Gingrich leads the right-wing hypocrisy brigade on Libya: First slams Obama for not acting, then slams him for acting
March 23, 2011 No Comment
Click here to view this media Of course you knew that no matter what President Obama did in regards to Libya, right-wingers were going to slam him for it — damned if he did, damned if he didn’t. But few have been quite as naked in their two-faced hypocrisy as Newt Gingrich. Via George Zornick at ThinkProgress , here’s Gingrich giving Greta Van Susteren his prescription for dealing with Libya two weeks ago, on March 7: Exercise a no-fly zone this evening. Communicate to the Libyan military that Gadhafi is gone, and that the sooner they switched sides the more likely they were to survive. Provide help to the rebels to replace him. I mean, the idea that we’re confused about a man who has been an anti-American dictator since 1969 just tells you how inept this administration is. They were very quick to jump on Mubarak, who was their ally for 30 years, and they’re confused about getting rid of Gadhafi. This is a moment to get rid of him. Do it. Get it over with. … We don’t need to have the United Nations. All we have to say is that we think that slaughtering your own citizens is unacceptable and that we’re intervening. Then there he was last night on Fox News with Sean Hannity: HANNITY: So, did he make a mistake by not seeking Congress’ authorization, and do you view that as a violation of the War Powers Act? GINGRICH: Well, no, the War Powers Act technically gives him 45 days. But it’s a violation of common sense. And then he went on Today this morning with Matt Lauer and actually said he wouldn’t have intervened: GINGRICH: The standard [Obama] has fallen back to of humanitarian intervention could apply to Sudan, to North Korea, to Zimbabwe, to Syria this week, to Yemen, to Bahrain. … The Arab League wanted us to do something. The minute we did something, the Arab League began criticizing us doing it. I think that two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is a lot. I think that the problems we have in Pakistan, Egypt — go around the region. We could get engaged by this standard in all sorts of places. I would not have intervened. I think there were a lot of other ways to affect Qaddafi. I think there are a lot of other allies in the region we could have worked with. I would not have used American and European forces. Of course, what else do you expect from Newt Gingrich? If nothing else, we can always count on him to explore new depths in naked hypocrisy.
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If you’re liking what Firefox 4 for mobile already offers in its previous beta builds, then you’ll certainly want to check out its release candidate that went live on Monday — just less than six months after the browser when beta. According to Mozilla, this new build provides a better overall user experience with faster scrolling and improved Firefox Sync , along with other goodies like Awesome Screen smart shortcuts, tabbed browsing, Firefox Add-ons, and Persona themes. Sounds a lot like its desktop sibling (which has a healthy 4.9 million downloads already), doesn’t it? Head over to the source page for the Android and Maemo download links, or you can have a look at Mozilla’s latest video after the break if you need some convincing. Continue reading Mozilla Firefox 4 RC for Android and Maemo now up for grabs Mozilla Firefox 4 RC for Android and Maemo now up for grabs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you’re liking what Firefox 4 for mobile already offers in its previous beta builds, then you’ll certainly want to check out its release candidate that went live on Monday — just less than six months after the browser when beta. According to Mozilla, this new build provides a better overall user experience with faster scrolling and improved Firefox Sync , along with other goodies like Awesome Screen smart shortcuts, tabbed browsing, Firefox Add-ons, and Persona themes. Sounds a lot like its desktop sibling (which has a healthy 4.9 million downloads already), doesn’t it? Head over to the source page for the Android and Maemo download links, or you can have a look at Mozilla’s latest video after the break if you need some convincing. Continue reading Mozilla Firefox 4 RC for Android and Maemo now up for grabs Mozilla Firefox 4 RC for Android and Maemo now up for grabs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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” Early 2011 ” is rapidly passing us by — as, for that matter, is March — but we still wouldn’t rule out a Verizon Wireless launch of the HTC Trophy smartphone. You see, the carrier’s seemingly still advertising the Windows Phone 7 device inside Microsoft itself, in a likely attempt to gather preorders before the device hits shelves. We can’t say for sure when the phone will actually arrive, of course, but if we were the gambling type, we’d toss some horseshoes in the general direction of April Fools’ and pray they find a mark. Verizon renews HTC Trophy offer for Microsoft employees originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Where would we be without prototypes , eh? One such pre-production unit, of Samsung’s dual-core Galaxy S II , has escaped into the Russian Ukrainian wilderness, where it’s been thankfully rescued from the cold by the guys over at gagadget . Apart from squaring it up against the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 — which we can only surmise was the nearest available Android handset, it surely can’t have been the best — they also dig pretty deeply into the latest TouchWiz UI and dish up a thoroughgoing gallery of sample images from that 8 megapixel autofocus camera on the back. It’s an enlightening read, once you’ve enrolled Google Translate’s help, though the video after the break might not be too informative if English is your only language. Still, it’s a great visual tour of some yummy hardware. [Thanks, DarkDvr] Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S II shows up in Ukraine, gets a loving preview (video) Samsung Galaxy S II shows up in Ukraine, gets a loving preview (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you’re an AT&T subscriber, you’ll know this handset as the Thrill 4G . And if you happen to be a T-Mobile devotee (yes, those are two distinct groups until the AT&T&T-Mo merger is complete), you’ll soon get a chance to familiarize yourself with it too, as it has just slipped through the FCC with support for AWS 3G. Specifically, the FCC has cleared an LG 920 smartphone, which a helpful video from LG itself informs us is the Optimus 3D — the dual-core OMAP 4 -powered Android powerhouse that’s at the root of this entire affair. It’ll probably get its own, uniquely ghastly moniker if and when it’s launched by T-Mobile, at which point every US carrier bar Verizon will have a 3D smartphone on its books. How long do you think that omission will last? [Thanks, Christian] Continue reading LG Optimus 3D reveals T-Mobile 3G frequencies in visit to FCC LG Optimus 3D reveals T-Mobile 3G frequencies in visit to FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Alienware M11x R3 specs leaked, brings Sandy Bridge to your next LAN party?
March 23, 2011 No Comment
Alienware’s laptops first hopped on the Sandy Bridge bandwagon when the company’s top-of-the-line M17x got Intel’s second-gen Core processors, and now it appears the more budget-conscious M11x may get some Sandy Bridge love too. According to Dell News and more — who correctly foretold the 3D screen on the M17x R3 before its January debut, among other things — the littlest alien laptop is getting your choice of Core i5-2537M, Core i7-2617M, and Core i7-2657M chips ranging in speeds from 1.4GHz to 2.7GHz. Accompanying the new silicon is an optional 750GB HDD (up from 640GB) and an upgrade from 800MHz to speedy 1333MHz RAM. And, to keep you gaming wherever you please, the company will offer optional 3g, LTE, and WiMAX radios as well. Unfortunately, one minor detail didn’t make it out — how much will the extra goodies cost? Alienware M11x R3 specs leaked, brings Sandy Bridge to your next LAN party? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Throwing a little caution to the wind over brewing GPS interference concerns , Cricket — the CDMA budget carrier that specializes in contract-free plans — has hooked up with LightSquared to deliver additional LTE service through a roaming agreement that’ll supplement its own rollout “over the next few years. ” All told, the moves should bring it up to technological speed with archrival MetroPCS , which deployed LTE last year (beating Verizon to market, actually) and currently has a pair of Samsung-sourced handsets on the market to take advantage of it. For LightSquared’s part, this is exactly the type of deal they’ve been looking to ink: the company has expressed no interest in lighting up a retail-facing carrier of its own, instead offering wholesale LTE deals to other carriers — like, say, Cricket — who don’t necessarily have the spectrum, the time, or the budget to roll out 4G in earnest. Follow the break for LightSquared’s press release. [Thanks, Mark] Continue reading Cricket ties up with LightSquared for LTE roaming agreement Cricket ties up with LightSquared for LTE roaming agreement originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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On Monday, Google expressed its belief that its email users in China were experiencing ” a government blockage carefully designed to look like the problem is with Gmail.” Now, as is par for this thorny course, the Chinese state has come out with a terse rebuttal, saying simply that “this is an unacceptable accusation.” The retort was, says the BBC , part of a regular news conference on Tuesday and it doesn’t appear that any more time was spent on the subject. Which is odd since most people would tend to act to prevent something they see as unacceptable — but then we suppose China already has a pretty long list of folks it’d like to shut up , Google’s just gonna have to get in line and wait its turn. There’s a good citizen. China, predictably, denies Google’s accusations of Gmail tampering originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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On Monday, Google expressed its belief that its email users in China were experiencing ” a government blockage carefully designed to look like the problem is with Gmail.” Now, as is par for this thorny course, the Chinese state has come out with a terse rebuttal, saying simply that “this is an unacceptable accusation.” The retort was, says the BBC , part of a regular news conference on Tuesday and it doesn’t appear that any more time was spent on the subject. Which is odd since most people would tend to act to prevent something they see as unacceptable — but then we suppose China already has a pretty long list of folks it’d like to shut up , Google’s just gonna have to get in line and wait its turn. There’s a good citizen. China, predictably, denies Google’s accusations of Gmail tampering originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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