This Year’s GOP Race

The GOP race for the Whitehouse

The GOP race for the Whitehouse

It will be interesting to see the outcome of this one. It seems that although the likelihood of a Republican win is high, no one wants to step up to the plate just yet. Indeed there are candidates – but what about people like Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey? His approval rating is high, and he’s been doing shows like Oprah and making other public appearances.

Of the candidates who are running for office, it seems as if each has a political agenda to make him stand out from the crowd. For example, Tom Miller has been pushing enforcement of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act as part of his platform. He’s been going after online merchants – and winning. Other candidates include of course the controversial Rick Santorum and several others. In order of popularity, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman are among those who look like the most popular in the New Hampshire primary. Where does this lead? Stay tuned…

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Having a Home

Written by Fermin Washington

Having a home is a really big responsibility but having a second one just about put me over the edge. I guess I wasn’t thinking when I bought this place how much work it would be to juggle all the moving parts but between the renovations and the insurance and the Wireless Home Security it’s been like having a second job. I love being a stay at home mom but I guess I got a bit ahead of myself and my husband listened when I told him I wanted to make a move here. There’s something to be said for not jumping before you’re ready but for me, that didn’t really register until AFTER I bought the house. I know that when it’s done we’ll make some real money off of the place but for now I really wish I didn’t have so much on my plate at the moment. I’m just going to have to grin and bear it, though, because I’m the one who pushed for this and at the end of the day it was my call.

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GOP Nominees and Charity – Who Walks the Walk?

With GOP Presidential debates in full swing, it’s important to learn which candidates are waxing politic, and which actually practice what they preach.  When it comes to charity, voters are curious to learn if candidates can put their money where their mouths are.

Michelle Bachman has reminded viewers in each debate thus far about her charitable good deeds. Say it with me: “I’ve got 5 kids and twenty three foster kids.” If you’ve tuned in at all, you’ve heard her shamelessly plug her parenting abilities. Apart from this feat, does she donate to charitable causes? The answer is yes. Bachman has been known to donate to various charities, all which share her conservative religious outlook.

What about the other Tea Partiers? Rick Perry has been getting his fair share of media attention (both positive and negative) for claiming to do things he just hasn’t done. Charity is no exception. Perry has donated very little money to any charitable foundations in the recent past, including those run by family members or friends. Ouch. The native Texan might want to work on that if he hopes to improve his future in the polls.

Ron Paul is known for being both the Libertarian nominee, and a Constitutionalist Tea Party member. Before running for office, Paul worked for many years as an OBGYN. As a doctor, he refused to accept Medicaid and Medicare payments, but decreased his costs so that women could afford to pay out of pocket. In short, Paul practices what he preaches, even if no one else would.

Both Herman Cain and Mitt Romney found success in business before choosing to pursue careers in politics. Although they’ve both recently donated more money to campaign trails and political causes, they are both known for being generous with their charitable donations. John Huntsman, the former Utah governor has a very strong record of giving back. He frequently donates both his time and money to causes and individuals in Utah.

In a past life, Newt Gingrich pushed for charitable donations to replace welfare programs. However, past and present, Gingrich doesn’t always walk the walk when it comes to the “good cause.”

In true Anderson Cooper form, “keeping them honest” is part of learning the truth about who you want as the next Republican candidate for President of the United States. If you want your Presidential nominee to give back, think twice before voting for some of these candidates.

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Mad Men

Thanks for the post from Al Mills

Mad Men has got to be my favorite show and I think it’s because I studied advertising in college. I love NYC, too, so I really just feel like I relate to everything that’s going on in that program. It’s been off the air now for what feels like forever although I read online that it’s going to be back on my directtv sometime early next year. I don’t know what I will do once they take it off the air for good! My Halloween costume this year is actually an homage to Chirstina Hendricks – she’s so pretty and she dresses so voluptuously I just couldn’t help it. I found a satin dress at Goodwill and I’m going to dye my hair red – I’m going to have to stuff something down in it though to make me look as well endowed as she is! I don’t think there are many people out there who are as well endowed as she is, though, so I don’t feel too bad. Mad Men, hurry up and come back!

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Politics is a dirty business

Let’s face it, when you get down to it, politics is a dirty business. There are a lot of rules to follow, many to bend and a few to break if you want to get ahead. Some might consider it a dirtier job than cleaning toilets. But, the secret is finesse. Where you might wear raggedy old clothes when you clean your toilet, I picture a politician wearing one of these: http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Women/Original-Scrubs/

Why scrubs? Well, think of a good politician much like a doctor. He (or she) has to craft a plan with the precision of a surgeon. Next that plan needs to be executed and that’s where the fun begins. No one knows what the result will be of those actions until they’re in process. The goal of course is to keep all of that grime as far away from oneself as possible. And when everything is done, when the goal is achieved, it’s time to scrub down and wash your hands of it.

Of course, politicians come in many shapes and sizes. Some are polished – sharp-looking, smooth talkers. They might wear all-cotton scrubs. Others are what you might call “cheap politicians.” As you might have guessed, they’d probably wear something along the lines of cheap Dickies scrubs. Whatever the case, a scrub is a scrub is a scrub.

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My Husband…

Thanks for the post from Sylvester Campbell

My husband spends literally all Saturdays sometimes watching marathons of that gross show on our direct.TV called Man vs. Food or something like that and I just want to puke. I mean, how can anyone enjoy watching another human being eat like that? The host Adam seems nice enough and I understand his appeal but I just don’t get it. And then when the episode goes off my husband asks me to go to the store and buy him some huge piece of meat so he can have a little challenge at home! I always tell him no because it’s definitely not healthy to eat like that plus I can’t imagine him doing anything that possibly grosses me out more. I shudder every time they say “meat sweats” on that show and I particularly hate when he eats something really spicy that makes him perspire and his nose run. I feel like only in America would they feature a show bragging about how much a human can eat at one time and in one sitting!

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The Fashion Police: Tennis Playsuits

All I could say was, Good Lord when I saw tennis star Venus Williams don this most unusual playsuit at Wimbledon, 2011. Tennis is certainly a political sport and there is a certain etiquette that goes along with the privilege of traversing the courts at Wimbledon.

Venus Williams in a Baggy Playsuit

Venus Williams in a Baggy Playsuit

Somebody really needs to call the fashion police on this one. I must say that it is a good thing that the Williams sisters are such good tennis pros, and have made it as far as they have without a kink. If they were even a hair less talented than they are, my guess is that the stuffy politics of the sport of tennis would have them booted off of the courts on sheer sight.

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fantastic sitcoms on satellite television

Posted by Jonathon Murphy

Without a television set in the living room, where does all the furniture point to? This was a quote from the fantastic sitcom ‘Friends’, said by the infamous character named Joey. He is the main actor in the sitcom and the fabulous sayings he comes out with are totally of the chart yet simple to comprehend. Joey is the butt of most jokes in the show but he delivers some of the best punch lines ever heard on TV. He has two main obsessions in life, one is food and the other is women, I am not saying he is shallow but his character could never drown. In the show he plays an actor who starred in a sitcom ‘Days of our lives’ in which he played a doctor.

The kids and I usually watch the show before we go to football on Saturday and at every opportunity that we get. We sit in front of the television and watch all of the best sitcoms and shows via satellite TV, that I got after seeing these direc4u.com, only as the vast array of programs available is awesome. In the show ‘Friends’, Joey lives opposite Monica who is a control freak and lives with Phoebe who is a free spirit with a rather dizzy attitude. The whole show is based around the two flats and a cafe called Central Perk.

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Politics and Cybersquatting – Domain Theft?

Although it has been around for quite some time, the internet is still a new and evolving frontier. It extends across continental boundaries, from the United States to China and back again. Lawyers are still trying to sort out what should be legal and what is deemed a crime. For example, there are gray areas surrounding the concept of cybersquatting and whether it constitutes theft.

Domain theft law is still relatively new and there are few experts emerging in this field of legal studies. Large companies fight to garner control of domain names that contain their trademarks, while wanna-be millionaires squat on them hoping for a big payday. Is cybers-quatting morally incorrect? Perhaps. But the people doing it don’t seem to think so.

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Politics and Uniforms: White Lab Coats

In this multi-part series in the politics behind medical and other official uniforms, we examine the perception that people have of others in cotton lab coats. You might say that we are all blinded by the schema set forth from the first day we open our eyes to the final day when we shut them. We are taught that men wearing white coats donning stethoscopes are doctors, there to help us when we are ill. We’re taught that men wearing blue pin-striped suits donning little US flag pins on their lapels are the leaders of the free world. And, we are taught that men wearing white lab coats are conducting research for the betterment of mankind.

These perceptions cause us to make decisions and judgment calls. In a split second, we decide whether to place our trust in a complete stranger and that trust is based entirely on what they are wearing. Hollywood makes movies all the time about government spies in disguise infiltrating foreign governments and hospitals to extract people of interest. Who wouldn’t trust a woman wearing one of these in your local hospital?

http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Women/Original-Scrubs/

They say marketing is all about packaging, and the same holds true for marketing a person and the job he or she does. A politician with the right packaging will get votes. A scientist who selects the right lab coat will get a grant, and a nurse wearing the right scrubs will gain the much needed trust of a patient.

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