Posted on January 22, 2008 by nuke
On the last day of the campaign before the Nevada caucuses, a pre-recorded automated telephone message, accusing “Barack Hussein Obama” of lying about his ties to lobbyists, goes out to voters. The Clinton campaign claims no knowledge of the calls. source
Filed under: Democrat Corruption, Election 2008, hillary | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 22, 2008 by nuke
Actor Heath Ledger (28) found dead at a Manhattan (Soho) apartment at@ 3:45 EST FoxNews is reporting that he was found with pills scattered, lying around. NYPD has stated that the death may be drug releated. Authorities do not believe foul play was involved. A masseuse was let in to the apartment at 3:35 by [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2008 by nuke
Abdullah al-Muhajir not a familiar name to you? His muslim name has been suppressed, for some reason. This is none other than the “dirty bomber” Jose Padilla. From AP: MIAMI – Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with to blow up a radioactive “dirty bomb,” was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months on [...]
Filed under: 'War on Terrorism', Election 2008, linkfests | 16 Comments »
Posted on January 22, 2008 by nuke
Interesing piece from Jed Babbin at Human Events. …a small group of Republican House conservatives is planning a move that could force reform on House Democrats and the Senate. These conservative members — including Representatives Jeb Hensarling (Tex.), Mike Pence (Ind.) and Jeff Flake (Ariz.) — are planning a major initiative against congressional earmarks on [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2008 by nuke
Coalition forces are taking a great toll on al qaeda in Iraq, so much so that they are now targeting school children. BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber pushing an electric heater on top of a cart packed with explosives attacked a high school north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing a bystander and injuring 21 [...]
Filed under: 'War on Terrorism' | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 22, 2008 by nuke
Mike Huckabee has been second-guessed for briefly becoming embroiled with the Battle Flag issue in South Carolina. At first I thought it was a great political move that might have moved the polls a couple of points in his favor. It turns to have been at best a distraction, and at worst, a net loss [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2008 by nuke
GOA Ratings For John McCain 2000 C– 2002 C– 2004 F– 2006 F– Democrats Say McCain Nearly Abandoned GOP America’s Foolish European Wannabes Refutation Of “A Day At The Beach” Charge Andy Card — I Have Seen McCain’s Anger McCain’s Character — A Disaster Waiting To Happen Sen. McCain: I Don’t Have A Temper John [...]
Filed under: 2nd amendment, Election 2008, mccain | 7 Comments »
Posted on January 21, 2008 by nuke
John McCain. Surprised? Public Citizen reported that the number of campaign cash “Bundlers” employed by John McCain is greater than any other Republican candidate: more than anyone in the race other than John Edwards. McCain also enjoys the dubious distinction of employing more “Lobbyist Bundlers” than any other candidate – in fact, more than the [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, mccain, News and politics | Tagged: bundlers, campaign finance reform, Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, john mccain, John Solomon, lobbyists, McCain-Feingold, Newt Gingrich, norman hsu, Public Citizen, Washington Post | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 21, 2008 by nuke
MLK Day in Mississippi. This is B.B. King
Filed under: Mississippi, music video, Open thread, The Blues, The South | Tagged: BB King, MLK Day | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 21, 2008 by nuke
Al-Qaida’s media arm, Al-Sahab, announced in December that al-Zawahri would take questions from the public posted on Islamic militant Web sites and would respond “as soon as possible.” Link “When we will see the men of al-Qaida waging holy war in Palestine? Because frankly our situation has become very bad,” writes one, with the username [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2008 by nuke
OoRah. This one is for you, nephew. Thank you, Uncle Nuke update: also at MM +++++ Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, The Virtuous Republic, 123beta, Stix Blog, Right Truth, Shadowscope, The Amboy Times, Big Dog’s Weblog, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Conservative Cat, Adeline and Hazel, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, third world county, InvestorBlogger [...]
Filed under: military, The South | 11 Comments »
Posted on January 20, 2008 by nuke
Part 4 of Jack Cahill’s national security piece, detailing the incoming National Security Advisor in a Barack H. Obama administration. Here’s a quick excerpt: Given Clinton’s feckless counter-terror performance under Clarke’s leadership, Islamic terrorists had been attacking American interests around world regularly and with impunity for the previous eight years. The terror had begun during [...]
Filed under: 'War on Terrorism' | Tagged: 60 minutes, christopher shays, condi rice, richard clarke | 12 Comments »
Posted on January 20, 2008 by nuke
Update: Political contributions and bio Bookmark this link. Please post all links of interest for McCain. I’m going to leave the thread open for the next couple of days, please post your links in the comments section. After the link library is ready to go, I’ll take the thread private, at which time you will [...]
Filed under: Open thread | 54 Comments »
Posted on January 19, 2008 by nuke
From the Associated Press: On the Republican side, Mormons comprised a quarter of those attending Nevada’s GOP caucuses, and more than nine in 10 were voting for Romney. Romney is a Mormon, and his religion has been cited as a problem by some Republican voters. About half of Romney’s overall vote in Nevada came from [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, News and politics | Tagged: Al Sharpton, CAIR, Charles Johnson, Kathryn Lopez, LGF, Michigan, mike huckabee, mitt romney, Mormon, National Review Online, Nevada, NRO, Peter Hoekstra, Rich Lowry, Tammy Bruce | 14 Comments »
Posted on January 19, 2008 by nuke
Taco the wonder dog started yapping about 5:30 this morning. Something is going on. Blizzard in McComb? (80 mi north of New Orleans) First time in years. NowPublic Tags: People
Filed under: News and politics | 112 Comments »
Posted on January 19, 2008 by nuke
Posted on January 18, 2008 by nuke
Friday Reading List, courtesy of Boortz Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is upset that President Bush sent a “message of confrontation.” He’s lucky that’s all he’s getting at the moment. In Washington, politicians are starting to complain about the planned sale of oil drilling rights in Alaska … because of the poor polar bears. Remember, to the [...]
Filed under: linkfests, News and politics | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 18, 2008 by nuke
This is the World Famous Friday Open Thread. Trackbacks welcome. WFFOT: Thread for one…Thread for all.
Filed under: Huckabee, Open thread, WFFOT | 17 Comments »
Posted on January 17, 2008 by nuke
Jkn is such a cool tool. Good ol’ Rich Lowry wrote his weekly Huck hit-piece at Townhall, and I used jkn to add my comments. Check it out Update: JKN is retooling, and the database is kaput. I saved a photoshop version, but WP won’t allow it. You’re going to have to trust me on [...]
Filed under: News and politics | Tagged: Huckabee, NRO, Rich Lowry, romney | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 17, 2008 by nuke
Writing in Teh Spectator, Quinn Hillyer seeks to extend his allotted fifteen minutes in a major-league suck up move to the group of conservatives whose names he dropped in yesterday’s AS blog piece… Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh, George Will, Phyllis Schlafly, Michael Reagan, Jed Babbin, Rich Lowry, Jonah Goldberg, Kathryn Lopez, Fred Barnes, Charles Krauthammer, [...]
Filed under: Election 2008, Huckabee | Tagged: Ann Coulter, Bob Dole, Bob Novak, Charles Krauthammer, David Frum, David Limbaugh, Deroy Murdock, Dick Armey, Donald Lambro, Frank Gaffney, Fred Barnes, fred thompson, George Will, Jed Babbin, John Fund, John Hinderaker, Jonah Goldberg, Kathryn Lopez, Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, Michael Reagan, Pat Toomey, Paul Mirengoff, Peggy Noonan, Pete Wehner, Phyllis Schlafly, Rich Lowry, Rush Limbaugh, the Club for Growth, the Wall Street Journal, Thomas Sowell | Comments Off
Posted on January 17, 2008 by nuke
You’ve seen the ads, you’ve heard the mantra. You know, in your heart, and without a doubt that Mike Huckabee is not an economic conservative. At least, not in the way CfG’s Pat Toomey and Dick Armey want to define economic conservatism. And apparently, to hear Quinn Hillyer describe it, not the way Mark Levin, [...]
Filed under: club for growth, conservatism, Election 2008, Huckabee, News and politics | Tagged: Ann Coulter, Bob Dole, Bob Novak, Charles Krauthammer, David Frum, David Limbaugh, Deroy Murdock, Donald Lambro, Frank Gaffney, Fred Barnes, George Will, Jed Babbin, John Fund, John Hinderaker, Jonah Goldberg, Kathryn Lopez, Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, Michael Reagan, Pat Toomey, Paul Mirengoff, Peggy Noonan, Pete Wehner, Phyllis Schlafly, Quinn Hillyer, Rich Lowry, Rush Limbaugh, the Wall Street Journal, Thomas Sowell | 53 Comments »
Posted on January 16, 2008 by nuke
Club for Growth crows Toomey struttin around like a bantam rooster I feel a major league rant coming on.
Filed under: club for growth, Election 2008, music video, Open thread | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 16, 2008 by nuke
Doug Ross has compiled an interesting dossier on BH Obama, revealing, among other things, Obama’s support for Sharia Law in Kenya. Bookmark this post folks, this is good stuff. Here’s a quick excerpt: Sarah Hussein Obama of Kenya, Barack Obama’s stepgrandmother, is a lifelong Muslim. “I am a strong believer of the Islamic faith,” she [...]
Filed under: 'War on Terrorism', News and politics, obama | 60 Comments »
Posted on January 15, 2008 by nuke
Barring a major surprise, Mitt Romney will take the Michigan Primary… Congrats to Team Romney. It was gut check time, and you did what you had to do. — UPDATE: 8:00P Central, FNC calls it for Romney. Fifteen minutes after the Fox News Channel projected the winner of the Michigan Primary, John McCain stepped to [...]
Filed under: Open thread, romney | 16 Comments »
Posted on January 15, 2008 by nuke
Nuke: “We’ve known each other for some time now, and frankly I just can’t understand your support for the huckster. He’s a RINO who, if nominated, will totally destroy the Republican party. Populism is not conservatism, and this is the candidate you expect to unite the party and face the DemocRats in November???!!!” He went [...]
Filed under: Bloggers, Election 2008 | Tagged: fred thompson | 45 Comments »