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Via the New York Sun: A surprising thing is taking place as Sarah Palin starts speaking out on the issues in recent speeches, internet postings, and in the book tour she is now undertaking for her memoir “Going Rogue.” An outline is starting to appear in respect of the substance of her world view — call it “Palinism” — and it is far more substantive than her detractors suggest or than we gained a glimpse of during the campaign. She has been, in a straightforward way, stepping up on certain issues that her fellow Republicans would do well to emulate....

Allahpundit noted with appropriate derision last night the attack by Chris Matthews on Sarah Palin’s use of ghostwriters for her campaign memoir and her speeches. For the appropriate context, let’s revisit the entire reason Matthews has a show on MS-NBC. Newsbusters has the transcript of Matthews’ exchange with USA Today’s Susan Page on the subject: MATTHEWS: Does it bother the press that somebody comes in there, whose book was written for them – and this is people who work. You write every day. You sweat it out getting the right words, thinking how to organize a piece, intellectualizing it and...

Link to Climategate: The Smoking Code "The Proof Behind the CRU Climategate Debacle: Because Computers Do Lie When Humans Tell" + Video of Algore calling Climategate "out of control"!

The deliberate setup for the White House power grab is built into the each of the health care bills and, if they fail, little-known twin bills called “MedPAC Reform of 2009” are waiting in the wings. The bills, S.B. 1110 and H.R. 2718, craftily amend the Social Security Act and transfer the Medicare guideline and rule setting processes, from the legislative branch to the executive branch. These bills offer cover to one another in case one doesn’t pass the House or Senate, respectively. Remember, Democrats need to gain executive branch authority by amending the Social Security Act over Medicare regulations...

With the publication of damaging e-mails from a climate research center in Britain, the radical environmental movement appears to face a tipping point. The revelation of appalling actions by so-called climate change experts allows the American public to finally understand the concerns so many of us have articulated on this issue. “Climate-gate,” as the e-mails and other documents from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia have become known, exposes a highly politicized scientific circle -- the same circle whose work underlies efforts at the Copenhagen climate change conference. The agenda-driven policies being pushed in Copenhagen won’t...

OSLO (AFP) – A majority of Norwegians consider "impolite" US President Barack Obama's decision to snub parts of the official Nobel Peace Prize programme in Oslo this week, a poll showed on Wednesday. Obama, who will formally receive the award at a ceremony at Oslo's City Hall on Thursday, will limit his attendance at the normally-scheduled events to a strict minimum. Faced with two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the fallout of the economic crisis, the US leader has declined the traditional lunch with the king of Norway, and, unlike previous laureates, will not hold a press conference nor...

Not even the Green Peace nuts believe that any more. Green Peace leader Gerd Leipold recently admitted that his organization’s claim that the Arctic Ice will disappear by 2030 was “a mistake.” But, today Al Gore attacker denier Sarah Palin for not believing his global warming junk science. MSNBC reported: In an interview that will air on MSNBC at 1:00 pm ET today, Al Gore rebutted Sarah Palin’s Washington Post op-ed and Facebook postings that question the science on climate change given the “Climate-gate” controversy. In response, Gore said that “the deniers are persisting in an era of unreality. The...

"Leftism has outlived it's own failure by hiding itself in the most labrynthian construct of social delicacy since Victoria was Queeen" says Andrew Klavan. If you hold onto a failed ideology all you have left is insult and ridicule! Andrew briefly explains how political correctness "works":

Video; Monica Crowley says that with unemployment at 10%, Obama should be focused on getting people back to work instead of worrying about carbon emissions and climate control. She asks: “Why is a man who- is so concerned with pollutants in the air and passage of a health care agenda- also a smoker?” This is yet another example of Obama NOT leading by example!

If indeed former Alaska Governor and Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is the joke the new left claims her to be, one wonders why they don’t simply ignore her. On the contrary, they devote an unusual amount of energy into making her the butt of their jokes and seeking every opportunity to discredit her and cover her with political dirt. The Associated Press for example assigned 11 reporters to fact-check her new book “Going Rogue.” The AP assigned exactly 2 reporters to read through the more than 4 thousand pages of the Obama healthcare bills. So much attention seems to belie...

President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party end the year far weaker than they started it, according to a McClatchy-Ipsos poll released Tuesday. Obama has the lowest approval rating of his presidency - 49 percent - slipping below 50 percent in the poll for the first time and entering a danger zone for presidents heading into a midterm election year. The sinking numbers extend to his party as well. The Democratic Party has lost double-digit ground to the Republican Party on every issue, including the economy, other domestic issues such as health care and foreign affairs. On the economy, for...

It’s not uncommon for people convicted of crimes to proclaim their innocence. Most deserve to be ignored, but not Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna. On July 31, 2008, Lieutenant Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda operative operating in the area of Albu Toma, north of Baghdad. Seven months later, the 26 -year-old leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st Airborne Infantry Division, was sentenced to 25 years confinement at Fort Leavenworth after being convicted by a military court-martial panel of unpremeditated murder in violation of Article 118...

Pat Caddell, a Democrat, talks about recent polls showing a growing TEA party voting trend....sustained anger against the Government....healthcare you pay for NOW but do not see ANY benefits untill 2014....admits the American people are coming for you Democrats, but you don't seem to care....they think the American people (YOU) are sheep!

Dick Cheney was on Hannity last night (and will be again tonight). He has served in our government for over 40 years conpared to Obama's two minute political career. Regardless of his political party, he has "wisdom" coupled with his experience that should not be ignored. Cheney said: "I think Obama's demonstrated that he is much more radical than he presented during his campaign". Of course the "left" rejoices over this. He continues: "KSM should not be tried on U.S soil for multituninous reasons. One being that he will become a "celebrity" in certain circles and be given a platform...

Most parents know to screen television shows for sex, violence or other negative messaging—but what about children's shows themselves? Research by the University of Alberta's Augustana Campus contends that children's programming can carry underlying political themes that may surprise parents. After analyzing 23 episodes of Thomas and Friends, a show about a train, his friends and their adventures on a fictional island, political scientist Shauna Wilton was able to identify themes that didn't seem constructive for youngsters. "While the show conveys a number of positive political values such as tolerance, listening, communicating with others and contributing to the community, it...

We had frigid weather and several inches of Goreflakes on the ground here in Colorado Springs, but Sarah Palin lit up the town for a Borders signing earlier this evening that drew yet another massive crowd on her nationwide “Going Rogue” book tour. My family and I had the great honor and pleasure of meeting the governor, her husband Todd, adorable baby Trig, her lovely parents, relatives, and friends from near and far. Sarah’s energy is boundless and her ability to connect is unparalleled with any public figure I’ve met in covering politics over the last 17 years. I spoke,...

With the publication of damaging e-mails from a climate research center in Britain, the radical environmental movement appears to face a tipping point. The revelation of appalling actions by so-called climate change experts allows the American public to finally understand the concerns so many of us have articulated on this issue. "Climate-gate," as the e-mails and other documents from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia have become known, exposes a highly politicized scientific circle -- the same circle whose work underlies efforts at the Copenhagen climate change conference. The agenda-driven policies being pushed in Copenhagen won't...

Videos: Barara Boxer Compares Abortion To Viagra + MIkulski compares Nelson amendment to Nazi Germany and Communist China. If Republicans did this the MSM would be all over it! The corruptness continues folks!

Recent Poll – in the 2010 election who would you vote for in Congress? Democrat 36% Tea Party 23% Republican 18% Not Sure 22% Last night a Third Party was discussed by Bill O’Reilly and Greta Van Susteren. Today Glenn Beck touched on the issue. People are very angry with Obama and Congress. Over 60% of Americans want to throw all the bums in Congress out of office. But O’Reilly, Van Susteren, and Beck still don’t get it – A Political Third Party Will Never Win – It Will Take a NON POLITICAL Third Party to win. You have to...

A very interesting and entertaining video of Ann Coulter speaking on current events at a conference held in Palm Beach last month. If you like Ann, you'll love her presentation. In case you didn't know, Ann is the legal correspondent for Human Events and writes a popular syndicated column for Universal Press Syndicate. Ann Coulter was named one of the top 100 Public Intellectuals by federal judge Richard Posner in 2001.

In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) inadvertently posted online its entire airport screening procedures manual, including some of the most closely guarded secrets regarding special rules for diplomats and CIA and law enforcement officers. Photo: Massive TSA Security Breach As Agency Gives Away Its Secrets: On-line Posting Reveals a ?How To? for Terrorists to Get Through Airport Security In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) inadvertently posted online... Expand In a massive security breach, the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) inadvertently posted online its entire airport screening procedures manual, including some of the most...

Washington (CNN) – Sarah Palin said in a recent radio appearance that Mike Huckabee made a "horrible decision" nine years ago to commute the prison sentence of the man suspected of killing four police officers in Washington, but she added that her "heart goes out" to the former Arkansas governor. In an interview last week with conservative radio host Lars Larson, Palin called the murders "tragic" and "unfathomable."

Last week the national unemployment rate dropped to 10 percent. This is a good thing only because last month unemployment was over 10 percent. Unemployment in double digits is yet another reminder that the stimulus was and is an epic failure. So it's especially ironic to read this in liberal blogger Hugh Jackson's recent City Life column. "[T]he stimulus is doing what it is supposed to do, it is contributing to ending the recession," Moody's economist and former McCain-Palin economic adviser Mark Zandi recently told the New York Times... The creation of new jobs is the least significant impact of...

Obama is like a child TV star who rose to fame because he eloquently delivered a cute catchphrase (“Hope and Change” as opposed to “Hey, Mikey! He likes it!”), but now finds himself an adolescent in a grown-up world and faced with the task of actually manning up to the responsibilities of a new job for which he applied . Yet, instead of stepping up to the plate, Obama is relying merely on his celebrity status to coast through the sometimes ceremonial and often dire decisions a chief executive must make.

Topics in today's show: -- President Orders 30,000 troops to Afghanistan -- Obama insists he won't give in to terrorists -- Gore cancels Copenhagen event -- Rush voted most influential conservative -- Chris Matthews calls West Point the "enemy camp" -- George Lopez cracks jokes at Tiger

As Copenhagen two-week's conference on climate change starts, conservative superstar Sarah Palin took to her Twitter account Monday evening, calling into question scientific findings that support global warming. Palin's unedited tweets: "Copnhagn Climate Summit;Obama should boycott in light of bogus "findings"Public leary re:snake oil science,he must take stand on climategate." "2 much of "global warming" agenda is merely to halt responsible developmnt;sound science must b foundation 4 Copnhagn decisions,not politics." Palin and other global warming skeptics have recently been emboldened by a controversy they're calling Climategate -- the release of hundreds of exchanges between leading climate change scientists. Some say...

"Al Gore says the debate about global warming is over. But he won't debate anyone about it," Mr. Stossel observes. "And for the record, I'd debate Al Gore anytime."

But seriously, what has he done? Has he done anything other than the Stimulus package of February? Point & Counterpoint.

Video: Police in Minnesota have arrested a man after he allegedly threw a tomato at Sarah Palin that struck two police officers instead. The incident happened during Palin's book tour at the Mall of America. Apparently "libs" have really lousy aim! They are very proficient at spending your money however.

When I walked into the Strand Bookstore in Manhattan last week, I headed straight for the bright young thing who wore an “Ask Me” button, and asked her to point me to the section of the store where I might find Sarah Palin’s memoir, “Going Rogue: An American Life.” She looked at me as if I had requested a copy of “Mein Kampf” signed in blood by the author, and directed me to the nearest Barnes and Noble, where, presumably, readers of dubious taste and sensibility could find what they wanted.

Last year, even at the height of Obamamania, the president's ardent supporters questioned whether he possessed the technical skills or practical experience needed to deal with the domestic economy. My own view was that Obama's archaic New Deal world view was sure to lead him astray. Not to worry, I was told. He was a responsible and intelligent centrist, who would rely on good professional advisors to fill in the gaps in his knowledge and experience base. The recent "upbeat" news is that the level of unemployment has leveled off at about 10% after its earlier climb this year. And...

My county of residence in Virginia is currently divided over a proposed wind energy project along the mountaintop involving more than 2,500 acres of the ridgeline. Not surprisingly, the project has strong sentiment on both sides. The wind has been a tool of humans since at least as far back as 5000 BC when it was used to power boats on the Nile, then a few centuries later used to pump water and grind grain, and in the 1880s someone figured out how to use it to produce electricity. However, the first central electricity generation facilities developed in 1881 were...

Global warming sceptics are meeting on the sidelines of the UN's climate-change conference in Copenhagen. The gathering is seeking a deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions. But critics insist that global warming is not caused by humans. This BBC(?)reporter says "Prove it"! It's a little late but most welcome!

If you want to teach those unscrupulous Democrats down there in that Congressional Cesspool the value a secret ballot follow these instructions. 1. Establish a small temporary office manned by two people in each congressional district. Post a big sign in the office “Your share could be thousands of dollars !”. 2. Put the following ad in the newspapers, on the radio and television. “Order your absentee ballot now – bring your blank ballot to the office listed below and receive your share of the canceled one trillion dollar stimulus package if the republicans gain the majority in the House...

Dingbat Robert Gibbs says "The order of several thousand scientists have come to the conclusion that climate change is happening". There, that settles it! If several thousand scientists convinced him that the world was flat, he'd probably buy that as well! Yes Gibbs, climate change is happening, just as it has been from the creation of the world! You know, if you and Gore would REALLY like to help, then stop flying around in all those jets! Ever heard of video conferencing?

The Birther movement is convinced that President Obama is not a natural-born citizen and hence is constitutionally prohibited from being President. Most Birthers claim that Obama was born in Kenya, while others think his birth occurred in Indonesia. Even though Obama has released a copy of his birth certificate showing that he was born on Oahu, these conspiracy theories continue to animate the fanatical right. What is most surprising about these conspiracy theories is the number of relatively mainstream people willing to associate themselves with the Birthers or at least recognize the issue as a legitimate controversy. One of CNN’s...

A video opposing health care reform that came out last month is causing a stir on the Internet today. The spot features Americans staring at directly at the camera and saying something you don't much hear in polite company: "I guess I'm racist." The reason? They oppose President Obama's health care reform efforts. Watch at left. The video appears to be the work of filmmaker Ray Griggs, who has released a documentary called "I Want Your Money." Introducing the spot on his Web page, Griggs writes that "Americans have every right to speak out against the ruinous direction our nation...

Orrin Hatch then gives him a piece of his mind followed by a panel discussion. Poor Harry sounds like he has a cold, so you've got to listen carefully. Dare we ask if Reed will apologize to Republicans for HIS offensive comments?

Video: Obama actually takes this question seriously!!! The audience laughs, Obama appreciates the boldness of his question, then he says: "Part of what you're supposed to do in college is question conventional wisdom....so you're doing exactly what you're supposed to be doing"! The President of the USA said this with a striaght face! Setting aside Clinton for the moment, think about how Bush or Reagan would have answered this question.....or any other "decent" person!

snip Private Meier, who is seeking a medical discharge from the Army, was given counseling anyway. But he says he never opened up to his therapist, fearing that actions taken in the heat of battle might be disclosed to prosecutors. “How can you go and talk about wartime problems when you feel that if you mention anything wrong, you’re going to be prosecuted?” he said in an interview. He is not alone in his wariness. Many soldiers, lawyers and mental health workers say that the rules governing confidentiality of psychotherapist-patient relations in the military are porous. The rules breed suspicion...

"The terrorists today have the will to destroy us, but they don't have the power. We have the power to eradicate them, but we must now show that we have the will." - Benjamin Netanyahu - Sept. 14th, 2001 The United States has often been referred to as the world’s only super-power, but what does it really mean? The potential of a nation is only that. More often than not, the destiny of a nation is determined by will power and unity rather than potential or physical power. Potential will be realized only to the extent of the will and...

This six minute docu-drama gives a full orbed presentation of Gore's parody commercial (which he stars in), C-SPAN hearing, man on the street interview and then a Gore booksigning gone bad!

William Shatner sits down with Rush Limbaugh for an intimate (3 part) interview on Shatner's Raw Nerve. They both did a great job and it's very entertaining. I miss Captin Kirk! (Sorry in advance if this is a re-post)

Sarah Palin payes a visit to Norman Oklahoma where people camped out over night in the cold to have the opportunity to see her.....which they did. If you're a Palin news junkie, you'll enjoy this!

Video: Bob Schieffer asks Hillary Clinton "Is victory no longer possible?" & "What is success?" "Afgahns don't want to see the return of the Taliban"! Does Hillary really understand what she's talking about?

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In an apparent set back for secret official efforts to announce the existence of extraterrestrial life, the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) has just closed its UFO desk. After 50 years of having an official reporting mechanism in place for public sightings of UFOs, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence stated that the funds could be better used for the Afghanistan war. What is the impact of the British MOD decision to close its UFO desk? Why was such an announcement made now given that only a trivial amount of public funds (44,000 pounds/US$73,000 a year) will be saved...

Sarah Palin may have some ‘splainin’ to do with the conservative fans on her book tour as word spreads of her partying Saturday night with the elites of the dread Mainstream Media. In her featured “roast,” the media types even got off easier than her former associates on the McCain campaign. Sometimes you’ve got “to trust your instincts,” she told the group. “And when you don’t, you end up in a place like this.” The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate stopped in Washington to be the Republican speaker at the annual black-tie winter dinner of the Gridiron Club,...

"One of the traditional ways of imposing statism or socialism has been by way of medicine" Ronald Reagan Trust me, you'll want to forward this brief clip on to your friends, folks. Narrated by Reagan himself. I miss him so!

Two short video clips: 1. Sunday on "Meet the depressed" John McCain is asked about Sarah Palin's "brand" of conservatism. 2. McCain is then asked a leading question: "You must have been shocked to see Palin quit.' The host contunies to whine about Sarah "quitting" and stepping down as governor. McCain thinks that she will play a major role in 2012 but is not quite ready to endorse her: