Intoxination

Tag: confidence

Jan 10
2011

Man Arrested Over Threats To Sen. Michael Bennet

Politics

And the nutjobs are still at it: “We can confirm that there was a threat against Senator Bennet’s office and that the FBI working with the Capitol Police have arrested the individual responsible for the threat. Per their advice, we are referring inquiries related to this matter to the Capitol Police. Michael has full confidence […]

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Nov 13
2009

Could This Behind Murdoch’s War With Google?

Misc

I had almost forgot about this deal between Google and MySpace, a NewsCorp company. In 2006 the two entered into an agreement. Basically Google would get exclusive search advertising rights in exchange for $900 million over three years. MySpace also had to guarantee a minimum amount of traffic. That was all three years ago and […]

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Oct 20
2009

The Public Option – Vital To Democratic Survival

Misc

There has been a lot of talk about the new WaPo/ABC poll that finds 57% of the respondents want the public option, with 51% saying go for it without Republican support. Another interesting number in this new poll is 20%. That’s how many people now identify themselves as Republican. The numbers are very dire for […]

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Apr 13
2009

Did Obama Pass The Big Test?

Misc

Remember when Joe Biden said someone would really test Obama early in his presidency? Well I would consider the pirates capturing U.S. ships and crew as a test, and after yesterday’s news of the Hollywood style rescue of captain Richard Phillips, it looks like he passed his first big military test. For President Obama, last […]

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Sep 30
2008

WTF Was That?

Misc

Bush addressed the nation a bit ago about the failure of the bailout bill. If the purpose of his speech was to instill some confidence into the market, a safe assumption given the timing of this speech, he failed miserably. (video just uploaded so might take a few to process) This is the look of […]

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May 30
2008

Speaking Of Media Propaganda

Misc

Andrea Mitchell continues to push it: On MSNBC Live, Andrea Mitchell failed to challenge Republican strategist Trent Duffy’s false claim that Sen. John McCain “was one of the first to call for Secretary Rumsfeld’s resignation.” In fact, as his campaign itself has reportedly admitted, McCain did not call for former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation. […]

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Jan 26
2007

Is Pelosi Fed Up?

Misc

Kos had this interesting tidbit yesterday: In an interview, Pelosi also said she was puzzled by what she considered the president’s minimalist explanation for his confidence in the new surge of 21,500 U.S. troops that he has presented as the crux of a new “way forward” for U.S. forces in Iraq. “He’s tried this two […]

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Jan 29
2006

Republicans Feel White House Should Come Clean

Misc

It is not only Democrats, the Press and 76% of Americans who think the White House should come clean on Abramoff. Republican lawmakers are also included in that bunch now: Republican lawmakers urged President George W. Bush on Sunday to release records of White House contacts with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the center of a […]

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Aug 9
2005

Iran Supplying Insurgents?

Misc

Just In ViaABC News Australia: US accuses Iran of supplying Iraqi insurgent bombs  US intelligence believes that a cache of manufactured bombs seized in Iraq about two weeks ago was smuggled into the country from Iran by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. “We believe they came from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards,” the official told AFP, speaking on […]

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