Breaking News from Western Journalism
May 07, 2012 02:26 pm | Doug Book
For three years Barack Hussein Obama
and his handlers have labored to create a functioning dictatorship in
the midst of a constitutional republic. It was shamefully easy at first.
With unassailable majorities in House and Senate, even a Republican
leadership… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 02:25 pm | Kris Zane
May 07, 2012 02:24 pm | Kevin "Coach" Collins
When he was asked about his “fears” of being seen as the new Jimmy
Carter if the kill bin Laden operation failed the way Carter’s Operation
Eagle Claw had, Barack Obama didn’t hesitate in his answer.
“I thought about… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 02:23 pm | Doug Book
In
early March, Federal Judge Benson Legg ruled unconstitutional the
provision in Maryland law requiring a “good and substantial reason” be
provided by anyone applying for a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Such a contingency “impermissibly infringes on the… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 02:21 pm | Breaking News
(CNSNews.com)
– Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday disputed charges that
the United States is “anti-Islam,” telling an audience in Bangladesh
that the perception was deeply hurtful.
“I certainly think President Obama has sent a very clear message of… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 02:20 pm | NewsEditor
May 07, 2012 02:03 pm | Kevin "Coach" Collins
Of
course there is no full-fledged media retreat from Barack Obama, but
the number of gratuitous swipes it has taken at their president is
certainly curious. All of these reports from various media outlets have
been posted in just the… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 02:00 pm | NewsEditor
May 07, 2012 01:25 pm | Breaking News
Vice
President Joe Biden says he’s “absolutely comfortable” with gay couples
who marry getting the same civil rights and liberties as heterosexual
couples.
Biden isn’t making a full endorsement of gay marriage, which he’s
opposed. But he tells NBC’s “Meet… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 01:20 pm | Breaking News
President
Barack Obama has called France’s new president-elect to congratulate
him on winning Sunday’s election.
The White House says Obama told Hollande that he looks forward to
working with him on a range of shared economic and security challenges.
Obama… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 01:17 pm | Breaking News
From
the Whitehouse.gov blog
The White House LGBT Conference on Aging will meet today at the
University of Miami — where it will provide advocates, community
leaders, and members of the public an opportunity to engage with the
Obama Administration… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 01:10 pm | Breaking News
Education
Secretary Arne Duncan, a member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet,
says he supports gay marriage.
Duncan’s position puts him in possible conflict with Obama, who has not
publically backed same-sex marriage. Obama says his position on the
matter is… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 12:54 pm | NewsEditor
May 07, 2012 12:34 pm | Breaking News
Mitt
Romney has been going on about how we should be creating 500,000 jobs a
month, so earlier we published a look at the number of jobs created per
month in the good old days–the Bush Adminstration.
The bottom line?… Continue to Post
May 07, 2012 12:26 pm | NewsEditor
May 05, 2012 06:07 pm | Steve Milloy and Willie Soon
Federal
courts have a system to keep junk science out of courtrooms. It’s time
Congress adopts one, too.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing April
17 on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent Mercury Air
Toxics… Continue to Post
Romney stands silent as Obama is accused of treason
Mitt Romney
drew criticism Monday after he failed to challenge a questioner who
suggested at a campaign event that President Obama should be tried for
treason.
The woman, in posing a question to Romney, asserted, “We have a president right now that is operating outside the structure of our Constitution.”
She was interrupted by applause from the crowd.
“I want to know," she said before turning to another audience member and saying, “Yeah, I do agree he should be tried for treason. But I want to know what you are going to be able to do to help restore balance between the three branches of government and what you’re going to be able to do to restore our Constitution in this country?”
Romney, after waiting for the applause to die down, answered the woman’s question without addressing the treason remark.
“Well, as I’m sure you do, I happen to believe that the Constitution was not just brilliant, but probably inspired,” he said. “I believe the same thing about the Declaration of Independence.”
He continued by criticizing Obama for suggesting that it would be unprecedented for the Supreme Court to overturn the healthcare law that Democrats enacted in 2010, which is now before the high court.
“So I will respect the different branches of government if I’m fortunate enough to become president,” Romney said.
Romney’s decision to ignore the reference to treason drew immediate comparisons with John McCain, who, as Obama’s 2008 rival, was booed when he told a crowd that they didn’t have to be scared of an Obama presidency.
When a woman at that same event said she couldn’t trust Obama because “he’s an Arab,” McCain replied, “No, ma’am,” and grabbed the microphone.
“He’s a decent family man, citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what this campaign is all about,” McCain said.
Romney, when asked about the incident after the event, defended his decision to ignore the comment.
“I don’t correct all of the questions that get asked of me,” he told CNN. “Obviously, I don’t agree that he should be tried.”
The Obama campaign was quick to cast the incident as a sign that Romney lacks “fortitude.”
“Today we saw Mitt Romney’s version of leadership: standing by silently as his chief surrogate attacked the president’s family at the event and another supporter alleged that the president should be tried for treason,” campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith said in a statement.
The Romney campaign called foul, pointing to a 2011 Labor Day rally in which Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa used foul language to refer to Republicans and said Democrats should take them out. Obama later took the stage and made no mention of the comment.
Asked later if the president should have disavowed the remark, White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer said the president shouldn't be expected to "serve as the speech police for the Democratic Party."
"What I don't think makes sense is...taking everything that anyone says at an event that the president attends as a guest, and ask the president to approve or disapprove," Pfeiffer said in a radio interview unearthed by Buzzfeed.
kim.geiger@latimes.com
This post has been updated to include comments from the Romney campaign.
Geiger reported from Washington and Mehta from Euclid, Ohio.
The woman, in posing a question to Romney, asserted, “We have a president right now that is operating outside the structure of our Constitution.”
“I want to know," she said before turning to another audience member and saying, “Yeah, I do agree he should be tried for treason. But I want to know what you are going to be able to do to help restore balance between the three branches of government and what you’re going to be able to do to restore our Constitution in this country?”
Romney, after waiting for the applause to die down, answered the woman’s question without addressing the treason remark.
“Well, as I’m sure you do, I happen to believe that the Constitution was not just brilliant, but probably inspired,” he said. “I believe the same thing about the Declaration of Independence.”
He continued by criticizing Obama for suggesting that it would be unprecedented for the Supreme Court to overturn the healthcare law that Democrats enacted in 2010, which is now before the high court.
“So I will respect the different branches of government if I’m fortunate enough to become president,” Romney said.
Romney’s decision to ignore the reference to treason drew immediate comparisons with John McCain, who, as Obama’s 2008 rival, was booed when he told a crowd that they didn’t have to be scared of an Obama presidency.
When a woman at that same event said she couldn’t trust Obama because “he’s an Arab,” McCain replied, “No, ma’am,” and grabbed the microphone.
“He’s a decent family man, citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what this campaign is all about,” McCain said.
Romney, when asked about the incident after the event, defended his decision to ignore the comment.
“I don’t correct all of the questions that get asked of me,” he told CNN. “Obviously, I don’t agree that he should be tried.”
The Obama campaign was quick to cast the incident as a sign that Romney lacks “fortitude.”
“Today we saw Mitt Romney’s version of leadership: standing by silently as his chief surrogate attacked the president’s family at the event and another supporter alleged that the president should be tried for treason,” campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith said in a statement.
The Romney campaign called foul, pointing to a 2011 Labor Day rally in which Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa used foul language to refer to Republicans and said Democrats should take them out. Obama later took the stage and made no mention of the comment.
Asked later if the president should have disavowed the remark, White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer said the president shouldn't be expected to "serve as the speech police for the Democratic Party."
"What I don't think makes sense is...taking everything that anyone says at an event that the president attends as a guest, and ask the president to approve or disapprove," Pfeiffer said in a radio interview unearthed by Buzzfeed.
kim.geiger@latimes.com
This post has been updated to include comments from the Romney campaign.
Geiger reported from Washington and Mehta from Euclid, Ohio.
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