Posted on November 11th, 2008 by Chris Heath
This flash animation starts with a map of the US showing blue and red shades for the counties that voted more D or more R than in 2004. Not much red on that map. It then goes on to break down some stats for states like Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. Very interesting, IMHO. read [...]
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Posted on November 10th, 2008 by Chris Heath
As drug cartels battle the government, Mexico descends into chaos. The war has now spread to America’s own border. In three days in August, 43 people were killed in drug-related murders in and around Juárez, just across the river from El Paso. (Tip: Turn off your adblocking add-ons to view the video from the author [...]
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Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Chris Heath
Newly obtained computer schematics provide further detail of how electronic voting data was routed during the 2004 election from Ohio’s Secretary of State’s office through a partisan Tennessee web hosting company. A network security expert with high-level US government clearances says the documents raise troubling questions. read more | digg story
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Posted on October 28th, 2008 by Chris Heath
One of the reasons Palin has been a popular governor is that she added an extra twelve hundred dollars to this year’s check, bringing the per-person total to $3,269. read more | digg story
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Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by Chris Heath
Is he or isn’t he? Hear from local communists, rarely tapped as campaign pundits, and their stance on claims that Sen. Barack Obama is veering towards socialism. So, how do you know if you’re a socailist? Generally, it involves espousing government control over a country’s basic industries, like transportation, communication and energy, while also allowing [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2008 by Chris Heath
Turns out even Joe the Plumber admits that John McCain is lying about Barack Obama’s tax cut plan. YouTube | Digg
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Posted on October 16th, 2008 by Chris Heath
This is the video of Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher asking Obama about taxes that McCain brought up in the final debate Tuesday. There was extensive coverage of it in the news yesterday and today. I found this video to be very informative. YouTube | Digg
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Posted on October 16th, 2008 by Chris Heath
Joe the Plumber is not exactly a plumber and he’s “not even close” to making the kind of money that would result in higher taxes from Democrat Barack Obama’s proposals. read more | digg story
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Posted on October 14th, 2008 by Chris Heath
McCain campaign official confirms that John McCain has fallen out with his vice-presidential running mate, Sarah, about the direction of his White House campaign. In trying to carve out a name for herself in the Republican base, she is destroying the little honour he has left read more | digg story
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Posted on October 12th, 2008 by Chris Heath
“Even though she won’t likely face any legal repercussions, the amateurism and cronyism of her brief administration hardly leaves Palin sitting pretty. Troopergate’s final verdict may be even more damaging than a rebuke: her administration was, at least this regard, just as self-motivated as the Washington fat cats and lobbyists she hopes to unseat.” read [...]
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