The Right Stuff In The Morning
Friday, October 31, 2014
Good morning! In the news today: Landrieu says her fellow southerners are racist against Obama; Hillary says we need to take care of high school dropouts; Rand Paul thinks the GOP brand "sucks;" Palestinian leaders want blood; and the USDA pays kids to wear fat vests.
Have a great weekend.
Keith
Landrieu: Opposition to Obama based on racism . . . Republicans are calling on Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu to apologize after she suggested Thursday that President Barack Obama's deep unpopularity in the South is partly tied to race. In an interview with NBC News on Thursday, Landrieu was quoted as saying that the South "has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans."
The comments came after an NBC reporter asked the senator why Obama has such low approval ratings in Louisiana. Landrieu's first response was that the president's energy policies are deeply disliked by residents of the oil and gas-rich state. She then added, "I'll be very, very honest with you. The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans. It's been a difficult time for the president to present himself in a very positive light as a leader." Associated Press
Obama should aggressively repudiate this statement. What a sad thing that instead of healing racial divides, Obama and his aides have taken actions - whether with respect to Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, voter ID, Biden's "back in chains" remark, etc. - that have stoked racial tensions. Instead of taking a leadership role to unify us, Obama has thrown in with the likes to Al Sharpton. It's one of the great missed opportunities of his presidency.
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Is Obama politicizing Ebola? . . . President Obama has chosen to make his policy points on Ebola by using the tactics he customarily employs during political campaigns - vilification and straw men – begging the question of whether he is using the Ebola crisis to buttress his own sorry standing with the American people and in the process help Democratic candidates who are being harmed by his tarnished image.White House Dossier
Obama's GOP allies warn against exec action . . . Three of President Obama’s GOP partners on immigration warned him Thursday not to try to act on his own to grant legal status to illegal immigrants, saying the border is not yet secure enough from either illegal immigration or potential terrorist threats. Sens. Marco Rubio, John McCain and Lindsey Graham said in a letter that the president lacks the legal authority to act on his own. Washington Times
DOJ won't prosecute VA wait time cases . . . The Veterans Affairs Inspector General referred at least 17 cases tied to allegations of wait-time manipulation to the Department of Justice for prosecution, and the agency has declined to prosecute all of them. Both agencies have refused to comment on the reasons behind the lack of prosecutions. Free Beacon
Democrat pundit: Obama surrounded with lackeys . . . Former Democratic operative Kirsten Powers said on Fox’s “Outnumbered” Thursday the problems with the Obama administration stem from the fact that the president surrounds himself with “people who such up to him” and “Kool-Aid drinkers.” Daily Caller
The one outsider they brought in - William Daley, who served as chief of staff - didn't last long.
Biden's Grand Boondoggle . . . Vice President Biden, Jill Biden, and 11 family members had a grand vacation this summer at a lodge in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. They spent four nights there in August, presumably doing what you do at national parks – hiking, fishing, canoeing, bothering wildlife, and taking in the marvelous views. And until a reporter inquired about the trip, they hadn’t paid for it. White House Dossier
Michael Jordan: Obama a "hack" on the links . . . Oh no. All that practice, all that playing, and one of the world’s greatest athletes in history thinks you’re still no good at golf. This can’t be welcome news for President Obama. “He’s a hack. Man, I’d be all day playing with him,” said basketball great and frequent golfer Michael Jordan during an interview with former football great and current sportscaster Ahmad Rashad. White House Dossier
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McCain: Former Gitmo detainees back in action . . . Sen. John McCain says reports of 20-30 former Guantanamo detainees joining the Islamic State (ISIS) and other terrorist groups are nothing new. In fact, he said Thursday on Fox News Channel's "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren," the five Taliban leaders exchanged for American Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl earlier this year definitely re-entered the fight, noting that they had been "judged too dangerous to release." Newsmax
Obama's relentless drive to relieve his own guilt by keeping his campaign promise continues to endanger us all. And what's so bad about Gitmo? Halal meat, Korans, prayer mats - the place is like an Islamic social club.
Foreign fighters still streaming into Syria . . . More than 1,000 foreign fighters are streaming into Syria each month, a rate that has so far been unchanged by airstrikes against the Islamic State and efforts by other countries to stem the flow of departures, according to U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials. Washington Post
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Hillary: Dropouts our "responsibility" . . . Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told students at Georgetown University on Thursday that they should believe in not only their own potential but of those who may not have a high school diploma who are part of “our web of responsibility.” CNS News
"Web of responsibility," also known as disability, food stamps, and Medicaid.
Rand Paul: GOP brand "sucks" . . . Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky likened the Republican party to Domino’s Pizza this week during a swing through Detroit, declaring that the GOP brand “sucks” as he tries to make it more palatable to minority groups. Washington Times
McConnell pulls ahead of Grimes . . . Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) may be pulling ahead from Alison Lundergan Grimes as the toughest race of his political career nears, a new poll suggests. The latest and final Bluegrass Poll finds that McConnell holds a five-point lead over Grimes. And his support is growing: In last week’s poll from the same organization, he was up by only one point. The Hill
McConnell would kill Obamacare with majority . . . Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he would be willing to repeal Obamacare with a simple majority if he takes over as majority leader in January, his spokesman told the Washington Examiner on Thursday. Examiner
Don't get too excited. Obama of course would veto it.
Dems getting early vote out . . . Democratic efforts to turn out the young and nonwhite voters who sat out the 2010 midterm elections appear to be paying off in several Senate battleground states. More than 20 percent of the nearly three million votes already tabulated in Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa have come from people who did not vote in the last midterm election, according to an analysis of early-voting data by The Upshot. New York Times
Orman with slim lead over Roberts . . . With less than one week until Election Day, Kansas independent Senate candidate Greg Orman has a two-point lead over GOP Sen. Pat Roberts, a new poll has found. According to a poll by SurveyUSA conducted Oct. 22–26 of 800 adults, including 623 likely voters, 44 percent of those surveyed said they support Orman, compared to 42 percent who said they back GOP incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts. Newsmax
Scott up five over Crist . . . According to a new Florida Chamber of Commerce poll, likely voters in the Sunshine State support incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott for re-election, putting him 5 points ahead of his top challenger, Democratic Party nominee Charlie Crist. The poll, conducted Oct. 27 to Oct. 29, found that 44 percent of likely voters supported Scott, compared to 39 percent who backed Crist and 4 percent for Libertarian Party nominee Adrian Wyllie. Newsmax
Cruz wants subpoenas for IRS . . . Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday called for Senate hearings over the IRS’s decision to audit the Breitbart News Network. Cruz also said the Senate Judiciary Committee should be ready to subpoena the IRS for more information about its audit of the conservative website, after the IRS failed to answer Cruz’s questions about the audit. The Blaze
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Palestinian government seeks Jerusalem violence . . . The Palestinian government has called on its “fighters” to launch a “day of rage” against Israel on Friday that will include armed attacks in Jerusalem, a move that has sparked fears that widespread riots could wreak havoc on the holy city. Free Beacon
Talk now in Israel of a new Intifada.
Sweden recognizes Palestine . . . Sweden on Thursday officially recognised the state of Palestine, becoming the first EU member in western Europe to do so, prompting Israel to recall its ambassador to Stockholm. AFP
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White politicians to debate in Spanish . . . On Thursday, Colorado – one of the most closely watched states this midterm election season – will have its first all-Spanish congressional debate. U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, a Republican, and his Democratic challenger, Andrew Romanoff, will be fielding questions and answering them in Spanish in a televised debate on the local Univision station. Fox News Latino
Dad banned from school over Islam fight . . . A former Marine who served in Iraq says he's been banned from his daughter's Maryland high school after a heated argument over a lesson on Islam. Kevin Wood challenged a history assignment requiring students to list the benefits of Islam. He said the meeting with the vice principal got heated; the school said he made a threat and banned the Iraq veteran from school property.Fox News
DOE: Have a politically correct Halloween . . . The Department of Energy this week has orchestrated an all-out blitz to get people to celebrate Halloween in an energy-saving way, including by using compact fluorescent bulbs to light the way for trick-or-treaters, and even using an energy-saving stove to heat up your apple cider. The department is also producing reams of Halloween-themed advice on how to save energy, such as ways to fight “energy vampires” in the home. The Blaze
I say use your SUV to transport your kids from house to house. It's safer.
USDA pays for students to wear "fat vest" . . . The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is paying a researcher $17,500 to make students at New Mexico State University wear a fat vest for “weight sensitivity training.” The 20-pound fat vest will be worn for an “empathy exercise” so non-obese students can experience what it is like to be obese. The premise of the project is to fight “weight prejudice.” Free Beacon
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