Monthly Archives: September 2008 «

 

Billout bill fails in the House

Posted by: ST on September 29, 2008 at 1:58 pm » 16 Comments

Via AP: WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion bailout today following extended debate where many members, including some who brokered the deal with it, was highly unpopular. The preliminary vote was 185-197. Members had a limited amount of time to change their votes. Following the deadline, the margin was growing for [...]

 

John Hawkins interviews David Freddoso

Posted by: ST on September 29, 2008 at 9:54 am » 1 Comment

Fellow blogger and North Carolinian John Hawkins has interviewed NRO’s David Freddoso, author of the book The Case Against Barack Obama. Freddoso, I’m sure you’ll recall, is another conservative writer who, in addition to Stanley Kurtz, has been targeted by Obama’s goon squad in Chi-town, which tells you all you need to know about Freddoso [...]

 

Barack Obama’s role in the subprime lending mess

Posted by: ST on September 29, 2008 at 9:15 am » 3 Comments

This Stanley Kurtz piece is something that will get little to no traction in the pro-Obama mainstream press, but it’s well-worth the read. In talking about what “community organizers” like ACORN do, the must-be-stopped Kurtz writes: In other words, community organizers help to undermine the US economy by pushing the banking system into a sinkhole [...]

 

Whopper of the week: Joe Biden takes credit for successes in Iraq

Posted by: ST on September 28, 2008 at 7:00 pm » 7 Comments

Here’s the video from Friday night: Relevant part of the transcript: “The fact of the matter is, the only thing succeeding in Iraq right now is the plan that Barack and I talked about that Petraeus is implementing … giving local control in the very areas with a limited central government.” Ummm … no. Jeff [...]

 

Falcons at the Panthers (UPDATE: PANTHERS WIN 24-9)

Posted by: ST on September 28, 2008 at 1:18 pm » 2 Comments

It’s a gorgeous fall day here in Charlotte, a good day for a home game against the Falcons, our big NFC South rival. The Falcons have the edge in games versus the ‘Cats, with a 16-10 record against them, but the Panthers are hungry for a win after being embarassed by the Vikings last week. [...]

 

How “tolerant” far left liberals in NYC treat conservatives

Posted by: ST on September 28, 2008 at 12:09 pm » 5 Comments

Documented, but not surprising: A description of the video: A Pro-McCain march on the Upper West Side in Manhattan on Sunday, September 21, 2008. A group of McCain-Palin supporters dare to march through the Upper West Side – infidels in the liberal Mecca. Local “progressives” boo, jeer, and flip fingers at them with a rage [...]

 

Bailout deal reached

Posted by: ST on September 28, 2008 at 12:02 pm » 4 Comments

Ed Morrissey has the good, bad, and ugly on the agreement Congressional leaders have reached on the bailout bill. Not great, but better than how it started out. No ACORN funding for one thing. PM Update 1 – 4:20: Here’s a link to the bill. PM Update 2- 6:24: Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby goes [...]

 

Weekend open thread

Posted by: ST on September 27, 2008 at 8:16 pm » 4 Comments

I’ll be back tomorrow, ya’ll.

 

Missouri Governor Matt Blunt slams Obama for thuggish anti-free speech tactics

Posted by: ST on September 27, 2008 at 8:01 pm » 4 Comments

In response to the strong-arm tactics Barry Oh! has asked law enforcement to use in the state of Missouri against his prominent critics, Gov. Matt Blunt issued the following statement: Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news [...]

 

How Democrats helped enable the current economic crisis, continued

Posted by: ST on September 27, 2008 at 6:16 pm » 4 Comments

More evidence, in addition to what’s already been documented, about how Democrats enabled lenders like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to get us into the economic crisis we see today. The video is from a 2004 House hearing on questionable FM/FM lending practices that regulators had brought to light. Note the hostility of many of [...]