Quote of the Day: Theodore Roosevelt
October 3, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Poll Pulled From Facebook
October 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
A poll was posted on Facebook asking users to vote “should Obama be killed?”
The responses include: “yes,” “maybe,” “if he cuts my health care,” and “no.”
Over 730 people had taken the poll, which was later removed from Facebook. The poll is now being probed by the Secret Service, reports the Associated Press. Read more about the investigation here.
Included on the list of the top 100 most popular polls on Facebook was a poll responding to the “should Obama be killed” query, and which asked users to vote, “Should the creator of ‘should Obama be killed’ be arrested?”
President Obama to dance with IOC
October 2, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
COPENHAGEN — Barely a year after his election, he was campaigning not for himself but for his adopted hometown. Yet as President Obama pitched Chicago’s bid to host the Summer Games of 2016 on Friday, he put his own credibility on the line as well.
Arriving here after an all-night flight, Mr. Obama swept into a convention hall in the Danish capital, took the lectern and appealed to the International Olympic Committee to choose “that most American of American cities,” the same place that put him on the path to becoming the world’s preeminent leader.
Read More at the NY Times
