LEE RODGERSWHY WAS OBAMA A NO-SHOW AT NAACP
CONVENTION? ...
PROSPERITY, LIKE MORALITY, A MATTER OF GEOGRAPHY ...
POLLS VARY IN CONTENT: WHAT TO WATCH
PROSPERITY, LIKE MORALITY, A MATTER OF GEOGRAPHY ...
POLLS VARY IN CONTENT: WHAT TO WATCH
Why should black Americans be, as reported, "puzzled" by Obama's failure to show up at the NAACP's national convention?
I know ... you know ... they know and above all, HE knows; Obama most assuredly CAN take their votes for granted. Complexion rather than content is the major motivation.
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Joe Biden, the blithering idiot currently disgracing the office of Vice-President, attacks Romney and Republicans as favoring those "rich folks' private schools."
This particular lying hypocrite went to high school at Archmere Academy, which describes itself as a private, Catholic, college-prep high school. So did at least one of his sons. Current tuition there is $21,825 per year.
Tell us some more 'bout how you identify with them po' folks, Joe!
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So the Marxist in the White House doesn't think Venezuela's raving communist dictator Chavez represents a threat to our national security. Those photos of Chavez cozying-up with Iran's Ahmadenijad mean nothing, and neither do Iran's plans for missile bases in Venezuela. After all, they're only meant to defend Chavez from powerful, evil ... Belize. Or maybe those warlike Costa Ricans. Or mighty Guatemala.
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Survey says ... 54% of American Adults consider $50,000 a year middle income, while 32% describe it as lower income. (Rasmussen Reports)
Depends, of course, upon where you live. In rural Alabama and many other places, fifty grand would enable one to live quite well. In cities like New York, LA or San Francisco, you'd be looking up at the middle-class from below.
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From the same poll ... only 21% of Likely U.S. Voters nationwide think it’s discriminatory to require all voters to prove their identity before being allowed to vote. Seventy-three percent (73%) disagree and say such a requirement does not discriminate against some voters. That's consistent with past polling on the topic.
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How figures lie, and liars figure ...
A new Pew Research poll shows Obama leading Romney among registered voters, 50%-43%. The details, however, show that the survey included 837 Democrats to only 636 Republicans. Think that just might have something to do with the outcome?
Another factor to watch for as you peruse polls. There are polls of the general population ... polls of registered voters ... and polls of LIKELY voters who have a demonstrated record of actually voting. The latter, of course, are more reliable. Fact is, if you don't vote ... you don't count.
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The gullible dopes who actually want government-run health care probably won't hear or care about this information unearthed by The Daily Caller ...
"The nonpartisan Fraser Institute reported that 46,159 Canadians sought medical treatment outside of Canada in 2011, as wait times increased 104 percent — more than double — compared with statistics from 1993.
"Specialist physicians surveyed across 12 specialties and 10 provinces reported an average total wait time of 19 weeks between the time a general practitioner refers a patient and the time a specialist provides elective treatment — the longest they have ever recorded."
... and that's the latest on government-run health care.
Consider: Your doctor refers you to a specialist. Your wait is almost FIVE MONTHS. That's today in Canada. In the U.S., if Obamacare stands ... you ain't seen NOTHIN' yet!
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Now that the Freeh Commission report (led by the former head of the FBI) makes it clear that the late Coach Joe Paterno was eyeball-deep in the coverup of child molestation by Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky dating back as far as 1998, I wonder when I can expect apologies from Penn State fans who have assailed me for suggesting that Paterno's elevation to sainthood might be a bit premature.
I am not, however, holding my breath.
Is somebody at Penn State still trying to cover up the Jerry Sandusky child-molesting scandal, as did the late Coach Paterno? The Philadelphia Inquirer reports ...
"The handful of students and alumni that gathered in Penn State's student center to watch the release of the Freeh report live were stunned when the channel suddenly switched.
"But, just as an anchor was ready to speak about the report, the television screens suddenly went blank. They then turned to a public access channel featuring a reporter from The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown about the state budget.
"Several students went to speak with a student working at the main desk at the student center. But the student said a university employee was in charge of what is broadcast. That person, the student said, was in a meeting and could not be reached."
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Just for the record, Bain Capital has issued this statement:
"Mitt Romney left Bain Capital in February 1999 to run the Olympics and has had absolutely no involvement with the management or investment activities of the firm or with any of its portfolio companies since the day of his departure. Due to the sudden nature of Mr. Romney's departure, he remained the sole stockholder for a time while formal ownership was being documented and transferred to the group of partners who took over management of the firm in 1999. Accordingly, Mr. Romney was reported in various capacities on SEC filings during this period."
Further ... the story being peddled by the desperate Obamunists originated in the Washington Post, whose OWN FACT-CHECKER denounced it as a lie. But that doesn't deter the Obama crowd from using it.
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As the mystery deepens regarding Cong. Jesse Jackson, Jr., Len has an explanatory haiku ...
Where's Jesse Junior?
He's hiding from the gunfire.
Chicago's not safe !
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Remember all that bull-bleep when Cumulus Broadcasting, currently destroying ABC Radio, announced that their new Mike Huckabee talk-show was going to put Rush out of business? Not happening. In point of fact, the ratings show that -- as any sane broadcasting professional should've expected -- Rush is killing Huck.
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Suggestion for NASCAR from a fan (me) whose interest is diminishing ...
Stop burning up laps under the caution flag. If the problem that instigated the caution requires more than three laps to repair or remove, red-flag the race and stop the cars until it's fixed. You're cheating the fans, a bad move when your attendance is already way down because of the Obama depression ( that's what Joe Biden said -- depression!).
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Stella Paul writes at The American Thinker about some of the things she misses in the Obama era ...
o Going for minutes, hours, even days, without worrying about what weird insanity the government is dreaming up next.
o Having a president whose background isn't more closely guarded than the formula for Coke.
o Not feeling like I have to whisper, if I say something that's not completely, 100% complimentary about our president.
o Separation of State and Media.
o A dollar that's worth 100 cents and isn't signed by a tax cheat.
o Having a president who doesn't seem needier for attention than Paris Hilton.
o Strolling through the mall without worrying about racially-motivated flash mobs.
o Looking at maps without trying to figure out where I can run.
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A memorable adage from an extensive broadcasting career, applicable to virtually any industry:
A consultant can be anybody with a briefcase who comes from more than a hundred miles away.
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Melissa forwards this list of indicators that illustrate just how bad the economy is ...
My neighbor got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
CEO's are now playing miniature golf.
McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.
Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names.
A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.
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The Sky-guy's contribution ...
The perfect breakfast as a man sees it...
You're sitting at the table and your son is on the cover of Wheaties, your mistress in on the cover of Playboy ... and your wife is on the back of the milk carton.
(Change a few words and it works equally well with the genders reversed.)
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Jimmy Fallon--
"The Saints have offered quarterback Drew Brees a five-year, $100 million contract. That's even better than Katie Holmes' deal."
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."