Posts tagged fighting
Obama: Rush Limbaugh Kept Republicans Fighting in Second Term
May 15th
Source: www.breitbart.com – Monday, May 13, 2013
President Barack Obama hoped Republicans would grant him more legislative victories after his 2012 reelection, but he believes GOP lawmakers continue to fight back thanks in part to radio host Rush Limbaugh. At a Monday fundraiser attended by Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, and Tommy Hilfiger, among others, President Obama said DC's current gridlock is Limbaugh's fault. The Atlantic Wire reported Obama said this while speaking to supporters gathered in Harvey Weinstein's Greenwich Village home. He thought Republican zeal would decrease after his 2012 re-election, he explained, and Congress would be more agreeable to his agenda. "My thinking was when we beat them in 2012 that might break the fever," the President stated, "and it's not quite broken yet." Obama continued, "I genuinely believe there are Republicans out there who would like to work with us but they're fearful of their base and they're concerned about what Rush Limbaugh might say about them. And as a consequence we get the kind of gridlock that makes people cynical about government."
Obama: Rush Limbaugh Kept Republicans Fighting in Second Term
Microsoft to Apple and Samsung Fans: Stop Fighting, You Utter Morons
Apr 30th
Source: www.adweek.com – Monday, April 29, 2013
If smartphone advertising has a recurring theme, it's that the users of rival products are idiotic obsessives. Samsung made that point with its campaign poking fun at Apple fanboys. Now, Microsoft is making a similar point about both Apple and Samsung fans. The spot below for Windows Phone, from Crispin Porter + Bogusky and director Roman Coppola, takes place at a wedding, where half the crowd has iPhones and half has Galaxies. The bickering starts immediately, and soon escalates into a nasty brawl. A couple of attractive caterers, meanwhile, don't see what all the fuss is about. Can't we all just get along, and agree to buy Windows Phones? Of course, Microsoft would kill, or at least maim, for the kind of smartphone brand loyalty that the other two companies have. For now, the thinking seems to be, If you can't beat them, at least beat them up. And by the way—yes, unfortunately, Apple body tattoos do exist.
Microsoft to Apple and Samsung Fans: Stop Fighting, You Utter Morons
John Groce reaching for another NCAA Tournament run, this time with the Illinois Fighting Illini
Mar 18th
Source: www.cleveland.com – Sunday, March 17, 2013
Groce reached the Sweet 16 in 2012 with the Ohio Bobcats. He will try to duplicate the feat in 2013, this time with his new team, Illinois. CLEVELAND, Ohio – First-year Illinois coach John Groce is back where he was a year ago, in the NCAA Tournament. Last season, Groce did it with the Ohio Bobcats, first winning the MAC Tournament to get into the field and then reaching the Sweet 16. This year, he's back with the Illini, who missed the NCAA Tournament a year ago and saw coach Bruce Weber fired. Now Weber is back in the tournament as well, with Kansas State. With the Illini the No. 7 seed in the East Region, Groce talked with The Plain Dealer recently about reaching the same goal with different programs. "The biggest difference, and you know this, is that you're playing in this [conference] now and you're trying to play yourself into the tournament and you can do that if you play well enough without having to win the whole [conference tournament]. And that's the biggest difference, by far. "But it's the same thing in how we approach it, in terms of how we scout, what we do, when we leave, where we stay, how we eat, how we prepare, how much film we show. Same. The same. "We're doing the same things we've always done. I think that's comforting for players. We have a system, we have a way in which we do things and we stay with that routine. We don't change a whole lot. I think that gives guys confidence. "And both teams want to comp
John Groce reaching for another NCAA Tournament run, this time with the Illinois Fighting Illini
Syrian Dictator Bashir al-Assad Delivers Rare Public Speech; Claims He’s Fighting “Terrorists”; Thanks Russia, China, and Iran for Support – Complete Video 1/6/13
Jan 7th
Source: freedomslighthouse.net – Sunday, January 06, 2013
Here is video of Syrian Dictator Bashir al-Assad delivering a speech in public in Damascus today. Assad was defiant, saying he is fighting terrorists and foreigners trying to take over the country. Assad also thanked Russia, China, and Iran for their support: UK GUARDIAN: Bashar al-Assad has pledged to continue fighting “terrorist” violence and urged foreign countries to end support for his enemies while also offering a national dialogue and a constitutional referendum to end Syria’s bloody crisis. The Syrian president used an hour-long speech in Damascus on Sunday to propose what he called a comprehensive plan that included an “expanded government”. But there was no sign he was prepared to step down as the first stage of a political transition – a demand of all opposition groups. “I will go one day, but the country remains,” he said. The Syrian leader referred repeatedly to plots against his country and the role of al-Qaida, long portrayed as the leading element in what began as a popular uprising in March 2011. Syria was not facing a revolution but a “gang of criminals”, he said. “We are now in a state of war in every sense of the word,” the president told supporters. “This war targets Syria using a handful of Syrians and many foreigners. Thus, this is a war to defend the nation.” It was hard to see how his latest speech offered even a glimmer of hope for a way out of the bloody impasse between the regime and rebels in a confli
Wanderlei Silva Talks About Fighting in Japan (VIDEO)
Dec 26th
Source: www.fighters.com – Saturday, December 22, 2012
Few characters in MMA are as endearing to fans as Wanderlei Silva . He is atop of most hardcore fans’ list of favorite fighters, he embodies the true definition of warrior in the cage to analysts around the globe, and there is no doubt he is a future Hall of Famer. Recently, the former PRIDE champion released a video to promote his upcoming fight with Brian Stann at UFC on Fuel 8 , where ‘The Axe Murderer’ explains what it was like to fight in Japan during the glory days of the nation’s biggest MMA promotion. He also discusses fighting Hidehiko Yoshida and Quinton Jackson in the same night, and how he deal with his hand injury in order to win the bouts. Courtesy of Wanderlei Silva : Photo Credit: Wanderlei Silva The post Wanderlei Silva Talks About Fighting in Japan (VIDEO) appeared first on Fighters.com .
Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
Nov 12th
Source: www.denverpost.com – Sunday, November 11, 2012
JERUSALEM—Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell landed near an Israeli military installation in the Golan Heights.
NEW: Lance Armstrong should have kept fighting
Oct 11th
Source: www.calwatchdog.com – Monday, August 27, 2012
Aug. 27, 2012 With a name like Lance-Arm-Strong, Lance Armstrong should have kept fighting the anti-doping charges against him. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency just supposedly “stripped” him of his seven titles, although it’s not clear if they have the authority to do so, and he might still have the titles. Said Robert Luskin, his lawyer : “I think Lance ultimately decided he’d rather be eaten alive by zombies than locked in a room with lawyers for the next five years of his life with no promise at the end of it that there would be any peace.” That’s an understandable sentiment. But somebody has to fight these bureaucratic flesh eaters. Moreover, less than three months ago, Armstrong blew $ 1.5 million pushing Proposition 29 , which would have raised taxes on cigarettes for $ 735 million in unaccountable cancer research. The initiative especially would have hit poor people, who smoke more than the rest of Californians. It would have put in jail more people for violating laws against black markets. And it would have given employment to hundreds more lawyers. If he was willing that much dough to stick the state with thousands of legal actions, why didn’t he have the guts to keep fighting his own legal action? Maybe he’ll tell us. Anyway, here’s what Wikipedia wrote about the tyrannical U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: “The United States Anti-Doping Agency ( USADA ) is a non-profit, non-governmental [1] organization and the national anti-doping o
