s efforts to reconstruct the tragedy itself were, at best, resented and, at worst, impeded by the sprawling defense bureaucracy and the Bush administration, both of which had much to hide. Even two reports by the inspectors general of the Defense and Transportation Departments, released in 2006, whitewashed government failures. Now that numerous transcripts and tapes have been declassified, however, Farmer draws on them to assail the government’s official depiction of 9/11 as so much public relations flimflam."

Right. Of course missing from the book is the thousands of hours of testimony - never challenged - that most of what occurred that morning was correct and indeed there was no government "coverup" or story concocted.

However the greater point was that because of the Clinton's administrations dismantling of the military apparatus during the 90s, and especially his approach to terrorism - treating it as a criminal act, the US was not prepared for such an attack.

"He shows that, perversely enough, the one defense agency that had suffered draconian budget cuts was Norad, which had seen its alert sites reduced from about two dozen to a pitiful seven and, in any case, was unable to view large areas of the continental United States owing to its antiquated radar system."

Note that the downsizing of NORAD was a "pet project" of the Clinton Administration. So perhaps the release of this book, obviously done to embarrass or to blame the Bush administration instead does the opposite.

Yet I find this so appropriate considering Eric Holder's decision to try the 9/11 conspirators in NYC, a return of the practices which made the Clinton years infamous.

President "O-Bow" to Anyone

2009-11-14T10:39:00.003-05:00

Well I was right that Obama was on his way to another apology tour. Didn't take look for him to bow again, this type to a Japanese despot:

"Obama has now done it again. Andrew Malcolm asks (and reports): "How low will he go? Obama gives Japan's Emperor Akihito a wow bow."Obama's breach of protocol is of a piece with the substance of his foreign policy. He means to teach Americans to bow before monarchs and tyrants. He embodies the ideological multiculturalism that sets the United States on the same plane as other regimes based on tribal privilege and royal bloodlines. He gives expressive form to the idea that the United States now willingly prostrates itself before the rest of the world. He declares that the United States is a country like any other, only worse, because we have so much for which to apologize."

This is expected of a gutless wonder, a child king with big talk but little action. A fooking disgrace to Americans everywhere he treads.

UPDATE: Video:

Just Call Him - "Dollar Bill"! William Jefferson Gets 13 years

2009-11-13T19:29:00.001-05:00

Justice finally done.

"Former Rep. William Jefferson was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for his conviction on 11 counts of public corruption in a case in which he famously hid $90,000 in his freezer.U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III delivered the sentence at a packed courtroom in the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va.

Prosecutors had asked for 27 to 33 years in prison, while Jefferson's lawyers said the prison term should be less than 10 years.Jefferson stood stoically as the sentence was read, showing little emotion.

Ellis said that Jefferson, a New Orleans Democrat who served nine terms in Congress, must surrender at the federal correctional facility ultimately selected for his incarceration by the Bureau of Prisons. The judge said he will hold a hearing next week to set date for when Jefferson must report to prison. If the judge approves the prosecution's request, the former congressman would have to report immediately. Jefferson's attorneys have asked for Jan. 4 reporting date. Jefferson is expected to be assigned to a low-security prison in the federal system, possibly in Florida."

Should have gotten a lot more, but we'll take it. Remember that this was the guy that Nancy (Clean the Swamp) Pelosi REFUSED to take off committee assignments until after his trial.

Don't drop the soap Bill.

He was also ordered to forfeit nearly a half a million bucks, but the crook filed bankruptcy and owes his lawyers more than five million.

AP "Fact Checks" Palin Book, Needs a Fact Check Themselves

2009-11-13T17:48:00.003-05:00

When is the last time the AP fact checked Al Gore's books, or any other liberal books?

When? Like never.

But then they not SARAH PALIN!

"WASHINGTON (AP) - Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition.Palin goes adrift, at times, on more contemporary issues, too. She criticizes President Barack Obama for pushing through a bailout package that actually was achieved by his Republican predecessor George W. Bush—a package she seemed to support at the time.

Bull crap! Sarah Palin never once voiced support for the bailout under either Bush or Obama. This is only one of the few "facts" the AP get's wrong in an unprecedented effort to slander Palin's book and her character in front of it's release.

Too bad the AP isn't exactly a leader in public trust (doctored photos, faked stories anyone?), and Palin's book will outsell any of AP's efforts over the coming months.

It's not worth the effort to tear down the other idiotic point the AP makes, but this reveals the intent.

"PALIN: "Was it ambition? I didn't think so. Ambition drives; purpose beckons." Throughout the book, Palin cites altruistic reasons for running for office, and for leaving early as Alaska governor.

THE FACTS: Few politicians own up to wanting high office for the power and prestige of it, and in this respect, Palin fits the conventional mold. But "Going Rogue" has all the characteristics of a pre-campaign manifesto, the requisite autobiography of the future candidate."

So that's a "fact check"? More of an opinion, more typical of the PDS (Palin Derange Syndrome) we've seen from the media since she entered the public stage.

UPDATE: Agreement across the board of sanity. Powerline:

"It appears to be a tribute to the factual accuracy of Palin's book that eleven hostile AP reporters can't come up with anything better than this."

Exactly, pathetic.

Mark Steyn:

"Coming next:

PALIN: How many AP fact-checkers does it take to change a lightbulb?

FACT: Palin has gone seriously "rogue" in her facts here. AP fact-checkers are prevented per union regulations from changing lightbulbs.

AP writers Matt Apuzzo, Sharon Theimer, Tom Raum, Rita Beamish, Beth Fouhy, H. Josef Hebert, Justin D. Pritchard, Garance Burke, Dan Joling and Lewis Shaine contributed to this joke. We'll be here all week. "

MSNBC Uses Doctored Photos on Palin

2009-11-13T16:55:00.000-05:00

So where is Jon Stewart? Via Allahpundit:

"Skip ahead to 1:00 and then 2:00 if you can’t stomach the whole clip. The images of her in the black miniskirt and the American-flag bikini started floating around the ‘Net mere days after she joined the ticket last year and were debunked almost immediately, which means either (a) MSNBC knowingly chose to air doctored images to smear her or (b) “The Place for Politics” can’t recognize a notorious 12-month-old photoshop of last year’s VP nominee when it sees one. Given the intense scrutiny of the media’s reporting on her by conservatives, you’d think mainstream lefty news outfits would refrain from obvious smear jobs that’ll be exposed instantly in favor of more subtle misreporting that might slip through the cracks. Not so. But then, this is a guy who told his audience last month that Republicans wouldn’t mind seeing half the country die in order to take down Obama. Good work all around, guys. Nothing says “progressive” like a prominent woman politician photoshopped into various states of undress."

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So the lefty gang-rape of Palin continues. Don't ask where the feminists are, they've been awol throughout.

9/11 Terrorist to Be Tried in NYC - A Major Screw Up from a Major Screw Up

2009-11-13T16:44:00.000-05:00

Let's dispense with the formalities. Barack Obama is an ass-clown, and Eric Holder his bitch an even worse, so this shouldn't surprise anyone.

"Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, an Obama administration official said Friday.The official said Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce the decision later in the morning.The official is not authorized to discuss the decision before the announcement, so spoke on condition of anonymity.Bringing such notorious suspects to U.S. soil to face trial is a key step in President Barack Obama’s plan to close the terror suspect detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Obama initially planned to close the detention center by Jan. 22, but the administration is no longer expected to meet that deadline.It is also a major legal and political test of Obama’s overall approach to terrorism. If the case suffers legal setbacks, the administration will face second-guessing from those who never wanted it in a civilian courtroom.

And if lawmakers get upset about notorious terrorists being brought to their home regions, they may fight back against other parts of Obama’s agenda."

Oh, that's not the half of it.

If this blows up and the 9/11 terrorist get off, we'll hound Obama and Holder to the gates of Hell.

It's time for the American people to say "enough" and rise up. Via Sgt. Tim Sumner, brother-in-law of FDNY Joseph G. Leavey, 45, Ladder 15, WTC:

"We have an announcement as well: we will fight with every remaining breath in our bodies both their bringing KSM and the rest of the 9/11 conspirators to federal courtrooms within walking distance of where they slaughtered our loved ones. And whomever finds Manhattan’s federal courthouse near Ground Zero a “sentimental favorite” for the 9/11 trials is a damn fool and they ALL ought to be fired. Pass that message on, far, wide, and up and down the chain-of-command."

Michelle Malkin has more, and there will be lots more.

Since President Chicken-shit threw this out on Friday and then flew off to Asian to do more apologizing for America, he'll find the backlash to be intensive when he returns.

We'll be waiting.

Politico Story on RNC Insurance containing "Abortion Coverage" is Bogus***UPDATE: GOP Caves - Gigna Outraged

2009-11-12T18:34:00.003-05:00

Idiot Reporting.

"The Republican National Committee’s health insurance plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.”Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna. Two sales agents for the company said that the RNC’s policy covers elective abortion.Informed of the coverage, RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho told POLITICO that the policy pre-dates the tenure of current RNC Chairman Michael Steele.

“The current policy has been in effect since 1991, and we are taking steps to address the issue,” Gitcho said.Leading up to passage of the House health care reform bill last week, 176 House Republicans joined 64 Democrats in voting for the so-called Stupak amendment, a measure that prohibits federal funds from being used to buy health insurance that covers elective abortions.A spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee – the campaign arm for the House Republicans – said it does not include coverage for elective abortions in its employee insurance policy.

“The policy does not cover abortions unless the life of the mother is in danger,” the NRCC spokeswoman said.According to several Cigna employees, the insurer offers its customers the opportunity to opt out of abortion coverage – and the RNC did not choose to opt out."

Which is bogus. First, I sell insurance for Cigna. It's not true. There is NO opt out if you don't want "elective abortion coverage", the plan is what it is and contains what it contains. It's a "universal coverage". The issue is whether or not you would use it.

We know that only liberals do.

Secondly those anonymous employees - who could be fired for even discussing the specifics of any plan, and I will find out who they are, don't know what they are talking about.

Most insurance plans have some type of "elective abortion" coverage when the mother's life is in danger, except for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida - which covers NO abortions for any reason. By the way it's the plan most Democrats carry in South Florida.

One could not expect the RNC to offer no insurance at all, and having such insurance isn't any indication of disqualification of position on abortion. I'm against breast implants but my plans pays for one.

So what? Nothing here, move on. Desperation play by the Obama Apologetic.

UPDATE: Even though it was totally unnecessary Steele caved (see original link). Meanwhile, the Cigna employees who divulged the info to the Obama Apologetic (aka Politico), are being sought out by Cigna. Aside from violating company policy they may have violated HIPAA regulations, a federal offense which carries fines up to $50,000 and jail time it can become very expensive. It may be even possible that the Politico reporter and management violated this law as well.

I spoke to a manager last night and asked them to look into it.

"We record all conversations for business purposes, and it shouldn't been too hard to locate the employees who spoke with the Politico".

Again, there is NO opt out, so more of the same bogus reporting from the Politico. On the side I write policies for several insurance companies, Cigna being one and there is no such "opt out" that I'm aware of. Most plans have a prohibition against "convienence abortions", and only cover in the event of medical emergency.

Again, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida have the most restrictive abortion prohibitions and guess which party has that plan?

Nevertheless, a clear violation of HIPAA took place here, and should be investigated. I've filed the complaint here.

Obama AWOL on Afghanistan Again

2009-11-12T15:47:00.000-05:00

Andrew Sullivan:

"The news that Obama has refused to sign off on any of the four major options presented to him in Afghanistan reminds me of why he was elected president. This critical decision - arguably the most critical of his young presidency - is one that will not be rushed the way such decisions often are. His insistence that the civilian branch truly control policy there and that empire not be passively accepted as a fait accompli are real signs of strength in the struggle to recalibrate American foreign policy."

Un-huh.

No what we have is a dolt who in spite of getting all the proper information still can't make a decision. That's not leadership, it's incompetence. There is nothing else to know. If he fails to do his duty and send more troops the failure of the war in Afghanistan is on his shoulders, and on that of the Democratic Party for years to come.

Just as it was with Vietnam.

By the way, my bonafides outrank Sullivan's - who never served, so that statement is fully qualified. Had we had a president such as this during any one of our numerous campaigns we would have lost them all.