Archive for May, 2011

Swiss Could Ban Nuclear Power

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Energy minister Doris Leuthard on verge of stopping development and banning new facilities

Japan disaster motivating policy

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 23, 2011 • 56 Comments »

Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Speaks Out Against Libyan War–On Libyan State TV

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“Last thing we need to do is spend money on death, destruction and war” on pro-Qaddafi channel

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 23, 2011 • 23 Comments »

Liberaland Interactive

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Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 23, 2011 • 4 Comments »

Ryan Says Let’s Make A Deal

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Because he knows his plan has no chance

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 22, 2011 • 10 Comments »

Sarah Palin Rumored To Have Bought 8000 Sq Ft Scottsdale Home

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Company designed to hide owner’s identity paid $1.695 million in cash

Plans were discussed to base presidential campaign there

Bristol Palin already bought in Arizona

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 22, 2011 • 53 Comments »

“You Light Up My Life” Composer Commits Suicide

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Joseph Brooks faced 11 charges on rape and sexual assaults

Son was charged in murder of ex-girlfriend

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 22, 2011 • 8 Comments »

Netanyahu After Obama AIPAC Speech: “I Am A Partner To Obama” For Peace

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Bibi “determined to…renew peace talks”

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 22, 2011 • 9 Comments »

Herman Cain Clueless On Foreign Policy

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Said during debate he didn’t know enough to have an opinion about Afghanistan

Said he’d offer Palestinians “nothing” in negotiations

Doesn’t know what “right of return” means, but would negotiate it

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 22, 2011 • 25 Comments »

Bob Schieffer Confronts Gingrich On Claim His Medicare Statement Wasn’t About Paul Ryan

Newt Gingrich tried to claim last week that he wasn’t talking about Paul Ryan when he discussed Ryan’s Medicare plan on Meet the Press. Gingrich told Bob Schieffer on CBS that his mistake was accepting a false premise from David Gregory when he denounced Paul Ryan’s plan. Gingrich struggled while trying to claim that he and Ryan are on one side, and President Obama on the other.

“I wasn’t referring to Ryan,” Gingrich pleaded. Host Bob Schieffer then played a clip of Gingrich on Meet the Press last week, in which Gingrich explicitly said Ryan’s plan was “too big …

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 22, 2011 • 10 Comments »

Where In The World Is Harold Camping?

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Gone Missing

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Alan May 22, 2011 • 29 Comments »

Run Michele Run?

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by Stuart Shapiro

With Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump on the sidelines and Newt Gingrich struggling mightily, the Republican race for president is threatening to be devoid of interesting candidates.  Michele Bachmann holds out the most potential for enlivening the race.  And Joan Walsh thinks she should run.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty used to tell the truth about climate change — that it’s human made, and we can and must do something about it — but he’s now recanted. Mitt Romney passed decent healthcare reform in Massachusetts, but he’s tripping over his feet trying to run away from it. Indiana …

Read more » Posted in Liberaland by Stuart Shapiro May 22, 2011 • 14 Comments »