Who is Barack Obama?

Friday, 17 October 2008, 7:00 | Category : Authors, Free-form Friday, McCain, Politics, Wink
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Senator McCain, you keep asking this question: “Who is Barack Obama?” You have served with him in the Senate. You have called him your friend. He has written two books telling you who he is. The books don’t include comments supporting terrorism, but….. Is he a terrorist?  If so, Senator McCain, you should have turned [...]

Not Voting for McCain

Thursday, 16 October 2008, 7:00 | Category : Ike, McCain, Politics
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By now, nearly everyone with the internet, television, radio, newspaper, or even some basic human contact has heard the news that presidential nominee Senator John McCain actually defended fellow presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama at his own rally in Lakeville, Minnesota. If you follow that link, you’ll see this in the article: “’I have to [...]

Conservative Regulation

Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 5:00 | Category : Politics
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John McCain has been saying that the Republican Party is the party of regulating Wall Street.  He claims that the Democrats have not been strong when it comes to keeping the stock market in check.  Lets give you a brief history of “Republican Regulation.”  In the 1920′s, GOP Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover were [...]

October Surprise?

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 7:00 | Category : Authors, Kasson, Obama, Politics
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A new video of Phillip J. Berg purporting to have the “October Surprise” In which he claims that Barack Obama is not an American citizen. He attempts to back this up with many facts and “facts.” It should be pointed out that Berg is/was a Democrat, but was upset about Hillary not winning and can’t give it up that for this election his candidate wasn’t the one people wanted.

Worst President Ever (Part 1)

Monday, 13 October 2008, 7:00 | Category : Authors, Bush, Politics, Wink
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We can NOW call this a Recession, at a very minimum….   The causes of this recession are many and varied but, had the 2000 election turned out differently, the U.S. may have had a shot at avoiding or reducing the damage of this downturn.   Remember, we had many years of budget SURPLUSES during the Clinton [...]

HERE COMES THE MUCK

Friday, 10 October 2008, 7:00 | Category : McCain, Politics, Wink
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Eight years ago then-candidate Bush promised to be a hands-across-the-aisle, bring-us-all-together sort of candidate & president. Of course he was just the opposite, running the dirtiest campaign (and presidency) in decades. (When Nixon looks good by comparison, you have besmirched the office…) Early in the 2000 primaries John McCain was gaining some momentum. Bush “push-polled” [...]

Bailout

Thursday, 9 October 2008, 6:00 | Category : Humor, Ike, Politics
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A recent news article I read showed the yearly income of nine CEOs of major corporations like Merrill Lynch, Wachovia, Washington Mutual and so on. It also gives the current salary of Warren Buffett, the richest man in the world.

McCain, Palin Believe Victory in Iraq is Possible

Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 6:00 | Category : Cessna, McCain, Politics
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So after watching three debates by the Presidential nominees and VP nominees, I continue to hear the Republican candidates saying that we must stay in Iraq in order to “win.” Let’s temporarily set aside all those famous quotes by the generals of old saying that nobody really wins in a war, and look at what [...]

McCain: In Fear, All Smear

Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 8:00 | Category : Kasson, McCain, Politics
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McCain has recently decided in light of low poll numbers and his inability to gain ground on the economy issue, decided to leave the issues and go on the attack.

Electoral College

Monday, 6 October 2008, 7:00 | Category : Humor, Politics, Wink
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The Electoral College is an imaginary mechanism used to select the President of the United States.

Each state is assigned a fairly random number of electoral votes, loosely based on population. The candidate who gets the majority of electoral votes becomes the next president.