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September 7th, 2012 - 7:45 am § in America, Hypocrisy, Politics

Commentary by Halstead: The Speeches

The two recent conventions prompt me to think about speeches: Lincoln’s of course.  And Bryan’s ‘Cross of Gold’: one of the very few which actually swayed a hostile crowd to a prompt consensus. Soon regretted. The theory of parliaments has it that a group of people with open[...]

September 4th, 2012 - 12:36 pm § in America, Hypocrisy

Poltical Hypocrisy

β Award “Dishonorable Disclosures” is a short film by an organization called Special Operations OPSEC attacking Obama for leaking information about the assasination of ben Laden and our covert efforts in places like Afghanistan and Libya.  The comparison to  to the “Swift Boat&#[...]

September 3rd, 2012 - 11:35 am § in America, Misc.

Slur of the Day Is Obama a “coconut?”

Coconut (US) a person of Hispanic descent who’s accused of acting white.[45] (New Zealand/Australia) a Pacific Islander. Named after the coconut, the nut from the coconut palm.[46] (UK) a black person who exhibits behaviour associated with caucasians; (US) a black person trying to be ‘wh[...]

August 27th, 2012 - 10:46 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Another Republican Backs Forced Pregnancy

Tom Smith, Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, has endorsed forced pregnancy after rape. Smith said Monday at the Pennsylvania Press Club that that abortion should be banned without any exceptions, including for rape and incest victims.[...]

August 23rd, 2012 - 4:22 am § in Misc.

Misuse of “Diversity”

Ohio Gov Appoints Lying Jock With No College Degree To Board Of Ed, For ‘Diversification’ by Josh Fruhlinger If you were a governor, would you ever appoint someone to a state board, just because of his or her race? Of course not, that would be racism, even if that person’s race has been histor[...]

August 22nd, 2012 - 8:05 am § in America, Politics

Commentary by SMS: Is Ryan hurting the RR ticket?

An  NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll on August 22 showed that , 22 percent Americans said that Paul Ryan made them more likely to vote for Mitt Romney.while 23 percent said that Ryan made them less likely to vote for Romney . I think the time may be coming to describe this ticket not as […][...]

August 11th, 2012 - 12:01 pm § in America

You Choose the LOGO: Romney Ryan Logo Resembles Famous Car Brand

    OR       ?[...]

August 1st, 2012 - 9:48 am § in Hypocrisy, Schools & Colleges

THE HUSKIES’ STAND ON CHILD AB– USE

Mark Emmert moves into new territory by cracking down on Penn State at almost the same time the uW Huskies recruited a 14-year-old quarterback.  HYPOCRISY[...]

August 1st, 2012 - 9:06 am § in America, Hypocrisy, Politics, Schools & Colleges

McKenna’s Education Proposal … Magical Budgeting.

My biggest disappointment is that McKenna has acted more like a promise laden Democrat than like a business promoting Republican. I  am disappointed. I had considered voting for McKenna despite the Tea Part albatross he carries.  people I trust had told me that McKenna, a UW graduate, had a sincer[...]

July 15th, 2012 - 9:19 pm § in Misc.

DARCY BURNER Speaks Out

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