Politico Sees What It Wants To See
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You've all seen the AP photo by now: That's Arizona Governor Jan Brewer giving President Obama an earful after she met him at the airport, welcomed him to Arizona, only to have him go off on a tangent into some problem he had with a book she had written in the past, and about the way he was portrayed in it. A book.
Money Down The Rat Hole
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How much longer are we the taxpayers going to continue to pour money down this drain? Apparently a lot longer than those in Britain are prepared to do. Revealed: There are more charging points than electric cars in UK as sales slump London Daily Mail Sales of electric cars have slumped so badly that there are now more charging points than vehicles on the road. Just 2,149 electric cars have been sold since 2006, despite a government scheme last year offering customers up to £5,000 towards the cost of a vehicle. The Department for Transport says that around 2,500 charging points have been installed, although their precise location is not known.
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It’s Almost Sad
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What does an aged race warrior do when he can no longer find any overt racist acts to assail? APNewsBreak:
Voter ID bill moves to House floor
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Richmond City Democratic Committee elects officers for 2012-2013
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The Richmond City Democratic Committee met on Thursday night and elected its officers and executive committee for 2012 and 2013. Chairman Emeritus Jim Nachman presided over the election in a packed meeting room in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The results of the election were as follows: Officers Chair: JJ Minor 1st Vice-Chair: Nick Kessler 2nd Vice-Chair: Jeff Bourne 3rd Vice-Chair: Ophelia Daniels Secretary: Tavarris Spinks Treasurer: Eric Payne Ward Chairs 1st "West End" District - Mark B. Hubbard 2nd "North Central" District - Steven Van Vorhees 3rd "Northside" District - Julian Ferris 4th "Southwest" District - Ben Ragsdale 5th "Central" District - Michael Brown 6th "Gateway" District - Jerel C.
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The Obama Campaign opens Richmond Office today
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Today at noon, the Obama Campaign opens its Richmond campaign headquarters. You are invited to attend the grand opening. Congressman Bobby Scott--along with other special guests and local Obama supporters--will celebrate the office's official opening. Click here if you would like to RSVP Saturday, January 28, 2012 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM 408 E. Main St
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George W. Bush continues to give back
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How I miss the leadership of George W. Bush! In his private life, he continues to give back to the world around him. From the Wounded Warrior Project with wounded military veterans to his trip to Africa with Laura and daughters Jenna and Barbara. Watch the YouTube video of the former President's African trip: "On December 1-5, 2011 President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia
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"I’ve got your back"
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Love this graphic going around on Facebook! It reminds me of some special friends.
Here comes Sarah
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Legal Insurrection posts Sarah Palin's thoughts on the Republican race this week. It's not a good night for the establishment.
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Sarah Palin: Republican Establishment Has Declared War on "grassroots Tea Party movement"
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As a diehard Democrat and Teddy Roosevelt progressive, I don't usually praise anything Sarah Palin does. To the contrary, I usually try to ignore her, or if I pay any attention at all, to mock her. Still, I've got to admit, she's got a following among the Teahadists. Check out her Facebook page , for instance, where she has nearly 3.3 million people who "like" her.
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NOT YET CONFIRMED: COUNTY in NC PASSES Anti-AGENDA 21 RESOLUTION Based on the RNC Resolution!
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I received the news through my blog background that Gaston County NC was about to have a resolution debated by its county commissioners to condemn Agenda 21. The Gaston County Board of Commissioners will consider a resolution condemning Agenda 21 during its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Gaston County Courthouse, 325 N. Marietta St., Gastonia. There was some good quotes from these patriotic commissioners in this newspaper: But Loftis believes the county’s resolution “to heighten awareness of Agenda 21’s impact on communities in the United States” is necessary to shed light on a nefarious United Nations initiative. * * * “The point is, this is something people do need to know about because it’s happening in other parts of the country,” said Commissioner Tracy Philbeck, who referred to Agenda 21 as a “Marxist weapon.’” Well, I am told that the Gaston County Commissioners DID pass that resolution! Report from Gaston County Commissioners meeting tonight: Not sure what I was expecting…maybe balloons and champagne flutes for all, choirs and bands, the heavens full of shooting stars
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NOT YET CONFIRMED: COUNTY in NC PASSES Anti-AGENDA 21 RESOLUTION Based on the RNC Resolution!
See-Saw Polls Continue
Posted at Virginia Virtucon - Virginia politics, policy and entertainment from the Greater Richmond-Washington Metro Area perspective.
First Mitt Romney was up in FL, then earlier this week Newt Gingrich took a commanding lead. Now Romney is back in the lead in FL according to six new polls with an average lead of 7.2%. Meanwhile, Romney’s support nationally is cratering. I’d make a prediction on who is going to win the FL
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0bama’s Assault on the Constitution
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Now, 0bama does not even have to have treaties ratified by the Senate. He just calls them “Executive Agreements,” even though he does not have the Constitutional power to do what the “agreement” says. This “Executive Agreement” is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement , and you can read more about it here .
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Mark Wolfe Still Playing Fast And Loose With The Law
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Right on the heels of documentation being released that demonstrates that the Manassas Ballet is unlawfully employing illegal aliens we have another example of Mark Wolfe playing fast and loose with the law. Someone is really racking up quite a consistent pattern here. Wolfe recently sent out a letter to convention delegates, using the resources
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Gov. McDonnell heads to Florida to stump with Mitt
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Governor Bob McDonnell's public schedule shows he is headed to Florida to campaign with presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney . Florida's presidential primary is January 31. The two will appear Saturday morning at a Veterans Rally in Pensacola. Gov. McDonnell is very familiar with military veterans, serving 21 years in the U.S
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Comment on Romney’s taxes: 13.9% by tx2vadem
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OMG, I’m a job creator! I own stock = I created those jobs. I am kind of miffed then that I don’t get Xmas cards from all those employees. No thank you cards either!
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Corey Stewart Speaks out about the failure of the “rule of law” bill in Richmond
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Corey Stewart says Va. Senate panel should have passed illegal immigrant law By Jeremy Borden A Virginia Senate committee should not have voted down an anti-illegal immigration law that would have allowed state police to check the immigration status of those detained or arrested, the chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors said in a news release Friday. Board Chairman Corey A. Stewart (R-At Large) became one of the most outspoken proponents of a similar measure in Prince William that passed in 2007. Stewart said that the so-called “ Rule of Law ” measure has decreased violent crime
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TGIF
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Gee, what happened this week that we need to discuss? The economy grew by 1.7% in 2011 and it was reported that Ener1 Inc., a battery maker, which had received $118 million of our tax dollars filed for bankruptcy. Does anyone see a connection? Fitch’s downgraded Italy and Spain. Are you surprised? What took Fitch’s so long?
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Unlawful Detention of American Citizens?
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I can't believe we're even debating the issue.
When Prediction Gets Out Ahead Of Science
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As contrarians like me have been asking for years: We're going to alter our way of life on this planet - in a breathtakingly sweeping way - because of results obtained in computer models and on (educated or otherwise) prognostications? Scientists - scientists - have - to their shame - said YES. Well, some anyway. But not all.
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The Ends Justify The Means
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It's the message that's the important thing.
Ultrasound Bill Advances
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Sen. Vogel's ultrasound bill passes in committee, requiring abortion providers to give women an opportunity to view their sonogram or fetal heartbeat prior to an abortion.
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Pep talk on every drop
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I've had a bit of a winter cough, so I've been using Hall's Cough Drops to get through the work day. This year, the drops have "peppy" sayings to read. The latest drop said Be resilient Go for it Flex your "can do" muscle Get back in there, champ Now we know what President Obama's speechwriters are doing when they aren't working on the State of the Union speech.
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With Shades of Al Gore
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Hilarious: Perfect… Obama Leaves Event Promoting Clean Energy in Motorcade of 22 Gas Hogs Despicable. But hilarious.
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What a Difference Two weeks Can Make, Romney Down to 24% support
Posted at Virginia Virtucon - Virginia politics, policy and entertainment from the Greater Richmond-Washington Metro Area perspective.
Two weeks ago Mitt Romney lead the race for the republican nomination with 37% of the vote, 23% ahead of his closest competitors, Gingrich and Santorum. As of today, Romney garners the support of only 24% of republicans and is down 12% to Gingrich.
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The Media Freak Show Over Romney’s Money
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The Media Freak Show Over Romney's Money
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Obama’s Quiet War on Employers
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Obama's Quiet War on Employers
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Obama’s Failing Record: The Numbers Do Not Lie
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Obama's Failing Record: The Numbers Do Not Lie
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Clinton Accuser Kathleen Willey Whistleblowing Foreclosure Fraud
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Clinton Accuser Kathleen Willey Whistleblowing Foreclosure Fraud
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Big Sky governor to headline Va. Dems gala
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Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is the featured guest at Virginia Democrats' annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, a $200 per plate party event scheduled next month in Richmond. Other luminaries on the party fundraiser marquee are U.S. Sen.
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Loudoun Board Of Equalization Wastes Our Tax Dollars
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In more than one way. They regularly make boneheaded assessment decisions, and now they have caused the taxpayers of Loudoun County to blow nearly EIGHTY GRAND defending themselves in a ridiculous legal battle where they had a hissy fit over someone taking a photo at a public meeting. That EIGHTY GRAND figure includes $54,000 to local attorney and Dem activist John Flannery defending the boneheaded BOE, and $25,000 to outside attorneys to represent the Board of Supervisors, who simply want to make this go away with a simple apology to the woman who snapped the incredibly damaging EIGHTY GRAND photo. Tom Jackman lays out the case brilliantly at The State of NOVA . Good grief what a joke. Once again Loudoun County lives up to its LoCo reputation.
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Former Sen. Quayle picked for Va. Parole Board
Posted at Pilot on Politics - Virginia News
It turns out Fred Quayle’s separation from state government service will be short-lived. Gov. Bob McDonnell has named the former state senator from Suffolk to the Virginia Parole Board, an appointment with a four-year term and a $52,000 annual salary.
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The visitor outside my window … a pileated woodpecker
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We don't often see the pileated woodpeckers in the yard but, rather, along the trees on the fence line. This one was outside my window.
FYII, Friday, January 27, 2012
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"Republicans' promotion of 'right-to-work' laws, designed to undermine basic union functions, is
Obama team to open Va. campaign hub
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Another piece of President Barack Obama's Virginia re-election infrastructure will go live Saturday when his campaign opens its state headquarters in downtown Richmond.
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Ignoring Union Busting and So Called "Free Trade’s" Role In Creating Inequality In The US
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What about the role of union busting and so called free trade in helping to create the rampant, massive inequality in this country? That's a question
McDonnell, Cantor to address mock convention
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BY OLYMPIA MEOLA Gov. Bob McDonnell and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-7th, will address...
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A Return to a Clean Energy Policy Agenda
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Even though President Obama has made some courageous moves on the environmental front (most notably, his decision to delay the decision regarding the Keystone XL pipeline ), clean energy has seemingly taken a back seat on the president's agenda as election time moves closer to the present. With 80% of the U.S.'s energy consumption coming from fossil fuels, the U.S. stands poised to help reduce the international community's carbon footprint with more aggressive moves towards clean energy. With an increasing worldwide energy demand , it has become more important than ever to move away from fossil fuel sources of energy towards cleaner forms. Unfortunately, clean energy is not an issue that gets many politicians cookie points
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Comment on Hampton Roads judges in trouble by Vivian J. Paige
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I have edited both of the comments above to remove the name of a private citizen. There is a significant difference between discussing public officials and private individuals.
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McDonnell leaves for Florida
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 OLYMPIA MEOLA Gov. Bob McDonnell will leave this evening for Florida, where he’ll attend a...
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‘Vote Republican’ on the Friday drive-time tune!
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Ladies and gentlemen Roy Zimmerman . . .
Does Tim Tebow deserve the good guy image?
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Many in the American media have strange values when it comes to covering athletes. The bad guys seem to get the positive press — they’re the cool
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Comment on Hampton Roads judges in trouble by Alyssa Mariano
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It is obvious that Catherine has an ax to grind and has no basis for her comments. Otherwise she would have been more specific. It is dangerous to make libelous statements about individuals, even those holding public office. It is doubtful that Judge Blow had a romantic tryst with one of the clerks in his office. Also, [Name removed] did not cover up anything for Judge Taylor
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Tim Tebow: Christian, role model, athlete
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Many in the American media have strange values when it comes to covering athletes. The bad guys seem to get the positive press -- they're the cool kids -- while so often the good guys are persecuted for being ... well, good. Tim Tebow -- homeschooled student, Heisman Trophy winner, Denver Broncos quarterback -- is a positive role model for our children, one of the good guys who actually understands that the world doesn't revolve around him.
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Your daily Letter to the Columnist – Jan. 27, 2012
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.
Wikimedia Commons The Raleigh Court Library appreciates its citizen-mowers Note from Dan: Last summer I wrote a column about citizen volunteers who take up some of the mowing slack that governments can’t afford to perform on public property. In the process, I agreed to take a turn mowing the grass at Raleigh Court library, an effort organized by Suzanne Osborne. Two other regulars from this blog — gdad and Bill Perdue — took turns, too. ————————————————— handwritten, via snail-mail Dear Dan and Zachary, Thank you for your work maintaining the grounds at Raleigh Court Library. The staff, patrons and neighbors of the library all appreciate your efforts
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Norm Leahy Takes On Loudoun Republicans
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Norm Leahy at Bearing Drift is not too pleased with the Loudoun BOS and Dick Black for not supporting greater property rights protections against eminent domain in a post called Loudoun Republicans Against Property Rights? . Hey, maybe Citizens For Property Rights can make a comeback fighting this, after all, they’ve been so involved helping the Browns fight the taking of their property by the town of Purcellville. They have been, haven’t they???
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Republican House Passes Bill That Could Disenfranchise 20% of Virginia Seniors?!?
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This morning in the Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates, a nasty piece of voter disenfranchisement legislation , HB 9, passed out of committee on a 15-6 vote. Sponsored by Del. Mark Cole (R-Spotsylvania), this bill would effectively "suppress the vote of the elderly, the young, the poor and minorities," whil addressing the non-existent, figment-of-Republicans'-fevered-imaginations problem known as "voter fraud." Here's what ProgressVA has to say about this abomination. Also, check out the audio of Del. Cole admitting that he has no knowledge of any instances of voter fraud
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And now for a few words from Supervisor Ed Elswick
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.
Roanoke County Supervisor Ed Elswick, with a bear he killed with a bow and arrow | Lifted from Mark Taylor's Wildlife blog Roanoke County Supervisor Ed Elswick was one of two supervisors who on Tuesday night voted to disassociate the county from the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives — Local Governments for Sustainablity. (The other was Supervisor Butch Church). The 3-2 vote continued the county’s $1,200-a-year membership in the group, and followed a long hearing in which proponents of ICLEI (mostly environmentalists) squared off against opponents of the organization (mostly members of the Roanoke Tea Party). After the hearing, and before the vote, all the supervisors spoke to explain why they were voting the way they were. Elswick probably spoke for longer than anyone else about the matter, and he had some interesting things to say .
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Schumer Says “We Are in Great Shape” as GDP Growth Slows
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), a key member of Senate Democrats’ leadership, took to the podium to criticize something Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN) said in his Republican Address the night before. Gov. Daniels said , “On these evenings, Presidents naturally seek to find the sunny side of our national condition. But when President Obama claims that the state of our union is anything but grave, he must know in his heart that this is not true.” In response, Schumer said , “The Republican speaker last night, Mitch Daniels, talked about Americans must talk about the state of the union as grave
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Dickie Bell proposes drug tests for needy … is it really necessary?
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When the Staunton News Leader starts sounding more conservative than our Republican elected officials, it gets my attention. I’m talking about Del. Dickie Bell’s proposal to require
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