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By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 6, 2009 in 9/11, Current Affairs, New York State, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Wall Street | 15 Comments
(Yong Kim/ MCT)
Due to the tragic events at Fort Hood yesterday, this post was delayed out of respect for those who were lost and wounded. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends, and all those serving at Fort Hood.
Bleary eyed, but sated with my celebratory Belgian pecan waffles, turkey link sausages, numerous [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 6, 2009 in Commander in Chief, Current Affairs, Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, Soldiers/Veterans | 140 Comments
More and more has come out about Nidal Malik Hasan and what appears to be a cold-blooded assassination of 13 people at Fort Hood, 12 military, one civilian, and 28 wounded. The biggest piece of news for me this morning was finding out that Hasan was still alive, and one of the wounded. [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 5, 2009 in Civil Liberties, Current Affairs, Gay Rights, Human Rights, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department | 40 Comments
Election 2009 has come and gone with some major changes: VA and NJ have gone Red. Turns out, the races weren’t even all that close. Much is being discussed and debated about the meaning behind these wins by the GOP. I will leave that, and the NY 23 Owens win to the [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 5, 2009 in Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Foreign Policy, George Bush, Health Care, Messiah, President Barack Obama, Stimulus Plan, Valerie Jarrett | 33 Comments
(Bumped up from Tuesday.)
This is rich. We know about Obama’s many, many czars. Mark Steyn believes Obama has another one, someone of whom you have heard, but who isn’t on the usual list,
Obama Makes Bush His Blame Czar. You know, he has a point - we’ve been hearing for months now “He [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 4, 2009 in Current Affairs | 106 Comments
Monday night, the Phillies did what they needed to do - they won. They got to AJ Burnett early on, forcing Burnett out before he had completed 3 innings. Unfortunately, many Yankee fans were not surprised by this, having grown familiar with his hot and cold performances. In just 2 2/3 innings, Chase Utley [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 3, 2009 in ACORN, Bamboozling, Bush administration, California, Campaign promises, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Dick Cheney, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Flip Flopping, General Election, George Bush, George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Lobbyists, MSNBC, Media Bias, MoveOn.org, Oprah, President Barack Obama, Richard Daley, Tax stimulus package, Ted Kennedy, Tom Daschle, Transparency, Unions, William Ayers, Women, World | 21 Comments
You may recall that when Bush was president, it was like pulling teeth trying to find out just who had visited the White House. Let’s just say he dug in his heels a bit on releasing that information. Maybe it had something to do with Cheney’s “secret” Energy Meeting, who knows, but it [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 2, 2009 in Current Affairs | 87 Comments
Sunday night’s game was quite a doozy. CC Sabathia took the mound for the NY Yankees on just 3 days rest against Joe Blanton of the Philadelphia Phillies. He did pretty well, the same as the first game, giving up only two runs through 6 2/3 innings. And then, Sabathia faced Chase [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 2, 2009 in Current Affairs | 30 Comments
Of letting you know when it is time to be still and just be. I say this not just from being a bit bleary eyed after staying up late to watch my beloved Yankees. No, I got up Sunday morning as always, thinking about what I was going to write today, then I [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 1, 2009 in Current Affairs | 32 Comments
After a long rain delay, the 3rd game of the World Series got under way. Both pitchers started out pretty well, until the second inning, when the Phillies got to Andy Pettitte for 3 runs, including one he walked in. But then, Alex Rodriguez woke up. He smacked a two run homer [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 1, 2009 in Campaign promises, Campaigns & Campaign Financing, Charitable Contributions, Current Affairs, FCC, Foreign Affairs, France, Fund Raising, Governance, Obama Administration, Obama's Broken Promises, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice | 54 Comments
Most of us know that there are many positions, like being an ambassador to, say France and Monaco, is often a payback for the person giving tons of money to the candidate. Well, guess what? Not only is Obama doing just that, but the man who claimed to bring “change to Washington” has [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 31, 2009 in Barney Frank, Current Affairs, Nancy Pelosi | 18 Comments
Well, it being Halloween and everything, I thought about doing some snarky kind of post about politicians who are particularly scary, like Nancy Pelosi, or Barney Frank. But then I thought, “Why ruin a perfectly nice holiday?” Ahem.
So - for your enjoyment, I have the following photographs, sent to me by my cousin, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 31, 2009 in Current Affairs | 39 Comments
Yankees pitcher AJ Burnett pitched the game of his life Thursday night, giving up only one run (which could just as easily been an unearned run, but who knows the ways of Official Scorers?). The final score of the second game was 3 -1 Yankees. Tex (Mark Texiera) tied up the score with [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 30, 2009 in Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Bill Clinton, Campaign promises, Censorship, Current Affairs, Daily Kos, Dick Cheney, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Fox News, France, Freedom of Speech, George Bush, Germany, Hoodwinking, Huffington Post, Lobbyists, Louisiana, MSNBC, Media, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, New York Times, Obama's Media Censorship, President Barack Obama, Public Finance, Republicans, TOTUS | 63 Comments
That is a question I have asked myself time and time again since Obama took office on a number of issues, including expanding the Faith Based Initiatives, or my fave, the incredibly unConstitutional “Prolonged Detention” of American Citizens, holding them in custody indefinitely without charges.
Turns out I am not the only one who [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 30, 2009 in Abuse, Crime, Current Affairs, Misogyny, Women and Children | 268 Comments
(Bumped up from Thursday evening.)
I must warn you, this is a difficult story to read. Honestly, I had to stop a few times to compose myself. My comments will be limited as the horrific nature of this story is overwhelming. I will bold aspects of particular importance. And I know this [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 29, 2009 in Current Affairs | 64 Comments
On the strength of an impressive outing by pitcher Cliff Lee, who threw a complete game, and Chase Utley’s hitting, the Phillies took Game 1 of the World Series 6-1 in their drive for back to back World Series championships. It was a masterful performance by Lee, even if his cocky fielding aggravated more [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 28, 2009 in Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Florida, George Bush, John McCain, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, Sexism | 82 Comments
Tonight kicks off the World Series. The Phillies meet the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, with the game starting at 7:57 (why do they pick such weird times?). The game will be broadcast on Fox (sadly - that means having to listen to Tim McCarver and Joe Buck go on and on. No [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 27, 2009 in Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Gender Bias, Health Care, Insurance Policies & Industry, Women and Children | 62 Comments
There has been a great deal of talk and debate about health care in the country recently as the Democrats push Heath Care Reform. A lot of animosity has been directed at the Health Insurance Industry as a whole. As it turns out, some is justified, but some is not. I was [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 26, 2009 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Soldiers/Veterans | 38 Comments
(Captain Derek Jeter, Mark Texiera, and Alex Rodriguez celebrate win. Photo by Nick Latham, Getty Images)
That is to say, YANKEES WIN!!!! YANKEES WIN!!!! TTTTHHHEEEEEE YANKEES WIN!!! Woohoo! Yippee! Yay! The Bronx Bombers won their 40th American League Pennant Sunday night (Oct. 25).
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 26, 2009 in Bloggers, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democratic Party, Economy, Foreign Policy, Republicans, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Wall Street | 88 Comments
Since Obama likes Rap so much, I figured a title taken from Flo Rida’s “Low” song would be the perfect title for Obama’s current poll ratings. Let’s put it this way: they could be better. In fact, they could be a LOT better. You know, this is when the politician claims that [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 25, 2009 in 9/11, Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Bush administration, Chicago politics, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Economy, Flip Flopping, Foreign Policy, George Bush, Governance, National Debt, President Barack Obama, Stimulus Plan, Unemployment/Jobs | 112 Comments
(Bumped up from Saturday.)
General McChrystal’s proposal for Afghanistan has been on Obama’s desk for almost two months now. And what is Obama doing about it? Well, he appears to be deciding on how to decide what his decision will be, but he’s not there yet. Nope, instead, he is throwing up some smokescreen [...]
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