Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Obama’s Credibility Gap
NY Times Columnist, Bob Herbert: "Obama's Credibility Gap"
Mr. Obama may be personally very appealing, but he has positioned himself all over the political map: the anti-Iraq war candidate who escalated the war in Afghanistan; the opponent of health insurance mandates who made a mandate to buy insurance the centerpiece of his plan; the president who stocked his administration with Wall Street insiders and went to the mat for the banks and big corporations, but who is now trying to present himself as a born-again populist. Mr. Obama is in danger of being perceived as someone whose rhetoric, however skillful, cannot always be trusted. He is creating a credibility gap for himself, and if it widens much more he won’t be able to close it.- Discuss
Panel: US not ready for bioterrorist attack
What do you think? Are we really safe from terrorism? And if not what should we do about? I think we need a new agency solely set up to fight terrorism.
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Video: U.K. Raises Terror Threat Level
This MSNBC video reports on the U.K.'s raising the terror threat level to 'severe.' Is there an actual threat greater than usual or are the authorities in the U.S. and U.K. jumpy? Or could it be they can't do anything about it and are trying to raise an alarm so they appear less to blame in case an attack does occur.
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Video: Japan's New Facial Recognition Security
Japan has a new facial recognition technology that does away with other forms of security. No more need for security ID tags.
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Russian YouTube cop arrested
All signs that Russia is plunging deeper into a dictatorship.
in reference to:"Russia's top investigative body says a police officer who has complained on YouTube of abuse and corruption in the country's law enforcement system has been arrested on fraud charges. The Investigative Committee said a court sanctioned Alexei Dymovsky's arrest. In November, Dymovsky posted three videos on YouTube in which he said he was promised a promotion in return for jailing an innocent person. He also accused his superiors of forcing officers to fake reports on unsolved crimes. Within days, the videos were seen by 700,000 people, provoking a public outcry and prompting similar YouTube postings."
- Russian YouTube cop arrested - World - NZ Herald News (view on Google Sidewiki)
Two juveniles arrested after Idaho highway shootings
Killing people has become like some video game. You can bet these teenagers are video game players.
in reference to:"The Latah County Sheriff's Office has arrested two juveniles after responding to the report of a sniper who fired shots at several vehicles for more than three hours on Friday.At 12:57 Friday afternoon, the Latah County Sheriff's Dispatch received reports of passing vehicles being struck by gunfire in the area of Highway 8 and Forks road, just east of Helmer , Idaho.Deputies from the Latah County Sheriff's Office and the Idaho State Police responded to the scene. Responding agencies established a perimeter around the area. Highway 8 was closed for about one hour, from about milepost 29 to milepost 34. Deputies and troopers searched the area, but no suspects were found in the vicinity."
- Two juveniles arrested after Idaho highway shootings - KHQ-TV- msnbc.com (view on Google Sidewiki)
Man plans leap from stratosphere - 120,000 feet up
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some time this year, Felix Baumgartner intends to step out of a capsule lifted 120,000 feet by a balloon and leap back to Earth, becoming the first man to break the sound barrier without an aircraft.
http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CUSN/ndomesticNews_uUSTRE60L4MJ20100122?src=RSS-USN
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