Take away Romney’s ability to lie, he really doesn’t have much

I didn't watch last night's presidential debates, but this seems to be the clip that has Republican/s underwear in a bunch. At least the ones I'm friends with on Facebook. It pertains to the attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya that left four Americans dead, including ambassador Chris Stevens. Here's the clip: I guess Mitt Romney has been pushing the lie that Barack .... [Continue Reading]

If Mitt Romney likes Big Bird, why does he want to cut PBS?

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I watched the debate last night between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama and I was surprised the most by something said by Romney. When asked about specific things Romney would cut from the federal budget, he said he would cut funding to Public Broadcasting Service, also known as PBS. From USA Today: About 30 minutes into the verbal contest between President Obama and Republican .... [Continue Reading]

I hate political ads

I was watching the Orioles-Red Sox game yesterday when I saw a dishonest political ad attacking Barack Obama over his supposed hatred for the American small business owner. The ad was produced and paid for by American Crossroads, the political action group run by Karl Rove. Here's the ad: The ad features statements from Sherry Wuebben and Bill Schams of St. Joseph .... [Continue Reading]

Thinking of voting for Mitt Romney?

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Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone has written an in-depth article detailing just what Mitt Romney did when he was CEO at Bain Capital. It's a fascinating piece. The article goes into much detail on how Bain Capital, under Romney's leadership, would go after companies, load them down with massive amounts of debt, and then dump them, leaving the companies to go bankrupt. For .... [Continue Reading]

Chris Mathews versus Reince Priebus

MSNBC host Chris Mathews went after Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus yesterday on Morning Joe, accusing the Republican party of playing the so-called race card. At issue was the so-called joke that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made in Michigan about never being asked to show his birth certificate. Some Republicans believe .... [Continue Reading]

Chick-fil-A, gay marriage, and missguided protests

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Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy recently drew attention to the chicken sandwich fast-food chain by stating that be believes in the "biblical definition of the family unit." Basically, he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman, not a man and another man or a woman and another woman. In other words, his opinion on marriage is in tune with most of the laws in this country. .... [Continue Reading]