The Case Against Michael Steele

November 18, 2008 |   |  Politics

The selection of a new chairman of the Republican Party is attracting a lot of attention – probably because it’s the one election we’re sure will be won by a Republican.  It’s a big deal because we’re all anxious to get started on 2010 and leave the 2008 election behind us.

Former MD Lt. Governor Michael Steele has thrown his hat into the ring, and there seems to be a lot of excitement surrounding him.  As I’ve said before, I’m not exactly on the Steele bandwagon.  I couldn’t quite put my finger on why besides the sneaking suspicion that he’s being looked to as the GOP savior for what may be the wrong reasons.  He made a good speech four years ago, and besides a losing bid for the Senate I’m not seeing what else he’s done.

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Media Malpractice And Abject Ignorance Got Obama Elected

November 18, 2008 |   |  1 Comment  |  2008 Election

A failed media that refused to perform its most basic societal function and an ignorant electorate too blinded by idolatry to drill down beyond the headlines and investigate the man to whom they were entrusting their country’s future caused the mistake of electing Barack Obama as President of the United States.

As part of their upcoming documentary on the 2008 election, the producers of Media Malpractice…How Obama Got Elected conducted videotaped interviews with a dozen self-identified Obama voters and commissioned a survey by Zogby International of 512 more. The results show a stunning lack of understanding about the United States Government and the issues.

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FOX Business: Mark Cuban Charged With Insider Trading

November 17, 2008 |   |  Financial

FOX Business Channel is reporting that the SEC has confirmed they’ve filed insider trading charges against American billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban related to the company shares of search engine mamma.com, now known as Copernic, Inc.

The SEC’s charge, a civil complaint rather than a criminal charge, alleges that Cuban traded on Copernic based on information that was not public knowledge.

From WSJ.com:

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges against Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, for allegedly dumping shares in Mamma.com upon learning it was raising money in a private offering.

The SEC alleges in a civil action that Mr. Cuban sold his entire 6% ownership stake on June 28, 2004, after learning that Mamma.com was raising money through a private investment in a public entity, or PIPE. The next day, on June 29, the company announced the PIPE financing and shares of the company dropped by more than 10%. By selling his stake, the SEC alleges, Mr. Cuban avoided more than $750,000 in losses.

Cuban is the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and chairman of HDNet.

Obama’s Civilian National Security Force

November 17, 2008 |   |  Politics

I wrote about the issue of Barack Obama’s Civilian National Security Force back in July, a short time after it was suggested in one of Dear Leader’s speeches.  I think it’s an issue that deserves renewed and intensified attention because I’m seeing suggestions here and there that Obama may not have an agenda that borders on the Fascistic.

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Alan Keyes Sues To Force Obama Citizenship Proof

November 15, 2008 |   |  3 Comments  |  2008 Election

Independent Presidential candidate Dr. Alan Keyes and the leadership of the American Independence Party have filed a lawsuit to block California’s Secretary of State from certifying the state’s 55 electoral votes until Barack Obama provides proof of natural born citizenship.

Numerous lawsuits have been filed during the course of the campaign based on belief that Barack Obama was born in another country or has held citizenship with another country.  The Obama campaign admitted that Obama was once a Kenyan citizen, but claimed that citizenship lapsed when it was never positively affirmed.

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Partisan Posterboy Rendell Slams New Lt. Governor As ‘Partisan’

November 14, 2008 |   |  1 Comment  |  Pennsylvania

The office of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who was Chairman of the Democrat National Committee when they tried to steal the 2000 election on behalf of Al Gore, slapped back an overture at bipartisanship from New Lieutenant Governor Joe Scarnati by predicting “the senator will continue to be partisan.”

Scarnati steps into the role vacated by the death of Catherine Baker Knoll.  The hostility and hyperpartisanship from Rendell’s office comes across as very unseemly in what should be fairly somber times considering the circumstances surrounding Scarnati’s new role.

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Mormon Temples Domestic Terror Targets

November 14, 2008 |   |  2008 Election

Mormon temples in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City that have been the targets of pro-gay marriage protesters have coincidentally also become the targets of domestic terrorism as letters containing white powder have been delivered to both.

The temple in the Westwood area of Los Angeles was evacuated before a hazardous materials crew determined the envelope’s contents were not toxic, said FBI spokesman Jason Pack.

The temple in downtown Salt Lake City, where the church is based, received a similar envelope containing a white powder that spilled onto a clerk’s hand.

The room was decontaminated and the envelope taken by the FBI for testing. The clerk showed no signs of illness, but the scare shut down a building at Temple Square for more than an hour, said Scott Freitag, a spokesman for the Salt Lake City Fire Department.

Protesters unwilling to accept the results of California’s ballot measure banning same-sex marriage in the state have been targeting Mormons because of the church’s strong financial support of the measure.

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