Tag: politics
group name: brilliantminds
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March 13, 2007 02:52 AM EDT --
It is a busy week, again, so I have decided to post a few more of my favorite quotes. In light of illegal activities targetting American Citizens under the guise of the Patriot Act, I find these . . . more
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May 14, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
John Edwards has decided to endorse Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for President.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/?nav=globaltop
I suspect he would have discussed this with Clinton . . . more
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August 21, 2007 02:46 AM EDT --
I think it's a bloody shame that people need to homeschool. I received an excellent education at public schools, as did my children. On the other hand, I recently learned that my 12 year old grandson's . . . more
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April 19, 2008 10:51 AM EDT --
"Politics is a contact sport"
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"
"The Republicans have already rummaged through my dirty laundry"
There seems . . . more
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February 23, 2008 08:35 AM EST --
Much has been debated recently about whether the primary and caucus system of selecting the Democratic and Republican nominees for President works. Many point to the proportional system of the Democrats . . . more
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March 23, 2008 02:50 PM EDT --
Four of the last six Presidents have been left-handed: Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton.
Barack Obama and John McCain are left-handed. Hillary Clinton is right-handed. . . . more
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January 02, 2008 05:22 PM EST --
Anyone placing bets on tomorrow at the Iowa caucuses?
Who do you think will win on the Democratic side?
Who di you think will win on the Republican side?
WHO DO YOU WISH WOULD . . . more
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April 17, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
In reference to the Clinton/Obama debate last night, I came across an extraordinary column by Michael Greenwald of Time magazine, entitled "The Dems Play Trivial Pursuit."
Please read it . . . more
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November 23, 2007 12:50 PM EST --
I received an email from Michelle H earlier today with this question: "
" You are the scientist...How many years of oil do we have left on the planet?
I'm thinking . . . more
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April 30, 2008 03:06 PM EDT --
Roland Martin, a CNN contributor, writes this column of how Obama can move on from the Rev. Wright distraction.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/30/roland.martin/index.html
. . . more
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April 22, 2008 10:45 AM EDT --
Why Obama?
I came across the following article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer by Cris Satullo. It pretty much explains why many people are willing to take a chance on change and vote for . . . more
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July 27, 2008 10:57 AM EDT --
In the continuing saga that is the 2008 Presidential campaign, another writer understands:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/opinion/27rich.html?_r=2&ref=opinion&oref=slogin&oref=slogin . . . more
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October 16, 2007 07:37 PM EDT --
TOO much is going on in the world today. I watch Hardball with Chris Matthews and
I'm inundated with all the different conflicts going on in the world. Being something of
a lay person when it comes . . . more
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January 31, 2008 09:15 PM EST --
"You can't vote for Obama in the primary," my mother informs me over lunch today.
"Why not?" I ask, between bites of chicken.
"That's like throwing your . . . more
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April 15, 2008 01:37 AM EDT --
Today it cost $47 dollars to fill the tank on our 1999 Buick LeSabre. This is the highest it has ever gone - I remember being able to fill the tank for $25, and being completely distressed when it . . . more
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May 02, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
Over the last few days I've seen many commenters refer to the interview Barack Obama gave to Chris Wallace of Fox News last weekend. Sometimes a commenter would misquote or mischaracterize something . . . more
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December 21, 2007 01:38 AM EST --
Today's Quotables is a selection from "Duh! The Stupid History of the Human Race", by Bob Fenster, page 240.
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Who's smarter, Democrats or Republicans?
Democrats know the . . . more
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July 29, 2008 03:02 AM EDT --
I originally wrote this as a comment in a thread in which a commenter (Sandre, thank you) said she couldn't call the two US Presidential candidates names because they both are US Senators and thus . . . more
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August 04, 2008 07:26 AM EDT --
"John McCain is a real American hero. Obama is an upstart." (part of a comment from another post)
This epitomizes the problem. Let's go with the guy we know even though his ideas are . . . more
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December 16, 2007 03:22 AM EST --
You know, something is really starting to make me sick to my stomach, and I think I've figured out what it is. It's politics. Okay, so it could just be indigestion, but when you have a lot of . . . more
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