Of Race and Re-elections

A graduate student in economics at Harvard, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, has a piece in Sunday’s New York Times that reports on a study he’s done showing how Google searches can be used to track racial bias by state and locality and how that data can be used to show voting deficits due to racial animus.

Barack Obama [...]

Palin vs. Julianne Moore – Uncanny and Insightful

Sarah Palin vs. Julianne Moore – interesting comparison. Thank goodness she didn’t become VP! Alaska [...]

Poor America – P a n o r a m a [B B C]

Shocking…

With one and a half million (1.5 million) American children now homeless, reporter Hilary Andersson meets the school pupils who go hungry in the richest country on Earth. From those living in the storm drains under Las Vegas to the tent cities now springing up around the United States, P a n o r [...]

Obama Derangement Syndrome Burns Brightly in California!

Wow… Just wow…  Meet the cult of victimhood that is the modern conservative movement.

Obama is a socialist, said Ray Vercammen. He may be faking his so-called Christianity, said Sam Ackerman. And he wouldn’t be much of a public speaker if not for TelePrompTers, said Loron Hodge. And naturally, “big media” are out to get [...]

History Repeats: Ron Paul – EPIC FAIL

And so it goes…

Sarah Palin Has Lost Weight

Her bank account looks approximately $386,000 lighter.

Nearly a year after she quit her governorship of Alaska, Sarah Palin was found guilty today of another breach of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act involving her so-called Alaska Fund Trust (AFT), which she established as a private “legal defense fund” while governor.

Timothy Petumenos, independent [...]

FINALLY!

This is the Barack Obama that campaigned in Wisconsin and that I proudly voted for. H/T Think Progress:

Now, just as there was in Teddy Roosevelt’s time, there’s been a certain crowd in Washington for the last few decades who respond to this economic challenge with the same old tune. “The market will take [...]

Occupy Wall Street vs The Tea Party Movement – By the Numbers

Another long infographic!  From a scale standpoint, Occupy is significantly larger and more diverse.

The Numbers Behind Occupy Wall Street

Your Moment of Clarity, by the numbers.  Lee Camp runs the economic numbers driving #OccupyWallStreet.

Alan Grayson on Occupy Wall Street

Alan Grayson for President!  He get’s it.  Here’s former Congressman Grayson on Real Time.