Political & Elections

longprime · longprime

Perry looked desparate and overly attacked Romney. Looking desparate this early in the cycle is sure to be fatal character flaw as Romney nicely pointed out. Too bad that the Border and Tuition tripped him up where it could have tripped any one.

hope · hope

Just when you thought they couldn't get any crazier.....Politico reports this from the esteemed Sean Pean: Sean Penn – actor, activist and outspoken liberal – unloaded on the tea party during an appearance on CNN’s “Piers Morgan” on Friday. Looking particularly scruffy, Penn echoed comments ma...

hope · hope

I am so grateful for this past weekend's New York Times dissection of Romney's role (going back forty years) in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I'm also thankful for Anderson Cooper's thoughtful analysis enlightening us as to what exactly Mormonism is all about. But most important...

longprime · longprime

of the Jersey Mob? This gums up the R - TP workings. We need more than just a PlayBill.

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

and I banned him again. Watch out people. I may get so used to it that I may request a transfer to a board that should not be named! The kiddo is still using an anonymizer. He really should be writing his college essays right now or enjoying high school, not trying to infiltrate a discussion board.

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

I opened a new thread - anyone have any good stories about their insurance companies, horror stories or want to talk about premium increases? I am ever so grateful to have group health insurance, again. After COBRA and the long term hunt for individual insurance last year, I have never been so gratef...

longprime · longprime

H.R. 2273 Limiting EPA authority & Giving States Oversight Over Coal Ash. In Oregon, we decided that our, 1 coal plant, is causing enough polution to cause lower visibility in the Columbia River Gorge (when wind is blowing from the East-infrequent) and causing additional polution to Washi...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

By Susan Abram Staff WriterPosted: 10/11/2011 07:39:36 PM PDTUpdated: 10/11/2011 07:48:02 PM PDT Los Angeles Unified will overhaul how it teaches English-language learners and black students in the wake of a 19-month-long federal probe that found they weren't getting the same education a...

longprime · longprime

Gov J Brown (CA) signs into law the banning of SharkFin in Ca. Joins WA, OR, HI. This is going to put enterprising Chinese Restuarants in black market restuaranting and law bidding restuarants and citizens at a disadvantage. Prohibition never works.

winchester · winchester

Democratic Rep. Andre Carson told a Miami crowd last week that the Tea Party movement would "love" to see black Americans "hanging on a tree." (1) He is not alone among liberals in depicting the Tea Party as racist. Janeane Garofalo attributed the Tea Party to...

soccerguy315 · soccerguy315

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-says-wants-build-eurasian-union-222139037.html

longprime · longprime

Today I paid a credit card that had a $21. plus a $20.00 late pay. The card is rarely used and I had a autopay feature. So why the late pay penalty? I called BIG BANK and they said something that blows your mind-THEY moved the credit card to another facility/division/computer/whatever, and the new syst...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-muslim-inmates-sue-over-meal-preparation-152909933.htmlCOLUMBUS,

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://news.yahoo.com/awlaqi-killing-reignites-us-debate-rights-152720230.html

soccerguy315 · soccerguy315

http://americanglob.com/2011/09/28/solyndra-redux-obama-gives-737-million-dollar-loan-to-solar-company-connected-to-nancy-pelosis-brother-in-law/

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

[ur;]http://news.yahoo.com/anti-terrorism-success-may-not-help-obama-2012-125736300.html[/url]

jazzy · jazzy

Americans by wide margins do not want to see deficit reduction through spending cuts alone.....so why is that the path Republicans are adhering to? Once it gets specific about what the all-spending-cuts approach is going to mean to the average middle class Americans, this could be election year W...

romanigypsyeyes · romanigypsyeyes

This disgusts me. A soldier is a soldier is a soldier unless they've done something heinous. Being open about who you love does NOT fall into that category. This man is putting his life on the line in Ir...

soccerguy315 · soccerguy315

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/aulaqi-killing-reignites-debate-on-limits-of-executive-power/2011/09/30/gIQAx1bUAL_print.html

pima · pima

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/09/27/7-arrested-for-alleged-sat-cheating-ring-at-great-neck-north-high-school/

romanigypsyeyes · romanigypsyeyes

There's a story making the rounds today about a teacher's aide in GA who was fired for taping a child's mouth shut. Georgia is one of 19 states that still technically allows corporal punishment, but there is a new federal bill that would prohibit states from receiving federal aid if they don't enact co...

zoosermom · zoosermom

It's not bad enough that Rick Perry beats the expression "boots on the ground" to death, but now his wife is saying it, too. It's like an icepick in my ear drum. Stop, stop, stop!!! It may be one of the more obnoxious things I've heard in a long time. Buy a thesaurus, use some creativity, but...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-gets-burned-crack-texas-wildfires-221200669.html

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

YOUR NEWS. NOW WITH FRIENDS.Discover News based on what your friends have readAutomatically share what you read on Yahoo! NewsRetain full control over what you shareSpark conversations around interesting topicsConnect with FacebookWas the Associated Press transcription of Obama’s CBC spee...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://news.yahoo.com/ice-says-nearly-3-000-criminal-aliens-arrested-140738852.htmlICEIan Simpson | Reuters – 2 hrs 21 mins agotweet11ShareEmailPrintU.S. SLIDESHOWSWashington Monument inspected for damage...

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

http://news.yahoo.com/wife-mexican-drug-lord-gives-birth-calif-044415749.html

SamuraiLandshark · SamuraiLandshark

YOUR NEWS. NOW WITH FRIENDS.Discover News based on what your friends have readAutomatically share what you read on Yahoo! NewsRetain full control over what you shareSpark conversations around interesting topicsConnect with Facebook Was the Associated Press transcription of Obama’s CBC spe...

longprime · longprime

So the FRB has been printing money. No sign of inflation but deflation is all around us. Equity markets down. We now get excited with 1% bank CD deposits. Gold is down close to 30% in 2 weeks. Silver dropped 20% in a day.

hope · hope

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/robbins-report/2011/sep/13/michelle-obama-all-just-flag/-- E...

Razorsharp · Razorsharp

One of the most hotly contested death row cases in recent years looks set to go ahead with the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia on Wednesday.Davis lost his final bid for clemency despite overwhelming evidence indicating that his conviction for murder is unreliable.He will be put on a gurney at th...

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	gov Rick Perry over parried (Preview) Perry looked desparate and overly attacked Romney. Looking desparate this early in the cycle is sure to be fatal character flaw as Romney nicely pointed out. Too bad that the Border and Tuition tripped him up where it could have tripped any one.	longprime	7	313	Oct 19, 2011 by longprime
	Tea Party Wants to Lynch Obama (Preview) Just when you thought they couldn't get any crazier.....Politico reports this from the esteemed Sean Pean: Sean Penn – actor, activist and outspoken liberal – unloaded on the tea party during an appearance on CNN’s “Piers Morgan” on Friday. Looking particularly scruffy, Penn echoed comments ma...	hope	9	358	Oct 18, 2011 by FarmDad
	Mormonism vs. Black Liberation Theology (Preview) I am so grateful for this past weekend's New York Times dissection of Romney's role (going back forty years) in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I'm also thankful for Anderson Cooper's thoughtful analysis enlightening us as to what exactly Mormonism is all about. But most important...	hope	4	371	Oct 18, 2011 by zoosermom
	Chris Christy (Preview) of the Jersey Mob? This gums up the R - TP workings. We need more than just a PlayBill.	longprime	21	377	Oct 17, 2011 by Tom1944
	The troll has returned (Preview) and I banned him again. Watch out people. I may get so used to it that I may request a transfer to a board that should not be named! The kiddo is still using an anonymizer. He really should be writing his college essays right now or enjoying high school, not trying to infiltrate a discussion board.	SamuraiLandshark	3	269	Oct 16, 2011 by soccerguy315
	Individual heath coverage (Preview) I opened a new thread - anyone have any good stories about their insurance companies, horror stories or want to talk about premium increases? I am ever so grateful to have group health insurance, again. After COBRA and the long term hunt for individual insurance last year, I have never been so gratef...	SamuraiLandshark	26	482	Oct 14, 2011 by longprime
	HR 2273 (Preview) H.R. 2273 Limiting EPA authority & Giving States Oversight Over Coal Ash. In Oregon, we decided that our, 1 coal plant, is causing enough polution to cause lower visibility in the Columbia River Gorge (when wind is blowing from the East-infrequent) and causing additional polution to Washi...	longprime	0	313	Oct 14, 2011 by longprime
	LAUSD to overhaul teaching methods for black students, English learners (Preview) By Susan Abram Staff WriterPosted: 10/11/2011 07:39:36 PM PDTUpdated: 10/11/2011 07:48:02 PM PDT Los Angeles Unified will overhaul how it teaches English-language learners and black students in the wake of a 19-month-long federal probe that found they weren't getting the same education a...	SamuraiLandshark	1	192	Oct 12, 2011 by hope
	Too Much Regulation (Preview) Gov J Brown (CA) signs into law the banning of SharkFin in Ca. Joins WA, OR, HI. This is going to put enterprising Chinese Restuarants in black market restuaranting and law bidding restuarants and citizens at a disadvantage. Prohibition never works.	longprime	2	175	Oct 11, 2011 by SamuraiLandshark
	Why Rep. Carson Thinks the Tea Party is Racist ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Democratic Rep. Andre Carson told a Miami crowd last week that the Tea Party movement would "love" to see black Americans "hanging on a tree." (1) He is not alone among liberals in depicting the Tea Party as racist. Janeane Garofalo attributed the Tea Party to...	winchester	53	1041	Oct 10, 2011 by Cartera
	Putin: Russia wants to build 'Eurasian Union' (Preview) http://ca.news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-says-wants-build-eurasian-union-222139037.html	soccerguy315	1	216	Oct 9, 2011 by Razorsharp
	Wall Street Mob (Preview) Today I paid a credit card that had a $21. plus a $20.00 late pay. The card is rarely used and I had a autopay feature. So why the late pay penalty? I called BIG BANK and they said something that blows your mind-THEY moved the credit card to another facility/division/computer/whatever, and the new syst...	longprime	16	335	Oct 8, 2011 by busdriver11
	Ohio Muslim sues over meal preparation (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-muslim-inmates-sue-over-meal-preparation-152909933.htmlCOLUMBUS,	SamuraiLandshark	2	205	Oct 4, 2011 by Poetsheart
	Alwlaqi killing reignites US debate on rights (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/awlaqi-killing-reignites-us-debate-rights-152720230.html	SamuraiLandshark	20	424	Oct 4, 2011 by soccerguy315
	$737 million in government money to Pelosi's brother in law (Preview) http://americanglob.com/2011/09/28/solyndra-redux-obama-gives-737-million-dollar-loan-to-solar-company-connected-to-nancy-pelosis-brother-in-law/	soccerguy315	26	570	Oct 3, 2011 by longprime
	Anti-terrorism success may not help Obama in 2012 (Preview) [ur;]http://news.yahoo.com/anti-terrorism-success-may-not-help-obama-2012-125736300.html[/url]	SamuraiLandshark	4	235	Oct 1, 2011 by SamuraiLandshark
	Poll after poll supports tax increase (Preview) Americans by wide margins do not want to see deficit reduction through spending cuts alone.....so why is that the path Republicans are adhering to? Once it gets specific about what the all-spending-cuts approach is going to mean to the average middle class Americans, this could be election year W...	jazzy	30	578	Oct 1, 2011 by nbachris2788
	Gay soldier booed at GOP debate (Preview) This disgusts me. A soldier is a soldier is a soldier unless they've done something heinous. Being open about who you love does NOT fall into that category. This man is putting his life on the line in Ir...	romanigypsyeyes	17	592	Oct 1, 2011 by nbachris2788
	Obama executes US citizen without trial (Preview) http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/aulaqi-killing-reignites-debate-on-limits-of-executive-power/2011/09/30/gIQAx1bUAL_print.html	soccerguy315	2	316	Sep 30, 2011 by busdriver11
	SAT arrests ...what the heck were these kids thinking? (Preview) http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/09/27/7-arrested-for-alleged-sat-cheating-ring-at-great-neck-north-high-school/	pima	4	221	Sep 30, 2011 by CelticClan07
	Corporal Punishment in schools? (Preview) There's a story making the rounds today about a teacher's aide in GA who was fired for taping a child's mouth shut. Georgia is one of 19 states that still technically allows corporal punishment, but there is a new federal bill that would prohibit states from receiving federal aid if they don't enact co...	romanigypsyeyes	2	176	Sep 29, 2011 by SamuraiLandshark
	I can't stand this expression! (Preview) It's not bad enough that Rick Perry beats the expression "boots on the ground" to death, but now his wife is saying it, too. It's like an icepick in my ear drum. Stop, stop, stop!!! It may be one of the more obnoxious things I've heard in a long time. Buy a thesaurus, use some creativity, but...	zoosermom	2	190	Sep 29, 2011 by Razorsharp
	Obama gets burned with crack on wildfire (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/obama-gets-burned-crack-texas-wildfires-221200669.html	SamuraiLandshark	4	223	Sep 29, 2011 by zoosermom
	Was the AP transcription of President Obama's speech racist? (Preview) YOUR NEWS. NOW WITH FRIENDS.Discover News based on what your friends have readAutomatically share what you read on Yahoo! NewsRetain full control over what you shareSpark conversations around interesting topicsConnect with FacebookWas the Associated Press transcription of Obama’s CBC spee...	SamuraiLandshark	4	221	Sep 28, 2011 by catahoula
	ICE arrests 2901 criminal aliens in 7 day operation (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/ice-says-nearly-3-000-criminal-aliens-arrested-140738852.htmlICEIan Simpson \| Reuters – 2 hrs 21 mins agotweet11ShareEmailPrintU.S. SLIDESHOWSWashington Monument inspected for damage...	SamuraiLandshark	3	299	Sep 28, 2011 by Cartera
	Wife of Mexico drug lord gives birth in California (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/wife-mexican-drug-lord-gives-birth-calif-044415749.html	SamuraiLandshark	8	275	Sep 27, 2011 by longprime
	Was the AP transcription of President Obama's speech racist? (Preview) YOUR NEWS. NOW WITH FRIENDS.Discover News based on what your friends have readAutomatically share what you read on Yahoo! NewsRetain full control over what you shareSpark conversations around interesting topicsConnect with Facebook Was the Associated Press transcription of Obama’s CBC spe...	SamuraiLandshark	0	136	Sep 27, 2011 by SamuraiLandshark
	TP'rs and R's concerns about inflation (Preview) So the FRB has been printing money. No sign of inflation but deflation is all around us. Equity markets down. We now get excited with 1% bank CD deposits. Gold is down close to 30% in 2 weeks. Silver dropped 20% in a day.	longprime	6	226	Sep 26, 2011 by longprime
	Michelle Obama: "All this just for a flag." ( 1 2 ) (Preview) http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/robbins-report/2011/sep/13/michelle-obama-all-just-flag/-- E...	hope	61	1344	Sep 23, 2011 by jazzy
	Should Troy Davis Die? (Preview) One of the most hotly contested death row cases in recent years looks set to go ahead with the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia on Wednesday.Davis lost his final bid for clemency despite overwhelming evidence indicating that his conviction for murder is unreliable.He will be put on a gurney at th...	Razorsharp	18	286	Sep 23, 2011 by SamuraiLandshark
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