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2009 Green Party National Meeting

Green Party to hold 2009 national meeting in Durham, North Carolina, July 23-26 WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States will hold its 2009 Annual National Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, from Thursday, July 23 to Sunday July 26. The meeting will take place on the campus of North Carolina Central University. State Green Party delegates, party leaders, candidates, officeholders, and others will gather in Durham for a weekend of plenary sessions covering party business, numerous… Continue

Added by Joanne on June 18, 2009 at 6:33pm — No Comments

Inspector general says Joe the Plumber's files searched improperly

From The Columbus Dispatch: A state agency director improperly authorized checks of state computer systems for confidential information on "Joe the Plumber," according to a report released this afternoon by Ohio's inspector general. Helen Jones-Kelley, the suspended director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, "had no legitimate agency function or purpose to support her decision" to… Continue

Added by Joanne on November 20, 2008 at 5:04pm — No Comments

How Obama Got Elected

From Hot Air: John Ziegler interviews Obama voters to gauge their knowledge of various issues that came up during the election, and gets very … entertaining results. His new website, How Obama Got Elected, marries this with a more disturbing report from Zogby that emphasizes a great deal of ignorance in the vote:

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Added by Joanne on November 18, 2008 at 8:55pm — No Comments

Steele On Obama: He Played The Race Card

From Townhall: Damn straight he did. Promising this would be "the first of a series of conversations" with bloggers, former Maryland LG Michael Steele held a blogger conference call today to discuss his bid for RNC Chairman. Steele also warned that Republicans shouldn't "soft-pedal" our attacks on Barack Obama, "just because the President of the United States happens to be a Black man." This, of course, pr… Continue

Added by Joanne on November 17, 2008 at 5:07pm — No Comments

More Violence From Obama Supporters

Sadly, this is becoming more and more common. From American Thinker: After taunting 18-year old freshman Annie Grossmann for wearing her McCain-Palin campaign button at an election night get-together, and "getting in her face," four women beat her for political views which, obviously, they did not share. Grossmann took verbal abuse at the party, then left for her dorm after it was clear, about 10 p… Continue

Added by Joanne on November 17, 2008 at 4:58pm — 4 Comments

The Cost Of Obama's Campaign Promises

From CBS News: Without question, the Barack Obama infomercial served as a very slick and powerful recitation of the biggest promises he's made as a presidential candidate. But the very bigness of his ideas is the problem: he seems blind to the concept his numbers don't add up. The fact is the savings Obama has identified do not cover his spending. According to a CBS News estimate,… Continue

Added by Joanne on October 31, 2008 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Ohio Official Admits Her Checks on 'Joe The Plumber' Were More Extensive Than She First Said

This comes from one of my favorite Democratic blog No Quarter. According to today’s edition of the Columbus Dispatch, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services’s checks into Joe the Plumber’s confidential records were more extens… Continue

Added by Joanne on October 31, 2008 at 10:14am — No Comments

An Obama Halloween

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Added by Joanne on October 29, 2008 at 9:44am — No Comments

Two More McCain Supporters Assaulted

Obama told them to get in their face and argue with them. They're just doing what he said. Gotta love the hope and change. From Winston-Salem News:

GALAX, Va. -- Two people were arrested and charged Monday afternoon with assaulting several GOP campaign workers at the campaign headquarters in Galax, Va. The individuals identifi

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Added by Joanne on October 29, 2008 at 9:30am — 7 Comments

Critics Call Obama's Tax Plan "Welfare"

From The Washington Times Barack Obama says he will give 95 percent of all American workers a tax cut but does not mention that his plan would send checks to tens of millions of tax filers who pay no personal income taxes - payments that critics say look "suspiciously like welfare." Mr. Obama's campaign promise, which he has repeated in his speeches and in the preside… Continue

Added by Joanne on October 26, 2008 at 6:42pm — No Comments

Polls Tied Among Likely Voters

From this AP Poll: The poll, which found Obama at 44 percent and McCain at 43 percent, supports what some Republicans and Democrats privately have said in recent days: that the race narrowed after the third debate as GOP-leaning voters drifted home to their party and McCain’s “Joe the plumber” analogy struck a chord. “I trust McCain more, and I do feel that he has more experience in government than Obama. I don’… Continue

Added by Joanne on October 26, 2008 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Obama's Lead Drops

From Reuters: Democrat Barack Obama’s lead over Republican rival John McCain has dropped to 5 points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released today. Obama leads McCain by 49 percent to 44 percent among likely U.S. voters in the daily tracking poll, which has a margin of error of 2.9 points. Obama’s lead has dropped over the last three days after hitting a high of 12 points on Thursday. “Things are trendin… Continue

Added by Joanne on October 26, 2008 at 2:55pm — No Comments