**Written by Doug Powers The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is underway in Washington, DC. Naturally, OWS protesters are there to greet conference-goers and to roll out a welcome mat made of astroturf. Michelle Fields from the Daily Caller caught up with a demonstrator who claims he’s being paid. Not only does the guy in the video below say that a union local is paying him $60 a day to “Occupy” CPAC, but he also claims everybody in his group is being paid. Some are clueless as to what it is they’re protesting (note: if the video below isn’t loading try this link ) : Does $60 a day meet or exceed Occupy’s “living wage” demand ? If you’re in need of a little cheap afternoon entertainment, check out Jim Treacher’s Occupy CPAC Hippiecam . **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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‘Occupy CPAC’ Protester Paid $60 a Day
**Written by Doug Powers For a long time I wasn’t convinced that glacier shrinkage was part of a natural earth-sun cycle and not caused by anything man was doing, but I stand corrected : Police in Chile have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing five tonnes of ice from the Jorge Montt glacier in the Patagonia region to sell as designer ice cubes in bars and restaurants. Local media reported that last Friday police intercepted a refrigerated truck with an estimated £3,900 worth of illicit ice allegedly bound for whiskies, rums and cocktails in the capital Santiago. Authorities have accused the driver of theft and are considering adding violation of national monuments to the charge sheet. Scientists say Jorge Montt, part of the Bernardo O’Higgins national park, is retreating by half a mile a year, making it one of the world’s fastest shrinking glaciers. Add that to the list of causes . **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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Concrete Evidence Man is Causing Glacier Retreat
**Written by Doug Powers If this doesn’t work, the backup slogan is “Please!?” From ABC News : Barack Obama campaigned for president four years ago promising “change we can believe in.” Now, he’s running for a second term touting the ways that “change is.” The emerging slogan for the 2012 campaign, on display during a high-profile New York City fundraiser Thursday night, thrusts Obama’s social and domestic policy achievements to the forefront of his re-election pitch. And its appearance on new Obama-Biden campaign merchandise and apparel suggests the “change is” meme will likely be here to stay. “Change Is” beat out “Hope Was” and “Yes We Tried.” **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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Obama Deploys New Slogan
In a bit of serendipity, the day after the big Internet protest against SOPA and PIPA the FBI acts on the powers already granted under the law to shut down a massive file sharing site (NY Times) In what the federal authorities on Thursday called one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought, the
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FBI Shuts Down File Sharing Site Megaupload – We Need SOPA And PIPA Why?
Here’s this from Ed Morrissey, at Hot Air, ” Friday night doc dump: WH knew before Solyndra workers flew .” And Doug Powers has this, at Michelle’s, ” The 11 Other Solyndras .” The Democrats’ culture of corruption.
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Document Dump: Obama Administration Knew About 2010 Solyndra Layoffs
**Written by Doug Powers Nothing new here, but it’s good to know that to try to win back the gavel in 2012, Nancy Pelosi plans to employ the same strategy that cost her the gavel in 2010: “I simply will not have us engage in a this, that, last August, 10 years ago. This is about here and now, and the highly unusual circumstance that we are in because the Republican failed policies, economic policies, of President George Bush took us to a financial meltdown, took us into near-depression, took us into deep deficits that we still have to deal with. Are they just too tired to come to work? I hope not.” Pelosi’s excuses are like Nick at Nite’s primetime schedule … nothing but reruns: **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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Pelosi to Republicans: Come to Work and Help Us Fix the Results of Bush’s Failed Policies!
**Written by Doug Powers That didn’t take long . I hope they realize this will cost them the chance to help carry the octopus at next year’s Rose Parade: A day after Occupy Charlotte’s three-month anniversary, nine members of the group announced plans to form a new organization, the People’s Coalition of the Carolinas. The move came three days after four men were arrested at Old City Hall where Occupy Charlotte has been camping since Oct. 8, a week after it formed. The men were arrested after allegedly setting fire to two American flags that had flanked the OC information desk. An explanation of the decision: Remember, that’s the People’s Coalition of the Carolinas. When asking to join, do not confuse that with the Carolina People’s Coalition (language warning) : (h/t Sister Toldjah via Twitter ) **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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Charlotte Occupiers Break Away, Form Offshoot Group
**Written by Doug Powers Either there’s another Republican debate tonight or the one that started the other day hasn’t ended yet. The Fox News debate is the last go-around before the Iowa Caucuses, after which the Hawkeye State can return to normal until the 2016 candidates start to nose around, which will be, oh, about three weeks after Inauguration Day 2012. The latest Rasmussen poll shows Gingrich slipping : According to Rasmussen, Romney is now in first place at 23 percent, while Gingrich has slipped to 20 percent. Texas Congressman Ron Paul comes in third at 18 percent. The RCP poll average still shows Gingrich up by a few points over Romney followed closely by Paul. If you’re not around a TV you can watch live online here . Start time is 9 p.m. EST. So let’s get it started and throw the floor open for discussion. Tonight’s special drinking game rule: Double shot whenever any candidate jokes about making a bet with Mitt. Update: Michelle’s Tweeting here . I’ll have a few Twitter ramblings here . **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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Fox News GOP Debate Open Thread
