Articles in the Politics Category

You Could Wake Up Canadian!
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Posted in Advertising, Internet, Marketing, Politics, Science, Travel on 17 April 2009
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You go to sleep all grumbly but voila! (as French is required), you could wake up Canadian! Thanks to a new law, Canada will bestow citizenship Friday on what its government believes could be hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting foreigners, most of them Americans. The April 17 amendment to Canada’s Citizenship Act automatically restores Canadian […]

Those Here In the U.S. – Don’t Forget to …
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Posted in Politics, Retail on 4 November 2008
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Vote early but do not vote often. I hear that second part is frowned upon now (even in Chicago). And thankfully, there is no IQ test to vote … FROM THE LOCAL NEWS … TODAY’S TMJ4’s John Mercure spent an afternoon at the mall, and was more than a little surprised at some of the […]

Disney Pixar CARS: McQueen’s “Japanese Cousin” Wins GT Round 3
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, Checklist, collecting, Disney Pixar, Film, Gadgets, Magazine, Marketing, Media, Politics, Sports, Toys, TV on 7 June 2008
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(Shhh, nobody tell Al Oft and those Lightyear Guys) Lightning McQueen #95 wins the 3rd Round of Super GT300 Series in Japan (click on the 300GT Tab) at the Fuji Speedway (all in Japanese, BTW). Official Circuit Website page for the #95 Team with driver info.* Cool – actual working headlights, I like it. Here’s […]

Underwater Internet Cable Cut-Funniest WSJ Drawing Ever
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Posted in Computing, Internet, Media, Politics, Science, TV on 8 February 2008
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This is the funniest drawing I’ve ever seen in the WSJ … okay, not exactly much of a competition but still … Some conspiracy theorists have ideas why India & parts of the Middle East have lost most of their internet connection as several underseas cables have been severed. It could be sharks with lasers […]

Political Punditry On “The Race” So Far
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Posted in Politics on 21 November 2007
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Ron Paul was recently asked about Dennis Kucinich becoming his running mate which he supported.  That’s like a fat chick asking her fatter roomate to attend the Tappa Kegga Beer house party…no one cares and worse they get ignored like hippie at a VFW bar. While the Republicans race toward mediocrity, the Democrats are finally […]

I Can Has Job Back?
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Posted in Media, Politics on 21 September 2007
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Dan, Dan, Dan. You screwed the pooch once.  Is it really worth it to do it all over again? Page Six:  “It will just remind the public of the dark ending to his career,” said venerable publicist Michael Levine. “Time has a way of softening the public’s collective memory. This suit will just bring an […]

Why Clinton Will Lose in 2008
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Posted in Politics on 14 September 2007
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I ran across the blog, Scholars & Rogues today and was surprised to read some of most cogent commentary on the upcoming 2008 election. The post titled “Why Hillary will lose the primary – the hidden cross-over vote” is a balanced and informed look at how voters will be gunning for anyone but Mrs.Clinton in the […]

Politickin in South Carolina Over Labor Day Weekend
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Posted in Politics on 4 September 2007
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Over the long Labor Day weekend visiting family in South Carolina, I was enjoying jetskiing on Lake Murray, eating picnic food, and drinking beer. Not all at once although tempting. On Monday morning, there was to be a parade in a little town called Chapin which proved to be a real eye opener about politics […]

Moving Up Political Party Primaries For 2008 Not A Good Thing
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Posted in Politics on 13 August 2007
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With South Carolina’s Republican party’s decision (to be announced in NH later this week) to move up their primary to January 19th in 2008, South Carolina has effectively helped encourage a stampede of other states to consider (or defacto move) moving their primaries farther up in the process. This is a bad idea in my […]

Mike Huckabee bursts out of obscurity in new Iowa straw poll for Republicans
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Posted in Politics on 12 August 2007
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While Mitt Romney easily won the recent Iowa straw poll among Republican candidates, it was Mike Huckabee‘s second place finish that is getting all of the ink. The Romney camp spent millions on their effort in Iowa to earn a ‘must win’ for the dollar drives coming soon to fill up ye olde coffers with […]