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• What Would the Morning Be Without Swing State Poll Numbers?

  

  Here are the latest polls from the battleground states: Colorado: Obama 48%, Romney 45% (OnSight Public Affairs) Colorado: Obama 47%, Romney 46% (Purple... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Quote for the Morning: A Republican Criticizes the Racism of His Party…

  

  Secretary of State under George W. Bush, Colin Powell, had retired Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson as a Chief of Staff. Wilkerson made this comment in response to... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Educator and Cultural Critic Jacques Barzun Dies at 104;

  

  Historian, essayist, cultural gadfly and educator Jacques Barzun, who helped establish the modern discipline of cultural history, was probably best known for... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 CELEB, CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Afternoon Swing State Polls Updated Here…

  

  Check these out, some of them have changed around since this morning:Colorado: Obama 48%, Romney 45% (OnSight Public Affairs) Colorado: Obama 47%, Romney 46%... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Just Returned From Early Voting…

  

  After having done the Friday Morning radio show on WSHC with John Case, Elly and I set out to go to Charles Town, WV, for a visit to the Jefferson County... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are You Ready for the Morning Swing State Polls?

  

  Here they are: Colorado: Obama 51%, Romney 47% (Public Policy Polling) Veterans are becoming an observed community. Colorado: Obama 46%, Romney 43% (Project... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Was in the NY Times This Morning and It Left Me Horrified…

  

  This morning’s NY Times had this article which I found both disgusting and horrifying. After talking about the anti-woman proclivities of Republican candidates... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On the Republicans and Their Sophisticated Views on Rape…

  

  The Friskey has published a Handy Dandy Guide with a great chart. Isn’t it amazing how these men don’t seem to ever have asked a woman what being raped and/or... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• If You Plan on Copying Posts from This Blog for Use on Other Sites…

  So many people re-use the things I publish (which is something, for the most part, that I appreciate) that I thought some understanding of copyright rules are i... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• And a Really Funny Quote to Start the Day…

  … this is the kind of thing that makes me realize why Obama is so far ahead of his critics. On the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Obama joked about Donald Trump’s... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Morning Report on Swing State Polls… With Afternoon Update

  

  Here are the latest polls from the battleground. These will be updated when more numbers are available:Florida: Romney 50%, Obama 49% (Gravis) Michigan: Obama... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Morning Report on Swing State Polls…

  

  Here are the latest polls from the battleground. These will be updated when more numbers are available:Nevada: Obama 50%, Romney 48% (Rasmussen) Nevada: Obama... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Hear So Much About Truth When Talking About Candidates’ Statements…

  

  … but is Obama/Biden or Romney Ryan the more truthful team? The Dems are the losers on lying… but the Republicans cannot seem to achieve overall truthfulness. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Hear So Much About Truth When Talking About Candidates’ Statements…

  

  … but is Obama/Biden or Romney Ryan the more truthful team? The Dems are the losers on lying… but the Republicans cannot seem to achieve overall truthfulness. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hey WV Folks… It’s Early Voting Time…

  

  Today’s the day. Early voting starts today in West Virginia and I think Elly and I will be heading over to the Charles Town County Courthouse on Friday to cast... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• So What Does the World Think of the USA?

  

  Remember what Romney said during the foreign policy debate? Think about this:“I look around the world, I don’t see our influence growing around the world. I... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans for Rape?

  

  A new television ad in Indiana has Romney endorsing Richard Mourdock for Senator in that state. Mourdock, however, has displayed the Republicans‘ opposition to... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What in Hell is It About Republicans and Rape?

  

  A new television ad in Indiana has Romney endorsing Richard Mourdock for Senator in that state. Mourdock, however, has displayed the Republicans‘ opposition to... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Latest Swing State Polls

  

  Here are the latest polls from the battleground states. There will likely be more later. I’ll keep an eye out: Ohio: Obama 47%, Romney 44% (SurveyUSA) Ohio:... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We’ve Had Enough of Mitt…

  

  … so let’s take a look at why we don’t want Ryan for VP: So if you are a woman or a senior citizen or a poor person needing medical services, perhaps you can se... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 SOCIETY