DITTOS RUSH! Contemporary media musings with an emphasis on fighting truth decay.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Complete Interview: Letterman Has Surprisingly Pleasant Time With Tea Party Member!
Entertainment Weekly says: "A quietly remarkable piece of television." Dave interviews Pam Stout, a member of the Sandpoint, Idaho TEA party Patriots.
Statement of Governor Bob McDonnell on President's Offshore Energy Plan!
On March 31st, 2010, President Barack Obama announced that Virginia will be the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce natural gas and oil offshore. Governor Bob McDonnell has been a longtime proponent of this important policy since the federal moratorium on Atlantic drilling ended in 2008. Coastal exploration and drilling that will lead to thousands of new jobs and billions in economic impact in Virginia.
FLASHBACK: 'When I'm President, I Intend to Keep in Place the Moratorium Here in Florida'... (Lies, all lies!)
In June 2008, then-Sen. Obama told reporters in Jacksonville, Florida, "when I'm president, I intend to keep in place the moratorium here in Florida and around the country that prevents oil companies from drilling off Florida's coasts. That's how we can protect our coastline and still make the investments that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil and bring down gas prices for good."
In July 2008, he said, of lifting moratoriums on offshore drilling, that "if there were real evidence that these steps would actually provide real, immediate relief at the pump and advance the long-term goal of energy independence, of course I'd be open to them. But so far there isn't."
But his Republican opponents -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and perhaps even more so, his running mate, then-Gov. Sarah Palin, with her "drill, baby, drill" chant -- used the issue to paint Obama as a stubborn ideologue.
But by August, then-Sen. Obama signaled that he was willing to support legislation that included off-shore drilling as part of a bipartisan compromise.
Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, says President Obama's push for more offshore drilling won't help a plan from his fellow Republicans to open drilling as close as three miles of Florida's beaches.
WH's Bill Burton Rebuffs 'Drill Baby, Drill' -- It's 'Drill Where It's Responsible'
FLASHBACK: 'When I'm President, I Intend to Keep in Place the Moratorium Here in Florida'... (Lies, all lies!)
In June 2008, then-Sen. Obama told reporters in Jacksonville, Florida, "when I'm president, I intend to keep in place the moratorium here in Florida and around the country that prevents oil companies from drilling off Florida's coasts. That's how we can protect our coastline and still make the investments that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil and bring down gas prices for good."
In July 2008, he said, of lifting moratoriums on offshore drilling, that "if there were real evidence that these steps would actually provide real, immediate relief at the pump and advance the long-term goal of energy independence, of course I'd be open to them. But so far there isn't."
But his Republican opponents -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and perhaps even more so, his running mate, then-Gov. Sarah Palin, with her "drill, baby, drill" chant -- used the issue to paint Obama as a stubborn ideologue.
But by August, then-Sen. Obama signaled that he was willing to support legislation that included off-shore drilling as part of a bipartisan compromise.
Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, says President Obama's push for more offshore drilling won't help a plan from his fellow Republicans to open drilling as close as three miles of Florida's beaches.
WH's Bill Burton Rebuffs 'Drill Baby, Drill' -- It's 'Drill Where It's Responsible'
Nightline: American Militias, Armed & Ready!
"Nightline" visited a recent Saturday training session of the 21st Battalion of North Idaho's Lightfoot Militia -- a heavily armed force that, we're told, numbers more than 100. No doubt this is happening all over the country!
Ghost Malls As the U.S. Economy Fails!
Here's a look at the present and future of Obama's America.
Tom Kean Talks About Creating Jobs and Economic Growth in New Jersey
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean appeared on Comcast Local Edition on March 11, 2010 to discuss current efforts to create jobs and address New Jersey's high rate of unemployment, and to talk about ways that we can make the state a competitive destination for new and relocating businesses. He noted the joint efforts of the Legislature and Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, through the newly established Red Tape Review Commission, to identify burdensome and unnecessary state regulations that could quickly be eliminated. Senator Kean also discussed the importance of lowering New Jersey's highest in the nation tax burden to make us competitive with other states, and efforts to consolidate the state's fragmented business support programs to make them easier to locate, navigate, and take advatage of.
Tom Kean Talks About Creating Jobs and Economic Growth in New Jersey
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean appeared on Comcast Local Edition on March 11, 2010 to discuss current efforts to create jobs and address New Jersey's high rate of unemployment, and to talk about ways that we can make the state a competitive destination for new and relocating businesses. He noted the joint efforts of the Legislature and Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, through the newly established Red Tape Review Commission, to identify burdensome and unnecessary state regulations that could quickly be eliminated. Senator Kean also discussed the importance of lowering New Jersey's highest in the nation tax burden to make us competitive with other states, and efforts to consolidate the state's fragmented business support programs to make them easier to locate, navigate, and take advatage of.