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Ohio’s Official Rock Song

Nov 9th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Amusement, Funny, Humor, Music

ViA TV TropesThe 1985 resolution in the Ohio General Assembly that made “Hang On Sloopy” the state rock song (there’s a reason why you hear it at every Ohio State football game) had lines such as:

WHEREAS, Adoption of “Hang On Sloopy” as the official rock song of Ohio is in no way intended to supplant [...]



Honor

Oct 29th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, War

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President Barack Obama, right, salutes as an Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Dale R. Griffin of Terre Haute, Ind., during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Wow, Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 9th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Barack Obama

I thought they’d wait at least a year or two for this:
The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 awarded to President Obama

The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 to US President Barak Obama.
The Nobel Peace Prize is an international prize which is awarded annually by the Norwegian Nobel Committee according to [...]



Constitution Day! I Got Yer Constitution Right Here

Sep 17th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Constitution

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No, really. You can get a FREE pocket sized copy of the US Constitution to carry around just like Dennis Kucinich for only $3.00 shipping. Right Here.
Today is Constitution Day: The day in 1787, after being sequestered for four months, 55 delegates from 13 independent States emerged with a unifying document that would serve [...]



Beckians Fight Litter and Liberals

Sep 13th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Republicans

The National Mall as the 9/12 Tea Party winds down.
Gateway Pundit, is still pushing the absurd claim 2 millions Glenn Beck fans gathered in Washington DC during their union-created weekend, arriving on liberal funded public transportation to a publicly maintained park, to protest, uhh … something … taxes? Czars? Fixing health care? Commies, Fascists, Kenyan [...]



Obama As Popular As Ever

Sep 4th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Poll

538.com: “most of the drop in Obama’s approval ratings has come from people who never voted for him”
Ya got that? After a month of Stoopid, the President only lost people that DIDN’T VOTE 4 HIM ANYWAY.
According to PPP Polls: He is not losing support, but Democrats are losing motivation- which is a problem [...]



My Two Dollar Newspaper Sucks

Aug 23rd, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Media

I touched base with an old and dear friend recently, one who works in one of those editorial board rooms we all talk about but only really know from the movies.  We joked a bit about his dying industry — he noted what a prick I was for getting all my news online for the [...]



What Rachel Said

Aug 16th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Health Care

This quote from Maddow (via, Rachel was on MTP) is not going to win her lots of allies at the White House:
But ultimately, if the president decides that he’s going to go with a reform effort that doesn’t include a public option, what he will have done is spent a ton of political capital, riled [...]



Another Medicare Recipient Against Gov. Healthcare

Aug 9th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Health Care

This is just getting weird.

Roger Fakes, 70, said he sat quitely during most of the meeting, but Cohen’s insistence that citizens would be able to keep their private health care drove him to his feet.
He argued that changes to private insurance would force citizens into the government plan.
‘There are some of us old gray-haired folks [...]



Birth of a Zombie Lie

Jul 20th, 2009 | By Mark | Category: Lead Article

With a huge majority in the House, and 60 Democrats in the Senate, a popular Democratic President should be able to smite the earth and magically produce a Volvo in every garage. But the Village needing a story will trump up controversy. Coupe or Sedan? Why not a Mercedes option? It’s all the same with arbitrary pre-recess deadlines, bi-partisan support or 70 plus votes. We get process and conflict instead of policy and results.

So, in case you’re worried, especially in light of bogus numbers that Obama’s popularity is plumeting even though he’s done nothing unpopular, remember these few salient facts.