According to Mitt's mom, Lenore, his father collected welfare upon moving to the US... (VIDEO)

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Tuesday September 18, 2012 · 12:40 PM PDT

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This seems particularly appropriate to note given Mitt's apparent views on those that collect social services and/or welfare assistance. In this video Lenore Romney is giving an interview in support of her husband (Mitt's dad) George Romney's bid for the governorship of Michigan.

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Thursday September 08, 2005 · 1:27 PM PDT

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Urge Your Senator to Filibuster the Bankruptcy Bill (easy form)

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Monday March 07, 2005 · 4:45 PM PST

2005/03/07 · 16:45

Fellow Kossians,

Let's all take a minute to use this convenient and simple form to send an email to your senators asking for a filibuster against the Bankruptcy Bill that is currently before the Senate. The bill is set to be voted upon TOMORROW. This bill is a vicious attack against those Americans who do not have the good fortune of being loaded (*financially).

(Read the LA Times article about the Bankruptcy Bill HERE, and the Rude Pundits appropriate rant on the subject HERE) Read More

Red Alert: More Republicans satisfied with sex lives than Democrats

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Monday October 18, 2004 · 12:02 PM PDT

2004/10/18 · 12:02

If there were ever a reason to swith parties, this is it:

Of those involved in a committed relationship, who is very satisfied with their relationship?
Republicans -- 87 percent; Democrats -- 76 percent
Who is very satisfied with their sex life?
Republicans -- 56 percent; Democrats -- 47 percent
The poll analysis also reveals who has worn something sexy to enhance their sex life:
Republicans -- 72 percent; Democrats -- 62 percent
When asked whether they had ever faked an orgasm, more Democrats (33 percent) than Republicans (26 percent) said they had.
Among the factors that impact the survey results is that more men identify themselves as Republicans and men are more likely to say they are sexually satisfied and enjoy sex "a great deal." Also, Democrats are more likely to be women; and the poll results show that women are more likely to fake orgasms.
The American Sex Lives 2004 survey was conducted by telephone August 2-9, 2004, among a random, anonymous, national sample of adults 18-99 years old. The results have a 2.5-point error margin for all respondents; as in any poll, sampling error is higher for subgroups.

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Thursday September 23, 2004 · 5:39 PM PDT

2004/09/23 · 17:39

APparently, there is a pretty big email campaign to fire Dan Rather being pushed by various nut-winged bloggers (and here), (and here).

Bob Lee, president and general manager of WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Va., and head of the CBS affiliate board, said many e-mailers offer the same message: I will not watch CBS News again until Rather is gone.

"To be honest, I'm most concerned when the e-mail is coming from a local viewer," said Gary Gardner, vice president and general manager of WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Fla.

While I do think that CBS screwed up with the handling of the memo's I don't think that Rather should be forced to resign And not to mention the fact that all of this wingnut email to local news affiliates is not a good thing. Read More

CNN: Explosives found in jet crash debris, Russia says

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Friday August 27, 2004 · 1:32 AM PDT

2004/08/27 · 01:32

Apparently, the plane crashes in Russia are now thought to be the result of an an act of terrorism. The top intelligence agency, FSB is now saying that they have detected traces of explosives. Could this have any effects on our own presidential race, do you suppose?

Newsflash: Oil Prices NOT at Record High

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Saturday August 14, 2004 · 10:18 AM PDT

2004/08/14 · 10:18

Practically every American news outlet has been flipping out over prices in oil trading. Everywhere you turn someone's spouting off about "record levels".

Oil prices touched record levels Thursday as an escalating battle in Iraq, approaching storms in a U.S. production region and continued uncertainty about Russian exporter Yukos led to more speculative buying.
At around noon ET, U.S. light crude for September delivery rose 58 cents to $45.38 on the New York Mercantile Exchange after setting an all-time record of $45.50 a barrel minutes before. The price stands well above the record high for New York crude futures of $45.04 struck Tuesday.

Anyhow, I was sitting around watching Headline News with my dad when one of the pundits started in on the party line, and my Dad said it was total bullshit. He said that oil prices were WAY higher than they are now during the Iran/Iraq war.

I was skeptical, but I figured it couldn't hurt to Google it. Wouldn't you know it, he's right Read More

Heinz Kerry tells reporter to "shove it"?

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Sunday July 25, 2004 · 8:18 PM PDT

2004/07/25 · 20:18

supposedly, THK told a reporter from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review to "shove it" after he misquoted her.

This seems perfectly appropriate to me, (maybe not so much by a candidates wife, on record...) however i'm afraid that it's just the type of thing the RNC will latch onto and run with. I'm wondering what else will come up that will allow republicans to distract attention from the convention, and give the media a reason to minimize coverage.

the tin foil hurts my molars when i chew it.

Bush on religion

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Wednesday June 16, 2004 · 4:23 PM PDT

2004/06/16 · 16:23

Wow. Did Anyone else see this? What an idiot our president is.

At yesterday's news conference, Bush was also asked to respond to Ron Reagan's eulogy of his father on Saturday.
"Q He said that politicians should not wear religious faith on their sleeve. And a lot of Republicans interpreted those remarks as being critical of you and your position on stem cell. I'd like to ask you about that.
"PRESIDENT BUSH: Whether or not a politician should wear their -- I've always said I think it's very important for someone not to try to take the speck out of somebody else's eye when they may have a log in their own. In other words, I'm very mindful about saying, you know, oh, vote for me, I'm more religious than my neighbor. And I think it's -- I think it's perfectly -- I think it's important for people of religion to serve. I think it is very important for people who are serving to make sure there is a separation of church and state."

I seriously question this man's sobriety.

Cheney's secret bunker: secret no longer...

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Tuesday June 15, 2004 · 9:16 AM PDT

2004/06/15 · 09:16

Time magazine has apparently outed the location of VP Cheney's secret bunker (site R), where he spent a good part of 2001-2002. Site R is just beyond the Maryland Pennsylvania border (on the Penn. side) and is underneath Raven Rock Mountain. Here are some satellite images, and some regular photographs. Not that this is very important, but I'll help to spoil a Cheney secret any day of the week.

AP: Administration Freed Terror Suspect

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Thursday June 03, 2004 · 11:32 AM PDT

2004/06/03 · 11:32

Wow. This administration really IS serious about terrorism. Namely by encouraging it in what seems like any way possible.

Nabil al-Marabh, once imprisoned as the No. 27 man on the FBI 's list of must-capture terror suspects, is free again. He's free despite telling a Jordanian informant he planned to die a martyr by driving a gasoline truck into a New York City tunnel, turning it sideways, opening its fuel valves and having an al-Qaida operative shoot a flare to ignite a massive explosion.
Free despite telling the FBI he had trained on rifles and rocket propelled grenades at militant camps in Afghanistan and after admitting he sent money to a former roommate convicted of trying to blow up a hotel in Jordan.
Free despite efforts by prosecutors in Detroit and Chicago to indict him on charges that could have kept him in prison for years. Those indictments were rejected by the Justice Department in the name of protecting intelligence. Even two judges openly questioned al-Marabh's terror ties. (cont.)

Is it any wonder that Tenet would resign with a boss who makes such grievous blunders? I wouldn't want any of the actions of this inept administration to reflect on me either.

I feel ill. Again. Why do I even read the news? wow! editing diaries really does work!

kerry to delay nomination acceptance?

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Friday May 21, 2004 · 11:55 AM PDT

2004/05/21 · 11:55

i just saw this article saying that Kerry is considering delaying his acceptance of the nomination until after the conventions, in order to keep pace with Bush and to spend the money he's raised during the primary season. It sounds like a good idea to me.

BOSTON (AP) - John Kerry is considering delaying his acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's July convention so that he can keep spending the millions of dollars that he raised during the primaries, The Associated Press has learned.
If Kerry were to delay acceptance of his nomination for a month, he would even the playing field with President Bush, who is planning to accept the nomination at the Republican National Convention five weeks later. The party convention would still be held at the end of July, but Kerry would officially accept the nomination at a later date under such a plan.
Kerry and Bush are expected to use federal funding for their general election campaign and will be limited to spending the roughly $75 million in federal funds given to each candidate once they accepts the nomination. At that point, neither candidate would be able to raise or spend private funds.
"We are looking at this and many other options very seriously because we won't fight with one hand behind our back," Kerry spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Friday.

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