Wizbang Politics: December 2008 Archives

December 2008 Archives

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December 14, 2008

Las Vegas Wranglers hosting Blagojevich night

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 14, 2008 · Comments (2)

Leave it to a minor league hockey team to turn a political scandal into a new form of promotion. The corruption scandal surrounding Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is being turned into a theme night for the Las Vegas Wranglers. The hockey club is holding Blagojevich night on Friday, January 30th.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

December 12, 2008

Taiwan's ex-president Shui-bian Chen indicted for corruption

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 12, 2008

Bribes, money laundering, kickbacks. Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian was indicted on Friday for corruption, just months after finishing eight years in office marked by a pro-independence agenda that badly damaged ties with China. Legal experts say Chen, the island's first former leader to be indicted, could face life in... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

IL Gov Rod Blagojevich approval rating is 8%

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 12, 2008 · Comments (2)

Shouldn't it be Zero? The approval rating for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) is just 8%. That's the finding from a survey of people in Illinois in the days since his arrest this week on corruption charges. The poll by the Chicago-based Glengariff Group finds 73% of those who were... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (1 votes cast)

December 10, 2008

Congressman wants to overhaul college bowl system

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 10, 2008 · Comments (2)

I'd give Joe Barton a Knucklehead award for this, except he has won one already. Taking aim at a BCS system he said "consistently misfires," a member of Congress planned to introduce legislation Wednesday that would force college football to adopt a playoff to determine the national champion. Rep. Joe... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

December 4, 2008

Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki indicted

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 4, 2008 · Comments (4)

I think this throws a monkey wrench is his plans to run against Senator Harry Reid in 2010. Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki was indicted Wednesday on four felony charges that he misappropriated state funds during his time as state treasurer. A Clark County grand jury returned the indictment against Krolicki... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)

December 1, 2008

NY Governor Deflects Senate Questions

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 1, 2008

The former Lt. Governor who replaced disgraced Eliot Spitzer refuses to speculate on who'll he name to replace Hillary Clinton. Gov. David A. Paterson confirmed on Monday that he will not appoint a replacement for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton until Mrs. Clinton resigns from the United States Senate, which would... [Full Story]

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Birmingham AL Mayor Larry Langford, arrested, jailed on federal charges

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 1, 2008 · Comments (1)

It all went down early this morning. Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was arrested this morning on federal charges and is being held at the federal courthouse, the FBI and other federal officials confirm. A special grand jury for several months has been investigating county bond deals and Langford's financial dealings.... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

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Wizbang: Whispering down a well no more

Corporations may now shout from the rooftops their political preferences. Ahoy hoy, all. I'm back with another provocative music-accompanied blog, but I'm a gonna stick the video behind the fold...

8:01 PM | 2 comments

Wizbang: You Play With Fire, You Get Burned By Fire

Or in this case, roasted. Christiane Amanpour, CNN's international America-basher, anti-Israel, Muslim-terrorist sympathizer, gets absolutely hammered with her own words by Marc Thiessen, former speechwriter for George W. Bush. During...

7:34 PM | 12 comments

Wizbang: A Bad News Day For Democrats

What an amazing news day it was today. Speaker Pelosi officially surrendered on ObamaCare. The Supreme Court gutted McCain Feingold and invited the likes of Exxon and BigPharma to enter...

7:26 PM | 7 comments

Wizbang: How discerning are you with your charitable giving?

I stumbled today across the following and have some follow-on comments: Given that it's posted at well known Religious Leftist Jim Wallis' site, I can't be too surprised at some...

7:24 PM | 2 comments

Wizbang: Air America Off the Air, All Three of its Listeners Distraught

Corporate Ship which was "Air America" finally founders long after rats abandon it.

5:29 PM | 23 comments

Wizbang Pop!: More Drama For TWO AND A HALF MEN: Jon Cryer Claims Hitman Is Out To Kill Him

Popular TWO AND A HALF MEN actor, Jon Cryer, claims that a hitman hired by his exwife is out to kill him. Federal authorities are investigating this claim. Last week,...

4:21 PM | 0 comments

Wizbang Pop!: Tusk, Tusk. Ebay Purchase Leads To Federal Indictments

Buy or sell some stuff on Ebay. Go to jail. A Thai national who sold an ivory African elephant tusk on Ebay, and a customer who owns a donut shop...

3:23 PM | 0 comments

Wizbang: The Sad State of Obama's Pants

While reading Jay Tea's excellent post, Bring Obama his Brown Pants, something occurred to me. What has happened to our Dear Leader's pants? You may recall that they were once...

3:08 PM | 2 comments

Wizbang: Now that's strong cheese

Stay with this one folks: H/T Robert. Crossposted(*)...

12:52 PM | 5 comments

Wizbang: Breaking: Pelosi doesn't have the votes for Obamacare

I'm cautiously optimistic as always but I think you can stick a fork in the current (Senate) version of Obamacare, it's done. Nancy Pelosi announced that she doesn't have the...

12:28 PM | 53 comments