. The US State Department is paying $70,000 to run a television ad in Pakistan. The ad consists of sound bites from statements made by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton following the death of US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens. The clips are reiterations by the President and Mrs. Clinton that [...]
. The Obama campaign has had ‘prominent’ Democrats tweet photos of themselves with words written on the back of their hands, such as “Obama Care”, “Medical Research”, and “For Our Kids”. My problem is that the important issues are not being addressed by the Obama Administration, as well as the Obama campaign. So here is [...]
. The city of Houston, Texas has spent $200,000 of a Department of Homeland Security grant on the production of a six minute video that informs individuals of what to do in the event of a workplace shooting. The creepy video emphasizes three main actions: Run, Hide, and Fight. (continued below video) . The video [...]
. Some members of the US Navy’s 22nd company created a video “spoof” of the South Korean singer PSY and his viral video sensation “Gangnam Style” – Seen HERE - for their US Naval Academy Spirit Spot. . According to the video’s decription it stars mostly individuals from the 22nd Company, including: Kelly Fielder, Connor White, Kevin Lois, Michael Gerritsen, Nathan [...]
During an election, there are few issues that spark controversy and heated debate the way that Medicare does. Just look at how the Democrats have treated the Paul Ryan budget plan for it’s changes to Medicare. But are the Democrats justified in doing so after they passed The Affordable Care Act – or more commonly [...]
. Egan-Jones Ratings Co. downgraded its credit rating for the United States today, dropping the rating down a notch to AA-. The agency said that the third round of large-scale asset purchases (QE3) by the Federal Reserve has the possibility of weakening the US Dollar, which would push up inflation. News broke early Friday morning [...]
. Fox Business anchor Stu Varney released a video on Youtube this morning talking about what happens when Ben Bernanke makes the decision to “print up a storm” – as he essentially did in yesterday’s Fed Announcement. Varney lamented that the American middle class can not be happy because the Fed announcement has not only [...]
The Forex Charts Powered by Forexpros – The Leading Financial Portal. After the Fed’s announcement of QE (quantitative easing), and subsequent press conference by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, the US Dollar has fallen to a 4-month low against the euro and Swiss franc. With speculation that the dollar will fall and the euro will rise [...]
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, along with running mate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), will begin to receive regular intelligence briefings similar to those that President Barack Obama does. The Associated Press reports that the final hurdle is clearing the security clearance process. The Romney/Ryan campaign did not have to request these briefings, as they are [...]
On Thursday evening, The House of Representatives passed a joint resolution that is a 6 month spending bill that will keep federal agencies running through the end of the budget year, and past the elections in November. This bill was passed by a vote of 329-91, with 9 not voting. This short-term budget band-aid allows the avoidance [...]
. On September 13th, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke held a press conference to talk about the FOMC’s decision about what to do to help the economy. . ___
The Fed has released their statement following their meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming today: For immediate release Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months. Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated. [...]
. This morning, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a statement about the ongoing riots and violence in the Middle East – much of which is in response to the film “Innocence of Muslims“. Video courtesy of Mediaite ___
. In light of yesterday’s news about the death of US Ambassador to Libya, an Indianapolis suburb has had their school website hacked by a group claiming to represent the group “All Muslims Of The World”. The text on the website said the following: “This breakthrough in response to the film and graphics depicting the [...]
The AFP is reporting that the United States Marines are sending a 50-member F.A.S.T. Team to the embassy in Libya in response to the killing of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and 3 staffers. What is a F.A.S.T. Team? According to SpecialOperations.com: “We are a specialty team, in that we do one thing and we [...]
