Obama’s Honeymoon Isn’t Over

Americans Continue to Give Obama High Ratings.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/118928/Obama-Approval-Compares-Favorably-Prior-Presidents.aspx

Obama Approval Compares Favorably to Prior Presidents

Only three presidents since Eisenhower have had higher May ratings

by Jeffrey M. Jones

PRINCETON, NJ -- So far in May, Barack Obama has averaged 65% job approval. Since World War II, only three of the previous eight presidents elected to their first terms -- Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan -- have had a higher average approval rating in May of their first year. Obama's average exceeds those of the three most recent presidents -- George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

See the charts and read the rest of the article at the link above.

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New Accusations of Barack Hussein Obama being Muslim: The case of Taqqiyah-Tree-Jihad

Barack Hussein Plants Tree

The 2008 Presidential election was marred by accusations that Barack Hussein Obama was a “Mooslim,” “Mohammedan” or an “Islamic.” In response to the accusations, Barack Hussein Obama redundantly pointed out that he had been going to the same Church for almost 20 years and was a committed Christian. He told Christianity Today, “I am a Christian, and I am a devout Christian.”

Media personality Sean Hannity of Fox News was quoted as stating, “Barack hoped that if he kept repeating that he was a Christian it would be enough to extinguish the facts and questions creeping up about his associations and history as a Mooslim but we are uncovering leads in his Islamicness.”

Hannity is referring to new startling evidence that sheds light on the direct link between Barack Hussein Obama and what some call his “Mohammedan nature.”

In what experts are describing as another underhanded swipe at American values and mockery of our forefathers Barack Hussein Obama has called for the planting of trees, a well known Mooslim practice.

The President said, “I got into politics for this, to plant trees and one way to conserve energy, reduce carbon emissions, secure our borders and improve our image in the world is for us to plant trees. It’s a win-win for all Americans.”

Not all believe his intentions are to help safe guard America.

“This is an affront to our country and those men and women who died for that flag and the right for Hussein to plant those trees,” said a forlorn Joe the plumber in Real Town America, Texas.

He went on to say, “Let me say it plain for ya: George Washington cut down trees! We all know he cut down the cherry tree and Husseini wants to plant ‘em. That ain’t Christian, that ain’t American…what more evidence do ya need that he’s a Mooslim?”

George Washington

According to experts on Global Terrorism and Islam such as Robert Spencer of the Foundation for the Reconquista of Anatolia, “The fact that Barack Hussein Obama was educated in a Madrassa [Islamic seminary] should have set alarm bells going…In 2004 when Obama was running for the Senate in Illinois, I was the only one drawing attention to this, like Paul Revere. I was shouting ‘The Mooslims are coming! The Mooslims are coming’ but no one paid any attention…they never do.”

Spencer speculated that the tree planting was evidence of a Mooslim practice known as Taqiyya, or dissimilation, “Taqqiyah is pretty much a practice where Mooslims deceive infidel Christians and others by hiding the fact that they are Mooslim while outwardly apostasizing. It is all part of a stealth Jihad, and based on the Koran and Hadith [Islamic sayings] it seems planting trees is an important part of that. Barack Hussein Obama is hiding his Islamicness while appearing as a Christian–this is Taqqiyah-Tree-Jihad.”

When asked what the connection was between the planting of trees and Obama being Mooslim, Islamic Scholar Daniel Pipes barraged us with Islamic quotes saying,

“It’s quite simple. If you only go to the texts they speak for themselves. Look at what their Prophet Mohammed said, ‘If a Muslim plants a tree.. and a bird, a person or an animal eats from it, it will be counted as a charity for him.‘“(Bukhari and Muslim)

‘Whoever plants a tree is rewarded by Allah as much as the produce grown in that tree.’ (Musnad)

‘Whoever plants a tree and diligently looks after it until it matures and bears fruit is rewarded,’ (Musnad)

‘Whoever plants a tree and it matures, Allah plants a tree in paradise for that person.’ (Musnad).

Kahanist chairwoman Pamela Geller author of the forthcoming book Obama’s Father was Malcolm X! vented, “We gotta cut them off at the knees. These barbarians! It’s civilized man versus the barbarians and we got the chief barbarian in the White House now. The Mooslims are taking over–wake up America!”

We contacted the White House for comment and were told the President had “other pressing engagements”. But a source from the President’s staff disputed the Islam experts telling us on the condition of anonymity that “Barack is just a wily politician and he really knows the threat we are facing and in fact this is a tactical move on his part. On the one hand he is reaching out to the Mooslim world and saying, ‘Hey I understand you, look I plant trees,’ on the other hand he knows that Islamic texts state that during Jihad it is prohibited to cut down trees. Barack wants to plant as many trees so that when the terrorists come they won’t be able to fight properly.”

Disclaimer:This article is satire but reflects what's known as "truthiness."

Massive Abuse in Ireland’s Religious Institutions

Recently, the horrific story of decades of pedophilia and child abuse committed by Irish Catholic priests and nuns in Catholic institutions has been given credence by the evidence uncovered by an investigatory commission of the Irish Government.  Rape, sexual abuse, beatings, starvation, physical and emotional abuse, all are detailed in the 2,600 page report [http://www.childabusecommission.com/rpt/] prepared by an investigatory commission set up by the Irish Government and chaired by a judge of the country's High Court.

This is a situation where everyone concerned knew for decades, but no one cared enough to do anything about it, including the Church and the government inspectors charged with protecting these children.

"Tens of thousands of Irish children were sexually, physically and emotionally abused by nuns, priests and others over 60 years in a network of church-run residential schools meant to care for the poor, the vulnerable and the unwanted, according to a report released in Dublin.

In the report, a systemic pattern of child abuse was revealed. From a documented period beginning in 1936 children placed in the care of the Congregation of Christian Brothers and other religious orders were subject to some of the worst possible abuses. Priests, nuns and brothers participated in thousands of rapes of boys and girls; allowed stronger boys and custodial to staff sexually abuse weaker or younger boys; sadistically punish children for the slightest offense, as well as engaging in the ritualized beating of girls.

Ireland's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse concludes that the Roman Catholic Church and government inspectors knew sexual abuse was "endemic" in boys' institutions.

U.S. Relies Heavily on Aid of Muslim Allies in Terrorism Fight

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/world/24intel.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

WASHINGTON — The United States is now relying heavily on foreign intelligence services to capture, interrogate and detain all but the highest-level terrorist suspects seized outside the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, according to current and former American government officials.

The change represents a significant loosening of the reins for the United States, which has worked closely with allies to combat violent extremism since the 9/11 attacks but is now pushing that cooperation to new limits.
In the past 10 months, for example, about a half-dozen midlevel financiers and logistics experts working with Al Qaeda have been captured and are being held by intelligence services in four Middle Eastern countries after the United States provided information that led to their arrests by local security services, a former American counterterrorism official said.

In addition, Pakistan’s intelligence and security services captured a Saudi suspect and a Yemeni suspect this year with the help of American intelligence and logistical support, a Pakistani official said. The two are the highest-ranking Qaeda operatives captured since President Obama took office, but they are still being held by Pakistan, which has shared information from their interrogations with the United States, the official said.

Read the entire article at the link above.

Memorial Day 2009

Those Who Served

This weekend we honor the courage and sacrifice of those who served and are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.  Men and women, - of all parts of the USA, of all religions, all backgrounds, all economic levels - all fought to defend our country’s values, rights, and freedoms.  Many gave the ultimate sacrifice, dying in service to America. 

Whether a war is believed to be just or unjust, there is no question that these men and women gave their best, whether drafted or volunteer, whether Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, atheist, rich, poor, black, white, Hispanic – they were all Americans who gave freely of their time, their skills, their courage and sometimes their lives to fight for all Americans.

Look to Arlington Cemetery, where we honor our fallen heroes – here you can see the more than 300,000 graves of fallen soldiers, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen, Muslim, Jewish and Christian graves side by side, row by row, who all bled red and who all died for red, white and blue. 

Nazis, Fascists and Spencer, oh my!

Tying Robert Spencer & Pam Geller to Nazis and Fascists – Again.

We’ve previously shown Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer to be Holocaust Deniers and supporters of White Supremacy.  Now we see more evidence of their closeness (along with other anti-Islamists) to White Supremacists, neo-Nazis and Holocaust Deniers.

h/t to GoVVS and LGF

Read the full articles and see the video at either the GoVVS or LGF links above.

(excerpts from the articles)

The Belgian Vlaams Belang group’s “entryism” involves pretending to be pro-Israel. Here’s a post about their deceptions by Belgian native Stephanie Maneles: Paranoia or Persecution? Belgium — a place where it is not only acceptable to hate Jews, it is recommended.

" The rise of the right-extremist “Vlaams Belang” political party has caused serious concern among Belgian Jews. Although the party claims to be a friend of the Jewish people, its platform is worryingly similar to that of 1930 Germany.

One of their aims is the “abolition of administrative and educational facilities for French speakers.” Interestingly, Jews are widely known to be among the French speaking population of Flanders.

The party also advocates for “deportation of all immigrants who fail to assimilate” to Flemish culture.

Worst of all, the party advocates for “full and unconditional amnesty for people convicted for collaboration with Nazi Germany after World War II” and the “revocation of anti-racism, anti-Negationism and anti-discrimination legislation on the grounds of free speech.”

Many protesting groups have objected the party’s existence. There have been lawsuits and complaints filed against Vlaams Belang, yet the only thing they have changed over the years is the party’s name.

Terrifyingly, its popularity has slowly but surely grown, allowing the Vlaams Belang to become a prominent member of the Belgian parliament. Since the elections in 1999, the number of votes in favor of the party has doubled. Is the persecution still an illusion?"

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Geert Wilders Close Alliance with Vlaams Belang

Calls for Forced Deportations

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Robert Spencer

Pamela Geller

Baron Bodissey

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Pat Robertson - Crazier by the Day

This time Crazy Pat is claiming that Christians can only marry fellow Christians.  Not Jews, not Catholics (who he doesn’t consider Christian), not atheists, just fellow born-again fundamentalist Christians.  To Pat, the only “valid” marriage is of one fundamentalist to another.  Episcopalians, Methodists and Presbyterians are off limits, according to Robertson, they “harbor the spirit of the anti-Christ”.

See his ridiculous claim at http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/video-pat-robertson-says-christians-and-atheists-can-t-marry

 

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Simcox Quits Minutemen to Run for Senate

Key Nativist Leader Quits Group to Run for Senate

Posted in Anti-Immigrant by Sonia Scherr on May 18, 2009

Chris Simcox, a leading figure in the nativist extremist movement, has resigned as leader of the vigilante group Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (MCDC) to run for U.S. Senate.

The 48-year-old Simcox, who once insisted that his future plans did not involve a bid for public office, announced his departure from MCDC in a newsletter sent to supporters late last month. “I now leave the MCDC, technically speaking,” he wrote. “I have resigned from the board of directors; I am no longer a partner in the non-profit corporation; I am no longer president or official spokesperson for MCDC.

“I am, however, a strong and vocal advocate for your efforts and will always continue to bring attention to the valiant and honorable efforts of all MCDC patriot volunteers across the country.”

Simcox founded MCDC, which conducts armed patrols of the border, in April 2005. As president of that organization, the former kindergarten teacher became a prominent spokesman for anti-immigration activists, appearing on major TV networks and testifying before Congress. For the past three years, however, Simcox has been widely denounced by former followers within the movement for alleged financial mismanagement, including failing to account for $600,000 the MCDC reportedly raised in 2006 for an “Israeli-style” border fence that has yet to be built. Simcox declined to comment for this story.


Despite criticism from the right and waning concern about immigration among the general population, Simcox managed to more than double the number of MCDC chapters, from 34 in early 2007 to 78 in December 2008. He also succeeded in bringing in some big money: Minuteman PAC, the political action arm of MCDC, raised more than $1.7 million during the 2007-08 election cycle, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.

In his message to supporters, Simcox said Carmen Mercer, a German immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen who has been involved with MCDC since its inception, would succeed him as the group’s president and CEO. Current MCDC board members Mercer and John Acer were looking for someone to replace Simcox on the three-member board.

Meanwhile, Simcox’s critics were describing his tenure with MCDC in less-than-glowing terms. “Simcox is a con man and a pathological liar,” wrote Glenn Spencer of the hate group American Border Patrol on his website late last month. “He and his partners-in-crime have fleeced the American People out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a border fence that could never have been built.”

Using Website to Incite Violence

Neo-Nazi Leader’s Trial Set To Begin July 27

The Roanoke Times

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May 14, 2009

A federal judge scheduled July 27 as the opening day for American National Socialist Workers Party commander Bill White’s trial on a charge of using his website to incite violence against the foreman of a jury.

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Robert Spencer Joins Ranks of Holocaust Deniers

In a recent article, Robert Spencer has now joined the ranks of "Penicillin Pam" Geller in denying the Bosnian Serbs’ genocide campaign against Bosnian Muslims, including the Srebrenica massacre  ever occurred. Spencer, who obviously has gone off his medications, blames the entire Bosnian war on an American hoax and propaganda campaign on behalf of Usama bin Laden.  That’s right, Spencer claims America was working on behalf of Usama bin Laden.  See http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026165.php#respond

I guess it doesn’t matter that the former Serbian leaders have stood trial before the World Court and been found guilty.  I guess it doesn’t matter that soldiers from NATO countries witnessed the many thousands of Muslim bodies uncovered in mass graves.  I guess it doesn’t matter that the world watched, live, on television as this atrocity was carried out. And of course, it doesn't matter to Spencer and Geller that the U.N., the World Court, and the U.S. Congress formally found the atrocities to have met the definition of "genocide".

All that matters to Spencer and Geller is that Muslims cannot be massacred because Muslims are not human beings.

Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs has the exact same article, continuing her campaign of Holocaust Denial, at http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/05/serbia-the-hoax-goes-on.html .

Further reading on the Bosnian Muslim Genocide:

^ Staff. Bosnian genocide suspect extradited, BBC, 2 April 2002

·  ^ ^a b European Court of Human Rights - Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 47

·  ^ CRS Summary: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995. See clause (2)

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 47,107,108

·  ^ ^a b A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment §47,112

·  ^ Staff Associated Press 7 Bosnian Serbs guilty of genocide in Srebrenica

·  ^ Staff. Bosnian Serbs jailed for genocide, BBC, 29 July 2008

·  ^ ^a b Staff. Karadzic flown to Hague tribunal, BBC, 30 July 2008

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. §45 citing Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro ("Case concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide") the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found under the heading of "intent and 'ethnic cleansing'" § 190

·  ^ A/RES/47/121 91st plenary meeting: The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 December 1992.

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. §112

·  ^ The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found in Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstic - Trial Chamber I - Judgment - IT-98-33 (2001) ICTY8 (2 August 2001) that genocide had been committed. (see paragraph 560 for name of group in English on whom the genocide was committed). It was upheld in Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstic - Appeals Chamber - Judgment - IT-98-33 (2004) ICTY 7 (19 April 2004)

·  ^ ICTY "Prosecutor v. Krstic" [1]

·  ^ ICTY; "Address by ICTY President Theodor Meron, at Potocari Memorial Cemetery" The Hague, 23 June 2004 [2]

·  ^ Staff. Momcilo Krajisnik convicted of crimes against humanity, acquitted of genocide and complicity in genocide, A press release by the ICTY in The Hague, 27 September 2006 JP/MOW/1115e

·  ^ Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995

·  ^ Washington Post. "Votes Database: Bill: H RES 199" 27 June 2005

·  ^ Markup Committee on International Relations House of Representatives (pdf), 109th Congress, H. Res. 199 and H.R. 2601, May 26, 2005, Serial No. 109–87. p. 13

·  ^ Bill Number S.RES.134 for the 109th Congress

·  ^ Christopher Smith [http://chrissmith.house.gov/lawsandresolutions/hres199.htm H.Res. 199, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Regarding the Massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995. Accessed31 January 2008

·  ^ CRS Summary: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995

·  ^ S.Res.134 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995, www.opencongress.org. Accessed 31 January 2008

·  ^ ^a b "Courte: Serbia failed to prevent genocide, UN court rules". Associated Press. 2007-02-26.

·  ^ "Sense Tribunal: SERBIA FOUND GUILTY OF FAILURE TO PREVENT AND PUNISH GENOCIDE".

·  ^ ICJ: Bosnian Genocide Case: Summary of the Judgment of 26 February 2007 [3]

·  ^ ICJ press release 2007/8 26 February 2007

·  ^ Federal High Court of Germany: Translation of Press Release into English Nr. 39 on 30 April 1999: Federal High Court makes basic ruling on genocide, Prevent Genocide International

·  ^ European Court of Human Rights - Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 18,98,99

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 36 but also §§ 18,47,99,103,108

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 42 citing Prosecutor v. Krstic, IT-98-33-T, judgment of 2 August 2001, §§ 580

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 43 citing the judgment of 19 April 2004 rendered by the Appeals Chamber of the ICTY, IT-98-33-A §§ 25,33

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 44 citing Prosecutor v. Kupreskic and Others (IT-95-16-T, judgment of 14 January 2000), § 751

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. §45 citing Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro ("Case concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide") the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found under the heading of "intent and 'ethnic cleansing'" § 190

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 105

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 113

·  ^ ECHR Jorgic v. Germany Judgment, July 12, 2007. § 116

·  ^ van den Biesen."Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, General Concluding Observation". International Court of Justice. 24 April 2006, para. 1-12. [4]

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An Incredible Discovery

Forensic pathologists and archaeologists have recently made an amazing discovery. After years of digging and laboratory work, they have uncovered evidence of the original body of Pamela Geller, (author of the Atlas Shrugs hate site.) Archaeologists were required to carbon-date the evidence, since anyone who is aware of Ms. Geller's true age died around the time Columbus discovered America.

This is what the dedicated team of scientists found (see below):


Pamela Geller with Botox and makeup:






















Pamela Geller without Botox and makeup:











These findings will be on exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

You can find the many previous articles we've posted about Geller here.

The Eleventh Commandment

Carrie Prejean, the paragon of Family Values, Champion of the Bible, Condemner of Homosexuals, soon to be star of an anti-homosexual television commercial sponsored by a rabid anti-gay group, has found a new Commandment!

“Thou shalt promote family values – unless posing semi-naked pays better.”

See 15 additional semi-nude photos of “Ms. Family Values” at http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/carrie_prejean_2#41804


Update #1: 5/12 2:54 PM ET. Donald Trump, who owns the Miss USA pageant, held a news conference late this morning, and announced that he has personally reviewed Ms. Prejean's semi-nude photos, taking a very long time to examine them, very, very closely, in minute detail, under high-power magnifiers. After Trump cleaned up, he held a lengthy session with Ms. Prejean to personally verify if the details in the photos were accurate and to ask if she has any more photos. As the news conference, Trump also announced that the photos were "beautiful" and that he has decided to let Ms. Prejean hold her title as Miss California.

This was followed with an emotional, sometimes tearful statement by Ms. Prejean to the effect that she never meant to offend "the Satanic perverts who violate the clean, healthy morals that I try to uphold, especially when taking my clothes off for publicity and money." She defended her right to hold a personal opinion, and to very publicly force her opinion on millions of other people, while demanding that anyone who doesn't like her opinion shut up and stop "harassing" her, since only right-wing fanatics and hate mongers are allowed to voice their opinions in this great country where anyone can take their clothes off, become famous for 15 minutes, and make a small fortune while doing it.

Update #2: 5/14 11:20 AM ET: Ms. Prejean now claims that the latest semi-nude photos (1) were not topless, and (2) were from an outdoor photo shoot on a windy day, and the wind unbuttoned her blouse, unhooked her bra and unfastened her pants and blew them off of her. Ms. Prejean seems to now be planning a career selling swampland in Florida.

Also see:e: http://www.truthwinsout.org/blog/miss-california-says-her-critics-are-on-the-side-of-satan/

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U.S. Military Violating Its Own Orders

Code 1, Code 2, Code 3 at Bagram Airfield
By Chris Rodda, 2009-05-12 16:47:31
Section: Front Page, Topic: Dominionism in US Military

The preferred response from the military when U.S. troops are caught red-handed committing moral and ethical atrocities or violating military regulations or the law is that it didn't happen. But, when such irrefutable evidence of an incident is uncovered that a complete denial, known as "Code 1," becomes impossible, they resort to "Code 2" -- this was an "isolated incident" -- or "Code 3" -- it was taken out of context.

The video released last week by Al Jazeera of U.S. military members at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan discussing the distribution of Dari and Pashtu language Bibles to the local Afghans, a blatant violation of CENTCOM's General Order 1-A, was one of those incidents where the military couldn't use "Code 1." The video showed stacks of these Bibles on the floor, so they were undeniably there. So, this one had to be handled with "Code 2" and "Code 3" responses.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.talk2action.org/story/2009/5/12/164731/655

Joe the Plumber Flushes the GOP

 

http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/07/gop-disaster-first-specter-and-now-joe-the-plumber/

Specter. Who cares?

Small potato (e) s. This is much larger than that.

Think if Bob Dole left the Republican party after losing his presidential bid in 1996. Or if John Kerry jumped ship and abandoned the Democrats in 2004.

That’s the magnitude of today’s announcement. A member of the actual Republican 2008 presidential ticket is giving up. Quitting. Leaving. Skipping town.

Historic

No, not John McCain or Sarah Palin. You’ll recall that last year marked the first time in history that a third person was added to a presidential ticket.

He joined the team late to the game but quickly served in many capacities. Perhaps most notably was when he auditioned for Secretary of State weeks before election day.

Sure, his performance led a commentator on the conservative FOX News network to visibly shudder and say aloud that he was “frightened” with his guest’s remarks.

But that’s the type of machismo and gusto that made Joe the Plumber, well … uh, Joe the Plumber.

Famous

Plumber, perhaps the most well-known quasi-plumber turned author turned war correspondent turned economic advisor turned political reporter turned public speaker, announced today that he — like Specter — was throwing in the towel.

Who got this exclusive? Credit TIME magazine.  And there’s worry that traditional journalism is dead?

Michael Grunwald reports that Plumber (we know he has another last name but Plumber is easier to spell) is “so outraged by GOP overspending, he’s quitting the party — and he’s the bull’s-eye of its target audience.”

“But he also said he wouldn’t support any cuts in defense, Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid — which, along with debt payments, would put more than two-thirds of the budget off limits,” Grunwald adds.

You can see why the GOP enlisted him to be an economic advisor a couple months ago.

Famous quotes

Grunwald’s a good reporter. But not that good. He didn’t get any quotes from Plumber. And Plumber’s full of ‘em.

Like when discussing the importance of the press, he opined, “I think media should be abolished from, uh, you know, reporting.”

Or on the discussion of the freedom of speech, he said he longed for the good old days. “Back in the day, really, when people would talk about our military in a poor way, somebody would shoot ‘em. And there’d be nothing said about that,” he said.

And we’re not even going to start on what he said a couple days ago…

Read the full article at the link above.

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Student Suspended for Dancing

FINDLAY -- A northwest Ohio teenager has been suspended by his Christian school because he attended another high school's prom and danced with a girl.

Officials at Heritage Christian School in Findlay had warned 17-year-old Tyler Frost that he would be suspended and prohibited from attending graduation if he went to the public school dance over the weekend with his girlfriend.

Frost says he didn't think going to the dance was wrong even though his fundamentalist Baptist school in Ohio forbids dancing, rock music and hand-holding, in school or in students’ private (out of school) lives.

The teen says he's now getting Facebook and e-mail messages of support from around the world.