Archive for September, 2008

Henry Paulson, our illustrious Treasury Secretary pushing a wall street bailout, was appointed to that position by President Bush in May of 2006. Prior to that time, Paulson was Chairman of Goldman Sachs. Perceptions that Paulson’s allegiance to Wall Street were driving his role in the present financial crisis begain to take root when he... »

A recent study released by the conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation provides proof that illegal aliens and immigrants with green cards are committing rampant voter fraud in the United States. Reports of ineligible persons registering to vote have raised concerns about state processes for verifying voter registration lists. States usually base voter eligibility on the... »

-By Warner Todd Huston The candidate of change, the shining proponent of a “new way” in national politics, says that you aren’t allowed to bring a sign to his rally. So much for the right of free political speech. To add insult to injury, this rally was held at the publicly funded University of Mary... »

President Bush vowed to get the $700 billion economic rescue plan through congress in a statement to the media made today. “Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on a financial rescue plan that had been negotiated by Congressional leaders of both parties and my administration,” Bush reminded the audience. “Unfortunately, the measure was defeated by... »

When facing a major financial problem, it is not uncommon to face the temptation to do something foolish at best or something evil at worst. Our elected officials and un-elected monetary and financial authorities are on the brink of doing both. Although the House of Representatives defeated the initial proposed $700 billion bailout of... »

The proposed bailout of failing financial institutions has the Republican and Democrat Parties looking like they are about to switch roles again as they did at the turn of the last century. In a sweeping move toward socialism, our Republican president, his Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, and Republican Congressional leadership are leading efforts to... »

The biggest bailout plan (so far) will continue to be revised in an attempt to win approval of a congressional majority. The goal of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is to put the brakes on the unwinding of the largest debt and leverage bubble in history in the hope of preventing a... »

(The following article is based on information obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police’s National Security Committee.) The Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC), a project of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), yesterday released A National Strategy for Energy Security, a comprehensive plan that offers the public and policymakers specific solutions to the very... »

Donald Tenn is a California father who says he “had to take action” for his young daughter Madison.  He started his fourth day this morning on a wet construction crane in Columbus Ohio alone. Last night police warned of thunderstorms.  John Fowler, national coordinator for Fathers 4 Justice was able to talk activist father... »

-By Warner Todd Huston Bill Fletcher is all about the wringing of hands over the corruption scandal of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and is afraid that it will get in the way of the upcoming presidential campaign. Fletcher, a long time union activist, pseudo “Africanist,” anti-American, and anti-Jew agitator, who is also a... »

Say what you want about Senator Joe Biden. But there’s no denying the fact he’s one of the more entertaining politicos in town. Looking for a guy who blurts out the occasional inconvenient truth? Then Biden’s forehead-knocker about the “terrible” Obama ad – the one that mocked John McCain as computer illiterate — certainly made... »

The US House of Representatives rejected a bill on the USD 700 billion bail out of US banks. The voting on the bill has completed. Bush delivering a statement of his support of this bill Image: Chris Greenberg. Bush delivering a statement of his support of this bill Image: Chris Greenberg. If passed, the bailout plan would have... »

While many of the talking heads and pundits on TV have been providing calming words of reassurance about proposed federal intervention in the financial system, analyst Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital has been accurately warning for years about a financial meltdown and says that the worst, if Congress eventually passes the “bailout” bill,... »

The Alliance Defense Fund has called on 35 pastors across the country to break IRS tax laws and endorse presidential candidates during sermons. The pastors will draw on Bible passages tomorrow in a protest organized by the group of conservative Christian lawyers. The ADF launched the effort to protest a 50-year-old law which bans churches,... »

The lamestream media told you: “CHICAGO (CBS) — 125 Shot Dead In Chicago Over Summer; Total Is About Double The U.S. Troop Death Toll In Iraq “An estimated 125 people were shot and killed over the summer. That’s nearly double the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq over the same time period. “In May, cbs2chicago.com began... »

Documents recently made public by the Internet site Wikileaks reveal that several large newspapers have removed or censored content related to the Iraqi-British fraudster Nadhmi Auchi, who has been publicly linked to Barack Obama via payments to former fundraiser, Antino “Tony” Rezko . A Guardian article, which no longer exists, stated that Auchi is... »

The two major party presidential candidates in the US, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, faced each other yesterday in the first TV debate. Despite that McCain had asked to postpone the debate, both were present at the University of Mississippi. The debate, which was moderated by PBS’ Jim Lehrer, was planned to... »

Four people have been arrested on terrorism charges in Islington, London, England, after a suspected petrol bombing on the house of Martin Rynja, owner of book publishing company Gibson Square. His company recently sparked controversy after buying the rights to publish The Jewel of Medina, a work of fiction by Sherry Jones depicting the Muslim... »

The video sharing website YouTube has removed several anti-Scientology videos following threats of legal action. Wikinews found that at least 11 videos have been removed from the site following Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices served on YouTube by Dr. Oliver Schaper, Scientologist and self-described advocate of the Church of Scientology’s rights to free... »

WASHINGTON – Over 16 million likely voters, representing 13.5% of the American electorate, have been harmed by a false allegation of domestic violence, according to a recent report from RADAR. The federal Violence Against Women Act, as well as state-level domestic violence laws, define abuse so broadly and provide incentives to file questionable claims. Each... »