Obama To Miss Jamboree

President Obama will make history as the first sitting president on a daytime talk show when he sits down with the ladies of The View. But he'll also be missing out on another historic occasion -- the Boy Scouts' Jamboree marking the group's 100th anniversary, right in the president's backyard.  Of course he doesn't understand patriotism, honor, and values the Scouts are known for. Add this to canceling the National day of Prayer at the White House. What a joke he is as president. Maybe the View will hire him as the only male on their panel!

Space Shuttle Lay Off's

The Houston-based United Space Alliance is a partnership between Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin that has operated the space shuttle fleet for NASA since 1995.  About 902 layoff notices were issued to USA workers in Florida, which is home to NASA's Kennedy space Center in Cape Canaveral that serves as both launch site and home port for the agency's three shuttles. Another 478 layoffs were issued for Texas, which is home to NASA's shuttle mission operations, with 14 more in Alabama, where NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is based. NASA's space shuttle fleet is set to retire next year after 30 years of launching astronauts into low-Earth orbit. The shuttles began flying in 1981 and have flown on 132 missions so far.

France Declares War

France has declared war on al-Qaida, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network's North African branch, after the terror network killed a French aid worker it took hostage in April. The humanitarian worker had been abducted April 20 or 22 in Niger by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, and was later taken to Mali.
The declaration and attack marked a shift in strategy for France, usually discrete about its behind-the-scenes battle against terrorism.  The Salafist Group for Call and Combat formally merged with al-Qaida in 2006 and spread through the Sahel region — parts of Mauritania, Mali and Niger. Officials suggest France will activate accords with these countries to stop the terrorists in their tracks.

North Korea Threatens

Clinton on Wednesday unveiled new U.S. sanctions against North Korea, blamed by both Washington and Seoul for the March sinking of a South Korean warship which killed 46 sailors and sharpened tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Clinton said it was essential Asian nations enforce the punitive measures to encourage North Korea "to take the steps it must" to stop nuclear development and seek real peace with South Korea.

The new U.S. sanctions target North Korea's ruling elite and build on earlier United Nations sanctions which imposed broad curbs on dealings with the North in hopes of persuading it to abandon its atomic ambitions. A North Korean diplomat  said the sanctions and plans for U.S. and South Korean large-scale joint military drills would be met with a "physical response."
It has also said it is concerned by reports that Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, is seeking North Korean help to develop its own nuclear programme, which, if true, could open an alarming new front in the battle against global proliferation.

Joe Biden Fined

 

 Vice President Joe Biden is introduced by former Vice President Al Gore, right, as Biden takes the stage to speak at the annual Tennessee Democratic Party Jackson Day on Friday, July 16, 2010 in Nashville, Tenn.

Election watchdogs have fined Joe Biden's 2008 presidential campaign more than $219,000 for sloppy bookkeeping and accepting excessive contributions, including a discounted flight on a private jet.

U.S. Secretary of State........

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari following their meeting at the State Department in Washington July 13, 2010.

 

As concerns grow about the war in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to South Asia on a mission aimed at refining the goals of the nearly 9-year-old conflict.

No Veils........

France's lower house of parliament overwhelmingly approved a ban on wearing burqa-style Islamic veils Tuesday, part of a concerted effort to define and protect French values that has disconcerted many in the country's large Muslim community.
Proponents of the law say face-covering veils don't square with the French ideal of women's equality or its secular tradition. The bill is controversial abroad but popular in France, where its relatively few outspoken critics say conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy has resorted to xenophobia to attract far-right voters.

Miss Him Yet?

The left in this country will do anything to tear down a decent man who they disagree with. George W Bush never played politics or sought to defend himself publicly. Unfortunately the vast majority of people listen to our left wing media and cannot think or reason for themselves. As time goes on he will be more and more appreciated.

With BBC America on Satellite TV, I Can Travel Through Time and Space

Guest Post by Monica Sanders
As an American fan of the long-running British science-fiction series "Doctor Who", I have plenty of experience waiting for new episodes of my favorite show. In the days before I got one of the cable tv deals in Illinois, it would often take years for episodes of this exciting UK series to get released on DVD or play on television here in the States.
With BBC America, however, new episodes of this manic, magical show regularly air in the U.S. just a week or two after they've premiered in England. Even at the ripe old age of 39, I still feel like a giddy kid every time I sit down in front of the television to watch the latest time-traveling, planet-hopping exploits of the 900-year-old Time Lord and his human companions. Thanks to this great channel, my living room plays host to Daleks, Cybermen, and all manner of other evil alien menaces every Saturday evening, and I never have to worry about stumbling across spoilers on the internet. I get to watch the latest machinations of these malevolent monsters shortly after fans on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean first see them.
As a sci-fi nerd, there's something poetic and immensely satisfying about getting the newest episodes of my favorite show via space age technology. A signal beamed through an orbiting satellite and straight into my TV set lets me travel through time and space with the Doctor and his friends. It's like my television set is my own personal TARDIS time machine which, thanks to BBC America, always takes me exactly where I want to go!

“The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” – George Washington

The National Anthem of The United States of America

So True

"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." – Thomas Jefferson