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Politics and The World Since October 21, 2006
Saturday, February 04, 2012
Friday, February 03, 2012
Bad News for Romney / Anti-Obama Folks: US Employment Surges
It's an unfortunate aspect of they hyper partisan political environment present in America these days that this stuff happens, but it's a fact...When America wins, the Republican party is thrown into the incredibly uncomfortable position of seemingly rooting against the country's success, as it the case with this morning's job's report.
Unsurprisingly, Obama's re-election chances on Intrade are surging in real time....
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Romneymania Sweeps America
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Romney General Election Strategy: Paint Obama as a "Foreigner"
Well it's pretty clear that it will indeed be Mitt Romney against President Obama in November, and last night in his acceptance speech after winning the New Hampshire primary, voters caught a glimpse of the line of attack Romney and his hordes of well paid political consultants have come up with and will be using against Obama in the general election:And basically, unfortunately, it's this: President Obama isn't really American. He's some strange sounding foreigner who's not only black....but probably doesn't even love America.
Grotesque? Yes. Subtly racist? You bet.
Effective to undecided white voters in Ohio and Florida and across the nation who are under water in their mortgages, under employed or flat out unemployed and looking to blame someone??
Probably.
Monday, January 09, 2012
Kansas House Speaker Won’t Apologize For Praying For Obama’s Death
Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal (R) has apologized for forwarding emails from his personal account referring to First Lady Michelle Obama as “Mrs. YoMama,” but he has not apologized for another email using a Bible verse to essentially call for President Obama’s death. Psalm 109:8 became a conservative meme in 2009 to symbolize making President Obama a one-term President, but it speaks to ending his term of office by ending his life: “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” The following verse adds “Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.” O’Neal offered his own commentary: “At last — I can honestly voice a Biblical prayer for our president! Look it up — it is word for word! Let us all bow our heads and pray. Brothers and Sisters, can I get an AMEN? AMEN!!!!!!”
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Bad News for Mitt: Rush Limbaugh Doesn't Support Him
not having Rush Limbaugh's support is the death knell for any serious Republican these days...http://gop12.thehill.com/2012/01/rush-scoffs-at-romneys-electability.html
Inside the Democratic Strategy on Romney
This is a fascinating look at the attack line we will be seeing rolled out over the next several months as it has become clear the GOP nominee will be Mitt Romney...The one takeaway for me was the 'Robot' angle...Trying to paint Romney as this Android like robot who ruthlessly fires employees and, well...is just weird.
NOT someone you would like to sit down and have a beer with....
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Iowa Results: All About the Turnout
Four years ago when Barack Obama won the Iowa caucuses, about 240,000 Iowans turned out to caucus on the Democratic side.Yesterday, approximately 120,000 came out to participate in the GOP Iowa caucus and gave Willard 'Mitt' Romney an 8 vote victory over Rick Santorum...
My friends, this is not the snapshot of a healthy Republican nomination contest. It means that despite millions of dollars and nearly 6 years of continually running for president...
Republican voters--many of them fundamental Christians, just can't warm up to Mitt Romney. Maybe it's because he's a Bishop in the Morman church...Maybe because he's just too stiff (Al Gore, anyone?)...
Who knows. But it's just not working out for him...