Posts Tagged ‘politics’

Gingrich Rides the Horses of Animus And Vituperation to South Carolina Victory

Filed under: Politics | Race | Republicans — by Will Kirkland 01/21/2012 @ 5:17:16 PM
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Well, the good people of South Carolina have hung a flapping, hysterical albatross around the the Republican Party and the country at large, even if Newt Gingrich bombs with the … [Keep reading >>]

The Republicagarchy

Filed under: Politics — by Will Kirkland 01/20/2012 @ 2:35:11 PM
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Mitt Romney:

An Associated Press examination of financial records of Mitt Romney shows that the Republican presidential candidate has offshore-based investments worth between $7 million and $32 million.
Newt Gingrich:

Newt Gingrich’s second … [Keep reading >>]

South Carolina: Tea Party Heartland – as nasty as they want to be….

Filed under: Politics | Republicans — by Will Kirkland 01/17/2012 @ 10:40:42 AM
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Matt Bai in last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine set the scene for the upcoming South Carolina Republican primaries:

The Tea Party’s Not-So-Civil war
“I don’t know a single Tea Party person,” … [Keep reading >>]

Friday Morning Quarterbacks Calling for New Obama Team

Filed under: Media | Pundits — by Will Kirkland 01/9/2012 @ 1:59:02 PM
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Since the election hasn’t happened yet we can’t call the pundits Monday Morning quarterbacks, but more are weighing in prior to The Big Game! to give Obama unsolicited advice.  Bill … [Keep reading >>]

GOP Mobs Attack Each Other

Filed under: Politics — by Will Kirkland 01/9/2012 @ 1:27:08 PM
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If politics is a circus, surely the GOP big-tent houses the freak show.  After the brawl in Ioway in which the Not-Connected-To Romney PAC bashed Newtie with the truth about … [Keep reading >>]

Big Money to Big “Populists”

Filed under: Corruption — by Will Kirkland 10/24/2011 @ 3:12:01 PM
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Nice article by Joe Garofoli in the SF Chronicle this morning.
The finance, insurance and real estate sectors – known collectively as “FIRE” in campaign finance jargon – is a top contributor to … [Keep reading >>]

Daniel Yergin in Berkeley 14 October 2011, Friday 7:30 P.M.

 

 

KPFA Radio presents:

DANIEL YERGIN
The Quest
Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

Hosted by Brian Edwards Tiekert

Friday, October 14, 7:30 PM
The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley
$12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com … [Keep reading >>]

Daniel Yergin in Berkeley 14 October 2011 Friday 7:30 P.M.

 

 

KPFA Radio presents:

DANIEL YERGIN
The Quest
Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

Hosted by Brian Edwards Tiekert

Friday, October 14, 7:30 PM
The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley
$12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com … [Keep reading >>]

Perry, Upping the Ugly, Calls Bernanke Treasonous

Filed under: FrontPage — by Will Kirkland 08/16/2011 @ 10:05:28 AM
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Texas Governor Rick Perry, who entered the presidential campaign on Saturday, appeared to suggest a violent response would be warranted should Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke “print more money” between … [Keep reading >>]

Dylan Ratigan Blows A Gasket on Panel Show

Filed under: Politics — by Will Kirkland 08/10/2011 @ 10:22:43 AM
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Dylan Ratigan let it rip while hosting a discussion on the seemingly endemic problems that the U.S. political process is enduring — specifically how it relates to responsibly fiscal policy — … [Keep reading >>]

Howard Dean Endorses Debra Bowen

Filed under: Democrats | Politics — by Carole Mills 04/12/2011 @ 11:03:17 AM
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From: “Gov. Howard Dean” <info@democracyforamerica.com>
To: “Carole Mills” <csmills@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Debra Bowen
People are already looking ahead to 2012 as the big election year — but there are important races happening across the … [Keep reading >>]

Emanuel Ruled Not A Chicago Citizen

Filed under: Politics — by Will Kirkland 01/24/2011 @ 10:47:00 AM
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Hmm!  Wonder what this means?
DEVELOPING: The Chicago News Cooperative is reporting that an Illinois Appellate Court has overturned a decision regarding Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago residency. The court reportedly decided Emanuel is … [Keep reading >>]

Words for Acts

Perhaps an honest world will never exist. But what's to keep us from dreaming? If each one of us tries to change, maybe we'll succeed.

Rita Atria -- The Sicilian Rebel



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