Category: Politics & Government

Kabul rocked by two blasts near U.S. embassy; Taliban reportedly claims responsibility

http://twitter.com/#!/Pressistan/status/415709670112641024 http://twitter.com/#!/AhMukhtar/status/415706693230936064

Reports streamed in across Twitter late on Christmas Eve that two blasts had shaken Kabul, Afghanistan not far from the U.S. Embassy.

http://twitter.com/#!/PressTV/status/415739438635835392 http://twitter.com/#!/BashirChoudhary/status/415741140957396992 http://twitter.com/#!/AfPak_Journo/status/415734219172614144

According to one local journo, there’s been one arrest.

http://twitter.com/#!/EsmatKohsar/status/415707950721015808 http://twitter.com/#!/pineappleskip/status/415678536700407808 http://twitter.com/#!/fykkhorshid/status/415675793311014912 http://twitter.com/#!/MrShirinaqa/status/415704913352474624 http://twitter.com/#!/NasirAzizi1/status/415676304051027968

The New York Times reports that the Taliban quickly claimed responsibility.

http://twitter.com/#!/nytimes/status/415742698247950336

But will Susan Rice play the YouTube video blame game again?

http://twitter.com/#!/kickbackattack/status/415741788079804416

An ABC News foreign editor in Kabul tweets that Afghanistan’s deputy interior minister for security has confirmed at least one rocket attack.

http://twitter.com/#!/WilliamsJon/status/415686759633403904

Keep our troops and civilian personnel in Kabul in your Christmas prayers this morning.

http://twitter.com/#!/Brando_Baum/status/415690390323228673 http://twitter.com/#!/tinastullracing/status/415677569615142913

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/25/kabul-rocked-by-two-blasts-near-u-s-embassy-taliban-claims-responsibility/

Ron Fournier’s ‘provocative hypothetical’ on quarantines? Gun seizures

http://twitter.com/#!/ChasFlemming/status/526888750186369024

National Journal reporter Ron Fournier has been doing a lot of chin scratching on the Ebola crisis lately, leading to some head scratching from his Twitter followers. Just yesterday, he tweeted a photo that seemed to equate the Ebola quarantine policies of Govs. Cuomo and Christie with World War II internment camps (while overlooking quarantines in Illinois and Connecticut).

Followers suggested a grip was in order, but instead, Fournier on Monday suggested that some “anti-government, pro-liberty” types wanted to “cavalierly” quarantine people.

Nothing cavalier about a disease that liquifies your organs.

How about trusting state government over the feds?

We can all agree the federal government would be easier to trust to handle the crisis if it could settle on some guidelines; the CDC issued yet another new set of guidelines today.

Amen to that.

Hmm … speaking of a slippery slope, is this hypothetical exercise headed where we think it’s headed? Yep.

Another day, another shaky analogy? Noted.

We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s ride down the slippery slope; the attraction is now closed.

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Related:

Ron Fournier compares the NY/NJ/IL/CT Ebola quarantine to WWII internment camps 

Ron Fournier: For the record, nobody is panicking about Ebola

National Journal reporter Ron Fournier: Time for CDC to reconsider Ebola protocols — and talking points

 

 

 

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/27/ron-fourniers-latest-provocative-hypothetical-on-quarantines-involves-gun-seizures/

Joe Scarborough’s security of information Sen. Kay Hagan skipped hearing zinged

http://twitter.com/#!/bradcundiff/status/520548266052976640

Senator Kay Hagan, up for re-election in nyc, admitted recently that she skipped an equipped promotions Committee summit to produce some considered to be a fundraiser.

Watchers of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” found that Joe Scarborough stumbled from security of Sen. Hagan:

"If Kay Hagan is battling appropriate of vermont, they don't offer a sensibly whether she missed hearings or just about virtually any place maybe not." – Scarborough

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) October 10, 2014

"Conservative" Joey Scarborough views alongside close to absolutely nothing incorrect with lacking hearing to fundraise He's when you feel the perfect location that's of two #morningjoe

— VikingsFan (@JeffGill24) October 10, 2014

“Fighting right of preliminary york”?

Kay just battles for Obama. @NoahCRothman

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) October 10, 2014

Boom.

Have actually actually complete tale: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/10/water-carry-fail-joe-scarboroughs-defense-of-reason-sen-kay-hagan-skipped-hearing-zinged/

Joe Biden’s pledge to take into consideration ISIS ‘to the gates of hell’ dosed with reality

http://twitter.com/#!/MelissaTweets/status/507225569629458433

Joe Biden performed some tough conversing today:

http://twitter.com/#!/Carter_Cattle/status/507222236303212544

President Obama states their particular administration doesn’t have really in reality definitely certainly definitely an approach continually constantly placed to modify the ISIS menace, but Joe Biden knows exactly what he’d need see happen:

http://twitter.com/#!/douglasernst/status/507234712864423936

To position it just an extra method, Biden ended up being certainly such as this, shotgun and all sorts of types of kinds of types of forms of:

http://twitter.com/#!/charliespiering/status/507203478595194880

But Iowahawk however some realize anytime Biden’s estimation is tell you the filters of authorities correctness this management’s modern-day ways utilizing terrorists to “justice,” it might appear to-be such as this:

http://twitter.com/#!/iowahawkblog/status/507226665219813376 http://twitter.com/#!/SWGaspar/status/507228515888939008 http://twitter.com/#!/vamplita/status/507230123183980544

After that eventually:

http://twitter.com/#!/ThePantau/status/507227595109564416

Ha!

Have more sources: http://twitchy.com/2014/09/03/getcoveredinhell-joe-bidens-pledge-to-follow-isis-to-the-gates-of-hell-dosed-with-reality/

Brit Hume promises Brat profits will harm GOP without immigration reform

http://twitter.com/#!/ThomasPaine5/status/476534018456842241

Fox Information’ Brit Hume warned these days’s upset by David Brat will help the Democrats and hurt the GOP long-term “because immigration reform wouldn’t pass” because Republicans “will have to carry-on into 2016 election without their name of immigration reform.”

Hume insisted that immigration reform will never be amnesty, which surprised some of the various other pundits on with him, including Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham.

http://twitter.com/#!/fishandgameman/status/476539416820088832 http://twitter.com/#!/Glaivester/status/476555006104334337 http://twitter.com/#!/Fairfax51/status/476553699423055873 http://twitter.com/#!/BarryRome/status/476552938677354496 http://twitter.com/#!/LoriKreitman/status/476549564628217856 http://twitter.com/#!/Junebug1952/status/476547622136987648 http://twitter.com/#!/glockster23/status/476545009404350464 http://twitter.com/#!/JOC213/status/476544640766984193 http://twitter.com/#!/redwings924/status/476544549242671104 http://twitter.com/#!/Smalltalkwitht/status/476544306657112064 http://twitter.com/#!/southernmaria1/status/476544232350425088 http://twitter.com/#!/Dudleyland/status/476534123142840321 http://twitter.com/#!/mtthwbrrn/status/476530848750391296 http://twitter.com/#!/PearsonSpr1nger/status/476529251978846209

 

Have more information: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/10/brit-hume-says-dave-brat-win-will-hurt-gop-without-immigration-reform/

Surf’s up: Aussies offer Obama with presidential surfboard

http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/477165112923787264

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot will need to have been intending to when President Obama reported he’d be eating in terms of a coconut as rapidly as possible after after that inauguration solution.

http://twitter.com/#!/DCDude1776/status/477102891015356417 http://twitter.com/#!/unami22/status/477105083998425088

Relevant:

Benched: Obama provides China’s frontrunner external furnishings as parting present, goes golfing

White residence problems modification, apology over Churchill tits story

 

Find out more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/12/surfs-up-aussies-gift-obama-with-presidential-surfboard/

‘Just sick’: Obama says it’s Congress’ fault he has to resort to executive action

http://twitter.com/#!/BiasedGirl/status/483689994813317120

Poor Obama. It’s just not easy being him.

POTUS ventured into the Rose Garden this afternoon to reiterate the importance of passing immigration reform and castigate those pesky congressional Republicans for failing to make it happen. Just pass that “darn bill” already!

http://twitter.com/#!/ZekeJMiller/status/483690767169646592 http://twitter.com/#!/elisefoley/status/483690872823758848

Serious, you guys. Because if there’s one thing Obama hates, it’s having to bypass Congress and try to take matters into his own hands:

http://twitter.com/#!/ZekeJMiller/status/483689605376790528 http://twitter.com/#!/NBCNews/status/483690618170781696

Suuuuuuuuuure.

http://twitter.com/#!/TheRickWilson/status/483689659512664065 http://twitter.com/#!/davidharsanyi/status/483689692379246592 http://twitter.com/#!/KemberleeKaye/status/483690304571469824

You know, Mr. President, if you really hate taking administrative action, there is a solution:

http://twitter.com/#!/lheal/status/483689736909778945

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/30/just-sick-obama-says-its-congress-fault-he-has-to-resort-to-executive-action/

‘Semper fi’: Prayers for Marines sent to Sudan to protect embassy, Americans

http://twitter.com/#!/dap1510/status/415298899926986752 http://twitter.com/#!/CaterW/status/415391849868570624

It may be Christmas Eve, but there’s no rest for our men and women in uniform defending freedom and securing peace 24/7/365. Grateful Americans sent up prayers for the U.S. Marines who’ve been dispatched to South Sudan, where civil war has created a deadly catastrophe as thousands seek to flee. Several American servicemen were wounded last week during evacuation efforts.

http://twitter.com/#!/kevlmar/status/415303109225635840 http://twitter.com/#!/MLLowder/status/415147218908094464 http://twitter.com/#!/MissTayBlaze/status/415177973353185280

May their mission be successful and may they all come home safe and sound.

Not forgotten:

http://twitter.com/#!/KE6ZGP/status/415313904948883456

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/24/semper-fi-prayers-for-marines-sent-to-sudan-to-protect-embassy-americans/

President Big Spender: ‘We can’t just keep throwing money at the problem’

http://twitter.com/#!/BarackObama/status/476063330310696962

Please. Says the guy who’s helped propel the national debt to over $17.5 trillion. Says the guy who spends our money like it’s going out of style.

http://twitter.com/#!/TheBrandonMorse/status/476063455250624512

Oh yeah. If there’s anyone who can “keep throwing money” at problems indefinitely, it’s Barack Obama. After all, it’s no skin off his Pinocchio nose.

http://twitter.com/#!/baldingschemer/status/476063603187933186

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/09/president-big-spender-we-cant-just-keep-throwing-money-at-the-problem/

‘His part to fight climate change’: Guess how Obama is spending his Saturday

http://twitter.com/#!/kesgardner/status/482928797172264961Today’s stop on the Obama golf tour is Fort Belvoir, Virginia.http://twitter.com/#!/toddstarnes/status/482921486437875713Emily Miller is keeping track:http://twitter.com/#!/JavaJoeX/status/482917864287264768 http://twitter.com/#!/back_ttys/status/482918247554371585 http://twitter.com/#!/RennaW/status/482923933851611137The notion that President Obama is taking valuable time away from the important issues at hand to play golf is probably just a phony illusion drummed up by evil Republicans.Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/28/doing-his-part-to-fight-climate-change-guess-how-obama-is-spending-his-saturday/