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Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
The best anti-Billary heckle so far, from a thinly attended rally yesterday in West Virginia :
“Down with the monarchy.”
Ouch. That’s gotta sting.
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Senator Clinton Wins – Sorry I Misspoke
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
I almost feel bad for Hillary Clinton, almost but not quite. And I say this because in the Indiana primary Hillary holds a lead of 4 percentage points over Senator Obama with 88% of the votes counted at the time of this post. It’s sad because Hillary was […]
Police overkill: not a movie, Philidelphia
Submitted by Black & White Blog
Written by Michael Vass
On Monday night, WTXF news helicopter took video images of 15 police officers.
Those swarming individuals weren’t gang members, though at a glance you would assume they were.
What happened?…
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White House : Whoops, We Lost All Those Iraq War Emails
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
It’s the equivalent of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration filling brick ovens with filing cabinets full of Vietnam War memos and letters and vaporising it all. Digital letters and memos are so much easier to disappear.
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Obama Will Fight McCain For US Presidency
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
It’s over for Billary. If they fight on, they will only sink further into debt and public ridicule. The story will not be how brave Billary is being for refusing to quit, but how crazed Billary is for believing the White House in 2009 is something owed to them, even if […]
Busted Tech : Billions Spent On Surveillance Society Fails To Cut Crime
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Altered art by Banksy
In the UK, some 4.5 million CCTV cameras, and billions spent installing and maintaining them, has proven to be a complete waste of money.
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Gasoline prices: consumers and politicians respond
Submitted by Econbrowser
The trend is clear: demand is down and complaints are up.
U.S. sales of cars manufactured in North America actually rose 1.3% in April 2008 compared with the same month the previous year.
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A Memo I’d Love to See: Whales and Economics
Submitted by Econbrowser
From the Washington Post:
White House officials for more than a year have blocked a rule aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales by challenging the findings of government scientists, according to documents obtained by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Where’s Michael Moore?
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
LONDON/THE SUN — Illegal immigrants are sneaking OUT of Britain because they are sick of our weather and hospitals.
Chief immigration officer Les Williams said: “We have recently noticed people trying to leave the country. Some said they wanted to go to a warmer country as they are fed up with the […]
Good Question: These Folks Want to Be President?
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Politicians want lower gas and oil prices but don’t want more production to increase supply. They want oil “independence” but they’ve declared off limits most of the big sources of domestic oil that could replace foreign imports. They want Americans to use less oil to reduce greenhouse gases but they protest higher […]
Will Senator Hillary Clinton denounce Bill Clinton?
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
In yet another display of racial insensitivity and polarizing commentary we have former President Bill Clinton making statements the other day. Now I want to make something clear up front, that every pundit I have read so far has avoided on this latest issue (and which could be […]
No Fox Hysteria For This ‘9/11 Truther’
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
In the video below, Fox News hosts try and talk over their guest when he runs through his reasonable questions about what happened on 9/11, and why the Bush administration tried so hard to stop the official investigation, at which both President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney refused to testify […]
Upon Reflection
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Hey, some cool guy in sunglasses is having a loose weekend with a naked woman. He told his wife he was going fly-fishing!
Oh wait…
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How George Bush Solved the Immigration Problem
Submitted by unsettling economics
President George Bush has one major policy victory for which he has not received sufficient credit. Illegal immigration has been one of the most contentious issues in American policy in recent years. Brilliant minds have tried to put together some compromise that would stem the flow of illegal immigrants.
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Obama Now Almost 7:1 Favorite Over Hillary
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Based on actual futures trading on Intrade.com.
Don’t Like Bush Tax Cuts? Pay at the Clinton Rates
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
WALL STREET JOURNAL–Senator Clinton’s main tax proposal is to repeal the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, raising rates to the levels of the Clinton Presidency. “We didn’t ask for George Bush’s tax cuts. We didn’t want them, and we didn’t need them,” Mrs. Clinton explained.
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The Only Fair Choice: Support FREE Trade
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Some of the conclusions from the article UNFAIR TRADE, by the Adam Smith Institute:
1. The Fairtrade certification system and the Fair Trade movement from which it springs are fundamentally unfair. They offer a small improvement in prices to very few primary producers, while leaving most out in the cold and possibly even […]
Oil Bosses Plead Innocence From Beneath Mountain Of Money
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
It’s like the time that a bunch of American tobacco industry bosses lined up to testify on how non-addictive cigarettes are.
I suppose when you’re making so much money can afford to eat gold and wipe your arse with Italian silk you really couldn’t care less what Congress, let alone the American […]
Al Gore’s Buys His Own (Green) Private Army
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
The idea of Al Gore leading a 10 million strong team of volunteers pulling old car wrecks out of rivers and planting trees is scary enough. But the Al Gore Green Army (AGGA) have much bigger plans :
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“Talking To You Is Like Talking To A Goat”
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
An hilarious video from The Onion, with a Fox News-style debate between the author of a 9/11 conspiracy book, and an annoyed Al Qaeda spokesman.
“How would you like it if you spent two months in a mountain cave, sleeping on rocks, planning something really special, only to have someone take the […]
Barack Obama’s Tax Returns: He’s Not Tithing
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Summary of Barack Obama’s Income Taxes, 2000 - 2006
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Obama: 4 to 1 Favorite Over Clinton
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
According to actual trading on Intrade.com.
Kicking the Can down the Road
Submitted by Econbrowser
Inspection of the Administration’s approaches to previous policy issues provides some instructive precedents [0], [1], [2], [3], [4] to consider in light of current policy challenges in the financial markets.
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No Great Surprise : Cheney Really Doesn’t Give A Shit What Americans Think About The Iraq War
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
When US Vice President Dick Cheney was asked what he thought about the vast majority of opposition in the United States to the continuance of the Iraq War, he answered “So?” When he was asked if cared what the American people think, Cheney answered, “No.”
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Nyuk!
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
David Dees strikes again.
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