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The bigger trap

In the post below the Diplomad claims McCain has laid a trap for Obama. Unfortunately for McCain, the House Republicans may have laid a trap for him.

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Imagine if he had to deal with the Iranians

The Diplomad believes the McCain campaign has laid a trap for Obama. As an analogy, he describes World War II battles in the Pacific where weaker American forces thwarted and defeated stronger Japanese forces. Oh, and in case you wondering, … Continue reading

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Boulder County kommissars under attack at debate

The Boulder County commissioners were under attack at the Land Use Coalition debate this afternoon. The first debate featuring all nine candidates for the three open Boulder County commissioner seats was full of sharp words, strong accusations and a general … Continue reading

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Obama vs. NRA

Factcheck.org has supported Obama’s version of the truth regarding the NRA ads depicting Obama in an enemy of the 2nd amendment. Volokh Conspiracy takes a critial look at Obama’s records and Factcheck.orgs fact checking. Make sure and click on the … Continue reading

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Thin skinned Obama

Using lawyers to silence his critics. I fear this guy with the power of the Presidency. If he gets in office he can send the IRS goons after his enemies.

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McCain vs. NY Times

Powerline calls McCain’s attack on the NY Times “Going Nuclear“. Yes indeed, a partisan arm of the Obama campaign. Boulder Republicans can certainly relate to this issue with our local paper.

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MSM Amnesia

How come no one in the MSM remembers Barney Frank setting the table for the current financial crisis? Fortunately, John Hinderaker at Powerline refreshes our memory as he reviews a 2003 NY Times article. As you will see, Barney Frank … Continue reading

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New York Times – laughing stock

The McCain campaign unloads on the New York Times for their reporting that McCain-Palin 2008 campaign manager Rick Davis was paid by Freddie Mac until last month. Aside from calling the Times “an Obama advocacy organization” they continued… In fact, … Continue reading

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Malaysian blogger gets 2 years for insulting Islam

Raja Petra Kamaruddin, a Malaysian blogger finds himself heading to a detention center. Obviously, Malaysia is not on the top of my list of places to visit. Malaysia’s most prominent blogger has been ordered to spend two years in detention … Continue reading

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Top 20 beer drinking countries

Watch the slide show. I was surprised by the #1 county, whose citizens consume 156.9 liters/person.

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How did we get into this mess

“All the Republican’s voted for it, all the Democrats, including the current chairman Chris Dodd, voted against it.” The video contains this warning from Alan Greenspan which fell on apparently deaf Democratic ears. I’m not a big fan of Greenspan, … Continue reading

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Hullinghorst losses are reported in Boulder paper

Thanks Daily Camera, a little slow but it’s good to see this information out to the Boulder populace.

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The Diplomad endorses Palin for President

The Diplomad is back from travelling the far reaches of the globe. He wastes no time praising Sarah Palin. He concludes… Well, friends, it turns out that of the four principal candidates — McCain, Obama, Biden, and Palin — the … Continue reading

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The Buffett has landed

Warren Buffett has invested $5 billion in cash into the new and improved Goldman Sachs, now a bank holding company instead of an investment bank. Here’s the deal as reported by CNBC… Berkshire will buy $5 billion of perpetual preferred … Continue reading

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Before you believe the rumor mongers…

take Charlie Martins advice… What it does teach us, though, is to watch out for people reporting these rumors as fact. The old newspaper adage was “if your mother tells you she loves you, get a second source.” So here … Continue reading

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Ho hum…. no big deal

When the Democrats do it, no big deal. I can imagine the squealing if the Republicans’ tried such childish/thuggish tactics… Organize callers to swamp radio shows Threaten an independent religious organization with an IRS investigation Of course, with the Dem’s … Continue reading

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Low turnout for Obama

Low turnout for Barack Obama in Green Bay Monday night. Perhaps they were all watching Brett Favre quarterback the NY Jets on Monday Night Football?

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College credit to campaign for Obama

University of Massachusett’s chaplin Ken Higgins should meet Andrew Hallam.

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Joke gone too far

Disgusting skit gets pulled off You Tube. NBC claims copyright to make You Tube pull it down from their site. The thought process to do produce the skit and the editorial immaturity to actually allow it to run boggles my … Continue reading

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Hullinghorst loses up to $601,000…

and the Boulder Daily Camera apparently believes it’s not important enough to report. The Longmont Times Call reported Boulder County’s investment loss on Saturday Sept 20th. Now it’s Tuesday September 22nd and nothing from the Daily Camera. Admittedly, it’s highly … Continue reading

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