Month: October 2014

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Elections Politics Senate

New Poll – The Workaholic Republicans Have a 72% Chance of Winning The Senate

Republicans in the House of Representatives have done such a wonderful job pushing America forward (can you see my eyes roll), with all their zero job bills and their constant vacations – they’re on vacation now by the way – that grateful Americans just can’t wait to give them control of the Senate too.

Seriously!

According to new polling by The Washington Post, Republican’s chances of taking control of the Senate have risen to 72 percent, the highest level yet in the almost six months that The Upshot’s forecasting model has been tracking the race. The odds rose from 68 percent on Monday and from a low of 50 percent last month.

The main cause of the latest shift is new polling in Kansas, which suggests the race is now a true tossup rather than a race in which the Republican, Senator Pat Roberts, is a slight underdog. Our latest forecast gives Mr. Roberts a 52 percent chance to win in November, making the race between him and Greg Orman, an independent candidate, essentially a coin flip.

As outside money has poured into the state over the past month, Kansas is emerging as one of the most competitive Senate races of 2014. The Democratic candidate, Chad Taylor, quit the race in early September, and Mr. Orman’s chances then spiked. Mr. Orman has said he would caucus with the majority party if he won, converting a sure Republican seat into a possible pickup opportunity for Democrats.

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Express Yourself

A Response To A Bully You Have to See to Believe – Video

Someone broke into Caitlin Prater-Haacke’s locker at school and stole her iPod. The thief then took the time to access Caitlin’s Facebook account and posted a message telling her to die!

Now the average individual would have retaliated any way they could against this bullying tactic by an obvious coward, but Caitlin chose another path.

Caitlin, a student from Alberta Canada, handled the situation with a level of love and maturity the average person would not understand, and in so doing, started a wonderful movement.

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jeb bush Mitt Romney Politics

Jeb Bush Gets The Okay from His Wife to Run for President

While Mitt Romney’s wife appears dead set against the idea of him running a third campaign for president of the United States, wife of Jeb Bush said that she is all for her man running in 2016.

“My wife is supportive, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t understand the challenges that this brings,” Jeb said in an interview with the Associated Press Tuesday. “This is ultimately my decision with as much consideration as I can to take into account the people that I really love.”

Bush has been actively encouraged to run by several members of the GOP establishment and would enter the presidential contest as an early favorite. But he has publicly indicated that concerns over the toll of a presidential campaign on his family are weighing heavily on his decision to run. Columba Bush was previously reported to be reluctant to support a 2016 bid.

If the Romneys are serious about not running in 2016 – and there are questions about their claims of being “done, done, done” – we might be looking at another Bush/Clinton matchup – Jeb Bush vs Hillary Clinton.

As if 2 bushes weren’t enough!

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Mitt Romney Politics

New Poll – Mitt Romney Leads All Possible Republican Candidates in Iowa! #Insanity

Ann Romney has a lot of memos to send, and she should start sending them to the voters in Iowa. Although Ann tried today to guarantee Americans that Mitt Romney would never run for President again, Iowa voters are not listening. They want Mittens more than they want any other Republican candidate in 2016!

Romney was the top vote-getter in the poll with 17 percent and Dr. Ben Carson, a conservative neurosurgeon who has never held public office, came in second with 11 percent.

Carson told Fox News’ Sean Hannity Monday night that the chances of him running are “50/50.”

Iowa Republicans were less enthusiastic about other potential candidates, most of whom currently hold public office and are better nationally recognized.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul came in third in the poll with 10 percent, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush failed to make waves with 6 percent and 4 percent each.

The poll results came a day after Romney’s wife Ann insisted to the Los Angeles Times that there was no chance of a third Romney presidential bid.

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Ebola

Facebook Founder will Donate $25Million To Fight Ebola

In a personal Facebook message, Mark Zuckerburg said he and his wife Priscilla “are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola.

“The Ebola epidemic is at a critical turning point. It has infected 8,400 people so far, but it is spreading very quickly and projections suggest it could infect 1 million people or more over the next several months if not addressed.

“We need to get Ebola under control in the near term so that it doesn’t spread further and become a long term global health crisis that we end up fighting for decades at large scale, like HIV or polio.

“We believe our grant is the quickest way to empower the CDC and the experts in this field to prevent this outcome.

“Grants like this directly help the frontline responders in their heroic work. These people are on the ground setting up care centers, training local staff, identifying Ebola cases and much more.

“We are hopeful this will help save lives and get this outbreak under control.

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New Jersey Politics

Chris Christie – “I would rather die than be in the United States Senate”

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made some rather interesting comments over the weekend. Speaking to the NAACP in New Jersey, Christy said that being senator is nowhere in his future, that he would rather die than serving in that position.

“I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. Okay? I would be bored to death. Could you imagine me banging around that chamber with 99 other people, asking for a motion on the amendment in the subcommittee? Forget it.”

“It would be over, everybody,” Christie said, the crowd apparently amused by the thought. “You’d watch me just walk out and walk right into the Potomac River and drown. That would be it.”

Christie also promised that he would never run for public office in New Jersey again. And considering his dismal performance as governor and the low approval ratings he received from New Jersey residents, I’m sure they’re applauding his decision to stay out of Jersey politics.

“Believe me, by the way, when I say ‘I’m never running for public office in New Jersey again. I mean I’ll never run for public office in New Jersey again.”

There goes the Applause!

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Featured

Barber Slashed Man’s Throat in California

An Imperial Beach barber sliced his customer’s neck in the middle of a straight razor shave Monday, police said.

Cops arrested 22-year-old Daniel Flores on attempted murder charges shortly after the nightmare slashing at Vic’s Barber Shop, Fox 5 San Diego reported.

Witnesses said there was no fight between Flores and his customer, 33-year-old Timothy Paul Vaughn. Instead, the Sweeny Todd-like hairdresser cut the man’s throat during the shave, bolted from the store and fled to his aunt’s house, where police nabbed him.

Vaughn’s condition is not known, but he is expected to survive, police said.

Police did not detail the two men’s relationship: it’s not clear if Vaughn was a long-time client or a new customer. Investigators have not discussed a possible motive.

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Ebola

Ebola Patient in a Germany Hospital has Died

“The man was the third patient to arrive in Germany in recent weeks for treatment of Ebola, and the first to die.”
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A 56-year-old male Ebola patient who had been working with the United Nations in Liberia died overnight at the hospital in Leipzig where he was
being treated, the hospital said Tuesday in a statement quoted by the German news media.

The brief statement gave no further details. The man was the third patient to arrive in Germany in recent weeks for treatment of Ebola, and the first to die.

The first patient, a Senegalese man who worked for the World Health Organization, was treated in Hamburg from late August until Oct. 3, when he was released. He has since returned home. The second patient, a Ugandan doctor who was working in West Africa for an Italian aid organization, continues to receive treatment at a hospital in Frankfurt.

The St. Georg clinic in Leipzig, where the man who died was treated, announced his arrival last Thursday in a statement. At the time, doctors said his condition was critical, but stable, and there were no further updates on his status.

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Ebola Politics

Watch The “Republican Cuts Kill” Ad – Must See TV

This is what I’ve tried to say for a long time but I couldn’t get the right words to make this point. Simply put, Republican Cuts Kill! That’s all there is to say, really!

This is not a joke folks!

From The Agenda Project: “Republican Cuts Kill,’ which was produced by the Agenda Project Action Fund, mixes disturbing footage of the Ebola outbreak—including images of body bags, hazmat suits, and corpses—with clips of Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Rand Paul, and Republicans in some of the most competitive races around the country demanding more spending cuts. The demand for cuts is juxtaposed against testimony from top CDC and NIH officials detailing how budget cuts substantially hampered their ability to address the crisis.”

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Politics Wendy Davis

Wendy Davis Hits Greg Abbott With a Wheelchair Ad – Video

This ad has caused some controversy with some people saying that it was done in poor taste considering the fact that her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott, is wheelchair bound.

But for what’s it’s worth, I agree with this ad and the purpose it serves. Although the optics may be debatable, the facts presented in the ad are undeniable. Greg Abbott used the system to get compensation for an unfortunate event that left him disabled, but he fought others trying to use that same system for their benefit.

“In 1984, Greg Abbott sought out and received justice following a horrible injury, rightly so…receiving millions of dollars. And I’m glad, he deserved justice for the terrible tragedy that he endured,” Davis said at her Fort Worth, Texas, field office. “But then he turned around and built his career working to deny the very same justice that he received to his fellow Texans rightly seeking it for themselves.”

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Express Yourself

Native Americans Found Christopher Columbus – PIC

How about looking at it this way?

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democrats Domestic Policies Ebola Healthcare News Politics vote

The Political Muddle

If the sentiments expressed in this article in the New York Times today is any indication, then the Democrats are in deep trouble in the November Senate elections. President Obama still has his fans, but even people who voted for him are losing some faith that he can lead the country out of its present political torpor in the last two years of his term. His opponents, and at this point there are more than ever, are downright gleeful at the thought of having the GOP take both houses of Congress, though they do express frustration and anger at his failures.

RealClearPolitics is being a bit coy about it, but most of the recent polling gives the Republicans leads in the states they need to win to take control of the chamber. The same is true over at Electoral-Vote, except the Votemaster is not being coy at all and is saying at this point that the GOP will claim at least 52 seats after the elections. And even over at the Princeton Election Consortium the news for Democrats is not positive, with the prognostication currently calling for 51 Republicans come January.

Does this mean that it’s over? Not at all. Democrats famously under-perform in midterm election polling and there’s still a half-month to go before the votes are counted. President Obama has lent his also famous get-out-the-vote apparatus to the national party and most polling organizations make an assumption that the electorate in 2014 will look a lot like that of 2010. If that’s true, then the GOP will win. If not, and more of the Democrats’ constituents come out to vote, then there will be many surprises on election night.

The mood of the country will have a good deal to do with the outcome, and right now the Republicans have the upper hand. Of course, they are running on the fear of Ebola and ISIS, which they are convinced will both run through the United States over the next couple of weeks. It also doesn’t help that the seats the Democrats have to defend are in mostly red states.

If the Republicans win this year, then payback will most likely come during a more favorable cycle for Democrats in 2016. In the meantime, look for Congress to try to repeal the ACA, continue to investigate Benghazi, fortify the Mexican border against terrorists, and lower taxes on the wealthy.

You know, the real issues.

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