Archive for October 14th, 2008
Bush’s Two Minute State of The Union
From the horses ass (or mouth, whatever), we get the whole truth. In these times of struggle and turmoil, in an election year when all is clouded in distrust and double-talk, we finally get a glimpse of some honesty from the White House. I have to admit, I am glad to see this administration breaking […]
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The Latest on the Polls
OBAMA 53, MCCAIN 39 Bring on the hate speech Senator McCain and Governor Palin – you are showing your stripes. The American people are happy that you have chosen to show yourself honestly – the picture does not match the words – but we get the picture.
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Live Debate analysis – McCain, Obama, Video Excerpts
We will be posting live on the final debate between McCain and Obama. Tonight we will refine our process to include live analysis, and possibly scoring points as the debate unfolds. The pictures framing this paragraph reflect our expectations and bias. Stay with us: Bob Schieffer is the moderator – the format is a sit […]
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Home made Alfredo sauce
This writer likes to cook but sometimes we feel lazy and want an easy meal. One of my other sins is pasta. Laziness and gluttony – sins flavor sins, one good sin deserves another, that’s my motto today. We have an Alfredo sauce that is sinful. Here is what we do. Ingredients: 1 pint of […]
14Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
Men At Work
We were driving down the street this morning and we noticed three men putting in a retaining wall. We saw a couple of shovels and a wheelbarrow. There were stacks of those pre-formed hex-shaped concrete ‘stones.’ The men had dug out the bank and were placing the stones in place. No more mowing of a […]
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Treasury Chief Says Banks Must Deploy New Capital
WASHINGTON — Describing the government’s financial bailout plan as “extensive, powerful and transformative,” Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said on Tuesday that the injection of $250 billion into the nation’s banks was needed to restore confidence and avoid a collapse of the financial system. Read Full Post Here
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Not Just a Hockey Mom: Palin Embraces Sports Mothers of All Stripes
SCRANTON, Pa. — GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is expanding her political base. At the GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn., she was all about the hockey moms. But this afternoon, as she made her way to the stage at Scranton’s Riverfront Sports Complex, the Astroturf on the floor reminded her that she needed […]
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Group Answers Charges of Voter Registration Fraud
A prominent community organizing group and representatives of the McCain campaign held dueling news conferences in Washington on Tuesday to press their cases in a simmering controversy over allegations of fraudulent voter registrations. Former Republican Senators John C. Danforth and Warren Rudman, who chair the McCain campaign’s Honest and Open Elections Committee, warned of a […]
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Mickey Mouse Complaints
With three weeks to go, and absentee voting well underway, both campaigns — and outside group — have been asking voters and the media to look at the possibility of election fraud. At McCain rallies, supporters intone “ACORN” and “FBI! FBI!” with increasing regularity. And, it’s true, ACORN — a predominately left-leaning group with (limited) […]
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Who is That Masked Man? (Obama)
Every time we hear McCain or Palin say, “Who is Barack Obama?” we have to laugh to ourselves. They remind us of the town folks in the small town that has just been rescued by The Lone Ranger – they always ask, “Who was that Masked Man?” The next person marvels, “I don’t know. But […]
14Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
McCain Has Become Irrelevant
John McCain is speaking as we type this post. McCain is presenting his new economic plan. The fourth or fifth iteration in the past three weeks. No one is listening because we all know that in two days, or a week, McCain will have a new and different proposal. McCain is playing to the polls […]
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The GOP Legacy – Wars, Death, Hatred, Socialism
This is a banner year in American Politics. This is the year when the people rise up and crucify the self serving, greedy, power and control, mean spirited Republicans. That was a mouthful, don’t you think. It is written in the spirit of McCainian Anger. The American people should be angry. WARNING to readers – […]
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Wicked: A marriage of literature, art, and music
We marvel att the marriage of art and technology and the ingenuity of those who can master that integration. Steve Jobs and his folks at Apple are prime examples. In the same vein, there is a marriage of literature, art, and culture that can culminate in the same kind of experience. Probably the best example […]
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Gallup’s New Likely Voters Model
In an effort to measure the impact of Obama’s candidacy on the electorate, especially among young and minority voters, Gallup has begun publishing presidential tracking poll results based on two different “likely voter” models. Read Full Post Here
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