Tag Archives: Barack Obama 2012

people on our side

Like the French movie, La Diner des Cons,” the public is taken to be the little suckers that seem such an agreeable role, preordained path of least resistance as long as there are a few crumbs left on the table. … Continue reading

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no no songs

Bond author Ian Fleming’s antihero Goldfinger once said “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” At least according to Fleming, the author of James Bond. How would Goldfinger deal with Obama? The man who looks ready … Continue reading

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the state has no business in the bedrooms

of the nation’s  citizens, unless of course its to go bottom feeding for the lowest common denominator among first time voters. This is a new elan in presidential politics, but whatever the value it demonstrates how the institution of government … Continue reading

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sugar daddy

Secrets of winning elections and making friends. Who would have known that in the last quarter of an election year, the faucets would opened to juice the economy and goose the reluctant into the ballot booth? Helicopter Ben Bernanke and … Continue reading

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tunnel vision: rejigging the disposition matrix

Atheist reinforcement workshops. Death and destruction in the Middle East. Its always racist, violence and excessive. But its holy. Somehow sanctified under some tawdry pretext for the greater good and the glory of the almighty, someone’s almighty of the moment. … Continue reading

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could you repeat that question?

How accurate are polls? ( see link at end)…According to John McLaughlin most polls that favor Obama are based on random calls, not even registered voters, let alone likely voters. He accuses the Obama campaign of pressuring pollsters to produce … Continue reading

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carnival barkers

Just regular guys. Just hangin’ with the boys who have a little time on their hands on the weekend idling in Homs. Some have great senses of humor. You can sense the fiber of Mark Twain there mixed with O’Henry … Continue reading

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would that be term life or whole?

In this case probably term life would be the wise choice. Even short term life. If the money is available maybe whole life, but even better, give how well paid they are, you take a life insurance policy, but you … Continue reading

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mind over matter: the jimmy fund

When will Jimmy Carter just wander off into the sunset? Maybe just put him on a long march by foot until he gets lucky, traps a severe case of Jerusalem Syndrome and serves as a greeter in the Old City. … Continue reading

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divide and rancor

…A bit like Henry Kissinger’s theory of rising expectations and tangible improvements resulting in revolution and insurrection if the pace is not fast enough. That is, violence when living conditions are actually improving, a kind of wry irony on the … Continue reading

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