‘Politics’ Archives
Ron Paul Calls for Audit of US Gold Reserves
Texas (Kitco News) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul , R-Tex., plans to introduce a new bill next year that will allow for an audit of US gold reserves, he told Kitco News in an exclusive interview. Paul dropped the news in the interview, indicating that the bill still does not have an official name yet but will be unveiled at the start of the new U.S. [...]
Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The college vote is up for grabs this year — to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to swoon over Barack Obama. Though many students are liberals on social issues, the economic reality of a weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties: far fewer [...]
Jesse Jackson’s escalade stolen & stripped in Detroit
The Rev. Jesse Jackson found out just how rough things are in Detroit. Several Detroit media outlets reported thieves stole Jackson’s ride — a 2009 Cadillac Escalade — from a parking lot near the city’s Doubletree Hotel. The SUV was later recovered, but it was found without its rims and one of its windows had been broken, [...]
Anderson Cooper interviews Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson over misuse of scholarship money (VIDEO)
(September 3rd)-Anderson Cooper of CNN interviewed Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) concerning her mishandling of scholarship funds, most of which went to friends and family members including her grandson. Rep. Johnson has given out 23 scholarships to family members and other CBC affiliated persons over the last several years, these [...]
Jan Brewer may have lost her re-election with her ‘meltdown’
PHOENIX (Paul Davenport/AP) — It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory. Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered through her opening statement during a televised debate Wednesday night, suffering through an embarrassing, cringe-eliciting pause that lasted more than 10 seconds. With her hands [...]
Jeff Greene sues St. Pete Times, Miami Herald for libel
MIAMI - Failed Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene sued the St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald today, claiming they published knowingly false articles timed to damage his chances of winning. The 55-page lawsuit, filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, seeks $250 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages [...]
Two Men on United Flight from Chicago Arrested on ‘Preparation of a Terrorist Attack’ in Amsterdam
Two men taken off a Chicago-to-Amsterdam United Airlines flight in the Netherlands have been charged by Dutch police with "preparation of a terrorist attack," U.S. law enforcement officials tell ABC News. U.S. officials said the two appeared to be travelling with what were termed "mock bombs" in their luggage. "This was almost certainly a [...]
William Hurt To Star In HBO Financial Crisis Pic
Deadline.com Reports: HBO has set William Hurt to play Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Curtis Hanson to direct Too Big To Fail, a dissection of the 2008 financial crisis and the power brokers who decided the fate of the world's economy as the system teetered on collapse. Shooting begins in early fall. Peter Gould wrote the script, [...]
Further proof Americans are naive: Boycotting Target
How can we live in the age of information and not understand how Big Business and politics works? Nevermind, Barack Obama was elected President under the disguised phony campaign promises. Let's use this example: JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs were in the TOP 5 of donations to BOTH CANDIDATES: Obama and John McCain. Got that: both [...]
Distractions, distractions and more distractions: What really matters by Malcolm Out Loud (VIDEO)
Distractions, distractions and more distractions: What really matters Malcolm questions Gay marriage or the mosque controversy, does it matter? Isn't it all about the economy? Read the Malcolm Out Loud Brink Thinking Blog: http://www.malcolmoutloud.com/blog.php/ Watch episodes of Malcolm Out Loud TV: [...]
