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Mercedes-Benz, Capital One, HSBC, Discover and seven other big firms are yanking their ads from Beck's show, boycott organizers said Wednesday. "We applaud those companies that have recently pulled their support from Beck," James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, said Wednesday. "There are at least 57 companies who will not tolerate Beck's race-baiting comments." The African-American political group went after Beck for declaring on his July 28 show that Obama is a racist with a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture." About 145,000 members signed a petition asking Beck's advertisers to stop supporting him. And big companies...

Within 12 months, the Japanese were killing more than 40,000 dolphins every year. Most were fed to children in school meals, with the rest being exported to China. Ironically, recent scientific research suggests that the Japanese authorities might be endangering the health of their own children through this practice. Dolphin meat is full of toxic mercury, cadmium, DDT and carcinogens such as dioxins and PCBs. Some cuts of dolphin meat have more than 5,000 times the safe level of mercury. Such levels can very quickly lead to severe nervous system problems and even insanity. The dolphin meat is so toxic...

I pledge my allegiance to God, my country, the flag of the USA and not to one person!!!!

September 04, 2009, 4:00 a.m. Lasting RamificationsAfghanistan is a war worth winning, but not a war worth fighting indefinitely. By Pete Hegseth I wasn’t surprised to read George Will’s Tuesday column calling for the U.S. to withdraw from Afghanistan. In fact, I’m more surprised that the recent Afghanistan debate (or lack thereof) progressed this far without a prominent conservative defector. I hope his column stimulates an exchange in which the best ideas (which rarely emanate from the Washington chattering class) reach the battlefield. In my gut — as a soldier and hawkish conservative — I want to fully support...

Al Qaeda two largest terrorist forums are celebrating the despicable AP photo of our Marine Hero during his moment of death. The two largest Al Qaeda forums are called “Al Falojah” and “Shoomookh Al Islam”. The translation to English is in italic Translation from “Al Falojah” terrorist forum thread # 82382 titled: “A Gift: The Pentagon is shocked by the publication of an American soldier breathing his last breath, picture is attached”. Then members of "al falojah" terrorist forum commented by saying “To Hell and have the worst fate” and “allah damn him and damn anyone who mourns him, we...

For war journalist Scott Anderson, the most confounding part of his recent assignment for GQ magazine to explore the root of terrorist acts in Russia a decade ago wasn't the suggestion of treachery and subterfuge he found. Scott Anderson, a veteran war correspondent Enlarge Timothy Fadek/Polaris Scott Anderson, a veteran war correspondent, says he's disappointed GQ was frightened of circulating his story. "If you're worried about repercussions and you bow to them, you're basically surrendering to the other side." Scott Anderson, a veteran war correspondent Timothy Fadek/Polaris Scott Anderson, a veteran war correspondent, says he's disappointed GQ was frightened of...

WASHINGTON -- The European Union is strongly criticizing a congressional proposal to charge a $10 fee to some visitors to the United States and suggesting it may carry a price for U.S. travelers. If it passes, the EU says, some U.S. travelers to Europe could face retaliation. The fee now under consideration in Congress would finance a new U.S. program to promote travel, a burden that the EU believes Americans should bear. "Only in 'Alice in Wonderland' could a penalty be seen as promoting the activity on which it is imposed," the European Commission's Ambassador to Washington, John Bruton, said...

September 5 Morning Verse"Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar." Psalm 120:5As a Christian you have to live in the midst of an ungodly world, and it is of little use for you to cry "Woe is me." Jesus did not pray O that you should be taken out of the world, and what He did not pray for you need not desire. Better far in the Lord's strength to meet the difficulty, and glorify Him in it. The enemy is ever on the watch to detect inconsistency in your conduct;...

A young Baylor coed asked Chet Edwards the tough questions at the recent Waco Texas Town Hall Meeting.

This is the entire Glenn Beck show from Friday; September 4th, 2009 in five annotated 10-minute clips. In this episode, he discusses the dangers posed by Obama’s 37 czars and the radical plot to shut down conservative talk radio. He also interviews David Horowitz, Rush Limbaugh, and Bob Baer. Video: Glenn Beck on September 4th, 2009

Democratic field gets crowded in governor race Meanwhile, a lack of enthusiam for down-ballot races causes concern AUSTIN — The field of Democratic candidates for governor continues to grow, but the question remains whether there is an elephant slayer in the bunch. And below the governor's race, there has been no groundswell of candidates working to build a ticket for down-ballot offices that could have a major impact on redistricting in 2011, when Texas is expected to gain four seats in Congress. This lack of a prairie fire for Texas Democrats is smoldering as the Democratic National Committee is...

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1. Obama was born on Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu. His first name, Barack, means "blessed" in Swahili and was also his Kenyan father's name. 2. He says he hasn't liked ice cream since working at Baskin-Robbins as a teenager. [Snip] 5. He married Michelle Robinson, also a Harvard Law School graduate, who supervised him while he was working as a summer associate in a Chicago law firm. [Snip] 9. Obama and his wife bought a house on Chicago's South Side in June 2005 for $1.65 million. It has four fireplaces. 10. His heroes are Martin Luther King Jr., Mohandas...

Chris Healy, chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party, called Obama's speech "perfectly appropriate" and predicted that children would be excited to hear it. "I think people have got to relax," Healy said. "There is plenty to criticize the president on when he's speaking to adults. But he is a role model and a historic figure, no matter what you think of his policies. He's a smart person and he's a product of education himself." With GOP Chairmen like this, who need Democrats? Let Chris Healy let you know how you feel about his comments: email: political@ctgop.org Phone: (860) 826-7378 Fax:...

Since Barack Obama has become president his actions have served to embolden America's enemies, diminish our country in the face of our enemies, and undermine our allies. Foreign policy expert Frank Gaffney articulates: Let’s get into this Obama doctrine business. I’m fond of saying that it can be described in terms of three broad categories. First, embolden our enemies. Second, diminish our country. And third, undermine our allies. The Obama Administration has consistently made a slanderous false accusation against the government of Honduras, falsely alledging that it perpetrated a coup against it's former president Mel Zelayah. Even as the facts...

(My translation) Growth in Russia is not dependent on international financial markets. The Russian banking system has not been involved in speculation in derivatives from the U.S. mortgage market. Even if some Russian banks may have faced losses when their counterparts failed there is nothing that can compare to the losses suffered by the Swiss bank UBS, the big U.S. banks or some European banks. Finally, the country’s financial reserves are considerable. The situation of the Russian economy is healthier than in August 1998, but also healthier than that of many European countries. Household debt is low whereas it exceeds...

Buddy Blattner, a former major leaguer and longtime sportscaster who paired with Don Wells on the Angels' KMPC radio broadcasts from 1962 to 1968, has died. He was 89... A gifted athlete, Blattner was a world champion table tennis player as a teenager before switching to baseball. In retirement he took up tennis, winning many national senior tournaments... Blattner also was the radio voice of the NBA's St. Louis Hawks in the '50s and spent two seasons in the booth for the St. Louis Cardinals before coming west to work for the Angels. He joined them in 1962, a year...

During his trash TV days, Montel Williams probably did quite little in the way of show prep. With almost every program made up of paternity DNA testing and guest bookings from Jerry Springer's hallway overflow, brainpower was not a job requirement. Now that he's an Air America libtalker, Williams hasn't changed his approach one bit. That's why reading talking points verbatim from smear websites is Montel's idea of a thoughtful program. That intellectual laziness may help to explain his most recent outbursts, but pure mean-spiritedness picks up where the former leaves off. In this caught-on-tape exclusive, Williams takes a colorful...

MIAMI (Reuters) - It does not require a great deal of imagination to work out the marketing strategy of the Lingerie Football League, which opened its debut season on Friday. The underwear-clad female players are hoping, however -- probably in vain -- to be taken seriously. The LFL, born out of the commercial success of the "Lingerie Bowl', a half-time show of women in scanty outfits broadcast during the half-time break in the NFL's Super Bowl, has ten teams competing in seven-a-side full-contact American football, with players dressed in sports bras and the tiniest of shorts. "I think it is...

At Bloggingheads, Fleeing the Ritual Contamination of “Creationism” The imbroglio over editorial policy at Bloggingheads.tv would be of minor interest if it didn’t present such an evocative window on the psychology of the Darwin-believing community. Did you ever think about what actually drives these people? To recap: Robert Wright, the site’s editor-in-chief, was out of the shop when his staff pulled down an interview, six hours after it was put up, between linguist John McWhorter and biochemist Michael Behe. Somehow, pressure was applied to McWhorter resulting in his actually issuing a public apology. He was forced to cringe and beg...