The ABC New Hampshire Debate is on right now until 9:00 PM CST.**REPUBLICANSThe Republicans are starting off the debate and democrats are to follow.It is a round table format where the candidates are discussing the topics and the moderator is not controlling the debate but mostly keeping out of the way and letting the candidates do the talking.
Governor Mitt Romney took the most delegates at the Wyoming Republican Caucuses today.The AP reported:CASPER, Wyo.
Bill O’Reilly comes unglued at Obama event.Pushes 6′ 8″ Obama aide out of the way.A U.S.
Barak Obama wants to end the US “Occupation” of Iraq.His first move would be to bring the occupying forces home.Buzzflash reported:In an 11-minute interview with hometown Chicago radio broadcaster and journalist, Roland Martin, Barack Obama revealed that his first act, if elected president, would be to pull our troops out of Iraq as quickly as possible.You can listen to the interview, conducted the morning after Obama’s victory in Iowa here.BuzzFlash has excerpted the key Iraq question and answer below.
Lord have mercy!The AP shellacs “Relic” Bill Clinton.Nancy Benac of the Associated Press may want to sleep over at a friend’s house tonight after this piece on the Clintons, via Drudge:In a presidential race where the Democratic candidates are competing as agents of change, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most reliable campaign prop is something of a political relic — her husband.
(UPDATED BELOW)Two US soldiers were killed by an Iraqi they were on patrol with west of Mosul.It was the first such incident in Iraq.Capt.
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Sadly, the Rose Parade watchers launched insults and garbage at the Code Pink protesters at the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day.
Four US soldiers have died serving their country in Iraq this year.One of those soldiers was blogger Andrew Olmsted.Obsidian Wings has this sad news.Please remember his family and friends in your prayers.TigerHawk has more on the blogger and hero.
Holy Mahmoud shared some time with a group of American Muslims who met with him at the Hajj.Ahmadinejad reminded an American delegation of Muslims at the Hajj that there has been no anti-Semitism during the history of Islam.Watching America and Bazteb News reported:He then criticized the biased support of the U.S.
The Iranian national soccer team is under great pressure to win.And, Iranian sports reporters are under their own kind of pressure.Iran Press News (Persian) reports on the challenges of reporting soccer in Iran:And, that took place in front of the bleachers.It’s a good thing he was only reporting on sports.
One Jerusalem is organizing an event to express support for a United Jerusalem:** On the day before President Bush begins his visit to Israel, One Jerusalem is organizing a massive human chain around the walls of the Old City.** The Human Chain is an expression of our firm support for a united Jerusalem.** The Human Chain is grassroots opposition to Prime Minister Olmert’s declaration that Jerusalem should be divided.** The Jewish people rejecting the defeatism of the Olmert government.** We are meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2:30 PM at the Jaffa Gate.
“Be as a great mountain – he added – immovable before the attempts of some media to attack our unity, exaggerating the number of the victims and speaking of confessional war”.Grand Ayatollah Ali SistaniAsia NewsSeptember 26, 2007 The powerful and revered Iraqi spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani issued a statement in September blasting the foreign press for, “Exaggerating about the reports of deaths and explosions and depicting them in a way as if tribal war is underway in Iraq.” It was the first time that the Ayatollah attacked the foreign press.Back in March of 2007 the Lancet Study suffered a major blow to its credibility when the Times Online attacked the Lancet team for not sharing the data of their highly pulicized report on Iraqi fatalities.
Something you will never hear from the mainstream news…The average unemployment rate during the Bush years is running lower than during the Clinton years.Numbers from US Misery IndexJune 7, 1996– Here is how the mainstream news (Dan Rather) reported that the unemployment rate jumped up to 5.6%: “The government came out today with its latest report on unemployment.
FARC punked Chavez this week- 3 US House Democrats joined in the punkfest.Dear “Sureshot”, Thanks for letting us know that our citizens you guys kidnapped 4 years ago are still alive.
Italian soccer team renames itself in honor of the Jew-hating Islamofascist terrorist group Hezbollah.They say they are not trying to be political.Tell that to the people of Haifa.The new uniforms for the Italian soccer team includes the Hezbollah terrorist logo.
Lewisville High School held a candlelight vigil tonight for the two slain teens Amina Yaser Said, 18, and Sarah Yaser Said, 17.Mary Said was surrounded by family and friends during a candlelight vigil for her daughters in front of Lewisville High School on Thursday.
Mike Huckabee’s Campaign Manager Ed Rollins goes off on FOX News analyst Chris Wallace.He also says that, “RUDY IS DONE”:This follows Ed Rollins threatening to knock Romney’s teeth out this week and his attacks on Rush Limbaugh late last month.It’s not just Rudy who Rollins was attacking today…Earlier today Ed Rollins bashed Mitt Romney.
** FOX News is reporting that Mike Huckabee has won the Republican Iowa caucus.** FOX News is calling Iowa for Obama.
After taking a break in terror activities after the passing of Benazir Bhutto, the Tehrick-i-Taliban group warned the Pakistani government to withdraw troops or face all out war.ADN Kronos reported:The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan – a group of pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan – has given the government another two days to end the military operation in the north-western valley of Swat and pull out all security personnel from the area.
Iraqi Muslim exiles protested against Radical Islam in Germany this week.(Photo Albroge)(Photo Albroge)Haider Ajina translated a few of the signs from the protest:The sign on the main link says in German = ‘Wahabisim is the well of terrorism’.
The corruption in the mainstream media rears its ugly head today…The media dragged out their fake Republicans to bash conservatives today HERE and HERE.Pretty sick stuff but not at all shocking.Meanwhile…
“We’ve got spirit.
Sunni tribal leaders rebuked “Al-Qaeda devils” for bringing death and misery to Iraq.Sunnis and Shiites gather for a reconciliation meeting in the neighborhood of Abu Dshir, in southern Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan.
Iran opened the new year with the executions of 13 prisoners.Kamangir reported the executions of 13 Iranians, 8 of whom were hung up in the notorious Evin Prison.Iran Focus has more on the executions.The mass executions are often held in the public square.
Honor Killings in Dallas and Chicago- 5 People Are Dead Including Pregnant Mother!Sarah Said was an avid tennis player known as a silly but bright student.
Did anyone else out there notice anything strange in Hillary Clinton’s Closing Argument video that is playing in Iowa tonight?Maybe it’s just me, but I swear there was something spooky about that video:Like I said, maybe it’s just me, but that video gives me the eebie-jeebies.What was that?…
Cheaper Than Gas & Less Pollution!Infolive TV reported this outstanding news that got little coverage from the MSM:Two Israeli scientists in the South have invented a new fuel system that if adopted on a national scale will not only guarantee cheaper prices but will also drastically cut down the level of pollution on the Nation’s highway.12/05/07There is no word yet on how Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or Hugo Chavez reacted to this news.
It’s crunch time:John Edwards’ bus loses its magic and Mike Huckabee’s campaign manager wants to kick Romney’s a$$.
Numbers from icasualties.orgThanks to Gringo for pointing this out…Venezuelan Politics blog reported that an average 33 Venezuelans were murdered each day last year, which comes to 1000 murders per month.
For Ron Paulians…
The good security news continues to roll in from Iraq.Numbers from icasualties.orgOnly 14 of the US fatalities in December were from hostile fire.Now, here are more numbers released this week by Iraqi officials:** Militant incidences have declined 70-90%** Assassinations down by 79% ** Kidnappings down by 72%** Car bombs declined 75%** Injuries amongst police have declined 23%** Injuries amongst police army 28% ** Injuries amongst police civilians 32%Charlie Foxtrot has more good news on the Iraqi surge numbers.Numbers from icasualties.orgThe following is a translation by Iraqi-American Haider Ajina from a headline and article in Buratha News on December 29, 2007: Iraq Interior Ministry is preparing for an August take over of security responsibility for Baghdad.
It’s been a good month for Moamer Gaddafi who just completed his tour of Europe with his 40 virgin body guards, a camel and a heated tent.Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) shakes hands with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (L) before a meeting at Moncloa Palace in Madrid.
Israel needs to dump this guy quick…Olmert announces that Israel must be ready for a divided Jerusalem.The Jerusalem Post reported: Israel needs to internalize that even its supportive friends on the international stage conceive of the country’s future on the basis of the 1967 borders and with Jerusalem divided, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has declared to The Jerusalem Post.
Pakistani police believe they have found the head of Benazir Bhutto’s assassin:Click to Enlarge HeadPakistani authorities are asking the public for information on the head.
It was a “relatively calm” New Year’s Eve in France.Only 372 autos were torched by disenfranchised youths.In other good news only 259 people arrested for hooliganism and 4 policemen receiving light injuries.
The year got off to a good start here in Missouri…Mizzou pummelled Arkansas 38-7 in Cotton Bowl.
Kenya erupts in violence following a controversial presidential election.Up to 50 Kenyans were burned alive inside a torched church in Kiambaa.Elizabeth Wangoi wails near the Kenya Assemblies of God church in Kiambaa, Eldoret, where more than 35 women and children were burnt beyond recognition.
North Shore Journal lists their top 10.
Republicans rejoiced.Democrats ?…
Happy Gaza New Year…Palestinians protest in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah asking Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing to pilgrims.
