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5.18.2012 4:00 AM

C2 Daily Grind - ICYMI Edition

The Vetting - Exclusive - Obama's Literary Agent in 1991 Booklet: 'Born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii'

 

Obama’s Lit Agency Used 'Born in Kenya' Bio Until 2007

 

Literary Agent Says 1991 Booklet was a Mistake

 

Barack Obama, Birther

Like Elizabeth Warren, it’s really not enough to be a white, privileged kid. Or even a mixed-raced privileged kid.

It takes some resume juicing to be really legit in the diversity crowd.

So, you lie.

Via Althouse: "What do you think? I've resisted all the birther stuff for the last four years."

"But this looks like something else - something in the zone of Elizabeth Warren checking the box for Native American followed by unchecking the box."

Ace: New Protest in Wisconsin (dc: Being from Wisconsin, I gotta say - I love this story.)

Federal government spent nearly $70 billion on ‘climate change activities’ since 2008

The Congressional Research Service estimates that since 2008 the federal government has spent nearly $70 billion on “climate change activities.”

Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Inhofe presented the new CRS report on the Senate Floor Thursday to make the point that the Obama administration has been focused on “green” defense projects to the detriment of the military.

The report revealed that from fiscal years 2008 through 2012 the federal government spent $68.4 billion to combat climate change. The Department of Defense also spent $4 billion of its budget, the report adds, on climate change and energy efficiency activities in that same time period.

Inhofe, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, argued that the expenditures are foolish at a time when the military is facing “devastating cuts.”

UK: Socialist Newspaper Accused of Betraying Palestinians By Referring To Israel’s National Bird In Daily Quiz

In a letter to the newspaper, Linda Claire, the chairwoman of Manchester’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign, asked why it had referred to the bird after it has “always been the newspaper you could rely on to support the cause of the Palestinians.”

“Maybe you don’t support the methods chosen by the international solidarity movement of BDS [boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel] to assist the Palestinians in their struggle for freedom and justice,” she said, adding that this included any reference to Israel’s wildlife.

“Despite its condemnation of zionists [sic] it yet finds space to include an item in its daily quiz about Israel’s national bird. Is the Star not aware there’s a cultural boycott going on?” Claire’s husband, George Abendstern, asked in another letter.

A 'Fact Checking Error'--Again, and Again, and Again

Goderich's statement fails to explain why the "fact checking error" persisted for sixteen years, through at least three different versions of Jane Dystel's website, and through at least four different versions of Obama's biography.

It persisted, in fact, more than two years after Obama became a United States Senator, and until after Obama had declared his campaign for the presidency in 2007.

 

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5.17.2012 4:00 AM

C2 Around the Globe 5.17.12

Pacquiao Banned from L.A. Mall for Same-Sex Marriage Opposition

The “tolerant” same-sex marriage left has struck again – this time, at the popular hangout The Grove, in Los Angeles. The owner of The Grove, Rick Caruso, tweeted that iconic boxing great and Philippines Congressman Manny Pacquiao would not be allowed “on the premises” thanks to Pacquiao’s outspoken opposition to same-sex marriage. “Boxer Manny Pacquiao is not welcome @TheGroveLA,” he tweeted. [WARNING: Irony ahead.] “@TheGroveLA is a gathering place for all Angelenos, not a place for intolerance.” Pacquiao was supposed to do an interview today with “Extra” at The Grove.

Bold new critic of Obama’s class-warfare nonsense: People are calling me a Nazi for thinking I already pay my fair share of taxes

Cheer up, Jon. If they weren’t calling you a Nazi for that, they’d be calling you a Nazi for appearing on Fox.

Via Althouse: Marquette Law School poll has Walker ahead by 6 percentage points (and Romney and Obama tied in Wisconsin)

Republicans are more likely to say they are “absolutely certain” to vote on June 5, at 91 percent, than are Democrats and independents, both at 83 percent. In other areas of participation, Republicans also have an advantage. Sixty-two percent of Republicans say that they have tried to persuade someone to vote for or against a candidate, compared to 54 percent among Democrats and 48 percent among independents...

Good Grief of the Day: BBC Poll: Israel's global image plummets

Israel ranks among states perceived to have most negative influence on world, according to BBC poll; only Iran, Pakistan do worse, Israel's image hits nadir in Europe.

Report: Mossad “Spy” Executed By Iran Was Outed By WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks may have been responsible for exposing Majid Jamali Fashi, the 24-year-old kickboxer who was hanged in Tehran on Tuesday morning after “confessing” to assassinating a nuclear scientist on behalf of Israel, a British media report said.

The Times of London reported Wednesday that a document from the US Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, seemingly drew attention to Fashi. The September 2009 US diplomatic document — identified by the code 09BAKU687 — quotes an Iranian source who was a licensed martial arts coach and trainer as describing to his American contacts pressure from the Iranian regime to train soldiers and militiamen in martial arts.

Fashi was reportedly in Baku for an international martial arts competition only days before the US Embassy document was written.

 

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5.16.2012 4:00 AM

C2 Around the 'Net

Report: Henry Kissinger received full TSA pat-down (dc: I read somewhere that the agents didn't appear to know who he was.)

According to the Washington Post, the former secretary of state who helped bring an end to America's involvement in the Vietnam War had to go through a full pat-down while going through security to catch a flight to Toronto at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Friday.

Never mind that he's 88, and that the TSA in March began testing a program that would let passengers at least 75 years old keep their shoes and jackets on while going through security. (If the alarm sounds, however, they must go through further inspection.)

Evidence: Trayvon Had Bruised Knuckles, Zimmerman Broken Nose

The medical report from George Zimmerman’s family doctor after the Trayvon Martin shooting shows that Zimmerman’s nose was broken; he also had a pair of black eyes, two lacerations on the back of his head, a bruised upper lip, and a back injury. He was examined by the doctor the day after the shooting. The three-page medical report will likely be used as evidence for the defense.

Meanwhile, the Trayvon Martin autopsy shows that other than his gunshot wound, the only injury on Martin was that the skin on his knuckles was broken. Combined with the evidence from Zimmerman's medical report, the logical conclusion is that Martin was beating up Zimmerman severely before Zimmerman shot him.

CNN anchor to Obama spokesman: You’re smearing Romney with this Bain attack ad, you know; Update: Obama bundler tired of “vilification” of the rich

I’m kind of torn on this one. On the one hand, she seems as much offended by the idea of campaign attacks generally as by the specifics of the attack on Bain and Romney. When you invite a paid flack on to shill for his candidate, don’t be surprised when he won’t concede the point that their entire line of messaging on Romney’s background in private equity is illegitimate. On the other hand, a defense of business as dogged and full-throated as this on mid-day cable news is a welcome surprise. All she’s really doing, ultimately, is asking him to contextualize the attack on Romney over GST Steel. He wasn’t a corporate raider; Bain took over these companies, tried to build them, and sometimes — but not always — failed. What’s the problem? And did this guy actually offer as a criticism of Mitt, “The goal here wasn’t job creation, it was wealth creation for himself and his partners”? Hello?

Obamacare Forces Catholic School To Dump Its Healthcare Plan

The Franciscan University of Steubenville, a small but well-known Catholic college in eastern Ohio, has its own answer to Obamacare. It is cancelling its student health insurance policy in order to avoid complications from the Obama administration’s mandate to cover contraception, sterilizations, and abortifacient drugs.

The school notes on its website that even if it had kept its insurance policy available to students, Obamacare’s other requirements would have caused students’ premiums to double. The school will continue to provide cheap basic medical care for students at the low cost of $5 per visit, but they are on their own for more expensive treatments.

Coburn: U.S. has 2-5 years before financial meltdown

Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn told The Daily Caller in a video interview that the federal government is in the “midst of committing murder to our republic” and predicted that the U.S. faces a financial meltdown in 2-5 years.

“I wanted people in this book, in ‘The Debt Bomb’ to be able to see what’s coming,” Coburn said on Capitol Hill, referring to his book. “In 2022, less than 10 years from now, unless we make major changes that everybody’s saying they know has to be made but none of the politicians have the courage to make, the entire federal budget will be made of only three things: interest, Medicare and Social Security, nothing else.”

 

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5.15.2012 12:00 PM

C2 Afternoon Open - Take A Back Road Tuesday Edition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obama Gives Speech In Front Of Reno Couple’s Garage For Some Reason

Filed under - "Caption This"

At first the Secret Service was worried about putting him directly in front of that Jeep, but the gas tank is empty and those folks can’t afford to fill it up.

(Pic courtesy of the Daily Mail, which notes that the owners of the house, Paul and Val Keller, aren’t even sure if they’re voting for him. Which is, of course, racist.)

 

Cher Goes On Twitter Rant Against Romney & His 'Racist, Homophobic Woman-Hating Tea-Bagger Masters'

Cher isn’t one for hiding her disdain for the Republican Party. In fact, she frequently takes to Twitter, a social media platform, to spread her political views. Last night was no exception, as the pop singer used her personal account to slam Mitt Romney, saying that she doesn’t want to breathe the same air as the candidate and his “racist homophobic women hating tea bagger masters.”

The anti-GOP Tweets were unleashed in a series. The first message read, “If ROMNEY gets elected I don’t know if i can breathe same air as Him & his Right Wing Racist Homophobic Women Hating Tea Bagger Masters.”

 

Is Cher not only a hateful liberal, but a homophobe to boot? Hear the answer as AlfonZo Rachel tells you about Cher's intolerant Tea Party rant.

 

 

 

5.15.2012 4:00 AM

C2 Daily Grind

 

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to Black Pastor: ‘I Hope You Evolve’

Matthews interviewed Bishop Harry Jackson, who has spoken out against Barack Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage. Speaking of Jesus Christ, Matthews ridiculously linked accusations that Mitt Romney once bullied a teen, nearly 50 years ago: “Do you think [Christ] would have been chasing after the kid with long hair and cutting his hair or he would have been the one protecting the kid with long hair in high school?”

Matthews sarcastically added, “But you’re with the guy who was going after the kid with long hair.” (Pastor Jackson informed the host that he was not, yet, supporting Romney.)

Fellow black minister, Reverend Delman Coates also appeared on the show. After Coates indicated he supported gay marriage, Jackson retorted, “Why not let the Muslims have polygamy and bigamy?”

This prompted Matthews to insultingly suggest: “I hope you evolve. Thank you very much. I’m just teasing.”

Considering Matthews routinely plays the race card, will he apologize for telling a black man to “evolve?”

New CBS/NYT Poll Finds One In Four Voters Less Likely To Vote For Obama After Gay Marriage Endorsement

One in four registered voters say they are less likely to vote for President Obama in November because he expressed support same-sex marriage, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.

While 25 percent say the president’s support for same-sex marriage makes them less likely to support his reelection, 16 percent say his position makes them more likely to support him. Fifty-eight percent say the announcement will not affect how they vote.

Poll: Romney Winning the Women's Vote

I expect the media to be in a surly mood tonight. After months of manufactured "GOP War on Women" silliness, a new CBS/NYT poll (!) finds Romney leading Obama 46-44% among woman voters. Mind you, that isn't GOP woman or even independent women, but ALL women voters.

More importantly, today's poll finds a notable shift among women in just the last month. In April, Obama was leading Romney by 6% among women. No other group saw an 8 point shift in their support.

LI: Is prestigious genealogical society throwing media under the bus on Warren 1/32 Cherokee claim?

There is a new and bizarre twist in the Elizabeth Warren 1/32 Cherokee saga.

As discussed below, Warren’s claim to 1/32 Cherokee heritage arose from comments attributed to the prestigious New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) through two of its employees, well-known genealogist Chris Child and spokesman Tom Champoux.

After a scathing critique of NEHGS by genealogist Tom Lipscomb in a statement released to Power Line Blog this morning, and repeated posts by Michael Patrick Leahy at Breitbart.com debunking the claims, I reached out to NEHGS for comment as to its position.

Obama's Budget Would Double the Interest Rate on Student Loans--After the Election (H/T: Zip's)

The White House fiscal year 2013 plan calls for maintaining the current 3.4 percent interest rate for federally guaranteed student loans, but only through July 1, 2013, at which point it would automatically increase to 6.8 percent. Neither the president’s plan nor the Democrats’ legislation would extend the low rate beyond another year.

 

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