On Politics
Here are fact checks on the last 2012 presidential debate
Annenberg Fact Check
PolitFact
Washington Post Fact Checker
Associated Press
National Journal
By the way, Pulitzer Prizing winning PolitiFact issued two “Pants on Fire” false-statements ratings in the third debate.
A long-time friend of mine is a disrespectful, clueless, partisan hack. The other day he called, made a ridiculous comment, to which I responded, “Don’t go there.” He kept babbling, so I repeated, “Don’t go there.” Because he ignored my genuine request, I hung up the phone. We haven’t spoken since, I’ve “unfriended” him on Facebook, and I watch Caller ID on my phones.
I cannot justify any reason why law enforcement officials (sheriffs. prosecutors and judges) can run for office under a political party banner and/or endorsement.
The race for one of Ohio’s senate seats involves $30 million of outside-the-campaign money where donors do not have to be identified.
This is interesting: a scorecard of President Obama’s promises and a separate scorecard of promises by GOP Congressional leaders.
This is a wonderful 7-minute video about the Electoral College from CBS Sunday Morning.
On This Week’s Headlines from The Onion
- Thriving Onion Puts Another Print Edition Out of Business
- Town Hall Attendees Still Standing Patiently Waiting for Their Questions to be Answered
- Backup Spatula Always Ready to go in case the Unthinkable Happens
- Study: Human Imagination Capable of Magnificent Things during masturbation
- Trump Announces He is a Very Sad Man
Interesting Reads
- A photo gallery of recent solar flares
- Brain evolution linked to cooking
- News and deep space images of the Crab Nebula
- About Calls from Rachel at Card Services
- Why states are red and blue
- Interesting infographic about price comparisons
- Dr. John Walton, an Old Testament professor at Wheaton College, wrote a great book I reviewed here. He recently did a video series called Genesis through Ancient Eyes, which starts here.
On Potpourri
It’s World Series time. Anyone asking me about team I want to win, and I will answer, “The Reds.” The questioner will explain that the Reds aren’t playing as the series involves the Tigers and Giants, which leads to my answer, “Then I don’t care!”
Now that Blood of Nincompoop is off Dancing with the Stars, I am happily able to concentrate on watching the show.
With another milestone approaching, I wonder who will be the 100,000th visitor to my little corner of the world.
AFA’s Ginger Ale Report
Gosling’s Ginger Beer – On the sweet side, good ginger that lingers, a light cloudy color
Boylan’s Ginger Ale – Slightly better than the mass producers
Jamaica’s Finest Ginger Beer – Too spicy for my taste, but others may enjoy it
Gus Extra Dry Ginger Ale – Light taste all the way around with a pleasant aftertaste
There will be a Saturday Morning Classic Cartoon post this weekend.
Enjoy the music below of Lindsey Stirling. Have a good weekend! In the words of Garrison Keillor, Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.
A Frank Angle 