News Junkie - Live Wire

Prop 8 Struck Down

California judge strikes down Prop 8 (PDF)…

--

Top Secret America

A fountain of information from the Washington Post… 854,000 with top-secret access.

--

Drugs Inc. – Meth Episode

A look at the ins-and-outs of meth

--

Billion Bug Highway

Fantastic animation/report from NPR to cleanse the palate today… It’s about billions of bugs in the sky.

--

Aimee Sword Convicted

Sword gets 30 years for sex with son…

--

USA V. Arizona (PDF)

The Justice Department has officially filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona over still yet to be enacted SB1070. Read the filing here (PDF).

--


JOE BIDEN’S FOREHEAD

As I was watching President Obama’s stimulus update presser today, several readers emailed to ask ‘What’s that spot on Joe Biden’s forehead?’ Joe Biden is the first Catholic Vice President the U.S. has seen so each Ash Wednesday these questions float in like crazy. It’s Ash Wednesday, folks.


BIDEN’S MOTHER DIES

Jean Biden has died. She was 92-years-old.


BIDEN’S MOTHER SICK

Vice President Joe Biden’s 92-year-old mother is ‘seriously ill‘ and Biden has gathered with family and friends at her home in Wilmington, Delaware.


Joe Biden Listens To 9/11 Conspiracy Nut

The Vice President does this country a great disservice by not telling this loon that his half-cocked conspiracy theory is a bunch of rubbish. Eventually, Joe Biden gets tired of listening to the bearded questioner and he heads off. He should have turned and stared this fool down, refuting his claims in front of the gathered press. Then again, I guess we’re lucky he didn’t let the nuclear launch codes slip.


President Obama, Joe Biden Take A Break To Dine In ‘Hell’

No, seriously, Obama and Biden grabbed a burger from Ray’s Hell Burger. This is clearly an attempt to show the lead figures of the Obama administration in the roles of ‘regular guys’. But it wasn’t just any regular lunch. First, Secret Service officials cleared the burger joint out. Then, Obama bought the press corps whatever they wanted for lunch.

Before downing his burger, Obama slipped a $5 in the tip jar.

Yeah, it’s that slow of a…


Biden’s Swine Flu Warning: Avoid Planes And Subways

So this looks like it’s all lined up to be the AM controversy today. But I’m not biting. The Vice President said what everyone else has been thinking or telling close friends for the past 7 days — and he’s right to say it’s more likely that you will get sick in a confined space. I’m not backing off my position that this entire fiasco is silly and doesn’t warrant anything near the amount of coverage it is receiving. And…


Biden Wrong On Job Loss Claim

Joe Biden makes an error that I’m sure Rick Sanchez will be sure to point out this afternoon…

“But what I don’t understand from Governor Jindal is what would he do?,” asks Joe Biden while on the Early Show.

And That rhetorical question to Governor Jindal on the CBS morning show, was followed with this. “in Louisiana there’s 400 people a day losing their jobs, what’s he doing?” asks Biden.

But that claim is wrong, if


Biden Tapped To Oversee Stimulus Dough

Vice President Joe Biden must have been looking bored…:

President Obama has turned to his own vice president to oversee implementation of the $787 billion economic stimulus package, part of which will be available this week for state Medicaid programs.

Obama announced his decision before the National Governors Association in Washington on Monday, saying Vice President Joe Biden will help ensure the distribution of the money is not just swift, “but also efficient and effective.”

President Obama has


President Obama Mocks VP Biden

If President Obama is pleased with the performance of his Vice Presidential pick’s performance to date, he’s not being very vocal about it. In fact, he tosses Joe Biden under the bus. “[Not sure] what Joe was referring to, not surprisingly”.

[flashvideo filename=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLc7Zm-MskA /]


Awkward Moment For Cheney, Biden

The most interesting picture of the day could be Dick Cheney swearing in the man that will soon replace him as vice president, Joe Biden. As sitting vice president, Cheney presides over the Senate — and Biden is not only vice president-elect, but the newly re-elected senior senator from Delaware. He’ll give that position up come January 20, when he takes the vice presidential oath of office.

Two other senators who get sworn in today will most likely soon be


New Secret Service Code Names



Homestretch: Just Six Days Left…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – With less than a week until Election Day, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden is wrapping up his 2-day tour of Florida.

Biden will appear at a rally in Jupiter on Wednesday morning. He held early voting rallies in Ocala and Melbourne on Tuesday.

I am on my way to this event in about an hour. I’ll be in the media section keeping an eye on the proceedings. If anything happens that is newsworthy, I’ll…


Another Hostile Biden Interview

“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Slow down here, old buddy!”

Breitbart claims this Philly station has been added to the list of TV news outlets that Obama/Biden will ignore. Let’s be clear about what’s happening here, question the ticket, get banned.


Joe Biden’s Latest Tall Tale

BIDEN: Can I respond? Look, all you have to do is go down Union Street with me in Wilmington or go to Katie’s Restaurant or walk into Home Depot with me where I spend a lot of time and you ask anybody in there whether or not the economic and foreign policy of this administration has made them better off in the last eight years. And then ask them whether there’s a single major initiative that John McCain differs


Just When You Think She’s Down…

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed on the economy and Iraq during a lively but polite debate on Thursday, and aimed most criticism at their rivals at the top of the ticket.

In the only vice presidential debate ahead of the November 4 election, Biden accused Republican presidential contender John McCain of being “out of touch” on the economic crisis and said he was “no maverick” on crucial issues facing Americans.

Palin said