“Because what good is being the first female president if you still have to be a dick?” – Bill Maher EVERYONE is a Clinton critic, Bill Maher one of the most offensive in past years. Bill Maher worrying that Hillary might “still have to be a dick,” like any man has done over two hundred [...]
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Jon Stewart Stands Up for Egypt’s Satirist Bassem Youssef, Sparks Twitter Fight with Morsi [Videos]
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook THE SEGMENT is scorching. Stewart came to the aid of his comedian friend Bassem Youseef in Egypt, which sparked a Twitter fight between the U.S. embassy and Pres. Morsi’s office. The embassy’s official Twitter feed took a bit [...]
Secretary John Kerry Sets Intense Itinerary for First Overseas Trip
SECRETARY KERRY is hitting the skies on his first overseas diplomatic mission and it’s going to be a grinding trip. From February 24 to March 6, Kerry is traveling to the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. From the State Department, some details: The Secretary travels first to London, [...]
WABC’s Hate Radio: Mark Levin Calls Obama Muslim Brotherhood “Sympathizer”
YOU CAN’T get anymore disgraceful than the vicious invectives that Mark Levin spews every day on WABC’s hate radio. Citing hard right Tea Party extremists in Congress, Reps. Bachmann and Gohmert, Levin once again quoted the outrageous charges that the U.S. government had been “infiltrated” by the Muslim Brotherhood, then claimed President Obama was a [...]
Andrea Mitchell and the Clinton Interview [Video]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy IT’S THE last time I’ll get to use the Paul Szep graphic of former Secretary Clinton holding up the world, because it’s now Secretary John Kerry. NBC’s grand dame of foreign policy taped her interview with the outgoing secretary as the incoming was [...]
News Desk: State of Emergency in Egypt Ignored by Protesters
Thousands of Egyptian protesters ignored a curfew on Monday to take to the streets in cities along the Suez canal, defying a state of emergency imposed by Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to end days of violence that has killed at least 51 people. [Reuters] EGYPT HAS exploded in recent days, with Egyptian protesters now defying [...]
Morsi’s “Coup,” ElBaradei Labels Egypt’s President a “New Pharaoh”
“This is a coup against legitimacy… We are calling on all Egyptians to protest in all of Egypt’s squares on Friday,” said Sameh Ashour, head of the Lawyers syndicate, in a joint news conference with leading dissidents Amr Moussa and ElBaradei. [Al Jazeera] ONE EGYPTIAN professor said President Morsi “is erecting himself as an absolute [...]
Secretary Clinton Credits Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi for “Responsibility and Leadership” on Gaza Ceasefire [Full Remarks - Video]
“As I discussed today with President Morsi, as well as Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas, there is no substitute for a just and lasting peace. Now that there is a ceasefire, I am looking forward to working with the Foreign Minister and others to move this process.” – Secretary Clinton AFTER PRESIDENT Obama dispatched [...]
Raining Bombs in Gaza, as Negotiations “Close,” Says Egypt’s PM Minister
The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state’s right to protect itself against rocket attacks. [Associated Press] Negotiations are going on as we speak and I hope we will reach something soon that [...]
Gaza Bombing Continues as Possible “Truce” is Being Floated
Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw “some indications” of a truce ahead. [Reuters] LATE SATURDAY, both Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, as well as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, weighed in on the [...]
News Desk: “60 Minutes” Releases Clip of Obama on Whether Benghazi was Terrorist Attack
“It’s too early to know how exactly how this came about, what group was involved, but obviously it was an attack on Americans. … As I said, we’re still investigating exactly what happened. I don’t want to jump the gun on this. But you’re right, that this is not a situation that was exactly the [...]
David Gregory: “What is America doing to work its will…?”
“What is America doing to work its will to change the trajectory in Libya?” – David Gregory, moderator of “Meet the Press” SUNDAY ON “Meet the Press,” David Gregory revealed the tunnel vision in much of the elite media, post Arab Spring. Not picking on him, because over on Fox they didn’t do much better. [...]
News Desk: Egypt Issues Arrest Warrants on Ex-Pats Linked to Anti-Islam Filmmakers
From the Associated Press: Egypt’s general prosecutor issued arrest warrants Tuesday for seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor and referred them to trial on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that has sparked riots across the Muslim world. The case is largely symbolic since the seven men and one woman are believed [...]
Joe Scarborough Talks to “Intelligence People,” Unloads Anti-Muslim Rant
MORNING INFOTAINMENT in a microcosm. Joe Scarborough just can’t help himself. While intending to exalt himself through his important sources, a daily grind, he trips over his own ignorance through his haste to regurgitate what he’s been told. “You know why they hate us? I talked to intelligence people all weekend. They hate us because [...]
News Desk: State Department Institutes 24-Hour Crisis Team As Protests Spread
THE STATE DEPARTMENT is in crisis mode, as the fury that began in Libya with four American patriots killed spread across the Middle East and North Africa. From Josh Rogin: “The State Department has stood up a 24-hr monitoring team to insure appropriate coordination of information and our response. In addition, our consular team is [...]
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