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"Snow fell as the House of Commons debated Global Warming yesterday - the first October fall in the metropolis since 1922. The Mother of Parliaments was discussing the Mother of All Bills for the last time, in a marathon six hour session."
"the Climate Change Bill pledges the UK to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 80 per cent by 2050."
"60 per cent of the British population now doubt the influence of humans on climate change, "
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The words of Obama.
"We have done everything that has been asks of us under the FCC guidelines." Obama.
What he doesn't say, is that, although used by Clinton and McCain, he doesn't check to see that name of his donor matches the address. What he doesn't say is that money can be funneled into his campaign from illegal donors. He hasn't listed the name all the donors, just the ones required by the FCC. He doesn't tell you that some can get buy a debit card with cash, thus skating the total limit a person can donate to his campaign.
What he doesn't say, is that, although used by Clinton and McCain, he doesn't check to see that name of his donor matches the address. What he doesn't say is that money can be funneled into his campaign from illegal donors. He hasn't listed the name all the donors, just the ones required by the FCC. He doesn't tell you that some can get buy a debit card with cash, thus skating the total limit a person can donate to his campaign.
Former Democratic Speech Writer To Vote For McCain
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"A speechwriter for Obama, Edwards, and Clinton on why she’s voting McCain."
"I can no longer justify what this party has done and can’t dismiss the treatment of women and working people as just part of the new kind of politics. It’s wrong and someone has to say that. And also say that the Democratic Party’s talking points—that Senator John McCain is just four more years of the same and that he’s President Bush—are now just hooker lines that fit a very effective and perhaps wave-winning political argument…doesn’t mean they’re true. After all, he is the only one who’s worked in a bipartisan way on big challenges."
"A speechwriter for Obama, Edwards, and Clinton on why she’s voting McCain."
"I can no longer justify what this party has done and can’t dismiss the treatment of women and working people as just part of the new kind of politics. It’s wrong and someone has to say that. And also say that the Democratic Party’s talking points—that Senator John McCain is just four more years of the same and that he’s President Bush—are now just hooker lines that fit a very effective and perhaps wave-winning political argument…doesn’t mean they’re true. After all, he is the only one who’s worked in a bipartisan way on big challenges."
Minor Notes
al Qaeda supports the Democrats in a video
According to Time magazine, the campaign is hiding Biden
According to Time magazine, the campaign is hiding Biden
New Polls
Do you believe Obama will be able to push his tax cuts through the Democratic congress? Will the Democrats lower the threshold, ala Clinton, at which higher rates will be paid.
On the total income question, include payroll, income, state and sales taxes.
On the total income question, include payroll, income, state and sales taxes.
State agency checks more extensive on Joe the Plumber
Remember the furor when Obama's passport was checked?
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"Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, disclosed yesterday that computer inquiries on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher were not restricted to a child-support system.
The agency also checked Wurzelbacher in its computer systems to determine whether he was receiving welfare assistance or owed unemployment compensation taxes, she wrote."
"Jones-Kelly also has denied any connections between the computer checks on Wurzelbacher and her support for Obama. She donated $2,500 this year to the Obama campaign."
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"Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, disclosed yesterday that computer inquiries on Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher were not restricted to a child-support system.
The agency also checked Wurzelbacher in its computer systems to determine whether he was receiving welfare assistance or owed unemployment compensation taxes, she wrote."
"Jones-Kelly also has denied any connections between the computer checks on Wurzelbacher and her support for Obama. She donated $2,500 this year to the Obama campaign."
Media Bias - Obama
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"For Obama during this period, just over a third of the stories were clearly positive in tone (36%), while a similar number (35%) were neutral or mixed. A smaller number (29%) were negative.
For McCain, by comparison, nearly six in ten of the stories studied were decidedly negative in nature (57%), while fewer than two in ten (14%) were positive. "
"Coverage of Obama began in the negative after the conventions, but the tone switched with the changing direction of the polls. The most positive stories about him were those that were most political—the ones focused on polling, the electoral map, and tactics."
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• MSNBC stood out for having less negative coverage of Obama than the press generally (14% of stories vs. 29% in the press overall) and for having more negative stories about McCain (73% of its coverage vs. 57% in the press overall).
• On Fox, in contrast, coverage of Obama was more negative than the norm (40% of stories vs. 29% overall) and less positive (25% of stories vs. 36% generally). For McCain, the news channel was somewhat more positive (22% vs. 14% in the press overall) and substantially less negative (40% vs. 57% in the press overall). Yet even here, his negative stories outweighed positive ones by almost 2 to 1.
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"For Obama during this period, just over a third of the stories were clearly positive in tone (36%), while a similar number (35%) were neutral or mixed. A smaller number (29%) were negative.
For McCain, by comparison, nearly six in ten of the stories studied were decidedly negative in nature (57%), while fewer than two in ten (14%) were positive. "
"Coverage of Obama began in the negative after the conventions, but the tone switched with the changing direction of the polls. The most positive stories about him were those that were most political—the ones focused on polling, the electoral map, and tactics."
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• MSNBC stood out for having less negative coverage of Obama than the press generally (14% of stories vs. 29% in the press overall) and for having more negative stories about McCain (73% of its coverage vs. 57% in the press overall).
• On Fox, in contrast, coverage of Obama was more negative than the norm (40% of stories vs. 29% overall) and less positive (25% of stories vs. 36% generally). For McCain, the news channel was somewhat more positive (22% vs. 14% in the press overall) and substantially less negative (40% vs. 57% in the press overall). Yet even here, his negative stories outweighed positive ones by almost 2 to 1.
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Media Bias? Palin
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"The study found that ABC, NBC and CBS ran a total of 69 stories on Palin. Two were deemed positive, 37 negative and 30 neutral. None of the evening news shows ran a positive story about Palin.
Twenty-one stories portrayed Palin as unintelligent and unqualified, 14 characterized her as John McCain's attack dog and nine emphasized attacks on Palin by conservatives."
"The study found that ABC, NBC and CBS ran a total of 69 stories on Palin. Two were deemed positive, 37 negative and 30 neutral. None of the evening news shows ran a positive story about Palin.
Twenty-one stories portrayed Palin as unintelligent and unqualified, 14 characterized her as John McCain's attack dog and nine emphasized attacks on Palin by conservatives."
A Passing Thought
Obama new slogan should be "Ask not want you can do for your country, ask what can the rich do for you."
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Blast From the Past - Clinton on Middle Class Tax Cut
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from: FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1993
"Seeking to explain why he is backtracking on a campaign promise to cut taxes for the middle class, President-elect Bill Clinton said Thursday that the plan was never a major theme in his race for the White House."
from: FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1993
"Seeking to explain why he is backtracking on a campaign promise to cut taxes for the middle class, President-elect Bill Clinton said Thursday that the plan was never a major theme in his race for the White House."
The Los Angeles Times will not release tape harmful to Obama
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"Apparently this is a tape with a dinner that Mr. Ayers, the former, and now still, unrepentant terrorist, who was at, and also the, one of the leading spokespersons for the PLO. Now, why that should not be made public is beyond me," McCain told La Kalle radio"
"The dinner talks had been "consistent reminders to me of my own blind spots and my own biases. . . . It's for that reason that I'm hoping that, for many years to come, we continue that conversation -- a conversation that is necessary not just around Mona and Rashid's dinner table," but around "this entire world," the Times wrote, quoting Obama on the purported videotape. "
"Apparently this is a tape with a dinner that Mr. Ayers, the former, and now still, unrepentant terrorist, who was at, and also the, one of the leading spokespersons for the PLO. Now, why that should not be made public is beyond me," McCain told La Kalle radio"
"The dinner talks had been "consistent reminders to me of my own blind spots and my own biases. . . . It's for that reason that I'm hoping that, for many years to come, we continue that conversation -- a conversation that is necessary not just around Mona and Rashid's dinner table," but around "this entire world," the Times wrote, quoting Obama on the purported videotape. "
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
U.S.: Prostate cancer supplements worthless
"The government is stopping part of a major study of whether vitamin E and selenium prevent prostate cancer — because the supplements are not working and there is a hint of risk."
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"Of more concern, slightly more users of vitamin E alone were getting prostate cancer, and slightly more selenium-only users were getting diabetes, the NCI said."
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"Of more concern, slightly more users of vitamin E alone were getting prostate cancer, and slightly more selenium-only users were getting diabetes, the NCI said."
Look for price increases in the future.
Obama and the Democrats plan to raise the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2011 and indexed for inflation after that.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Ted Stevens Watch
Found guilty on all counts. In a close race, he will probably lose. Expect a 60-seat majority in the Senate for Democrats now.
Obama Expresses "Socialist" Views in 2001
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Obama: "one of the, I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused I think there was a tendancy to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change. In some ways we still suffer from that."
Obama: "one of the, I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused I think there was a tendancy to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change. In some ways we still suffer from that."
Joe Biden Barbara West Interview Questions Are Too Tough
"After the interview, reported the Orlando Sentinel, the Obama campaign canceled an interview the station had scheduled with Joe Biden's wife Jill. And it informed the station that no one from the campaign would be granting the station any further interviews."
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
SNL
Well with the election firmly in the hand of the Democrats, Saturday Night Live had an opening skit making fun of Biden and Murtha. And they emphasized the point that Obama is ahead with a later skit with a reference to Ayers and Reverend Wright.
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