Source: http://columbiamissourian.com/stories/2012/03/31/family-submitted-chester-c-logan/
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Senate okays redistricting plan redux
The Florida Senate approved a rewrite of its 40 district boundaries Thursday in a 31-6 vote, with the House expected to follow suit early next week. It’s the second go-around for the Senate, whose earlier proposal was ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court. Senate Reapportionment Chairman Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, assured senators moments before the [...]
Source: http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/03/senate-okays-redistricting-plan-redux/
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Poll: Obama tops Romney in Florida, 49-42; Scott disapproval at 52%
With Florida voters perceiving an improvement in the economy, President Obama has opened up a 49-to-42 percent lead over Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney in the Sunshine State, a new Quinnipiac University poll says. Obama leads Republican Rick Santorum by a 50-37 margin in Florida in the new poll. Florida voters are divided in their opinion [...]
Nancy Argenziano drops out of U.S. House race, plans to run for state House instead
After failing to convince a judge to let her run in a Big Bend congressional race as a Democrat, former Public Service Commission Chairwoman Nancy Argenziano has switched gears and instead plans to again seek a state House seat. Argenziano, a lifelong Republican who switched to the Independent Party last year, challenged a provision in [...]
We can’t afford complacency as the EDL turn to the ballot box
The EDL's announcement on Friday of plans to create its own political party - the Freedom Party - could be read as just the latest evidence of fissure and fragmentation on the far-right.
The EDL entry will further split an already thinly spread extremist vote and we can all sleep a little more soundly. But division on the far-right disguises the forward march of ethnic-nationalist ideology in many working-class communities.
The EDL entry will further split an already thinly spread extremist vote and we can all sleep a little more soundly. But division on the far-right disguises the forward march of ethnic-nationalist ideology in many working-class communities.
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BREAKING: Currrent TV Fires Keith Olbermann (UPDATED)
Once again Keith Olbermann has clashed with the management of a broadcasting company for which he has worked. And now he’s out at Al Gore’s Current TV: 5:13 p.m. | Updated Current TV said Friday afternoon that it had terminated the contract of its lead anchor, Keith Olbermann, scarcely a year after he was hired [...]
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Israeli Politics Continuing Rightward Drift
Fearing huge losses at the next election, Israel’s largest opposition party, Kadima, has removed Tzipi Livni as its leader. Livni was foreign minister in the previous government and is one of Israel’s strongest advocates for peace with the Palestinians. Her replacement, … Continue reading
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Turkey and India Tighten Iranian Noose
The noose around the neck of the Iranian economy is getting tighter. Two more countries, Turkey and India, are preparing to cut their imports from Iran. Turkey appears set to cut imports by 10 to 20 percent, while India may cut … Continue reading
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California College Shakes Up Higher Ed
Santa Monica College is trying something new: a two-tiered pricing system separating its most popular courses from all the others. The community college is charging a premium for classes with the highest demand, pricing them at $180 per credit hour … Continue reading
Afternoon Open Thread
First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts 2012 Spring Garden Planting Good Afternoon. As you go through the rest of your day, don’t forget JJP. Drop those links. Engage in debate. Give us trivia and gossip too. And continue to have a peaceful day.
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Voters Tire of Green Agenda
No surprises here: A new Gallup poll reports that Americans are still broadly skeptical of the Green agenda, currently putting economic growth ahead of the environment by 49 percent to 41 percent. And moderates are increasingly joining conservatives in the opinion … Continue reading
Gallup: 82 Percent Of Egyptians Oppose U.S. Economic Aid
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week signed off on $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt despite the country’s poor human rights record since the revolution more than a year ago. Gallup released a poll today finding that a large majority of Egyptians are skeptical of American assistance. According to the poll, 82 percent [...]
Source: http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/03/29/455280/egypt-82-percent-us-aid/
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Wickard v. Filburn
Wickard v. Filburn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn)
This would make a great movie. A farmer plants a little extra wheat to feed himself and the govt forces him to burn it and pay a fine because...
This would make a great movie. A farmer plants a little extra wheat to feed himself and the govt forces him to burn it and pay a fine because...
Source: http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/historical-discourse/72052-wickard-v-filburn.html
Most audacious VP visit in half a millennium! Biden coming to Broward
Hyperbole-prone Vice President Joe Biden, who recently proclaimed the raid that killed Osama bin Laden the most “audacious plan” in the last 500 years, will make a campaign stop in Coconut Creek on Friday. Biden will be making a midday speech at the Wynmoor retirement community. Campaigning in New Jersey on Monday, Biden hailed President [...]
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Fmr U.S. Ambassador To The U.N.: Military Action May Hasten An Iranian Nuclear Weapon
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (appointed by George H.W. Bush) Thomas Pickering laid out the potential risks of a military strike on Iran’s nuclear program. Pickering — who served as Ambassador to Israel during Reagan [...]
Being jailed for racist tweets about Fabrice Muamba is going too far
It’s difficult to have too much sympathy with Liam Stacey, who has just been jailed for 56 days for posting racist tweets about footballer Fabrice Muamba. But I’m a little uneasy about locking someone up because they say something that I think is foul.
UPDATE: Lawmaker asks Scott to speed up ‘stand your ground’ task force, convene special session
UPDATE: A spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott said “it makes no sense whatsoever” to convene a special session or expedite the task force until the investigations into Trayvon Martin’s shooting death are concluded. “The Governor has already convened a task force that will review all the facts of the case and make recommendations to him. [...]
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Afternoon Open Thread
hat tip-3CHICS: The First Lady on David Letterman Part 1 Good Afternoon. As you go through the rest of your day, don’t forget JJP. Drop those links. Engage in debate. Give us trivia and gossip too. And continue to have a peaceful day. ………………………….. Part 2 Part 3
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Romney super PAC attacks Santorum over the economy
Washington (CNN) – The super PAC supporting Mitt Romney is using some of Rick Santorum's own words against him in a new ad focusing on the economy that started airing Tuesday in Wisconsin. Restore Our Future went up with a spot highlighting Santorum's words from a March 19 speech in Moline, Illinois when he said, [...]
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/27/romney-super-pac-attacks-santorum-over-the-economy/
Republicans: Doctors Must Ignore Science and Lie to Their Patients...Or Else!
In their on-going war on women, women's health, and science, the GOP is falling all over themselves.
New Hampshire passed a bill (http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2012/03/breast.html) that requires women who want to...
New Hampshire passed a bill (http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2012/03/breast.html) that requires women who want to...
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Sierra Club’s Comical ‘Mr. Coal Guy’ Ad Campaign
Coal pollution and climate change aren’t funny. But poking fun at the people who pretend coal is not an environmental problem can make for a good laugh. That’s what the Sierra Club is doing in its latest ad campaign, Mr. Coal Guy. The organization, which has been on the front lines of shutting down coal [...]
Source: http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/03/27/452528/sierra-club-comical-mr-coal-guy-ad-campaign/
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Republicans: Doctors Must Ignore Science and Lie to Their Patients...Or Else!
In their on-going war on women, women's health, and science, the GOP is falling all over themselves.
New Hampshire passed a bill (http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2012/03/breast.html) that requires women who want to...
New Hampshire passed a bill (http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2012/03/breast.html) that requires women who want to...
Truth Crimes 2012, Missile Defense Deals, Romney vs. Russia, Obamacare Day 1 and Why to Ignore It (PM Note)
Flexing the Truth – Which is Worse- A candidate whose staffer says he’ll act differently after the primary or a world leader who whispers to another world leader that he’ll have flexibility to act differently after the election? Concurrent examples, perhaps, of too much truth....
Monday, March 26, 2012
Exxon Mobil’s Tax Rate Drops To 13 Percent, After Making 35 Percent More Profits On Rising Gas Prices In 2011
Exxon Mobil, the most profitable of the big five oil companies, made $41.1 billion in profits last year. Although Exxon made 35 percent more profits since 2010, its estimated effective tax rate actually dropped. Citizens for Tax Justice reported Exxon paid only 17.6 percent taxes in 2010, lower than the average American, and a Reuters [...]
A Sheen-backed Democratic message
(CNN) – The latest assault on the Republican budget came courtesy of Martin Sheen in a new video from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee asking Americans to stand against plans to "end Medicare." Sheen, perhaps best known for his role as President Josiah Bartlet on "The West Wing," talked of his American ideals in the [...]
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/26/a-sheen-backed-democratic-message/
Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up
This is pure gold. Regardless of your political leanings, you have to at least chuckle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxch-yi14BE&feature=colike
:lol::lol::lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxch-yi14BE&feature=colike
:lol::lol::lol:
Source: http://www.uspoliticsonline.com/just-fun/72017-will-real-mitt-romney-please-stand-up.html
State of the Union's Early Bird Morning News Note for Sunday, March 25, 2012
It's early, and State of the Union is bringing you the best of the morning headlines to go with your cup of coffee. On our radar: The latest on Dick Cheney's condition after undergoing heart transplant surgery on Saturday; the status of Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law; the state of the GOP race after another [...]
Why should we pay attention to Nick Clegg’s Youth Contract?
In early April the Youth Contract project comes into force, and Nick Clegg will no doubt promote his pet project then.
Most young people stopped listening to Nick Clegg years ago, it seems he has nothing but contempt for us anyway.
Most young people stopped listening to Nick Clegg years ago, it seems he has nothing but contempt for us anyway.
Source: http://liberalconspiracy.org/2012/03/24/nick-clegg-workfare/
Sunday, March 25, 2012
How Far Will ‘Mad Men’ Move Into the Future in Season 5?
I’ve always been vocal about the fact that Mad Men is not precisely my cup of tea—I’m not overly compelled by the acting, but most importantly, the show has covered the half of the sixties I’m less interested in. I can understand why it’s interesting to observe, and even to sympathize with, the people who [...]
Why the 50p tax-cut is based on Osborne’s own dodgy dossier
Yesterday, the Government released the long-awaited HMRC report on the impact of the 50p tax. The report argues that the tax only raised around £1 billion a year – lower than the Treasury's initial forecasts of £2.6 billion a year. This has seeped into received media wisdom, confirming the prejudices of much of the right leaning press. It was used to justify cutting the rate to 45p. But the evidence in support of what the Chancellor argued is not there.
Source: http://liberalconspiracy.org/2012/03/22/why-the-50p-tax-cut-is-based-on-osbornes-own-dodgy-dossier/
I Am Truly Scared For My Black Husband
Below is an article I wrote about my fear regarding how my husband is perceived as a black man in this country and how we deal with it as a family. Our support and sympathy goes out to Treyvon’s family. It feels very personal to us like so many. Our prayers r with the family in [...]
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Penn. GOP Conference Apologizes For Band Singing About ‘Fighting The Corruption Of The Jewish Banks’
A band playing before dinner at a major Republican conference in Pennsylvania tonight reportedly played a song with anti-Semitic lyrics, prompting the conference to apologize. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are both scheduled to address the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference tomorrow. The event features other big conservatives like Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and candidates for Senate. [...]
Source: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/23/451203/pennsylvania-leadership-conference-jews/
Ex-Colonies Aren’t De-Friending The Empires Of Old
The data scientists at the social media company in Palo Alto had previously produced a beautiful map of the global friendships captured by Facebook, but several more rigorous questions still remained: “how, really, is the world of Facebook connected? How strong are … Continue reading
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Study Reveals that Facts Don’t Matter to U.S. Conservatives (News, Switzerland)
Has the scientific method lost all relevance to conservative Republicans in America? The question is not new. But now, according to this editorial from Switzerland’s News, a scientific study conducted by researchers at Yale University shows that not only doesn’t the U.S. right put much stock in what is known as ‘scientific fact,’ but more [...]
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America is beginning to resemble fallen Roman Empire
The same circumstances and behavior that caused the fall of the once mighty Roman Empire is now becoming rampant in our society:
Antagonism between members of government
Decline in Morals
Political Corruption
Constant Wars
Failing Economy...
Antagonism between members of government
Decline in Morals
Political Corruption
Constant Wars
Failing Economy...
Saturday, March 24, 2012
How the Senate rolls: Lottery system planned to choose district numbers
The Senate Reapportionment Committee brought out lottery balls in spinning cages Wednesday as senators tried to devise a system where the number of Senate districts would not be seen as favoring certain incumbents. The Florida Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the Senate’s first attempt at drawing district lines. Among the problems justices found, was district numbering [...]
As Santorum shoots at gun range, woman suggests targeting Obama
(CNN) – Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum was firing at a gun range in West Monroe, LA when an onlooker suggested he imagine the silhouette target was more literal. "Pretend it's Obama," she said, as Santorum fired several shots. – Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker But the candidate was wearing ear protection at the time, [...]
Obama arrives in South Korea for nuclear summit
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) - President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a three-day trip centered on an international nuclear security summit in Seoul. He flew into Seoul, where he is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak.
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/24/obama-arrives-in-south-korea-for-nuclear-summit/
Iran economic welfare! Save your money and avoid the interne
Hello,
"Irans economic warfare and the internet"
with the economic warfare of Iran i would consult saving all money first and avoid the internet.
In these times its better to drive without the internet.
The Irans are using the internet...
"Irans economic warfare and the internet"
with the economic warfare of Iran i would consult saving all money first and avoid the internet.
In these times its better to drive without the internet.
The Irans are using the internet...
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How the Telegraph and Mail attacked gay marriage through the ECHR
It’s been widely observed that, since it was taken over by Barclay Brothers, The Daily Telegraph has noticeably shifted downmarket and has come to resemble a broadsheet version of the Daily Mail.
It is therefore hardly surprising to find it peddling nonsense such as this: Gay marriage is not a human right, according to European ruling, which has also found its way into the Daily Mail.
It is therefore hardly surprising to find it peddling nonsense such as this: Gay marriage is not a human right, according to European ruling, which has also found its way into the Daily Mail.
Biden: GOP wants to dismantle Medicare and senior ‘dignity’
COCONUT CREEK — Seeking to win over a voting bloc that fled Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections, Vice President Joe Biden told a crowd of seniors here that Republicans want to dismantle Medicare and the “dignity” of older Americans in order to give tax cuts to the rich. Biden spoke to a crowd of [...]
Source: http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/03/biden-gop-wants-to-dismantle-medicare-and-senior-dignity/
Romney's new health care adviser once attacked 'Romneycare'
Shreveport, Louisiana (CNN) - Mitt Romney announced a new team of health care advisers on Friday in Louisiana as he ramped up his attacks on President Obama's health care reform law. But one of the five members of Romney's newly-minted "Health Care Policy Advisory Group," Stanford professor Scott Atlas, sharply criticized the former Massachusetts governor's [...]
Can we produce enough food for world in 2050
Long Read but interesting and thought stimulating. by Craig D. Idso PHd
(Note he has received support from the Oil Industry). But read it and then look for material that would refute his study.
Google:
Estimates of world food production in...
(Note he has received support from the Oil Industry). But read it and then look for material that would refute his study.
Google:
Estimates of world food production in...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Gingrich Says It Should ‘Bother’ Obama That People Think He’s Muslim
FOURCHON, La. — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is amping up his language on President Obama’s faith and his relationship with Muslims. Gingrich told ABC News Friday that that he takes the president at his word that he’s a Christian, but finds it “very bizarre”...
Mayhem in Mali
Renegade soldiers took power in Mali’s capital city, Bamako, on Wednesday, apparently incensed that the government was not doing enough to help the army fight rebels in the northern deserts. The rebels—mostly Tuareg tribesmen who have periodically risen up against … Continue reading
Source: http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/03/22/mayhem-in-mali/
Is Norman Baker MP serious about saving the environment?
contribution by Nick Bibby It tells you a lot about EU negotiations that, even when the future of humanity is at stake, they’re widely ignored. Nick Clegg, in what appears to be a standard letter of response, assures anyone who is interested, that the EU Fuel Quality Directive will be fine because the lead negotiator, [...]
Source: http://liberalconspiracy.org/2012/03/18/is-norman-baker-mp-serious-about-saving-the-environment/
Teachers using kids for Obama campaign.
Virginia Middle School | GOP Oppo-Research | Obama Campaign | The Daily Caller (http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/22/va-middle-schoolers-assigned-to-do-oppo-research-on-gop-candidates/)
This is despicable. A teachers telling kids their assignment is...
This is despicable. A teachers telling kids their assignment is...
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Judge schedules trial on congressional redistricting
A Leon County Circuit judge said Friday that he is ready to begin trial April 16 on whether the Legislature’s plan for redrawing state congressional districts is unconstitutional. Judge Terry Lewis did not directly dismiss the state Senate’s motion to delay action on legal challenges until after the November elections. But asked following the half-hour [...]
Source: http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/03/judge-schedules-trial-on-congressional-redistricting/
Romney Aide’s “Etch a Sketch” Comment Will Greatly Limit Romney’s General Election Flexibility
Once again, that political God that has control over the mouths of candidates and their aides has thrown a foot-in-mouth lightning bolt at former Republican Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s campaign right after a big primary win. This has become a pattern for the Romney campaign. And this time the political God did it in a [...]
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Senate Passes JOBS Act; Bill Returns to House
The Senate passed the JOBS Act today 73 to 26, seeking to ease government red tape on small and start-up businesses. The Senate made one change to the House-passed bill, adding an amendment passed with bipartisan support that would make it easier to “crowdfund” small...
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/senate-passes-jobs-act-bill-returns-to-house/
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Cushing’s Litany Of Climate Disasters, Fueled By Our Addiction To Oil
President Barack Obama’s visit to Cushing, Oklahoma, the “Pipeline Crossroads for the World,” took him to ground zero for climate disasters in the United States. Since 2007, Cushing alone has been hit by disastrous drought, severe summer storms, ice storms, and wildfire. The state of Oklahoma — home to the country’s most visible climate denier [...]
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Etch A Sketch Mania, A Twitter Half-Life, Santorum’s Million Dollar Lady, Ron Paul’s Prescription (PM Note)
Etcha A Mania – Politics 2012 goes something like this: An offhand comment about a children’s toy from a campaign adviser in the morning leads to a sort of viral social media mania before noon. “Well, I think you hit a reset button for the...
India Joins China in EU Green Fight
European greens took a hit this month when China retaliated against the EU’s carbon trading scheme for airlines by freezing purchases from several European aerospace companies. Now India is piling on. New Delhi is set to force Indian airlines to … Continue reading
Source: http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/03/21/india-joins-china-in-eu-green-fight/
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Wednesday Open Thread
Some videos on the Trayvon Martin Case. From Rev. Al: 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking back to his father’s girlfriend’s home in Orlando, Florida. The man accused of shooting Williams has not been charged. NBC’s Lilia Luciano and Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post discuss the latest in the case. Visit [...]
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Scott orders agency heads to implement drug-testing law
State agency heads will begin ordering the state’s 100,000-plus workforce to submit to random, suspicionless drug tests, Gov. Rick Scott said today, the day after he signed into law a measure allowing the drug screens. Florida’s first-in-the-nation law gives agency heads, appointed by Scott, the discretion to order the urine tests for up to 10 [...]
Source: http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/03/scott-orders-agency-heads-to-implement-drug-testing-law/
India Joins China in EU Green Fight
European greens took a hit this month when China retaliated against the EU’s carbon trading scheme for airlines by freezing purchases from several European aerospace companies. Now India is piling on. New Delhi is set to force Indian airlines to … Continue reading
Source: http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/03/21/india-joins-china-in-eu-green-fight/
Fabrice Muamba and the right-wing tabloid press
The footballer Fabrice Muamba, currently in hospital after he collapsed o the pitch last week, is the son of a political refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Here we have an ‘asylum seeker’ who has worked damned hard, contributed a huge amount to his new home and conducted himself like an utter gentleman throughout.
Here we have an ‘asylum seeker’ who has worked damned hard, contributed a huge amount to his new home and conducted himself like an utter gentleman throughout.
Source: http://liberalconspiracy.org/2012/03/20/fabrice-muamba-and-the-right-wing-tabloid-press/
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Rep. Allen West on accused killer Bales: Let military courts work, no ‘appeasement’ to Karzai
The military legal system — not politics or a desire to appease Afghan leader Hamid Karzai — should determine the fate of the Army sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians, says U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, in his weekly newsletter. West called the killings “horrible and disturbing,” but said that as accused Sgt. Robert [...]
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Quote of the Day: Scarborough on the Sanford, Florida Police Department’s Handling of Trayvon Martin Killing
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Joe Scarbourough on the Sanford, Florida’s handling of the killing of 17 year old Trayvon Martin, armed with Skittles and iced tea, who was shot dead by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, armed with a gun: “They have acted shamefully,” Scarborough agreed, adding that they have proven [...]
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Paul: Secret Service protection ‘a form of welfare’
(CNN) – Ever the small-government idealist, Republican presidential contender Ron Paul said he skipped Secret Service protection because it was a “form of welfare.” “You’re having the taxpayers pay to take care of somebody,” Paul told talk show host Jay Leno on Tuesday night. “And I’m an ordinary citizen, and I think I should pay [...]
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/21/paul-secret-service-protection-a-form-of-welfare/
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Voters’ groups want more sunshine on staff work on redistricting
Organizations which disputed the Legislature’s first round of redistricting fired off a letter Thursday to Senate Reapportionment Chairman Don Gaetz urging that he make public the Senate’s latest attempt at redrawing district boundaries. The League of Women Voters, La Raza and Common Cause-Florida said they were unhappy with Gaetz’s plan to have legislative staffers draw [...]
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Anti-Science ‘Monkey Bill’ Passes Tennessee Senate
Bill requiring ‘teaching the controversy’ on evolution and global warming opposed by leading science groups A National Center for Science Education repost “The Senate approved a bill Monday evening that deals with teaching of evolution and other scientific theories,” the Knoxville News-Sentinel (March 19, 2012) reported, adding, “Critics call it a ‘monkey bill’ that promotes creationism in classrooms.” [...]
Source: http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/03/20/448762/anti-science-monkey-bill-passes-tennessee-senate/
Pro-Romney super PAC increases ad buys
New York (CNN) – As Mitt Romney's allies hope Illinois hands their candidate a major victory, the super PAC backing his Republican nomination bid, Restore Our Future, is investing more in future contests. The super PAC made its first purchase in Maryland for spots beginning this week. It bought $456,862 worth of broadcast and cable [...]
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/20/pro-romney-super-pac-increases-ad-buys/
New ad, old refrain from Team Santorum
(CNN) – A new Rick Santorum radio ad uses a joke and Mitt Romney's recent comments about the English language in Puerto Rico to paint the frontrunner as inconsistent. "A liberal, a moderate and a conservative walk into a bar. And the bartender says 'Hello Mitt.' Funny, but true," the narrator says, recycling a joke [...]
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/20/new-ad-old-refrain-from-team-santorum/
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Bad Inner City Schools: Tell Us What We Don’t Know
By Jeneba Ghatt In case you didn’t hear, the Department of Education released a report that essentially told many of us what we already knew: inner city schools are in a bad state. Its Office of Civil Rights’ study on college and career readiness, discipline, school finance and student retention showed that minority children face [...]
Clean Start: March 20, 2012
Welcome to Clean Start, ThinkProgress Green’s morning round-up of the latest in climate and clean energy. Here is what we’re reading. What are you? Residents and businesses from southeast Texas north through western Missouri braced for flooding Tuesday after a violent band of storms brought heavy rain, hail and at least one tornado, with more [...]
Source: http://thinkprogress.org/green/2012/03/20/447976/clean-start-march-20-2012/
Another Charlie Sheen ad — this one from LeMieux blasting Mack in GOP Senate primary
Charlie Sheen pokes fun at his bad-boy image by appearing in a DirecTV commercial as a warning about the perils of frustration with cable TV. Now Republican Senate candidate George LeMieux is invoking Sheen in a new 60-second statewide radio spot that likens GOP primary rival Connie Mack to the troubled actor. “Connie Mack IV, [...]
Anger Over Killing of Florida Teen Grows
Once in a while there is a story that so upsets me that I find it hard to write about it but it’s a breaking story. So I take the easy way out. I post an embed. And here is CNN’s Don Lemon’s report on a sad, tragic story of an African-American Florida teen who [...]
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Gov. Scott orders redistricting session March 14-28
Gov. Rick Scott has called lawmakers back into special session to redraw Senate boundaries March 14-28. The move comes hours after the Florida Supreme Court upheld the House map but rejected the Senate plan as unconstitutional. Senate Reapportionment Chairman Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, made the redistricting re-do sound relatively easy when he announced the special session [...]
Source: http://www.postonpolitics.com/2012/03/gov-scott-orders-redistricting-session-march-14-28/
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