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President Obama Joins NFL Players In Thanksgiving Day Ad

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:47:17 +0000

Did you notice a television ad during Thanksgiving's NFL football games featuring President Barack Obama? Joined by children from the Washington, D.C. area, the President and players come together for a friendly game of touch football, reminding fans about the importance of being active as ...

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Sarah Palin Shoe from Zazzle.com

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:18:36 +0000

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Sarah Palin Shoe from Zazzle.com

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:18:36 +0000

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Thank You President Bush Mug from Zazzle.com

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:18:36 +0000

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Get ready for Cash for Appliances … sometime

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:05:02 +0000

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Obama's First Thanksgiving Proclamation: Just OK - Barack Obama

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:39 +0000

Thanksgiving Proclamations are, for the most part, pretty routine. Namecheck settlers, Washington, Lincoln, God, and our Troops. Encourage people to give thanks. The end. But there are some key differences between a Bush declaration and an Obama declaration! George W. Bush 's last ...

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Oh, For (Blanks) Sake. Even Barry’s Thanksgiving Email Is About Him

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:17:44 +0000

I was planning on ignoring politics and stuff for the rest of the day through Thanksgiving. I haven’t looked at my feedreader, avoided looking at Climate Depot and Google News, as well as all the other sites and blogs I frequent. Alas, an email from President Neophyte through Organizing ...

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Barack Obama's Favorite Thanksgiving Dish? Sweet Potato Pie (VIDEO)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:45:16 +0000

Barack Obama first announced his love for sweet potato pie on the campaign trail, and this Thanksgiving we're guessing a slice or two might find its way to his plate. In October of last year, the then-candidate gave a speech in Philadelphia in which he uttered the word "pie" 15 times (13 sweet ...

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Sarah Palin shoes -- yeah, I treated myself...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:18:36 +0000

I bought a pair of "Thank You President Bush" mugs from Zazzle last Christmas, so this year they sent me a three question customer satisfacation survey -- PLUS a $25 gift certificate! So I popped over to Zazzle today (Friday Nov 27) because they're having a big one day only sale anyhow. ...

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Happy Thanksgiving! Palin's Love For Turkeys

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. For your viewing enjoyment, I bring you a holiday blast from the past: EMBED-KTUU 2008 Sarah Palin turkey interview3 - Watch more free videos

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Mission accomplishable

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:42:20 +0000

McChrystal met American lawmakers in Afghanistan , told them "he believed that the mission was accomplishable". Some of the lawmakers pressed McChrystal on Obama's lengthy decision-making, but the general described it as a "thoughtful process and wouldn't go any further," Price said. "I was a ...

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Gen. McChrystal saying little about delay in Obama's decision on troop increase

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:33:56 +0000

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Billy Graham Turns 90

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:31:34 +0000

Billy Graham may be celebrating his 90th birthday today, but he's not done learning yet. The world-famous evangelist will use the Internet for the first time this week when he sends an e-mail reply to a supporter.

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Quote of the Day

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

"He's a typical man. I don't care if he's 90 years old, he thought that she is so pretty. He loves a pretty woman." -- Gigi Graham, quoted by Christianity Today , on her father's meeting with Sarah Palin.

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New Obama policy bars lobbyists from federal advisory panels

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:32:17 +0000

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Presidential Proclamation -- Thanksgiving Day

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Click here to download PDF A PROCLAMATION What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our cherished tradition of Thanksgiving. This day's roots are intertwined with those of our Nation, and its history traces ...

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Why We Bar Lobbyists from Agency Advisory Boards and Commissions

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:26:09 +0000

The White House Blog Why We Bar Lobbyists from Agency Advisory Boards and Commissions In the interest of transparency, we are posting a letter we received from lobbyists and others about the Administration s move to bar federally-registered lobbyists from federal boards and commissions. We are ...

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Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:26:09 +0000

We wanted to take this opportunity to announce the next step in the President s efforts to reduce the influence of special interests in Washington. The White House has informed executive agencies and departments that it is our aspiration that federally-registered lobbyists not be appointed to ...

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Draft Cheney 2012

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Isn't it time for some adult supervision in Washington? Information Category: Common Interest - Politics Description: Draft former VP Dick Cheney to run for President in 2012. In your heart - you know he's right! Privacy Type: Open: All content is public. Admins Christopher (creator) Members 6 ...

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CapSouth Consulting, LLC

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0000

ABOUT CAPSOUTH CONSULTING CapSouth s client list includes: The Republican Main Street Partnership the largest organization of elected centrist Republicans in the country; The John Quincy Adams Society; The Kansas Traditional Republican Majority; Catherine Davis for Congress (GA); Steve ...

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Gallup: Americans want KSM tried in a military tribunal

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:35:00 +0000

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Every Man an Anchor on the Goodship Palin

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:52:46 +0000

Last week over lunch, a friend and I found ourselves musing over how it was that the blogosphere—meant to free us at last from the tyranny of media gatekeepers—so often wind up stampeding after the same trivia as cable networks anchored to a 24-hour news cycle. Look, I’m ODed on the health ...

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MSM Goes to Ridiculous Lengths to Avoid Climategate by Ignoring IPCC Chairman Response to Scandal

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:56:31 +0000

Big news on the Climategate front. The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, has issued a major response to the Climategate scandal. As a result a big rift has developed between the IPCC and a delegate to that organization on the topic of ...

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Palin Tricked By Comedian Again, Says Canada Should Drop Public Health Care (VIDEO)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:10:01 +0000

At a recent stop on her "Going Rogue" book tour, Sarah Palin told Canadian comedian Mary Walsh that Canada should get rid of its public health care system. Walsh is the co-creator and star of This Hour Has 22 Minutes -- a nightly news parody show in the same vein as The Daily Show -- and ...

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Black Friday: Keeping Up with the Joneses

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:00:05 +0000

Spend more, join the Joneses on Forclosure Row. Today is supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year. Let’s not forget what the phrase “keeping up with the Joneses” means and its ramifications. For this we turn to Wikipedia : The philosophy of “keeping up ...

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Obama’s Trumped-Up Job Count Flunks Science Test: Caroline Baum

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:39:39 +0000

Obama’s Trumped-Up Job Count Flunks Science Test: Caroline Baum

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State Dinner Perfect Mix Of Personable, Formal

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:09:33 +0000

Copyright 2009 National Public Radio . For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. STEVE INSKEEP, host: Out of respect for the Indian prime minister, the menu at last night's state dinner was largely vegetarian. Guests feasted on red lentil ...

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Marking first state dinner, Obama welcomes Indian prime minister

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:09:33 +0000

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NPR Reporter Oozes Over Mrs. Obama at State Dinner, a 'Perfect Mix' of 'Poise and Personality'

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:33:10 +0000

Tuesday night’s state dinner was yet another occasion for the media to fumble around in the basket of superlatives for the Obamas. In a typically unctuous passage on Wednesday, Washington Post writers Robin Givhan and Roxanne Roberts declared the First Lady had brought sexy glamour back to the ...

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White House crashers named in 16 civil suits

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:52:14 +0000

Washington (CNN) -- The Virginia couple accused of crashing President Obama's first White House state dinner on Tuesday are named in at least 16 different civil suits in Fauquier County, sometimes as plaintiffs, sometimes as defendants. A trawl through court records on Thursday revealed a more ...

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Will Sarah Palin Ever Be President? A Guide to the Predictions

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:34:00 +0000

The beginning of Sarah Palin's book tour last week felt in almost every respect like the beginning of a new campaign. No one knows exactly where Palin is going next in politics, but everyone agrees she's going somewhere, and probably sooner rather than later. Will she be the Republican nominee ...

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Climategate: It’s the Totalitarianism, Stupid

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:28:00 +0000

Ultimately, the climate frauds were seeking power over our economies, our liberties, and our countries.

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The Competing Narratives of Barry and Sarah

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:28:00 +0000

Side by side, they reveal remarkable things.

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What is Helen Thomas thankful for?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:40:36 +0000

You might think she would express gratitude for being the ugliest left-wing woman ever to achieve worldwide fame, against tough competition from Barbara Mikulski. But you would be wrong. Via Drudge Twitter and Politico :

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Moving the goalposts onto another field

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:17:56 +0000

You can’t say that the MSM is totally ignoring the scandal caused by the release of the CRU memos showing that man-made “global warming” is either unproven or a total fraud. They just have not deigned to discuss this issue with the people. However, if you Google “H. Josef Hebert” you will find ...

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Larwyn's Linx: Help Wanted, No Real Experience Required

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:28:00 +0000

Have a great link you'd like me to review? Drop me an email. You can also install a Larwyn's Linx blog widget..NationHelp Wanted, No Real Experience Required: DriscollConstitutional Law’s Tyranny of Complexity: PJMGiving thanks to the necessary men: Doc ZeroTurkeys of the Year: MalkinThree ...

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Who runs Washington

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:22:05 +0000

Via TPM , stories like this are important: But lobbyists and many of the businesses they represent say K Street is being unfairly demonized by a White House intent on scoring political points with scandal-weary voters. They warn that the latest policy will severely handicap federal ...

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Phil Carter's resignation from key detainee policy post

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:55:49 +0000

Phillip Carter is a lawyer, a former Army Captain, a veteran of the Iraq War and a very harsh critic of the Bush administration's detention and interrogation policies. He was a vigorous supporter of Barack Obama's campaign, and in 2008, became the Obama campaign's National Veterans Director. In ...

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Who made Biden — and Katie Couric — look dumb?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:36:23 +0000

It's not Biden's fault — or Couric's — that he — or she — looks like a doofus posing with reality show wannabes at the White House State Dinner . It's not their job to check identities. It's their job — at a party — to pose like this — or is there some gracious way to deflect posers? You might ...

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Will Americans Who Ignore Car Insurance Laws Obey Health Coverage Mandate?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:49:26 +0000

DENVER � Thousands of drivers on the nation's roads don't carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will treat a requirement to carry health insurance any differently? ...

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Steve Clemons: Thankful That Obama Has Helped Make Dissent And Debate Patriotic And Safe Again

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:28:52 +0000

Of all things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving -- I'm thankful that challenging the government's course and trying to put better ideas on the table are unabashedly patriotic again.

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Current Events & Politics

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:01:45 +0000

Glenn Beck is seen here on the Insider Webcam, an exclusive feature available only to Glenn Beck Insiders. Learn more...

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Palin on running with Glenn Beck in 2012: "I don't know, we'll see"

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:01:45 +0000

"I don't know, we'll see" From the November 25 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends :

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Fox and Friends plugs Palin/Beck 2012 | Media Matters for America

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:01:45 +0000

plugs Palin/Beck 2012 From the November 25 edition of Fox and Friends :

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Carol Platt Liebau: So Much for Transcending Race

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:39:00 +0000

Given how high the hopes were for Barack Obama -- and how many of those hopes were pinned on the candidate's supposed ability to bridge America's racial divide -- it is sobering to analyze this linked Gallup survey.The...

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Palin, Bachmann to headline Tea Party Convention

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:45:56 +0000

This should be fun: Tea Party Nation is pleased to announce the First National Tea Party Convention. The convention is aimed at bringing the Tea Party Movement together from around the nation for the purpose of networking and supporting the movements' multiple organizations principle goals. ...

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Obama must sell base on unpopular war

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:48:27 +0000

He must convince his anti-war supporters to back a plan for Afghanistan that would double troop levels.

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WATCH: President Obama Releases Obesity PSA

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:48:27 +0000

Obama teams with NFLers in an effort to flight childhood obesity. Obesity - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders - United States

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Lou Dobbs: Hey, how about Lou Dobbs for president?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:00:35 +0000

Two clips, one below from Politico and the other at the Corner courtesy of the Fred Thompson Show. [...] Read the rest »

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In Brooklyn, Obama Fried Chicken Draws Support and Derision

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:39:00 +0000

From the restaurant's perspective, the name change grew out of pride in the new president and a keen sense of commerce. From other perspectives, it was tone-deaf at best, and racist at worst.

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