Archive of the September 2009

• September 30, 2009

  Bringing Home the Gold

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  When government officials play the Olympic lottery, taxpayers lose. That has been the disastrous experience of host cities around the world (Forbes magazine even dubbed the post-Olympic financial burden the “Host City Curse”). So, why are President Obama and his White House entourage headed to Copenhagen, Denmark this week to push a fiscally doomed Chicago 2016 bid? Political payback.

  Click here to read the rest of Michelle Malkin's article and watch her tonight on "Hannity"!

  What do you think? Should Obama be involved in the Olympics bid?

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• September 29, 2009

  Seven-Year Itch

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  What did you think of Sean's showdown with former Rep. James Traficant last night? (Click here to read the interview)

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• September 24, 2009

  School Indoctrination?

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  The superintendent of a New Jersey school where students were videotaped being taught to sing the praises of President Obama issued a statement Thursday saying the taping was unauthorized, but failed to address whether the the lesson -- taught durnig Black History Month -- was  approved.

  A YouTube video shows nearly 20 young children being led in a song overflowing with campaign slogans and praise for "Barack Hussein Obama," repeatedly chanting the president's name and celebrating his accomplishments, including his "great plans" to "make this country's economy No. 1 again."

  One song that the children were taught quotes directly from the spiritual "Jesus Loves the Little Children," though Jesus' name is replaced with Obama's: "He said red, yellow, black or white/All are equal in his sight. Barack Hussein Obama."

  The video has set off families in Burlington, N.J., who say that politics shouldn't be forced on young students, with parents calling the display "disturbing" and something that has "no place in the classroom."

  Did the songs cross the line?

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• September 24, 2009

  'Hannity' Flashback

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  37-year-old Ahmad Wais Afzali, an imam at a mosque in Queens, was arrested Sunday in New York. Afazali -- along with Najibullah Zazi, 24, and his 53-year-old father Mohammed Wali Zazi who were arrested in Colorado -- is accused of making false statements to the government. Investigators said they found notes on bomb-making that appear to match the younger Zazi's handwriting and discovered his fingerprints on materials that could be used to make explosives. Mohammed Zazi and Afzali are accused of lying to FBI agents about calls between Denver and New York.

  Zazi's arrest touched off an intense flurry of government terror warnings and advisories, with authorities cautioning transit systems, sports stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes to be vigilant as investigators search for more suspects in a possible Al Qaeda plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs.

  Law enforcement officials said Zazi may have been plotting with others to detonate backpack bombs on New York trains in a scheme similar to the attacks on the London subway and Madrid's rail system in the last few years. Backpacks and cell phones were seized in raids on apartments Zazi visited in New York.

  In a statement, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security said that while the agencies "have no information regarding the timing, location or target of any planned attack, we believe it is prudent to raise the security awareness of our local law enforcement partners regarding the targets and tactics of previous terrorist activity."

  Ainsley Earhardt was recently given exclusive access to the NYPD’s Counter-Terrorism division, and got a behind-the-scenes look at how the work around the clock to keep America’s number one target safe from terror.

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• September 23, 2009

  Obama's Apology 180

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  I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. This has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for our collective inaction.

  Like all of you, my responsibility is to act in the interest of my nation and my people, and I will never apologize for defending those interests.

  These words from the president's first speech to the U.N. General Assembly today left us wondering: Hasn't Obama already been apologizing? Remember the "Apology Tour"?

  Click here to read Obama's remarks from today and let us know your thoughts in the comments section!

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