Politiks As Usual: In The News 3/16/14

Iraq Law Would Allow 9-Year-Old Girls To Marry

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Search Grows As Pilots Face Increased Scrutiny

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What Kind of God Do You Believe In?

Cardinal Dolan ‘Fully Supportive’ of Teaching That Homosexual Activity is Immoral

Priebus: Jolly Election Spotlights Republicans' 'Positive Vision'

Sen. Rand Paul Wins Presidential Survey

50 Years Later, We Know That the NYT Distorted the Kitty Genovese Story to Drive an Agenda

Networks Minimize Bad News For Dems, Tout Obama Shopping at the Gap

Air Force: Christians' Religious Speech Not Legally Protected Right

Maine Hospital Facing $27 Million In Costs Due To Obamacare

Why Some Christians' Kids Blow Off God – and Why Mine Didn't

Politiks As Usual: In The News 3/9/14

Most Corrupt Town in America in Danger of Being ‘Wiped Off the Map’

Is Ben Carson 2016's Sleeper Candidate?

I Was On Death Row, And I Was Innocent

Former 17 Year Marijuana Addict Urges Other States To Say No To Recreational Pot

No, Atheism and Conservatism Are Not Compatible 
 
Santorum: GOP Should Follow Pope's Example to Gain Followers
 
Obamacare Surcharge Appearing on Restaurant Bills Across the Country
 
George Will: Obama Donor Investigating IRS Scandal ‘Kind Of A Sham’ 
 
NBC Warns: Midterm Election 'Holds the Fate of the Rest of the Obama Presidency'
 
Ed Schultz Goes from Supporting Keystone to Comparing It to 'Vietnam' 

Chick-Fil-A Targeted By Black Mob

Iraqi Bill Would Allow 9-Year Old Girls to Marry, Husbands to Demand Sex

Can a Jew Get Down With Hot Jesus From 'Son of God?'

Koch Industries Responds To Harry Reid Attacks

Barack Obama's Afghan Leadership Blasted By His Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates

Newsmax.com:

President Barack Obama lacked belief in his administration's policy toward the war in Afghanistan and was skeptical it would even succeed, his former defense secretary, Robert Gates, writes in a memoir to be published next week.

Gates, who served as Pentagon chief from 2006 to 2011 under Obama and his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, is critical of Obama's leadership on several defense-related issues, especially Afghanistan, according to a review of "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War" in the Washington Post on Tuesday.

According to the Post, Gates wrote that he concluded by early 2010 that Obama, who had ordered his own troop "surge" in Afghanistan like Bush's in the Iraq war, "doesn't believe in his own strategy, and doesn't consider the war to be his. For him, it's all about getting out."

Gates adds that Obama was "skeptical if not outright convinced it (the administration strategy) would fail," according to the Post.

"I never doubted Obama's support for the troops, only his support for their mission," Gates writes.

After Obama was elected in 2008 to succeed Bush, Gates agreed to the new president's request that he remain as defense secretary, becoming the first Pentagon chief to serve presidents of different parties.

Gates describes Obama as "a man of personal integrity" and says later in his memoir that "Obama was right" in his decisions regarding Afghanistan.

But Obama was uncomfortable with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan he inherited from the Bush administration and distrustful of the military that was providing him options, Gates writes.

According to the Post's account of the book, the different worldviews of Obama and Gates "produced a rift, that at least for Gates, became personally wounding and impossible to repair."

RELATED: White House disputes Gates memoir claims

Rand Paul Responds to Barack Obama, Peter King Taking Shots at Him on Unemployment, NSA

Mediaite.com:

During his big speech on unemployment Tuesday, President Obama took a veiled shot at Rand Paul for arguing that extended unemployment benefits would not help fix unemployment. Paul responded on The Steve Malzberg Show Tuesday, firing back at Obama’s “big-hearted, small-brained policy statements.”

Paul charged that Democrats “don’t truly care about the unemployed” and all they have is emotional arguments because “their policies haven’t worked.” Malzberg added that the Democrats are “demagoguing this issue,” and found it odd they’re treating millions of unemployed people as a travesty but brushed aside the millions whose insurance plans were trashed as a result of new health care standards.

Paul also addressed Republican congressman Peter King accusing him of not caring if Americans die as the result of a terrorist attack because of his class-action lawsuit against the NSA. Paul said, “I think there’ll always be people who succumb to fear and are ready and willing to trade their liberty for security.” 

He also said that politicians like King simply “don’t seem to be concerned about your liberty.”

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Politiks As Usual: In The News 3/18/13

 Pope Wades Into Crowds, Shocks Bystanders In Rome

Atheism Is A Religion Too

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Government Steering Americans Toward a Tele-Work, Tele-Shop, Mass-Transit Future

GOP Plans Fewer Debates, More Community Outreach

Ed Schultz: ‘I Don’t Think MSNBC Has Slighted Me’

Bill Maher Defends Iraq War, Bush: ‘It’s A Country That’s Standing, I Thought It Wouldn’t Be’

Karl Rove Slams Sarah Palin for CPAC Remarks

Do Women Belong In Racing?

Ann Coulter Blasts Chris Christie, Says He’s ‘Off My List’ For 2016 In Fiery CPAC Speech

Politiks As Usual: In The News 1/30/12

Florida Polls Show Romney Retaining Lead; Tea Party vs. Establishment

Police Arrest About 300 Occupy Oakland Protesters

Finally, An Actual Hearing On Eligibility

Paul Ryan: Senate Democrats Haven’t Passed a Budget in 1005 Days

Starbucks: Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage ‘Is Core to Who We Are and What We Value’

NBC Asks Romney To Remove News Material From Ad

Islamic Parents Found Guilty Of Murdering Daughters

Multimillionaire Chris Matthews: Is Mitt Romney 'Just Too Damn Rich?'

Marco Rubio A Star, But Unlikely VP Pick

Pipeline Politics Derails More than Jobs

Earth Hasn't Warmed In 15 Years

U.S. Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq

NYC Teacher Making $100K In Rubber Room Refuses To Retire

Politiks As Usual: In The News 12/26/11

Mitt Romney Still Holds Leads In New Hampshire

California To Ban Police Towing Cars Of Unlicensed Drivers

Obamacare Abominations

Don't Abandon Conservative Message, Sell It Better

Obama Succeeds Abroad When He Follows Bush, Clinton

HuffPost 'Reimagines' Marriage - To Include Sexbots

Lefty Media Blame Tebow for Broncos' Inaction on Anti-Bullying Campaign

America the Generous? Not According to the Media

Trump, Ego, And The Presidency

Joe Biden Calls Iraqi Leaders After Wave Of Violence

The Ron Paul Newsletter Controversy Is A Textbook Liberal Smear Campaign

Gender Identity, Assange And The Case Against Bradley Manning

Politiks As Usual: In The News 10/31/11

Rick Perry Will Debate But Still Doesn't Like It

U.S. Planning Troop Buildup In Gulf After Exit From Iraq

Americans 'Hooked On Government' As Record Number Get Benefits

"A Black Man Who Knows His Place"

NFL Analysts: Tim Tebow Hated Because Of His Faith

The Anti-God Book By 'God'

Debunking Elizabeth Warren

Public School Bible Classes Get Mixed Reviews

Jonathan Alter's Blinders: 'White House Free of Scandal'; Obama Asset Is That 'He's Honest'

Liberal Indulgences

Politiks As Usual: In The News 10/17/11

Obama Offers More Support, Embraces Term '99%'

Mitt Romney Blacks Rick Perry For Supporter's Statements

Obama To Push For Passage Of Every Part Of Jobs Plan

Florida Hotel Worker Fired For Wearing American Flag Lapel Pin

Herman Cain Falls far Short

Wingless, Bloodsucking And Parasitic: Meet The Flea Party!

Why Capitalism Glorifies God

CBS Jumps On The Anti-Marriage Bandwagon

Obama Orders 100 U.S. Combat Troops To Central Africa; Why Africa But Not Syria?

U.S. Decides On Complete Iraqi Withdrawal

Will Media Report Racism And Anti-Semitism At Occupy Wall Street Protests?

Sean Penn Summarizes Anti-Obama Tea Party Sentiment: ‘Can We Just Lynch Him?’

John Boehner-Led Group Defends Marriage Law In Benefits Law 

Martin Luther King Memorial Does Not Mention 'Racism' Or 'Black"

Politiks As Usual: In The News 2/14/11

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Mouths Lyrics To Songs, Talks On Phone

What's The Difference Between Accused Killers Jared Loughner And Kermit Gosnell?

Rep. Ron Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll

Berkeley Officials Invite Guantanamo Bay Detainees To Live In City

AP Pushes Pro-Islam Entertainment Propaganda

Donald Trump At CPAC: 'Who Said I'm Pro-Choice?'

Push To De-fund Planned Parenthood Gaining Momentum

CNN Shows Muslim Brotherhood Member Defending Violence Against Israel

Speaker Boehner: "It's Not My Job To Tell" Americans That Obama Is Not A Muslim

George Soros, Nazi Obsessive

Rep. Ryan: Obama 2012 Budget Savings 'Paltry'

Donald Rumsfeld Opens Up About Mistakes In Iraq

WikiLeaks Unveils Secret Iraq Documents

An anti-war zealot like Cindy Sheehan would be proud:

The whistle-blower website WikiLeaks published nearly 400,000 classified military documents from the Iraq war on Friday, calling it the largest classified military leak in history.

The latest round of leaked documents provides a new picture of how many Iraqi civilians have been killed, a new window on the role that Iran has played in supporting Iraqi militants and many accounts of abuse by Iraqi's army and police, according to The New York Times.

The Times was one of a handful of news organizations that was provided early access to the papers.

According to new documents, the vast majority of slain civilians were killed by other Iraqis.

The U.S. military is notifying Iraqis named in the documents, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell told CNN.

"There are 300 names of Iraqis in here that we think would be particularly endangered by their exposure," he said. "We have passed that information on to U.S. Forces Iraq. They are in the process right now of contacting those Iraqis to try to safeguard them."

The Pentagon had not previously warned Iraqi civilians who have cooperated with the United States that their names may be posted on the Internet.

Joe Biden Thanks George W. Bush On The Colbert Report: 'You Deserve A Lot Of Credit'

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HuffPo.com:

Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Stephen Colbert Wednesday night and took the opportunity to directly commend former President George W. Bush for his part in helping to usher in the end of combat operations in Iraq.

"Mr. President, thank you," Biden said of Bush during his interview in a "Colbert Report" "Been There Won That" special. "You've honored these guys, you've honored these women, you've honored these troops. And I've known you your entire eight years as president. I've never known a time when you didn't CARE about happened. We disagreed on policy. But you deserve a lot of credit, Mr. President."

It's about time they acknowledged and thanked the man who gave Iraq democracy.

Politiks As Usual: In The News 9/6/10

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Pope Monitoring Iranian Woman Sentenced To Stoning Death

Conservative Surrender On Same-sex Marriage?

Millions Of Children Won't Be Getting On Buses This Fall

The Looming Obama Depression

Alleged 'Muslim Anger' Over Ground Zero Mosque Protests Is A Fabrication

American Academy of Pediatrics Says Media Portrayal of Sex ‘Unhealthy'

Cynthia Tucker: Voter Anger Is About Racism - 'Fear of a White Minority'

Gregory To Plouffe: Do You Have Any Proof Hillary Won’t Run For President In 2012?

Majority Of Iraqis Oppose Obama Withdrawal

John McCain: Obama Administration Ignoring Border Threat

Barack Obama Was Against The Surge Before He Was For It

No Barry, you were wrong now have the guts to admit it.

Gretchen Carlson, Robert Gibbs Spar On Surge, Credit For Iraq Success

Mediaite.com:

Fox and Friends Gretchen Carlson interviewed Press Sec. Robert Gibbs earlier this morning ahead of President Obama’s speech on Iraq tonight, and whoah. Things got contentious pretty quickly.


You can watch the back and forth below but things turned south when Carlson asked Gibbs whether Obama was planning on explaining his ‘flip flop’ on the surge tonight, and Gibbs responded:


Gretchen, I’m happy to spend a lot of time looking back at decisions that were made four years ago or even seven and a half years ago…I think what’s important, while you guys play political games, is the president to laud our men and women, and to mark the end of our combat mission.


Carlson followed up by asking whether Obama would credit Bush tonight in his speech. And she kept asking it until Gibbs finally said: “Gretchen, I don’t know whether this is you actually interviewing me or just a tape of you looping the same question over and over.”


You get the picture. Later Carlson defended her tone saying that’s how she talks when she wants answers.

Narcissist Brack Obama Gives Himself All The Credit For Ending Iraq War

HotAir.com:

Yesterday, I wrote that Barack Obama had an opportunity to at least share a little credit for the close of combat operations in Iraq with George W. Bush, who wrote the plan for drawing down American troops in Iraq that Obama has followed to the letter, rather than go for Obama’s repeatedly promised all-out 16-month retreat plan from 2007. If his weekly address is any indication, the American electorate will have to wait for some other opportunity for its Chief Executive to show a little class. Try to count all of the self-references as Obama sprains his shoulder through overly enthusiastic backpatting:

On Tuesday, after more than seven years, the United States of America will end its combat mission in Iraq and take an important step forward in responsibly ending the Iraq war.

As a candidate for this office, I pledged I would end this war. As president, that is what I am doing. We have brought home more than 90,000 troops since I took office. We have closed or turned over to Iraq hundreds of bases. In many parts of the country, Iraqis have already taken the lead for security.

In the months ahead, our troops will continue to support and train Iraqi forces, partner with Iraqis in counterterrorism missions, and protect our civilian and military efforts. But the bottom line is this: the war is ending. Like any sovereign, independent nation, Iraq is free to chart its own course. And by the end of next year, all of our troops will be home.

Total mentions of Bush: zero. Total mentions of victory: zero. Total mentions of “I” in speech: six, including the three in the excerpt above.


And that promise to have all troops home at the end of 2011? It’s certainly possible, although very unwise. The Iraqis still don’t have much of an air force or navy, and it will take years to build both. They face pressures from Iran and Syria, and while their army can maintain internal security now, they won’t be any match for Iran or Syria alone, let alone together, if the two countries decide to subjugate Baghdad. I’d put that promise in the easier-said-than-done category, where the promise to close Gitmo wound up. If we’re not involved in combat operations, the political pressure to withdraw those forces drops to about the same level of class shown by Barack Obama in this address.

Of course, Barry was against "the surge" before he was for it, but why let facts get in the way of giving yourself a high-five.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden's Hypocrisy On Iraq Success

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Ginni Thomas: Democrats Imposing Tyranny

Issa: Explanation Of Sestak Deal Is Bad Cover-up Of Crime

The Error Of Rand Paul

TIME Alleges Pope Benedict XVI's Guilt In Abuse 'Trial' Cover Story

FDA Launches Process To Lift Ban On Gays Donating Blood

Senate Considers Union Pension Bailout

Jan Brewer Removes AG From Legal Team 


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WikiLeaks Video Shows U.S. Soldiers Supposedly Engaged In 'Collateral Murder'

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FOXNews.com:

The investigative organization WikiLeaks on Monday released military video of what it describes as three incidents of an "indiscriminate slaying" by U.S. forces near Baghdad on July 12, 2007.

WikiLeaks says the encounters killed as many as 25 civilians, including two Reuters journalists. The U.S. military said in a statement at the time that a total of 11 people died in the strikes conducted by U.S. and Iraqi forces, including two Reuters employees.

The video, obtained by WikiLeaks, is shot from two Apache helicopters on patrol in Iraq. The choppers were responding to reports of AK-47 gunfire in the suburb of New Baghdad when military personnel on board spotted a group of nine to 12 persons, including what turned out to be the two Reuters photographers, walking through a courtyard. A military official confirmed the authenticity of the footage to Fox News.

The military contends that the U.S. followed the appropriate "Rules of Engagement" for these episodes. In fact at the time, the Pentagon says U.S. troops were hit by rocket-propelled grenades (RPG's) and small arms fire while caught in a clash with Shia insurgents.

"There is no question that coalition forces were clearly engaged in combat operations against a hostile force," said multinational forces spokesman Lt. Col. Scott Bleichwehl in July, 2007.

This doesn't look good, be very interesting to see how Barry responds. Of course, since former President Bush was in charge at the time, the Left will obviously have a field day with it....just cue the 'Arrest Bush and Cheney' pleas now.

Joe Biden Rewrites History, Takes Credit For Success In Iraq

"Joe Biden. He's a decent guy, but he's all gunpowder and no bullets." LOL!!!