Fox News host Glenn Beck very often criticizes President Obama and his agenda. While his remarks most of the time just are a lot of rant, he went too far this time. On his very own show on Fox News he compared the America with Obama as president to the “damn planet of the apes”.…
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Wikileaks posts insurance file
With the release of some 90,000 classified documents by the whistleblower Wikileaks many facts surfaced, which the Pentagon wanted to remain secret. This includes collaboration of Pakistani officials with the Taliban, increasing difficulties in the North and also a massive amount of civilian casualties. Now the Pentagon wants these documents back, including every copy of…
Kagan confirmed as Supreme Court justice
Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee, was just confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the successor of John Paul Stevens. The vote came down 63-37 in favor of Kagan, with all Democrats supporting her, except Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Republicans mostly voted against her, because she might not be able to judge by the…
Every vote counts
On Tuesday primaries were held in Michigan. One of them stood out, the Republican primary for 1st Congressional District, to be exact. The two most promising candidates, Jason Allen and Dan Benishek are separated by just a single vote, according to the Detroit Free Press. Benishek, a Tea Party favorite, will have defeated Allen, if…
5 political iPad apps you should check out
The iPad is a great device for gathering and consuming information. As the number of released apps is very low, in contrary to the iPhone, I will take a look at the first five must-have political apps in this article. This does not include news apps, but I’ll cover those in a later article. 1.…
US has first strike plan on Iran, so what?
Admiral Mike Mullen was a guest on NBC’s Meet the Press last Sunday and talked about Afghanistan, the importance of the strategic partnership with Pakistan and the danger of the recent leaks. He also mentions plans of the United States to attack Iran to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons. Watch the video below to…
Rand Paul starts flip-flopping before even getting elected
Republican candidate for the Kentucky Senate seat, Rand Paul, who stands for limited government and a change in Washington, starts to back down on his campaign promises. Back in the primary campaign, Paul decided not to endorse Mitch McConnell for Senate Minority leader, before he knows of any opponents. This seems to have changed now.…