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Obama 'meddles' in Honduras -- and chooses the wrong side

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:15:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Its surely tough to make decisions about the diplomatic posture America should take when defending (or supporting) liberty and democracy around the world. Especially when you hardly believe in in yourself. Its gonna be a tough 3.5 years for Obama at this rate.

Clip Source: www.nydailynews.com

Obama 'meddles' in Honduras -- and chooses the wrong side

Thursday, July 2nd 2009, 4:46 PM

Like his chief backer, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Zelaya was intent on rewriting his country's constitution to abolish term limits.

When the country's Supreme Court declared his actions unconstitutional and the country's top military officer informed Zelaya that he would not carry out his orders to oversee a sham election, Zelaya fired him. Zelaya then led a mob of supporters - including armed thugs supplied by Chavez and Nicaraguan Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega - to try to steal the ballots.

Clip Source: www.nydailynews.com

Nevertheless, the Pentagon has cut off all cooperation with the Honduran military and Obama administration officials told The New York Times of their intention to give the poverty-stricken Central American nation "a taste of isolation" (would they threaten such consequences for the mullahs in Iran?).

Washington, which has been so reluctant to support democracy in far away Persia

Tags: honduras, zelaya, supreme court, central america, democracy

The Dictatorship Regime Lead By Supreme Leader

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:44:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: By doing so, the regime lead by supreme leader Ali Khamenei, hoped to silence the last remaining (moderate) opposition leaders who themselves count as prominent figures of the Islamic regime, and complete his grand scheme of creating an Islamic state rather than a republic. However, this so called election 'coup' failed as the courageous people of Iran took to the streets to let the world know what is happening and make their cries for justice and basic rights be heard throughout the globe. Once again, a dictatorship has failed to tame the brave and free people of Iran. The Islamic regime has lost all credibility. This is the beginning of the end for this corrupt, backward and violent regime.

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The dictatorship regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, took away the last remaining right of it's people, the right to vote, by rigging the 2009 presidential election in a major way in favor of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Tags: ahmadi, dictatorship, iran rally, supreme leader ali khamenei, tehran rally, where is my vote?

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:19:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ??

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor

After Sarah Palin's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week she has announced she will be stepping down in a few weeks. In a press conference call this morning, Alaska's Governor Sarah Palin announced she will not run for re-election and is stepping down as governor.

Rumors of an "iceberg scandal" have been circulating.

Palin's father, Chuck Heath, told Fox News that he thought her resignation was due to the negativity from the media. According to Heath, the governor was unable to be effective while she was constantly having to defend herself against ethics complaints and the media.

You betcha!

Sara Palin Resigning As AK Governor, Won't Seek Re-Election

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:41:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "The media made me do it, gosh darn it!"

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

After Sarah Palin's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week she has announced she will be stepping down in a few weeks. In a press conference call this morning, Alaska's Governor Sarah Palin has announced she will not run for re-election and is stepping down as governor.

She had a brief statement. She took no questions.

Her commissioners and Lt. Governor were with her at her home. Palin did not relinquished the reigns of the state to the Lt. Governor while running for vice president.

Lt. Governor Sean Parnell will step in as governor at the end of the month. He was defeated by Congressman Don Young in the Republican primary last year.

Resignation is certainly out of character for Sarah Palin. Senator Mark Begich had a meeting with Sarah Palin two days ago with no mention of her leaving office.

Palin's father, Chuck Heath, told Fox News he thought her resignation was due to the negativity from the media.

Tags: palin, republicans, politics, alaska, resignation, you betcha

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:33:37 GMT

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Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor

After Sarah Palin's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week she has announced she will be stepping down in a few weeks. In a press conference call this morning, Alaska's Governor Sarah Palin has announced she will not run for re-election and is stepping down as governor.

She had a brief statement. She took no questions.

Her commissioners and Lt. Governor were with her at her home. Palin did not relinquished the reigns of the state to the Lt. Governor while running for vice president.

Rumors of an "iceberg scandal" have been circulating.

Resignation is certainly out of character for Sarah Palin. Senator Mark Begich had a meeting with Sarah Palin two days ago with no mention of her leaving office. Palin's press secretary, David Murrow had posted on his facebook page Wednesday, "David Murrow is considering life's ironies." He was hired less than a month ago. Yesterday he wrote, "There's gonna be some fireworks this weekend!"

Palin to resign this month

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:35:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: May indicate plans to go after a presidential run.

Clip Source: www.ktuu.com

Gov. Sarah Palin to resign her office

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor's Picnic at Pionner Park in Fairbanks on Saturday, July 25, Palin said.

There was no immediate word as to why she will resign, though speculation has been rampant that the former vice presidential candidate is gearing up for a run at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

The stunning announcement by Palin opens the floodgates for the 2010 gubernatorial race. Speculation that Palin might not seek re-election had fueled further conjecture of who might run.

Tags: palin

Palin will not seek re-election

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Oh my. She must be tougher than nails if she plans to run for President. The Left is relentless now. I can not imagine what they would do to her then.

Clip Source: www.politico.com

Sarah Palin will not seek re-election

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has told associates that she will not seek re-election next year, freeing her to pursue a White House bid in 2012, according to two GOP sources.

By not running for re-election, Palin liberates herself from the political constraints that come with running for president while still in elected office.

Leaving office at the end of next year, the former vice presidential hopeful will be able to travel the country more freely without facing the sort of repeated ethics inquiries she’s been fending off since returning to Alaska earlier this year.

Sarah will NOT be seeking re-election :(

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I guess she has had enough for now?

I couldn't blame her.

Clip Source: thisainthell.us

Sarah Palin Will Not Seek Re-Election for Governor!

What does this mean? Who the hell knows but at least you won’t be greeted at TAH by an image of Helen Thomas (walking instant cure for priapism).

You are welcome.

Tags: the lovely sarah palin

British agitators arrested in Iran

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:20:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Of course, when you conspire with the USA to start a war based on deliberate lies...resulting in the murder of hundreds of thousands...it's important to keep up pretensions.

This Clip Title is the actual headline. The idea that Iran's accusations are "absurd and outreageous," is the propaganda news we get fed.

Clip Source: www.csmonitor.com

British Embassy row

"[The enemy] had plotted the velvet revolution prior to the election, and even on the British foreign ministry website in March it was announced that Iran's election might be accompanied by some unrest and that British citizens were warned to be careful," he said,

Tags: british, iran, agitators

National Black Republican Association calls on Democrat Party to apologize for racism

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:25:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Socialist policies suck. They're not good for any of us.

From the article: "They believe the socialist policies of the Democrat Party harm blacks, rather than help them, and serve to further racial tensions through victim-mongering."

"Chairman Rice spells out how the socialism of the Democrat Party uses a “despicable..strategy …to keep blacks poor, angry, and voting for Democrats.” And further, that “the socialist policies of the Democrats have destroyed the economic and social fabric of black communities.”

"She states that there are two main reasons for black support of the Democrat Party, despite the fact that most blacks are generally conservative. First is the Democrats’ false branding of the Republican Party as being racist. And second, is the deeply-rooted belief that “the government must do something for blacks”. Whereas the Republican Party promotes self-sufficiency among the black community, the Democrat Party insists on blacks’ dependence on the government. "

Clip Source: www.nbra.info

The Democratic Party Owes Blacks An Apology By Frances Rice

Clip Source: www.examiner.com

The National Black Republican Association (NBRA) has issued a petition requesting President Obama to issue a proclamation of apology to black Americans for the Democrat Party’s 150-year history of racism in America. The organization’s current newsletter, “The Democratic Party Owes Blacks an Apology” by Chairman Frances Rice, outlines the reasons for the petition.

The NBRA is not asking this of our government, our country, American citizens, nor the Republican Party. They are asking it solely from the Democrat Party. Further, they ask Democrats to stop “issuing unwarranted apologies on behalf of America, while simultaneously using racial politics for partisan political gain.”

Clip Source: www.nbra.info

Clip Source: www.examiner.com

The organization places the blame for current racial divides in America at the feet of the Democrat Party.

Clip Source: ray-dox.blogspot.com

So the Democrat election poster below -- which I believe to date from 1876 -- is quite indicative of the political party polarities of the day:

Clip Source: www.nbra.info

Clip Source: tinypic.com

Tags: nbra, proclamation of apology to black americans, democrat party’s 150-year history of racism in ame, frances rice

Head Scarf Emerges as Indonesia Political Symbol

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:25:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Golkar Party officials rejected accusations by the president’s party that they were trying to exploit Islam for politics; they also denied having anything to do with the recent distribution of leaflets that stated, falsely, that Boediono’s wife was not Muslim, but Roman Catholic.
The fundamentalists are trying to force women to wear the jilbab as an act of submission, and had already done so in various municipalities across the Indonesian archipelago in recent years, Ms. Neng said. For the progressives, she said, wearing the jilbab was an expression of a woman’s right.

“For women in Indonesia, whether they want to wear the jilbab or not is their choice,” said Ms. Neng, who started wearing one five years ago. “It shouldn’t be political.”

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Head Scarf Emerges as Indonesia Political Symbol

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The three parties competing in Indonesia’s presidential election next week have plastered this city with campaign billboards and posters depicting, predictably, their presidential and vice presidential choices looking self-confident.

But one party, Golkar, has also put up posters of the candidates’ wives next to their husbands, posing demurely and wearing Muslim head scarves known here as jilbabs. The wives recently went on a jilbab shopping spree in one of Jakarta’s largest markets, and published a book together titled “Devout Wives of Future Leaders.”

Most polls suggest that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democratic Party will be re-elected

after running a smooth campaign based on his economic policies and a popular anticorruption drive. Despite television debates, the personality-driven campaigns have focused little on differences over policies or ideas, except regarding the wearing of the jilbab

Tags: politics, religion, women

Why do they hate Sarah Palin?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:58:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Very good piece--see source for full article plus lotsa links

Clip Source: www.firstthings.com

“Why do they hate Sarah Palin?”

Jim Geraghty is trying to get to the bottom of the over-the-top hate the left feels for Sarah Palin, a hate that seems to intensified, rather than ebbed-away since the election.

It’s a thoughtful piece, and well-worth reading. I think Geraghty gets quite a lot right, particularly as to the left’s rather ignorant perceptions of who and what conservatives are, and he suggests that there is a great deal of complexity to the hate.

The truth is, if Sarah Palin had a “D” after her name, instead of an “R”, they’d adore her,

Put a D after her name, and the story would be completely different

Although, even in that best-of circumstance, there may be something to the idea I wrote a while back, that they hate Sarah Palin because she is not a victim:

And no matter what, she’ll have to deal with a press fully intent on destroying her with a savagery we haven’t seen them use even against Reagan or Bush.

Tags: sarah palin, love, hate

The Green Brief #16 @Iran_Translator(July 02)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:39:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: 4. Samareh Hashemi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's campaign manager, told PressTV today that the SMS outage and cell phone service restrictions were put in place to "ensure security"

5. More international pressure is being mounted on Iran's Government. There will be an EU meeting next week where it is reported that member nations will consider pulling their ambassadors from Iran.

6. Al-Arabiya's website has stated that an Egyptian lawyer belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, Mamdouh Ismail has filed a complaint in Egypt's Prosecutor General's Office. He has asked them to ban Ahmadinejad from entering Egypt next month to attend a diplomatic meeting. He has accused Ahmadinejad of winning the election erroneously and for insulting two of Prophet Mohammed's companions.

7. Seven people were arrested in Qazvin today in connection with the protests. The head of Participation Front in Hormozgan Province, Mr. Ramezanpour, was also arrested.

Clip Source: greenbrief.newsvine.com

1. Thousands of people gathered at Iran's Beheshte Zahra Cemetery, along with other smaller cemeteries, to mourn the people who have died in the protests. The numbers were hard to confirm, but various sources claimed somewhere between 10,000 – 15,000. Large numbers of Basijis were reported to have been stationed in and around Beheshte Zahra Cemetery, but no clashes were reported. Shopkeepers in Tabriz have reportedly stopped their strikes because of government intimidation and threats made by the Basijis.

2. Mousavi's Facebook page asked for protesters to form a human chain this Sunday

3. Hard-line Parliament members today again called on the Judiciary to prosecute Mousavi for allegedly breaking the law by calling for protests and for instigating violence.

Unconfirmed reports from Qom and Khorasan indicate that more and more clerics are considering denouncing the government's actions; declaring the protests as legitimate.

Tags: basiji forces, six protesters executed at evin prison, government denies account, muslim brotherhood filed complaint against ahmadin

Obama is concerned.......

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:44:30 GMT

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Clip Source: bloodthirstyliberal.com

One of our readers, Martino, posted this as a comment. I think it is terrific and wanted to make sure that everyone sees it:

“Obama Breaks Silence on Gaza, Voices ‘Deep Concern’ Over Civilian Deaths”–headline, Ha’aretz, Jan. 7

“Obama Voices Concern About Freed Guantanamo Inmates”–headline, Reuters, Feb. 2

“Obama Voices Concern About Pakistan”–headline, New York Times, April 30

“Obama Expresses Concern for Tissainayagam”–headline, TamilNet.com, May 2

“Obama: Long-Term Joblessness a Concern”–headline, CNN.com, May 20

“Obama Says North Korea Nuclear Test a ‘Grave Concern’ “–headline, Reuters, May 25

“Obama to ‘Voice Concerns’ in Egypt Speech”–headline, Hill, May 29

“Obama Concerned at Sentence of Journalists in NKorea”–headline, Agence France-Presse, June 8

“Obama Names Video Games as Health Concern in Speech to A.M.A.”–headline, GamePolitics.com, June 15

“Obama Has ‘Deep Concerns’ About Iran’s Election”–headline, Newsweek Web site, June 16

Clip Source: bloodthirstyliberal.com

Tags: blah

Al Franken Wins Election In Iran

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:38:24 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Senator John McCain responded to the allegations of CIA interference by stating, "This result has nothing to do with the CIA and everything to do with a dysfunctional federal bureaucracy. How an American comedian contesting a Senate seat ends up President of Iran speaks volumes to the inefficiency of the Federal government. Perhaps it's time to burn all of out institutions down and start from scratch again. Call it 'shock and awe' or something."

McCain finished by saying, "Of course all this could have been avoided if the legislative branch had allowed us six months ago to nuke Iran."

Clip Source: www.thespoof.com

Al Franken Wins Election In Iran

MacMoody Ima Dinnerjacket - Outgoing Iranian President

Tehran, Iran - A judicial recount in Iran has had a very improbable outcome. Minnesota State Senate hopeful, Al Franken, has posted an overwhelming majority over incumbent President Mahmoody Ima Dinnerjacket.

Said Franken, "Oh my Allah! I didn't even know I was in the running." The Iranian election results have been plagued by protests, violence and murder. President Ima Dinnerjacket had thought the main contender for his job was Reformist candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. The final outcome, with Al Franken assuming the presidency, came as a bit of a shock

Said Ima Dinnerjacket, "This comes as a bit of a shock. But as I've said all along, this is the work of the CIA. It couldn't be more obvious."

When asked about the results, CIA Director, Leon Panetta, bearing a striking resemblance to Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove, had only this rather perplexing assessment:

Tags: iran, elections

Clipmarks | Election Clips

Obama 'meddles' in Honduras -- and chooses the wrong side

Obama 'meddles' in Honduras -- and chooses the wrong side

The Dictatorship Regime Lead By Supreme Leader

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor

Sara Palin Resigning As AK Governor, Won't Seek Re-Election

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor

Palin to resign this month

Palin will not seek re-election

Sarah Palin will not seek re-election

Sarah will NOT be seeking re-election :(

Sarah Palin Will Not Seek Re-Election for Governor!

British agitators arrested in Iran

National Black Republican Association calls on Democrat Party to apologize for racism

Head Scarf Emerges as Indonesia Political Symbol

Why do they hate Sarah Palin?

The Green Brief #16 @Iran_Translator(July 02)

Obama is concerned.......

Bloodthirsty Liberal

Al Franken Wins Election In Iran

Al Franken Wins Election In Iran