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blatant politics: Illinois Governor Arrested - 12/09/08 10:12 AM
Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich was arrested this morning at his home for allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama.According to Chicago's WLS the affidavit includes the following...During the call, Rob Blagojevich stated, "unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], s--t, I'll just send myself, you know what I'm saying."Rob Blagojevich later stated, "I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. You hear what I'm saying. And if I don't get what I want and I'm not satisfied with it, then I'll … (209 comments)
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blatant politics: The Relevance of 1876 in 2008... - 11/19/08 12:45 AM
Google has recently published several volumes of photographs from LIFE magazine. I've spent the last hour looking at many of these fascinating, depressing, and bizarre pictures dating back to the 1870s. Every picture I see, seems to flood my mind with more blogging ideas than I can possibly write - pictures of the Great Depression and if it relates to current economic conditions - pictures of Congress from decades ago and how odd it is to see no women and all whites - pictures of windmills from the 1800s and how odd it is to think that this "technology" is part … (12 comments)
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blatant politics: What's Cheaper than the Bailout? - 11/17/08 10:57 PM
It's interesting if not astonishing to compare the $700 billion bailout to the cost of other major government projects and wars. According to CNBC, when adjusted for inflation, the Vietnam War, Korean War, Gulf Wars 1 & 2, and the war on terror have all cost less money than the bailout. And the ten years of technological advancements to send a man to the moon was 1/3 the cost of the bailout. The following is a list of big projects with original costs and inflation adjusted costs:Hoover DamOriginal Cost: $49 million | Inflation Adjusted Cost: $782 millionPanama CanalOriginal Cost: $375 million … (9 comments)
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blatant politics: Why can't ActiveRain spell Barack Obama? - 11/06/08 02:41 PM
I think ActiveRain is a great website - informative, fun and addictive! However, it seems odd that the spellcheck feature on ActiveRain, as of today, does not recognize the name of our President-Elect. If you type a blog or make a comment with the name Barack Obama - the spellcheck recognizes it as being a mistake.
So, come on AR - update your spellchecker!
Best regards,Jay
Jay AllenMovieVoicejay@movievoice.net
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blatant politics: "Originality" - 11/02/08 11:03 PM
In July, I founded the AR Group - Blatant Politics. Since then, I have posted several political blogs. However, with the election just hours from now, there will soon be less emphasis on politics (for better or worse) both in the news and on my blogs.
One of my favorite hobbies, outside of arguing about politics, is composing/writing/recording original music. So, in the spirit of non-politics, I've created a new group called "Originality".
Originality is a group for originators. Members should present original thoughts, original artwork, original music, and/or any other original material for others to review, praise and to offer … (7 comments)
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blatant politics: McCain/Obama are Paid to Campaign - 09/26/08 04:40 PM
There has been a great deal of discussion this week about what Barack Obama and John McCain are paid to do. No one would argue against the fact that Obama and McCain are paid by taxpayers to serve as senators. It is also a fact that they have both been paid hundreds of millions of dollars by those same taxpayers to campaign to become president. They both have far more influence on their respective parties now as presidential nominees than they ever did. As nominees they have cameras following every move they make and recording every word they say. Given the … (10 comments)
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blatant politics: Palin Reads a Teleprompter Better than Bush - 09/03/08 10:37 PM
In her VP acceptance speech, Gov. Sarah Palin proved that she speaks fluent English - even better than "W". However, she is the new Michael Moore of the GOP - every comment about the Democratic ticket was taken out of context. The biggest question she needed to answer was about her knowledge of foreign policy. She spent less than 2 minutes rattling off the names of Russia, Venezuela, and Iran to "demonstrate" her knowledge of foreign policy. Palin proved she can read a teleprompter, but did not prove she will make an effective Vice President.
What did you think of her speech?
Best regards,Jay
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