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Indictment Details How GOP Former Gov. McDonnell and Wife Single-Handedly Put an End to the ‘Virginia Way’

January 24, 2014 Jon Ponder

Has-Been Rock Star Admits Failure, So Quit Already, Ted

January 23, 2014 Buck Banks

I have obviously failed to galvanize and prod, if not shame, enough Americans to be ever vigilant not to let a Chicago communist-raised, communist-educated, communist-nurtured subhuman mongrel like the ACORN community organizer gangster Barack Hussein Obama to weasel his way into the top office of authority in the United States of America.

— Former rock star Ted Nugent, telling Guns.com that President Obama is a “subhuman mongrel” and should be arrested and put in jail.

The 85 Richest Poeple in the World Own More Wealth than the Poorest 3 Billion

January 23, 2014 Buck Banks

85

Of the richest people in the world own more wealth than the poorest 3 billion people on the planet, according to the latest Oxfam report.

Obama’s On the Rebound, Kind of

January 23, 2014January 23, 2014 Buck Banks

58%

Of those surveyed in a new Associated Press-GfK Poll said President Obama was very or somewhat likable, so his personal image is on the rebound, up 9 points from October. However, Obama’s approval rate is still upside down at 45% to 53%.

Hang ‘Em High

January 23, 2014 Buck Banks

Florida politicians give us memorable quotations,
Though some are almost too bizarre to mention.
Like candidate Joshua Black,
Who just happens to be black,
Who said he wants to take Obama out and lynch him.

Florida House Candidate Wants to Lynch President Obama

January 22, 2014 Buck Banks

I’m past impeachment. It’s time to arrest and hang him high.

— Florida House candidate Joshua Black (R), quoted by the Tampa Bay Times, saying President Obama should be hanged for war crimes.

Two-Thirds of Americans Dissatisfied with Government

January 22, 2014 Buck Banks

65%

Of Americans are dissatisfied with the nation’s system of government and how well it works, the highest percentage in Gallup‘s trend since 2001.

Kentucky Lawmaker Tries to Characterize Abortions as ‘Domestic Violence’

January 22, 2014 Buck Banks

The most brutal form of domestic violence is the violence against unborn children. And, this particular bill would prohibit abortions after the fetus feels pain, which is 20 weeks and older.

— Kentucky state Rep. Joe Fischer (R), who “has amended a bill expanding domestic violence protections for dating couples to include language limiting abortions,” WFPL reports.

Florida Governor’s Race Looks Tight

January 22, 2014 Buck Banks

43% to 41%

The spread, respectively, of the gubernatorial race between Charlie Crist (D) and Gov. Rick Scott (R), a new Public Policy Polling survey in Florida shows.

For Rob Ford, A Little Bit Is Too Much

January 22, 2014 Buck Banks

A little bit, yeah.

— Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, quoted by CBC, admitting to drinking alcohol after a video appeared showing him at a restaurant swearing, mumbling and speaking in Jamaican patois.

— Former rock star Ted Nugent, telling Guns.com that President Obama is a “subhuman mongrel” and should be arrested and put in jail.

85

Of the richest people in the world own more wealth than the poorest 3 billion people on the planet, according to the latest Oxfam report.

58%

Of those surveyed in a new Associated Press-GfK Poll said President Obama was very or somewhat likable, so his personal image is on the rebound, up 9 points from October. However, Obama’s approval rate is still upside down at 45% to 53%.

I’m past impeachment. It’s time to arrest and hang him high.

— Florida House candidate Joshua Black (R), quoted by the Tampa Bay Times, saying President Obama should be hanged for war crimes.

65%

Of Americans are dissatisfied with the nation’s system of government and how well it works, the highest percentage in Gallup‘s trend since 2001.

The most brutal form of domestic violence is the violence against unborn children. And, this particular bill would prohibit abortions after the fetus feels pain, which is 20 weeks and older.

— Kentucky state Rep. Joe Fischer (R), who “has amended a bill expanding domestic violence protections for dating couples to include language limiting abortions,” WFPL reports.

43% to 41%

The spread, respectively, of the gubernatorial race between Charlie Crist (D) and Gov. Rick Scott (R), a new Public Policy Polling survey in Florida shows.

A little bit, yeah.

— Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, quoted by CBC, admitting to drinking alcohol after a video appeared showing him at a restaurant swearing, mumbling and speaking in Jamaican patois.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.