Monthly Archives: October 2010

News media must share the blame for voters’ ignorance

Posted on October 29, 2010 by jerrylanson

This piece was published by CommonDreams.org A couple of interesting items on politicalwire.com today show how hopelessly ill-informed the electorate is. One is a Gallup Poll that says 37 percent of Americans believe Congress has accomplished less this year than in previous years, … Continue reading →

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Is it time for Democrats to board the windows and leave town?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by jerrylanson

Driving to work yesterday, I listened on NPR to a three-person political panel debate the fate of Democrats in the midterm election.  It wasn’t pretty. All the panelists — a ex-Clinton White House guy, a conservative think tank analyst and a … Continue reading →

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In this heated election season

Posted on October 22, 2010 by jerrylanson

Passed on from a California friend, with the headline, “You Know She’s Right.”   ‘I haven’t left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are for … Continue reading →

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Politics 2010: You’ve got to see it to believe it

Posted on October 19, 2010 by jerrylanson

I start most days in this oh-so-strange political season by rubbing my eyes hard to make sure I’m not dreaming.  Then I launch into my daily diet of visits to such political websites as electoral-vote.com, politicalwire, politico, and realclearpolitics.com. In some ways, this routine has … Continue reading →

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Meet the next senator from Nevada

Posted on October 8, 2010 by jerrylanson

It is hard to fathom how Americans could support some of the truly far out Tea Party candidates leading in U.S. Senate polls. At the top of my list is Sharron Angle, who is slightly ahead of Senate majority leader … Continue reading →

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Election 2010: Legalized money-laundering lets rich lie with impunity

Posted on October 3, 2010 by jerrylanson

Talk about Big Brother watching you. In this election, it seems, he’s toying with you, twisting your mind behind the veil of earnest — and dishonest — anonymity. Big Brother in this case is not the federal government. It is … Continue reading →

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