Report: Florida purges war-hero voter – Tim Mak – POLITICO.com A 91-year-old who received a Bronze Star for fighting in the Battle of the Bulge was reportedly told he may not be an American citizen, in an apparent mix-up due to Florida’s attempts to purge noncitizens from its voter rolls. Bill Internicola received a letter [...]
Hope and Change vs Gloom and Doom
Most of Obama’s voters — 73 percent — say they are voting “for” him rather than “against” Romney (23 percent). The reverse is true among Romney backers: 54 percent say their support is more “against” Obama rather than “for” Romney (40 percent). The poll also indicates why Republicans are going after low-information voters. These are [...]
Ignoring the Media vetting a candidate is not the same as them ignoring vetting a candidate
Today, the website BuzzFeed published a clip of the speech along with an article explaining some past and current context for Obama’s remarks. The website claimed the clip was “not previously available online.” The editors at Breitbart.com responded that the video on Buzzfeed had been “selectively edited” and said that they would release the full [...]
The Way in which God works are not THAT mysterious
Part 1 The thrilling conclusion Previously covered here
Mike Rowe’s Dirty Job: QVC Salesman for Precious Moments (and the Amazing KatSak)
I was just preparing to enjoy one of my last doses of NFL football for the year and heard the very familar and comforting voice of Mike Rowe selling large trucks. If you aren’t familiar with the fellow, here’s the wiki bio. He also did/does a fun little show called Dirty Jobs. As the United [...]
This Week in the Police State…
First up…the Comitatas Posse is back in town, militarizing the homeland. WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a controversial provision to let the military detain terrorism suspects on U.S. soil and hold them indefinitely without trial — prompting White House officials to reissue a veto threat. The measure, part of the massive National [...]
After reading RPN, Republicans realize one politician’s “spending” is many thousands of people’s “jobs”
SPIN METER: GOP flips on job creation for defense http://m.cecilwhig.com/mobile/news/national_news/article_ec8924de-08b4-11e1-8970-001cc4c03286.html Consider the latest argument from Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee as lawmakers stare down at least $450 billion in cuts from projected defense spending over the next 10 years. Running for re-election, Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., said in February 2010 that the [...]
Basic Economic Math for U.S. Americans (re: Taxes, Revenues, Debts, Deficits, and Defaults)
Remember when you were in the seventh, or maybe eight grade, and your teacher came in and said you were going to learn something called “Algebra”? Remember how you were all like, “What could I possibly ever need to know this for?! I’m never going to need to know this stuff!”. Guess what? This week [...]
Stock Market Crush
Well, it wasn’t a crash like I predicted, but it does look pretty much like a crush. This is a chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average from July 21st-27th. Something to note about the graph…note the huge drops due to “overnight” trading (those are the big gaps where the DJIA opens well lower than [...]
Penis, Palin, and Policy
UPDATE: Near the end of the video I mention the Republican 2012 Presidential campaign strategy (alleged). It seems to be working… Unless shares rally, they are on track for a sixth straight weekly loss — longest losing streak since the fall of 2002. The market’s last seven-week stretch of losses began in May 2001, as [...]
Ron Paul figures fifth time is the charm…
…he’s still wrong. The news: Ron Paul, the patriarch of the libertarian stream in GOP politics, will announce on Tuesday that he is forming a presidential exploratory committee, taking a step to join the Republican nomination sweepstakes. Paul, who will be 76 in August, has served about 20 years in the House representing districts in [...]
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