Americans Elect Says it will Answer Any Questions on February 12 at 6pm Eastern. Will It Really?

Jim Cook 2/11/2012
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There’s a 501c4 corporation and political party on the national scene that has been mum on many matters. Is that about to change? On February 8 2012 and again on February 10 2012, Americans Elect announced an event during which …

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A Very Different Presidential Primary In Illinois Going On Right Now

jclifford 2/11/2012
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The Illinois Green Party presidential primary is online, open right now, and allows all teenagers – not just those 18 or over – to vote. Eager adolescent citizens in Illinois, jumping at the chance to vote before the rest of their cohort, could have a major impact on the selection of the Green Party’s presidential candidate.

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Rocky Anderson A Presidential Candidate Of No Religion

Peregrin Wood 2/10/2012
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What Rocky Anderson is willing to say, while Obama and the Republicans strike poses of conspicuous Christianity, is that a presidential candidate ought to be judged according to deeds, rather than religious creeds.

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God Punishes Sodomite-Friendly States of Washington and California with Warmth and a Bit of Drizzle

Jim Cook 2/9/2012
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Make it stop, cry the people of Washington state and California. We repent! Who could withstand the onslaught of warm air and occasional drizzle? But they should have known. The Washington state legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage on February …

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9 Days In, No Americans Elect Presidential Candidates are on Pace to Get on the Ballot

Jim Cook 2/9/2012
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In a publicity release sent out on January 17 2012, Americans Elect declared the GOP presidential nomination race to be sadly all wrapped up after Iowa and New Hampshire. Americans in other states wanting to express their presidential choice would …

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When Is A Liberal Not A Liberal?

Peregrin Wood 2/9/2012
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the next time you meet one of your “liberal” friends who starts talking about how wonderful Barack Obama is, you do not turn your head away sheepishly and change the subject of the conversation. You say to your friend, “I thought you were liberal, but I don’t understand how any liberal can support the terrible right wing policies that Barack Obama has been promoting.”

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Mitt Romney Headed up to Maine: Another Day, Another Campaign Event at a Yacht Club

Jim Cook 2/9/2012
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Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, June 8 2011: Mitt Romney appears at Grosse Pointe Yacht Club private fundraiser. Sarasota, Florida, June 16 2011: Mitt Romney appears at Sarasota Yacht Club private fundraiser. Naples, Florida, November 28 2011: Mitt Romney appears at …

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Rocky Anderson Presidential Campaign Promotes Separation Of Church And State

jclifford 2/9/2012
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In an economy with high unemployment, Barack Obama’s support for religious discrimination in hiring is particularly cruel. Rocky Anderson, the Justice Party presidential candidate, supports the separation of church and state that Obama so casually casts off.

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Support for Draft Donald Trump Campaign Jumps by 50% in One Day at Americans Elect

Jim Cook 2/8/2012
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Yesterday Donald Trump’s draft presidential campaign had 2 supporters. Now he has 3.

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Jon Stewart Too Busy Talking With Actors To Interview Presidential Candidate

F. G. Fitzer 2/8/2012
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About 25 times more Minnesotans watched the Daily Show yesterday evening than participated in their state’s Democratic Party presidential caucus.

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A Map of 2012 Missouri Republican Primary Results by County

Jim Cook 2/8/2012
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Everyone’s heard by now that the results of the Republican Party primary in Missouri on November 2012 blew the supposed front-runner, Mitt Romney, out of the water. They drenched supposed second-place leader Newt Gingrich to boot. With 100% of precincts …

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Santorum Santorum Santorum!

Peregrin Wood 2/8/2012
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In Rick Santorum’s Fantasy America, everybody is an “independent financial advisor”… a broker who sells stocks and derivatives and other investment schemes for the big companies on Wall Street. These are the people who were selling credit default swaps right before the recession hit.

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Rocky Anderson Campaigns With Charles Dickens As Running Mate

F. G. Fitzer 2/7/2012
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If Charles Dickens could come back from the dead, he would make a perfect running mate for Rocky Anderson… except for the fact that he’s an English citizen. Darn. Two strikes.

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1, 2, 5 years ago… and today

Jim Cook 2/7/2012
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One year ago today, the Patriot Act was headed toward reauthorization. Populist resistance would temporarily stall its reauthorization, but at the end of May reinstated Patriot Act powers for four years, their longest term yet without congressional review. From that …

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Donald Trump Wins Two Supporters for His Presidential Campaign

Jim Cook 2/7/2012
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Donald Trump may have very expensively arranged hair. Donald Trump may conclude that “Part of the beauty of me is that I’m very rich.” Donald Trump may believe that Barack Obama materialized out of thin air. But it’s also true …

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Minnesota Green Party Holding Caucuses Tonight

jclifford 2/7/2012
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For those Minnesotans who are looking for a more compassionate political agenda, there’s the Green Party. The Green Party of Minnesota is holding caucuses of its own tonight, as a great alternative to the kooky GOP contest that’s getting most of the attention this year.

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Why Aren’t Minnesota Democrats Opposing Michele Bachmann?

Peregrin Wood 2/7/2012
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In the presidential contest, Bachmann established herself as an out-of-the-mainstream candidate who could not sustain broad political support. That makes her vulnerable, to an intelligent opponent. The Minnesota Democrats ought to be jumping at the chance to get Michele Bachmann finally out of the picture.

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Under Obama, Patriot Act Sneak-and-Peek Outpaces Bush Use (and is mostly about Drugs)

Jim Cook 2/6/2012
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Remember George W. Bush? Remember thinking that a vote for Barack Obama would be a vote to bring the Homeland Security state of George W. Bush under control? Well, think again. According to federal law, the Administrative Office of the …

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