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Latest Articles: (s)Elections
Parallel Universes
Post Date: 2009-12-01 15:26:01 by ghostdogtxn
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Costa Rican President Arias calls on countries to back Honduras' vote
Post Date: 2009-11-29 02:45:31 by Rotara
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After bowing out from the helm of a rocky Honduran mediation process, President Oscar Arias has voiced support for Honduras' controversial presidential elections set for Sunday.
“If this Sunday's elections are transparent … I'm going to request the Ibero-American countries in this meeting in Portugal that we should recognize the future Honduran government,” Arias said in a statement.
Arias' remarks came as the international community grew divided over the question of whether Honduras is able to hold fair and transparent elections.
Leaders in Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Spain and Venezuela, according to global media reports, have refused to recognize the ...
Amid Boycott, Honduras Prepares for Vote - C.A. neighbors say they wont recognize results of elections
Post Date: 2009-11-27 22:54:22 by Rotara
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – There's more on the line than just the presidency when Hondurans go to the voting polls this weekend. The Frontrunner: Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo, who lost to President Manuel Zelaya in the 2005 presidential elections, is the frontrunner heading into Sunday's vote. Partido Nacional | EFE On Nov. 29, five presidential candidates are set to square off in an election that is expected to boil down to two candidates, the conservative National Party's Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo, who has a commanding 16 percent lead in the polls, and center-left Liberal Party candidate Elvin Santos, who severed as vice-president under deposed President Manuel ...
Divide and Conquer
Post Date: 2009-11-25 18:50:18 by earthchild
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Most of us are aware of the technique of divide and conquer. It has been used by power-possessing beings for eons. It is tried and tested and it works. Many of us are tired of the excesses of government. They have ever-growing powers to control us and interfere in our lives, but we have no power to control them. No-one is there to make them accountable for their often questionable actions. Forget voting, we know that doesn’t work. If you had the choice of dealing with government, would you? Let’s say it was optional, just like dealing with any retailer or business. You don’t deal with a business when you are treated rudely, arrogantly, or as if you are a bit stupid. What ...
GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE (GOOOH)
Post Date: 2009-11-24 11:11:09 by christine
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There is a lot of talk across the nation about how to replace sitting members of Congress and restore the Republic as established by the Founders. The conversations usually end in frustration as 95% of incumbents continue to be re-elected, seemingly untouchable inside a system designed to keep them in office. Most polls indicate that well over 80% of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, yet 95% of incumbents get re-elected every election. Why? Because the process for selecting our representatives is broken. A recent Rasmussen poll said that only 25% of voters insist the election process for Congress should remain the same. Yet, to bring about significant change – indeed ...
Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think Obama Didn't Actually Win 2008 Election -- ACORN Stole It!
Post Date: 2009-11-21 08:16:24 by Kamala
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Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think Obama Didn't Actually Win 2008 Election -- ACORN Stole It! Eric Kleefeld | November 19, 2009, 12:28PM The new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base: Republicans do not think President Obama actually won the 2008 election -- instead, ACORN stole it. This number goes a long way towards explaining the anger of the Tea Party crowd. They not only think Obama's agenda is against America, but they don't think he was actually the choice of the American people at all! Interestingly, NY-23 Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman is now accusing ACORN of stealing his race, and Fox News ...
Debra Medina on Freedom Watch
Post Date: 2009-11-20 12:22:53 by Lod
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I fought the Law ... And I won
Post Date: 2009-11-19 11:21:21 by ghostdogtxn
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Palin/Beck 2012
Post Date: 2009-11-18 19:31:57 by A K A Stone
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WASHINGTON — Palin-Beck 2012? Sarah Palin has suggested Fox News firebrand Glenn Beck could be someone she'd consider as a running mate if she makes a bid for the White House in two years. "I can envision a couple of different combinations, if ever I were to be in a position to really even seriously consider running for anything in the future, and I'm not there yet," Palin told the conservative news agency Newsmax as she promoted her memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life." "But Glenn Beck I have great respect for. He's a hoot. He gets his message across in such a clever way. And he's so bold - I have to respect that. He calls it like he sees ...
Counterculteral Conservative
Post Date: 2009-11-17 14:54:57 by phantom patriot
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The Inevitable Fluke That Is Sarah Palin
Post Date: 2009-11-17 14:02:28 by Prefrontal Vortex
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The Inevitable Fluke That Is Sarah Palin Five minutes into yesterday's Oprah extravaganza with Sarah Palin, I messaged Steve Schmidt, John McCain's presidential campaign manager: "So how did you know Bristol was pregnant before it was announced?" His immediate reply: "I didn't, untrue." Palin had just said that Schmidt, the evident villain of her new book, Going Rogue, and other top McCain advisors had already known that her teenage daughter was pregnant with an illegitimate child and had marching orders for her even before she was picked as McCain's shock vice presidential nominee. Palin continued in a similar vein throughout her ballyhooed Oprah ...
Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House race
Post Date: 2009-11-16 20:51:31 by IDon'tThinkSo
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Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House race Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has "unconceded" in New York's special House election after reports that the vote margin between him and Rep. Bill Owens (D) has narrowed. Hoffman conceded the race on Election Night after learning he trailed Owens by 5,335 votes. But the Syracuse Post-Standard reported last week that the margin had shrunk to 3,026 votes after recanvassing. Hoffman appeared on conservative commenatator Glenn Beck's radio show this afternoon. Beck asked the him if he would "unconcede." "Yes, if I knew this information at the election night, I would not have conceded," ...
What Race Has to Do With It
Post Date: 2009-11-16 11:46:02 by Prefrontal Vortex
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What Race Has to Do With ItBill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn Who could have imagined the 2008 presidential campaign? Commentators, media people, and especially politicians fell all over themselves proclaiming that the 2008 election had, “nothing at all to do with race.” And yet every event, every speech and comment, every debate and appearance had race written all over it. Stephen Colbert, the brilliant satirist, hit it on the head when he asked a Republican operative, “How many euphemisms have you come up with so far so that you won’t have to use the word ‘Black?’” Everyone laughed good-naturedly. It turns out that they and everyone else had plenty. When ...
Pelosi Uses Chicago-Style Politics to Help Pass the Democrats' Health Care Plan
Post Date: 2009-11-13 19:56:40 by farmfriend
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Pelosi Uses Chicago-Style Politics to Help Pass the Democrats' Health Care Plan Written by CHQ Staff on November 13, 2009, 10:50 AM Democrat Bill Owens should not yet settle into his office. Despite being sworn in by Nancy Pelosi, Owens has yet to be certified by the New York Board of Elections for his "win" in the New York 23rd Congressional District special election, and there is a chance he may not have won the race after all. When Dough Hoffman—Owens' conservative challenger and the candidate of choice for grassroots Americans across the nation—was told he was 5,300 votes behind Owens with 93 percent of precincts reporting, he conceded the race. ...
Why do we submit?
Post Date: 2009-11-13 06:50:12 by Ada
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One of my favorite political insights is that of Étienne de La Boétie who, almost five centuries ago, wrote that all political states, benign or tyrannical, exist on a foundation of popular consent. Why do my neighbors seem to go along with whatever idiotic dictate comes from these clowns running the political system? Even grossly unpopular political edicts remain because legislators cleverly enlist private intermediaries on whom nearly all people depend, the main one being your employer. We pay extortionate income and payroll tax rates, for instance, only because the employers on whom we depend are surrogate tax collectors (thank you Milton Friedman et al.) via the ...
Figure fired during probe of Kevin Johnson is cleared
Post Date: 2009-11-10 19:13:35 by farmfriend
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Figure fired during probe of Kevin Johnson is cleared By Sam Stanton sstanton@sacbee.com Published: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 - 10:44 am Last Modified: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 - 10:52 am Gerald Walpin, the AmeriCorps inspector general fired by the White House in July during his probe of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, has been cleared of a complaint by the acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento that he had acted improperly. Now, he says, he wants his job back. "It takes away any basis belatedly set forth by the White House as a reason for my termination," Walpin said this morning in an interview from his home in New York. "So I am certainly looking forward to a final ...
Sarah Palin: Living in Barack Obama's Head Rent Free
Post Date: 2009-11-08 19:21:12 by your_neighbor
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Tuesday night the plans of Barack Obama and the democrat/communist party took some severe blows in New Jersey and Virginia. A strong message was sent by the American people that we are not pleased with Obama’s perverted vision for America. That he and his democrat/communist party are on the wrong track. So who is the focus of White House greaseball David Axelrod? Sarah Palin! That’s right, Palin; the so-called supposed insignificant, washed up “quitter.” I mean that’s what the democrat/communists and their lap dogs in the media shout all day every day. For such an insignificant woman, Sarah sure does take up an incredible amount of the White House and the ...
Exit Polls: Mixed Bag For GOP, Dems
Post Date: 2009-11-04 19:39:31 by Brian S
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Republicans scored big victories in both Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday, but the majority of voters in both states told poll takers that President Obama was not a factor when they cast their vote. In New Jersey exit polls, 60 percent of voters said Obama did not figure into their decision, while 57 percent of the Virginia electorate echoed that sentiment, numbers that could potentially calm some Democrats' fears of a backlash against the administration heading into next year's mid-term elections. The numbers also suggest that Obama's last minute lobbying blitzes for both New Jersey incumbent Governor Jon Corzine and Virginia Democrat Creigh Deeds had little sway with voters. ...
Pelosi dismisses Dem losses in Virginia and New Jersey
Post Date: 2009-11-04 14:09:09 by Jethro Tull
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Pelosi dismisses Dem losses in Virginia and New Jersey Most House Democrats tried to put a good face on Tuesday's election results, saying they picked up two more votes for a sweeping health care bill that could be on the floor as early as Friday. But it can't make it any easier for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she works to corral the last holdouts she needs to pass legislation overhauling the nation’s health care system. Of course, the speaker, who told POLITICO recently she's "not big on showing weakness," brushed aside questions about how the Democratic gubernatorial losses in Virginia and New Jersey would impact her final tally and instead trumpeted the ...
In shift, GOP leaders embrace Hoffman
Post Date: 2009-10-30 16:12:05 by your_neighbor
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he poll also shows Hoffman gaining ground since the firm’s survey last week, with Owens and Scozzafava each losing support. Hoffman holds the highest favorable ratings of the three candidates in the race, despite still being the least-known. With just five days until voters head to the polls, the Hoffman campaign Thursday expressed confidence in its efforts. “We’re cautiously optimistic. We’ve got the DCCC, the NRCC, Big Labor, the Working Families Party, ACORN, Moveon.Org and a whole host of liberal organization working against us. It’s become a real battle of David versus Goliath,” said Hoffman campaign manager Rob Ryan.” The NRCC in recent days has ...
Debra Medina for Texas Governor 2010
Post Date: 2009-10-29 20:32:43 by christine
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Born in Beeville and raised on a South Texas farm, Debra Medina is a wife and mother, a registered nurse, a businesswoman, a rancher and a fighter. Debra has always drawn strength from the courage of her convictions. She first got involved in politics in the early 1990s, when she saw that local leaders were not honoring the pro-life principles that guide her beliefs. Now chairing the Republican Party of Wharton County, she took the Republican Party of Texas to court in 2008 over violations in how the state convention was run. Standing up to Goliaths is pretty much what Debra does. She homeschooled both her children long before homeschooling had the kind of support and visibility it has ...
Should Ron Paul Run for President in 2012?
Post Date: 2009-10-29 12:39:00 by Brian S
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Here’s a shocker: an online poll at www.ronpaul.com that asks if Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul should run for president again in 2012 shows an overwhelming majority believe he should. Some 93% of the nearly 3,000 voters said he should run in 2012, while 3% said he shouldn’t and 1% said they don’t know. Online polls are unscientific and it’s no surprise that visitors to a grassroots Web site in support of the Texas Republican’s political agenda favor him running again. Paul scored few votes in 2008, but his bid made him a household name and his warnings about the state of the U.S. economy have proved prescient at times. If Paul were to run, he would turn 77 in ...
Obama law tab up to $1.7 million (to keep $12 Dollar Long Form Birth Certificate Sealed)
Post Date: 2009-10-28 01:01:25 by Itistoolate
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Obama law tab up to $1.7 million (to keep $12 Dollar Long Form Birth Certificate Sealed)Grassroots army' contributions used to crush eligibility lawsuits? By Chelsea Schilling © 2009 WorldNetDaily President Obama he has paid nearly $1.7 million to his top eligibility lawyer since the election. Obama for America, Obama's 2008 political campaign, merged with the Democratic National Committee in January and is now known as Organizing for America. The grassroots army that some refer to as "Obama 2.0" is still collecting financial contributions. Federal Election Commission records for "Obama for America" show that the lobby organization has paid international ...
Poll: Corzine Opens Up 9 Point Lead In NJ Race Against Chris Christie
Post Date: 2009-10-26 19:58:13 by Brian S
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(CNN) – With eight days left until voters go to the polls, a new survey suggests that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has opened up a 9 point lead over his Republican challenger, former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie. Most polls in New Jersey over the past month have indicated that the race between Corzine and Christie was tied or within the margin of error, with Independent candidate Chris Daggett polling in the low double digits. But according to a Suffolk University poll released Monday, 42 percent of likely Garden State voters back Corzine, while 33 percent support Christie and 7 percent back Daggett. Fourteen percent of those questioned said they are undecided. "That 14 ...
McCain Puts Hold on Senate Confirmation of Obama's Labor Board Nominee
Post Date: 2009-10-23 05:11:28 by your_neighbor
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Sen. John McCain reiterated his case Thursday against President Obama's nominee to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, saying Craig Becker's controversial writings and legal advocacy work have outraged critics who say he supports unions at the expense of employer free speech and American businesses. McCain, R-Ariz., decided Wednesday to block Senate consideration of the nomination of Becker to join the NLRB -- a five-member independent government agency that supervises union organization campaigns and investigates and remedies unfair labor practices. Becker, who currently serves as associate general counsel to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), a labor ...
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