Day: November 7, 2014
Unemployment Fell Again in September
5.8%
The unemployment rate last month, as the U.S. economy added 214,000 jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. That’s the lowest level since 2008.
Ryan Doesn’t Want to Spend His Adult Life in Congress
No. God, no. I’ve already been there 16 years. I don’t want to be a career guy. Even though I’ve been there a long time, where you could already say that… It’s just, I don’t want to spend my adult life in Congress.
— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), quoted by National Journal, on being in Congress another ten years.
Missives, Not Missles
A sitting president may do as he shall,
Without having to explain his rationale.
While we thought Khamenei
Was his sworn enemy,
In fact, he’s President Obama’s pen pal.
Exit Polling Asked South Carolina Voters Whether Blacks Were ‘Too Demanding’ and ‘Trying Hard Enough’
In an article on its website with the rather oblique title, “Exit Poll Angers Some SC Voters,” (meaning others were simply delighted by it?), WSPA television in Spartanburg, S.C., reported that questions in exit polling after the midterm elections Tuesday were framed to elicit racist responses.
Voters were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with statements like:
- “Over the past few years, blacks have gotten less than they deserve.”
- “Blacks are getting too demanding in their push for equal rights.”
- “It’s really a matter of some people not trying hard enough; if blacks would only try harder, they could be as well off as whites.”
One shocked liberal voter demanded to know who had authorized the questions. Amber Lange, who said she worked for Clemson University, was surprised to learn the questions were written by a Clemson professor:
Totally Unfair Edit of Sen.-Elect Joni Ernst’s Evil Laugh
Meet one of the new members of Ted Cruz’ Klown Kar Caucus in the Senate, Joni Ernst of Iowa. A commenter elsewhere described her laugh as the “laugh of every Disney villain ever.”
