Category: Americas: North-Central-South
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 4, 2009 in Afghanistan, Americas: North-Central-South, Arrogance, Chicago, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Obama Administration, President Barack Obama, Richard Daley, Soldiers/Veterans | 122 Comments
I know, I’m a little late to the party writing about Rio winning the 2016 Olympics, but it isn’t for lack of interest. Not at all - rather, I have been amused by some stories I have seen on the IOC decision. To say it took some people by surprise (that is, the [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 26, 2009 in Afghanistan, Africa, Americas: North-Central-South, Asia, Bill Clinton, China, Current Affairs, Europe, European Union, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, George Mitchell, India, Iran, Iraq, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Media, Print, New York Times, Obamaisms, President Barack Obama, Richard Holbrooke, Russia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Washington Post, Women and Children, World | 37 Comments
I have thought what I would write about after my post on my beloved Sweetie (and I have been out of town helping to get my mom’s new Assisted Living unit set up for her this weekend). Honestly, I didn’t want to go off on anything or anyone today. Fortunately, thanks to NQ [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 24, 2009 in Americas: North-Central-South, Current Affairs, South Carolina | 90 Comments
As in Governor Mark Sanford, our illustrious leader down here in South Carolina. You may have heard by now that Governor Sanford was, um, unavailable for a few days. Out of the clear blue sky, no one knew where the heck he was. Was he at his family’s summer home on Sullivan’s [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 15, 2009 in Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Citizenship, Civil Liberties & Rights, Civil Rights, Current Affairs, GLBT, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Illegal Aliens, Immigration Reform, Mexico, Obama's Broken Promises, Texas | 20 Comments
You know, it being GLBT Pride Month and all, as Obama the Backstabber declared the other day - copying Hillary Clinton, ONCE AGAIN, after she acknowledged the 40th Anniversary of Stonewall (”Cheney Two, Obama Nothing, Clinton - a Thousand,” and “In Recognition of LGBT Pride Month“), the posts keep writing themselves. We already have [...]
By Eastan McNeal on Apr 27, 2009 in Bill of Rights, Breaking News, Current Affairs, Gun Control, Hugo Chavez, NRA, Obama | 35 Comments
We have been exposed to an education lately on International Law and the Rule of Law. Everyone has been following the torture memos and some of us have a quaint understanding of how the U.S. signing the treaty at the Geneva Convention forcibly influenced laws that we were required, by the treaty, to add [...]
By American Girl in Italy on Apr 20, 2009 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Hugo Chavez | 195 Comments
(bumped up from early Monday morning)
In a follow up to Susan’s earlier post, I wanted to point out an error in Obama’s response to the 50 minute diatribe launched by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, where he criticized the US for what he called 100 years of terroristic aggression in Central America and denounced the US-backed [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 20, 2009 in Economy, Foreign Policy, Hugo Chavez | 289 Comments
(Updated and bumped up from late night Saturday, and again from Sunday afternoon.)
It’s because I’m new and special!, PBO thinks, that Noriega omitted me from his rant! Today, at the Summit of the Americas, President Obama listened to “a 50-minute diatribe from socialist Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega that lashed out at a century of what [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 18, 2009 in Current Affairs, France, G20, Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Sarkozy, North Korea, Venezuela | 336 Comments
Aretha sang about it, but Barack can’t find it. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. On every continent, the flashbulbs pop and the ink runs, but President Barack Obama is getting schooled by the world’s leaders and tyrants alike–from Sarkozy to Lulu to Chavez to Kim Jong Il–who clearly neither respect nor fear him or our country. [...]
By John Batchelor on Apr 18, 2009 in Hugo Chavez, President Barack Obama | 48 Comments
Not Quite a Handshake.
The photograph is meant to tell the story, but at this point there is fresh confusion. At the OAS confab at Trinidad, POTUS Obama sought out POV-for-Life Hugo Chavez in order to speak in friendship. The early report is that Mr. Obama said, “I want to be your friend.” [...]
By Truthteller on Apr 17, 2009 in Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, British, Cuba, Current Affairs, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Gas Prices, Hugo Chavez, Iran, Middle East, National Debt, Obama Administration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Terrorism, Venezuela | 201 Comments
Susan’s Notes: Well!!! It’s happened, after all the conjecture the past few days speculating if the two men would meet. Today, they shook hands. From the April 18, 2009 Times UK, “President Obama in historic handshake with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela“:
All the conjecture and today’s meeting reminded me of Truthteller’s excellent piece on [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 11, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Canada, Pentagon, Persian Gulf, Piracy | 40 Comments
(bumped up due to breaking news)
UPDATE #2: Pirates Holding Captain Fire at U.S. VesselWith Navy “Personnel” On Board
Embedded video from CNN Video
UPDATE: BELOW is raw video via the A.P.’s YouTube channel. No video yet of the ship’s arrival, and of the crew’s Navy SEAL escorts. The FBI will be interviewing the crew, reports say.
By Steve Clemons on Apr 10, 2009 in Cuba, Foreign Policy, Latinos | 13 Comments
Latin America policy uber diva Julia Sweig chaired a news-making gathering at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington yesterday morning. It was excellent, and the CFR has audio of the entire event here.
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 29, 2009 in Barack Obama, Georgia, Germany, Venezuela, Voter Fraud | 29 Comments
I came across this interesting story the other day, “Most Electronic Voting Isn’t Secure, CIA Expert Says.” Well, no freakin’ kidding - anyone who has paid the LEAST bit of attention to the issue of electronic voting machines knows that, right? Thank heavens, someone int he government is FINALLY addressing this issue! [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 27, 2009 in Greta Van Susteran, Mexico, North Korea, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | 28 Comments
HILLARY on MEXICO
(Remember how Greta’s husband was actively involved in Hillary’s campaign, and a major donor as well? Greta can’t say it, of course, but I’ve always sensed — it’s always been clear to me — that Greta deeply admires Hillary and never misses a chance to report on our superb Secretary of State. I [...]
By RobWarrior on Mar 10, 2009 in Barack Obama, Cuba, Current Affairs, Earmarks, Harry Reid | 33 Comments
ABOVE: Senator Robert Menendez is ready to deck who ever amended the omnibus spending bill to include a provision relaxing trade and travel sanctions with Cuba
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 22, 2009 in Afghanistan, Austan Goolsbee, Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Canada, Chicago, China, Current Affairs, Hillary Clinton, NAFTA, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | 95 Comments
As you know no doubt know, Obama just took his first big trip abroad as president … to Ottawa. That got me to thinking - it has been almost a year since Canadian TV reported that Obama’s aide, Austan Goolsbee, was assuring Canada that NAFTA was safe and sound, despite Obama’s campaign promises to [...]
By SeattleMoss on Feb 11, 2009 in American Consumers, Canada, Economic Stimulus, Economy, stimulus tax package | 76 Comments
SPECIAL NOTICE: Seattle Moss will be a guest TONIGHT during Jay’s radio show, “No Topic Taboo, Everything Else With Jay,” 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This is must-listen radio! I’ve talked to Seattle Moss, and he’s as charming and engaging on the phone as he is in print. Jay’s will be a [...]
By Old Grumpy Guy on Dec 29, 2008 in Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, Cuba, Current Affairs, Howard Dean, Iran, Nancy Pelosi | 18 Comments
This vid was passed on to me. I enjoyed it and thought that some NQ readers might enjoy it too.
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 6, 2008 in Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Bill Ayers, Bill Clinton, Chris Matthews, Father Michael Pfleger, Hillary Clinton, Hugo Chavez, Keith Olbermann, Khalid al-Mansour, Michelle Obama, Rashid Khalidi | 80 Comments
My aunt sent this to me today:
By Steve Diamond on Oct 31, 2008 in Barack Obama, Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Chicago politics, Colombia, Foreign Policy, Hugo Chavez, Joe Biden, National Security, Racism, Rashid Khalidi, Weather Underground, William Ayers, Woods Fund | 143 Comments
Update note by editor: Steve Diamond is a professor of law and expert in global economics. His blog is “Global Labor and Politics.”
Just when you had wished you had indeed heard the last of Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, it turns out they are publishing a new manifesto described in brief on Amazon.com.
What makes the [...]
(Release: November 13)
on sale for only $16.95.
has a spatula.)
And check out these: 
("This crazy redhead is on to something. Her pink Rambler story alone is worth the price of the book," writes 
- “Richard Sale’s reportage on Washington, the CIA, the American armed forces, and foreign intrigue has created a perfect background for this account of the steady growth of President Clinton as a master of the game of nations.”--W. Patrick Lang, former head of Middle East Operations, DIA
"Anne C. Heller's stunning biography of Ayn Rand" uses a "plethora of newly unearthed research and fresh insight."
