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We are now officially a banana republic.

  • President Obama and his West Wing aides ignored a subpoena of documents pertaining to the Solyndra loan guarantee even after congressional investigators met with White House officials to negotiate the scope of the subpoena, according to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

    "The White House's failure to comply with today's document deadline is a sad milestone on the path chosen by this administration to obstruct and delay our investigation rather than cooperate and help deliver answers for taxpayers," committee chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee chairman Cliff Stearns R-Fla., said in a statement this evening.

    WH ignores House subpoena for Solyndra documents | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

    http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/wh-ignores-house-subpoena-solyndra-documents/387886

    campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com

    For such a time as this.

    bigturtle ●

  • What was the result of those negotiations? Did the House narrow the subpoena after the White House's objections? There was never any chance the White House was going to produce documents under the broad subpoena originally issued.

    terps99

  • I feel so bad for all the taxpayers who just want some answers.

    TheRawDogg

  • Look Darrell Issa, everyone's favorite legislator because he fights the fight for the people he represents, weighs in on Birth Control. Really!?!

    This post was edited by TheRawDogg on 2/22/2012 at 10:09 PM

    Hulu - Saturday Night Live: Really? With Seth and Amy: Birth Control

    Video description: Amy and Seth question the actions and decisions of lawmakers and the church about birth control.

    www.hulu.com

    TheRawDogg

  • Let's see, an individual suing a corporation, I wonder how the 9 wise judges will rule on this.

    This post was edited by TheRawDogg on 2/25/2012 at 9:46 PM

    Supreme Court to decide if corporations can be sued for human rights abuses | The Raw Story

    http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/24/supreme-court-to-decide-if-corporations-can-be-sued-for-human-rights-abuses/#.T0jzq9G6wbc.reddit

    www.rawstory.com

    TheRawDogg

  • TheRawDogg said...

    Let's see, an individual suing a corporation, I wonder how the 9 wise judges will rule on this.

    'No one is talking about that', but the Supreme Court is hearing the case?

    Does not compute.

    SATerp ●

  • SATerp said...

    'No one is talking about that', but the Supreme Court is hearing the case?

    Does not compute.

    Now you know how the rest of us felt reading a bigturtle thread titled "Gee why is no one talking about this?" that began with, "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, will hold the most high-profile hearing yet..."

    terps99

  • bbpgtr

  • bbpgtr said...

    wtf does this have to do with anything?

    I'm pretty sure everyone on this board remembers paying 4 and a quarter for gas under George W Bush. IMPEACH OBAMA FOR GAS PRICES!!!

    ravenlunatic

  • terps99 said...

    Now you know how the rest of us felt reading a bigturtle thread titled "Gee why is no one talking about this?" that began with, "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, will hold the most high-profile hearing yet..."

    Fair point.

    SATerp ●

  • terps99 said...

    Now you know how the rest of us felt reading a bigturtle thread titled "Gee why is no one talking about this?" that began with, "Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, will hold the most high-profile hearing yet..."

    And yet when I posted 9months ago there was no talk on insideMdsports of this "high profile" hearing.
    The press for the most part ignored this hearing, Yet just in this month two major news outlets ignored Holder's testimony. No T99 as usually you are dead wrong.

    ABC and NBC Anything But Fast and Furious On Gunwalking Scandal | Media Research Center

    http://www.mrc.org/media-reality-check/abc-and-nbc-anything-fast-and-furious-gunwalking-scandal

    www.mrc.org

    For such a time as this.

    bigturtle ●

  • is this why bbc world news is gaining popularity?

    winterps

  • bigturtle said...

    And yet when I posted 9months ago there was no talk on insideMdsports of this "high profile" hearing. The press for the most part ignored this hearing, Yet just in this month two major news outlets ignored Holder's testimony. No T99 as usually you are dead wrong.

    There's still no talk about the lawsuit against against Shell but you don't see me getting all butt sore about it, as usual the Corporate media covers things up. I try but the board seems to be full of corporate stooges and stoolies. I'm feeling your pain BigTurtle.

    TheRawDogg

  • Quote: "Cebull acknowledged forwarding a racially charged email about President Barack Obama, saying he isn't a racist and apologizing while adding that he sent it "because it's anti-Obama."

    So glad to read he is NOT a racist because I thought he might be otherwise. W. knew how to appoint some great judges, didn't he?

    U.S. News - Judge in Montana initiates complaint against himself over offensive Obama joke

    A federal judge in Montana who used official court email to circulate a racist joke about President Barack Obama has acknowledged the indiscretion and initiated a misconduct complaint against himself, court officials said on Thursday. The scandal prompted government ethics watch

    usnews.msnbc.msn.com

    TheRawDogg

  • TheRawDogg said...

    Quote: "Cebull acknowledged forwarding a racially charged email about President Barack Obama, saying he isn't a racist and apologizing while adding that he sent it "because it's anti-Obama."

    So glad to read he is NOT a racist because I thought he might be otherwise. W. knew how to appoint some great judges, didn't he?

    I can't wait until Holder fires himself to show how honest he is.

    SATerp ●

  • Clinton bush and now Obama giving land to Russia?

    Obama’s giveaway: Oil-rich islands to Russia

    A Free Press For A Free People Since 1997

    www.wnd.com

    winterps

  • SATerp said...

    I can't wait until Holder fires himself to show how honest he is.

    Not following the logic, but I upvoted anyway.

    TheRawDogg

  • TheRawDogg said...

    Not following the logic, but I upvoted anyway.

    The judge filed a complaint against himself. And I returned the uv favor!

    SATerp ●

  • You got me.

    TheRawDogg

  • For the Krugmananas out there who reference his Nobel Prize - there's more to journalism than just some lefty award:

    ...Many of those “substantive assaults” came from us. Here is a partial selection:

    In Krugman Goes Around the Bend, I pointed out the absurdity of Krugman’s equating a group of country music fans destroying their own copies of Dixie Chicks CDs to Kristallnacht.

    In The Paul Krugman Truth Squad, Paul linked to a post by Donald Luskin that showed that Krugman had dishonestly attacked the Bush tax cuts by comparing a single year’s salary in a newly-created job against the ten-year cost of the tax cuts that created that job.

    In Krugman the Barbarian, I critiqued Krugman’s attack on Arnold Schwarzenegger, in which Krugman asserted that California’s taxes are “now probably below average.” Probably? He evidently was too lazy to look up the data–laziness is a frequent issue with Krugman–which showed that Californians then had the 8th-highest tax burden of the 50 states.

    In Poor Paul Krugman, I noted that, contrary to Krugman’s characterization of Wesley Clark’s views–Clark was Krugman’s candidate of the moment–Clark had testified under oath that Saddam Hussein “has chemical and biological weapons.”

    In Krugman On Civility, I ridiculed Krugman’s claim that the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 caused Osama bin Laden’s escape at Tora Bora in December 2001.

    In Krugman Descends Further, I noted that, while Krugman had repeatedly criticized Republicans for being “uncivil,” the U.K. cover his book The Great Unraveling depicted President Bush as Frankenstein’s monster, and Dick Cheney as Hitler. (Some things never change, do they?)

    In Paul Krugman’s Credibility Recession, I showed that Krugman’s claims about current unemployment data were false. This was another case of Krugman making blithe (but fictitious) assertions about the unemployment numbers, assuming that no one would take the trouble to look them up.

    In That Was Then, This Is Now, I pointed out that Krugman had written disapprovingly about Enron without disclosing that he was a paid Enron adviser who, when he was cashing Enron’s checks, did nothing about the supposed abuses that were the subject of his column.

    In Ducks In A Barrel, we linked to a Donald Luskin column that showed how Krugman had misrepresented economic data to mislead his readers with respect to the Reagan administration’s record on taxes and the economy.

    In Paul Krugman, Around the Bend, I called Krugman on his false statements about Florida’s Governor Jeb Bush.

    In Krugmania, I pointed out that Krugman’s hysterical claim that President Bush stole the 2004 election in Ohio was based on false statements of fact that were easily demolished–if, that is, one actually does research instead of parroting goofy left-wing blogs, as Krugman so often does.

    In Krugmania, Continued, I demonstrated that Krugman lied–once again, uncritically repeating a baseless claim on a left-wing blog–with respect to the Navy’s performance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

    In Deja Vu, I exposed another example of Krugman’s misleading characterization of economic data to draw a conclusion that was the opposite of the truth.

    In Krugman Flails Wildly, Misses, I cataloged falsehoods in a Krugman column about Social Security.

    In Krugman vs. Krugman, I pointed out that Krugman denounced, in his column, the idea that extending unemployment benefits can prolong unemployment as a “bizarre point of view,” while in fact his own textbook, Macroeconomics, makes precisely that point.

    In Krugman Embarrasses Himself, Again, I criticized Krugman for fabricating a quote that he attributed to Newt Gingrich, which led to a red-faced correction in the Times.

    In Sun Rises in East; Krugman Makes Fool of Himself, I ridiculed Krugman’s criticism of Republicans for using “eliminationist rhetoric,” i.e.–I’m not kidding!–”Fire Nancy Pelosi,” when Krugman himself wrote, to take just one of many examples: “A message to progressives: By all means, hang Senator Joe Lieberman in effigy.”

    In Paul Krugman, Buffoon, I criticized Krugman for blaming Michele Bachmann for Jared Loughner’s murders, based on a false account of what Michele said in an interview with me.

    In Paul Krugman, Punch Line, we posted a video of a room full of people bursting out in laughter when they learn that Krugman is the source for a liberal’s crackpot claim.

    In Iowahawk vs. Krugman, we linked to Iowahawk’s dissection of yet another attempt by Krugman to lie with statistics, this time on education.

    In Liberals: Wrong Again, Do They Care? I ripped Krugman’s baseless claim, which turned out to be entirely false, that Koch Industries stood to benefit from the sale of a handful of small, antiquated power plants in Wisconsin. This was one of countless examples of where Krugman repeated outlandish claims made on far-left web sites as though they were Gospel, without doing any investigation to determine whether they had merit, or, as in this case, were obvious fantasies...

    Why Paul Krugman Doesn’t Like Us. And Vice Versa. | Power Line

    http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/03/why-paul-krugman-doesnt-like-us-and-vice-versa.php

    www.powerlineblog.com

    SATerp ●

  • I wonder if over spending on Super Pacs is causing some of these corporations to re-think their spending priorities. Such as, xenophobic and hate mongering right wing radio shows aren't quite the target audience they used to be. Who knows?

    Daily Kos: Rush drags right-wing radio over the cliff in massive sponsor exodus

    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/10/1072994/-Right-wing-pyramid-comes-crashing-down?via=blog_1

    www.dailykos.com

    TheRawDogg

  • TheRawDogg said...

    I wonder if over spending on Super Pacs is causing some of these corporations to re-think their spending priorities. Such as, xenophobic and hate mongering right wing radio shows aren't quite the target audience they used to be. Who knows?

    I'm sure that Rush, Hannity, et al are really worried about your moonbat fantasies.

    SATerp ●

  • But the money, or do you think they would wing nuts for free?

    TheRawDogg

  • TheRawDogg said...

    But the money, or do you think they would wing nuts for free?

    attachment

    SATerp ●

  • SATerp said...

    For the Krugmananas out there who reference his Nobel Prize - there's more to journalism than just some lefty award:

    ...Many of those “substantive assaults” came from us. Here is a partial selection:

    In Krugman Goes Around the Bend, I pointed out the absurdity of Krugman’s equating a group of country music fans destroying their own copies of Dixie Chicks CDs to Kristallnacht.

    In The Paul Krugman Truth Squad, Paul linked to a post by Donald Luskin that showed that Krugman had dishonestly attacked the Bush tax cuts by comparing a single year’s salary in a newly-created job against the ten-year cost of the tax cuts that created that job.

    In Krugman the Barbarian, I critiqued Krugman’s attack on Arnold Schwarzenegger, in which Krugman asserted that California’s taxes are “now probably below average.” Probably? He evidently was too lazy to look up the data–laziness is a frequent issue with Krugman–which showed that Californians then had the 8th-highest tax burden of the 50 states.

    In Poor Paul Krugman, I noted that, contrary to Krugman’s characterization of Wesley Clark’s views–Clark was Krugman’s candidate of the moment–Clark had testified under oath that Saddam Hussein “has chemical and biological weapons.”

    In Krugman On Civility, I ridiculed Krugman’s claim that the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 caused Osama bin Laden’s escape at Tora Bora in December 2001.

    In Krugman Descends Further, I noted that, while Krugman had repeatedly criticized Republicans for being “uncivil,” the U.K. cover his book The Great Unraveling depicted President Bush as Frankenstein’s monster, and Dick Cheney as Hitler. (Some things never change, do they?)

    In Paul Krugman’s Credibility Recession, I showed that Krugman’s claims about current unemployment data were false. This was another case of Krugman making blithe (but fictitious) assertions about the unemployment numbers, assuming that no one would take the trouble to look them up.

    In That Was Then, This Is Now, I pointed out that Krugman had written disapprovingly about Enron without disclosing that he was a paid Enron adviser who, when he was cashing Enron’s checks, did nothing about the supposed abuses that were the subject of his column.

    In Ducks In A Barrel, we linked to a Donald Luskin column that showed how Krugman had misrepresented economic data to mislead his readers with respect to the Reagan administration’s record on taxes and the economy.

    In Paul Krugman, Around the Bend, I called Krugman on his false statements about Florida’s Governor Jeb Bush.

    In Krugmania, I pointed out that Krugman’s hysterical claim that President Bush stole the 2004 election in Ohio was based on false statements of fact that were easily demolished–if, that is, one actually does research instead of parroting goofy left-wing blogs, as Krugman so often does.

    In Krugmania, Continued, I demonstrated that Krugman lied–once again, uncritically repeating a baseless claim on a left-wing blog–with respect to the Navy’s performance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

    In Deja Vu, I exposed another example of Krugman’s misleading characterization of economic data to draw a conclusion that was the opposite of the truth.

    In Krugman Flails Wildly, Misses, I cataloged falsehoods in a Krugman column about Social Security.

    In Krugman vs. Krugman, I pointed out that Krugman denounced, in his column, the idea that extending unemployment benefits can prolong unemployment as a “bizarre point of view,” while in fact his own textbook, Macroeconomics, makes precisely that point.

    In Krugman Embarrasses Himself, Again, I criticized Krugman for fabricating a quote that he attributed to Newt Gingrich, which led to a red-faced correction in the Times.

    In Sun Rises in East; Krugman Makes Fool of Himself, I ridiculed Krugman’s criticism of Republicans for using “eliminationist rhetoric,” i.e.–I’m not kidding!–”Fire Nancy Pelosi,” when Krugman himself wrote, to take just one of many examples: “A message to progressives: By all means, hang Senator Joe Lieberman in effigy.”

    In Paul Krugman, Buffoon, I criticized Krugman for blaming Michele Bachmann for Jared Loughner’s murders, based on a false account of what Michele said in an interview with me.

    In Paul Krugman, Punch Line, we posted a video of a room full of people bursting out in laughter when they learn that Krugman is the source for a liberal’s crackpot claim.

    In Iowahawk vs. Krugman, we linked to Iowahawk’s dissection of yet another attempt by Krugman to lie with statistics, this time on education.

    In Liberals: Wrong Again, Do They Care? I ripped Krugman’s baseless claim, which turned out to be entirely false, that Koch Industries stood to benefit from the sale of a handful of small, antiquated power plants in Wisconsin. This was one of countless examples of where Krugman repeated outlandish claims made on far-left web sites as though they were Gospel, without doing any investigation to determine whether they had merit, or, as in this case, were obvious fantasies...

    Krugman's response to SATerp, as it were.

    Oh and, language fails are much more forgivable than logic fails. I won't edit the original because anyone who can read with comprehension knows what I was writing, try again it will come to you.

    I'm Honored - NYTimes.com

    As FDR said, I welcome their hatred.

    krugman.blogs.nytimes.com

    TheRawDogg

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