Thursday, January 31, 2013
Apparently, I know more about being British than Piers Morgan knows about being American..
via Sense of Events
"According to news reports, Her Majesty's government has suddenly decided that if it is going to admit people to live in Britain and possibly become subjects of the crown, perhaps they should actually know something about, um, Britain."
Applicants for British citizenship will be expected to answer 75% of 24 questions correctly.
How did Diogenes fair....
You scored 90%!
Hey Piers, an eighth grade civics class may be right up your alley there ol' chap!
Can you pass the British immigration exam?
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Craigslist ad shows reality hitting Obama voter right in the wallet…
via Talk Straight-
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Welcome to the real world, nimrod. It’s not like you weren’t warned.
You get what you vote for and you’re receiving everything you deserve. Reap it!
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Obama Accepts Transparency Award In Private
"President Barack Obama accepted an award for making the government more open and transparent – presented to him behind closed doors with no media coverage or public access allowed......"
The discrepancy between the honor and the circumstances under which it was delivered bothered open-government advocates in attendance, they said Thursday. They were even more perturbed when they discovered later that the meeting hadn't even been listed on Obama's public schedule, so there was no way for anyone to know about it.
The award was given by Bass's group and several others Monday to recognize Obama's work toward government openness and encourage him to do more......."Read More
Obama to Keep His Flying Monkeys Busy for 2016
”If the NRA’s got a list, then Obama for America has a bigger list” - Robert Gibbs
WAPO - "President Obama’s recent announcement that he is setting up a group to keep his supporters energized and enrolled for action in a second term. To be called Organizing for Action, the group will harvest the rich data — e-mails and names — of the Obama foot soldiers who knocked on doors and got out the vote. Certainly, there’s something bigger going on here — a mix of technical prowess and grass-roots smarts. But there is also a whiff of something fishy.
A second worry is that the Obama team is willing to accept corporate money. While officials say that the group won’t accept cash from political action committees and lobbyists, they apparently welcome companies and individuals making donations. At a closed-door meeting during the inaugural celebrations, the group made its first pitch to Democratic donors and bundlers, Politico reported. No doubt some donors will sign checks in hopes of influencing Obama administration policy decisions.
A third minefield is what role Organizing for Action might play in election campaigns. Under the law, a 501(c)4 group can engage in some electoral politics, but that can’t be its “primary” purpose. As we’ve noted, several organizations appear to have abused this standard in 2012 by spending heavily for political advertising to support candidates. Is the president now creating an apparatus that could do the same?
What’s most troubling is that President Obama seems to have developed a tin ear about shadow money in politics. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United campaign-finance case, Mr. Obama warned of “a new stampede of special-interest money in our politics.”
Why, then, is he opening a cashier’s window with his name on it for the same special interests? The president and his team may be wizards at social media and grass-roots organizing, but from an influence-peddling standpoint this organization looks to be fraught with hazard."
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