Posts by nathan
Unprecedented obstructionism in the Senate
I have neglected to update this blog for some time. But after reading about the Senate GOP’s filibuster of Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary – an unprecedented move by an opposition party – it’s difficult not to comment. The only term that can describe this move is obstructionism, plain and simple. There is no justification [...]
What does Paul Ryan mean when he say’s “bipartisan education reform”?
Yesterday, Paul Ryan, on the campaign trail, weighed in on the Chicago teachers union strike by declaring his support for “bipartisan education reform” (9/10/2012): “We stand with the children and we stand with the families and the parents of Chicago because education reform, that’s a bipartisan issue,” Ryan continued… “We will stand with education reform, we [...]
2012 Presidential Debate Schedule
With the political conventions finished and a little over 50 days until voter’s cast their ballots on November 6th, the focus on the campaign trail is now on how Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will perform against one another at the presidential debates. Here’s a handy television schedule of when the 2012 Presidential debates will take [...]
Mitt Romney does another interview in which he doesn’t answer the questions
A Rasmussen Presidential tracking poll released today confirms what has been widely suspected since friday: President Obama gained a significant “bump” in his polling numbers from the Democratic National Convention this past week. The latest Rasmussen poll puts Obama at 49% over Mitt Romney’s 45%, while the Gallup poll from Friday had Obama with a 49% [...]
Straight-Up Bullshit From Paul Ryan
During his speech last night to delegates at the Republican National Convention, Paul Ryan made some astoundingly misleading and fraudulent claims about President Barack Obama’s previous 4 years in office. So misleading and deceitful was his speech that the Associated Press released a fact check article this morning titled, ”Ryan takes factual shortcuts in speech,” that calls out [...]
The “we built it” theme brings Romney’s dishonesty to the RNC
The Republican National Convention has decided to use the slogan “We Built It” as a major convention theme intended to attack President Obama for remarks he made in July that have been wildly taken out of context. In the following excerpt from Obama’s speech, in which he stresses the importance of taxpayer funded infrastructure and the unselfish [...]
The Ghost of Bush Lingers
Former President George W. Bush won’t be attending this year’s Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, but the specter of him will certainly be attending the 24-hour news coverage of Hurricane Isaac. Hurricane Isaac is now projected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast this Wednesday, August 29th, and if that date sounds familiar that’s because it’s the [...]
Romney ducking questions from journalists
A major theme that has emerged during Mitt Romney‘s presidential campaign has been his refusal to face the press and answers questions. This was most evident during his overseas trip to Europe and Israel at the beginning of this month when he brought along an entire press pool who were essentially denied any access to [...]
Can we trust the media to accurately report on the effects of Citizens United?
Politico is running a news article today titled, “TV stations love super PACs,” which examines the price differential between a candidate’s ad buy and a Super PACs. The article notes that: Stations have to provide discounted rates to qualifying candidates running for all public offices. But they don’t have to give those same breaks to the [...]
Newt Gingrich Rap Song: Is you ready for it yet?
Hoo! Hoo hoo! Hey everybody vote for Newt! N to the E to the WT Newt Gingrich taking over these streets, Is you ready for it yet? I don’t think so, where you at? Obama about to step out the White House, Gingrich gonna get in the White House He gon’ have his wife, his [...]