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Jeb Bush Republican Convention Speech Defends George W. Bush
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says President Barack Obama should stop blaming his brother, former President George W. Bush, for the country’s economic woes.
Bush said a real leader would accept responsibility for his own policies.
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“In his speech, Mitt Romney reached out to women, he reached out to blacks, he reached out to Latinos. No one reached back.” –David Letterman
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The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
- Police: Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi worshippers
- Gambia, Iraq executions buck worldwide abolitionist trend
- Pakistani Taliban release video of severed heads
- UN ups pressure on Iran over nuclear activities
- Syrian rebels launch new operation in Aleppo
- Gaza rocket hits Israeli house: police
- Israelis say UN report strengthens Iran warnings
- Angela Merkel urges Israel not to strike Iran: Report
- Obama marks Iraq War anniversary
- China plays down rivalry with US in South Pacific
- Several dead in shootout in New Jersey shopping plaza: report
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The Ugly Republican
“I just don’t like him. Can’t stand to look at him. I don’t like his wife — she’s far from the First Lady. It’s about time we get a First Lady in there who acts like a First Lady and looks like a First Lady.”- Bobbie Lucier a retiree from Manassas, Virginia
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“Paul Ryan is getting criticized today for his speech. The fact checkers say it was full of inaccuracies and misinformation. See, that’s what was great about Sarah Palin. When she was the nominee, she never deliberately misstated a fact. She did it out of pure ignorance.” –Jay Leno
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Republican Shenanigans
- Eastwood’s inflated unemployment count
- Jeb Bush slams Obama for attacking his brother
- Newt Gingrich leaves it up to his wife to praise Romney at RNC
- ‘Off-Key’ Christie Blasted By Fox News Host
- Romney’s big night: Long on anecdotes, short on details
- Romney’s Rising Oceans Joke
- Mitt Romney has a new campaign plane
- Akin camp angered by Rove’s reported murder quip
- Without Sarah Palin, a ratings dive
- Sarah Palin’s Fox News Contract May Not Be Renewed: NY Mag
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“Ann Romney: Mitt has never let his success go to his head. Take away the seven-thousand-square-foot house in La Jolla and the bank account in the Caymans, he’s still the same fun-loving boy who pinned a gay kid to the ground and cut off his hair.” -Andy Borowitz
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Another Call For Obama Assuming Responsibility
Paul Ryan pledged Wednesday that if he and his running mate Mitt Romney were elected president, they would usher in an ethic of responsibility. The Wisconsin congressman and GOP vice presidential candidate repeatedly chided President Barack Obama for blaming the jobs and housing crises on his predecessor, saying that his habit of “forever shifting blame to the last administration is getting old. The man assumed office almost four years ago -– isn’t it about time he assumed responsibility
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“The Republican National Convention is in full swing in Tampa. Speeches are being made. Hats are thrown in the air. Everyone gets their own hippie to slap around.” -Craig Ferguson
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Rock-the-Voter News
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“If its platform is any guide, the Republican party is staunchly pro-life until you are actually born.” –Andy Borowitz on Twitter
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No Criminal Charges For Bush’s Torture Program
An investigation launched in 2008 into the CIA’s program of detaining and interrogating captured militants was closed on Thursday with no criminal charges, the Justice Department said….Current and former CIA officials welcomed the decision. They have maintained that the program, begun after the September 11 al Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington, was conducted under guidelines issued by lawyers of the administration of former President George W. Bush.
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“Clint Eastwood demonstrated that seniors may not be prepared to navigate a menu of subsidized private insurance plans.” –Matt Yglesias
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Business/Tech News
- Oil prices rise ahead of Fed chief speech
- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to raise mortgage fees: regulator
- World markets mixed ahead of Bernanke speech
- Facebook hits new low after price target cuts
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“Clint Eastwood’s RNC speech was to imaginary Obama in an empty chair. I’m drafting a DNC speech to imaginary Romney in an empty factory.” –George Takei
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I Wouldn’t Want to be a Farmer’s Daughter in Missouri
The Missouri Farm Bureau is reconsidering its endorsement of Republican Rep. Todd Akin for U.S. Senate because of comments he made about women being able to thwart pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape,” an organization spokesman said Friday.
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“I still like Clint Eastwood. A crazy Republican talking to a chair is the least harm a crazy Republican has done in ages.” –Frank Conniff
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“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
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Offline donation: Lisa Casey – POBox 88 – Ashford, AL 36312
Email me @ lisa@allhatnocattle.net
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Odd News
- FBI suspected Ray Bradbury of communist sympathies
- Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies
- 400-pound gorilla statue returned to Pa. woman
- ‘Mysterious’ Baltic Sea Object Is a Glacial Deposit
- Ex-Mich. Rail Worker Claims $337M Powerball Prize
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Time To Deflate Photo
A model with Japanese toilet maker TOTO’s eco-friendly motorcycle “Toilet Bike Neo”, a “poop-powered” motorcycle that can travel as far as 300 kilometers (180 miles) on a tank filled with animal waste, which makes one ponder why is the seat a human toilet?
Peace.
