Category Archives: American Politics

Plane carrying Russian military band crashes – 92 dead

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea, killing 92 “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections … we need to take action,” Obama said. “And we will – … Continue reading →

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South Carolina legislator (R) wants to ban online porn

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Fred Stiening

http://www.thestate.com/latest-news/article121630822.html Good luck with that! Best Buy in Pineville, NC has a gift for you as they look forward to people crossing the border to buy their computers. . … .”.’ . ‘. . ” “.’.:I:.’.. ‘. .’.:.:..,,:II:’.’.’.. ‘. .’:.’.:.:I:.:II:’.’.’.’.. … Continue reading →

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What happens on Monday

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Since it rarely is an issue, there is a lot of misunderstanding about the electoral vote that will happen on Monday. Most people know each state gets a number of votes equal to the number of House members plus the … Continue reading →

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The North Carolina tsunami begins

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The North Carolina Legislature has a veto proof Republican majority and will next year. Even bills like HB2 had Democratic Party support because the House members are more Conservative than partisan. The legislature is in special session in Raleigh pushing … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin recount almost completed

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Milwaukee County reported last night their recount is complete – however the count of absentee and provisional ballots is not – however with all the other recounting done, the various piles are sorted out. This was day 9 of the … Continue reading →

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Why the Sioux Indians want the protesters to leave

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The Trump people point out that Native American tribes are sitting on $1.5 trillion in oil, gas and other resources which they have been blocked from using by the Bureau of Indian affairs for 150 years. The Trump folks want … Continue reading →

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Michigan Recount to proceed

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Despite there being no provision in Michigan law for a recount based on “just because I want one”, a Federal Judge has ordered a HAND recount to happen starting on Monday. And on December 12th, Ms Stein will demand a … Continue reading →

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Obama mystery

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Fred Stiening

In July 2010, User CommiesAreBad created a poll asking people to compare President Obama’s policies to famous movies.  About a week later, they duplicated the poll with the main difference being using the Obama / BP sunflower picture that Parrott … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Recount Update

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Fred Stiening

It takes a little work to create a useful spreadsheet but worth the effort. There are 3,636 precincts to be recounted, with 3,285,426 votes As of the Spreadsheet posted December 2nd, recounts of 346,133 votes (10.5%) are complete. Muddying the … Continue reading →

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Love Trumps Islam

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Fred Stiening

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) […] Police said they are investigating whether it was a terrorist attack. […] The attacker was identified as an OSU student named Abdul Razak Ali Artan. He was a Somali-born legal permanent resident of the U.S., according … Continue reading →

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