DOD and HASC Disagree over National Defense Authorization Act
Last week, Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R–CA), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), took issue with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s criticism of the fiscal year (FY) 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that recently passed the committee by a vote of 56–5. The combination of the President’s FY 2013 budget request […]
George Washington Attacked Bigotry in Letter to Jewish Community
A letter written by George Washington to the Jewish community and which has been locked away for a decade will be the centerpiece of an exhibit dedicated to America’s early roots in religious freedom, the Los Angeles Times reported. The 337-word document sent to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island in August 1790 was addressed […]
Air Force One, Military Do Not Belong to Obama
By Roy A. Barnes COMMENTARY | CBS News reported Friday that President Barack Obama held a fundraiser in Los Angeles at the home of movie actor George Clooney Thursday, and raised about $15 million. Yet the most troubling part of the report was the following words, “The star of the evening, the president, arrived at […]
‘I Am Not Going to Surrender My Office to the Federal Government,’ Sheriff Arpaio Says
By WALTER BERRY, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — As defiant as ever, get-tough Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces a federal court showdown over charges that deputies on his trademark immigration patrols racially profiled Latinos in violation of civil rights law. After months of negotiations failed to reach a settlement over the allegations, the U.S. Justice […]
The Lee Plan Offers a Clear Choice for Americans
Fellow Americans: It has been over three years (1,111 days to be precise) since the U.S. Senate last passed a budget. The last time Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) fulfilled his legal responsibility, Conan was still on NBC, Tea Parties hadn’t come together and the iPad hadn’t yet been introduced. This is one of […]
Obama Helped al Qaeda Acquire Missiles
Just this week yet again the CIA uncovers a new plot of Muslims wanting to kill something in the name if Islam. Al-Qaeda’s latest scheme is to blow up passengers jetliners using advanced, hard-to-detect explosives. This is not the only threat to commercial jetliners, another serious problem is the spread of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles from […]
JPMorgan Loses $2 Billion; Still Beats Postal Service
JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss is top news nationwide. But over at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), such losses are business as usual. USPS reported a typical (for it) $3.2 billion loss for the most recent quarter. Try that comparison on for size. JPMorgan Chase incurred a “whale” of a loss because, as explained […]
China To Construct A 50 Square Mile Self-Sustaining City in the USA
Thanks to the trillions of dollars that the Chinese have made flooding our shores with cheap products, China is now in a position of tremendous economic power. So what is China going to do with all of that money? One thing that they have decided to do is to buy up pieces of the United […]
Pentagon Course Taught That Islam Is America’s True Enemy
Michael Kelley Since 2004 until last month a Pentagon course for U.S. military officers taught that Islam — as opposed to al-Qaeda — is the true enemy of America and that a “total war” against Muslim cities without regard for civilians would be necessary to protect American interests, as reported by Noah Shachtman and Spencer […]
JPMorgan Chase Losses: No Reason for More Regulation
JPMorgan Chase’s announcement that it has lost $2 billion in a failed hedge strategy sent shock waves through the financial world yesterday. And in Washington, the reaction has had a political tone, with calls to accelerate adoption of the “Volcker Rule” limiting investments by banks. But policymakers should take a breath before taking out the […]
Media Psychology 101 – What’s Wrong With This Metaphor? Israel and the Cycle of Violence
Media Psychology 101 – What’s Wrong With This Metaphor? Israel and the Cycle of Violence May 10, 2012 9:58 by GuestPost Over the years, HonestReporting has analyzed and critiqued hundreds of articles, editorials and opinion pieces. But what goes through the minds of the journalists and writers that influence them to treat Israel in a […]
