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Entries Tagged as 'Officials and Politicians'

Multi-tasking and the Presidential Race

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The thing I love about the political blogosphere is that we can divorce ourselves from the rudimentary issues addressed by the media and think about what is important to us as individuals. The swing voters will decide the presidency in this election, and they, by and large, will pick the guy that they like, […]

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Will Barack Obama Inherit the Yes Men Like Kennedy Did?

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Kyle Johnson of Bumperactive has a Booklobby message for Barack Obama.
My concern is that you will inherit a government such as Kennedy’s, where the ablest minds have been culled, and only the yes men remain.

Kyle appears to have been busy with Bumperactive now offering a state-by-state bumper sticker featuring Senator Obama.

Here are Kyle’s comments […]

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The Traditional Republican Base is No Longer Powerful Enough to Elect a President

June 17th, 2008 · 358 Comments

It is unprecedented that a candidate with such a strong position as Hillary Clinton — strong financially, politically, and organizationally — should be defeated for the Democratic nomination by a relatively inexperienced unknown like Barack Obama.
I want to offer you a word of warning: Mr. Obama’s success is a symptom ofĂ‚ a cultural […]

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Seventy-one Senators are in need of a good Booklobbying

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

George Bush is off to Saudi Arabia to persuade the Saudis to increase oil production. Ninety six senators voted to stop filling the strategic reserves. This is all being done in the hopes that increases in the supply of oil will result in a price decrease at the pump.
George Will wrote in his Washington Post […]

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BookLobby: Send a Book to a Politician

April 1st, 2008 · 202 Comments

Lobbyists are snickering at us.
While there are signs that participation in the political process is increasing in the US, Lobbyists continue to have a louder voice with public officials than individual constituents. Why? Because, our elected officials see the research that Lobbyists do as a service.
It helps them decide what to think.
Lobbyists prepare […]

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What Book Would You Recommend to Rep Sally Kern

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

I find it odd that people who use the Bible to justify judgement and condemnation just don’t seem to notice the parts written in red. Many behaviors such as homosexuality are forbidden in the Bible. The red text — the parts spoken by Jesus Christ for whom Christianity is named — tells us what to […]

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