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Saturday, May 2, 2009

NY Times Corrects ‘Global Warming’ Claim
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (5/2/09)

The New York Times has issued a “climate correction” for an “error” for an April 24, 2009, high profile front page global warming article that was touted by former Vice President Al Gore during his Congressional testimony as evidence that industry was clouding the science of climate change.

Friday, May 1, 2009

What Goes Around Comes Around
   Big Brother piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (5/1/09)

The current regime is preparing to crush “talk” radio, if they proceed with the plan “real” Americans can fight back!

Andrew McCarthy’s Letter to Attorney General Holder
   Government piece by Offsite (5/1/09)

This letter is respectfully submitted to inform you that I must decline the invitation to participate in the May 4 roundtable meeting the President’s Task Force on Detention Policy is convening with current and former prosecutors involved in international terrorism cases.  An invitation was extended to me by trial lawyers from the Counterterrorism Section, who are members of the Task Force, which you are leading.

Windows 7 setup secrets
   Computers piece by Offsite (5/1/09)

On May 5, the general public will finally be allowed to download the official Windows 7 Release Candidate. It’s been up on BitTorrent networks for more than a week, and developers with MSDN or TechNet subscriptions have had access to it since early this morning. But those groups constitute a tiny fraction of the people who will be seeing the Windows 7 release candidate for the first time next week.

Charges to Be Dropped Against Two Former AIPAC Lobbyists
   Government piece by Offsite (5/1/09)

The U.S. government is abandoning espionage-law charges against two former lobbyists for a pro-Israel advocacy group, federal officials announced this morning.

Kennedy brings ‘hate crimes’ into Senate
   Police State piece by Offsite (5/1/09)

A bill that would provide federal money to train law enforcement officers to identify and criminally prosecute speech and thought offensive to homosexuals has been introduced into the U.S. Senate, matching a House-approved bill that critics fear will be used to crack down on biblical teachings.

NPR axes Christian radio programs
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (5/1/09)

In 1985, National Public Radio (NPR) adopted a policy stating that member stations had to provide “nonsectarian, non-political, noncommercial” educational programming. But in February 2009, the wording was changed to say: “NPR Member Stations shall provide ONLY [emphasis added] nonsectarian, non-political, noncommercial educational content on all broadcast channel(s) and related media distribution platforms such as member partners that use the NPR member brands.“

FCC Backdoor “Fairness Doctrine” Moves Forward
   Big Brother piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (5/1/09)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age” is meeting on May 7, 2009 to start the crackdown on “talk radio”!

White House Council on Men and Boys: The Right Thing to Do
   Society piece by Carey Roberts (5/1/09)

One of the greatest failings of the Great Society programs of the 1960s was the devastating blow they dealt to low-income African-American families. And it’s no secret how all this happened.

US Socialist Government to Crush Free Speech
   Socialism piece by J. D. Longstreet (5/1/09)

Senate Bill 773 Will Trash The 1st Amendment - This is one of those times when I WISH I had been WRONG!!!  Unfortunately, it now appears that I was right… but… I honestly thought we’d have more time.  But the “ASG” (AMERICAN SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT) intends to strike while the iron is hot!  By keeping the American people off kilter, rocked back on our heels with every kind of crisis they could throw at us, they have moved swiftly to trash the US Constitution, crush democracy, and enslave over 300 million Americans within a formerly free nation.