Monthly archives: June 2012

Obama Recess Appointment's Union Past Under Scrutiny

Barack Obama’s history of recess appointments is widely agreed to be less than stellar. Now, FOX News is raising questions about another recess appointment, that of former International Union of Operating Engineers lawyer Richard Griffin to the National Labor Relations Board. The FOX story alleges that more than 60 Union members have been arrested and jailed in the past decade on mob-related charges. It goes on to assert that there is no […]

Obama Addresses NALEO (Full Video)

Today, for the first time in his presidency, Barack Obama addressed the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, one day after GOP presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney addressed the same group. In 2008, President Obama assured the group that, if elected, he would visit the group every year. Apparently, only in campaign years. Full video of his speech today: ReactionLOL (0) It’s a Trappp! (0) Bias (0) Losing (0) Fail (0) Winning (0) Aww (0)

A Sham Coalition, Obamacare, and David Axelrod's Impropriety

In 1985, with three other individuals, David Axelrod started AKPD, a political/media consulting firm that caters to progressive candidates. The firm was in charge of President Barack Obama’s 2008 election, and after the election, Obama invited Axelrod to come on board as his Senior Advisor. AKPD was to buy out Axelrod’s stake in the company to remove the impression of impropriety for $2 million. AKPD did indeed buy out Axelrod’s […]

CFPB Another Step Towards Federal Control of Higher Education?

He who controls the purse strings makes the rules. Education finance policy. Sounds boring right? It may not be the hottest topic out there but it is definitely an important one. Especially considering concerted steps are being taken to destroy private student lending.   Step 1: The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Obamacare). Along with taking a major step in the control of the health care industry, this […]

BREAKING: Aaron Walker Files Motion to Stay Brett Kimberlin Peace Order

Aaron Walker, with his attorney Mr. Bours, have filed a motion to partially stay the Peace Order filed against him for blogging and tweeting about Brett Kimberlin. Mr. Bours argues at one point in the motion that Judge Cornelius Vaughey ”disregarded by name controlling supreme court precedent on what constitutes incitement.” The motion cites Judge Vaughey’s flippant rejection of Brandenberg v Ohio which defines incitement as speech “producing imminent lawless action […]

Obama Set to Party, Fundraise with Hollywood One Percent

President Obama is set to attend another another splashy Hollywood fundraiser in Los Angeles, California.   The June 29 event is being put on by “Gen 44,” the president’s re-election youth arm. Gen44 is the official under-40 fundraising program of Obama for America comprised of the next generation of leaders, young entrepreneurs, social innovators and activists. The program started as the 2008 campaign’s Generation Obama, and has grown and evolved from […]

Adopted Son of Jerry Sandusky Claims Abuse

Matt Sandusky, one of six adopted children of accused pedophile Jerry Sandusky has come forward and admitted sexual abuse at the hands of his father. After previously denying that the elder Sandusky had abused him, the 33-year old changed his story the day after his father’s legal defense team rested their case. Matt Sandusky claimed today that he had been prepared to testify in his father’s case, had the prosecution […]

Jay Carney Forgets Brian Terry's Name

Today, Jake Tapper of ABC was having an exchange with Press Secretary with Jay Carney today over Fast and Furious during the daily press pool, one day after the House Oversight Committee voted 23-17 along party lines to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to disclose documents related to the operation. The Fast and Furious gunwalking scandal claimed the lives of over 200 Mexicans and […]

Romney Addresses NALEO (Full Video)

Today, presumptive GOP nominee for President Mitt Romney addressed the National Association of Latino Elected Officials in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. His speech came days after President Obama introduced a new directive that would halt deportations and grant work visas to up to 800,000 illegal immigrants who: came to the US while under 16, have continuously resided in the United States for a least five years preceding the date of this […]