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Clinton vs. Obama
November 16, 2007
Who's right on health care, Social Security?
Summary
In the latest debate among the Democrats, Sens. Hillary Clinton and...
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Assemblywoman Nicole Parra will launch "Operation Gobble" during the Thanksgiving week with former Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and actor/comedian Paul Rodriguez.
Here's the announcement from Parra's office:
WHO: Assemblywoman Nicole Parra (D-Hanford), former Lieutenant Governor...
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For years, analyzing old and new campaign contributions to Kern County supervisors has required poring through hundreds of pages of paper filings or PDF versions of them.
It has been a pain.
So The Californian has created — and posted on its Web site — a searchable database of...
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November 11: Veterans Day. On this day we salute and remember all our veterans who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Words can't express how much we thank you veterans for what you've done. Your bravery during the toughest, bloodiest, most difficult times in our...
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THE NOT-SO-HOLY, SEMI-VENERABLE Saint Tom Joad (Henry Fonda), just paroled from prison after serving four years for manslaughter, meets a preacher on his way home named Jim Casy whom he remembers from his childhood, and the two travel together. When they arrive at Saint Tom's childhood...
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While on a stage with other candidates at an outside meeting, Obama refused to salute the flag or say the Pledge Of Allegiance. Should a man like this be President of our Country? A man who would put his muslim brothers first and our county second.
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YOU WILL FIND THE SECRET SERVICE VIEWS ON THE
PERSONALITIES OF PAST
PRESIDENTS TO BE QUITE INTERESTING.
For those who don't know... Capt. Denny Keast
flies for UAL and flew many SAM's (Special Air
Mission's) for the White...
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Well..They are still at it. They just won't give up, they won't get the message and they wont be almost. I am speaking of the liberals who continue to evoke the name of George W. Bush to enhance their position, popularity and status.
They won't give up because they seem to enjoy slamming the...
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China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia buy American bonds and keep us financially afloat, and for the next several generations Federal Income Tax will repay that interest and principal.
Meanwhile, California’s aging roads, bridges, schools, Veterans’ benefits,...
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It's not new, but some parents in Bakersfield are a bit distressed about military recruiters calling their teens and popping a big question: "Want to join the military?"
We heard from some parents who didn't like the practice, or worried it could be a scam.
So we checked it out....
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I finally got David Couch to give me a straight answer on whether he's still planning to run for District 4 Supervisor next year now that incumbent Ray Watson has announced he plans to run again.
Well, sort of a straight answer.
"I don't have a good answer for you yet," he said....
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The National Alliance for Worker and Employer rights praises the good work of Governor Schwarzenegger who cast his of veto of SB. 180 on October 14. Governor Schwarzenegger showed great courage in standing up for Secret Ballot elections for farmers in the California workplace. The Governor did...
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An aide for the Hillary campaign has stated that, according to internal campaign polls, up to 25% of republican females will vote for Hillary Clinton simply because she is a she. I don't know how accurate that number is but I do know that a significant number will do just that and it is no...
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The first CourTV documentary of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc.
was so popular part II will be shown Saturday October 27th
You’ll be able to view this program in the
comfort of your own home,
** BUT **
IF YOU ATTEND A SPECIAL SCREENING, YOU’LL
HAVE PERSONAL...
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Our first national documentary on CourTV was so popular we are doing part II
on Saturday October 27th.
You’ll be able to view this program in the
comfort of your own home,
** BUT **
IF YOU ATTEND A SPECIAL SCREENING, YOU’LL
HAVE PERSONAL ACCESS TO AN INDEPENDENT
ASSOCIATE OF...
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Hillary Will Raise Taxes If Elected
Monday, October 15, 2007 4:48 PM
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How could these Republicans help Labor Unions to victory?
Stop S.2123 now! Call your Senator
To all who read this Alert:
Copy and paste it and send it along to your family and...
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I guess I just had a moment that things really clicked for me - why isn't the governement more concerned about the things that really matter? For example, why is it going to be illegal (soon) to smoke in the car with your children, but we are feeding our children apple juice that is bottled...
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When I was in my twenties I felt differently about a great many things than I do today at 48. While I was never a liberal and never voted for a democrat, I did have some liberal ways of looking at things.
I thought the government was responsible for the drastic rise in oil prices in the late...
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Chad Vegas’ charge that fellow school board trustees who do not support his poster proposal are liberal secular atheists who hate God and are unpatriotic is offensive and way out of line. Such a statement from a trustee deserves censure.
The Rev. Vegas may sincerely believe that his...
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I didn't think the President had it in him. It's one thing to toss embryos in the trash rather than use them to save lives. At least there he could claim ignorance about the eventual fate of the embryos. But vetoing a children's health bill? It's disgusting.
Time for...
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I've been doing a lot of thinking about switches over the last week both because I've had a bit of electrical to do and because politics is one of the most metaphorical of businesses. Electrical and electoral ideas about power are poorly matched for a number of reasons, and when the terms...
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repost
Subject: WHO ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE FOR???
Thinking about next year's election ... already made up your mind? still deciding? try this fascinating website!
Takes about 1-2 minutes.
Having trouble deciding who to vote for in 2008?
This...
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The newly reformed, Bakersfield Chapter of FACTS (Families to Amend California's Three Strikes) would like to invite the community to a rally on Oct. 4, 2007 at 5:30 PM at the Liberty Bell (Chester & Truxtun). This rally will be held to raise awareness in our community about this...
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To try to keep a Republican in the white house, the Republican Party is trying to rig the election by splitting up California's electoral votes. They're trying to put the Presidential Election Reform Act (PERA) on the primary ballot to reward the electoral votes by congressional districts,...
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All's fair in media and war...Or is it?
Tuesdays paper ran a color photo of a mother in Iraq holding her dead six year old son who was killed in an insurgent ambush. It was a heart and gut wrenching shot that anyone would sympathize with and it emphasized the horror of war. It has become...
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Looks like Bakersfield has finally snagged its first visit from a major presidential candidate.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will drop in on Dewar’s Candy Shop on Eye Street Tuesday afternoon, his press folks announced today.
The event is not open to the general public....
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Via Crooks and Liars -and Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
So the President, behaving a little bit more than usual, like we’d all interrupted him while he was watching his favorite cartoons on the DVR, stepped before the press conference microphone and after side-stepping most of the...
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Being a believer in God (I am Baptist), I think marriage should be only between a man and a woman. Gay marriage should be outlawed!
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The summer that shook the American workplace
The new threat and hidden agenda of Labors new Government
By Will Fine, Executive Director National Alliance for Worker and Employer Rights
This summer has been the summer that shook the foundations of the Employee -Employer relationship as...
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postings below from expat g.t., hugely creative not just musically, but (i didn't know this) with political thought. don't throw the baby out with the bathwater on this one -- g.t. (i mean, joe green) gives us some good fat to chew on here. too bad he went and moved to brussels, but i...
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Over the summer, we posed this question to the community — and specifically asked several parents of soldiers serving in Iraq.
We received a ton of responses at the Your Words site: http://people.bakersfield.c...
On Sunday, The Bakersfield Californian will print...
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Check out the documentary on Michael Moore....
Debbie Melnyk:Manufacturing Dissent
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Dear Concerned Citizens,
If you are inclined to delete this message, we suggest you reconsider.
This web link film (below) and the book it is based on clarifies what we believe our leadership and corporations have been up to for the last 30+ years.
We...
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The Bakersfield Association of Realtors has been around a long time, for more than a century. Since early on they have had a Multiple Listing Service, where all of the various Real Estate offices and agents would list all of the houses currently for sale. Before computers, this list would be...
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I rarely agree with anything the Sierra Club supports, does or has to say, but this time I am on their side. They, along with the Teamsters and most Americans, are opposing the plan to allow Mexican trucking companies to send trucks more than twenty five miles into the United States for the...
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Below is the link to Fred Thompson's "Get in the Race" speech. He makes a lot of sense.
http:www.fred08.com/index.aspx
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Inside Americas Empire
http://www.pbs.org/weta/cro... - this link tells more and has a few short clips.~
a question is posed by the reporter: Are we being busybodies? Are we being ver-extended? Are we just getting involved in too many places...
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I tire so of these closeted men hiding behind there wife's and children, living in there fake world and putting there family through such Scandals. It's fine if you want to live in the closet when your single but to use another person, disrespect there name, and use them for YEARS and then...
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A new fact check orginization for all of us to access the "truthiness" of the canidates~have fun and play nice Folks!
We have company!
August 28,...
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As I'm sure you're all aware....our governer passed a new bill to spend over 7 billion on more prison beds, which is "suppose" to include some rehab. Just wondering what you are all thinking about our crowded and costly prison system and how many of you are in favor...
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This is an article that I happened across the other day. I didn't write it and it's author was not identified. I am however familiar with this "Official Survey". If anyone wants to take it they can visit her website. There is a link to her page on the left hand side of this...
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Paycheck shock: Local 1000 dues up 50 percent
By Christine Mai-Duc
E-mail article
(published August 6th, 2007)
Many state workers did a double-take on their payroll stubs last week as the 50-percent increase to member dues and fair-share payments approved last year by SEIU Local 1000 took...
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Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign coffers shot from near-zero to overflowing — we're talking Kern County donations — near the end of the mid-year reporting period.
The surge came mid-to-late June, mostly from Sikh donors, records show. One contributor told us Clinton has the...
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I like liberals..Well, OK, not all of them, but I don't like all conservatives either. Some people are just buttholes. I don't dislki liberals, I just disagree with their views almost exclusively. I have friends and aquaintances who are liberals and we have no personel issues, we talk about...
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I was stuck in bed most of last week ,having watched all my movies ,aimlessly clicking between channels ,avoiding commercials and day time television .Click.. there he was Dr. Feel (Phil McGraw) dispensing wisdom to the mass’s. He was talking to married should we divorce couples,...
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By Publisher Ginger Moorhouse -- Aug. 5, 2007 -- It’s August. It’s hot. And the search for shade is on. Like many people, I try to run a few errands at noon or after work. But most of my time is spent trying to find a leaf of shade in local parking lots. I don’t mind walking a...
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I've been hearing a little bit of buzz regarding a speech Newt Gingrich gave this past week in which he said, "We are engaged in a phony war". When this quote is put into context it makes a little bit more sense so I have posted a link where you can view some of his...
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It's well and truly over. I just got done watching a fireworks show over Soldiers' Field from my hotel south of the river in Chicago. I shook hands with Gen. Wesley Clark and John Edwards. I met people who are working on progressive causes in a 100 ways in 50 states. I met...
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I actually like Barack Obama. He is fresh and witty, he has vices he freely admits to and he inhaled. In other words, he is honest, at least about himself. I appreciate his plans for the war on terror and he seems to understand the quandry in Iraq and it's broader part in teh war on terror. He...
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