So much for foreign policy pragmatism
Read it and weep: Obama to close terrorist ‘black sites’ … in addition to Gitmo, of course.
About the “Hot Headlines” section
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Stuck on Stupid: Rep. Murtha says he’d house Gitmo prisoners in his district
Most of you have already heard today about the news articles that came out today about how tomorrow, President Obama is supposed to issue an executive order to shut down Gitmo Bay within the year. As if that’s not bad enough, today Rep. John Murtha, infamous for slandering our Marines over the Haditha controversy, offered to house the detainees in his district:
Found: The picture that was the inspiration for “the” iconic Obama poster
Ya’ll are familiar with the now-famous campaign poster used repeatedly during the Obama campaign, which features his face with red, white, and blue colors on it. The title of the poster was “Change” and you can see it here if you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page.
McClatchy/Observer adoration of Obama continues
A little over a week ago, I wrote about the liberal McClatchy news outlet’s selling of a book about Barack Obama that includes articles and photos written and taken over the last two years, and how they based the title of the book on Obama’s speech on race.
Yeah, but are the oceans and the planet starting to heal yet?
The AP (via Sweetness and Light) provides us with the Obamedia picture caption of the day: