Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: President Obama faces tea party protesters in liberal San Franciso, CNN's Rick Sanchez retracts Limbaugh smear on Twitter, and source of Limbaugh smear traced to New York law firm. Published October 16 2009
Juan Williams and Warren Ballentine joined Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Thursday to debate accusations of so-called racist statements (all of which have been debunked or put into context)being attributed to conservaitve talk radio star Rush Limbaugh. Mr. Williams defended Mr. Limbaugh, while Mr. Ballantine attacked Mr. Limbaugh. Newsbusters writer Mark Finkelstein noted towards the end of the debate, Mr. Ballantine, an African American author and talk radio host made a racial slur towards Mr. Williams. Published October 16 2009
Could the story of an empty hot air balloon chased by national media turn out to be more hot-air than just a simple misunderstanding? Published October 15 2009
New York state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, a Democrat, was found guilty Thursday of misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend for a slashing and dragging incident dating to last December. Published October 15 2009
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) along with other GOP house members held a news conference yesterday to announce a request tothe U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Council on American-Islam Relations for possible attempts to illegally lobby Congress. Published October 15 2009
This isn't the first time the Entertainment Industry Foundation has been a Democratic tool. Published October 15 2009
An unusual rescue effort is playing out near Denver. A six-year-old-boy has accidentally lifted off in an air balloon crafted homemade by his Fort Collins family. Published October 15 2009
A middle-aged couple was in for a big surprise when they found out the cruise they booked for themselves turned out to be Italy's first gay cruise last month. However, the astonished husband and wife are heterosexual. Published October 15 2009
Oaks Apartments rescinds flag ban Published October 15 2009
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: The rise and fall of ObamaMarketing, Will Obama give credit to Bush for Dow 10k since the administration keeps passing the buck on the poor economy?, Lindsay Graham gets tagged a "traitor" for supporting climate change legislation. Published October 15 2009
Matthew Whalen, the Eagle Scout in upstate New York who was suspended for having a pocket knife in his car received reassuring news from West Point today. Cub Scout Published October 14 2009
Rush Limbaugh's bid to become part-owner of the St. Louis Rams appears blocked. Published October 14 2009
A happy hour fundraiser to fight sex predators? Really? Published October 14 2009
Pepsi = "Pay Every Penny Save Israel" Published October 14 2009
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: An MSNBC guest equates Rush Limbaugh having a stake in an NFL team to be being a plantation owner, the dirty secret of grade inflation at prestigious colleges, and more attacks on Rush Limbaugh from cable anchors. Published October 14 2009
The Washington Times spoke with Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell about past controversial statements made by FCC diversity czar Mark LLoyd. Published October 13 2009
It seems the Water Cooler is taking criticism for a recent post regarding Safe School's czar Kevin Jennings 1998 essay in the Advocate magazine, but what about the 1998 essay itself? A conservative response from gaypatriot.net provides an interesting point of view missing from the debate. Published October 13 2009
Former four-term Iowa Governor, Terry Branstad, filed papers last week initiating what appears to be a run for Governor in 2010. Published October 13 2009
So the White House declared war on Fox News for its editorial content and not our editorial page? Why not us? Published October 13 2009
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: An odd study says gun owners are more likely to be shot themselves, Why President Obama is actually worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, Has the National Endowment for the Humanities flew under the radar too long? Published October 13 2009
By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
