Posts Tagged ‘military’
When Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor, Obama said he wanted someone who: “combined intellect and empathy—the ability to understand the troubles of everyday Americans.” Sotomayor had already gained a certain notoriety for stating: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion [...]
Tags: 9/11, arlen specter, coddle, elena, empathy, families, harvard, I have an open mind, judge, kagan, military, obama, prince, royalty, saudi, sheet metal workers, Solicitor General, sotomayor, supreme court, white house
Posted in Ethics, supreme court | 3 Comments »
One thing everyone has to give President Obaam, he sure knows how to keep people guessing. In the past, Obama has made it a sort of semi-habit to bow to some foreign heads of state. Most usually, it’s to a head of state that bowing down to means absolutely nothing to. Like, the Queen [...]
Tags: asian, bow, buddhist, iorio, macdill, military, nasa, obama, Racism, subservience, subservient, tampa, treason
Posted in Idiot of the day, Racism | No Comments »
I try to come up with witty post titles to show how clever I am. However, in Eric Holder’s case this week, he’s got me. There are so many choices to pick from I get a brain freeze simply trying to pick one, or two, or three. Now, I’m not stupid, and most people [...]
Tags: 2001, 9/11, ABSCAM, attorney general, bill clinton, CIA, civilian, combatant, court, eric holder, fbi, hillary clinton, jack-murtha, jamie-gorelick, janet-reno, kenneth starr, khalid sheikh mohammed, khobar towers, lindsay-graham, marc-rich, military, miranda, monica lewinsky, Osama-Bin-Laden, pardon, september 19, special counsel, terrorist, threat, unindicted co-conspirator, united states vs usama bin laden, uss-cole, vince foster, whitewater, world trade tower
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Ethics, Idiot of the day, National Politics, terrorism | No Comments »
September 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed doesn’t particularly like being a prisoner in Guantanamo. Call it Gitmo if you wish. For about eight years, he had tons of supporters that didn’t want him in Gitmo either. Problem was, once Bush was out of office and Obama said he’d close it down, everyone forgot all about Gitmo. Once forgotten [...]
Tags: black ages, Congrressional Black Caucus, cuba, gitmo, guantanamo, hank-johnson, henry johnson, jim clyburn, jimmy carter, khalid sheikh mohammed, marueen dowd, military, prisoner, prolong, race baiting, race-card, tribunal
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“Let me say this as plainly as I can: By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end,” Obama will say, according to the officials. However: In a meeting at the White House on Thursday evening, Obama also told lawmakers that he plans to keep a range of 35,000 to 50,000 support troops [...]
Tags: combat, iraq, military, obama, terrorists, troops, withdraw
Posted in National Security | No Comments »
February 5th, 2009 | 4 Comments
At least for now. WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent pledge to seek a ban on space weapons drew a mixed reaction from experts in the field, with some saying the president might be better off pursuing something more modest and less complex, such as a set of international rules governing space operations. The [...]
Tags: ban, china, Iran, military, National Security, near-earth-object, north-korea, obama, russia, soft on defense, soft on terror, space, treaty
Posted in Fed Policy, Idiot of the day, International Politics, National Security, Polls, terrorism | 4 Comments »
A big storm blew into Myanmar last week. An even bigger storm is brewing. So far, 62,000 people are either dead or missing. Nearly 1,000,000 are homeless. The United Nations, along with the United States, rushed to provide food for the homeless. The Myanmar ruling junta confiscated it. Now, this is where I get pissy. [...]
Tags: burma, cyclone, famine, junta, military, myanmar, united nations
Posted in International Issues, International Politics | 1 Comment »
Here’s what Hillary Clinton said: “A Chinese company bought Magnequench,” she said in a speech in Pittsburgh on April 14. “The people of Indiana, the company and the elected officials begged the Bush administration to block the Chinese company from moving the jobs to China…. Not only did the jobs go to China, but so [...]
Tags: 2000, bill clinton, china, hillary clinton, Indiana, japan, magnequench, magnet, military, normal trade relations
Posted in 2008 Presidential Race | No Comments »