Tim Kane is running for Senate against George Allen .. the guy who called a brown man a “Macaca.” [...]
Archive for September, 2012
September 21st, 2012 - 12:07 pm § in Misc.
ROMNEYISMS
Mark McKinnon on Why Time Is Running Out for Mitt Romney Sep 19, 2012 4:45 AM EDT Ex-Bush aide Mark McKinnon keeps waiting for Romney to turn his campaign around and show the right stuff. After the 47 percent tape, he’s not sure that moment will ever come.[...]
September 21st, 2012 - 8:26 am § in Misc.
Funny You Do Not Look Cherokee
Last night’s debate between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown can be summed up in one phrase: “I think character is important. … as you can see, she’s not (Native American).” Scott Warren As a Jew, I am all too familiar with the faux complement “Funny you do not look Jewish.[...]
September 20th, 2012 - 11:20 pm § in Uncategorized
Ryanomics: Is Ryan a Good Catholic?
Paul Ryan’s parish priest: ‘Your kids may starve to death’ because of Ryan’s budget cuts Fr. Stephen Umhoefer said he had a “very friendly pastor-parishioner relationship” with Ryan.Umhoefer said Ryan left his Janesville-based church, which he has led since 2002, a few years ago.“P[...]
September 20th, 2012 - 12:09 pm § in Misc.
Tea Party Panic
Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin wrote in an email sent to supporters last Tuesday: “Over the last several weeks, I have received emails from some of our supporters …. They are angry at the Republican nominee who does not fight hard enough for our core values. They are angry[...]
September 20th, 2012 - 9:18 am § in Misc.
AVE Challenge: Who am I?
a. Pope Phillip of the schismatic Roman Church b. The emperor from the coming Star Trek c. Deposed ruler of Burma d. World’s richest nobleman e. Malicious Photoshop of Dennis Kucinich[...]
September 20th, 2012 - 1:41 am § in Misc.
What YOU can do for Election 2012
Washington state is a “done deal” for Pres. Obama. That does not mean those of us living in this state cannot do things that are useful for this election. Here are 3 very good things to do: 1. Donate money. Even small contributions make a big difference at this time point in the campaign[...]
Ryanomics: Support for Science
The Scientist reports that Paul Ryan supports federal finding for basic research, except when science conflicts with ideology ….. The good news is that Paul Ryan states that he supports increasing funding for basic science. In 2000, Representative Ryan opined that biomedical research was a[...]