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Shhh! Don't tell Charlie Last week Congressman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., was quoted in The New York Times as saying, "Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?" The answer to the congressman's question as to who wants to live in Mississippi is: me and 2,844,657 of my friends and neighbors, not to mention a few hundred thousand expatriated Mississippians stuck in New York, California and all points in between. After reading the Times article, my first reaction was to fire off a letter to the congressman's office and...

Al Gore's 'Truth' competes for an Oscar as academy narrows the documentary list By DAVID GERMAIN | Associated Press November 16, 2006 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Al Gore has entered the Academy Awards campaign. "An Inconvenient Truth," which presents the former vice president's case about the dangers of global warming, is among 15 feature-length documentaries that made the short list for Oscar consideration, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday. Ralph Nader, the Green Party candidate who Democrats say siphoned votes from Gore in the 2000 presidential election, also is in the Oscar mix with "An Unreasonable...

Calderón promises responsible budget The president-elect indicates there will be no sweeping fiscal overhaul in next year´s package El Universal Viernes 17 de noviembre de 2006 President-elect Felipe Cal- derón and some of his top economic advisers told members of the Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee Thursday that there will be no major changes proposed in the 2007 budget. The new economic package is to be delivered to the lower house by Dec. 5 and formally presented by the as-yet unnamed finance secretary on Dec. 7. Agustín Carstens and Ernesto Cordero, ranking members of Calderón´s economic team assembled for the...

In the Cavuto Show there is a report about the hypocrisy of President Fox demanding "fair treatment" of the illegal aliens in the US whereas in Mexico, the illegal aliens from Central and South America are tortured, raped and even killed by the Mexican police with the blessing of the Mexican government. Talk about hipocrisy! The illegal aliens' illegal protests have caused a tremendous backlash and now America for the first time supports the construction of a wall dividing our two countries. It is about time that we deal with the illegal immigration problem once and for all because they...

April 19, 2006--Just 26% of Americans say they will definitely vote for Senator Hillary Clinton if she runs for President in 2008. That matches the lowest level of support ever recorded for the former First Lady and is the sixth consecutive Hillary Meter poll showing her solid support below 30%. The number who would definitely vote against Clinton in 2008 rose a couple of points in our latest survey to 41% (see trends). Senator Clinton's effort to shift perceptions of her politics towards the center have stalled as well. She is viewed as politically liberal by 47% of voters while...

CHICAGO (AFX) - While its broadcast of the Winter Olympics gave NBC Universal a boost in first-quarter revenue, the cost of covering the Torino Games and a soft primetime TV schedule dragged on the unit's bottom line, making it the standout underperformer in parent General Electric's vast portfolio. On Thursday, NBC Universal reported revenue of $4.5 billion in the period, a 24% bounce from year ago levels, with the Olympics contributing about $684 million. But that same event scraped about $96 million off NBC's operating profits, which fell 8% across the board. Taking out the Olympics, revenue would have been...

Bolivia's Morales invites Bush to visit Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:34 PM ET LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivian President Evo Morales, a coca farmer who has called himself a nightmare for Washington, has invited U.S. President George W. Bush to visit the country, a Bolivian official said on Monday. Morales has formed close relationships with communist Cuba and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and Washington has been wary of Morales' leftist ideology and his policy to defend coca growing in Bolivia -- the world's third-biggest cocaine producer after Colombia and Peru. President Bush "is one of the several foreign dignitaries...

In Britt Hume's News show, Mr. Hume reported that former President Jimmy Carter is asking the U.S. Administration to "give Hammas a chance" because he is sure that the militant group "will renounce terrorism" (and become peaceful) once it forms a government. Furthermore, Jimmy Carter demands that we do not cut economic aid to the Hamas regime because the Palestinians will suffer for it.

Katie Turns Off BS Detector as Kerry Trumpets Bogus Stats Posted by Rich Noyes on February 1, 2006 - 11:20. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry must be thinking how fortunate he was that there were no real journalists in the room -- just perky Katie Couric -- when he appeared on NBC’s Today to complain about President Bush’s State of the Union address. As NewsBusters’ Mark Finkelstein noted earlier, Couric did ask a couple of pointed questions, at one point asking Kerry if there “was there anything you appreciated or liked hearing” in Bush’s speech. But when Kerry started inventing statistics...

Liberal diva Barbra Streisand has remained silent after President Bush's SOTU Address. It has been more than a month since the 63-year old liberal songbird has not updated her "Statements" section in her website giving us an insight into her mind. We are used to hear her words of wisdom regarding global warming, the War in Iraq, and her love for President Bush. Barbra, where are you? The last thing we heard is that Ole Barbra was busy shedding extra pounds eating a $15.00 a day Jenny Craig diet with her husband James Brolin, 65.

'NY Times' Raising Home Delivery Price For First Time in Four Years By Mark Fitzgerald Published: February 01, 2006 10:38 AM ET CHICAGO The New York Times is notifying subscribers that the price of home delivery will be increased starting Monday. The increase, approximately 4%, is the first in four years, the Times said. In the notice to subscribers, Times President and General Manager Scott H. Heekin-Canedy said the increase "reflects the rising costs of printing and delivery." A Times spokesperson said the price of home delivery of the national edition will increase 3.9% for Monday through Sunday customers, and...

Former 'Playboy' playmate deported Argentinean model wants special immigration status and re-entry to U.S. Here‘s a believe it or not story. Talented foreigners around the world are flashing their skills to get into this country, of course. But very few have the assets of Argentine bombshell Dorismar. The former “Playboy” playmate was rounded up by immigration authorities and deported with her husband on January 5 after living illegally in Miami for five years. Now her attorney is trying to get the calendar pinup back into this country by classifying her as, quote, “an alien of extraordinary ability.”

HILLARY CLINTON, NOVELTY ITEM Hillary Clinton wants to be all things to all people. In the last couple of weeks, she has stepped to the left of the president on health care, to the right of the president on Iran and into the realm of radicalism on race. Positioning herself for the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. Clinton (D-N.Y.) is simultaneously broadening and narrowing her policy positions. Mostly, she just calls repeatedly for "new leadership." Hillary's policy positions are nothing new. She has nothing particularly interesting to say. In fact, Hillary's talking points are the same as 2004 Democratic presidential nominee...

Joe Scarborough announced on MessNBC that Rudy Giuliani will become the next US President. Chris Matthews quickly agreed saying that the former NYC Mayor is the "under the radar candidate" for the Presidency. Rita Cosby reported that she can envision a "Giuliani-McCain" dream ticket that would sweep into the White House. Tucker Carlson said "not so fast, Rudy will have a hard time convinving the South" but Scarborough said that Rudy is quickly moving to the right and will moderate himself on abortion, gun control and gay marriage. Scarborough said that htis week Giuliani has benn "doing nice" with Evangelicals...

Media General's 4Q Earnings Dip 32% By STEPHANIE STOUGHTON, AP Business Writer Published: January 26, 2006 10:15 AM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Media General Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings fell 32%, reflecting a lopsided comparison with a 2004 quarter bolstered by political advertising and a settlement. The owner of the Richmond Times-Dispatch earned $25.0 million, or $1.05 a share, in the quarter ended Dec. 25, beating the $1.03-per-share forecast by analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial. In the year-ago period, Media General earned $36.8 million, or $1.55 a share, in the year-earlier period. The recent quarter's earnings were also hurt...

Gore accuses big oil of bankrolling Tories Election laws only allow $1,000 corporate donations "The election in Canada was partly about the tar sands projects in Alberta," said former U.S. vice-president Al Gore. Renata D'Aliesio and Katherine Monk, Calgary Herald; CanWest News Service Published: Thursday, January 26, 2006 Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore has accused the oil industry of financially backing the Tories and their "ultra-conservative leader" to protect its stake in Alberta's lucrative oilsands. Canadians, Gore said, should vigilantly keep watch over prime minister-designate Stephen Harper because he has a pro-oil agenda and wants to pull out of the...

It looks like Michael Moore was deeply stung when Chris Matthews called Osama Bin Laden an "over the top Michael Moore, if not Michael Moore". The left-wing film director, in his website, put several unflattering photos linking Matthews and Osama as "American Lovers" : http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=5598 In an interview with Joe Scarborough, Chrissy stated that "he was misunderstood" http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/20/matthews-misunderstood/ Looks like upheaval in the Liberal Heaven!

CARTER UNMASKED "Jimmy Carter's reputation for idealism has been one of the great swindles of American politics for two decades." -- The New Republic The Real Jimmy Carter by Steven F. Hayward The Nobel Prize is just the beginning: Jimmy Carter is enjoying a new day in the sun, with left-wing historians taking a "fresh look" at his disastrous presidency and trying to bamboozle Americans into thinking that it was actually successful. This ongoing Saint Jimmy campaign would be laughable if it weren't part of a larger strategy to whitewash the records of failed Democrats and justify Carter's outsize influence...

Iraqi rebels turn on Qaeda in western city Mon Jan 23, 12:23 PM ET BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi nationalist rebels in the Sunni Arab city of Ramadi have turned against their former al Qaeda allies after a bomb attack this month killed 80 people, sparking tit-for-tat assassinations. Residents told Reuters on Monday at least three prominent figures on both sides were among those killed after local insurgent groups formed an alliance against al Qaeda, blaming it for massacring police recruits in Ramadi on January 5. "There was a meeting right after the bombings," one Ramadi resident familiar with the events...

Today in the John Gibson show, Lt. Col Thomas McAnenery gave a chilling account of a possible attack on Iran by a Coalition of Arab countries (Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia from the West, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait from the South-along with an attack from Diego Garcia- Afghanistan from the East and Turkey from the North) with U.S. support and help from the EU-3 (France, Germany and Britain). It is conceivable that in 2 to 3 days the attack would be completed demolishing at least 12 known sites of nuclear reactors in Iran. He also said that it would be...