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Florida GOP Attempt’s To Ban Certain Professions From Running For Office

OldMan1 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:46:18 +0000

January 27, 2012

Here we go again — taking another baby-step toward eliminating political opposition.

Republican state Senator John Thrasher of Florida has proposed a bill that would ban state college and university employees, such as professors, from serving in the state legislature. Why? According to Thrasher — now get ready for this; this [...]

Romney Exposes The REAL Gingrich Politician

OldMan1 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:56:41 +0000

January 27, 2012

There was a lot of fire works during the Florida GOP Presidential debate last night. But the most telling point came out when Mitt Romney nailed Gingrich on the latter’s campaign “promises”.

As I and my wife watched the debate, I nearly fell out of my chair when Romney said:

I [...]

Just What One Would Expect from the World’s Elite

OldMan1 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:47:38 +0000

January 26, 2012

You may have heard that the World Economic Forum is meeting this week in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. It has been referred to in short as “Davos”. Exactly what they discuss behind closed doors is anyone’s guess. But the official “mission” is as follows:

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization [...]

My Sincere Disappointment In Gov. Mitch Daniels’ SOTU Rebuttal

OldMan1 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:08:30 +0000

January 26, 2012

As most know, Indiana’s Governor Mitch Daniels gave the Republican rebuttal to President Obama’s State of the Union address. This is a common occurrence, as regardless of which Party occupies the White House the opposing Party always give a rebuttal to the SOTU address by the President. And when I heard [...]

Corporations Spend More On Lobbying Than They Pay In Taxes – Video

OldMan1 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:22:16 +0000

If too-high corporate taxes is stymieing job creation, then how can corporations afford to spend more on lobbying than they pay in taxes?!? [...]

Financial Industry Is Source of President Obama’s Chief’s of Staff

OldMan1 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:46:04 +0000

January 26, 2012

Rahm Emanuel was President Obama’s original Chief of Staff. Many said he got the job because he and Obama were friends and had a long relationship. Maybe. But the fact is Emanuel came from the banking system; just like his replacement and the replacement’s replacement.

Emanuel worked for Wasserstein & Company, [...]

Reason No. 42 for #OWS: Former Members of Congress Using Past Earmarks For Extortion After Public Service

OldMan1 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:09:53 +0000

January 26, 2012

Democrat Representative William Delahunt of Massachusetts spent 14 years in Congress. During that time he helped secure a $500,000 low interest federal loan for Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman’s Association. He also directed $400,000 to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Mashpee Massachusetts. But the biggie was when he arranged a $1.7 [...]

Welcome to Newt Gingrich’s ‘Real’ World

OldMan1 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:36:59 +0000

"He’s probably one of the most dangerous people for the future of this country that you can possibly imagine." [...]

Obama the Socialist? Really? Really?!?

OldMan1 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:38:59 +0000

January 23, 2012

How many times over the past three years have you heard that President Obama is a socialist? Well, you’re probably wrong in your guess, as he’s been accused of that so many times it’s near impossible to keep up with. Unfortunately for the anti-Obama crowd, this is simply another charge where [...]

More Taxpayer Money For Corporate Blunders

OldMan1 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:14:30 +0000

January 23, 2012

Taxpayers’ paying for disasters caused directly by corporate America is nothing new; it’s been going on for more than a century. You know – that “free market” stuff and all? Certainly you recall the U.S. Chamber of Commerce saying they would do everything they could to ensure taxpayers help pay for [...]