Author Archives: Jeff Fecke

In Other Good News…

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

…it looks like South Dakota has rejected the abortion ban again.

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Pennsylvania Goes to Obama UPDATE: Ohio, too.

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

So says ABC, Fox, CNN, and MSNBC. If correct, that’s probably the ballgame. McCain doesn’t have a path to 270 without Pennsylvania. Updated by Amp: Ohio has been called for Obama. This means that McCain would win every single swing … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama Talks About his Grandmother

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Jeff Fecke
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Obviously, This Proves Obama is Martian

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

The only possible explanation for this is mind control: “There have been numerous requests for Sen. Barack Hussein Obama’s official birth certificate. State law (Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §338-18) prohibits the release of a certified birth certificate to persons who do … Continue reading →

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I Give Up

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

I was going to try to come up with some sort of snarky rejoinder to this, but really, how could I? If I tried to argue that Barack Obama was the son of Lao Tzu and Booker T. Washington, I … Continue reading →

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Stay Classy, RNCC

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

And the racism spews on: A Republican attack ad invites viewers to “meet the real Ashwin Madia,” but the still photos featured in the spot present a noticeably darker version of the 3rd District DFL congressional candidate. “At least three … Continue reading →

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The Obama Infomercial

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Just in case you missed it. Like most bloggers, I’m a surly curmudgeon who tends to view politics with a jaundiced eye. But I have to say, I found this to be not just well-done, not just effective from a … Continue reading →

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Obama Informercial Liveblog

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jeff Fecke
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Dennis Prager: Americans Hate Equality

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Dennis Prager has done America a huge favor. He’s finally just come right out and said what the hardcore righties actually believe: Equality, which is the primary value of the left, is a European value, not an American value. Let … Continue reading →

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I Say Old Bean, Terrible Shame That the Riff-Raff Can Vote, Wot?

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

Lisa Schiffren at NRO takes time out from exploring the vast Communist-Jewish conspiracy to make Barack Obama our Kommisar to note that it’s terribly, terribly unfair that homeless people are allowed to vote: Try as I might, I cannot really … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Elections and politics | 35 Comments