Tag Archive 'voting'

Would you vote for sticky rice?

Posted by Moonage on 27 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Political Correctness

This is amusing, and stupid.
Galvin says the federal Justice Department is pressuring Boston election officials to translate candidates’ names into Chinese characters in precincts with prominent Chinese-speaking populations.
But there’s more than a little lost in translation, according to Galvin.
The article goes on to point out the problems converting names to Chinese encounters such as Mitt [...]

Majority voters determine how smart everyone else is?

Posted by Moonage on 19 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Opinions

Morgan Quitno Press released this list of the “smartest states” list. Without further ado, here it is, color coded to make it more fun to play with:

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Vermont

Looks kinda grim for all those people who mocked the “Al Gore voters are smarter than Bush voters” thingy from the past. However, Morgan Quitno has kept [...]

Do we “need” neoconservatism?

Posted by Moonage on 18 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Opinions

Powerline points to a book by Douglas Murray called:

Now, the premise here is that the country NEEDS Neoconservatism.  I don’t particularly think that’s true.  That’s about like saying the country NEEDS to grow older.  Sounds kinda harsh I know, but this is why I think this is true.  It’s pretty simple really:  In 1990, [...]

It’s the economy, stupid

Posted by Moonage on 17 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: 2006 US Senate Races, National Politics, Polls, Senate Races, The Media, US Regional Politics

From MSNBC:
On a long list of issues, including Iraq and “ethics/corruption,” 23 percent cited the economy as their top concern, up from 17 percent in May.
I have been the firm believer that all politics is local. it’s not my idea, but I sure do believe it. I have said so repeatedly.
I listed those [...]