December 2011
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PolitiFact Has Decided That A Totally True Thing... →
Thank you, Jason Linkins of HuffPost, for this hilarious and thorough analysis of PolitiFact’s decision to make the phrase “Republicans voted to end Medicare” the Lie of the Year.
My absolute favorite quote from the article:
Any proposal that ends Medicare, ends Medicare! One need not object to the proposal to end Medicare to say, “This will end Medicare.” If Paul...
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Barnes & Noble: what happened?
I’m back in my hometown for the holidays, which of course means I am frantically last-minute Christmas shopping for my parents, boyfriend, and assorted obscure relatives. As an avid reader, my Christmas gift of choice is that singular, wonderful item: a book.
Thankfully, my hometown has a huge Barnes and Noble where I can shop to my heart’s content for all of my gift needs. My...
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If I Were a Poor Black Kid - written by an...
Gene Marks is a blogger/columnist on Forbes.com and a few other websites. Two days ago Marks published an article titled “If I Were a Poor Black Kid”, where he discusses what he would do as a poor black child in Philadelphia’s west side. Marks has decided that it would be fairly easy to succeed: he would make sure he learned how to read, use available technology to improve his...
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Fed officials, locals discuss health care reform -... →
Yesterday I attended a small business round table on the Affordable Care Act and the benefits it brings to local business owners. The primary speakers were Anton Gunn, regional director for the Department of Health and Human Services and Sol Ross, the national business outreach director for HHS.
It was interesting to hear local leaders express a combination of appreciation for what the bill...
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I know we're not supposed to trust too much in...
Obama is killing it in Florida and South Carolina right now!
NBC/Marist poll in South Carolina: Obama’s approval rating is 44%/48%, not bad for a Red State. He has leads over Newt Gingrich (46%-42%) and Mitt Romney (45%-42%), both of which are outside the margin of error of 2.1%
NBC/Marist poll in Florida: Obama’s approval rating, although within the MOE, is up to 46% approve/45%...
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“Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them...”
– Lisa Bloom, “How to Talk to Little Girls” on Huffington Post
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On Obama and Gay Marriage
From the editors of The New Republic, in their editorial “Kudos to Obama on His New Gay Rights Initiative, But…”
In 2008, Obama came out against same-sex marriage. More recently, it has been reported that his views on the subject are “evolving.” Many people have accepted his winking posture as a necessary evil of politics, or even as a sly way of appealing to varying camps in...
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The White House Blog: Meeting with Lady Gaga on...
Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett writes on the WH Blog:
Lady Gaga is a source of strength for many young people who feel isolated and scared at their schools. Today, I had the opportunity to welcome her to the White House, where we discussed ways we could work together to make sure that no child comes under attack, regardless of his or her race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other...
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Keep the Clean Water Act Strong - William K....
William K. Reilly published an op-ed in the New York Times last week, discussing jurisdiction issues that have recently become more apparent:
One is the ambiguity introduced by two Supreme Court decisions — Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. Army Corps of Engineers in 2001 and Rapanos v. United States in 2006 — over which American waters fall under the law. The law was intended to...
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Siri now trying way too hard to help people get...
Whatever your stance is on the whole Siri/abortion drama (Siri is anti-choice! No, it’s just a computer program! No, Apple supports Republicans now!), this is hilarious.
More here.
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“My feeling is that what happened last spring in the Legislature was not the last...”
– —Bob Graham, former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator
Graham has formed the Florida Conservation Coalition in an effort to keep our aquifers and water bodies under public protection. All of the major environmental groups around the state have joined the Coalition: 1000 Friends of Florida,...
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Public Policy Polling: Bill Nelson leads Connie...
PPP’s latest poll of the Florida Senate race shows Bill Nelson leading all of the Republican contenders, including frontrunner Connie Mack IV.
The poll surveyed 700 Florida voters and was conducted 11/28-12/1 with a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percent. Here are the breakdowns for the various candidates:
Q7 If the candidates for Senate next year were Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican...
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Bravo to Bravery
On Monday night at UF, a female student was raped. Upon leaving the bar 101 Cantina in midtown, she accepted a ride from a stranger. She was next seen running from the stranger’s car on Fraternity Row.
The young woman was reportedly “sexually assaulted” (probably raped) in the unidentified male’s vehicle, which she escaped from on Frat Row.
A freshman female student was...