AE Newman

This article provides the means and motive for Ohio's method of stealing elections, especially the 2004 presidential election, where exit polls showed Kerry winning big but vote tallies shifted to Bush.

http://www.benzinga.com/news/11/07/1789905/forget-...

My question: Given that republicans are motivated mainly by the almighty dollar, wouldn't it be fairly easy to pay enough $$ to get one of the culprits to spill the beans? Sure, a key player died in a plane crash, but if these were corporations behind the rigging, certainly someone must have become disgruntled enough with his employer to speak up. A state-level operation can't be all that tight-lipped, can it?

Ron Paul announced today he will not run for his congressional seat in 2012, in order to focus on the republican primaries. His re-election to congress should have been a shoo-in, so this begs the question. At 75 years old, is Ron Paul too tired to run and represent?

After he loses the primaries and is out of work, will Ron Paul live on his government pension and use government-funded health care until the day he dies?

Honda loves to lead the Rose Bowl parade with their robot Asimo, but now that Japan needs workers impervious to radiation, where is the little bugger?

Please, tell me what *any* conservative pol has done to address homelessness or joblessness in your neighborhood. At the national level, they've done nothing but enrich the wealthy, continuing Dubya's scheme of redistributing wealth to the wealthy.

So, they must have done something locally to garner such favor among the electorate. Just what have they done in your neck of the woods?

Something? Anything?

The corporate media continues to point the finger at collective bargaining by pubic employee unions as the cause for the high cost of labor, and this has happened in republican states as well as democratic states.

Any good businessperson knows that a contract negotiation is carried out by two sides. So, looking at the other side of the table, just what is it about elected officials, both republican and Democrat, that makes them enter into unsustainable agreements?

Why are they ineffective negotiators? The public employees work for the tax payers--are elected officials unable to represent the taxpayers effectively? What can we do about that?

Sarah Palin stood before us and chanted "Drill, Baby, Drill!" And the American People responded by opening a major spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sarah Palin then when on to publish a map of Democratic districts targeted for electoral defeat. And the American People responded with an assassination attempt in one of those same districts.

What is it about Sarah Palin that American events won't cooperate with her rhetoric?

And microbes ate the oil and methane, and will eat the dead. Do microbes have their work cut out for them, following Sarah Palin around?

Bristol Palin's performance on Dancing with the Stars has been ranked worst among the contestants by the professional judges, yet the voters continue to support her.

Is this similar to what we have seen with Sarah Palin? That is, her political service has been found lacking and her candidacy sub-par by the measures of the establishment, yet certain voters continue to lower the bar for performance and keep her career alive.

Why do you think this is? And will voters drop their support when the next pretty face comes along? Has America given up it's quest for excellence?

This account of Rand Paul's volunteer campaign staff accosting a young woman, throwing her to the ground and holding her head to the pavement has libertarians around the 'net blaming her for their actions. "What if she had a bomb!?" "She was aggressive!".

How do you think these types would represent their female constituents, if elected? Do you think a young woman could get a fair shake from a libertarian judge? What kind of laws might they enact to improve the lives of American women?

After any election, constituents queue up to ask their elected officials for favors. And this goes on all day, every day. Of course, the officials also ask constituents for campaign contributions. All day, every day. That is the nature of the job.

So, if your candidate dodges reporters, or refuses to discuss a topic during the election, what makes you think he or she will give you the time of day after the election?

If your brownshirts have wrestled a woman to the ground and your volunteer campaign coordinator has pinned her to the pavement with his foot on her head, does the Aqua Buddha smile upon you?

Is it true that the Walt Disney corporation has secured rights to the Chilean mine rescue and intends to offer a similar ride at their theme parks, in an effort to build excitement for the Matterhorn ride?

Or will it be a Space Mountain experience?

California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has been quoted quite often explaining that because she has self-funded much of her campaign, she would go to Sacramento obligated to no one.

Why would Meg not feel obligated to serve the voters and residents of California?

And why would she want to enter a career of public service?

In last night's gubernatorial debate, Jerry Brown warned us that Meg Whitman's tax policies will turn out ugly. To what was he referring, specifically?

Conservatives! You seem to be very upset with the way things are being run. And so is David Stockman, Ronald Reagan's money man, who wrote an op-ed piece saying that the GOP has destroyed America.

You both agree that America is destroyed, and Stockman says it was GOP policies that are to blame. On which of Stockman's points do you agree?

Ronald Reagan's budget manager was David Stockman, who claims in a recent op-ed that the GOP has destroyed America, and that all-out class warfare will ensue. Do you agree with Reagan's money man, who is a died-in-the-wool republican? If so, why?

And when the war starts, whose side will you be on?

Washington-backed republican losses are mounting as primary season progresses. Tea party-backed candidates are cleaning their clocks across the country.

What must an old-timey republican do to win in the primary?

You know the good ol' handyman, the guy who is unlicensed but knows how to fix stuff and is allowed to sell his services for small jobs. He just raised his rates to almost double! And I called and called and he's not picking up and his wife finally picks up and he's too busy and can't come fix the holes in my drywall or my rusted gutters for at least 6 weeks. And she tells me he doubled his rates because suddenly all his competition is gone from the Home Depot parking lot.

So I call some of his references and this guy does lousy work and his customers are angry and he has to go back to do things over again, and some customers swear to me if they see him again they will shoot on sight, or beat him with a ball bat, but nobody else is available.

And now my gardener calls and tells me his price has gone up because he lost some workers and his competition disappeared and he has to pay more to hire guys who will stick around. So I run an ad for a lawn care person and a bunch of laid off white engineers and architects respond, because they can't find any work and I don't want to risk them having a heart attack on my property.

How have things changed in YOUR Arizona neighborhood? Is your lawn overgrown and your house needing repair?

Suppose you are a hardworking single mother with a job at an adult establishment and a republican is reaching toward your G-string. Should you stop your act and count your money right away?

And if that republican actually gave you a tip, would he be calling you the next day pleading for you to return that tip now that he is out of work?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5...

...were old inappropriate email jokes forwarded by Dubya to his staff?

I bet it's on the order of 35% or more.

The guy is known for bringing wings to a party, but consider that those are scrawny chickenhawk wings, and lack any real meat. More like a plate of wing-tips, really.

So, ya gonna invite the man?