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Monday, December 28, 2009
Oconomowoc Family Survives Terrorist Attempt
Oconomowoc Family Survives Terrorist Attempt
"Her daughter said that ahead of them was a man who videotaped the entire flight, including the attempted detonation.
'He sat up and videotaped the entire thing, very calmly,' said Patricia.
'We do know that the FBI is looking for him intensely.
Since then, we've heard nothing about it.'"
Yeah...right...
‘System Worked’: DHS Secretary Defends Response to Flight 253 Attack
http://www.breitbart.tv/system-worked-dhs-secretary-defends-response-to-flight-253-attack/
"Her daughter said that ahead of them was a man who videotaped the entire flight, including the attempted detonation.
'He sat up and videotaped the entire thing, very calmly,' said Patricia.
'We do know that the FBI is looking for him intensely.
Since then, we've heard nothing about it.'"
Yeah...right...
‘System Worked’: DHS Secretary Defends Response to Flight 253 Attack
http://www.breitbart.tv/system-worked-dhs-secretary-defends-response-to-flight-253-attack/
Fire Napolitano
Fire Napolitano - Jonah Goldberg - The Corner on National Review Online
The head of the Department of Homeland Security isn't helping.
I watched her on three shows and each time she was more annoying, maddening and absurd than the pevious appearance.
It is her basic position that the 'system worked' because the bureaucrats responded properly after the attack.
That the attack was 'foiled' by a bad detonator and some civilian passengers is proof, she claims, that her agency is doing everything right. That is just about the dumbest thing she could say, on the merits and politically.
I would wager that not one percent of Americans think the system is 'working' when terrorists successfully get bombs onto planes (and succeed in activating them)."
The head of the Department of Homeland Security isn't helping.
I watched her on three shows and each time she was more annoying, maddening and absurd than the pevious appearance.
It is her basic position that the 'system worked' because the bureaucrats responded properly after the attack.
That the attack was 'foiled' by a bad detonator and some civilian passengers is proof, she claims, that her agency is doing everything right. That is just about the dumbest thing she could say, on the merits and politically.
I would wager that not one percent of Americans think the system is 'working' when terrorists successfully get bombs onto planes (and succeed in activating them)."
Most valuable college football teams: U-M 11th, MSU 16th
Most valuable college football teams: U-M 11th, MSU 16th, Forbes says
"Texas is the most valuable football team in college sports, according to Forbes magazine.
Michigan dropped from fourth to No. 11 in the annual rankings, and Michigan State is No. 16."
"Texas is the most valuable football team in college sports, according to Forbes magazine.
Michigan dropped from fourth to No. 11 in the annual rankings, and Michigan State is No. 16."
Five Decades Of Cooling Ahead
Investors.com - Five Decades Of Cooling Ahead
"Qing Bin-Lu, a professor of physics and astronomy at Canada's University of Waterloo, is a believer in the value of drawing conclusions from observable data and not from selective data fed into computer models that are based on false assumptions and include 'fudge factors.'
In a peer-reviewed paper published in the prestigious online journal Physics Reports, Lu, who holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Newcastle, reports that CFCs, the compounds once widely used as refrigerants, and cosmic rays, which are energy particles originating in outer space, are mostly to blame for climate change, rather than carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Lu puts the start of the cooling trend at 2002 and writes that 'the observed data show that CFCs conspiring with cosmic rays most likely caused both the Antarctic ozone hole and global warming. These findings are totally unexpected and striking, as I was focused on studying the mechanism for the formation of the ozone hole, rather than global warming.'"
"Qing Bin-Lu, a professor of physics and astronomy at Canada's University of Waterloo, is a believer in the value of drawing conclusions from observable data and not from selective data fed into computer models that are based on false assumptions and include 'fudge factors.'
In a peer-reviewed paper published in the prestigious online journal Physics Reports, Lu, who holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Newcastle, reports that CFCs, the compounds once widely used as refrigerants, and cosmic rays, which are energy particles originating in outer space, are mostly to blame for climate change, rather than carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Lu puts the start of the cooling trend at 2002 and writes that 'the observed data show that CFCs conspiring with cosmic rays most likely caused both the Antarctic ozone hole and global warming. These findings are totally unexpected and striking, as I was focused on studying the mechanism for the formation of the ozone hole, rather than global warming.'"
The New Climate Litigation
The New Climate Litigation - WSJ.com
"Across the country, trial lawyers and green pressure groups—if that's not redundant—are teaming up to sue electric utilities for carbon emissions under 'nuisance' laws."
"Across the country, trial lawyers and green pressure groups—if that's not redundant—are teaming up to sue electric utilities for carbon emissions under 'nuisance' laws."
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Stocks higher? Famed investor says don't bet on it
Stocks higher? Famed investor says don't bet on it
"'We're on a sugar high,' El-Erian says. 'It feels good for a while but is unsustainable.'
His point: This burst of economic activity fed by government spending and near-zero interest rates will soon peter out."
"'We're on a sugar high,' El-Erian says. 'It feels good for a while but is unsustainable.'
His point: This burst of economic activity fed by government spending and near-zero interest rates will soon peter out."
Percy Sutton dies; His Obama revelation omitted from obituaries
American Thinker Blog: Percy Sutton dies; His Obama revelation omitted from obituaries
"However, one of Sutton's most notable moments is absent from the media hagiographies I have seen: he stated on television that he knew that an Islamic supremacist, Dr. Khalid al-Mansour, and advisor to a wealthy Saudi, had paid for Barack Obama's education at Harvard Law School.
Exactly how young Barack Obama, a man of slender means, managed to pay for a Harvard Law degree has long been a mystery, and the President has not been forthcoming about any details of his elite education.
See for yourself, Sutton's remarkable statement, which has been considgned to the Memory Hole, by the major media.
Not even a reference to a 'controversial contention' or other such euphemism. It simply never happened as far as the media are concerned."
"However, one of Sutton's most notable moments is absent from the media hagiographies I have seen: he stated on television that he knew that an Islamic supremacist, Dr. Khalid al-Mansour, and advisor to a wealthy Saudi, had paid for Barack Obama's education at Harvard Law School.
Exactly how young Barack Obama, a man of slender means, managed to pay for a Harvard Law degree has long been a mystery, and the President has not been forthcoming about any details of his elite education.
See for yourself, Sutton's remarkable statement, which has been considgned to the Memory Hole, by the major media.
Not even a reference to a 'controversial contention' or other such euphemism. It simply never happened as far as the media are concerned."
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Ali Velshi Stops Rep. King From Naming Northwest Airlines Terrorist
Ali Velshi Stops Rep. King From Naming Northwest Airlines Terrorist NewsBusters.org
"CNN's Ali Velshi on Friday stopped Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) from divulging the name of the terrorist who tried to set off a bomb as a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam began to land in Detroit.
Velshi did this claiming, '[W]e have not got any information on anyone being charged.
So thank you for bringing us information.
But would ask you not to name anybody on TV right now, we do not have any word of official charges.'
By this time, other news outlets including the Associated Press, CBS, and Fox News had given the suspect's name, Abdul Mudallad."
"CNN's Ali Velshi on Friday stopped Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) from divulging the name of the terrorist who tried to set off a bomb as a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam began to land in Detroit.
Velshi did this claiming, '[W]e have not got any information on anyone being charged.
So thank you for bringing us information.
But would ask you not to name anybody on TV right now, we do not have any word of official charges.'
By this time, other news outlets including the Associated Press, CBS, and Fox News had given the suspect's name, Abdul Mudallad."
Routine Turned to Mayhem on Terror Flight - WSJ.com
Routine Turned to Mayhem on Terror Flight
"A passenger then climbed over several seats, lunged across the aisle and managed to subdue the suspect, the eyewitnesses said."
"A passenger then climbed over several seats, lunged across the aisle and managed to subdue the suspect, the eyewitnesses said."
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