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USAT/Gallup Poll: Paul Ryan gets low marks for VP
Americans don’t believe GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney hit a home run with his choice of Paul Ryan as a running mate, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, with more of the public giving him lower marks than high ones…
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*The Angel Moroni, not to be confused with his cousin, Macaroni, was the angel who formed the Mormon religion through it’s founder, the humanoid teetotaling polygamist, Joseph Smith, Jr.
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Paul Ryan says he was inspired by the bombastic author Ayn Rand? He should love running with Mitt Romney, who is even more prolific at churning out fiction. Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian
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Mormon Mitt and Catholic Ryan walk into a bar. Mormon Mitt orders water and Catholic Ryan orders White Whine.
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The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
- Senior U.S. Soldier Killed By Suicide Bomber in Afghanistan
- Two quakes in Iran kill 300, injure 5,000
- USS Porter collides with oil tanker in Persian Gulf
- Israel sniper to get 45 days in killing of women with white flag
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Today, the U.S. Women’s soccer team won the gold medal. I just want to say all of us in America are happy for the athletes and thrilled we don’t have to watch soccer for four more years.- Conan O’Brien
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Republican Shenanigans
- In Mississippi, Dress Code Violations and Back-Talk Send Students Straight to Jail …
- Paul Ryan Says He’ll Release 2 Years of Taxes
- Romney defends Ryan’s Medicare plan, slams Obamacare
- Paul Ryan Makes It Rain Money on Mitt Romney
- Sarah & Todd talk about reality limelight
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Sarah Palin will not speak at the GOP Convention? Hell just froze over.
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will not speak at the Republican nominating convention in Tampa later this month, she said in statement on Sunday.
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Rock-the-Voter News
- Obama: Ryan is Congressional Republicans’ ‘ideological leader’
- Report: Racial profiling alleged at Boston airport
- Presidential debate moderators announced
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Hypocricy is thy middle name, Mitt
- Mitt Romney requested “several” years of tax returns from his potential running mates, a senior adviser to the candidate said Saturday, suggesting that those considered for the ticket may have been required to reveal more financial documents that the candidate himself.
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Formidable Republican Opposition
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More Gun Violence
Multiple people, including law enforcement officers, were shot on Monday after a gunman opened fire near Texas A&M University, police in College Station, Texas, said.
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“Mayor Bloomberg is saying now that he has banned large sodas in New York City, his next target is going to be alcohol. Once that’s out of the way he’ll start his crusade against the laughter of children.” –Conan O’Brien
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Business/Tech News
- Oil prices rise to near $94 on mounting concerns about possible Israel-Iran confrontation
- Motorola Set for Big Cuts as Google Reinvents It
- China’s Largest Broker Plunges on Loss Rumor
- America’s Energy Seen Adding 3.6 Million Jobs, 3% GDP
- WikiLeaks says its suffering a mysterious cyber attack
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The U.S. is leading China in both number of gold medals and number of total medals. In response, China said that’s nice but we still have all your money.- Conan O’Brien
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CNN statement on Fareed Zakaria
“We have reviewed Fareed Zakaria’s TIME column, for which he has apologized. He wrote a shorter blog post on CNN.com on the same issue which included similar unattributed excerpts. That blog post has been removed and CNN has suspended Fareed Zakaria while this matter is under review.”
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Legal Defense and Food Fundraiser
7 days till court
Over halfway there!
Thank you John and Jim!
Offline donation: Lisa Casey ~ PO Box 88 ~ Ashford, AL 36312
Please email 24/7 me at lisa@allhatnocattle.net
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Odd News
- Pa. woman accused of killing fiance on wedding day
- Vietnam airline fined for in-flight bikini show
- Mash-up: Topless driver won’t pull over
- 1873 dime sells for a pretty penny: $1.6 million
- Xanax Defense: Utah Woman Who Allegedly Mowed Down Husband
- Man swims to JFK airport, past $100 million security system
- Rabid beaver attacks N.Y. man swimming in Pa. river
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Time To Deflate Photo
Fans of Brazil’s Talita Rocha and Maria Antonelli wait for the start of their women’s round of 16 beach volleyball match against Czech Republic’s Marketa Slukova and Kristyna Kolocova at Horse Guards Parade during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 4, 2012. Photo/Marcelo del Pozo
