Its probably the first time in the history of any artistic director that a mayor has e-mailed things like, Have you considered presenting the Merce Cunningham Dance Company? Did you know its their last year on tour? said Jay Franke, artistic director of the Chicago Dancing Festival,.
Dance has long been a part of Emanuels life. After turning down the Joffrey scholarship, he studied dance at Sarah Lawrence College. He continued taking ballet classes while working in Chicago, after his marriage and the birth of his first child, even after entering politics and serving in the Clinton White House as a senior aide.
The discipline is great, the stretch, the workout, he said.
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Of course, a ballet dancer.
That would explain a great many things.
I can just see him in his pretty pink tutu.
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...She figured something out - but the Texas Lottery people don't dare say it out loud, because the you-know-what storm that will follow will destroy all credibility in how it works. She'll keep her money - it's not like the Texas Lottery will go under because of it - but you can bet there's some code types figuring out new algorithyms as we speak.
Mike
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Some one did something similar in Canada.
The call came around 3 a.m. Toronto time, which was midnight in Nevada where Doug Hartzell was sleeping. It was his old friend, Mohan Srivastava, phoning from Canada.
He called me and said, Man, I think Im losing it. But I see a pattern in scratch lottery tickets, said Hartzell, recalling that 2003 conversation.
My reaction almost instantly was like: Im sure hes right.
Over their three decades of friendship, Hartzell has come to accept that Srivastava is simply smarter than most people. So when the 52-year-old geological statistician told him he could identify a winning scratch lottery ticket without the use of pennies or fingernails Hartzell believed him.
Theres been so many things hes done that after the fact, people go, Oh yeah, why didnt I see that? Hartzell said. But Mo has one of those rare minds.
Most people see a random jumble of numbers when they look at a scratch lottery ticket like Ontarios Tic Tac Toe game. But for Srivastava, he saw that certain numbers appeared only once in the grids and when these singletons lined up three in a row, chances were the ticket was a winner.
He calculated this held true 95 per cent of the time and notified the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Within days, they pulled the game the first time in OLG history a recall was prompted by a customer-identified flaw.
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Well written and good art. I usually scan these for content before giving them a full read.
It wasn't until after the scan that I read about the wounded man in the entry paragraph.
After he fell wounded, the videographer stopped filming and took several still photos, as the fellow lay there, bleeding, soon to death the text suggests.
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Not sure about 1), but definitely agree with 2) and 3). And I like how the author excuses it as some sort of psy. grouping thing a la that prison experiment in the 1970s. All I can say is that I am CERTAIN that I wouldn't have joined in, call me crazee...there is no excuse for this crap at any time for any reason...
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..reminds me of the vids of the cops in New Orleans among the looters in a Walmart store, pushing a cart of goods towards the door. However, let's not forget the real looting that took place when the market started to tumble in 2008 and the people with influence got the Administration and Congress to loot the public treasury to cover their loses investments in financial institutions. Now there was some serious looting, though done with style rather than crass trailer park abandoned.
#4
So what drives privileged or seemingly virtuous people to do bad things?
Good lord! Station in life is not an indicator of virtue or ethics. Mob mentality...blah..blah...blah. Every year we witness sports fans go on destructive rampages after the big game. (And that's after their team wins!) Now contrast that with the orderly behavior of the Japanese after the earthquake, tsunami, and nuke disaster. Stealing the proverbial loaf of bread to feed your family is one thing. Stealing a big screen TV cause everyone else is...well that's something quite different altogether.
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Since the writer mentions the Sanford Experiment to push her explaination I figure I'll link to the Skeptoid transcript about said experiment:
http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4102
Jump down to the bullet points for the rebutting and analysis.
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See also CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [UK Historian-Radio Broadcaster] DAVE STARKEY CLAIMS THAT "THE WHITES HAVE BECOME BLACKS". HISTORIAN PROVOKES WAVES OF CRITICISM AFTER [alleged Racist] REMARKS SURING TELEVISED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RIOTS ON BBC2'S NEWSNIGHT.
[Ex-POTUS BILL "FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT OF THE US" CLINTON here].
and
* SAME > UK PM DAVID CAMERON CONSIDERING
"COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT" FOR RIOTERS' FAMILIES' MEMBERS, i.e. forced expulsion = ban from low-cost Public Flats = Public Housing???
Building tracks for the first section of California's proposed high-speed rail line will cost $2.9 billion to $6.8 billion more than originally estimated, raising questions about the affordability of the nation's most ambitious rail project at a time when its planning and finances are under fire.
A 2009 business plan developed for the California High-Speed Authority, the entity overseeing the project, estimated costs at about $7.1 billion for the equivalent stretch of tracks. Officials say those estimates were made before detailed engineering work and feedback from communities along the proposed route.
The latest estimates are contained in two environmental impact studies that were shared with The Associated Press before their public release on Tuesday.
The rail authority's chief executive, Roelof van Ark, said planners anticipated the higher costs as more information about land acquisition and other details related to actual construction became known.
"We've had cost increases, but I believe the costs are now realistic and fair," he said.
Van Ark also said he expects the estimated total cost of the project, originally pegged at $43 billion, to rise.
Construction of the first stretch of tracks - as much as 140 miles from south of Merced to just north of Bakersfield - is scheduled to begin by September 2012 using $3.5 billion in federal money and an estimated $2.8 billion from the sale of state bonds approved by voters.
The higher cost estimates already have been factored into the federally funded construction, van Ark said.
The decision to start the planned 800-mile system in the Central Valley, linking relatively small towns, has generated criticism that the project could become a high-priced "train to nowhere." In a critical report earlier this year, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's office said the rail line should start near coastal population centers and recommended moving control of the project from the largely independent rail board to the state Department of Transportation.
The eventual plan is for a system of high-speed trains running from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Anaheim, with stops in the Central Valley.
Critics say the higher cost estimates contained in the environmental reports, the first detailed look at the project, is another warning sign that the rail line should be halted until cost and routing questions can be worked out.
State Sen. Doug La Malfa, R-Willows, said he is preparing legislation that would ask voters to reconsider the project in June 2012. Voters authorized $9 billion in bonds for the project in 2008, although most of those bonds have not yet been sold.
"This thing is well on its way to massive cost overruns," La Malfa said.
The documents being released Tuesday lay out specific route alternatives for the 178 miles of planned tracks between Merced and Bakersfield, with an estimated total cost of $10 billion to $13.9 billion, depending on which route is selected. The first portion to be built covers most of that area.
Supporters of the rail project, the nation's most ambitious, said the private sector will be a significant source of funding and that the money will start flowing once work begins.
La Malfa and other critics say the fiscal problems facing the federal and state governments, and the likelihood that Congress will continue to cut federal spending as it tries to reduce the nation's debt could choke off funding.
"The costs are starting to escalate and we need to take a time-out," he said.
Federal transportation officials remain supportive of California's project. The per-mile cost for the Central Valley segment is expected to be less than or in line with international averages for high-speed rail projects, said Roy Kienitz, undersecretary for policy with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
"Our goal is to help the state's decision-makers choose a design that avoids unnecessary costs, and we're pleased the authority has embraced many of the recommendations from the high volume of public response," he said in a statement.
Moving the initial section of tracks from the Central Valley would jeopardize federal money received for construction because it was granted with a strict timetable and requires that the work be done in the valley.
The environmental reports give a range of costs for different route options and contain higher land-acquisition costs based on a survey of specific parcels along the proposed routes. For example, up to $3.8 billion of the increased cost is associated with elevating the train tracks for up to 42 miles.
The rail authority will hold a series of public meetings and accept public comments until Sept. 28, before the board chooses a preferred route.
The chilling images of Anders Behring Breivik simulating shots into the water at the island where he killed 69 people at a youth camp were broadcast around the world Sunday after police brought him back to the scene.
Restrained by a harness, the Norwegian reconstructed his actions for police in a secret daylong trip back to the crime scene at Utoya island near Oslo.
A prosecutor also confirmed Norwegian media reports that police received several phone calls during the attack that were probably from Breivik himself, but wouldnt say how police had reacted to the calls.
According to Norwegian daily Aftenposten, Breivik offered to surrender several times and asked police to call him back, but they didnt.
Police said they took Breivik back to Utoya for a Saturday hearing about the attacks on July 22, when Breivik shot the victims at the lake island after killing another eight people in the capital with a bomb.
Breiviks lawyer has said he has confessed to the terror attacks, but denies criminal guilt because he believes the massacre was necessary to save Norway and Europe from Muslims and punish politicians who have embraced multiculturalism.
The 32-year-old Breivik described the shootings in close detail during an eight-hour tour on the island with up to a dozen police, prosecutor Paal-Fredrik Hjort Kraby told a news conference in Oslo.
The hearing took place amid a massive security operation that aimed to avoid escape attempts by Breivik and protect him against potential avengers. Breivik walked roughly the same route as the one he took during the shooting spree and explained what happened with as little interference as possible from police, Hjort Kraby said.
The entire hearing was filmed by police and may later be used in court, he added.
Video images of the reconstruction published by Norwegian daily VG show Breivik arriving at Utoya with the same ferry he used to get to the island last month. Breivik wore a bulletproof vest and a harness connected to a leash over a red T-shirt and jeans as he casually led police around the island.
Breivik is seen pointing out locations along the way and simulating shots into the water, where panicked teenagers dove in to try to escape from him.
The suspect showed he wasnt emotionally unaffected by being back at Utoya ... but didnt show any remorse, Hjort Kraby told reporters. He has been questioned for around 50 hours about this, and he has always been calm, detailed and collaborative, and that was also the case on Utoya.
The hearing was arranged to avoid the need for a reconstruction in the midst of the trial and to make Breivik remember more details, Hjort Kraby said.
Norwegian media have also reported that Breivik may have filmed parts of the massacre himself. Hjort Kraby said Sunday that a video camera had been discussed during the hearing on Utoya, but declined to elaborate.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the 2012 GOP race for president Saturday with an announcement sure to reverberate halfway across the country as his rivals competed in Iowa for the support of party activists.
"I full well believe I'm going to win," Perry told South Carolina voters on a conference call about an hour before he planned to kick off the campaign with a speech in Charleston.
In a posting on his new campaign website explaining why he wanted to take on President Barack B.O. Obama, Perry contended that "America's place in the world is in peril, not only because of disastrous economic policies, but from the incoherent muddle known as our foreign policy."
Americans, he said, "will not sit back and accept our current misery." He said "a great country requires a better direction" and "a renewed nation requires a new president."
He said people object to an administration "that sees its role as spending our children's inheritance on failed economic theories that have given us record debt and left far too many unemployed, threatening not only our economy, but our security. Our reliance on foreign creditors and sources of energy not only compromises our national illusory sovereignty, but jeopardizes our national future."
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I'm pulling for Perry. That many Texans can't be wrong. Besides, neither the foreign out-sourcing of the economy or the presidency appear to work very well.
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Opposition campaign points: 1) Texas created jobs, but Perry wasn't the reason; 2) And there were not enough jobs created - Texas unemployment is still 8%; 3) The jobs that were created are 'bad' jobs, with low pay and benefits (not at all like DC & NY & CA government jobs.)
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Perry is the longest continuously serving current U.S. governor. Texans like him. His speech in SC was good. Former AF pilot. Conservative values. A lot to like about him. He will be demonized by the left but then what's new--any R would? It's in the Alinsky playbook.
Bottom Line, Up Front -
Theres a long and proud history of Americans standing up for what they want, dating back, at least, to the original tea party in Boston in 1773. That tea party grew into a revolution and ultimately produced a government that would not be so easy to topple. The American political system is structured to channel anger and discontent into political institutions. James Madison, the genius behind the Constitution, envisioned a system of government that would embrace dissent and offer malcontents the hope, however distant, that they can get what they want by working through it. Protesters who start in the streets envision themselves, or at least their causes, entering the halls of power.
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No worries. If the "Food Stamp President" runs out of food stamps, you'll see plenty of rioting.
"I Promised Hope and Change. I just Changed the Promise."
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About the quickest way to end a rioting streak here would be to take anyone caught in the process, load their posterior into an aircraft, land at Port-au-Prince and make a one for one exchange for a Haitian who wanted just the opportunity to come to this country. Let the looters know what real poverty is for the rest of their lives.
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The right doesn't tend to riot. They are branded with all sorts of craziness but they clean up their trash and stand in line and don't tend to be the rioting type.
I suspect if Obama loses there will be riots in some areas but as the UK has shown some folks are just waiting for an excuse, any excuse will do.
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p2k, give me a fuckin break! haitians are poor because they are not worth much of a ashit as whole group.
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The right to keep and bear arms will keep most of the country free from London-style riots: in this country, the Korean merchant and the black rib joint owner and the white used car lot owner all have guns and will use them. If the first batch of rioters in London had been met with buckshot from the store owners, the riots would have been over the same night.
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Chris, I contend Haitian poverty has a lot to do with their having to pay France huge amounts - virtually all the nation's free cash flow - for over a century for their 'freedom'. And what wasn't paid to France was stolen by the 'leadership'. The average Haitian never had much chance to show whether he was "worth much of a shit."
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In truth, Haitians have had a lot of opportunity to improve their lot, and the only time they ever had a government worth a damn it was the USMC.
A critical factor is that Haiti does not have enough arable land to feed itself, so can only be profitable by growing export crops.
Right after their revolution, the north and the south split under two different leaders. In the south, the leader tried to redistribute farms to the ex-slaves, which collapsed their economy. In the north, Henry Christophe ruled as a dictator, keeping the plantations, and they economically prospered.
So the south kept trying to invade and conquer the north, and though they were more prosperous, the northern Haitians eventually revolted against Christophe.
That was probably the best native government they ever had.
Probably the best outcome that could ever happen in Haiti is for the nation to be taken over by an international agricultural concern, with all the Haitians being their employees, under contract for some major powers to rebuild and restore Haiti, without any Haitian input into the process.
All children would be put in mandatory boarding school, to wipe clean any trace of the bad culture of their parents that they might pick up. And in perhaps two generations, Haiti would be a nice place.
The average Haitian never had much chance to show whether he was "worth much of a shit."
On the rare occasions when they do, the others react like the proverbial crabs in a bucket. They're poor for the same reason America's inner cities are poor -- they can't stand to see someone else successful.
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"No worries. If the "Food Stamp President" runs out of food stamps, you'll see plenty of rioting."
No, he'll do what Republicans do with the greenback...he'll just print more.
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Outside of Al Franken, leftist celebrities don't actually run for office. They talk about it a lot so that folks will stroke their ego on how smart they are, thats all.
Matt Damon challenging Obama from the left would cause Obama to lose the election and end Matt Damon's career. I'm not sure he's all that bright but he certainly is bright enough to realize that.
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Matt Damon (!) will never get elected dogcatcher. Even the young people I know scream Matt Damon! every time they see him on screen or print. The South Park creators put him in the woodchipper for good (unless he runs in California).
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Funny thing Mizzou Mafia, is the south park guys are his friends and only did the "Matt Damon" joke on a lark. The Matt Damon puppet was so bad they figured nobody would recognize him and scapped all his lines.
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Since you come from the land that elected Trudeau and other losers, SS, I can't say I give a rat's ass about your so-called opinion of our politicians.
Sounds like sour grapes. You're probably still pissed at Reagan for facilitating the fall of the Wall and the exposure of what a failure communism truly is.
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"You're probably still pissed at Reagan for facilitating the fall of the Wall and the exposure of what a failure communism truly is."
You must still believe in the tooth fairy if you believe that bull...
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You know Shakey Steve, it's becoming clear to all the 'burgers that not only do you fail to grasp that you are little more than a whiny troll, but that we all realize that you have no grasp of history, economics or even reality itself. In the hopes that you are a human being, not simply vermin, allow me to kindly suggest that you seek professional medical attention for your delusions. Then maybe one day, after years of drugs and therapy you might realize that repeated the worn out, debunked lies of the left earn you no points here.
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Queerly enough, President Obama has recently been claiming to be this generation's Ronald Reagan. Also Martin Luther King, Jr.
[Al Jazeera] US Congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has won the Iowa straw poll, in an early boost for her campaign for the White House.
Bachmann came out on top as expected after campaigning hard in the heartland state, with 28.5 per cent of the 16,892 votes cast in the early test for Republicans. Libertarian congressman Ron Paul came in a close second, followed by former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty in third.
Goodbye, Governor Pawlenty. Nice seeing you out here. Perhaps 2016 or 2020...
Saturday's result comes five months before Iowa holds the caucuses that kick off the Republican nomination season. It's the first indication of what Iowans think of the Republican presidential field and which candidate has the best get-out-the-vote organization.
Nine candidates were on the ballot.
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Prediction: If Michele gets the GOP nomination for 2012, Barack will be relected in 2012. Once the media has a field day with some of her more, oh how should I say, wingbat views especially on carbon dioxide, she may be laughed off the ballot...
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I have to agree with Shakey Steve here. If Bachmann is the GOP candidate, most likely we will get another 4 years of 0bama. Bachmann appeals to the core of the Republican base and the tea party faction. That might be enough to win the nomination but it's not enough to win the general election which requires a candidate that can appeal to independent voters. The media plays a huge role, for better or WORSE, in shaping the voting behavior of independents and they will stop at nothing to demonize Bachmann; it's already begun in gusto.
It's her more conservative social positions that will get her into trouble with independent voters, who tend to be more socially liberal and fiscally conservative (I guess it could depend then on how hard they are hurting from the economy come election time).
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It's early days, and most people aren't paying attention yet. This one is about name recognition, or in other words about media exposure. After all, Dr. Paul consistently has gotten votes in the low single digits in national elections vs. placing second in this thing, despite being a strong libertarian.
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I must say I have a lot of respect for Ron Paul. I like the fact that, unlike most American politians (Canadian too), he is a pragmatist and isn't afraid to cross both liberal and concervative lines when warranted. Unfortunately, this makes him unelectable in the political system as it currently exists...too bad.
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That's 'conservative'...damn.
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Again - I don't give a f*ck what a Canuck wants or says about our politics
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Paul is CRAZY and that's from someone who voted for him for him for president in '88.
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He also packed the house, it sounded like. At least he is genuine and believes in what he says and does it without a teleprompter, just like all of the other candidates. Paul may have his batteries in backwards (to say sanctions do not work is total bullshit, a navel blockade which goes back to pre-classic Greece is by definition sanctions as well as the city siege. Now, argue that these sanctions as they are being practiced are not working...) but you know what, unlike what we have, I believe what Paul says and that he will do it.
I'm with Cain, I liked everything he said. What we have here is total uncertainty and not just in the business disctrict.
Seriously, how can you be a bigwig doner to obama, knowing that since he has thrown out the private jet owner is evil meme that eventually he will have to play that base card...do I believe hime when he says, oh no not you I'm just talking to the volks.
I am having a difficult time chalking up what el prez has accomplished. Bailouts, done before he took the oath. Obamacare, all he did was sell and sign, still do not know what is in it but it does not matter because it is completely illegal no matter how long the admin works the clock. Binny Laden, both no brainers. Golf, check, though I theorize at this point that is to avoid the white house guest list. Beer summit, check. Guns for Cartels, check. Backend payoffs to companies and unions, check. Bowing to every asshole in the world, check check.
So tell me, with all that gaffe and chaf, what is a goofy view of carbon dioxide? Obama does not seem to have a problem smoking Brazil's oil. No problem buying wind gens from overseas. No problem buying electric from Mexico. Seems to me that the efforts of this administration and the greens is exactly the thing that dissidents of the USA have been carping about for years, and that is they have other people do all the dirty work so Americans can have their pretty little trees.
You have got to admit (and hence play as) a total imbalance in media coverage. Joe 'stand up for me' Biden is who he is and for good reason. I started to not like obama when he went to that bowling alley, and bowled something like a 40. No, not because of his obvious noob skillz or awkard quotes, but because he quit. Fucking quit. I hate quitters in games, total lack of character, like a little kid throwing a fit because they played monopoly and landed on a hotel.
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two comment about the results:
1) Michelle officially becomes the Tar Baby of American politics. Both the dems and the Rinos have tried to demonize her for the past 3 elections - and they have all lost badly (see Pawlenty). If Barack and the MSM want to demonize her, bring it on. They will overplay their hands. They can't help themselves.
2) Alot more voters took part this time. This means Republicans are alot more energized than last time. It looks like Obama's in alot of trouble this time around.
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Yes, agreed Frank, assuming he is not a corporation posting as a nym. But hey, you know, all the police there have smelted their badges for plowshares and public transport is plotted about like an old spice commercial, and everyone drives canadian cars, and feel quite secure with the cornering of the dryer sheet market though they would not object to anyone else giving it a shot.
Not that I hate ya Steve, kinda remind me of me when I was in high school trying to pick up college chicks.
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*no offense to Canadians. I'll tell ya, the hardest most efficient workers I've seen are the harvesters from Canada. They do some damn fine work, and anyone who plays a sport as tough as hockey is ok with me, unlike that prissy soccer game where the women bitch less and wear less eyeliner than their male counterparts.
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#18 *no offense to Canadians. Posted by: swksvolFF
They've gutted their military and many of the troops that remain are unfit, overweight, and excessively filled with quasi french speakers!
Canada is two lands and each one dispises the other. There will be trouble there someday.
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Again - I don't give a f*ck what a Canuck wants or says about our politics
With the possible exception of Mark Steyn. But then, he was essentially driven out of Canada for having 'American' views.
As for Canada is two lands and each one dispises the other, if Quebec was on the edge (geographically, I mean) rather than the middle, they would have split off long ago.
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Bachman comes from the House of Representatives. When was the last time we had an elected President from the house? That is without doing time as a Vice President or something. Yes, we've recently elected someone who barely had any experience at all, but we should have learned from that. I think Bachman might make a decent VP candidate but I just have trouble imagining her at the top of the ticket.
Same problem with Newt except his experience was over a decade ago. He's in it to sell books and increase his speaking fees, or maybe to get a promise of some position from the frontrunner.
I never was able to imagine Pawlenty or Huntsman with there low name recognition, or Caine with his zero political experience.
Ron Paul is the modern Ross Perot, in it for the ego and unelectable despite his occasional high poll numbers.
That leaves Perry and Mitt. Both wear halos that could be a problem, both have fiscal track records and resumes that look promising (except Romneycare). Unless I'm forgetting someone I think they are the true choices for the top of the ticket.
#23
I see Palin as the head of the GOP, being a face and choosing which campaigns to push money into. I'm not sure if anyone else sees her that way but she tends to get press with minimal effort, she certainly fires up the crowd and gets the money rolling in, but I think her negative numbers after four years of constant bashing make her unelectable.
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There were also 3 other major candidates in the presidential election, which helped him immeasurably. Magnificent Michelle would need that kind of help. I doubt that will be the case this time.
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Sorry Bachman supporters but face it - she's unelectable. It's not that she's stupid but, like Palin, she speaks mostly in platitudes. Bottom line, politicians that only speak in cautious talking points tend to come off as shallow thinkers - even if they're not.
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My own take is that the nominee will be either Perry or Romney. I can't figure out which of them it will be. Neither will have the other as a VP, so the VP slot goes to Bachmann. Having her allows the nominee to get the Tea Party folks on board and energized, and she's a damned good fund-raiser -- not that either Perry or Romney have a problem with fundraising.
Bachmann won't be the nominee, I think, because the media will do to her what they did to Sarah. It's shameful and it will result in the death of the old media, but they'll take her down.
Romney-Bachmann or Perry-Bachmann will beat Obama-Biden as long as Obama's positive rating stays under 43 or so. I think Obama's current 40 is a ceiling, not a floor, but it's over a year to the election so who knows?
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newc, nope, not me but glad to see I'm not alone in my assesment.
#34
Romney-Bachmann smells a lot like McCain-Palin. And the results would be the same. Romney is a Rockefeller Rino. Republicans want a choice, not an echo.
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Dr. Steve, will beat Obama-Biden as long as Obama's positive rating stays under 43 or so
Never lose track of the fact that Zero's negative ratings include a large number from people who think he's not being enough of a socialist, but who will vote for him against ANY Republican, Conservative, or Libertarian. So maybe what is needed is a credible Socialist candidate.... Al Franken's ego is big enough, maybe he could be encouraged to run.
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Yes, but the variable is how many of them will have something else to do that day. Its one thing to stand in line for 3 days for free Jay-Z tickets, quite another to pull a wagon full of bullshit, downwind.
#44
Voting for someone you don't want a little less is still voting for what you don't want. You are sure to get it too.
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Voting for someone you don't want a little less is still voting for what you don't want.
That is one way to look at it. Here is another. Think of it as an optimization problem. One of those two guys (simplest case) is going to win. Which one is closer to where you want to be? Who do you want appointing judges and such?
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Its probably the first time in the history of any artistic director that a mayor has e-mailed things like, Have you considered presenting the Merce Cunningham Dance Company? Did you know its their last year on tour? said Jay Franke, artistic director of the Chicago Dancing Festival,.
