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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
 
And so democracy ends not with a bang, but with a whimper - term limits are for little People

As NY1 reports, "the controversial term limits extension bill passed by the City Council will likely be law next week. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has scheduled a bill-signing ceremony for Monday. The bill allows the city's elected officials to run for three consecutive four-year terms – up from two. The council narrowly passed the measure last week by a vote of 29-22 over the objections of opponents who said it should be up to voters to decide."

We applaud the 22 who voted against this heinous overruling by fiat of not one, but two, public referenda.

After 9/11, Rudy's hinting of seeking a brief term-limit repeal and third term was met with great caterwauling. "Mike" Bloomberg is a, however, a liberal beloved by the NYC intelligentsia.

Compare and contrast.


posted by anonymous at 4:56 PM

Monday, September 29, 2008
 
Subversives for Omaba

If the following is documented as true Obama will lose the upcoming election in the most historic lopsided defeat in American history. In other words, we hope it is true.

A few months ago, a claim was made by former Manhattan Borough president Percy Sutton that Obama had been funded through Harvard law school by Khalid Al-Mansour, a ‘mentor’ to the founders of the Black Panther party and advisor to ‘one of the world’s richest men,’ Saudi prince Alwaleed bin Talal. It was Prince Alwaleed whose $10 million check to help rebuild Manhattan after 9/11 was refused by New York mayor Rudy Guiliani because the Saudi prince hinted publicly that America’s pro-Israel policies were to blame for the attacks.

According to this story by Kenneth Timmerman, Camp Obama denied this claim -- and referred to a story on Politico.com in which reporter Ben Smith wrote that ‘a spokesman for Sutton’s family, Kevin Wardally’ said that Sutton had been mistaken when he made those comments. But when contacted, Sutton’s family not only denied that Sutton had misspoken but also said they had never even heard of Kevin Wardally – who appears to work for a Harlem political consulting firm.

So the claim that Obama was funded through Harvard by a radical Black Muslim activist with ties to the Saudis remains on the table.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/2178136/subversives-for-obama.thtml

posted by anonymous at 10:07 PM

 

From The Volokh Conspiracy

ILYA SOMIN: "The stock market's record 778 point drop today will no doubt lead many people to conclude that the House of Representatives was wrong to vote down the bailout plan backed by both the Bush Administration and the Democratic leadership. Indeed, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has already made that argument. Here's why I think such claims are wrong."

In a just world, Pelosi, Reid, Frank and Schumer would be cleaning chimneys or growing turnips. In this world they somehow have their hands on the levers of power. Then, on the train today I saw a doofus liberal attorney with an Obama sticker on his bag. But we were once like him - he probably doesn't have any understanding of the New Deal and that a federal govt this size is an abberation in American history. The Forgotten Men are about to get even more forgotten I fear should Obama slither his way into the White House.

And this (h/t Instapundit)

A READER AT A MAJOR NEWSROOM EMAILS:
"Off the record, every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for O is true. We have a team of 4 people going thru dumpsters in Alaska and 4 in arizona. Not a single one looking into Acorn, Ayers or Freddiemae. Editor refuses to publish anything that would jeopardize election for O, and betting you dollars to donuts same is true at NYT, others. People cheer when CNN or NBC run another Palin-mocking but raising any reasonable inquiry into obama is derided or flat out ignored. The fix is in, and its working." I asked permission to reprint without attribution and it was granted.


posted by anonymous at 9:53 PM

Thursday, September 11, 2008
 
9/11/08

We remember.

And not with hate, but in steely resolve and confidence in our principles, our culture and our Constitution, we shall defeat the barbarians who would bring a new dark age to the world.

posted by anonymous at 1:24 PM

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