Archive for October, 2009

The Party of No

October 28th, 2009 – 10:40 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe
Tagged as: General Politics

The Republican party is losing ground in the arena of public perception. According to some polls, the GOPs approval rating is now at an all time low. The question that we have to ask is, what have the Republicans done to merit such low marks?
Nothing.
The Republican party is a minority in both houses [...]

The Campaign Continues

October 23rd, 2009 – 9:28 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe
Tagged as: General Politics

As regular readers of this column, all three of them (Hi, mom!), know I usually don’t poke too much fun at President Obama himself.  I reserve most of my mocking for his slavish followers who worship him with a bizarre religious fervor and refuse to think critically about the consequences of anything he says or [...]

Students & Politics

October 21st, 2009 – 11:27 am Posted by Michele

As the legal voting age in America is eighteen, many adolescents and young adults become politically active following that birthday.  Maybe you take up a cause, support a candidate, or simply vote.
To glimpse into one such perspective from that age bracket, check out this video of a college student and his thoughts on politics.
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The Nobel Prize

October 13th, 2009 – 9:22 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

Camp Campaign has procured an exclusive transcript of the deliberations between Hans Dorfenshalter and Heinrich Waldendoof, two members of the Nobel Prize selection committee. This conversation, secretly recorded and painstakingly transcribed, details some of the heretofore unknown thought process that goes into selecting an individual for the prestigious Nobel Prize.
HANS: Heinrich, are you enjoying [...]

2016 Olympics

October 6th, 2009 – 9:18 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe
Tagged as: General Politics

The city of Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The President himself flew to Copenhagen to personally lobby the Olympic Committee to pick Chicago. Las Vegas odds makers had Chicago as a favorite to win the bid.  And yet Chicago went down in ignoble defeat, knocked out in the [...]