On the Anniversary of Kennedy's Death, Extremism Lives On

Nov 23, 2009 - What I find interesting about this is both how much has changed AND how much hasn't. The Letter:     Tyler, Texas November 24, 1963 President Lyndon B Johnson The White House Washington D.C.   Dear Mr. President: In this time of mourning and appreciating how very busy you are, I still must write about existing conditions here in East Texas, even if you are too busy to read this, because I feel it is my duty to do so. - 0 Comments

China Holds Firm on Major Issues in Obama’s Visit

Nov 18, 2009 - President Obama toured the historic Forbidden City in Beijing on Tuesday during a break from meetings with Chinese leaders. Source BEIJING — In six hours of meetings, at two dinners and during a stilted 30-minute news conference in which President Hu Jintao did not allow questions, President Obama was confronted, on his first visit, with a fast-rising China more willing to say no to the United States. On topics like Iran (Mr. - 1 Comment

Can't Teach the 10 Commandments in School - But OK to Teach 5 Pillars of Islam?

Nov 14, 2009 - Written by JihadWatch.org SATURDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2009 An Ongoing problem - Do you know what they are teaching YOUR children? "California schools are pushing an unbalanced religious agenda that favors Islam and minimizes Christianity and Judaism," Accuracy in Academia warns in its latest Campus Report. Christianity isn't given equal time, either. - 9 Comments

FACT CHECK: Palin Goes Rogue on Some Details

Nov 13, 2009 - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition. Palin goes adrift, at times, on more contemporary issues, too. - 5 Comments

Knee Slapper or Head Scratcher?

Nov 13, 2009 - China warns Obama about Dalai Lama, citing Lincoln on slavery Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:30am EST [-] Text [+] Wednesday, 4 Nov 2009 07:49am EST  BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese government spokesman said Barack Obama should be especially sympathetic to China's opposition to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence, as a black president who lauded Abraham Lincoln for helping abolish slavery. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the comments at a news conference on Thursday, four days before Obama arrives in China for a summit that will cover the two big powers' vast and sometimes tense economic, diplomatic and security ties. Obama did not meet Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, when he was in Washington in early October. - 3 Comments

Reporter's Obama Encounter at Arlington

Nov 12, 2009 - ARLINGTON, Va. - He didn't introduce himself. He didn't have to. - 46 Comments

GOP Has Female Problems

Nov 09, 2009 - Conservatives say they pushed Dede Scozzafava out of the House race in New York’s 23rd District a week ago because of her left-of-Republican social views — and not because she is a woman. But the growing schism between the Republican Party’s ascendant right wing and its shrinking moderate core has clear gender undertones — and Scozzafava’s departure raises fresh questions about the GOP’s ability to recruit, elect and even tolerate the sort of moderate women who used to be part of its ruling mainstream. While Republicans scored a pair of impressive electoral victories in New Jersey and Virginia with solid support among female voters, the events of the last week offer harbingers of serious trouble ahead with the largest swing voter bloc in the country — women. - 0 Comments