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Hammertime
September 14, 2011 - 3:41 pm
Too slow: Republican Congressman snags ‘American Jobs Act’ before Obama
President Obama exhorted Congress to pass his latest legislation, the “American Jobs Act,” “right now” last Thursday night in a joint session of Congress. Republican members were quick to point out there was, at that time, no legislation to pass.
Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-TX) has gone a step further than mere talking points, snagging the name “American Jobs Act” for his own bill in the House. Gohmert named his bill Wednesday morning, according to his office, More »
September 14, 2011 - 3:07 pm
Obama on his bill: “If you love me, help me pass this bill!”
This is just getting creepy.
Speaking in Raleigh, N.C. today, President Obama made an amorous argument for his latest legislative push. The president has been insistent that Congress “pass this bill right now” since he first described it in a speech to a joint session last Thursday. Five days after the speech, Obama produced the text of the legislation in a Rose Garden pep talk, and the White House began briefing the Hill on it More »
September 9, 2011 - 9:05 am
Obama: Small businesses could get tax relief today from bill I’ve not yet written
Obama, last night: “Pass this jobs bill — pass this jobs bill, and starting tomorrow, small businesses will get a tax cut if they hire new workers or if they raise workers’ wages.”
I spoke to Dan Pfeiffer of the White House this morning on the radio and asked him when the bill that would allegedly give small businesses a tax break would be written and arrive on the Hill. Pfeiffer said they’ll write it More »
September 6, 2011 - 7:34 am
Get Yourself Home: A Brief History of Evacuation Plans for the Nation’s Capital
A double whammy of natural disasters this month got all of Washington, D.C. thinking about evacuation plans for the nation’s capital city. Turns out they had a lot of time to think about it, while they were sitting in their cars for five hours in the aftermath of the quake. A January snowstorm put commuters in gridlock for 12 hours, in some spots, spurring questions about whether the city would be able to evacuate in More »
August 17, 2011 - 8:58 am
Video: Federal woodpecker regulation ruins 11-year-old humanitarian’s summer
In which I complain about a federal agent dropping the hammer on an 11-year-old for having the temerity to rescue a protected species of woodpecker. The fine on the young girl has since been rescinded, not thanks to common sense, but thanks to media coverage.
August 1, 2011 - 10:28 am
Guns, Smokes & Booze with Mary Katharine Ham [VIDEO]
Last month The Daily Caller’s Mary Katharine Ham attended the 9th Annual Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Party hosted by the Independence Institute in Colorado. She gave a brief speech and answered questions from the audience — in her inimitable take-no-prisoners and make-em-laugh style — and you can watch the show right here in three parts:
Compiled by the Hammertime crew.
July 2, 2011 - 10:53 am
Hammertime: Fun with Fireworks
On behalf of The Daily Caller, Mary Katharine Ham and and multimedia producer Sean W. Malone would like you to have a fun-filled Independence Day weekend!
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