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Ron Paul: U.S. may try to occupy Pakistan
GOP 2012 hopeful Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) thinks U.S. troops will soon be on the ground for an occupation of Pakistan — and he said so on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday morning. Paul called America’s relationship with Pakistan “an impossible situation,” where the U.S. hailed both its friendship with and…
Congressman Ron Paul slams Obama: ‘He’s a warmonger’
Republican Congressman Ron Paul said Monday his unwavering opposition to war could help him defeat President Barack Obama in a national election. “The reality is it would be very, very difficult,” Rep Paul (R-TX) said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “But if you look at the polls, and there aren’t that…
Reporters targeted by Egypt’s pro-Mubarak mobs
ABC News releases comprehensive list of journalists ABC News released Thursday a comprehensive list of journalists that had either been threatened or detained while working in Egypt over recent days. Original reported follows… Army reportedly starts rounding up journalists In recent days, reporters have become targets in Egypt. Western journalists…
CNBC anchor implies US must support dictators to keep cheap oil flowing
CNBC contributor Erin Burnett said Friday that oil prices would skyrocket if countries in the Middle East broke out from under the rule of brutal dictators. Appearing on a Friday broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Burnett said that the ongoing revolution in Egypt could threaten US interests in the region…
Pastor facing burglary charges says she’s no thief
Texas pastor caught with fur coats, laptop says she was securing belongings, not stealing them A Texas pastor caught by police with a laptop and fur coats said she was protecting the valuables, not stealing them from the home of a parishioners. Sandy McGriff, cofounder of the Church of the…
Scarborough: Call to attack Iran ‘neoconservatism on crack’
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough blasted the Republican Senator of South Carolina Monday for saying the United States should seek regime change in Iran through the use of military force. “I don’t get this,” said Scarborough on his show Morning Joe. “This is neoconservatism on crack. How many miles of terrain does…
Chris Wallace: ‘The Republican primaries will be a production of Fox News’
Next fall, US politics will officially become a reality show. Amid the upcoming Republican presidential campaigns, the conservative Fox News Channel stands to benefit more than any of its competitors because they “own” most of the candidates, according to one the network’s leading anchors. Chris Wallace phoned in to Fox…
Rove denies GOP gets money from foreign sources
GOP strategist Rove denies Dems suggestions that Republicans getting campaign help from abroad Republican strategist Karl Rove is denying that his party gets campaign donations from foreign sources and accuses President Barack Obama of “being hypocritical” in suggesting such a link. Rove tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” the GOP doesn’t…
Morning Joe hosts: Giuliani’s ‘baseless lies’ on spill left us stunned
MSNBC’s Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski accused former Mayor Rudy Giuliani of coming on the show last week to “vomit out complete, baseless lies.” Appearing on the show last Thursday, Giuliani claimed that the Obama administration had not talked with oil industry experts about how to stop the leaking well.…
Flotilla witness says activists were defending themselves in fighting Israeli soldiers
A former US ambassador who was on the flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli forces at it attempted to bring humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip says “the people on the ship were defending” themselves when they attempted to fight off Israeli soldiers. Edward Peck told the hosts of…
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