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The scene in the caucus looked like an outtake from a Ma and Pa Kettle movie. I lived in Ames proper and spent all my time either on campus or at the club where I DJed, so I had never seen the local white trashery in all its glory before. Sweet hell, you could have cast a sequel to Deliverance out of that room. Some speaking in tongues and serpent handling wouldn’t have been entirely out of place.The scene in the caucus looked like an outtake from a Ma and Pa Kettle movie. I lived... more
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Mr. Cohen clarifies the events in Russia in recent weeks. Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about that old cold war sleepy country.Mr. Cohen clarifies the events in Russia in recent weeks. Just when you thought you... more
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You may know that I have written several articles on the Republican war on voting, so I shall not go into the details of extreme tactics they use to separate minority, elderly, disabled, labor, and poor Americans from their right to vote. But a recent attempt has exposed a small glimpse at who is financing this effort.You may know that I have written several articles on the Republican war on voting, so... more
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Over in the Totalitarian Corporate Plutocracy of Fitzwalkerstan, formerly Wisconsin, Scott Walker has been sipping some heavy duty whine. He is claiming massive voter fraud, wasted resources and more in an attempt to discredit the snowballing recall effort from patriots trying to restore Wisconsin. Of course Walker is lying. In fact, there’s little Walker and his Koch sucking thugs won’t to save his job.Over in the Totalitarian Corporate Plutocracy of Fitzwalkerstan, formerly Wisconsin,... more
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So how did we do in predicting the field? If you exclude the entertainers like Rush Limbaugh that we included in that first bracket in an attempt to be funny, pretty good. We predicted twelve entrants. Of those twelve, ten took some sort of shot. Of the seven we deliberately left off the list, four stayed out and three came in: Huntsman, Paul, and Bolton. So of 19 potential candidates, we called 14 correctly, or 73%. We should also get some bonus points for also predicting that some off the radar candidates would emerge and those would include a Texan and a governor.
Our only big misses were Ron Paul and Rick Perry. To be fair, we thought the “Texan” would be someone from the Bush camp, like Jeb or Mitch Daniels (an honorary Texan.) To those of us not intimately familiar with Texas, Perry seems just like W. But I am told by my Texas friends they are very different. Eskimos have twenty words for snow. Texans must have twenty different types of asshole.So how did we do in predicting the field? If you exclude the entertainers like Rush... more
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New York - Real estate developer Donald Trump has announced that his planned presidential debate has been canceled due to lack of interest and replaced by a holiday special. The program is scheduled to feature all of the remaining Republican candidates for president.
“It’s gonna be awesome,” Trump said in a recent news conference. “It’s gonna be like ‘Dancing with the Stars’ but without the dancing and without the stars. But we’re gonna pack plenty of Christmas magic into this very, very special special.”
Called “Christmas with the Candidates,” the two-hour program will air on NBC, replacing the traditional Christmas Eve broadcast of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
“I say ‘bah humbug’ to that old ghost story,” Trump explained. “It doesn’t even take place in America.”
As an alternative to Dickens and conventional debating, each of the candidates will appear live from a special holiday location.
Front runner Newt Gingrich will showcase his volunteer work at the McLean, Virginia Animal Shelter, where he operates a post-holiday euthanization line. “We get tons of unwanted puppies and kittens as soon as those trees come down. I know it sounds like a bah humbug job. But it’s really a lot of fun.”
Mitt Romney is still trying to decide whether he wants to be home with his family in Boston or singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City. “I can see the pros and cons of both options,” the candidate said. “I’m just wondering what the voters would like their leader to do in this situation.”
To emphasize the inclusive nature of Christmas, Michele Bachmann is going to attend a class at a yeshiva in Brooklyn, and try to learn how to pronounce the word “chutzpah” correctly.
Rick Perry will be out somewhere along the Texas/Mexican border with a 12-gauge shotgun and a bucket of shells.
Ron Paul is going to do his segment from the National Institute Of Standards and Technology, where he will figure out the exact point at which he became too smart to be President of the United States.
The remaining candidates will play a round of ‘The Apprentice’ with Donald Trump. The winner will be crowned as the Republican’s vice presidential contender. Check your local listings for times and channels.New York - Real estate developer Donald Trump has announced that his planned... more
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Let’s not muddle the messaging by suggesting Cain failed because of unconventionality. He broke under the weight of his own conventionalism. Even innocent of the allegations, some of his most damning character flaws showed through very clearly in his responses. His only failure in “unconventionalism” was lack of the necessary political savvy to slap the right lipstick on the right pig at the right time. Sadly, we have too much of that conventionality at hand. If only more candidates would collapse from such a lack of savvy.Let’s not muddle the messaging by suggesting Cain failed because of... more
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If you have a ton of cash and a political agenda, it's easier than ever to make powerful friends and influence people. Here's a handy how-to guide to the complex, cash-drenched world of federal campaign finance.If you have a ton of cash and a political agenda, it's easier than ever to make... more
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Republican lawmakers in Congress introduced legislation on Wednesday that would require the Obama administration to issue a construction permit for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days unless the president decided the project was not in the national interest.
Sponsored by Senator Richard G. Lugar, Republican of Indiana, the legislation is a sharp rejoinder to the State Department’s recent decision to delay a verdict on approval of the $7 billion project for at least a year while it considers alternative routes that bypass environmentally sensitive areas in Nebraska.
That announcement enraged supporters of the pipeline, who have accused Mr. Obama of seeking to placate his supporters until after next year’s presidential election in lieu of signing off on a project that will create jobs.
“Building the TransCanada Keystone pipeline now is a dramatic opportunity to change that energy and national security equation,” Mr. Lugar said in a statement. “President Obama has the opportunity of creating 20,000 new jobs now. Incredibly, he has delayed a decision until after the 2012 election apparently in fear of offending a part of his political base and even risking the ire of construction unions who support the pipeline.”
Dozens of Republican senators and leaders of the party are backing the legislation, which seems unlikely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate unless Mr. Lugar can muster bipartisan support for the bill.
The State Department put off the Keystone XL decision because of mounting pressure from lawmakers in Nebraska and from environmental groups that pleaded with the Obama administration not to allow the pipeline to traverse the delicate Sand Hills region of the state.
Soon afterward, the pipeline company, TransCanada, agreed to route the pipeline around the Sand Hills area. But the State Department has said it must nonetheless initiate a fresh environmental review process for any new route, a process that could take 12 to 18 months.
Opponents of Keystone XL condemned the Republican bill, pointing out that the State Department’s inspector general had opened an inquiry into the federal government’s handling of the environmental review of the pipeline proposal, which has been faulted by critics as lax.
“I will vigorously oppose any efforts by Republicans in Congress to legislate a rubber-stamp approval for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline,” Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, said in a statement. “At a time when the State Department inspector general is conducting a special inquiry into possible conflicts of interest related to the State Department’s handling of this project, it is completely inappropriate to try to short-circuit the thorough environmental review process federal law requires.”
House Republicans with the Energy and Commerce Committee have said they will discuss the Keystone XL delay at a hearing on the project on Friday.Republican lawmakers in Congress introduced legislation on Wednesday that would... more
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Put another way, evangelicals would rather have a liar and a hypocrite and has been married three times than a Mormon. And if anyone seriously believes Gingrich has repented, I’ve got a beautiful orange bridge in San Francisco to sell you.Put another way, evangelicals would rather have a liar and a hypocrite and has been... more
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An Italian radio program’s story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world. Americans may remember that at the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland literally went bankrupt. The reasons were mentioned only in passing, and since then, this little-known member of the European Union fell back into oblivion. As one European country after another fails or risks failing, imperiling the Euro, with repercussions for the entire world, the last thing the powers that be want is for Iceland to become an example. Here’s why: http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43029-why-iceland-should-be-in-the-news-but-is-notAn Italian radio program’s story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a... more
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The EC works by you voting for someone called a Elector in November. It may say you are voting for a candidate, but in reality you are telling your state electors how you want them to vote for President. Each state has its own number of Electors based on population. But somewhere someone messed up because some states have more that are supposed to have less. In November you cast your vote telling the Electors what President, you want them to vote for. Then In December the Electors tell Congress who the President will be.
This can cause problems like in the 2000 Presidential Election. This bring me to who chooses the Electors ? Well no other then the Political parties. They elect their own Electors. Seems weird to me. But there are rules for the Electors, supposably Electors aren't allowed to vote against their states. Their have been cases in the past where 83 people have voted against their states. Also Electors can choose not to vote at all. Resulting in the other candidate gaining more Electoral votes. American has an indirect voting system for head of state. The People vote for Electors who vote for President. But they don't have to vote. Seems confusing ? Well because it is.
This even confused my parents and they still don't understand how the people vote.
I have showed them proof from different websites and they say its too confusing.
This is a big problem in voting, no one knows how the system really works.
I'm really scared my parents will never understand how the voting system works.
They don't believe that this is even possible.
I believe we should replace this system with Direct Elections with The Alternative Vote.
Sources -
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS9mM8Xbbw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wC42HgLA4k&feature=relmfu
Alternative Vote Explained -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting
http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/alternative-vote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE&feature=channel_video_title
First Past The Post Voting -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo&feature=channel_video_title
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Rick Perry, the disastrous governor from Texas, who flew into the race with both guns blazing, but who has taken an epic faceplant in the debates and speeches, showcasing with pride his less than stellar intellect – or his impending nervous breakdown – which, let’s be honest, makes for some thoroughly enjoyable and snicker-worthy web viewing. After all, he’s merely George W. 2.0, and we all know how well that worked out.
http://veracitystew.com/2011/11/23/the-daily-show-profiles-rick-perry-video/Rick Perry, the disastrous governor from Texas, who flew into the race with both guns... more
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, struggling with an ambitious agenda on clean air regulations, said it will delay proposing the country's first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries.
The delay is the latest setback for the agency's new raft of clean air rules on everything from smog to mercury pollution that are heavily opposed by industry.
The EPA had been required to propose the rules on refineries by mid-December, as part of a court settlement with states and environmental groups.
"EPA expects to need more time to complete work on greenhouse gas pollution standards for oil refineries," a spokeswoman for the agency said. The EPA is working with the litigants to develop a new schedule to replace the current mid-December date for a rule proposal, she added.
The EPA made the comments after sources on both sides of the issue told Reuters the agency would not make the deadline.
The EPA has not told refiners exactly how it plans to cut emissions, and that figuring out how to do so is taking additional time, an oil industry source said.
"How they are going to regulate greenhouse gases, they are not sharing that with us," the source said.
The petroleum industry says it is more difficult to cut emissions from refineries than it is from power plants, the EPA's top target of emissions. Many power utilities can switch from coal, which emits large amounts of carbon dioxide when burned, to burning cleaner natural gas. Refineries, however, mostly already run on natural gas, they argue.
Tough rules on greenhouse gas emissions could add expenses to companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, Valero Energy Corp, and ConocoPhillips.
But refiners can easily cut emissions -- and save money, a source with one of the litigants said. They can do so by replacing inefficient boilers, installing better valves to reduce leaks of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and by generating power with "waste heat" given off at the plants.
The delays on greenhouse gas plans come after President Barack Obama forced the EPA in September to delay new limits on smog emissions until 2013, saying it was part of an effort to reduce regulatory burdens on business.
That decision came as Republicans in the House of Representatives complained about EPA's raft of new clean air regulations, saying they would kill jobs and add expenses to businesses as they struggle with the weak economy.
RECORD EMISSIONS
The delay comes as time may be running out for world efforts to control global warming emissions. Concentrations of carbon dioxide and two other greenhouse gases reached record levels last year and will linger in the atmosphere for decades, even if the world halts output of the gases today, the World Meteorological Organization, the U.N.'s weather agency, said on Monday.
The United States is sticking with Obama's pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. But a comprehensive energy and climate bill failed in the Senate last year, leaving emissions control largely to agencies including the EPA and the Department of Transportation. Last week those agencies proposed doubling auto fuel efficiency.
Meanwhile, U.S. CO2 emissions from energy sources last year rose nearly 4 percent as factories ran harder and as consumers boosted air conditioning during the hot summer.
The EPA has also delayed proposing a plan on reducing emissions from power plants, which are the country's single largest source of emissions blamed for warming the planet.
Those rules were initially delayed in June and again in September. Last week Lisa Jackson, the EPA administrator, said the plan on power plants would be rolled out early next year.
It was unclear if the EPA would also miss the deadline to finalize the rules on refineries by mid-November, 2012.
More at the linkThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, struggling with an ambitious agenda on clean... more
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This ad was made by the staff (?) for Bette Grande, who is the Republican (and I even use that term loosely here) in North Dakota running for the House. If you think this is just bizarre wait until you see her announcement video. Does this have Koch Industries written all over it or what? And, she is also a member of ALEC which makes this all the more understandable. And it is also obvious that because she is a scientific illiterate, fear is all that is left. What a horrible joke politics has become.This ad was made by the staff (?) for Bette Grande, who is the Republican (and I even... more
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