Shock Poll: Obama Approval Rating 45%, Disapproval 49%—in New York
There are several states on the national electoral map that are, with rare exception, “gimmes” for Democratic candidates. Among them are California and New York. Which makes the findings of the latest...
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The Other “Anti-Science” Party
It’s a mad, mad, mad theocracy The phrase that makes up the title of this post has been getting a good bit of play in the mainstream press lately. The occasion for invoking it—more specifically, for...
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NY Ninth Congressional District special election is a horse race; Update: 42/42?
anti-weiner The seat in New York’s Ninth Congressional District vacated by Anthony Weiner is due to have a new occupant in less than two weeks. Much to the dismay of Democrats, however a distinct...
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New York City to promote traffic and pedestrian safety—through haiku
Rhythmic Under the stewardship of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City has been second to none in adopting misguided, feel-good, ‘70s-ish initiatives that accomplish nothing beyond wasting taxpayer...
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TSA airport screeners stop teen with handgun design on pocketbook
Fly the friendly skies With Christmas approaching, it is reassuring to see that the Transportation Security Administration is stepping up its vigilance. Anyone attempting to pass through airport...
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Is “Tebowing” an attack on Christianity?
Displays. The question that forms the title of this post has been getting a good bit of play in conservative circles of late. It was hinted at in a segment of FOX and Friends on Friday that featured...
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NYC restaurant closed after owner recorded health inspection
Candid camera It’s time for another episode of America’s favorite game Name that Crime. In this episode, a New York restaurant that earned a top grade of “A” barely five months ago was shut down after...
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CNN’s suspension of Roland Martin is a teachable moment
But will he apologize to Soccer? Roland Martin, tweeted on Sunday, walked it back Monday, chastened on Tuesday, suspended on Wednesday… That’s the short version of recent events in the life of the CNN...
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Have your picture taken with Michelle Obama … for $5K
Money for nothing Except for the stratospheric price tag, the title sounds like the sort of come-on you would expect to see on the boardwalk at Ocean City. You know the routine: Suckers get to pose...
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NYC Dept of Ed publishes its list of 50 ‘forbidden words’
Naughty At a time when third grade teachers are assigning math problems that deal with untouchable topics like cannibalism and slavery, what’s a chief school administrator to do? If the chief school...
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Teacher tells 6th grade class that ‘Republicans are stupid’
Edjukashun I suppose it can said of a Virginia elementary school teacher who allegedly told her students “Republicans are stupid” that she at least spoke her mind. Her actions are more defensible than...
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3rd-grade standardized test asks students to reveal a personal secret
Hmmmmm. Seriously now, how hard is to write questions for third-graders that don’t (a) address creepy topics like cannibalism, (b) ask how many slaves it would take to pick an orchard clean, or (c)...
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Study: Gila monster spit reduces food and possibly booze cravings
Magically delicious What are you willing to do to shed a few pounds or cut down on your alcohol intake? If your answer to either question is “anything,” then I’m here to tell you there’s a pill for...
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House kills Obama proposal to slash spending on armed airline pilot program
Fiscal conservative? Who says Barack Obama isn’t working to reduce government spending as promised? Why, in March he proposed reducing funding by half for the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program. This...
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EPA fines oil refiners for failing to use nonexistent biofuel
Guess who’s footing the bill? Question: Do you fill your car’s tank with gasoline that is part cellulosic ethanol, an environment-friendly distillate of wood chips, corn cobs, and switch grass? Let me...
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Now TSA wants to test passengers’ beverages at the gate?
Security. So, what’ll you have while you wait for your flight: beer, juice, cola, coffee, tea? The TSA is not buying, mind you, but inquiring minds at that agency want to know. In fact their curiosity...
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Is it any wonder that ‘Washington feels as broken as it did four years ago’?
History Ask any Republican, and he will tell you that Washington is just as bitterly divided along partisan lines as it was when Barack Obama was swept into office on a giddy wave of hope and change....
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Will the real Barack Obama please stand up?
Change President Obama’s “you didn’t build that” speech now stands poised to become a defining issue of the 2012 campaign. At the very least, it has moved the conversation away from accusations...
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Obama campaign mobile app reveals which of your neighbors are registered Dems
Friends and neighbors Just when you thought the Obama campaign couldn’t get any weirder, along comes its latest high-tech gift. Meet the Obama for America app for iPhone, a tool that allows you to spy...
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Obama administration ‘cooking the books’ on deportation numbers
Math is hard The news should come as no surprise considering it centers on an administration that double-counts $716 billion in order to claim that the Obamacare extends the solvency of Medicare while...
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Romney charitable giving has outpaced Obama’s
Giving In a rare moment of candor in 2008, candidate Barack Obama famously let slip his fundamental belief—a tenet of socialism—that “when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” In a...
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