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Written by Ann Shibler
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 12:00 |
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 Oftentimes there is a noticeable similarity to many Congressional members’ statements when they verbally project their sentiments from the floor, or when they place those statements in the Congressional Record. In the latest debate on the health care bill a definite pattern emerged indicating a well-orchestrated chorus of statements.
An investigation into the similarity of the statements was undertaken by the New York Times. It revealed that more than a dozen lawmakers made statements or had statements submitted to appear in the Congressional Record that mimicked each others'. These statements reflected exactly, or in part, what was written by Washington lobbyists in the employ of Genentech, a large biotech company.
The New York Times managed to obtain emails that showed lobbyists from Genentech who even took the time to draft two different statements that would appeal to both Democrats and Republicans, with the hopes of presenting a unified bipartisan front for passage of the health care bill. By their own admission, Genentech reports 42 members of the House, 22 Republicans and 20 Democrats, used what the Times termed Genetech's talking points.
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Written by James Heiser
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 09:00 |
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 The old, shopworn slogan of the Left. "Power to the People!" has taken on a meaning the old ‘60s radicals never could have anticipated, as the graying peaceniks find out that their plasma television screens and Jacuzzis® are powered by old Soviet nuclear warheads. To make matters worse, it may be that what little remains of our tattered economy is relying on the cheap nuclear power which recycled nuclear weapons are providing.
As Andrew Kramer explains in a New York Times article:
What’s powering your home appliances?
For about 10 percent of electricity in the United States, it’s fuel from dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones.
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Written by Warren Mass
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Monday, 16 November 2009 15:20 |
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 Saeb Erekat (photo, left), a top adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, announced on November 16 that the Palestinians have asked the European Union to support their plan to ask the U.N. Security Council to recognize an independent Palestinian state without Israeli approval. The Palestinians want to create a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and east Jerusalem, all territories that Israel captured during its 1967 war with its Arab neighbors.
"We will seek the support of all members of the international community," Erekat told reporters in Ramallah. In addition to the EU, Palestinians also plan to seek U.S. approval, said Erekat. The proposal has the backing of the Arab League.
"If the Palestinians take such a unilateral line, Israel should also consider ... passing a law to annex some of the settlements," Reuters news quoted Environment Minister Gilad Erdan, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told Israel Radio.
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Written by James Heiser
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Monday, 16 November 2009 12:00 |
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 Many Americans have thought that President Obama has been taking too weak a stand on illegal aliens, but some people are claiming that a new science fiction series on ABC is bringing those concerns to an all new level.
The ABC network began airing a remake of the science fiction “V” series on November 3 — but how long the series will last is apparently still under discussion; apparently four episodes will air in November, and then the series will resume after the March Olympics. Overall, there is a commitment to 13 episodes.
All well and good for science fiction fans, but what does this have to do with Obama, you ask?
The “V” franchise inherits a certain amount of baggage on a less-than-subtle allegory about the dangers of totalitarianism. The original “V” series began with a two-part miniseries in 1983, and spawned a second miniseries and short-lived episodic series in 1984 and 1985. The red and black uniforms of the ‘visitors,’ an alien symbol which looked suspiciously like a swastika, and many other points of comparison made for a pretty obvious social commentary on the dangers of a totalitarianism which hides behind a ‘human’ face and makes a lot of promises about ‘friendship’ and technological advances for the human race.
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