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MSNBC's Ed Schultz Plays Race Card in Debate On War with Syria

Ignoring opposition to Barack Obama’s Syria mis-adventure from liberal Democrats like Joe Manchin and Alan Grayson and even fellow MSNBC host Chris ‘I’m not Rachel’ Hayes, MSNBC’s Ed Schultz is placing the blame on alleged GOP racism. “I really believe that

U.S. Orders Diplomats Out Of Lebanon and Turkey Amid Syria Debate

Non-essential American diplomats and the families of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut have been instructed to leave Lebanon immediately out of concern for their safety “as the Obama administration and Congress debate military strikes on neighboring Syria”.  The

Congressional Black Caucus Told To 'Zip It' On Syria

Rep. Charles Rangel’s (D-N.Y.) outspoken skepticism as regards Barack Obama’s Syrian mis-adventure must have set off alarm bells within the administration, prompting them to pressure the rest of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to shut up and sit down, perhaps

UK's David Cameron: Obama Drew the Red Line

Claiming to have new evidence in the debate over the use of WMD’s in Syria, UK PM David Cameron doesn’t appear to have any confusion as to who drew the so called “red line,” initially invoked by Barack Obama. He

Santorum Opposes Syria Action, Urges House to Vote No

Conservative Republican  Rick Santorum is speaking out against intervention in Syria, claiming it is not in our n ational security interests to do so. “There are no good outcomes here. An Al Qaeda-run Syria is no better than an Assad-Iran-Hezbollah-run

N. California County Votes to Leave State, Other's Considering

Claiming Sacramento lacks concern for issues that impact them, North California’s Siskiyou County voted in support of leaving the state, as additional counties in Colorado consider a similar effort in their own right.   Voters in some Colorado counties are also

Convicted Kidnapper and Rapist Ariel Castro Found Dead

Cleveland-based kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro has been found dead from hanging in his cell at the Correction Reception Center in Orient, OH. Castro had been sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for kidnapping and sexually assaulting Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight

Yemen's Prime Minister Survives Assassination Attempt

Gunmen opened fire on Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa’s motorcade in what is believed to be the first direct attack against the PM himself by al Qaeda. He was returning home from his office at the time. It is

Dude, Who Stole Al Gore's Weather? No Atlantic Hurricanes in August

Al Gore was recently taken to task for exaggerating claims involving the frequency and intensity of hurricanes. The latest weather news makes his misrepresentations look all the more ridiculous. For the first time since 2002, this year there will be

Is N.J's Chris Christie Wasting tax dollars by Eco-Pandering for 2016?

Given speculation that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may seek the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016, a Tweet from his Twitter account yesterday struck me as particularly interesting. It would appear to be something of a nod to the environmentalist

Is N.J's Chris Christie Wasting tax dollars by Eco-Pandering for 2016?

Hundreds gather as Delbert Belton mourned with full military honors

A crowd of hundreds gathered to mourn murder victim Delbert ‘Shorty’ Belton in a Spokane funeral service said to include many military veterans,  plenty of American flags, over 500 motor cycles and full military honors for the 5″ 5′ war

Hundreds gather as Delbert Belton mourned with full military honors

Boston Marathon bomber's friend, Robel Phillipos, indicted

Prosecutors claim Robel Phillipos, a friend and classmate of 20-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is “a liar who misled terrorism investigators.” Phillipos’ lawyers claim evidence will show he should have never been charged. Authorities said Robel Phillipos faces up

Cameron Humiliated: UK Parliament Votes No on Syria

In what Reuters calls a humiliating defeat, British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a parliamentary vote meant to have Britain join in any potential military strike on Syria. The vote “appeared to all but rule out British involvement in such

Teen Suspect: Murdered 88-Year-Old Vet a Crack Cocaine Dealer

As if the horrific beating death of 88-year-old Delbert Belton wasn’t despicable enough, one of the teen suspects and his father, a convicted drug dealer in his own right, are intent on making it worse. “Prosecutors said one of the

Teen Suspect: Murdered 88-Year-Old Vet a Crack Cocaine Dealer

New York Times Website down due to "external attack"

A previous report on the New York Times’ website nytimes.com being down indicated the company was unsure of the reason for the outage. An update via Twitter indicates the initial assessment is that an external attack brought down the site.

Grey Lady Down; nytimes.com down, 2nd time in a month

The New York Times’ website nytimes.com experienced its second outage this month today. According to reports, “multiple attempts to access the site failed Tuesday afternoon, directly and redirected through links.” The company blamed a previous 2 hour outage on maintenance

Delbert Belton's daughter-in-law Barbara, 'They need to pay the consequences'

Delbert “Shorty” Belton’s daughter-in-law Barbara hopes the teenagers involved in the beating death of her father-in-law will “pay the consequences” for what she called their “horrendous” actions.  Barbara Belton was notified by phone Monday morning of the arrest of the

Mother Joan Hummer to Judge: Meth Lab, What Meth Lab?

Fifty-three year-old mother Joan Hummer was one of four people arrested in a  Tuesday drug raid in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. The suspects allegedly manufactured and sold methamphetamine from a second-floor apartment in which several people, including a 12-year-old boy resided. Also

The Wizardry of 'Woz'

When computer maker Apple went public, Steve Jobs denied stock shares to a number of long-time friends of Apple as a business decision. Enter co-founder Steve Wozniak who started a “Woz Plan.”   Essentially, ‘Woz’ gave millions of dollars in stock

Al-Qaeda Seeks to Exploit Obama's Weak International Leadership

As new details emerge involving intercepted al Qaeda communications that led to the recent closings of several American embassies, sources report that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri opened the so-called conference with what should be a troubling assessment of America’s position abroad

Palm Beach County Facing Ballot Integrity Issues

Palm Beach County, Florida has seen its share of voting issues in the past. Today, it’s seeing them, again. The Arizona company that printed the county’s ballots omitted a heading over the area dealing with elections for judges on the

Palm Beach County Facing Ballot Integrity Issues

HuffPo Flacks & Fails, Beats Dead Horse

If you took progressive flack Sam Stein at HuffPo’s written word for it, you might think something is happening here. It’s not. Mitt Romney Bain Attacks: Obama-Backing Super PAC Goes Back To The Well-The group, which just reported raising $15.2

HuffPo Flacks & Fails, Beats Dead Horse

Small Business Owner 'Bulldozes' Obama in Iowa

Barack Obama was bulldozed at a recent rally in Mount Vernon, Iowa, thanks to a group of small business owners who teamed up to send him a message: We did build this, despite what you might think. The message is

Small Business Owner 'Bulldozes' Obama in Iowa

Obama Extends National Emergency Declaration

Eleven years after 9/11, with no war in Iraq and operations in Afghanistan winding down, Obama has seen fit to extend it once again. “The declaration, which has to be reissued each year, invokes several war-time powers that give the

Obama Extends National Emergency Declaration

George Zimmerman to Sue NBC for Misleading Tape Edit

George Zimmerman intends to sue NBC for their misleading editing of audio tape of his 911 call the night Florida teen Trayvon Martin was shot and killed. NBC fired a “seasoned” producer and two other employees after an internal investigation.

George Zimmerman to Sue NBC for Misleading Tape Edit

Defense Hawks Offer Half an Answer on Libya

Sens. John McCain R-Ariz., Joe Lieberman I-Conn. and Lindsey Graham R-S.C. split with some House Republicans over further aid for Egypt and Libya on account of recent events in both countries. They condemned the killing of U.S. citizens at the

Defense Hawks Offer Half an Answer on Libya

Cory Booker: Bad Week, Controversial Speech

The party faithful in the auditorium may have loved Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s speech at the Democrat’s national convention this week but an objective look at the up and coming Democrat’s week and performance suggests Booker may not have done

Cory Booker: Bad Week, Controversial Speech