Archive for August, 2010
Charles Manson in August 16, 1969 Mugshot
Well, I wasn’t asked but the list compiled by John Hawkins is fairly lame. Here is the list:
23) Saul Alinsky (7)
23) Bill Clinton (7)
23) Hillary Clinton (7)
19) Michael Moore (7)
19) George Soros (8)
19) Alger Hiss (8)
19) Al Sharpton (8)
13) Al Gore (9)
13) Noam Chomsky (9)
13) Richard Nixon (9)
13) Jane Fonda (9)
13) Harry Reid (9)
13) Nancy Pelosi (9)
11) John Wilkes Booth (10)
11) Margaret Sanger (10)
9) Aldrich Ames (11)
9) Timothy McVeigh (11)
7) Ted Kennedy (14)
7) Lyndon Johnson (14)
5) Benedict Arnold (17)
5) Woodrow Wilson (17)
4) The Rosenbergs (19)
3) Franklin Delano Roosevelt (21)
2) Barack Obama (23)
1) Jimmy Carter (25)
I could compile my own worst 25 figures but the point is?
Jim Geraghty has it RIGHT.
I’m no fan of most of the Democrats on the list, and there are some good picks. But most of the modern political figures look ridiculous when we compare their actions to some of America’s most really notorious figures.
No Al Capone? No Machine Gun Kelly or the Lindbergh baby kidnappers?
No Jefferson Davis or anyone else associated with the Confederacy beyond John Wilkes Booth? Speaking of presidential assassins, no Lee Harvey Oswald? (Oh, I know, I know, he was the fall guy for the big conspiracy.) Aaron Burr gets a pass for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
Charles Manson, however, would definitely be at or near the top of my list. Ted Bundy, too.
Ted Bundy in 1975 Utah Mug Shot
Tags: Charles_Manson, Ted_Bundy
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Republican Nominee Carly Fiorina and California Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer
I am a little late with this poll due to my vacation travel schedule but here it is.
California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina has increased her lead over Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer to five percentage points according to a new CBS 5 KPIX-TV poll released Thursday, which also shows gubernatorial candidates Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman in a dead heat.
The CBS 5 poll, conducted by the research firm SurveyUSA, showed Fiorina edging Boxer 47 percent to 42 percent, compared to a CBS 5 poll one month ago showing Fiorina over Boxer 47 to 45 percent.
The poll results indicated Fiorina’s support was essentially unchanged among men and women, young and old, white and Hispanic while Boxer had lost small ground among men, younger voters, and independents.
The poll also showed Fiorina tripling her lead in the Central Valley, from seven points one month ago to 21 points in this latest poll.
The Survey USA poll release in PDF format is here.
No other polling organization has shown such a lead for Republican candidate Carly Fiorina but her campaign has to be encouraged. Here is the Pollster.com summary graphic of all of the polls
This poll can only help Fiorina in her fundraising efforts and watch her start to team up with Republican Governor candidate Meg Whitman at public campaign events.
It is a long way to November but it is better to be ahead than behind at this point – no matter what the poll.
Tags: Barbara Boxer, Carly Fiorina
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Day By Day by Chris Muir
The LEFT thinks Saul Alinsky name calling tactics WILL BE successful because they have been successful in the past.
So, what is different?
Uhhhhh…. How about The INTERNET and THE NEW MEDIA.
Dirty political tricks, sponsored and nurtured by the lamestream LEFTIST media will be cleansed by the light of day.
Go figure.
Racist indeed……
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The economy is looking bleaker as new applications for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in almost six months.
It's a sign that hiring remains weak and employers may be going back to cutting their staffs. Analysts say the increase suggests companies won't be adding enough workers in August to lower the 9.5 percent unemployment rate.
First-time claims for jobless benefits edged up by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 484,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's the highest total since February. Analysts had expected claims to fall.
Initial claims have now risen in three of the last four weeks and are close to their high point for the year of 490,000, reached in late January. The four-week average, which smooths volatility, soared by 14,250 to 473,500, also the highest since late February.
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Obamanomics = failure
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State Controller John Chiang said Tuesday that without a state budget, California's government would be unable to pay its bills in late August (or maybe early September). That means issuing IOUs to some people. Possible dates for IOUs could be either Aug. 27 or Aug. 31, when big payments to schools are due, according to this schedule on the controller's website.
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What a mistake Arnold Schwarzenegger has been as governor.
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