The show starts at 7pm Eastern, and continues for six hours of the best radio you will find anywhere, as only John Batchelor can deliver it with his stable of experts...
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705P ET: Adrienne Wooldridge, Economist, with Simon Constable, Dow Jones Newswire, re the Obama first week, re the inaugural speech is knocked byPaul Krugman as conventional, ambiguous, bromide, re the stimuls package as a Democrat birthday list saved up over twenty years, re the collapse of capitalist confidence in Europe and the US. Falling Pound Raises Fears of Stagnation - New York Times The Paradox of Keynesianism
720P: Larry Kudlow, CNBC, re the hostile divorce of Ken Lewis of BoA and JohnThain of Merrill over bad numbers and miscommunication, re the stimulus package at $850 billion, re the stimulus package with distortions of spending and mysteries of tax breaks, re Paul Krugman says not enough.
735P: Professional Roundtable Jodi Schneider, CQ, Mona Charen, NRO, John Fund, Wall Street Journal, re the Obama first week, re the GITMO closing order, re what is the fate of KSM and his kindred of Cain, re Mrs. Clinton takes command at State, re Caroline Kennedy and Pinch Sulzberger,David Patersonchooses.
750P: Continued re the $850 billion stimulus package so far, re the Coleman vs Franken bout comes to town through the winter.
805P: Aaron Lucchetti Wall Street Journal, with Simon Constable, Dow Jones Newswire, re the continuing pursuit of how many people helped Bernie Madoff steal billions all by himself, re Mrs. Madoff was completely ignirant of the theft despite the fact that she kept some part of the accounts, Prosecutors Focus on Madoff's Point Man
820P: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents Major Jewish Organizations, re the withdarwal from Gaza and the border smuggling, re the new Secretary of State and the old envoys iof Dennis Ross and Richard Holbrooke, with George Mitchell designated to Palestine, re the Obama calls to Abbas, Mubarak, Olmert.
905P: Aaron Klein, WND, re the Gaza withdrawal, re the emergence of the Hamas military wing intact, re the accurate casualties from Gaza, the the Egyptian smuggling routes reopen.
White blanket of snow covers the Jees Mountain in the Gulf emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah on January 25. Residents in the most northerly Gulf emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah woke up to a rare covering of snow reaching up to 20 centimetres in depth with temperatures falling to -3 degrees Celsius. (AFP/HO)
Snow is so rare in the region that one lifelong resident said the local dialect had no word for it. Certainly, this can all be explained by global climate change due to man(?)
In related news,Power Line reported that recent scientific work has thoroughly debunked the Mann "hockey stick" global warming analysis cited by Al Gore in his junk science documentary.Andrew Bostom has more on the debunking.
One of the blogs I follow is called Ft Hard Knox, and has a too infrequent series called Exposing Truther Lies, and just today has posted the fourth in the series, and here is an excerpt:
Lie number 10 is that the towers never reached full occupancy ( reference).
As we see here, as of February of 2001, the WTC occupancy rate was 98%- and in January of 1997, Real-Estate Director Cherrie Nanning stated that 97 % occupancy would be considered full occupancy.
Lie number 11 is the “truther” claim that photos and videos of the bowed columns were a result of light refraction ( source ).
As usual. “truthers” ignore the basic laws of physics. Here are the real facts: 1)The many TV cameras in the area before the collapse- and after the airplane impact- were at numerous different angles.Since light refraction will change with the person who’s observing it, it is PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE for every single camera to have shown the refraction in the same way regardless of angle ( reference and source), 2) Videos only show bowing on one side of the building; if it had been heat, it would have been shown on ALL sides of the building, and 3) Every single piece of video evidence shows the columns being pulled in violently when the collapse began, meaning there’s NO POSSIBLE WAY for it to be refracted light ( sourcehttp://www.debunking911.com/quick.htm).
Clearly, we have more Roadrunner Cartoon physics from the “truthers.”
I hope that you can see where the Democrats would have us proceed to an oligarchy (under the guise of democracy), and their worship of Obama is but a symptom of their disease.
This week on the nearly famous Gathering Storm Radio Show is Nonie Darwish, author of her new book "Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law."
The show begins at 3pm Eastern Time, and will be available as a podcast shortly after the end of the show if you can't listen live.
Better get your Club Gitmo Gear from Limbaugh quick...I will just to rub it in the faces of lefties for the next four to eight years.
I'm feeling the blahs this morning, so I'll just post the video feed of the Fox News Talk show Brian and the Judge, and may leave it on for the John Gibson show later:
EXECUTIVE ORDER -- REVIEW AND DISPOSITION OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT THE GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE AND CLOSURE OF DETENTION FACILITIES
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to effect the appropriate disposition of individuals currently detained by the Department of Defense at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Guantánamo) and promptly to close detention facilities at Guantánamo, consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice, I hereby order as follows:
Section1. Definitions. As used in this order:
(a) "Common Article 3" means Article 3 of each of the Geneva Conventions.
(b) "Geneva Conventions" means:
(i) the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3114);
(ii) the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3217);
(iii) the Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3316); and
(iv) the Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3516).
(c) "Individuals currently detained at Guantánamo" and "individuals covered by this order" mean individuals currently detained by the Department of Defense in facilities at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base whom the Department of Defense has ever determined to be, or treated as, enemy combatants.
Sec. 2. Findings.
(a) Over the past 7 years, approximately 800 individuals whom the Department of Defense has ever determined to be, or treated as, enemy combatants have been detained at Guantánamo. The Federal Government has moved more than 500 such detainees from Guantánamo, either by returning them to their home country or by releasing or transferring them to a third country. The Department of Defense has determined that a number of the individuals currently detained at Guantánamo are eligible for such transfer or release.
(b) Some individuals currently detained at Guantánamo have been there for more than 6 years, and most have been detained for at least 4 years. In view of the significant concerns raised by these detentions, both within the United States and internationally, prompt and appropriate disposition of the individuals currently detained at Guantánamo and closure of the facilities in which they are detained would further the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice. Merely closing the facilities without promptly determining the appropriate disposition of the individuals detained would not adequately serve those interests. To the extent practicable, the prompt and appropriate disposition of the individuals detained at Guantánamo should precede the closure of the detention facilities at Guantánamo.
(c) The individuals currently detained at Guantánamo have the constitutional privilege of the writ of habeas corpus. Most of those individuals have filed petitions for a writ of habeas corpus in Federal court challenging the lawfulness of their detention.
(d) It is in the interests of the United States that the executive branch undertake a prompt and thorough review of the factual and legal bases for the continued detention of all individuals currently held at Guantánamo, and of whether their continued detention is in the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and in the interests of justice. The unusual circumstances associated with detentions at Guantánamo require a comprehensive interagency review.
(e) New diplomatic efforts may result in an appropriate disposition of a substantial number of individuals currently detained at Guantánamo.
(f) Some individuals currently detained at Guantánamo may have committed offenses for which they should be prosecuted. It is in the interests of the United States to review whether and how any such individuals can and should be prosecuted.
(g) It is in the interests of the United States that the executive branch conduct a prompt and thorough review of the circumstances of the individuals currently detained at Guantánamo who have been charged with offenses before military commissions pursuant to the Military Commissions Act of 2006, Public Law 109-366, as well as of the military commission process more generally.
Sec. 3. Closure of Detention Facilities at Guantánamo. The detention facilities at Guantánamo for individuals covered by this order shall be closed as soon as practicable, and no later than 1 year from the date of this order. If any individuals covered by this order remain in detention at Guantánamo at the time of closure of those detention facilities, they shall be returned to their home country, released, transferred to a third country, or transferred to another United States detention facility in a manner consistent with law and the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States.
Sec. 4. Immediate Review of All Guantánamo Detentions.
(a) Scope and Timing of Review. A review of the status of each individual currently detained at Guantánamo (Review) shall commence immediately.
(b) Review Participants. The Review shall be conducted with the full cooperation and participation of the following officials:
(1) the Attorney General, who shall coordinate the Review;
(2) the Secretary of Defense;
(3) the Secretary of State;
(4) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
(5) the Director of National Intelligence;
(6) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and
(7) other officers or full-time or permanent part-time employees of the United States, including employees with intelligence, counterterrorism, military, and legal expertise, as determined by the Attorney General, with the concurrence of the head of the department or agency concerned.
(c) Operation of Review. The duties of the Review participants shall include the following:
(1) Consolidation of Detainee Information. The Attorney General shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, and in coordination with the other Review participants, assemble all information in the possession of the Federal Government that pertains to any individual currently detained at Guantánamo
and that is relevant to determining the proper disposition of any such individual. All executive branch departments and agencies shall promptly comply with any request of the Attorney General to provide information in their possession or control pertaining to any such individual. The Attorney General may seek further information relevant to the Review from any source.
(2) Determination of Transfer. The Review shall determine, on a rolling basis and as promptly as possible with respect to the individuals currently detained at Guantánamo, whether it is possible to transfer or release the individuals consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and, if so, whether and how the Secretary of Defense may effect their transfer or release. The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and, as appropriate, other Review participants shall work to effect promptly the release or transfer of all individuals for whom release or transfer is possible.
(3) Determination of Prosecution. In accordance with United States law, the cases of individuals detained at Guantánamo not approved for release or transfer shall be evaluated to determine whether the Federal Government should seek to prosecute the detained individuals for any offenses they may have committed, including whether it is feasible to prosecute such individuals before a court established pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution, and the Review participants shall in turn take the necessary and appropriate steps based on such determinations.
(4) Determination of Other Disposition. With respect to any individuals currently detained at Guantánamo whose disposition is not achieved under paragraphs (2) or (3) of this subsection, the Review shall select lawful means, consistent with the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice, for the disposition of such individuals. The appropriate authorities shall promptly implement such dispositions.
(5) Consideration of Issues Relating to Transfer to the United States. The Review shall identify and consider legal, logistical, and security issues relating to the potential transfer of individuals currently detained at Guantánamo to facilities within the United States, and the Review participants shall work with the Congress on any legislation that may be appropriate.
Sec. 5. Diplomatic Efforts. The Secretary of State shall expeditiously pursue and direct such negotiations and diplomatic efforts with foreign governments as are necessary and appropriate to implement this order.
Sec. 6. Humane Standards of Confinement. No individual currently detained at Guantánamo shall be held in the custody or under the effective control of any officer, employee, or other agent of the United States Government, or at a facility owned, operated, or controlled by a department or agency of the United States, except in conformity with all applicable laws governing the conditions of such confinement, including Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. The Secretary of Defense shall immediately undertake a review of the conditions of detention at Guantánamo to ensure full compliance with this directive. Such review shall be completed within 30 days and any necessary corrections shall be implemented immediately thereafter.
Sec. 7. Military Commissions. The Secretary of Defense shall immediately take steps sufficient to ensure that during the pendency of the Review described in section 4 of this order, no charges are sworn, or referred to a military commission under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the Rules for Military Commissions, and that all proceedings of such military commissions to which charges have been referred but in which no judgment has been rendered, and all proceedings pending in the United States Court of Military Commission Review, are halted.
Sec. 8. General Provisions.
(a) Nothing in this order shall prejudice the authority of the Secretary of Defense to determine the disposition of any detainees not covered by this order.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
FairTax Motorcycle to Make Inaugural Ride Across Western North Carolina
Grass Roots Supporter of the FairTax will Ride from Horse Shoe to Cornelius to raise awareness of the FairTax.
Horse Shoe, NC – Despite frigid temperatures across the country, Mike McLean will traverse 125 miles across the state on his Heritage Springer Harley-Davidson motorcycle, to promote the FairTax, a bill in congress aimed to reform the tax code on February 7th. In Cornelius, his final destination, he'll be joined by other FairTax supporters to raise awareness and enthusiasm during an event at Raceworld USA, home of Michael Waltrip Racing and other locales in the Magnolia Shopping Center.
About a dozen riders across NC have expressed interest in joining the ride, hoping we'll see an early spring warming for the event. If temperatures continue to remain low, it may be a lone rider through the mountains. Passing through Shelby, more riders and warmer weather are likely to meet him to finish the ride to Cornelius.
The first of seven rides to promote the FairTax in 2009, this ride is also the shortest. Other rides will reach as far away as Davenport IA, in preparation for a ride through 48 states in 2010. Since the launch of his web site, www.grassrootsfreedomride.com 2 weeks ago, more than 100 bikers across the nation have signed up to support these rides and "Make Some Noise" for passage of the FairTax. FairTax supporters who don't ride bikes also want to join the caravan in their cars or support the ride through pledge donations.
To find out more about this event or the Grass Roots Freedom Ride, go to www.grassrootsfreedomride.com. Grass Roots Freedom Ride strives to support all FairTax grass roots efforts nationwide. GFR is affiliated with NCFairTax.org, a 501c(4) organization with funds managed and distributed by a consortium of various FairTax state and district directors.
9 am - Breakfast. Had two eggs over easy, not too greasy. Piece of toast. Nice cup of coffee. Cut down on the sugar. Ate quickly. Rohm massaged my feet while we talked about the day’s business.
10:30 am - After breakfast headed to the gym. Rohm spotted me while I did some light lifting.
10:35 am - Checked in on the progress for the basketball court. All is going well. They turned the boards right side up and started installing again. Eventually they will match up the lines correctly so there is a free throw zone. Government workers. What are you going to do? Put my jacket back on.
11:00 am - Missed morning press briefing. Try to catch them tomorrow. Had a call from Abass. Told him we would green light his nuking of Iran’s nuclear facilities at Natanz. He reminded me he is the Palestinian leader. My bad. Took off my jacket.
11:15 am - Talked with Olhmerd from Isreal (?) Anyway he was in a very bad mood. Seems someone let the Palestinians know he was going to hit Iran. Dumbass. Anyway. Getting ready for lunch. Forming some executive orders. Rohm massaged my back while I thought in my chair. Put my jacket back on. Had to go look at Michelle’s office and the new drapes. She was not happy.
11:55 am - Ducked out to talk to the maintenance guy in the basement. Asked him to check the thermostat in the Oval Office. I think they are pranking me. It gets hot then cold then hot again. Took my jacket off.
The intimidation tactics and belittling words of those in global warming alarmism are only a means to cloak the weaknesses of their arguments, especially now that the scientific and economic evidence has found a broader, more receptive audience -- check the latest poll results if you don't believe me.
Put succinctly, their efforts to silence opposing viewpoints to their dogma have only proven that they are a bunch of chicken-twits. Now that doubting Dorothy has doused Elmira Gulch's other ego with a cocktail of moderating temperatures and an economy in distress, the cries that their forecasts are "melting, melting, aagghhhh" approach a shrill peak.
What has happened in Arkansas the last few weeks is illustrative...
Notice anything wrong with the latest solar image above? A lack of sunspots. Solar Cycle 24 is getting off to a seriously slow start.
As far back as 2005, this NASA webpage was forecasting that the period of sunspot minimum would be in 2006 or 2007:
The Solar Cycle: Sunspots increase and decrease through an average cycle of 11 years. Dating back to 1749, we have experienced 22 full solar cycles where the number of sunspots have gone from a minimum, to a maximum and back to the next minimum, through approximate 11 year cycles. We are now well into the 23rd cycle, with the 24th cycle right around the corner. The number of sunspots in this cycle reached a peak in May, 2000 where the number of sunspots were measured at near 170. A secondary sunspot maximum occurred near the beginning of 2002 where the sunspot number was about 150. The next sunspot minimum is forecast to occur in late 2006 through mid 2007. A chart of cycle 23 is available at the NOAA Space Environment Center.
Let me remind you...it's January 2009, and we are still seeing a very low sunspot count. In fact, one so low for so long a period of time, that there is some concern that we could be in for another long term period of decreased sunspots like a Dalton or Maunder Minimum. Ice Age, anyone?
I have blogged about this possibility at least since October of 2007, and became aware of the possibility of a Landscheit Minimum in June of last year.
I wonder if lefties will still hold Global Warming protests as it becomes ever more evident that the earth is entering a cooling trend?
Never let lefties tell you for one second that they care about the environment...
Read more about the environmental disaster that was the Coronation, I mean Inauguration, or President Barack Obama at News Busters.
The utter hypocrisy of lefties never ceases to amaze me!!!
Some conservatives are worried that the actions of President Obama and his supporters could turn America into a Third World Country...it looks to me as if they have already started...
Photo Credit: General Dynamics Sectera Edge smartphone
There are also concerns that mobile devices such as BlackBerries, which contain built in GPS technology, could be hacked into, revealing the president's location within a few feet.
But according to reports Thursday, Obama could now be in line to receive a spy-proof alternative to his favorite toy.
Writing on his blog for the Atlantic magazine, Marc Ambinder reports that the National Security Agency has approved a $3,350 smartphone -- inevitably dubbed the "BarackBerry" -- for Obama's use.
The exclusive Sectera Edge, made by General Dynamics, is reportedly capable of encrypting top secret voice conversations and handling classified documents.
But Obama may have pushed his Secret Service handlers' technological patience far enough. Ambinder also reports that instant messaging in the White House will still be a definite no-no :(
Compact and lightweight, the Sectéra Edge accommodates wear and tear from both office users securing day-to-day communications or warfighters completing a tactical mission.
The Sectéra Edge is designed to MIL-STD-810F specifications for Drop, Shock, Vibration, Operating and Storage Temperature, Temperature Shock, Water Resistance, Dust, Humidity and Altitude.
Secure Interoperability
The Sectéra Edge implements Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol (SCIP), allowing secure phone calls to be made with existing SCIP compatible devices. It also implements High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor Interoperability Specification (HAIPE® IS) to provide secure connectivity with classified networks (including the TACLANE® family of network encryptors).
Features
Versatile
Secure and non-secure wireless phone, e-mail and web browsing
Withstands rigors of both tactical and everyday environments
Global roaming over GSM, CDMA or Wi-Fi* wireless networks
Software upgradeable to VoIP
Exchange secure e-mail with government personnel, including S/MIME BlackBerry® users
IPv6 software upgradeable
Easy-to-Use
Familiar Microsoft® Windows® Platform
Wireless desktop synchronization
Separation of Classified and Unclassified applications
One-touch switching between classified and unclassified PDA functions
Advanced Security Features
Secure wireless access to the SIPRNET and NIPRNET
DoD PKI enabled Common Access Card (CAC) support
Supports DoD 8100.2 requirements
Type 1 encrypted storage of classified data
Can be used inside closed areas with “SCIF-Friendly” feature
**3.07pm** The web feeds were not working today from the General Assembly. The meetings Monday will be in rooms that are not wired for sound...so I get a four day pass on worrying about recording these meetings...[TP]
I will be listening to the Environmental Review Commission meeting at 10.30am, and will have the audio available later.
10:00 AM
Municipal Annexation, Joint Legislative Study Commission on [Website]
House Appt: B Goforth (Cochair), P Luebke (Cochair), E Jones, L Pate, Jr., E Starnes, F Steen, R Tucker, T Walend, L Brown, N Dollar; Senate Appt: V Malone (Cochair), R Soles, Jr., A Allran, D Clodfelter, D East, T Foriest, S Goss, M Graham, J Queen, A Rand;
House Appt: D McComas, D Saunders, J Crawford, Jr., L Coates, N Cole (Cochair), M Gillespie, C Allred, B Carney, E Jones (Advisory Member), L Allen (Advisory Member), T Harrell; Senate Appt: N Hunt, C Jenkins (Cochair), L Shaw (Advisory Member), J Boseman (Advisory Member), J Snow, J Kerr III, P Berger, A Rand, D Hoyle, R Stevens; Clerk Appt: Dianne Russell (919) 733-5827; Staff Appt: Bob Weiss (919) 733-4910, Giles Perry (919) 733-2578, Wendy Ray (919) 733-2578, Lisa Hollowell (919) 733-4910;
1228/1327 LB
10:00 AM
Hospital Infection Control and Disclosure, Joint Study Committee [Website]
House Appt: L Allen, M Alexander (Cochair); Senate Appt: W Purcell (Cochair), D Berger; Clerk Appt: Becky Hedspeth (919) 733-5953, Ann Faust (919) 733-5807; Staff Appt: Ben Popkin (919) 733-2578, Shawn Parker ;
House Appt: L Allen (Cochair), J Harrell, III, E Warren, P Harrison, L Womble, R Samuelson, C Justice; Senate Appt: S Bingham, A Swindell, D Weinstein, J Forrester, K Dorsett, F Hartsell, Jr., C Albertson (Cochair), D Clodfelter (Cochair), E Kinnaird; Clerk Appt: Jessica Bennett (919) 715-3001; Staff Appt: Jennifer Mundt (919) 733-2578, George Givens (919) 733-2578, Jeff Hudson (919) 733-2578, Susan Iddings (919) 733-6660, Jennifer McGinnis (919) 733-2578;
544 LOB
1:00 PM
House Select Committee on Sex Offender Issues [Website Cache]
House Appt: A Bordsen, R Glazier, V Insko, K Ray (Vice Chair), J Farmer-Butterfield, R Grady, J Kiser, B Goforth (Cochair), T West, R Warren; Clerk Appt: Ann Jordan (919) 733-5746; Staff Appt: Emily Johnson (919) 733-6660, Douglas Holbrook , Jean Sandaire (919) 733-4910, Susan Sitze (919) 733-2578, Brenda Carter (919) 733-2578;
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