Is Obama losing his only friends over Syria? Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) is skeptical over President Barack Obama‘s urgency to attack the government of Syria. In an interview on MSNBC, the New York Democrat chided Obama, claiming that his red line was ’embarrassing’. From MRC: “I love Obama, and you’ll never find a truer Democrat…
Very funny Senator! Senator John McCain appeared on CNN to explain why he was playing poker on his phone when his colleagues were debating over whether to begin bombing Syria and aid al Qaeda forces against the government of Syria. His explanation? “Occasionally I get a ‘LEETLE’ bored…”
Show-me the money? How about I show you my gun? Jon Lewis Alexander is an Iraq veteran who served four tours of duty in his 30 years in the military. Video surveillance from a convenience store in Marionville, Missouri shows a thief entering and hesitatingly pulling a gun on Alexander. But the 54 year old…
The Washington Post is offering highlights and live updates from the Senate Syria hearing. John McCain playing video poker, John Kerry protested by Code Pink and more. They also have an estimated breakdown of how the votes on the resolution may break down. Syrian Vote Breakdown Estimate Provided to you by embedded link from TLR…
Meanwhile in Iraq… Iraqi army regulars killed 100 residents of camp Ashraf on September 1st, 2013. Many of the residents were killed with a single bullet to the head and others were reportedly shot while handcuffed. Ambassador Marc Ginsberg wrote: As international attention has been focused on the Syria crisis, Maliki allegedly ordered elements of…
Then why do you want to lob cruise missiles, Senator? Senator John McCain is making the rounds on national television today to make the case for attacking Syria’s government and involving the United States in another war in the Middle East. Appearing on “Today” he claimed he wouldn’t support the Syrian war resolution if he…
Unquestioned loyalty to Dear Leader! Eleanor Holmes Norton is a non-voting delegate from the District of Columbia. An unabashed Democratic partisan, she was asked about the crisis in Syria and what she would do if she were an actual representative, rather than a mostly ceremonial delegate. Her response to the question was shocking. From Newsbusters:…
Allah Akbar! Senator John McCain appeared on Fox & Friends this morning to discuss the brewing conflict with Syria after being challenged over US involvement. McCain was shown a clip of a FSA fighter screaming “Allah Akbar” and asked why we should support them. He countered that shouting Allah Akbar was the same as Christians…
Nick Gillespie and Ben Swann have excellent recent videos out explaining the reasons we need to be careful before entering into another no-win war in the Middle East. Gillespie details three reasons why the US should stay out and Swann does a breakdown of the factions involved in the conflict. Ben Swann’s video is an…
Should libertarians oppose social pressure as much as we oppose government intrusion? by Mary Ann Johansen By now, most of us have probably either watched or heard about Miley’s controversial performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. The Mises Institute recently published a piece by James Miller defending the modern practice of “slut-shaming” in the…