Category Archives: Current Affairs

How’d Obama’s Little Middle East Speech Go Over In Syria?

I hate to do back to back posts on El Presidente, however, he started it with his soaring, grandiose opus of a thousand different ideals, which was meant to tell the Muslim World and Middle East how to act. How’s that working out? Defying a stern warning from President Obama, Syrian forces opened fire on […]

How’d Obama’s Speech Do In Arab World?

We know how it was received in Israel and by Israeli supporters: both are pretty ticked off. Liberals tended to cheer the appearance of Obama supporting the Palestinians, because Liberals tend to support the violent actions of anyone attempting to kill Israeli civilians. But, what of the Arabs? How does “wariness and apathy” grab you? […]

About Obama’s 1967 Border Comment…

First there was the speech. Then there was the criticism for what seemed to be a case where Obama was calling for the Israeli pre-1967 lines to be reestablished. Then cooler heads like Ed Morrissey and Doug chimed in, throwing a bit of cold water on the kefuffle. Oh, and then the BBC chimed in […]

5 Things To Watch For In Obama’s Mid-East Speech

That’s right, Obama is going to give another speech this morning at 11:40am, giving him plenty of time to get 18 holes in As the democracy movement now known as the Arab Spring hurtled across the Mideast earlier this year, President Barack Obama often tiptoed alongside history. His public statements tended to be cautious, his […]

LOL! NY Times Editorial Board Thinks Obama Can Actually “Do Something” On Mid-East Peace

You’ll have to forgive the “LOL!”: I thought it was a bit more realistic than the overused “Oh, Snap!” Though, perhaps I should have used the more precise “ROTFLMAO”. Or, a simple “DERP”, as you will have competing facial expressions reading this tripe from the NY Times: President Obama and the Arab Spring It should […]

Nancy Pelosi Calls Bush To Thank Him Over Osama Demise

No, really, you read that headline correctly House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) said she called former President George W. Bush on Tuesday to congratulate him on the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. Following a classified briefing on the operation to take down bin Laden, Pelosi told reporters that she called the former […]

The “Obama Took 16 Hours” Meme: Hold On, And Think About It

Apparently, Obama took 16 hours to make the decision to go with the operation to get “Codename Geronimo” (yes, some folks do have a problem with that). Drudge linked to a story by the UK Daily Mail, and that has seemed to start an avalanche of political abuse towards Obama for waiting, especially after they […]

Gas Prices Cause Hardship. More Importantly, They Harm Obama’s Approval Ratings

Obviously, the second part is more pressing to the Liberals at the Washington Post, rather than how much Americans are suffering Soaring gasoline prices are biting into household incomes and nibbling at Americans’ fuel consumption — and support for President Obama, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. About six in 10 respondents said they […]

You Might Need Your Mom’s Pre And Post Natal Birth Records To Get A Passport

Well, the headline isn’t quite as catchy as “Where Were You Circumcised?: State Department Passport Application is Impossible“, but, I thought that going with “Trig Palin may need Andrew Sullivan’s permission to get a passport” might be a bit confusing to those unfamiliar with Excitable Andy’s Trigerism. Anyhow, moving on to the originator of the […]

As Even More Protesters Are Killed In Syria, Washington Post Calls US Inaction Shameful

There are many differing reports on the death toll during yesterdays protest in Syria. The BBC pegs it the highest At least 72 protesters have been killed by security forces in Syria, rights groups say – the highest reported death toll in five weeks of unrest there. Demonstrators were shot, witnesses say, as thousands rallied […]

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