Quote of the day, the ‘Arguing with Idiots’ edition

3 December 2011

“When you boil down the debate on this project, I believe it comes down to a simple question for Americans: do they want secure, stable oil from a friendly neighbor in Canada or do they want to continue importing high priced conflict oil from unfriendly regions such as the Middle […]

Bankrupt Evergreen Solar’s U.S. Govt. Benefits Mostly Unreported, Probably Impossible to Track

Tom Blumer NewsBusters 8/21/2011

On August 15, the Boston Herald, the Boston Globe, and the Associated Press all reported that Massachusetts-based Evergreen Solar had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Oddly enough (no, not really), The New York Times, which published a 1,600-word report in January (HT to an NB emailer) on the company’s competitive difficulties, […]

Reid played key role on debt bill before Obama nixed plan

Byron York Washington Examiner 7/24/2011

Aides to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid worked closely over the weekend with staff for House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on a bill to resolve the debt-ceiling standoff — until Reid pulled out after meeting with President Obama at the White House Sunday.

“He and […]

Surprise! Obama All-time Leading Recipient of News Corp. Donations

JammieWearingFool 7/20/2011

Obviously, he’s in the back pocket of the evil Rupert Murdoch.

Political donations by News Corp., its employees and their families were evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with President Obama the all-time leading recipient, according to a report from the Sunlight Foundation.

The transparency watchdog noted Tuesday that Democrats received 51 percent […]

Apple’s iPhones and Google’s Androids Send Cellphone Location

Julia Angwin and Jennifer Valentino-Devries The Wall Street Journal 4/22/2011

Apple Inc.’s iPhones and Google Inc.’s Android smartphones regularly transmit their locations back to Apple and Google, respectively, according to data and documents analyzed by The Wall Street Journal—intensifying concerns over privacy and the widening trade in personal data.

Google and Apple are gathering location […]

White House technology advisor suggests regulating telecoms ‘into an inch of their life’

Mike Riggs The Daily Caller 4/11/2011

Obama advisor wants to regulate industry “to an inch of their life” – The anti-capitalist and pro-Internet regulation group Free Press held its annual conference in Boston this past weekend. On a panel composed exclusively of Democratic government officials, former White House technology adviser Susan Crawford said that the […]

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