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Archive for October, 2009

Sarah Palin Posts Her Resume On LinkedIn

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

No, she really did:
Sarah Palin’s Experience
Governor
State of Alaska
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
December 2006 — June 2009 (2 years 7 months)
Vice Presidential Candidate
2008 Election
(Government Administration industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
Chairperson
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
(Government Administration industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year)
Mayor
Town of Wasilla
(Government Administration industry)
1996 — 2002 (6 years)
Council Member
Wasilla City Council
(Government Administration [...]

Majority Continues To Oppose Health Care Reform Plans In Congress

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politics

The latest Rasmussen Report shows that opposition to the health care reform plans currently pending in Congress is once again climbing:
Now that the Senate Finance Committee has passed its version of health care reform, 42% of voters nationwide favor the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points [...]

Sarah Palin Far Behind Huckbee And Romney In Head-To-Head Matchups

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

More bad news for Palin-istas from the latest Rasmussen Report poll:
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s forthcoming autobiography has been at the top of the Amazon book charts for weeks, and it hasn’t even been released yet. At least in the eyes of the political Left, she is now perhaps America’s most visible national Republican.
But new [...]

Hillary Clinton Caught Exaggerating Once Again

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Hillary Clinton, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Back during the Presidential campaign Hillary Clinton was caught exaggerating her foreign policy experience when she claimed, falsely, that she arrived in Bosnia under sniper fire.
Now, she’s been caught again:
[D]uring a speech she made to the Stormont parliament she said that Belfast’s landmark Europa Hotel was devastated by an explosion when she first stayed [...]

Obama Administration Ends Persecution Of Medical Marijuana Users

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Individual Liberty, Politics, War On Drugs

The Obama Administration has finally brought an end to the Federal Government’s insane war on sick people:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
Two Justice Department officials described [...]

Catholic Diocese Files Bankruptcy To Avoid Sex Abuse Lawsuit

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Catholic Church, In The News, Legal, Religion

The coverup continues:
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A high-profile sex abuse case that was set to start Monday against Delaware’s Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and a former priest will be delayed after the church filed for federal bankruptcy protection.
The bankruptcy filing late Sunday automatically delays the case in Kent County Superior Court, the first of eight consecutive [...]

Federal Stimulus Dollars Going For Beauty School Tuition Assistance

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Economics, Politics

Your tax dollars at work:
More than $2.3 million in federal economic stimulus grants have gone to eight Tampa Bay area cosmetology and massage schools to pay tuition for the hairdressers, masseuses and nail technicians of tomorrow.
That’s swell news for those who see the beauty trades as a way to gain a firmer footing in the [...]

White House Confirms Obama Won’t Insist On Public Option

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politics

This can’t make the President’s more “progressive” allies happy:”
The television airwaves were filled Sunday with rat-a-tat over reforming the nation’s health-care system, as top administration officials hit the talk show circuit and interest groups waged a record advertising blitz.
President Obama’s team, preparing for an intense round of private negotiations on Capitol Hill, used public appearances [...]

Colorado Sheriff: “Balloon Boy” Was A Hoax Designed Promote A Reality Show

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, October 18th, 2009. Filed under Dumbasses, In The News

The truth is coming out:
FORT COLLINS. Colo. – A sheriff said he was pursuing criminal charges in Colorado’s “balloon boy” saga, which he described Sunday as a hoax to generate publicity for a reality TV show.
Deputies searched the home of the boy’s parents Saturday night, carrying away several boxes and a computer.
“Needless to say they [...]

Huckabee Beats Romney In Head-To-Head Race

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, October 18th, 2009. Filed under General

According to the latest Rasmussen Poll:
If the choice for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 comes down to a choice between Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, Huckabee has a slight edge
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone  survey of Republican voters finds that 44% prefer Huckabee, 39% favor Romney, and 17% are not sure.
Data released yesterday [...]

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