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Video: Arnold on Chris Christie and his Water Retention Problem
[youtube]http://youtu.be/6AHX67vZeQ0[/youtube]
From one RINO to another….
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Fiscal Cliff Poll: 43% Approve Vs. 45% Disapprove
According to the latest Gallup Poll:
Americans have a decidedly mixed reaction to the “fiscal cliff” agreement reached by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama this week, with 43% saying they approve and 45% saying they disapprove. Two-thirds of Democrats approve of the agreement, while almost as many Republicans disapprove. Independents are slightly more likely to disapprove than approve.
These results are based on a one-day poll of 1,026 national adults conducted Thursday, Jan. 3, two days after the agreement was reached. The strong rank-and-file Republican opposition to the agreement appears to be in line with the opposition among Republican House members. The agreement was initially approved by a strong bipartisan vote of 89 to 8 in the Democratically controlled Senate, but passed by a much slimmer 257-167 margin in the Republican-controlled House, with 151 Republicans voting against it.
Attitudes toward the agreement are split along ideological lines, in a fashion parallel to the partisan differences. Liberals are highly likely to support the agreement, while conservatives oppose it. Moderates tilt toward approval of the agreement.
Just wait until Americans receive their first paychecks for 2013 and discover their payroll taxes have increased 2 per cent.
The Fiscal Cliff compromise was a bum deal and while President Obama succeeded in winning more taxes for the rich and others, nobody really won here. Plus, the national debt continues to rise.
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Video: Joe Biden’s Greatest Swearing-In Hits
[youtube]http://youtu.be/iEu40xl7oCY[/youtube]
Good ol’ slow Joe Biden.
To think he may face off with Hillary Clinton for the Presidency in 2016.
Gag….
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News Isn’t Magic?
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Poll: 75 Per Cent Say President Nor Congress Should NOT Pressure Hollywood on Violence
Americans say there is too much gun violence and bemoan the Newton shootings (as they should), but…..
The weekend after the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, Conn. — which left 26 people dead, including 20 children — Obama aide David Axelrod tweeted, “In NFL post-game: an ad for shoot ’em up video game. All for curbing weapons of war. But shouldn’t we also quit marketing murder as a game?”
And just a few days later, the NRA held a press conference during which executive vp Wayne LaPierre accused the media, Hollywood and video game industry for contributing to a violent society.
Many in the industry immediately began mocking LaPierre on Twitter, but how do consumers feel about violence in the media? The Hollywood Reporter teamed up with pollster Penn Schoen Berland to ask moviegoers and TV watchers how their views on depictions of violence were affected by the shootings.
Of those polled, 70 percent over age 30 feel there is too much violence depicted in advertising for movies and TV. And 34 percent of all respondents say advertising for violent films and TV shows should have greater restrictions.
Meanwhile, 44 percent of parents say the Newtown shootings actually made them more aware of how much violence their kids are consuming in media.
However, 75 percent of everyone polled said it isn’t Congress’ or the president’s role to pressure Hollywood to make less-violent movies and TV shows. But 35 percent of parents disagreed.
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Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-03
- Biden: Republicans had ‘epiphany’ on immigration – CNN Political Ticker – http://t.co/briKk6fF Blogs http://t.co/YKG9QiLI #tcot 22:26:16, 2013-01-03
- Charles Krauthammer: Return of the real Obama – The Washington Post http://t.co/amijWZfS #tcot 22:26:16, 2013-01-03
- There's No 'I' in 'Kumbaya' – http://t.co/7okuFk7V http://t.co/HI3zIsDJ #tcot 22:26:15, 2013-01-03
- Biden: Republicans had ‘epiphany’ on immigration http://t.co/YKG9QiLI 21:42:52, 2013-01-03
- There's No 'I' in 'Kumbaya' – A Uniquely Polarizing President http://t.co/HI3zIsDJ 21:42:52, 2013-01-03
- Charles Krauthammer: Return of the real Obama http://t.co/amijWZfS 21:42:52, 2013-01-03
- The Evening Flap: January 3, 2013 http://t.co/RuDCE2HN #tcot 21:40:27, 2013-01-03
- Day By Day January 3, 2013 – Own It http://t.co/eZyV04am #tcot 21:40:27, 2013-01-03
- My Daily Twitter Digest for 2013-01-03 http://t.co/2cOXAHWM 21:13:19, 2013-01-03
- Boehner reelected as Speaker; nine Republicans defect in vote http://t.co/miBygygk 21:06:11, 2013-01-03
- Michelle Malkin » 10 House Republicans for arbitrary salary control; Minority Whip Cantor votes “present” (!) http://t.co/HB6RovfN #tcot 10:25:11, 2013-01-03
- Hastert: When you break my rule, ‘you’re not in power anymore’ http://t.co/2KrK2IS1 #tcot 10:25:11, 2013-01-03
- RT @michellemalkin: And for the record, unbridled faith in Cantor is foolish, too. Flashback: http://t.co/hqDePwcw 09:10:03, 2013-01-03
- RT @rachelweinerwp: Hastert warns against breaking 'Hastert Rule' again http://t.co/HcWH8pwR 09:09:50, 2013-01-03
- And, so the 113th Congress begins… 09:07:32, 2013-01-03
- The Morning Flap: January 3, 2013 – Flap's Blog http://t.co/WvTFX0yv #tcot 08:29:39, 2013-01-03
- Does Eric Cantor's no vote on the fiscal cliff bill spell trouble for John Boehner? http://t.co/kzrxlghW #tcot 06:39:52, 2013-01-03
- Fiscal Cliff Deal Only Whetted Obama's Appetite for More Taxes http://t.co/ezlUTanN #tcot 06:39:52, 2013-01-03
- Nothing Is Certain Except More Debt and Taxes http://t.co/BTiqoTyu #tcot 06:39:51, 2013-01-03
- The Morning Flap: January 3, 2013 http://t.co/cVORhmlv #tcot 06:14:10, 2013-01-03
- RT @zerohedge The debt ceiling headlines have started. 05:06:50, 2013-01-03
- Welcome backRT @jamiedupree Sen Mark Kirk R-IL returns today, abt a year after suffering a stroke; he'll start by climbing the Capitol steps 04:52:39, 2013-01-03
- RT @TomBevanRCP Apparently Al Gore and his business partners did not want to pay their fare share. 04:47:46, 2013-01-03
- RT @TomBevanRCP Irony! Gore was eager to complete the deal by 12/31, lest it be subject to higher tax rates on 1/1. http://t.co/GJRPRkvr 04:47:27, 2013-01-03
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Digest for 2013-01-02 http://t.co/EZQtH3tM 04:07:43, 2013-01-03
- Flap's Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-02 – Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/TljlHBKi #tcot 04:02:45, 2013-01-03
- Flap’s Blog @ Flap Twitter Daily Digest for 2013-01-02 http://t.co/AU5lkEpY #tcot 03:05:46, 2013-01-03