My Two Cents: Loser Man In Overdrive Pitching Failed Economics to the Elites
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Peter Peterson and his "institute" (which is really a propaganda machine) are ubiquitous once again. They really never went away though. They've slithered in and out and around the halls of power, dropping nearly half a billion dollars to own the conversation according to a recent article at Huffington Post . And own it they did and do.
Governor Campaign FAIL
Posted at BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI - Blog-Fu for Prince William, Manassas and Manassas Park politics.
From the envelope enclosing the invitation to the Lt. Governor’s annual fundraiser. You’d think that someone running for the office of Governor of Virginia might be able to properly spell the title for his fundraiser, which is known as “Burgers With Bill.” Nice job keeping your eye on the details there, Bill. Without even opening an envelope you’ve communicated a strong message to recipients, although it probably isn’t the one you wanted to send.
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FYII, Thursday, May 17, 2012
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" NDAA's 'indefinite detentions' provision' unconstitutional, says judge" " Another Koch-funded stealth campaign" : discrediting climate teaching. " Behind locked capitol doors, in an almost clandestine operation, Missouri Republicans honor Limbaugh" " Obama can't knock the hustle"
Willard: "I stand by what I said, whatever it was"
Posted at Blue Virginia - Front Page - Blue Virginia
This guy isn't even a walking, talking parody. He's a parody of a parody of a walking, talking parody. Or something. Wow. Of course, as pointed out in this story , "it can be hard keeping track of what you say when you're lying all the time." Good point.
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What An Opportunistic Tool…
Posted at Virginia Virtucon - Virginia politics, policy and entertainment from the Greater Richmond-Washington Metro Area perspective.
Let me say first, up front, that we firmly believe that Barack Obama is constitutionally qualified to serve as President of the United States. We believe that he was indeed born in Hawaii and thus a natural born citizen. That said, given the following revelation, we also believe that he is an opportunistic tool who
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Marshall on CNN: "Sodomy is not a civil right"
Posted at RTD Virginia Politics Blog - The Virginia Politics Blog from the Richmond Times-Dispatch covers the General Assembly, issues and politics throughout the Commonwealth. Follow reporters Olympia Meola, Wes Hester and Jim Nolan for a behind the scenes look at Virginia politics. Commentary from Jeff Schapiro adds another point of view, and photographs from Bob Brown offer a look at the people involved in politics across the state.
BY WESLEY P. HESTER In a testy interview today with CNN’s Brooke Baldwin on the legislature’s recent...
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Barack Obama: I was born in Kenya, raised in Indonesia and Hawaii
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BREAKING: Chap Petersen Will Not Run Statewide in 2013
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I don't have a lot of details, but I just found out that State Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax City) will not be running statewide in 2013. Apparently, he told his Senate colleagues of his decision on Monday. I also understand that Chap had actually started the process to run statewide in 2013, had been lining up donors (including, from what I hear, some heavy hitters). Then, suddenly (and sadly), Chap's dad passed away, and understandably Chap lost interest in a statewide run for office in 2013 (including everything he'd have to do in 2012, aka "now," to run and win). Anyway, it would now appear that Terry McAuliffe is the de facto Democratic nominee for governor in 2013, barring a move by Senator Mark Warner to throw his own hat in the ring
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Breaking the hockey stick
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PJMedia has the latest roundup of new science on climate change. If you change the starting point from 1400 to 500 years earlier, it's not a hockey stick. There's a dip for the Little Ice Age and current temperatures are not rising abnormally. We'll see if the scientists tell us the truth.
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White will no longer be the majority?
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From the Washington Post : For the first time in U.S. history, most of the nation’s babies are members of minority groups, according to new census figures that signal the dawn of an era in which whites no longer will be in the majority. The latest estimates, which gauge changes since the last census, are a reflection of an immigration wave that began four decades ago. The transformation of the country’s racial and ethnic makeup has gathered steam as the white population grows collectively older, especially compared with Hispanics. The census has forecast that non-Hispanic whites will be outnumbered in the United States by 2042, and social scientists consider that current status among infants a harbinger of the change.
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PWC Board To Vote June 5 On Abolishing Supervisor Slush Funds
Posted at Virginia Virtucon - Virginia politics, policy and entertainment from the Greater Richmond-Washington Metro Area perspective.
Prince William Board of County Supervisors member Peter Candland (R-Gainesville Dist.) has introduced a measure to abolish supervisors’ “discretionary funds” and make any donations to charities, non-profits or schools subject to the regular budgetary process. Board Chairman Corey Stewart has placed this on the June 5th meeting agenda. Candland stated: “The time has come to hold
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An earthquake in Richmond: The Times Dispatch sold to Berkshire Hathaway
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Breaking news in Richmond this morning; Media General has sold almost all of its newspapers to Warren Buffett's Bershire Hathaway Inc! Media General Inc. today announced that it is selling 63 newspapers, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for $142 million. A Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, BH Media Group, will purchase all of the newspapers owned by Media General, with the exception of the Tampa Tribune and its publications. Media General said it is in discussions with other prospective buyers for its Tampa print assets
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R.I.P. Donna Summer
Posted at Virginia Virtucon - Virginia politics, policy and entertainment from the Greater Richmond-Washington Metro Area perspective.
Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, has passed away. She died at the age of 63 from lung cancer, possibly caused by inhaling toxic particles in NYC on 9/11. This was the final song played at our wedding reception, picked out by my wife and I.
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Set Your Keyboards To Mock: Obama Inserts Himself Into Nearly All Modern Presidential Bios On WH Website
Posted at Virginia Virtucon - Virginia politics, policy and entertainment from the Greater Richmond-Washington Metro Area perspective.
This is a definitely sign of a narcissistic personality disorder. Obama Drops His Name Into the Other Presidential Biographies Take Ronald Reagan’s bio for example. At the end of his bio, it says: Did you know? President Reagan designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday; today the Obama Administration honors this tradition, with the
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"Come for the freak, stay for the food"
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Ace of Spades highlights a Wisconsin protester - who did not get "all he could eat"
Ben Ragsdale for 7th District Elector
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A friend of mine from the Richmond City Democratic Committee is up for consideration as the Presidential Elector for Virginia's 7th District at the 7th District Democratic Committee's convention this weekend. Ben Ragsdale is a passionate lifelong Democrat with more than 50 years of service to the party. In 2008, he worked tirelessly to elect Barack Obama to his first term and he's going to do the same year. Ben would like the honor and privilege of serving as the 7th District's elector, casting the district's vote for President Obama's re-election to a second term.
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Marshall’s “sodomy” comment just another example of the GOP not serious about what matters
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Del. Bob Marshall appeared on CNN today to discuss the Tracy Thorne-Begland nomination and Politico reports the details : “I’ve been [in the General Assembly] 21 years. We’ve never appointed an activist of any kind along these lines, much less somebody who has a long history of this,” the legislator said. Pressed by CNN’s Brooke Baldwin on how he couldn’t give a gay man a chance to be a judge in an age when black people are not forced to sit in the back of the bus and women can vote, Marshall shot back, “Sodomy is not a civil right.” “Dr.
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"Sideshow Bob" Marshall to CNN: "Sodomy is not a civil right"
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"Sideshow Bob" continues to disgrace Virginia, this time on CNN's "Starting Point" earlier today. According to the raging homophobic wacko from Manassas: Dr. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks never took an oath of office that they broke...Sodomy is not a civil right. It's not the same as the Civil Rights movement...There is an effort by homosexual lobbyists to equate [sodomy and civil rights].
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‘Hide not your talents’
Posted at SWAC Girl - S.W.A.C. stands for "Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County" -- Republicans working to elect conservative, principled public officials in the picturesque Shenandoah Valley of Virginia ... with occasional photos of the Valley and musings about life happenings.
"Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?" -- Benjamin Franklin
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The Rules are the Rules?
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In response to Tuesday’s night’s developments during the FCRC’s 11 th District Caucus, where we learned that Ms. Stoeckel is attempting to change the convention rules at the last minute, Mike Giere has issued the following statement: The Rules are the Rules? The rules are the rules – unless you’re a long-time incumbent chairman suddenly finding yourself in a really competitive race. Becky Stoeckel – the absentee Chairman of the 11th Congressional District – is treating you, a delegate to Saturday’s 11th District Convention, as if you were a piece of furniture, to be moved around at her pleasure. Nancy Pelosi famously said about “Obamacare” that it would have to pass first for everyone to find out what is in it.
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Don’t Reform The MWAA — Abolish It!
Posted at Virginia Virtucon - Virginia politics, policy and entertainment from the Greater Richmond-Washington Metro Area perspective.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is badly broken according to a new Inspector General’s investigation. So dysfunctional that I say don’t just reform it, abolish it altogether and start from scratch. Two-thirds of their $200K+ contracts were not competitively bid. Frequent violations of closed door meeting laws occur. Inappropriate personal expenditures are rampant.
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Endorsements for the 11th District GOP Convention
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This Saturday is the 11th Congressional District Republican Committee Convention. My votes will go to… Becky Stoeckel for Chairman Becky gets my vote because of how she works with campaigns. She believes the role of chairman should operate as a complement to our Republican campaigns in the 11th District. Her game plan was Tom Davis’s game plan then it became the Keith Fimian game plan because they were the nominees of the 11th.
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Warren Buffett buys Media General newspapers
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Media General, the cash-hemorrhaging media conglomerate that owns such local properties as the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Daily Progress, News & Advance and a slew of others, has found a buyer for its newspapers: a divisions of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway… A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, BH Media Group, will purchase all of the newspapers owned by Media General, with the exception of the Tampa group, for $142 million in cash. Media General said it is in discussions with other prospective buyers for its Tampa print assets. Under a separate credit agreement, Berkshire Hathaway will provide Media General with a $400 million term loan and a $45 million revolving credit line. The new loan will be used to fully repay the company’s existing bank debt due March 2013 and will mature in May 2020. In conjunction with this, Media General will issue Berkshire Hathaway penny warrants for approximately 4.6 million Class A shares, which represents 19.9 percent of Media General’s existing shares outstanding.
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Bigoted Or Reasonable Lawmakers Block Gay Judge?
Posted at The Roanoke Slant - This "blog" is intended to be a very brief "diary" of some examples of the Roanoke Times slant.
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- Roanoke Times, 5-16-12, Pg 16: Editorial: Bigoted Lawmakers Block Gay Judge A tirade against Va. lawmakers who voted to not seat Thorne-Begland as a General District Court judge alleging that this person has no disqualifying history other than being an outspoken advocate of gayness. - It would be a good thing for openness and fairness for the Editors to get and publish a copy of Thorne-Begland’s military discharge. If it is an Honorable discharge – the editors may have a point. If not – what were the conditions of the discharge designation
Just Say NO To Metro, Parts 57 & 58
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The string of never ending bad news about Metro continues, while our elected “representatives” do everything they can to make sure we are tied into this mess for decades to come. Your latest Metro “highlights”: Watch out while you’re riding that thing – the doors just might pop open while you’re zooming down the tracks ! And see how your wonderful local airports authority spends its money . Can’t you just not wait to give them millions of your tax dollars???
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A victory for ‘Virginia’s chief homophobe’
Posted at VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local -
Have to admit that I’m not too happy with the title of my latest op-ed, which appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. Not because it isn’t true, but because it is. All of it. Bob Marshall calls himself “Virginia’s chief homophobe.” And he and his merry band over at the “Family” Foundation managed to derail the election of a judge for no other reason than that the man is gay. That four major newspapers in Virginia, including the conservative Richmond Times Dispatch, agreed that this was despicable behavior on the part of the House of Delegates should give the 67 no/non-voting members pause.They are out of step with the majority of Virginians, regardless of party.
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Conservative governor = dumber students?
Posted at Dan Casey's blog - roanoke.com - Dan Casey is The Roanoke Times' metro columnist and writes what's on his mind - and yours.
Rick Scott, Florida's 45th governor. Gov. Rick Scott has been taking it on the chin a lot lately. Remember the bill he supported to fine or yank the licenses of pediatricians who dared to ask patients’ parents whether they had a gun in their home?
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Stephanie Cutter: Get the facts on Karl Rove’s BS
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Yes, they called it "BS." 
And yes, they're 100% correct. They could also have said that "Rove and Romney are pathological liars," and they'd be 100% correct. They could also have said that "Karl Rove is evil incarnate, and Willard's his enabler" and they'd be 100% correct. They could also have pointed out that George W.
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WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT JOBS
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In a way, it's really aggravating for the political scandals of the day to revolve around who did what to whom many, many years ago, rather than focus on the most important issue of the day.
Dear Harvard Admissions Person:
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I now demand minority status in your admissions decision-making process: Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S. I'm an aggrieved minority.
Why We Need More Legal Immigration
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Because American students are ignorant.
Global Warming. Its Epitaph:
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The reason for dropping the URALS chronology looks abundantly clear. It would not have supported this message . End of saga.
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A Lesson For Obama
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Effective leadership will have this effect: Poll: Scott Walker widens lead in Wisconsin A fawning press can carry a feckless President only so far.
Tolerance watch
Posted at Fishersville Mike - Proud member of SWAC corps and the "Axis of Fedorables"
How's the same-sex marriage talk bringing us together? An L.A. mall banned boxer Manny Pacquiao from its premises after he spoke out. Then unbanned him when he updated his statement.
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Thursday’s column: Va. Occupy groups to converge on Roanoke
Posted at Dan Casey's blog - roanoke.com - Dan Casey is The Roanoke Times' metro columnist and writes what's on his mind - and yours.
A few of the members of Occupy Roanoke, at their regular perch in Elmwood Park, last month at their 6-month anniversary. | Shot by Dan When I dropped by Occupy Roanoke’s daylight encampment in Elmwood Park on Saturday, the group was at a temporary impasse. Its rules require the presence of at least 15 members for a vote on spending more than $50. There was a motion on the table to purchase an iPhone for communication purposes.
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A little more history…..that special air rifle
Posted at Moonhowlings - A Place for Civil Debate: not your typical ideologue blog
About once a year, I dig out my Ken Burns Lewis and Clark video to watch. I always cry and I am not sure why. I believe it just amazes me. It amazes me that my homies were able to traverse this continent and make it back with only one death–from appendicitis. The Corp of Discovery happened 250 years ago. Amazing. 250 years ago we really knew nothing about the interior of what is now the United States. I call them my homies because Meriwether Lewis is an Albemarle County guy. My cousins are closely related to him and his family. He worked for TJ, another homie. How could I not cry? How could the Corp of Discovery accomplish all this? Why didn’t the Native Indians overpower these 38 men, take their weapons and possessions and rule the roost? Watch the video. The Corp of Discovery might be one of the top 5 most important events in American history. It is totally amazing that this small band of men and eventually one woman, Sacajawea, could cross this vast continent and return with samples, notes, animals, and even dinosaur bones. The trip speaks to Virginians doing the near impossible. Imagine, Virginia boys standing on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in what is now Oregon and Washington and looking at that huge river, the Columbia, as it spilled into the ocean. Imagine their wonder as they looked upon people with flattened foreheads and trees so thick, tall and lush that you can barely see the tops. Imagine spending a winter where one barely sees the sun because it rains every day. I have stood on those shores and I was humbled that the Corp of Discovery were our people–Virginians. I was humbled by their accomplishments and I was in awe of their success. I felt guilty that I had arrived first by plane, in only a matter of about 5 hours, and then by car. The Corp didn’t have that luxury. It is good to think of these things periodically. It helps one keep ones bearings. Enjoy the video. Undaunted Courage is a great read. At my age, I prefer the video, however.
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RIP Chuck Brown (1936-2012)
Posted at Chesapeake Liaison - Common sense in politics, sports, and culture in the DC/MD/VA region
Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go, is a Washington, DC music and cultural icon. He held it down for the DC, Maryland, and Virginia music scene and the party lives on. Ain’t no party like a Chuck Brown party ’cause a Chuck Brown party don’t stop. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/chuck-brown-dies-the-godfather-of-go-go-was-75/2012/05/16/gIQAJAfPUU_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/chuck-browns-musical-impact-deep-into-washington-and-beyond/2012/05/16/gIQAUo6zUU_story.html?hpid=z1
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The 11th District Convention Gets Crazy
Posted at BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI - Blog-Fu for Prince William, Manassas and Manassas Park politics.
I get that candidates in a convention are going to try to make the rules as favorable to them as possible. That’s simply part of the political game. What I don’t get is when an incumbent district chairman is reported to have made a last-minute change in the rules that contradicts what was specified in the convention call. That’s not going to stand at a convention, and just makes the chairman look really, really bad. (more…)
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Plus ashamed bigots makes 51.
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I can now say for sure which delegates were actually present at yesterday morning’s vote on Tracy Thorne-Begland’s nomination, and just pretending that they weren’t there. Anna Scholl was kind enough to send me the House of Delegates’ vote tallies for judicial nominations on Monday night / Tuesday morning , towards the goal of identifying who sat on their hands and didn’t vote . Of the 26 people who did not vote, Del. Jennifer McClellan reports that Habeeb, Tyler, Joannou, Brink, Englin, Ransone, and Howell were all legitimately absent .
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DONNA HOLT for NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN to RNC From VIRGINIA! VOTE at the STATE CONVENTION!
Posted at Virginia Right! - News from Virginia, the US and the World
Each state has the right to select three representatives to the Republican National Committee (Yes, the one that condemned and exposed Agenda 21!) and one must be a male and one must be female. The female one is the National Committeewoman. (I think the party chair also sits on the RNC.) I am pleased to announce that our very one Donna Holt (the one who fought Agenda 21, Sandy? Yes that one !) is running for National Committeewoman. We need to try our very best to be at the state convention (if an elected delegate of course) to vote Donna Holt to the RNC! Here is her letter: Dear Friends of Liberty, After a great deal of consideration and prayer, I am delighted to announce my candidacy for RNC National Committeewoman. Through my involvement in the Republican Party, I have come to realize that there is a distinction between those who call themselves Republicans and those who live by conservative principles. I do not wish to offend anyone with the points that I must make, as I know that many, if not most of our Republican leadership operate under the most admirable intentions. My demur lies not with this framework itself, but with the occasional lack of consideration for political principles within it. I believe that the moral prerogative that charters the party cannot be cast aside merely at the bidding of the mechanism itself.
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Stand your ground on Trayvon
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JustOneMinute has the latest roundup on the Trayvon Martin case. It would be nice if people heard the truth about the case before the verdict - if it even goes to trial.
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Gay Activist Judge Scuttled by Virginia General Assembly – and the Mainstream Media Remains Clueless on Why
Posted at Virginia Right! - News from Virginia, the US and the World
I suppose it should be flattering to find that the New York Times reads Virginia Right! and actually linked to us on their Editorial Page in an Opinion piece by Andrew Rosenthal. But it never ceases to amaze me at how they twist everything Conservatives say into some type of hate mongering. (And to be fair to a lesser lefty publication Slate, they also linked to the story and were even more over the top.) (You can read the original story on Virginia Right! here .) The scoop I got from a reliable source was that Republicans had cooked up some sort of a deal that would clear the way for a gay activist to be appointed to the Virginia Courts. Virginia Right! wasn’t alone on shining the light on this deal, which I am happy to report didn’t happen.
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On Women In Combat
Posted at Citizen Tom - Welcome to Conservative commentary from Gainesville, Virginia. That's OUTSIDE the Beltway.
Reblogged from NoOneOfAnyImport: Awhile back, I reblogged a post from The Patriot Perspective about the problems with allowing women in the Marine Infantry School. In the comment section, I mentioned learning that , for the time being, the Marines were not going to “gender norm” the physical standards , i.e., they will not make it easier for women to pass than men, based on each gender’s physical capabilities. Read more… 400 more words What is war? War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means. -- Carl von Clausewitz , On War When people do understand war, they confuse comedy with serious thinking.
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Loudoun Republicans Double-Down on Divisive, Anti-Gay Agenda
Posted at Blue Virginia - Front Page - Blue Virginia
Loudoun Republican leaders have twice in the past week advanced their ideological crusade to degrade and diminish LGBT Virginians. Sterling Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio, who earns his living as the president of a nationally-recognized hate group, issued an outrageous statement blasting President Obama for his support of same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, in Richmond, Delegates David Ramadan (R-87) and Tag Greason (R-32) followed the lead of noted homophobe and former Loudoun Delegate (and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate) Bob Marshall in rejecting the nomination of an eminently well-qualified prosecutor and decorated Navy veteran for a General District Court Judgeship, based solely on the fact that he is gay. Supervisor Delgaudio has become infamous for his homophobic rantings and anti-gay activism [Lowell's note: see photo at left for an example].
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15 things you should give up to be happy
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Interesting list that’s making it’s way around the internets. My favorite: Gotcha! Actually, the whole list is pretty good. Check it out. Filed under: General
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She knows fraud
Posted at Fishersville Mike - Proud member of SWAC corps and the "Axis of Fedorables"
Why is Elizabeth Warren running for Senate in Massachusetts? Because she was too extreme to become the first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau . It's obvious now she would have been the perfect choice. She knows fraud - her life and claims of being Cherokee have been one. Security firms hire hackers to make their programs stronger
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Danville City Council Debates Tobacco Tax. Again.
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The other day I wrote about a plan to introduce a local excise tax on tobacco in the city of Danville. Yes. Danville, VA. A city with a tobacco heritage like no other, now wishes to tax its own mother, tobacco.
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Publius Publicola’s Slot in the 10th District
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With so much drama in the LBC……Sorry I mean in the 11th. The 10th District Convention is easier and makes more sense.. Simple Choice number one District Chair John Whitbeck.. He is the best conservative choice to continue stability and sanity in the 10th District .
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Barack Obama: A Truly Bipartisan President
Posted at Bearing Drift: Virginia's Conservative Voice -
For the second year in a row, Barack Obama’s economic and budgetary policies have inspired lawmakers to reach across the aisle and come to a unanimity that we rarely see on Capitol Hill. On February 13, 2012, President Obama said this: “If Congress adopts this budget, then along with the cuts that we’ve already made, we’ll be able to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion by the year 2022 — $4 trillion… But the main idea in the budget is this: At a time when our economy is growing and creating jobs at a faster clip, we’ve got to do everything in our power to keep this recovery on track.” The following day, the OMB Acting Director confirmed President Obama’s feelings: “This Budget lays out the President’s vision to… build an economy that will grow robustly and create good jobs for years to come [and] pursue deficit reduction that is balanced and will put the country on a sustainable fiscal path.” The budget was so good a Republican senator introduced it in the Senate. Today, in the senate the budget unanimously passed…in the negative!* *For those unfamiliar with 18th-century parlance, “passed in the negative” is the same as saying “it failed.”
FYII, Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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" Bill Clinton, Boehner, and some other rich white guys had a 'summit' and agreed: " "It's all your fault' " " Greeks to face month of Eurozone 'fear mongering' to swallow austerity"
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