Speaker of the House John Boehner delivers the latest Weekly GOP Address. The Ohioan is calling on the Senate to act on some bipartisan energy jobs bills that have passed the House. And he’s asking for the presidents help too. However, Boehner chided the Obama on one job creation project. “About the only thing the president has pushed the Senate to do is to prevent construction of the Keystone XL pipeline,”… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Marathon Pundit Discovery Date : 30/03/2012 17:27 Number of articles : 3
Speaker of the House John Boehner delivers the latest Weekly GOP Address. The Ohioan is calling on the Senate to act on some bipartisan energy jobs bills that have passed the House. And he’s asking for the presidents help too. However, Boehner chided the Obama on one job creation project. “About the only thing the president has pushed the Senate to do is to prevent construction of the Keystone XL pipeline,”… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Marathon Pundit Discovery Date : 30/03/2012 17:27 Number of articles : 3
Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen are currently running a tight and contentious campaign for Virginia’s open seat in the U.S. Senate. They’re both political heavyweights, but right on their collective tail is an insurgent, third-party candidate who’s surging in grassroots support. That candidate is Hank the Cat. Bow down, bitches! The official site of the Hank Senate campaign claimed in a press release Friday that the 9-year-old Maine Coon (52 in human years) has pulled ahead of Kaine. In Facebook fans, anyway. Despite entering the race just two months ago, Hank’s Facebook page boasts 14,141 “likes” whereas Kaine, the state’s former governor, has 13,913. Kaine also hasn’t converted to Timeline yet, BTW. Way to stay in touch with the people. Campaign manager Matthew O’Leary said Hank initially ran to expose “the farce that is our political system,” until the movement took on a life of its own. “I do think, however, that Hank can be a serious contender in the race for the Senate seat in November, all comedy aside,” O’Leary said earlier today. “Take note of how many people are willing to support a cat over seasoned veterans. We have no doubts we will also surpass George Allen in good time!” Allen’s Facebook page has more than 43,000 “likes,” so Hank has work to do, but a lot can happen between now and November. Count him out at your peril. No word if Hank’s political platform includes tough stances on FDA pet food regulations or illegal immigration of rodents from outside America’s borders.
Speaker John Boehner is having a bad week. First, his members weren’t able to agree on a budget. For a time, it didn’t look like they would be able to agree on a budget. They would have to join the Senate Democrats in simply skipping the budget process. And now, it looks like the only way to pass a budget is to propose one that undercuts the spending levels agreed to in the debt-ceiling deal — a… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Ezra Klein Discovery Date : 07/03/2012 16:28 Number of articles : 2
Michael Grimm holds up copy his law to rename a post office after a marine hero and a presidential pen. Governor Cuomo doesn’t look like he’ll veto the lines if the legislature will meet a few demands. Time Warner and MSG reached a deal . Politicians took credit . Despite big promises, the Senate GOP only directly gave David Storobin $27k . Storobin has a pretty high production-values Russian TV ad…. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Politicker Discovery Date : 17/02/2012 20:32 Number of articles : 2
This morning, Budget Director Jeff Zients went before the Senate Budget Committee to testify about the Obama proposed budget. The Senate Budget Committee Republican staff found that the proposed budget would raise spending by $1.5 trillion. With that statistic in hand, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking Republican on the committee, asked Zients a simple Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Big Government Discovery Date : 14/02/2012 16:57 Number of articles : 3
While the FBI went after the file-sharing site for copyright infringement, many users want to recover their non-pirated data. By Kara Warner The FBI take-down notice posted at Megaupload.com Photo: United States Department of Justice The drama surrounding file-sharing site Megaupload continued Friday (January 27) as users announced a plan to sue the FBI over files lost during the site’s shutdown last week. Last week, the federal government took action against Megaupload.com, arresting several members of the company on racketeering and copyright-infringement charges. A federal indictment alleged that the site, which allows users to transfer large files, has generated more than $175 million in criminal proceeds and costs copyright-holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated movies, albums and other materials. According to TorrentFreak.com , Pirate Parties around the world are banding together to file an official complaint against U.S. authorities in an effort to recover the large amounts of non-pirated data, research documents and personal videos that are shared among users on the site. “The widespread damage caused by the sudden closure of Megaupload is unjustified and completely disproportionate to the aim intended,” they announced in a statement obtained by TorrentFreak. “For this reason Pirates of Catalonia, in collaboration with Pirate Parties International and other Pirate Parties, have begun investigating these potential breaches of law and will facilitate submission of complaints against the US authorities in as many countries as possible, to ensure a positive and just result. “This initiative is a starting point for legitimate internet users to help defend themselves from the legal abuses promoted by those wishing to aggressively lock away cultural materials for their own financial gain.” The Department of Justice said the case against Megaupload is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States. The news broke just a day after major websites like Wikipedia and Google protested against the U.S. House of Representatives’ controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA , and the Senate’s similar Protect IP Act.
A key bill currently before the U.S. Congress, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and its companion bill in the Senate, the Protect IP Act (PIPA), need to be torpedoed ASAP. At THG, we normally refrain from such overt political messages, but the fact is these bills would censor content and impose harmful regulations on millions of people. Legions of Internet users and entrepreneurs oppose SOPA and PIPA, and for good reason. They would enable the government to – indiscriminately – regulate the web. If these bills pass, which is a real threat, the web will be transformed dramatically. Not only are the livelihoods of sites like THG at risk, but behemoths like Google. Google! Check out their SOPA “blackout” logo today in defiance of the legislation: In a nutshell, the bill would enable easy, and unnecessary blocking of entire sites. Small ones won’t have sufficient resources to defend themselves against corporate giants. Big media companies may seek to cut off funding for competitors, even if copyright isn’t infringed. Millions will be suppressed, strong-armed and blacklisted – LEGALLY. Combating piracy of intellectual property is a worthwhile goal, but there are fair, effective means of achieving it without broad government overreach into our lives. SOPA and PIPA are not it. In fact, they will do just the opposite, quashing the innovation of small businesses everywhere while rewarding a select few arbitrarily. The only PIPA we like is Pippa Middleton . The only SOPA we care about is … we have no joke for that one. It hits so close to home, we can’t even think straight. Follow this link to make a call to your U.S. representative . It only takes a minute, they connect you immediately. Or follow this link to join Google’s effort . Stand up for individual liberty or the Internet as you know it may be altered forever.
(John Hinderaker) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is the Left’s number one target these days; the national unions have spent millions trying to reverse the reforms that Walker and Wisconsin’s Republican legislature implemented after the 2010 election. So far, they have failed: despite six Senate recall elections that cost the Left a fortune, the GOP retains control of the Senate. And the unions’ effort… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Power Line Discovery Date : 03/01/2012 14:45 Number of articles : 2
Testifying before the Senate Budget Committee today, Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Elmendorf reiterated his initial assessment of President Obama’s $800 billion “stimulus” package — that while it may boost the country’s GDP in the short-term, in the long-term, the effect of such spending is a net negative on GDP growth. Here is Elmendorf responding to questions from Sen. Jeff Sessions… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Corner Discovery Date : 15/11/2011 18:28 Number of articles : 2
