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PICKET: (VIDEO) Romney takes sharp turn from Obama policy and names 'radical Islamic terrorism' as a threat
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke before the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Tuesday in Reno adnd hammered the Obama administration's foreign policy from the middle east to defense cuts. One particular issue that Mr. Romney pointed out was the threat of "radical Islamic terrorism."
PICKET: Did Netanyahu take a subtle swipe at Obama admin?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed on "Fox News Sunday” the recent terrorist attack via suicide bomber in Bulgaria. The attack at a Bulgaria bus station killed five Israeli tourists. Netanyahu reiterated to Fox News host Chris Wallace that Iran along with Hezbollah its, “terrorist proxy,” were responsible for the attack and other acts similar to it.
PICKET: People sharing name of Colo. shooting suspect receive backlash
The Denver Channel writes that James Holmes, the 24-year old accused of shooting 71 people, 12 of them fatally, at a mid night showing of The Dark Knight Rises premiere in Aurora, Colorado has also caused some online agita for a number of individuals who share his name.
PICKET: Poll shows majority of voters blame Obama over Bush for weak economy
A new poll from The Hill shows that more people are blaming President Obama for the bad economy more than they are former President George W. Bush.
PICKET: Authorities interview 'second person of interest' in Colo. shooting case
Fox 31 Denver is reporting that local state and federal authorities are looking for a second person of interest they believe may have been involved in the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting late Friday night.
PICKET: Colo. shooting shows failure in treatment of mentally ill
The horrible massacre that happened at the Century 16 Cineplex in Aurora, Colorado has set off the debate between second amendment and gun control activists. According to reports, the suspected gunman, 24-year old James Holmes, allegedly shot 71 people at the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises at the Aurora theater.
PICKET: AMC bans costumes and masks at theaters
AMC Entertainment reacted to the tragic shooting at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado by issuing the following press release regarding its theaters.
PICKET: Media finds way to blame tea party for another violent tragedy
Once again, the media managed to blame the tea party for a horrific violent tragedy. This time the tragedy was in Aurora, Colorado at midnight showing of the Dark Knight Rises. Twelve people were killed by a shooter who went on a rampage, fifty other individuals needed to be treated for injuries. Below are examples of past tragedies that the tea party was unfairly blamed for immediately after the event occurred.
PICKET: 1986 Dark Knight Returns comic portrays movie theater shooting
The tragic shooting that resulted in 12 people killed and 50 injured in Aurora, Colorado at a mid-night Dark Knight Rises showing has many wondering what the shooter's motivation was. The Washington Examiner is reporting on a 1986 Dark Knight Returns issue story portraying an individual shooting and killing 3 people at a Batman-inspired porn theater as a possible motive.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Fireworks at Napolitano hearing-DHS Sec unaware of classified doc leak and WH terror group visit
Fireworks on Capitol Hill happened at a Homeland Security Oversight hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Congressman Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican, grilled Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano over reports (h/t Daily Beast) that an Egyptian terrorist group obtained visas and gained access to meet with top White House officials.
WISER: Carbon tax proposal by left-right coalition sparks backlash
A carbon tax proposal might be gaining momentum among policy groups on both the left and right despite opposition from some free-market think tanks and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill.
PICKET: Obama bundler at Bain opens Obama camp to more criticism from Dems over Bain attacks
The attacks on Mitt Romney from the Obama campaign for his work at Bain Capital appear to be boomeranging back to Obama. According to Mike Flynn at Breitbart.com, although Romney exited Bain in 1999, Obama Bundler Jonathan Lavine joined Bain Capital in 1993 and currently serves as its Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer.
PICKET: Batman villain creator reacts to character's comparison to Romney - 'Ridiculous'..'Overgrasping Dems'
Well here's a non-sensical comparison from Democrats for the Obama campaign to use. According to Paul Bedard at The Washington Examiner, the Obama campaign takes Batman's new enemy Bane, a pumped up venom gas breathing maniac, in the movie "The Dark Knight Rises" and compares him to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, because of the Massachusetts GOP'ers previous work with the investment firm Bain Capital, which Obama and Democrats say was a job killer. Get it--Bane and Bain?
PICKET: Report - Aide says Romney may name running mate this week
The Associated Press is reporting presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney could very well name his VP running mate by the end of this week says a top adviser.
PICKET: (AUDIO) Jerry Brown's bankrupt Calif. cities catch up with him
In February of 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, declared to me that California was not having bankruptcy problems and that he had not ceded too much to the California teachers’ unions. Similarly employing President Obama’s “blame the last guy in office” technique, Brown pointed to former Republican Governor Arnold Shwarzenegger for the fiscal crisis California finds itself in, but he made no mention of the state's Democratic led legislature. Both chambers have been in Democratic hands since 1970, except during the 1995-1996 year, when the Assembly was led by Republicans.
