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Report: Lone conservative
Elisabeth Hasselbeck ousted
from ´The View´

United Press International, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/8/2013 5:42:10 PM Post Reply

NEW YORK- Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the lone conservative on the 5-host panel of "The View" in New York, has been told her contract will not be renewed, UsMagazine.com said. The report comes one day after "View" co-host Joy Behar, 70, confirmed she is leaving the show after 16 seasons to pursue other projects, including performing her standup comedy act and writing a play. Hasselbeck, 35, will be departing after nine seasons. "The viewers they polled all said she was too extreme and right-wing," a show insider whose name was not reported told UsMagazine.com about Hasselbeck Friday.

Sorry global warming. We´re
just not that into you.

Telegraph [UK], by Jamesa Delingpole Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 3/8/2013 5:40:33 PM Post Reply

Please excuse the radio silence: I´ve been at my old school Malvern College all week, poisoning the minds of the young with my dangerous views on sustainability, climate change, "biodiversity" and other sacred green cows. But a lot of the time, it has to be said, my work wasn´t necessary. In one geography class specifically dedicated to climate change, the first kid to stick up his hand said: "What´s wrong with the world getting warmer anyway? It will mean we get nicer summers!" Which is what the kids would no doubt refer to as an epic fail for all the

British Ambassador to Washington calls
on Obama administration to back
rights of Falkland Islanders

Telegraph [UK], by Nile Gardiner Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 3/8/2013 5:35:01 PM Post Reply

Sir Peter Westmacott, the veteran British Ambassador to Washington, has an excellent piece in Politico today in advance of the Falklands referendum which is taking place on March 10 and 11. Aimed squarely at US policymakers, the article outlines why Argentina’s claims over the Falklands are unfounded, and why the future of the Falkland Islands must be decided by the inhabitants of the Islands themselves. It is a clear-cut case of self-determination. As Sir Peter writes, invoking the spirit of the American Declaration of Independence: The Argentine government claims sovereignty over the islands based on events that took place

Drones too convenient to stay overseas

Orange County Register (Ca), by Mark Steyn Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/8/2013 5:31:43 PM Post Reply

I shall leave it to others to argue the legal and constitutional questions surrounding drones, but they are not without practical application. For the past couple of years, Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of Homeland Security, has had Predator drones patrolling the U.S. border. No, silly, not the southern border. The northern one. You gotta be able to prioritize, right? At Derby Line, Vt., the international frontier runs through the middle of the town library and its second-floor opera house. If memory serves, the stage and the best seats are in Canada, but the concession

Rand´s Stand Shakes Up Washington

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/8/2013 5:20:46 PM Post Reply

RUSH: It has. I mean, no question about it. There´s no question this Rand Paul business has totally upset the power structure in Washington, the Senate particularly. Low-information outreach working, successful. We have audio sound bite proof coming up. We are loaded today. McCain has called senators Paul and Cruz "wacko birds." Senator McCain is calling them wacko birds because of the filibuster. RUSH: We got more on Rand Paul and the sequester, and the filibuster.

Teachers to wear guns
in South Dakota

Telegraph [UK], by Nick Allen Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 3/8/2013 5:16:57 PM Post Reply

In a measure the state said would help stop massacres like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Connecticut in December, so-called "school sentinels" will be tasked with protecting children. [Snip] It reflects a growing divide between those including President Barack Obama, who believe guns need to be more strictly regulated, and supporters of the National Rifle Association who argue that more guns keep people safer. In South Dakota, supporters of the "sentinel" plan argued that schools in rural areas were too isolated to expect immediate help from police in the event of an attack. They could not

Amazing How Things Never Change

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/8/2013 5:14:02 PM Post Reply

RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, somebody brought to my attention today a three-minute segment of my old television show back circa 1995. The budget battle of 1995. Actually the prelude to that is what this three-minute sound bite was about. It´s funny. It´s entertaining. It´s also eye-opening to listen to this, 1995... Yeah, it´s a long time ago. The Democrat strategy is no different, the tactics are identical. I want you to hear it in context. Grab Sequester is Here Now, white comedian Paul Shanklin.

Corporate Queen Bee Syndrome

Rushlimbaugh.com, by Rush Limbaugh Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/8/2013 5:07:19 PM Post Reply

RUSH: This is International Women´s Day. Did you know that? It is. And I have here, I´ve been holding this in my formerly nicotine-stained fingers for, well, two-and-a-half hours here. From the Wall Street Journal, a story by Peggy Drexler. The author of the story is a woman, and the title of the story is, "The Tyranny of the Queen Bee." And let me give you some pull quotes, just to set this story up. "Far from nurturing the growth of younger female talent, they push aside possible competitors by

HBO to air McGreevey
documentary this month

Star - Ledger (Newark, NJ), by Matt Friedman Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 3/8/2013 4:30:40 PM Post Reply

Former Gov. Jim McGreevey’s life is about to get the HBO treatment. The premium network later this month will air a documentary called "Fall to Grace" on McGreevey’s resignation as governor and his “redemption and transformation” while studying to become an Episcopal priest and working to help female inmates, according to a press release from HBO. It’s honest,” McGreevey said today in a phone interview. The film, which will first air on Thursday, March 28, is directed by Alexandra Pelosi – daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Jesse Jackson’s ‘Tribute’ At Chavez
Funeral: He Fed Hungry, Lifted Poor,
Helped People ‘Realize Their Dreams’

Mediaite, by Noah Rothman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/8/2013 4:28:00 PM Post Reply

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is in Venezuela on Friday where he delivered a eulogy for the recently deceased Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. With actor Sean Penn in the front row, Jackson delivered a somber prayer that Chavez’ soul would find peace in the afterlife. He praised Chavez’s record as president, and prayed that there could be peace between the Latin American nation and the United States. “Death is certain. Life is uncertain. Thus, a life of service matters,” Jackson told the assembled mourners. “We pray to God today that the soul of Hugo Chavez

White House suspends public tours,
but first family trips in full swing

Fox News, by Barnini Chakraborty Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/8/2013 4:22:32 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON – Visitors to the nation´s capital looking for a White House public tour are out of luck starting this weekend, courtesy of what the Secret Service says is its own decision to deal with the sequester cuts. But while the agency said it needed to pull officers off the tours for more pressing assignments, the budget ax didn´t swing early or deep enough to curtail a host of recent Secret Service-chaperoned trips like President Obama´s much-discussed Florida golf outing with Tiger Woods, first lady Michelle Obama´s high-profile multi-city media appearances, or even daughter Malia Obama´s

McCain calls Paul, Cruz,
Amash ‘wacko birds’

Washington Post, by Rachel Weiner Original Article

Posted By: Desert Fox- 3/8/2013 3:52:00 PM Post Reply

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is continuing to criticize his fellow Republicans for their filibuster of incoming CIA Director John O. Brennan over drone policy. In an interview with the Huffington Post, McCain referred to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) as “wackos.” “They were elected, nobody believes that there was a corrupt election, anything else,” McCain said. “But I also think that when, you know, it’s always the wacko birds on right and left that get the media megaphone.” Asked to clarify, McCain said he was referencing “Rand Paul, Cruz, Amash, whoever.”

Hillary Clinton dominates Vice President
Joe Biden and Andrew Cuomo against
GOP heavyweights in 2016: poll

New York Daily News, by Kristen A. Lee Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 3/8/2013 3:37:02 PM Post Reply

Hillary Clinton continues to be the clear early favorite in the 2016 presidential race, a new poll has found. If the 2016 election was held today, Clinton would beat Republican favorites Chris Christie, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, according to the Quinnipiac University survey. Her presumptive Democratic rivals, Vice President Biden and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, were both bested by Christie in hypothetical match-ups. Voters preferred Clinton to the New Jersey governor by a 45 percent to 37 percent margin. She scored 50 percent against Rubio’s 34 percent and Ryan’s 38 percent.

Rand Paul’s triumph
But his ideas still dangerous

New York Post, by John Podhoretz Original Article

Posted By: Drive- 3/8/2013 2:24:10 PM Post Reply

Politicians have much to learn from the amazing scene in the US Senate on Wednesday, when Kentucky’s Rand Paul took over the floor and spent 13 hours discussing unmanned drone attacks and US foreign policy. The lesson: Do interesting, unexpected things and you can highlight issues important to you, advance policy goals you think are critical for the future of the country and elevate your own standing to the level of a national figure. “Interesting” doesn’t mean ruminating about rape or tweeting pictures of your torso or “hiking the Appalachian trail.” It requires educating yourself, speaking fluently about issues and knowing how and when to find your moment and make your point. William Kristol calls this “policy entrepreneurship.”

Senate confirms Gen. David
M. Rodriguez as commander
of U.S. Africa Command; Gen.
Lloyd J. Austin III headed to
U.S. Central Command

Fayetteville Observer [NC], by Henry Cuningham Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 3/8/2013 1:52:01 PM Post Reply

Gen. David M. Rodriguez on March 15 will step down as commander of Forces Command, which has headquarters at Fort Bragg. The four-star general will depart for his next assignment as commander of U.S. Africa Command in Germany. (Snip) The Senate also on Tuesday approved the nomination of Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III to be commander of U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and reappointment to four-star rank. Austin is the Army´s vice chief of staff at the Pentagon. He is former commander of Fort Bragg and the 18th Airborne Corps.

Secret Supper: Obamas, Clintons
dined at W.H. on March 1

Politico, by Glenn Thrush Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 3/8/2013 1:47:34 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama has been hosting a lot of high-profile dinner companions lately, but here´s one guest list that didn´t leak for a week: On March 1st, the president, First Lady Michelle, former President Bill Clinton and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton enjoyed a quiet, three-plus hour dinner in the private residence to celebrate Hillary´s retirement from the administration, POLITICO has learned. Details are scant, but people with knowledge of the event described the meal as "informal," featuring a "wide-ranging discussion" in which the former president apparently offered some second-term advice, including his experiences in engaging hostile Congressional Republicans.

Usual Suspects To Attend Chavez´s
Funeral, But Not China, Russia

International Business Times, by Ryan Villareal Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 3/8/2013 1:37:56 PM Post Reply

The late Venezuelan Hugo Chavez’s funeral is scheduled for Friday and will be attended by a host of leaders throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Heads of state and Chavez’s former socialist allies Raul Castro of Cuba, Evo Morales of Bolivia and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua will be in attendance, as will the presidents of Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. Outside of the region, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko will also pay tribute to their departed comrade.

Rev. Jesse Jackson To
Attend Hugo Chavez Funeral

NBC Chicago, by Lisa Balde Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 3/8/2013 1:34:29 PM Post Reply

Of all the people attending Hugo Chavez´s funeral Friday in Caracas, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is among them. The father of disgraced former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. confirmed his attendance on Twitter. He reportedly arrived Thursday night in Venezuela and will lead a delegation organized by his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Rev. Jackson told Fox News he knew the Venezuelan president "in a direct and personal way" and says he is "deeply saddened by his passing." Chavez presented Jackson with the Liberator´s Award in 2005. On Friday morning, Jackson posted this on Facebook:

Nancy Pelosi demands $10.10
per hour minimum wage

Washington Times, by Cheryl K. Chumley Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/8/2013 1:24:53 PM Post Reply

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that recent Wall Street gains mean one sure thing: The minimum wage should be hike to $10.10 per hour. “This week, we saw something quite remarkable — the stock marking soaring to record heights,” she said, Raw Story reported. “At the same time, we see productivity keeping pact. But we don’t see income for America’s middle class rising. In fact, it’s been about the same as since the end of the Clinton years.” So, she suggests, why not raise the current minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10

Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not
guilty, lawmakers blast move
to use civilian courts

Fox News & Associated Press, by Mike Levine Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/8/2013 1:18:16 PM Post Reply

A top Al Qaeda spokesman, who is the son-in-law of Usama bin Laden, pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court to charges of conspiracy to kill Americans, touching off what could be lengthy legal proceedings as Republicans complained that such terror suspects don´t belong in the civilian judicial system. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was hit with the charges in an indictment unsealed by the Justice Department late Thursday. The terror suspect´s capture and prosecution in federal court -- all of which was first revealed to the public Thursday -- caught lawmakers by surprise.

The world waits for the
next Pope: Papal conclave
to start on TUESDAY as
cardinals prepare to elect
Benedict XVI’s successor

Daily Mail [UK], by Hannah Roberts* Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 3/8/2013 1:04:57 PM Post Reply

Cardinals will begin their conclave to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church in Rome on Tuesday afternoon. A Vatican spokesman announced on Friday that cardinals will hold the private meeting in the Sistine Chapel after a morning mass in St. Peter´s Basilica. Apart from eating and sleeping, they will not be allowed to leave the meeting until they have chosen who will succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who announced his surprise abdication on February 10. On Friday morning, the cardinals accepted letters of explanation from two cardinal-electors who are eligible to vote for the next pope but will not

Obama budget delayed until April

The Hill [Washington DC], by Jeremy Herb Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/8/2013 1:01:24 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration will release its 2014 budget more than two months late on April 8, according to congressional sources. Pentagon officials have informed the House Armed Services Committee that the budget is coming on April 8, said Claude Chafin, a committee spokesman. A Democratic congressional source confirmed that is the planned release date. The April release means President Obama´s budget will be nine weeks late, as it was due by law on Feb. 4, the first Monday in February. Republicans have slammed Obama for delaying the budget since the first missed deadline.

The tall talker and the
old geezers

Washington Times [DC], by Wesley Pruden Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 3/8/2013 12:57:59 PM Post Reply

Talking is the national sport in Washington. For the old geezers in Congress, it’s more fun than watching baseball, complaining about the weather or remembering sex. Nobody drones on like a U.S. senator and nobody loves the sound of his raspy voice like a U.S. senator. Rand Paul, the freshman from Kentucky who stars in the bad dreams of every Republican geezer in town, talked for almost 13 hours on the Senate floor this week to delay a confirmation vote on John O. Brennan as director of the CIA, and earned only the scorn of the geezers.

Delahunt to represent US
at Chavez funeral

Cape Cod Today [MA], by Walter Brooks Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 3/8/2013 12:57:20 PM Post Reply

The Obama administration has sent an official three-person delegation to Caracas to attend Friday’s funeral for deceased Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. According to US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, they are former Massachusetts Congressman William Delahunt, U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York and State Department diplomat James Derham. Chavez´s funeral is being attended by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Cuban President Raul Castro and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, all of whom, like Chavez, have their issues with Western capitalist society.

Marine Corps rapid-response team
ordered to Africa to thwart
another Benghazi attack

Washington Times, by Shaun Waterman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 3/8/2013 12:49:56 PM Post Reply

U.S. Africa Command will get a new Marine Corps rapid response force as part of a plan to beef up its crisis response capabilities. More Leathernecks will be at the ready after the military was unable to get timely aid to Benghazi, Libya last year, during a terror attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and members of his security detail. Gen. Carter Ham, Africom’s commander, told Congress this week about the planned new force, Stars and Stripes reported Friday.

Iran´s Ahmadinejad criticised
over Chavez remarks

Reuters, by Zahra Hosseinian Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 3/8/2013 12:38:47 PM Post Reply

DUBAI - Senior Iranian clerics have criticised President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for saying Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be resurrected alongside Jesus Christ and the hidden imam who Shi´ite Muslims believe will rise up to bring world peace. (Snip) But Ahmadinejad´s comments angered some religious officials in Iran. "The terms Mr Ahmadinejad used to describe the Venezuelan president are not appropriate for us," the semi-official Mehr news agency quoted Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi, a cleric and a senior member of the Assembly of Experts, as saying. "One can naturally send a diplomatic letter without getting into religious discussions,"

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