When Will Fox News Fire Bill O’Reilly For Lying About Combat Duty?

When Will Fox News Fire Bill O’Reilly For Lying About Combat Duty?
..."I tell you what, I've been in combat. I've seen it. I've been close to it. And if my unit is in danger and I got a captured guy and the guy knows where the enemy is and I'm looking him in the eye, the guy better tell me. That's all I'm gonna tell you. If it's life or death, he's going first."




Lying is inexcusable in journalism. I think Brian Williams should lose his job  -- right after every single person who works at FoxNews.- Mrs. Betty Bowers

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Merkel to urge caution in U.S. as pressure builds to arm Ukraine forces
• Sec. Kerry: US-led coalition 'on the road' to defeating Islamic State
• Bush and Cheney's Iraq lies killed more Americans than Brian Williams' blunder
• Prince Charles sounds alarm over young Muslims radicalized by 'crazy stuff' on the Internet
• Marseille neighborhood sealed off after shots at police

At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama and the Dalai Lama avoided a direct meeting. Uh-oh, sounds like there may be some Obama-Lama drama.- Seth Myers

Canada now has doctor-assisted suicide, zero anti-abortion laws & gay marriage. And we don't even need a fence to keep their Christians out.- LOLGOP




Republican Shenanigans

• WATCH: Mike Huckabee and a passel of pastors star in hilariously over-dramatic trailer for anti-gay film
• Legal scholars: Utah's push for US land would hurt public
• Ted Cruz Suddenly Decides Filibusters And Government Shutdowns Are Irresponsible
• CBS Host Laughs In Ted Cruz's Face For Repeatedly Denying He Shut Down Government
• Glenn Beck: Measles Outbreak Is A Gov't 'Hoax'
• High School Police Ask Judge to Let Them Pepper-Spray and Arrest Unruly Students

President Obama is making a speech about stopping violence against women. The Republicans will give a rebuttal speech later in the show.- Paul Poundstone

Crazy Christians In Alabama
Stating he is empowered to block any move that will “bring chaos and confusion into the system,” late Sunday night Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore ordered all probate judges and employees in Alabama to adhere to existing state laws and not issue or recognize same-sex marriages that are supposed to begin Monday morning, according to AL.com.

Sorry, I only take vaccination advice from people who needed six years to figure out that they shouldn't rely on the leadership of Sarah Palin.- LOLGOP

Rock The Voter News

• Obama Juggles the Numbers to Save Social Security Disability Benefits 
• Andrea Mitchell Did Not Like Obama’s Crusades Remark
• U.S. Supreme Court refuses to halt same-sex marriages in Alabama

Age is such a huge issue for the GOP that 3 of their last 6 nominees were older than Clinton will be in 2016.- LOLGOP

Homeland Security Shutdown: It's Basically Forcing People To Work Without Pay
Spending for the Department of Homeland Security hangs in the balance as Congress fights over immigration matters in the agency's annual funding bill. Without action by Feb. 27, the department's budget will shut off.

Huckabee: How dare Obadman say people do bad things in the name of Christianity? Now pardon me while I break up some same-sex marriages.- LOLGOP

Banks Are Legal Thieves
The private-banking unit of HSBC Holdings Plc made significant profits for years handling secret accounts whose holders included drug cartels, arms dealers, tax evaders and fugitive diamond merchants, according to a report released Sunday by an international news organization.

Business/Tech News

• OPEC: 'Overflowing' supply weighing on oil prices
• Greece calls Europe's bluff; won't extend bailout
• EU warns Greece: don't assume euro zone will accept your demands
• Here are the 1,784 RadioShack stores that will close by March 31

Global warming is the biggest hoax ever, says guys who promise the next Bush will be better.- LOLGOP

Killer Shrimp In Great Lakes! Thanks Obama!
Killer shrimp, creatures that indiscriminately slay other animals without eating them, may soon join the list of invasive species living in the Great Lakes, a new study finds.




Apparently Beyoncé thanked Me for winning a Grammy for "Drunk in Love." I don't like her music, but she's welcome anyway.- GoodGodAbove Tweet

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Thank you John, for the food money!

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Odd News

• Madonna Moons Everyone On The Red Carpet At The Grammys
• Indian 'woman' has twins despite discovery she is mostly male
• Oregon judge: taking photos up girl's skirt not illegal
• Excavated records show the perilous past of 17th century Londoners
• 'Hot Convict' Sentenced To 2 Years Behind Bars

Time To Deflate Photo

A composite image of all four rockets launched from the Poker Flats Research Range on Jan. 26, back dropped by an incredible showing of the northern lights. Credit: NASA/Jamie Adkins

Peace.

NBC News standing by Brian Williams in Iraq war-embellishment issue

NBC News standing by Brian Williams in Iraq war-embellishment issue
NBC News is standing by Brian Williams after the anchor's admission that he embellished his role in a military incident during the Iraq war.




Well it took 12 years but FOX News finally got upset over a lie about Iraq.- John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• ISIS leader Baghdadi cementing reputation as the new Hulagu Khan
• UK mass surveillance ruled unlawful
• Russia unveils controversial 'Big Three' monument in Crimea
• North Korea Warns U.S.: Time of Nightmare Is Near
• Turkey pulls out of Munich conference to avoid Israeli delegation
• Israeli official suggests Boehner misled Netanyahu on Congress speech
• Bernie Sanders reminds CNN host: You can slam Obama, but Bush’s ‘blunder’ created ISIS

Bush lied about his military service, and so did Reagan
Bush's account of his Guard service and Reagan's story of the Nazi death camp were huge lies -- but never big news



I always suspected someone lied to get us to invade Iraq, I just didn’t realize it was Brian Williams who lied about the WMDs.- Tea Party Cat

Republican Shenanigans

• Sarah Palin will appear in Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary episode
• Vaccine skeptics find unexpected allies in conservative GOP
• Zealous Texas gun rights group may be shooting itself in the foot
• Home-birthing Christian mom arrested after defying court order and fleeing state with babies
• West Virginia Republican says rape can be ‘beautiful’ if it produces a child

How dare Obama say bad things are done in the name of religion?! 
I'm so furious that I can't even focus on breaking up same-sex marriages.- LOLGOP

GOP Priorities: Rename A Mountain
Lawmakers have failed in past attempts to rename North America's highest mountain, but a new proposal may have a better chance this year under a Republican Congress, according to an aide to an Alaska lawmaker who is resurrecting the effort.

If I had been wrong about as many things for as long as Republicans have, I'd have an all-consuming fury for Brian Williams too.- LOLGOP




Fox & Friends Fools
On Fox & Friends this morning, co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck spoke to Bishop E.W. Jackson about President Barack Obama’s statements comparing Islamic State terrorists to Christian crusaders.

Rock The Voter News

• Obama Calls Dalai Lama 'Good Friend,' Inspiration
• Why did Obama compare Crusades to Islamic State at prayer breakfast?

Obamacare represents things that Republicans hate most, Obama and the verb "care."- Andy Borowitz

Kansas Kutters
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback said Thursday he would cut spending on Kansas' public schools and universities and GOP legislators approved a plan to shift around money to plug a budget hole as the state scrambled to cope with a revenue shortfall following aggressive tax cuts.

What's fun is the the only people in America who still wish George W. Bush were in office are the ones who hate Jeb Bush most.- LOLGOP

"President Obama said that Michelle Obama is very strong and talented and she frequently tells him that he is wrong. As a result, Michelle Obama is now the Republican front-runner for 2016." –Conan O'Brien

Business/Tech News

• The best wage growth in six years boosts another strong jobs report
• Fracking puts California governor, environmentalists at odds
• Russians advised to pull their money out of banks and prepare for 'black market in cash'
• Zaha Hadid unveils plans for world's largest airport terminal in Beijing
• New law to require workaholic Japanese to take days off
• Twitter shares spike as 4Q results fly above expectations
• Paterno family suit against Penn State, NCAA heads to court

Cyber War On U.S. By Who?
Several U.S. states are investigating a massive cyberattack on No. 2 U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc that a person familiar with the matter said is being examined for possible ties to China.



The economy is almost working again. Looks like we're going to need another Bush to torch it.- LOLGOP

"According to a new report, there are still five people alive today who were born in the 1800s. Even crazier, every one of them was re-elected this November." –Seth Meyers

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Thank you for the Valentine's gift, Archie.

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Odd News

• Mom! Woman turns son in after seeing his photos on police Facebook page
• Graphic: Man Loses Half Of Skull After Jail Allegedly Refuses To Give Antibiotic
• Romania says sorry for embassy invitation gaffe
• Latin motto idea draws fire; teen backer takes it in stride
• Strong Swiss franc boosts trade at German brothels

Time To Deflate Photo

The Cenotes Of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. I wish that was me standing there! What a gorgeous place.

Peace.

Fox News Exec Explains Decision to Publish ISIS Execution Video; Fends Off Critics

Fox News Exec Explains Decision to Publish ISIS Execution Video; Fends Off Critics
We spoke by phone Wednesday afternoon with Fox News EVP John Moody, who further explained the network’s decision to post the full, unedited footage of Muath al-Kasaesbeh‘s immolation death at the hands of ISIS jihadists.



Nothing says Fox News more, than gathering the family around a huge plasma TV and watching a beheading. I miss the days when snuff films were illegal in the good old USA..

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• US official: 'No coincidence' Islamic State victims videotaped in Guantanamo-like jumpsuits
• Kurds dream of independence as they defend perilous border
• IS defeats in north Iraq reveal evidence of atrocities
• NBC’s Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest

Brian Williams apologizes for 1 lie about Iraq; while somewhere Cheney counts money and Bush paints a watercolor of a puppy.- John Fugelsang

20th Highjacker Says Saudi Royals Funded al-Qaida. I Wonder If That Was Before Or After The Royals Kicked Out bin-Laden in 2000?
Zacarias Moussaoui, a former al-Qaida operative sometimes referred to as the "20th hijacker" involved in the 9/11 attacks, claims that members of the Saudi royal family supported the terrorist organization.




The American Society of Civil Engineers gave infrastructure a D+ but it's all just part of Obama's Socialist plot to employ 1000s fixing roads & bridges.- John Fugelsang

Republican Shenanigans

• Court smacks down former Michigan official who stalked and harassed gay student
• Fox guest: Deny hormones to detained trans immigrants, ‘help them be female’ with ‘pink boxers’
• Jon Stewart marvels at skirmish between Florida and Texas lawmakers: ‘We are run by children’
• Alex Jones defends Rand Paul’s vaccine statements by calling CNBC host ‘tramp’ and ‘whore’
• Gun nut to Texas lawmakers: Support unrestricted open carry or die as traitors
• George P. Bush quickly seizes Texas' conservative spotlight

Look, the GOP knows their 56 votes to repeal Obamacare won't end it; they just want the 15 million people using it to know they hate them.- Tea Party Cat

Rand Paul and Netanyahu
 Rand Paul’s top digital strategist is working for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election campaign.




HEADLINE: Gay Friends of Mike Huckabee Wish He Would Quit Using Them As Human Shields. .- Tea Party Cat

California Moves to Ban All Vaccination Exemptions
Gov. Jerry Brown, who preserved religious exemptions to state vaccination requirements in 2012, on Wednesday appeared open to legislation that would eliminate all but medical waivers.





Rock The Voter News

• Democrats give Israeli envoy earful over Netanyahu speech
• The Story Of The Anti-Vaxx Doctor Who 'Screwed Up The Whole Universe'

During an interview last weekend, President Obama was talking about the next race for president and refused to choose between Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, saying quote, “Love 'em both.” Which was nice until he said he’d support the nominee, regardless of who she is.- Jimmy Fallon

Floriduh
Republican Governor Rick Scott, off to a rocky start in his second term in office, faced an extraordinary meeting on Thursday with Florida's Cabinet in which he admitted botching the ouster of the state’s top police administrator.




This post is a gentle reminder that Ronald Reagan and Sylvester Stallone are to the left of Harry Reid on assault weapons.- John Fugelsang

Jeb Bush can say George W. is a great brother but thinking W. is a great president should disqualify you from picking out your own socks. - LOLGOP

The GOP has a plan if the Court guts the Affordable Care Act:
Let people die and blame Obama. - LOLGOP

Business/Tech News

• Oil crashes after four-day rally; U.S. inventory renews glut worry
• Buffett: Fed rate hike not feasible
• Oligarchs unload Sochi Olympics assets to recoup investment
• The Simple Reason Millennials Aren't Moving Out Of Their Parents' Homes: They're Crushed By Debt
• Vatican Bank may be too corrupt for Pope Francis to save: Posner
• ‘A nation filled with robot pastors’: Evangelists plan to convert atheist computers to Christianity

President Obama unveiled a $4 trillion budget for 2016 that would increase taxes on the wealthy and spend more money on education. He also made a snowball and put it in the oven, just to see which would last longer, his budget or the snowball.- Jimmy Fallon

Good News!
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler revealed Wednesday that he'll propose applying decades-old communications rules to Internet service providers to ensure that the Internet remains open to all legal content, an option that cable companies and other ISPs had feared and fought against vigorously.




Harper Lee announced today that she will release a sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird,” which was published in 1960. Apparently she releases a new book every time the measles comes back.- Seth Myers

Kim Kardashian said during a Q & A yesterday that she'd like to take a selfie with Jesus. Though I think most people would say that Jesus has suffered enough.- Seth Myers

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Odd News

• Man Misses Whale 2 Feet Away Because He Was Glued to His Phone
• Interior Alaska man takes 46-mile stroll in -35 temperatures
• Gun found inside book donated to Maine Goodwill store
• Robbery suspect arrested after wallet left behind in Florida
• Australian wins race up Empire State Building in 12 minutes

Time To Deflate Photo

An instrument on NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured its 100 millionth image of the sun. The instrument is the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, or AIA, which uses four telescopes working parallel to gather eight images of the sun—cycling through 10 different wavelengths—every 12 seconds. This is a processed image of SDO multi-wavelength blend from Jan. 19, 2015, the date of the spacecraft’s 100 millionth image release.

Peace.