Posts Tagged ‘Emanuel’

SARAH PALIN SLAMS “FAMILY GUY” ON “THE O’REILLY FACTOR”

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 13:44

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared on The O’Reilly Factor on Tuesday, where she likened Family Guy’s recent mocking of her son Trig’s Down syndrome to a “kick in the gut.” Earlier this week, Palin’s teen mom daughter, Bristol, posted a statement on the politician’s Facebook page denouncing Seth MacFarlane, ...

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BRISTOL PALIN SLAMS “FAMILY GUY” ON DOWN SYNDROME DIG

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 18:52

Sarah Palin is sounding off on Sunday night’s episode of Family Guy, which seemed to mock the youngest of the politician’s two sons, Trig, who suffers from Down syndrome. Instead of lighting into producers of the popular animated series — similar to what she’s done after run-ins with David Letterman, ...

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DID “FAMILY GUY” MOCK SARAH PALIN’S DOWN SYNDROME-SUFFERING SON TRIG?

Monday, February 15, 2010 9:48

FOX’s popular animated comedy Family Guy is flirting with controversy after allegedly mocking Sarah Palin’s youngest son, who suffers from Down syndrome, on Sunday night’s show. On last night’s airing Chris Griffin courts a rude young woman, who suffers from Down syndrome and makes comparisons to Palin’s 22-month-old son, Trig. “My ...

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EVENING CRUNCH CRUMBS: MICHAEL JACKSON MANSLAUGHTER INVESTIGATION UPDATE; KHLOE KARDASHIAN ESCAPED SEVEN YEAR WARRANT; NINE-YEAR-OLD GIVES BIRTH; ABORTION GAME SHOW?

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 0:16

-Kate Moss covers the March Fashion Issue of Harper’s Bazaar….. -Is Usher the new King of Pop? -One chance for the junkie son of acting vets Ryan O’Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett. Redmond O’Neal, 24, will reportedly be released from jail for the third time to attend a drug treatment center. ...

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US UPS PRESSURE ON PAKISTAN

Monday, November 16, 2009 21:00

NEW YORK – The United States has warned Pakistan that failing to expand its fight against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda would undercut the new American strategy and troop increase for Afghanistan that President Barack Obama is preparing, a leading US newspaper reported Monday.Citing ...

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HAYEK: “EMERGENCIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE PRETEXT ON WHICH THE SAFEGUARDS OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY HAVE ERODED”

Saturday, November 14, 2009 15:22

Well-known Austrian economist Friedrich von Hayek wrote:"Emergencies” have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have eroded. Rahm Emanuel famously said:Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that i...

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NEW DERIVATIVES LEGISLATION “WAS PROBABLY WRITTEN BY JPMORGAN AND GOLDMAN SACHS”

Saturday, November 14, 2009 9:25

As I have repeatedly written (see this and this), the new derivatives legislation is so bad that it probably increases - rather than decreases - the risk to the financial system.William Greider has a great piece in The Nation pointing out: Who drafted...

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TOP OBAMA ADVISORS FAVOR ADDITIONAL TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:19

Senior advisers of US President Barack Obama, including Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, are reportedly in favor of sending 30,000 or more additional American troops to Afghanistan. But the New York Times quoted ...

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OBAMA TO DISCUSS AF-PAK STRATEGY IN SITUATION ROOM

Monday, October 26, 2009 6:06

US President Barack Obama would hold his sixth Situation Room meeting with his national security team on Monday to discuss his administrations strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan. The meeting at the White House will be attended by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defence Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Advisor General James ...

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COULD A THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATE ACTUALLY WIN IN 2012?

Friday, August 21, 2009 20:02

Famed trend forecaster Gerald Celente is predicting that a third party candidate will be elected President in 2012. (If you don't know who Celente is, read the postscript below.)Is he right?Well, some of the most widely-read liberal writers are saying ...

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MARC R. STANLEY: THE CHUTZPAH OF OBAMA’S JEWISH CRITICS

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:15

No one can credibly claim that Obama and his administration are not talking with Israel. The fact is that the Obama administration is not only talking with Israelis, they are intensely collaborating.

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NO BREAKTHROUGH IN TALKS BUT BIPARTISAN PANEL CLOSE TO AGREEMENT ON MEDICARE SAVINGS

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:32

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators agreed tentatively Tuesday on a plan to squeeze an additional $35 billion out of Medicare over the next decade and larger sums in the years beyond, according to congressional officials, a step ...

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OBAMA FACES LONG SUMMER OF DELAY

Sunday, July 26, 2009 21:17

• Ambitious reform plans, but few victories so far• Falling polls compound president's problemsA healthcare package in the balance; unfinished business on climate change; a precarious economy and deficit; foreign policy setbacks on Iran and North Korea. Six months into his presidency, ...

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GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE MATT REICHEL CHALLENGING QUIGLEY FOR CONGRESS

Sunday, July 26, 2009 1:40

CHICAGO (AP) -- Green Party candidate Matt Reichel has announced plans to once again run for the congressional seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel. Former Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat like Emanuel, went on to win the seat in an ...

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SENATE SIDES WITH OBAMA, REMOVES F-22 MONEY

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 18:08

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to halt production of the Air Force's missile-eluding F-22 Raptor fighter jets in a high-stakes, veto-laden showdown over President Barack Obama's efforts to shift defense spending to a next generati...

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QUIGLEY ENDORSES GIANNOULIAS FOR SENATE

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 1:48

Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias continues to rack up endorsements in the race to replace Roland Burris in the U.S. Senate. The latest is from freshman Congressman Mike Quigley, who earned a reputation as a reformer on the Cook Co...

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MILES MOGULESCU: OBAMA NEEDS TO SHOW LESS PAUCITY OF AUDACITY

Monday, July 20, 2009 19:50

So far the only people Obama seems willing to make mad are the activist base of the Democratic party who helped him defeat Hillary Clinton and John McCain.

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EMANUEL DECLINES INVITE TO JPMORGAN BOARD MEETING

Monday, July 20, 2009 4:50

U.S. President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, has declined an invitation to attend a board meeting of JPMorgan Chase & Co, a White House official said on Sunday. More ...

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MICHAEL BRENNER: OBAMA AND HEALTH CARE REFORM: A FECKLESS APPROACH

Saturday, July 18, 2009 21:22

Obama seems totally ignorant of the elementary truth that for a president to get what he wants from Congress, he has to wade in and twist arms.

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BLAGOJEVICH GETS RADIO HOST GIG AS CAMPAIGN OFFICE CLOSES (AND EMANUEL LETTER POPS UP)

Saturday, July 18, 2009 1:57

What's the old adage, when one door closes another opens? That might well be true for Rod Blagojevich. Just as the campaign office of the disgraced former governor-- the one that federal investigators bugged-- is about to go back on the marke...

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