Posts Tagged ‘Breaking News’
The Worst Movie Year Ever?
Posted by Lucianne.com in Lucianne.com on July 31st, 2010
Wall Street Journal, by Joe Queenan Posted By: Photoonist- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:46:10 GMT In the new movie "Inception," Leonardo DiCaprio burrows deep into the subconscious of a self'absorbed plutocrat to plant a powerful idea that will change the world. If the technology used in "Inception" were available in real life, Mr. DiCaprio might burrow into the subconscious of Hollywood plutocrats and plant these paradigm'altering ideas: Stop making movies like "Grown Ups," "Sex and the City 2," (Snip) And if "Legion" and "Edge of Darkness" and "The Back'up Plan" and "Hot Tub Time Machine" are the best you can do, stop making movies, period. Humanity will thank you for it.
GM raises production of Volt to 45,000 annually
Posted by Lucianne.com in Lucianne.com on July 31st, 2010
Associated Press, by Staff Posted By: GaGardener- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:26:11 GMT General Motors said Friday that it is boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electric car that goes on sale this year. GM will now have a production capacity of 45,000 vehicles in 2012, up from previous plans for 30,000. The automaker made the announcement as President Barack Obama toured the Volt production facility in Detroit. The federal government sank $50 billion into GM as part of the broader rescue of the auto industry, giving taxpayers a majority stake in the nations largest auto company.
The Nakba Obsession
Posted by Lucianne.com in Lucianne.com on July 31st, 2010
City Journal, by Sol Stern Posted By: Judy W.- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:16:39 GMT A specter is haunting the prospective Israeli'Palestinian peace negotiationsthe specter of the Nakba. The literal meaning of the Arabic word is disaster; but in its current, expansive usage, it connotes a historical catastrophe inflicted on an innocent and blameless people (in this case, the Palestinians) by an overpowering outside force (international Zionism). The Nakba is the heart of the Palestinians backward'looking national narrative, which depicts the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 as the original sin that dispossessed the lands native people.
Dem leaders, donors to hold Rangel birthday bash at The Plaza
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The Hill, by Alexander Bolton Posted By: Hobbiest- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:57:48 GMT Democratic leaders and major party donors plan to hold a lavish 80th birthday gala for Charles Rangel at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan next month, despite 13 ethics charges pending against the veteran lawmaker. Lobbyists and other party donors received invitations this week to join Sens. Charles Schumer (D'N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D'N.Y.) and New York Gov. David Paterson at one of New Yorks finest hotels to celebrate Rangels birthday.
The elite’s bogus appeal to ‘authority’
Posted by Lucianne.com in Lucianne.com on July 31st, 2010
American Thinker, by Tom Rowan Posted By: Dreadnought- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:22:10 GMT One of the ruling class's favorite propaganda points is that they are smart and if you disagree with them you, in fact, are dumb. Historian Paul Johnson pointed out the liberal ruling class's penchant for self puffery when he wrote Intellectuals. To give you an idea of where Johnson was going, chapter 1 is titled ' Jean'Jacques Rousseau; An Interesting Madman.' In the book Intellectuals and Society, Thomas Sowell exposes the "intellectual" ruling class who, as National Review put it, "Exalt themselves by denigrating our society ' and are working to destroy it."
Obama visits spy museum
Posted by Lucianne.com in Lucianne.com on July 31st, 2010
Associated Press, by Ann Sanner Posted By: Emerson- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:51:57 GMT President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughter Sasha made a Friday night visit to the International Spy Museum in downtown Washington. Obama, wearing jeans, a casual shirt and sandals, found people lining the street outside the museum snapping his picture and cheering and waving as he walked in after a short motorcade ride from the White House. (Snip) The Obamas shared a tender moment on their way back home. The president kissed the first lady on each side of her neck as they stood under a canopy by the White House driveway;
When Double Dippers become economic party poopers
Posted by Lucianne.com in Lucianne.com on July 31st, 2010
Associated Press, by Tom Raum Posted By: LeBain- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:50:00 GMT They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery. They're the Double Dippers ' the politicians, economists and analysts who foresee back'to'back recessions. Their warnings could become self'fulfilling prophecies if they frighten enough people into holding tightly onto their wallets. Headline split, source corrected to site style.
Andy Griffith: You’ll like Washington’s health care reform
Posted by Lucianne.com in Lucianne.com on July 31st, 2010
The Christian Science Monitor, by Laurent Belsie Posted By: BeatleJeff- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:36:35 GMT Does the money spent on political issue ads really work? Sometimes. Sixteen years ago, a fictional couple called Harry and Louise bashed the Clinton health care plan so memorably in TV ads that they were credited with helping to bring down health care reform. Now, Medicare has recruited actor Andy Griffith in hopes that he can do just the opposite: talk it up. "With the new health care law, more good things are coming," says the former TV star of "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock." " I think you're going to like it."
Announcing Radical’in’Chief
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National Review Magazine, by Stanley Kurtz Posted By: Scottyboy- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:36:20 GMT I am pleased to announce that my political biography of President Obama, Radical'in'Chief: Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American Socialism, will be published on October 19 by the Threshold imprint of Simon & Schuster. Here is the Amazon page. Here is the cover:Given my various adventures during the last presidential campaign, it seemed best to remain discreet until now. The goal has been to minimize any possible interference with my research, which has proceeded non'stop since 2008. The book is under embargo, so I cannot detail its revelations.
Bell’s business ties to officials probed
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Los Angeles Times, by Hector Becerra & Paul Pringle Posted By: JoniTx- Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:54:59 GMT The city of Bell has a pattern of doing business with current and former city officials, including an ex'mayor who served time in federal prison, according to interviews and records obtained by The Times.In the most recent deal, Bell's Community Redevelopment Agency last year paid $4.6 million to purchase property from a family trust of longtime politician Peter Werrlein, who was sentenced to three years in prison in the 1980s for holding hidden interests in a poker casino.Despite his criminal record, Werrlein worked for the city as a consultant at least into the 1990s.