Category Archives: Politics

Live-blogging the Presidential Debate #1 Part 1

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Mike Clark

Well, right off, the two debaters had a friendly-appearing greeting, which was nice.  Unlike Kerry vs Bush where Kerry attempted to make Bush look even smaller in stature than he actually is. Obama’s opening statement repeated one of the mantra’s … Continue reading →

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Obama Tweets More Foolishness

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Mike Clark

Although I am on Twitter, I only occasionally check out the feeds of those whom I follow.  I don’t follow very many, and Tweet only very rarely, mainly just when I post an entry here.  And whom do I follow?  … Continue reading →

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Zo Hits the Nail on the Head

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Mike Clark

As you may have noticed I got really ticked off about that massacre in Aurora, Colorado last week.  I was particularly angered that there were no concealed carry holders in the house, and this in a state where concealed carry … Continue reading →

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Where were the Concealed Carry Holders?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Mike Clark

But For a Bit of Space and Time… As I indicated, I am both sickened and angered by this event, but dismayed as well.  Colorado is a Concealed Carry state!  Why was this guy allowed to continue his rampage until … Continue reading →

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Sickened and Angered About the Aurora Shooting

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Mike Clark

Ever have one of those days when you kind of know what you want to say, but aren’t sure where to begin with it?  Nobody’s ever accused me of being a man of few words, but sometimes there is so … Continue reading →

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Morgan Freeman: Obama not our first black President

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Mike Clark

I love Morgan Freeman as an actor.  There’s nobody quite like him, and I’ve liked pretty much every movie he’s acted in, largely because of him.  Of course he’s not perfect.  Nobody is.  But how could he say things like … Continue reading →

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Misrepresentations: Mitt Romney and Abortion

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Mike Clark

Washington state isn’t considered a swing state in the upcoming election (it’s probably considered a “sure thing” for the Obama campaign), so we didn’t get to see the recent scare-tactic ads directed against Mitt Romney in a number of swing states, … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. This Week in Science

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Mike Clark

I appreciate political insights as much as anyone — but in the interests of keeping politics and religion out of places where they just distract from primarily neutral subjects like science, technology, and engineering, I try to keep my partisan … Continue reading →

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Politics in the Twitterverse®

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Mike Clark

Today is the first time I got involved in Twitter with respect to politics, and Wow.  Up to this point my tweeting and reading tweets had all to do with technical issues (I’m a computer programmer in my day job, as … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh — What a Guy!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mike Clark

In the wake of those odd sessions of testimony where certain members of Congress gave Ms. Sandra Fluke the opportunity to complain about the lack of health insurance coverage at Georgetown University for contraceptives, famous talkshow host Rush Limbaugh apparently … Continue reading →

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