There’s no better way to kick off the beginning or summer than a road trip across America. And who better to hit the road with than Mitt/ .. or even mini me Mitt? Two lucky supporters will get the chance to spend a day on the campaign trail with Mitt. Donate $5 to be automatically […][...]
Archive for June, 2012
June 20th, 2012 - 11:22 am § in Misc.
INDONESIA: Making University Students Creative
Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Culture has made a bold but controversial decision to boost the number of research papers produced by the country by requiring all university students to publish papers in academic journals as a condition for graduation.[...]
June 20th, 2012 - 10:14 am § in Misc.
Romneyisms
Romney on Sunday gave an abbreviated campaign speech from the bed of a pickup truck in Boehner’s home district. A small but noisy group of protestors shouted throughout his speech, which lasted about six minutes. The protesters shouted, “Romney go home!” A group of Romney staffers [...]
June 20th, 2012 - 8:52 am § in The Ave Scene
Will Crosscut survive?
read “How’s Crosscut doing?” A report from the publisher, David Brewster. Crosscut is a treasure. None of the other Seattle media can rival David Brewster’s leadership and, especially his commitment to quality. Crosscut is the place to go for ANY in depth discussion o[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Scott Brown Chickens Out of Debate with Elizabeth Warren
The Boston Herald reports: Republican senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts has decided not to participate in a nationally televised debate with his opponent, Democrat Elizabeth Warren> Brown’s excuse was that the debate was to be sponsored by the Ted Kennedy Foundation and Vicki Kennedy, [...]
June 19th, 2012 - 11:16 am § in America
Romneyisms: Why won’t Mitt Romney just say it?
Why won’t Mitt Romney just say it? Yesterday, Romney was asked 5 times whether he’d reverse President Obama’s new policy giving legal status to DREAM-eligible immigrants. And 5 times, he refused to answer. Mitt must think he can placate his right-wing base without alienating immigrant comm[...]
June 19th, 2012 - 11:11 am § in Misc.
Its Bilderberg Time .. Do You have YOUR reservations?
From Last Year’s Meetup in St Moritz The Bilderberg Group of some 100 political and economic leaders, as well as aristocrats, will me last June 23 from in the chic Swiss ski station of St Moritz. The exact location and date of the meeting was shrouded in mystery. A spokesman from th[...]
June 19th, 2012 - 8:39 am § in Misc.
The Courage to Say No to Fanatic Elected Officials
New York – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel says he’s repudiating a Hungarian award he received in 2004 because top officials from Budapest recently attended a ceremony for a Nazi sympathizer. I am not Elie Wiesel. None the less, I remember the complicity of millions of Germans in th[...]
June 17th, 2012 - 11:10 pm § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Mitt and Ann Romney March in Fremont’s Solstice Parade!
As promised …. Mitt and Ann Romney … or at least the mini-me versions, appeared in this year’s Fremont Solstice Parade! Aside from the rather rude comment by one of our co-celebrants, the mini me Romneys were very well received and will soon appear with other celebrants in my essay[...]
The “Progressives” act like the Tea Party
By Ryan [email protected] LINK WASHINGTON — In a surprising reversal, Change.org, the progressive online powerhouse that channels grassroots energy into petition-based activism, has dropped two anti-union clients, including Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst, according to multiple[...]