Overexposed Beyonce To Sing To Obama's Inauguration Day

Beyonce's plan for world domination continues:

Beyonce has revealed the song she plans to serenade the Obamas with in their first dance as America's first couple _ and no, she won't be telling the president to "put a ring on it."

She will sing the Etta James classic "At Last."

Beyonce portrayed the blues great in the recent film "Cadillac Records" and sings the song in that movie.

Beyonce will sing to the Obamas at the Neighborhood Ball Tuesday night.

In a statement, Beyonce said: "I am so honored that I will be performing for President Obama and the first lady. To sing `At Last' while they have their first dance is a dream come true. I could not be more honored and excited that they have asked me to be part of this moment in history."

It was revealed on Thursday that Beyonce would be serenading the Obamas at the event. But the song choice was not revealed by the Presidential Inaugural Committee.

Listen, I have nothing against Beyonce--I buy her CDs and appreciate her talent and work ethic, but can she just go away for awhile? Yunno, take a break and let us miss her for awhile? I swear one can't go a month without Beyonce coming out with a new movie or album or clothing line or commercial or tour or some news about whether or not she's really married (thankfully, thats over with). Now she's sneaks into the political world just to rain on Barack Obama's parade. I know Obama's homie Jennifer Hudson understandably couldn't make it, but what, was the more talented (and better singer) Alicia Keys too busy or something? How about Mary J? Not that I was planning on watching any of Barack's $150million Inauguration festitivies anyway, but being on Beyonce overload that I am, now I know I'm not watching.

Pentagon Says 61 Gitmo Detainees Have Returned To Terrorism

Reuters.com:

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that 61 former detainees from its military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, appear to have returned to terrorism since their release from custody.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said 18 former detainees are confirmed as "returning to the fight" and 43 are suspected of having done in a report issued late in December by the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Morrell declined to provide details such as the identity of the former detainees, why and where they were released or what actions they have taken since leaving U.S. custody.

"This is acts of terrorism. It could be Iraq, Afghanistan, it could be acts of terrorism around the world," he told reporters.

Morrell said the latest figures, current through December 24, showed an 11 percent recidivism rate, up from 7 percent in a March 2008 report that counted 37 former detainees as suspected or confirmed active militants.

It's no secret that Barack Obama's base of leftwing lunatics are demanding that he close Guantanamo Bay because BO promised he would while on the campaign trail, the Bush administration dared to waterboard 3 terrorists for a total of 5 minutes during its run and liberals, in general, have more sympathy for criminals than their victims. But Barack better be careful on this one considering that yunno, liberals are generally ass-backwards on matters concerning protecting Americans and thanks to President Bush we haven't had a terrorist attack on U.S. soil in 7 years. Then too a terrorist attack on Obama's watch and The Messiah honeymoon would officially be over.

President Bush: Conservative of the Week

Age: 62

Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut

Claim To Fame: 43rd President of the United States

Why He’s Conservative of the Week: for finally getting back at a media that’s placed all the blame on him for the response to Hurricane Katrina. In his final news conference Bush, rightfully, got agitated at a reporter’s question concerning the time of the government’s response: "Don't tell me the federal response was slow when there was 30,000 people pulled off roofs" not long after the hurricane passed over the Gulf Coast. While the President went on to admit that there were some things he could’ve done differently, this was the first time Bush told his side of the story on Katrina.

Of course, Bush could’ve also mentioned he himself pleaded with then-Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin to evacuate the city before the storm hit, but Blanco and Nagin (who were feuding at the time) didn’t want to “federalize” the disaster. Or that in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, Nagin didn’t use hundreds of buses that were sitting in bus yards, some less than a mile from the Superdome, to evacuate citizens who were too poor to make their way out of the city. Or that the inept leadership of Nagin and Blanco (who got so much heat from her handling of Katrina that she chose not to run for re-election in ’06) was also displayed when they failed to implement the city's evacuation plan, and then directed residents to emergency shelters without food, water, sanitation or security provided. But why do all of that when a media that despises you will continue to spin the response to Katrina how they want it so the blame all falls solely on your shoulders anyway?

Chesley B. Sullenberger: Great American Hero

CNN.com:

Passengers on the US Airways flight that crash-landed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon praised the actions and courage of the pilot, a safety consultant with 40 years of experience in the aviation industry.

Sources tell CNN that Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger was piloting US Airways flight 1549 from New York's LaGuardia airport to Charlotte, North Carolina, when at least one of the plane's engines failed.

Passenger Jeff Kolodjay offered "kudos" to Sullenberger for a landing that minimized damage to the aircraft and its 155 passengers and crew.

"All of a sudden the captain came on and he told us to brace ourselves and probably brace ourselves pretty hard. But he did an amazing job -- kudos to him on that landing," said Kolodjay, who was sitting in seat 22A.

Sullenberger's wife told CNN that she was stunned to hear the news from her husband after it was all over.

"I hadn't been watching the news. I've heard Sully say to people, 'It's rare for an airline pilot to have an incident in their career,' " said Lori Sullenberger of Danville, California.

"When he called me he said, 'There's been an accident.' At first I thought it was something minor, but then he told me the circumstances and my body started shaking and I rushed to get our daughters out of school."

US Airways said all 155 passengers and crew are alive and safely off the plane.

I was at work when a co-worker yelled out that a plane had just "crashed" in the Hudson River, some 20 minutes away from my job. Instantly the office became abuzz as we listened to the radio waiting for news reports with the hope that there wouldn't be too many casualties. As each minute passed word began to come in that passengers were being evacuated. Good. But then the news got so much better some 15 minutes later when we heard that there didn't look to be any fatalities or even serious injuries. Wow! Apparently, the plane hit a flock of geese, taking out both engines and Sullenberger, realizing that he was in dire straits and unable to fly back to the airport, warned his passengers to "brace for impact" before he deftly "ditched" the plane in the Hudson long enough for all the passengers to get out safely. Amazing! Great job too by the first responders who arrived within minutes to escort all the passengers to land.

Democrat Mayor Sheila Dixon Gives Press The Middle Finger

Too funny:

Baltimore Mayor Sheila A. Dixon said Wednesday that a photo of her in Tuesday’s The Daily Record was a “low blow.”

In the photo, which was shot at a city council luncheon Monday, Dixon has her middle finger raised between her eyes and is looking directly at the camera. Her spokesman said she was adjusting her glasses.

“I have a habit of using my fingers to put my glasses up,” Dixon said at a news conference that was broadcast on WJZ-TV. “I really think that, that was a low blow, and I really did not appreciate it, but, you know, such is life in this business. Now I’m going to be very careful how I put my glasses on and how I adjust them. But, you know, I really think that was a low blow.”

The photo was taken by The Daily Record staff photographer Rich Dennison after two photographers and at least one camera crew were let back into the city council’s lunch chamber Monday afternoon. They, along with two other cameramen, had been ejected from the public meeting by members of Dixon’s staff just moments after the mayor consulted with her chief of staff, Demaune A. Millard.

Call it kind of ironic that a Democrat would give a big 'F U' to a press corps that did so much to help them take over Congress and the White House, but considering that Dixon is a liberal politician, her lack of class, much less dignity shouldn't surprise anyone.

Roland Burris Sworn In As Senator

Boston.com:

Roland Burris was just sworn into the US Senate by Vice President Dick Cheney, a moment greeted by sustained applause rather than the brickbats during a long-running controversy.

Fellow Democrats initially balked at Burris, because he was appointed by Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, who faces federal corruption charges that include trying to sell the seat -- once occupied by President-elect Barack Obama -- that Burris now holds.

Burris, the only African American in the Senate, says that the economic recovery is his top priority. Within hours, he'll get a vote on a key measure to release the second half of the $700 financial bailout. Obama is asking Congress for the money, but the rescue package is deeply unpopular with the public.

This is a victory for Rod Blagojevich who stood up to the incompetent Harry Reid and his cronies in the Senate and made them look even dumber than usual. Congratulations to Senator Roland Burris.

Mickey Rourke Quote of the Day!

Rourke poses with his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for "The Wrestler" at the 66th annual Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills

“Actors should shut up about politics, because they tend to be ill-informed finger-pointers who just cozy up to some flavor-of-the-month liberal, you know?......President Bush was in the wrong place at the wrong time, I don’t know how anyone could have handled this situation. I don’t give a [expletive] who’s in office, Bush or whoever, there is no simple solution to this problem… I’m not one of those who blames Bush for everything. This [expletive] between Christians and Muslims goes back to the Crusades, doesn’t it.”

- actor Mickey Rourke on President Bush and the 9/11 attacks

Smart Political Maneuvering By Barack On Hillary

The hearing on the confirmation of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State is over, she apparently did well, and now Billary is expected to be named with a vote tomorrow:

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton smoothly took on policy questions, from the acute to the arcane, in a gentle job interview to be the nation's top diplomat, but she could not dispel tougher questions about whether her husband's charity work poses an ethical conflict.

Her confirmation as secretary of state is not in doubt, and she could be on the job as soon as President-elect Barack Obama's first full day in office. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee planned to vote on the selection Thursday.

"I thought it was a very strong performance," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the committee chairman and once thought to be a top contender for secretary of state in the Obama administration.

"She clearly demonstrated a different path from the past administration in terms of engagement with Iran, I think, even talking about how they are going to walk a line in the Middle East as an honest broker in the effort to end the violence," Kerry said Wednesday on NBC's "Today."

In testimony Tuesday, Clinton offered well-prepared answers to questions on crises and trouble spots including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran, Cuba and Afghanistan. She offered few details about how she and Obama would handle those problems, except to say that in many cases they would offer a fresh approach after eight years of President George W. Bush.

This has to be one of smartest moves Barack Obama has ever made politically: turning Hillary Clinton into a subordinate. If Hillary had remained a Senator she'd be an independent force answering to no one. Now the cutthroat and always calculating Hillary, who only two years ago was the heads-on favorite to be taking the Presidential oath next week, will work for Barack Obama, a man I believe her and her husband still hold some contempt for even running in the primaries last year, much less winning. But Hillary shouldn't be too mad, at least now when she talks about ducking bullets in Bosnia there might actually be some truth to it.

Obama Threatens To Veto Democrats Over Bailout Dough

"Change" my ass. The Dems aren't even in control yet and their true colors are already starting to show:

Tested before taking power, President-elect Barack Obama privately delivered a pre-inauguration veto threat to fellow Democrats on Tuesday, saying they would not deny him use of the remaining $350 billion in federal bailout funds.

Obama coupled his threat with a promise to revise elements of the original bailout program that have drawn widespread criticism, pledging that billions will go toward helping homeowners facing foreclosure. Several Democrats said his commitments, to be made in writing, would be enough to prevent an embarrassing pre-inauguration drubbing for the president-elect when the Senate votes this week.

"This will be the first vote that President-elect Obama is asking us for. I'll be shocked and I'll be really disappointed if he doesn't get it," said Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent Democrat from Connecticut.

"This is a new beginning."

Behind closed doors, Obama also urged lawmakers to act quickly on the massive economic stimulus measure that his aides have been negotiating with congressional officials. The legislation will blend federal spending with tax cuts, and could reach $1 trillion in size, a measure of the nation's economic woes.

Put aside the quick fix for a minute. If Barack really wants a vote of confidence in his first 100 days as Prez, how about BO taking some time to consider making a clean sweep of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees, whose co-heads, Barney Frank and Christopher Dodd, were the chief architects of this financial mess we're in? Now that'd be some "change" I'd like to see.

Liberals Hoping Obama Legalizes Marijuana

Liberal values at their best:

The United States has spent hundreds of billions of dollars waging its 40-year "war on drugs," responsible for the imprisonment of 500,000 of our fellow American citizens. Despite this enormous waste of money and lives, drugs are as easily available and cheap as ever. The drug-warmongers say it is all for the safety and protection of our children, yet high schoolers all over the country can easily obtain just about any illegal drug they are seeking in this unregulated market. Half of all high-school seniors will have tried marijuana before graduating. The government's latest Monitoring the Future report, released in December, indicates that more young people are now choosing to smoke pot rather than cigarettes.

Despite these disheartening facts, there is reason for optimism and hope. More and more people are joining the movement to end the failed war on drugs. Passionate people in every neighborhood and from every walk of life, liberals and conservatives, are joining this fast-growing movement. Though there are some compelling reasons drugs should remain illegal, we should at least begin an honest discussion about the root causes of the violence and the range of options to deal with the harms associated with prohibition. It is clear that the strategy of the past 40 years is not working.

President-elect Obama has been refreshingly honest about his current and past drug use. Obama has been making news recently because of his struggles to give up cigarettes. He has written and talked about his marijuana and cocaine use when he was younger. He has never run from or made excuses about his drug use or habits. Like Obama, tens of millions of Americans have tried marijuana and so far they seem not to be holding his past drug use against him. Having someone in the White House who continues to grapple with relapses from his nicotine addiction will hopefully create more empathy between the executive branch and others trying to give up drug addictions.

On the policy front, President-elect Obama has made some good commitments during the campaign: He supports repealing the harshest drug sentences, removing federal funding bans on needle-exchange programs to reduce AIDS, ending federal raids on marijuana dispensaries in states where medical marijuana is legal, and supporting treatment alternatives for low-level drug offenses. President Obama will also have some key allies in the Democrat-controlled Senate and House. Senator Webb of Virgina has made our country's prison overcrowding crisis -- fueled by the drug war -- a top priority.

Al Franken Turned Down In Bid For Senate Seat

Thankfully Stuart Smalley's attempt to sidestep the courts was quickly dismissed:

Democrat Al Franken was quickly turned down Monday when he asked Minnesota's governor and secretary of state to issue an election certificate that would let him take office in the Senate.

In letters the campaign sent to Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, Franken's lawyers argued that a seven-day waiting period for issuing the certificate after an election has passed and he should get the signed certificate. But the state officials said their hands were tied by state law and they could not act.

Franken led Republican Norm Coleman by 225 votes after a statewide recount that was completed Jan. 5.

Coleman is suing over the result, claiming there were irregularities on Election Day and during the recount.

Minnesota law prevents officials from issuing an election certificate until legal matters are resolved. But Franken's legal team argues that federal election law entitles Franken to receive the certificate before the lawsuit is settled.

Sadly, my gut feeling is that Franken's theft of a Minnesota Senate seat will be granted and that would be too bad for Norm Coleman, a man of integrity who didn't deserve this fate esp. after winning the initial vote. But Franken, a notorious Catholic-basher and porn lover, just had too much behind him, including most of the immoral Hollywood Left who funded his recount bid and are already patting themselves on the back for getting this unfit for office clown in the Senate.

President Bush Gives "Ultimate Exit Interview"

Today, President Bush held what is likely to be his last press conference before a press corp that, for the most part, has done nothing but malign him throughout his two terms. In prepared statements, the President thanked the press for a job well done. He also had good words for the incoming administration and talked about his achievements and disappointments.

Politiks As Usual: In The News 1/12/09

Quick Tapping Of Unspent $350 Billion Bailout Funds In The Works

Leon Panetta, Jack Bauer, And The Bad Guys

Senate Passes Harry Reid's Land Grab Bill

14th Amendment - No Need For Hate Crimes Legislation

Democrats Eye Overturning President Bush Medical Rule

Has Pepsi Gone Gay?

Canadian Law Prohibiting Polygamy Faces Challenge

Stephanopoulos Pushes Obama To Drop Tax Cuts & Prosecute Bush's 'Crimes'

'Sorry's Not Good Enough' Says Father Of Son Dissed By Prince Harry

President Bush To GOP: Don't Become 'Anti-Immigration'

PETA Demands That Fish Be Called 'Sea Kittens'

'Slumdog Millionaire' Wins "Best Dramatic Picture" At Golden Globes

Mike Huckabee Gets Back At Ann Coulter

Entertaining exchange from Huckabee's show Saturday.

Jon Stewart's In Love With Rachel Maddow

Can someone please alert Jon Stewart to the fact that Rachel Maddow, yunno, plays for 'the other team' esp. as he continues to make an ass of himself kissing the Keith Olbermann wannabee's ass:

Jon Stewart likes to scream at video of President Bush, but when the radical left arrives on the set, it’s all hearts and flowers. Stewart interviewed MSNBC wild woman Rachel Maddow on Wednesday, and he was so gooey and positive, it sounded like he was going to ask for a date. He began: "Our pleasure to have you. Congratulations on your well-deserved success. It's a lovely program and yours is a lovely voice to have out there on the air." It’s "lovely"? Then he told Maddow she was like the pretty blond woman character on The Munsters:

STEWART: Did you ever see The Munsters?

MADDOW: Oh yeah.

STEWART: Here's what I think when I watch MSNBC. You're Marilyn.

MADDOW: Thank you. Okay.

STEWART: But everyone else over there is f—ing nuts. Now I'm not going to tell you who Herman Munster is, But I will tell you I believe Chris Matthews is the dragon who lives under the stairs.

Later, he returned to the compliments:

This is what I find interesting about your program is that the tone of it seems very different. Now, I didn't know if that was a purposeful response to other shows, but it's clearly not, you're just maybe – uh, likable.

Maddow replied that she tries to be original, that "there's a right way to do things and I don't want to know what the right way is to do things so that it will be original." This would come as a surprise to most viewers, since to many, she seems like the Mini-Keith. She may not have Olbermann’s basso-profundo pomposity, but the flame-throwing ideological approach is awfully similar. But Stewart can’t stop treating Maddow like she’s the second coming of Dick Cavett: