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Individual liberty anywhere is a threat to the Progressive-Collectivist Cause everywhere.
The four-star Air Force general who oversees Air Force Space Command walked into a highly secured room on Capitol Hill a week ago to give a classified briefing to lawmakers and staff, and dropped a surprise. Pressed by members, Gen. William Shelton said the White House tried to pressure him to change his testimony to make it more favorable to a company tied to a large Democratic donor.(full story at thedailybeast.com)The episode —confirmed by The Daily Beast in interviews with administration officials and the chairman of a congressional oversight committee —is the latest in a string of incidents that have given Republicans sudden fodder for questions about whether the Obama administration is politically interfering in routine government matters that affect donors or fundraisers. Already, the FBI and a House committee are investigating a federal loan guarantee to a now failed solar firm called Solyndra that is tied to a large Obama fundraiser.
Now the Pentagon has been raising concerns about a new wireless project by a satellite broadband company in Virginia called LightSquared, whose majority owner is an investment fund run by Democratic donor Philip Falcone.
As the MSM whitewashes Big Labor’s ugly threats, Tea Party smears, and history of coerced dues-subsidized racketeering this Labor Day, what better way to mark the holiday than with an illustrated list of top 10 union thug moments of the year.1. February 23, 2011. Democrat Rep. Michael Capuano of Mass. revs up Big Labor goons (starts at 1:50 in the video): “Get a little bloody.”
Bonus AFL-CIO thug-in-chief Richard Trumka flashbacks…
September 8, 2010: Trumka praises Nancy Pelosi for taking Obamacare and driving “it down the Republicans’ throats and out their backsides.”
September 3, 2010: Big Labor’s legacy of violence — Trumka’s bloody rise to power.
Update: Aw, Jimmy Hoffa must have looked at my list and been jealous that he didn’t warrant a mention. Congrats, Jimmy. You made honorable mention for today’s performance: “‘President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let’s take these son of bitches out ‘…”(full story at michellemalkin.com)
A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J.P. Morgan building in New York City -- 38 are killed and 400 injured (1920)
Sam Rayburn elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1940)
Juan Perón is deposed in Argentina (1955)
President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the South Lawn of the White House to promote Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics (2009)
b: Stephanie von Hohenlohe (1891); d: McGeorge Bundy (1996)