Archive | April, 2009

Saluting AmeriCorps in IBD

Good ol’ AmeriCorps just can’t get as many salutes as it deserves. This is the first time I have seen the phrase “bogus idealism” in a headline. **** INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY Rife With Bogus Idealism, Waste, AmeriCorps Doesn’t Need To Exist By JAMES BOVARD President Obama signed legislation Tuesday to triple the number of AmeriCorps […]

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Multiplying the Boondoggle of AmeriCorps – Baltimore Sun

BALTIMORE SUN Multiplying the boondoggle of AmeriCorps By James Bovard April 28, 2009 President Barack Obama signed legislation last week to more than triple the number of AmeriCorps members, from 75,000 to 250,000. Mr. Obama declared that the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act is about “connecting deeds to needs.” Ironically, the signing ceremony and […]

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Obama’s Double Standard on Atrocities & Evil

At a Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Capitol on Thursday, President Obama called for “fighting the silence that is evil’s greatest co-conspirator.” On the same day, Obama decided to oppose creation of a truth commission to vigorously investigate and expose U.S. torture crimes. This is another of those damn paradoxes of which Washington is full […]

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Bullseye on Fascism & Torture

Last week, conservatives were complaining Obama was establishing a socialistic fascist dictatorship. This week, conservatives are complaining Obama does not want to torture his opponents. from Talking Points Memo I reckon this is another one of those damn paradoxes Washington is full of. There are plenty of reasons to vigorously oppose Obama’s power grabs (like […]

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LISTEN LIVE – on the Brian Wilson Show Today (4/23)

I will be on the Brian Wilson radio show today from @ 5:05 pm to 5:30. Brian is one of the funniest and most thoughtful talk show hosts in the biz. We will be talking about the DHS terrorist profile memo, the torture memos, and other light-hearted topics. Listen Live here. (He is on Toledo’s […]

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