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We’re ready to be disgusted by the immigration issue

November 19, 2014 by

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Oh my goodness. We’ve already noted that many in Congress seem to have not noted that voters,  just over two weeks ago,  registered their disdain for the extent politics, rather than productivity and basic civility

Sunday shows: Sorry electorate, we choose to ignore you

November 16, 2014 by

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Discussions of the Keystone oil pipeline, greenhouse gas pollution in China and immigration dominated this morning’s discussion on “Fox News Sunday” between Sen. John Thune (R-SD), pictured on home page, chair of the Senate Republican conference and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), pictured on 2nd page, a member of the Senate environment committtee. Thune favors

Same mistakes repeated as votes came in

November 8, 2014 by

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LATE POST: The reviews of the networks’ election coverage were mixed but leaning more to the negative side. The folly of partisans supposedly analyzing the voting (or anything political) was a common theme. And the worthlessness

Some post-election comments show a mixed bag of hope and no change

November 5, 2014 by

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We can’t say we had much hope that it would be different. While some were civil in their remarks, others carried on with the usual disrespect and overstatement. Iowa Senator-elect Joni Ernst (R) said

How often do some politicians and pundits make election forecasts they know are likely wrong?

November 4, 2014 by

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It’s one of the many practices that should stop. Another election, another set of predictions from many partisans that their candidate or party, trailing in the polls, will win. They

Election campaigns still need fact-checkers

November 1, 2014 by

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It happens occasionally but it needs to be a regular part of the election process. With so many misstatements, falsehoods and insults, our campaigns are more an embarrassment than an opportunity to learn about candidates’ beliefs. One way

Shameful tactics with advertorials

November 1, 2014 by

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We have expressed our disgust with advertisements known as advertorials. They promote a product but the ad is made to look like a news article. There aren’t any stats but it is likely that

‘Nasty’ Iowa Senate race questions whether the state couldn’t have done better

October 31, 2014 by

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The Iowa U.S. Senate race has been described as among the most insulting. Republican Joni Ernst, a state senator is opposed by Bruce Braley, a state representative. Ernst has a small edge 5 days before the election. It  has attracted more international interest, possibly because of the potential presidential candidates who have gotten involved. Ernst […]

Tolerating unanswered questions

October 21, 2014 by

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The Democratic candidate for governor of Pennsylvania currently leads in the polls but is not talking like the frontrunner. He says the only poll that matters is on election day.

Political quote of the day

October 21, 2014 by

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Oddly enough,  it came from actress Jessica Lange.  During an interview aired this evening on Extra where she was honored as a legend at the ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards, she was asked what freaks her out. The reply, “Politics freaks me out, yeah, that to me is the biggest horror show.” We wish we […]