Halloween Cross-Dress Up: CBS’s Smith As Woman…Again; NBC’s Hall as Obama
October 30, 2010 No Comment
On Friday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith got into the Halloween spirit by dressing up as Sue Sylvester, the cheerleading coach from the show 'Glee,' and on NBC's Today, correspondent Tamron Hall showed up as President Obama. For Smith, it was the second consecutive Halloween he chose a female persona, going as celebrity chef Julia Child in 2009. [ Video below] read more
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Tests performed before the deadly BP oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico should have raised doubts about the cement used to seal the well, investigators with Barack Obama’s oil spill commission have said. It is the first finding from the commission looking into the causes of the April 20 explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the largest offshore oil spill in US history. And it appears to conflict with statements made by cementing contractor Halliburton, which has said its tests showed the cement mix was stable. The company has instead blamed BP’s well design and operations for the disaster. The cement mix’s failure to prevent oil and gas from entering the well has been identified by…
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The Guardian is reporting that some of Europe’s biggest polluters, including everyone’s favorite oil company, have given $240,200 in campaign donations to U.S. senators who, coincidentally, helped defeat climate change legislation. It’s all legal , provided the cash originally comes from American citizens or residents. See how BP spends it’s political money in the U.S. here . The Guardian: BP and several other big European companies are funding the midterm election campaigns of Tea Party favourites who deny the existence of global warming or oppose Barack Obama’s energy agenda, the Guardian has learned. An analysis of campaign finance by Climate Action Network Europe (Cane) found nearly 80% of campaign donations from a number of major European firms were directed towards senators who blocked action on climate change. These included incumbents who have been embraced by the Tea Party such as Jim DeMint, a Republican from South Carolina, and the notorious climate change denier James Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma. Read more Related Entries October 25, 2010 What If? So What? October 25, 2010 McConnell: Ousting Obama Is GOP’s Top Goal
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The billionaire investor/activist has written a well-reasoned essay in the Wall Street Journal arguing for an end to marijuana prohibition. The L.A. Times reports that in California, Soros is backing the cause with more than words. California’s Prop 19, as Soros explains, “would legalize the recreational use and small-scale cultivation of marijuana.” The billionaire is reportedly helping to fund the initiative, as is the guy from the Men’s Wearhouse commercials. At least one law enforcement official, Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca, says he’ll ignore the proposition if it passes. Baca, who told reporters he has “hell no” never smoked marijuana, just wants to live in a world where teenagers and glaucoma patients don’t blow smoke in his face: “If you want to do a joint in your house, do it. Leave the rest of us alone.”
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At long last, a little good news from the real estate market: The National Association of Realtors reported a 10% rise in existing home sales over the month of September, but buyers are still skittish about foreclosures and the country’s job problems figure into the log-term prognosis as well.
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In case this wasn’t already clear, here we have evidence, straight from the mouth of former Fox News fixture Major Garrett, that his ex-network deliberately plays a game of division by packaging its news for a select audience. Related Entries October 25, 2010 The World Liberal Opportunists Made October 22, 2010 Good Grief, Barack Obama
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SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir police is suspecting a step-up in militancy in Kashmir valley in the wake of US president Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi early next month. Soon after Malooru encounter wherein three Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed, Operational chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad militant outfit, Sajjad Afgani on Thursday last threatened that Army and other security installations in Kashmir would be targeted with fidayeen attacks. “For that we have made the beginning…
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