Nat'l Security Adviser: Netanyahu's Speech 'Destructive' To US-Israel Relations

Nat'l Security Adviser: Netanyahu's Speech 'Destructive' To US-Israel Relations
National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Tuesday sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to the U.S. Congress as "destructive" to U.S.-Israeli relations.




BREAKING: Bill O'Reilly won't attend Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress but he will say he did.- LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Islamic State seize 100 Iraqi tribesmen before battle for Tikrit
• U.S.-led coalition stages 15 airstrikes against Islamic State: statement
• Iran's Guard attacks mock US carrier in drills near strait
• First day with no troops killed under Ukraine truce
• Republicans Propose Declaring Idaho A 'Christian State'
• Killer of 'American Sniper' Kyle sentenced to life in prison
• Netanyahu Invites Arab Diplomats to His Big Speech—and Gets Rejected

Republicans moan about Obama's #KeystoneXL veto
RELATED: Republicans continue to block Obama's plan to fix America's 70,000 unsafe bridges.
 - The Daily Edge

Jon Stewart's Take On Billo
Jon Stewart started off Tuesday's edition of "The Daily Show" with a heavy heart, reporting on questions surrounding the integrity of his favorite sparring partner, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly.

Look, if Obama were any kind of man he'd patrol the border and fight off terrorists himself instead of using all those agents and troops. - Tea Party Cat

Republican Shenanigans

• Joe Scarborough Defends Bill O'Reilly: 'He Was In The Falklands!'
• West Virginia GOPers Want To Make Enforcing Obamacare A Felony
• Barbara Boxer Shreds Giuliani: Go Ask Bin Laden If Obama 'Loves America'
• Poll: Only 11 Percent Of Republicans Say Obama Loves America
• CPAC Website Apparently Mixed Up Two Black Republicans

There's now more diversity in Apple emojis than in the Senate.- John Fugelsang

Isn't This In Violation Of The Constitution? Sure It Is!
An Idaho Republican said a proposed ban on faith-healing could violate the religious rights of her constituents – many of whom eschew medical care for themselves and their families.

George Bush: 'God told me to end the tyranny in Iraq'

The Dumber They Are, The Harder They Fall
Forty-nine percent of Republicans don't believe in evolution, a new Public Policy Polling survey found Tuesday.
The poll by the Democratic-leaning firm found that 49 percent of Republicans said they do not believe in evolution while 37 percent said they do believe in evolution. Another 13 percent said they were not sure.






Alaska news update:
Marijuana now legal.
Sarah Palin speeches still unintelligible.- The Daily Edge

Boehner Takes Mulligan. Hands Ball To Senate
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday called on counterparts in the Senate to act on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which could face a partial shutdown unless the congressional funding fight is resolved by Friday.





Rock The Voter News

• Obama vetoes Keystone but pipeline will still get built
• Obama Nominates 1st US Ambassador to Somalia Since 1991  
• Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses

Death By A 1000 Self Inflicted Cuts
As Bill O’Reilly continues on the warpath against those reporting on whether he embellished his combat experience, new allegations have emerged that the Fox News anchor lied about being present at a suicide in Florida.

Leading Republicans express concern that shutting down Homeland Security will tarnish the credibility of their next 17 #Benghazi hearings.- The Daily Edge

A theater in Colorado accidentally played “Fifty Shades of Grey” instead of “The SpongeBob Movie” to a theater filled with children. Which explains its new name: SpongeBob NoPants.- Jimmy Fallon

Business/Tech News

• Russia's Putin Threatens To Cut Off Shipment Of Gas Supplies To Ukraine
• Greek leader faces criticism on austerity concessions
• Without Williams, NBC's 'Nightly News' widens lead
• Russia will keep its pieces of the International Space Station in orbit

New Homes On The Rise
Sales of new homes in the U.S. avoided a winter dip in January, with prospects growing for a surge in demand as spring approaches.

I basically have three hair styles: - Straight - Wavy - Homeless. - how about no tweet

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Odd News

• Fireballs spotted over western US as Chinese rocket burns up
• Police: Bus aide stole lunch money, food from preschoolers
• Refracted rays from Nutella jar blamed for UK house fire
• Massachusetts man selling, shipping snow from his yard
• Snowboarding With A Lamborghini Looks As Bizarre As It Sounds

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Krabi, Thailand. The snorkeling must be fantastic!

Peace.

Bill O'Reilly threatens N.Y. Times reporter

Bill O'Reilly threatens N.Y. Times reporter

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly threatened a New York Times reporter on Monday night, promising to come after the reporter "with everything I have" if he felt that any of the reporter's coverage about his Falklands war controversy was inappropriate.

If Bill O'Reilly gets discredited enough, Fox News will just use him as its "liberal."- LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Iraq officials: Bombings kill 15 people in, near Baghdad
• Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages: monitor
• Gunmen in Afghanistan halt buses, seize 30 passengers
• Egypt denies civilian deaths in airstrikes on Libya
• Ukraine rebels say they withdrawing weapons; Kiev doubtful

GOP: If Obama loved America, he'd put more troops at risk and duplicate the strategy that created ISIS in the first place.- LOLGOP

UFD's (Unidentified Flying Drones): Spotted Over Paris
 At least five drones were spotted flying over central Paris landmarks during the night and police were unable to catch the operators, sources close to the probe said on Tuesday.





If you're unfairly called racist for criticizing Obama you now know how it felt to be called UnAmerican for criticizing W.- John Fugelsang

Burning Down The Library In Mosul
While the world was watching the Academy Awards ceremony, the people of Mosul were watching a different show. They were horrified to see ISIS members burn the Mosul public library. Among the many thousands of books it housed, more than 8,000 rare old books and manuscripts were burned.





Republican Shenanigans

• CBS Has Released The Falklands Protest Footage Bill O'Reilly Asked For. It Doesn't Support His Claims.
• Bill O’Reilly told different accounts of encounter at gunpoint in Argentina
• Conservatives complain there were too many black people at the ‘racist’ Oscars
• In unusual twist, presidential race is revving up in Texas
• Lawmaker with lavish decor billed private planes, concerts

Clearly Obama has bungled George W. Bush's great victories in Afghanistan and Iraq, so who better to win them back again than Jeb Bush?- Tea Party Cat

Red State Turns Green
On Tuesday, Alaska became the first red state to legally allow the possession, gifting, and growing of marijuana.

The legal change comes after Alaska voters in November approved a ballot initiative that fully legalized marijuana in the northernmost state. 




Skipping over stories about Jeb Bush's wife because I'm sure the GOP won't have anything to say about the Democratic nominee's spouse.- LOLGOP

Rock The Voter News

• Obama faces left-right opposition on trade, military force 
• Giuliani backs off attack on Obama's patriotism 

GOP Arguing On How To Shut Down DHS
 Divided Republicans are searching for a way out of an impasse over immigration that is threatening to shut down the Homeland Security Department within days.

This week Wal-Mart announced that it will increase its employees' hourly wages by 40 percent. Workers are pretty excited because they'll finally make enough money to shop at Target. - Jimmy Fallon

While Republicans are mad at Obama for refusing to call terrorists Islamic, I am mad at Obama for refusing to call Republicans assholes.- Andy Borowitz

Secret Tunnel In Toronto?
A sophisticated tunnel has been discovered near a major sporting venue and a university in Toronto, reports said Monday, with Canada on edge over the threat of possible extremist attacks.




Business/Tech News

• Oil back below $50 as OPEC hopes fade
• Oil slump threatens easy life of affluent Norwegians
• Euro zone backs Greek reform plan, 4-month aid extension
• Comcast, Al Sharpton Hit With $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

The FCC has delayed the decision on the Time/Warner Comcast merger. So how do you think those folks like being put on hold?- David Letterman




Nyet To Polish Cheese
The Russian consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Monday it had suspended all imports of cheese from Poland due to irregularities in "normative requirements".

Wife: It says here on this website, women use over 70% more words than men.

Husband: Really. - Jokeblogger.com

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Odd News

• CT scan finds mummified monk inside 1,000-year-old Buddha
• Bank robbery suspect arrested after stopping for coffee
• Castrogiovanni to miss Scotland match after dog bites nose
• About 20 manatees rescued from Florida storm drain
• Purple UFO Interrupts Peru TV Show

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An Alpaca near the world's tallest active volcano, Cotopaxi in Ecuador.

Peace.

Big US, Canadian shopping malls: Next terrorist target?

Big US, Canadian shopping malls: Next terrorist target?
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he’s “confident” that big shopping malls will enhance security measures in the wake of new threats of attack by Al Shabab, an Al Qaeda-linked extremist group based in Somalia.




The fact that American Sniper didn't win Best Picture means Obama is a puppet master & Hollywood dances to his Kenyan tune!- Rob Delaney

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Iraqi minister chides U.S. over Mosul assault timing
• French aircraft carrier deploys against IS fighters in Iraq
• High-level U.S. and Iran nuclear talks resume
• Russia's military budget may shrink 10 percent in 2015 - Rostec
• Zionism debate at heart of bitter Israeli vote
• Turkish troops enter Syria to relocate historic tomb

Jeb Bush gave a speech yesterday. He had a pretty rough time. He accidentally said that ISIS has 200,000 men instead of 20,000, and then he mispronounced the name of the terrorist group Boko Haram. So if history has taught us anything, Jeb is well on his way to winning the White House.- Jimmy Fallon

Bankers Rob Themselves 
Staff at a branch of Afghanistan's central bank in southern Kandahar province may have got away with as much as 81 million Afghanis ($1.4 million) when they robbed their own bank and ran, an official said on Saturday.




I trust Jeb Bush's opinions on foreign policy.

- guy who said the Iraq War would pay for itself

- LOLGOP

A News org that keeps telling you it's balanced is like a guy who keeps telling you he's straight.- John Fugelsang




Republican Shenanigans

• Darrell Issa: ‘We should thank’ Giuliani for making us safer by saying Obama doesn’t love America
• Bill Kristol tells incredulous congressman that ‘Iraq was safe and peaceful’ when Bush left office
• Tucker Carlson is pretty blasé about his employees wanting to kill Jews, so it’s cool
• ‘Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas’ sweeps the anti-Oscar Razzie awards
• O’Reilly mocked on Facebook by former colleague for covering war from ‘expense account zone’

Right Wing Christianity - still America's leading manufacturer of atheists.- John Fugelsang



Giuliani Comments Meet Bipartisan Pushback
Politicians of both parties used Sunday talk-show appearances to condemn former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's remark last week that he didn't think President Barack Obama loved America.

Bill O'Reilly's War On Bill O'Reilly
On Sunday, a former CBS correspondent spoke to CNN's Reliable Sources to refute Bill O'Reilly's claims he reported in a "war zone" during the Falklands war–the subject of a Mother Jones investigation published last Thursday. CNN's Brian Stelter also reported that he has talked to several other former CBS News journalists who disputed O'Reilly's account. 








A big difference between Bill O'Reilly and a real journalist is that Bill O'Reilly trusts Bill O'Reilly as a source.- LOLGOP

Rock The Voter News

• Obama open to changes to military authority against IS 
• Obama calls for tighter rules on retirement account brokers 
• Obama begins sales pitch on trade to wary U.S. public 

Gallup, the polling company, released its annual well-being index where they rank the health and happiness of residents of each of the 50 states. Alaska finished first and Hawaii was No. 2. It's interesting that the top two happiest states are the ones that are farthest away from the rest of us. - Jimmy Kimmel

A doctor refused to care for a gay couple's baby, but that's Christian because the baby chose gay parents, right?- Tea Party Cat

GOP STRATEGY: Destroy The Country From Within!
The Obama administration is warning states that the possible shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would harm the nation's ability to counter the extremist appeal of the Islamic State group within the U.S. and help communities struggling with an onslaught of winter snowstorms.

When Republicans are running against "the media," it's code for, "They're telling the truth about us again."- LOLGOP

The Frozen, Freeze Travel Website
A New York tourism office's suggestion that potential visitors should go to the Florida Keys instead has ended up crashing its website.





Business/Tech News

• Russia Seeks Shariah Banking Funds to Counter Sanctions
• 1 in 3 Americans on verge of financial ruin
• Oakland dockworkers join others back in operation
• One-day tickets at Walt Disney World crack the $100 barrier

Photoshop is turning 25 this week. Well actually, it’s turning 38 but it looks 25.- Seth Myers

GOP Governors Want To Shut Down DHS
Several Republican governors are urging GOP congressional leaders to stand firm next week in opposing legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security if it doesn't also overturn President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration.





The Oscars are when the most popular people on Earth have a popularity contest.- John Fugelsang

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Odd News

• India insists: Obama's tree is not dead
• Helicopter being towed by truck tumbles into freeway traffic
• Overly tight cheap underpants force Canada MP out of his seat
• Carnegie Mellon University wrongly tells 800 applicants they got in
• Police: Man unhappy with $50 haircut flew into rage at salon

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Briksdalsbreen Glacier, Norway. What? No whitewater rafters?

Peace.