Political & Elections

winchester · winchester

To those with an emotional bias against guns, it goes without saying that more guns in private hands invariably mean more crime and violence. If the number of people carrying firearms on campus rises, then of course that campus is less safe. What could be more obvious? But it isn’t obvious at a...

winchester · winchester

Number six on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list in its first week of publication, "The Righteous Mind, Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion" is "a landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself. " The quote above is from a r...

pima · pima

I am hoping that it isn't, and praying that now Huntsman is getting noticed he may be able to jump up to that lead position. I just don't believe even with Paul in the new polls being in 2nd slot that once the voters have to select they will vote for him, but at the same time that means if they can't get behind...

soccerguy315 · soccerguy315

this is embarrassing... sitting members of Congress? really? Also among those arrested as a mob of reporters and cameramen looked on were [George Clooney,] Clooney's Father Nick Clooney; President of United to End Genocide and former Congressman Tom Andrews; Congressmen Jim McGovern, D-MA,...

romanigypsyeyes · romanigypsyeyes

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/gay-issues/wash-state-rep-maureen-walshs-emotional-gay-marriage-speech

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

4 Republican justices control fate of health lawBy MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press – 23 hrs agoRELATED CONTENTEnlarge PhotoFILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010, file photo U.S. Supreme …WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's a thought that can't comfortPresident Barack Obama: The fate of his health care overha...

hope · hope

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/03/02/obama_likens_himself_to_gandhi_and_nelson_mandela.htmlfourth greatest president--behind Lincoln, FDR, Johnson-- not t...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

Obama Demonstrates History Impairment with 'Flat Earth' Remark By Mark Whittington | Yahoo! Contributor Network – 20 hrs ago COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama, speaking to an audience at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md., compared Republicans who look askance at h...

hope · hope

March 13, 2012Liberal intolerance, by the numbers Thomas Lifson At last we have statistical evidence that liberals are less tolerant of views that disagree with theirs than are conservatives. Andrew Malcolm of Investor's Business Daily points us to the data, found in a Pew Center for the Interne...

longprime · longprime

Some candidates and MOC are exploring US involvement in OP "wars" otherwise known as in the "best interests of the USA" ???? We have been down this path before, primarily from the Executive Branch with Congressional cheering the President on towards going all-in.

romanigypsyeyes · romanigypsyeyes

I'm currently on a mini vacation at a resort down in Ohio. Little did I know that a Republican nominee would have campaigners and some of "his people" here. During check in yesterday, I realized that many people were here because of the election. It's hilarious to me, as this is the one tiny &...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

[urlhttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/02/21/carney_obama_didnt_turn_down_the_keystone_pipeline.html[/url]Carney:

longprime · longprime

Rick Santorium Somehow, we didn't get you a thread.

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://news.yahoo.com/penn-judge-muslims-allowed-attack-people-insulting-mohammad-210000330.htmlCOMMENTARY | Jonathon Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, reports on a disturbing case in which a state judge in...

hope · hope

http://www.politico.com/blogs/joe-scarborough/2012/02/statement-by-joe-scarborough-and-mika-brzezinski-regarding-114872.html

pima · pima

Anybody else notice that these 2 words are popping up everytime he speaks? FAIR SHARE. Hope and change are gone.

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19898736?source=rssThe cost of dying: It's hard to reject care even as costs soarBy Lisa M. Kriegerlkrieger@mercurynews.comPosted: 02/05/2012 08:14:05 AM PSTUpdated: 02/13/2012 10:37:16 AM PST CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGEA medica...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

Corruption still rife in Chicago years after Al Capone: studyBy Andrew Stern | Reuters – 3 hrs agoEmailPrintRELATED CONTENTEnlarge PhotoA view of the Chicago skyline August 13, 2009. REUTERS/John GressPOLITICS SLIDESHOWSGreece struggles in face of bankruptcy40 photos - Sun, Feb 12, 201...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://theweek.com/article/index/224453/americas-zombie-voter-problem-by-the-numbersAmerica's

longprime · longprime

DS is living in a shared housing situation. Now for almost 3 years. One of the housemates (#1, since she is longest residing housemate, DS is #3) has her own business in landscaping and yard maintenance. Very nice, energetic. Has BF and 5-7 years older than DS. There is no romantic relationships with a...

winchester · winchester

I like this. We can be lemming-like, we humans. Fads and fashions happen with ideas as much as they do with pet rocks. But if something just doesn't feel right, even if you can't quite put your finger on why you feel the way you do about it, you may be right. Like with "electability," for exampl...

hope · hope

I'm sure you all heard this, but it bears repeating. "What’s frustrated people is that I have not be able to force Congress to implement every aspect of what I said in 2008,” he said. “That’s just the nature of being president,” he said. “It turns out that our founders designed a system that makes i...

DonnaL · DonnaL

I'm curious as to how many people noticed the thread about this article for the 12 hours or so it was up before CC scrubbed the thread, as if it never existed:http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/one-towns-war-on-gay-teens-20120202While it was up, razorsharp (surprise!) was the only...

Razorsharp · Razorsharp

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/07/roland-martin-twitter-super-bowl_n_1259634.html

pima · pima

This has become talk on the news and talk radio. I did not view it as a political ad. That being said, what bothered me was a 2 min commercial at 3.5 mil for 30 seconds = 14 million just for ad time, not including production costs. Chrysler has yet to pay back all of the bail out money. 14 million is a drop in the...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/president-matters-much-less-think-freakonomics-stephen-dubner-144453125.htmlMorgan Korn | Daily Ticker – 4 hours ago 7EmailPrint...

romanigypsyeyes · romanigypsyeyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxw4uZAezaI Um... Ok how many people had to look at this ad and go "Yes! This seems like a wonderful idea!" before that made it to the Superbowl audience? Even my boyfriend's family (all very staunch conservative Republicans) went ... "Did that...

hope · hope

The Susan G. Komen thread on CC. The entire thread tilts liberal, but it's not political yet because only one or two people have contrary views and have shut up since warned.

soccerguy315 · soccerguy315

huh... apparently the R's don't have a monopoly on this one. -------- "And when I decide to stand up for foreign aid, or prevent atrocities in places like Uganda, or take on issues like human trafficking, it’s not just about strengthening alliances, or promoting democratic values, or project...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://news.yahoo.com/mixed-record-obamas-state-union-goals-084843573.htmlMixed record for Obama's State of the Union goalsBy ERICA WERNER | Associated Press – 5 hrs agoWASHINGTON (AP) — As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual address to Congres...

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	Gun Control (Preview) To those with an emotional bias against guns, it goes without saying that more guns in private hands invariably mean more crime and violence. If the number of people carrying firearms on campus rises, then of course that campus is less safe. What could be more obvious? But it isn’t obvious at a...	winchester	19	512	Mar 28, 2012 by hope
	The Righteous Mind (Preview) Number six on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list in its first week of publication, "The Righteous Mind, Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion" is "a landmark contribution to humanity’s understanding of itself. " The quote above is from a r...	winchester	5	229	Mar 26, 2012 by winchester
	Is it a done deal ...Romney the nom? ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) I am hoping that it isn't, and praying that now Huntsman is getting noticed he may be able to jump up to that lead position. I just don't believe even with Paul in the new polls being in 2nd slot that once the voters have to select they will vote for him, but at the same time that means if they can't get behind...	pima	138	2771	Mar 25, 2012 by john doe
	The 1% protests to get arrested (Preview) this is embarrassing... sitting members of Congress? really? Also among those arrested as a mob of reporters and cameramen looked on were [George Clooney,] Clooney's Father Nick Clooney; President of United to End Genocide and former Congressman Tom Andrews; Congressmen Jim McGovern, D-MA,...	soccerguy315	2	198	Mar 24, 2012 by longprime
	Rep Walsh's speech on marriage equality (Preview) http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/gay-issues/wash-state-rep-maureen-walshs-emotional-gay-marriage-speech	romanigypsyeyes	21	596	Mar 20, 2012 by Razorsharp
	Obamacare to be reviewed by Supreme Court (Preview) 4 Republican justices control fate of health lawBy MARK SHERMAN \| Associated Press – 23 hrs agoRELATED CONTENTEnlarge PhotoFILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010, file photo U.S. Supreme …WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's a thought that can't comfortPresident Barack Obama: The fate of his health care overha...	SamuraiLandshark	0	149	Mar 19, 2012 by SamuraiLandshark
	Obama NOT a perfect man and NOT a perfect president!!!!! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/03/02/obama_likens_himself_to_gandhi_and_nelson_mandela.htmlfourth greatest president--behind Lincoln, FDR, Johnson-- not t...	hope	92	1485	Mar 19, 2012 by catahoula
	Obama's "Flat Earth" comments (Preview) Obama Demonstrates History Impairment with 'Flat Earth' Remark By Mark Whittington \| Yahoo! Contributor Network – 20 hrs ago COMMENTARY \| President Barack Obama, speaking to an audience at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md., compared Republicans who look askance at h...	SamuraiLandshark	10	278	Mar 19, 2012 by SamuraiLandshark
	At last we have statistical evidence that liberals are less tolerant of views that disagree with theirs than are conserv (Preview) March 13, 2012Liberal intolerance, by the numbers Thomas Lifson At last we have statistical evidence that liberals are less tolerant of views that disagree with theirs than are conservatives. Andrew Malcolm of Investor's Business Daily points us to the data, found in a Pew Center for the Interne...	hope	6	267	Mar 15, 2012 by longprime
	Saber Rattling (Preview) Some candidates and MOC are exploring US involvement in OP "wars" otherwise known as in the "best interests of the USA" ???? We have been down this path before, primarily from the Executive Branch with Congressional cheering the President on towards going all-in.	longprime	0	140	Mar 7, 2012 by longprime
	Of course I had to travel during the primary in Ohio... (Preview) I'm currently on a mini vacation at a resort down in Ohio. Little did I know that a Republican nominee would have campaigners and some of "his people" here. During check in yesterday, I realized that many people were here because of the election. It's hilarious to me, as this is the one tiny &...	romanigypsyeyes	7	262	Mar 7, 2012 by romanigypsyeyes
	Keystone Pipeline (Preview) [urlhttp://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/02/21/carney_obama_didnt_turn_down_the_keystone_pipeline.html[/url]Carney:	SamuraiLandshark	12	295	Mar 2, 2012 by longprime
	Ricky ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Rick Santorium Somehow, we didn't get you a thread.	longprime	151	2025	Mar 2, 2012 by john doe
	Sharia Law and Zombie Mohammad (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/penn-judge-muslims-allowed-attack-people-insulting-mohammad-210000330.htmlCOMMENTARY \| Jonathon Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, reports on a disturbing case in which a state judge in...	SamuraiLandshark	6	321	Mar 1, 2012 by Poetsheart
	Orwell "smelly little orthodoxies" (Preview) http://www.politico.com/blogs/joe-scarborough/2012/02/statement-by-joe-scarborough-and-mika-brzezinski-regarding-114872.html	hope	3	485	Feb 21, 2012 by longprime
	Fair Share is Obama's 2012 slogan (Preview) Anybody else notice that these 2 words are popping up everytime he speaks? FAIR SHARE. Hope and change are gone.	pima	27	502	Feb 21, 2012 by winchester
	A Plan for Death (Preview) http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19898736?source=rssinShareThe cost of dying: It's hard to reject care even as costs soarBy Lisa M. Kriegerlkrieger@mercurynews.comPosted: 02/05/2012 08:14:05 AM PSTUpdated: 02/13/2012 10:37:16 AM PST CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGEA medica...	SamuraiLandshark	10	614	Feb 17, 2012 by busdriver11
	Corruption still rife in Chicago years after Al Capone: study (Preview) Corruption still rife in Chicago years after Al Capone: studyBy Andrew Stern \| Reuters – 3 hrs agoEmailPrintRELATED CONTENTEnlarge PhotoA view of the Chicago skyline August 13, 2009. REUTERS/John GressPOLITICS SLIDESHOWSGreece struggles in face of bankruptcy40 photos - Sun, Feb 12, 201...	SamuraiLandshark	0	152	Feb 16, 2012 by SamuraiLandshark
	America's zombie voter problem: By the numbers (Preview) http://theweek.com/article/index/224453/americas-zombie-voter-problem-by-the-numbersAmerica's	SamuraiLandshark	1	166	Feb 16, 2012 by longprime
	Employement Health Insurance (Preview) DS is living in a shared housing situation. Now for almost 3 years. One of the housemates (#1, since she is longest residing housemate, DS is #3) has her own business in landscaping and yard maintenance. Very nice, energetic. Has BF and 5-7 years older than DS. There is no romantic relationships with a...	longprime	7	341	Feb 15, 2012 by longprime
	Electability ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I like this. We can be lemming-like, we humans. Fads and fashions happen with ideas as much as they do with pet rocks. But if something just doesn't feel right, even if you can't quite put your finger on why you feel the way you do about it, you may be right. Like with "electability," for exampl...	winchester	59	1885	Feb 13, 2012 by pima
	Darn, that pesky Constitution... (Preview) I'm sure you all heard this, but it bears repeating. "What’s frustrated people is that I have not be able to force Congress to implement every aspect of what I said in 2008,” he said. “That’s just the nature of being president,” he said. “It turns out that our founders designed a system that makes i...	hope	13	335	Feb 11, 2012 by winchester
	Thread on CC about Rolling Stone article (Preview) I'm curious as to how many people noticed the thread about this article for the 12 hours or so it was up before CC scrubbed the thread, as if it never existed:http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/one-towns-war-on-gay-teens-20120202While it was up, razorsharp (surprise!) was the only...	DonnaL	44	977	Feb 9, 2012 by hope
	Roland Martin suspended from CNN (Preview) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/07/roland-martin-twitter-super-bowl_n_1259634.html	Razorsharp	2	237	Feb 8, 2012 by hope
	Chrysler ad was it political? (Preview) This has become talk on the news and talk radio. I did not view it as a political ad. That being said, what bothered me was a 2 min commercial at 3.5 mil for 30 seconds = 14 million just for ad time, not including production costs. Chrysler has yet to pay back all of the bail out money. 14 million is a drop in the...	pima	11	280	Feb 8, 2012 by pima
	Uncertainty is bad (Preview) http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/president-matters-much-less-think-freakonomics-stephen-dubner-144453125.htmlMorgan Korn \| Daily Ticker – 4 hours ago 7EmailPrint...	SamuraiLandshark	5	220	Feb 7, 2012 by longprime
	Pete Hoekstra superbowl ad (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxw4uZAezaI Um... Ok how many people had to look at this ad and go "Yes! This seems like a wonderful idea!" before that made it to the Superbowl audience? Even my boyfriend's family (all very staunch conservative Republicans) went ... "Did that...	romanigypsyeyes	12	273	Feb 7, 2012 by Poetsheart
	Seems Like Ol' Times - CC Thread (Preview) The Susan G. Komen thread on CC. The entire thread tilts liberal, but it's not political yet because only one or two people have contrary views and have shut up since warned.	hope	8	315	Feb 5, 2012 by SamuraiLandshark
	Obama pushing policy based on the bible (Preview) huh... apparently the R's don't have a monopoly on this one. -------- "And when I decide to stand up for foreign aid, or prevent atrocities in places like Uganda, or take on issues like human trafficking, it’s not just about strengthening alliances, or promoting democratic values, or project...	soccerguy315	7	228	Feb 3, 2012 by winchester
	Obama's State of the Union (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/mixed-record-obamas-state-union-goals-084843573.htmlMixed record for Obama's State of the Union goalsBy ERICA WERNER \| Associated Press – 5 hrs agoWASHINGTON (AP) — As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual address to Congres...	SamuraiLandshark	34	672	Feb 1, 2012 by longprime
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