Monthly Archives: October 2012

But Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Is Nice

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Designated2

In a post- Ryan/Biden debate story in a local newspaper, a 19 year old coed from Augustana was quoted: “I think Paul Ryan is mean.”  For her to come to that assessment is stunning! One must surely be seriously concerned, … Continue reading →

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An Arrow for Archer

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Designated2

To suggest that Paul Ryan was just another two-faced politician and desperately trying to take attention away from an embarrassing “Biden unplugged” performance, ol’ Joe’s co-debater Martha Raddatz, feigned shock and disbelief when Biden noted that Ryan had actually requested … Continue reading →

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Insufferable Indeed

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Designated2

Yessir! Good Ol’ Joe has done it. Vice President Joe Biden met the challenge with a debate performance last Thursday that will set a standard for debate behavior by aspirants to high office for generations to come. What! You’re one … Continue reading →

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Ethanol: The Unethical Treatment of Corn

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Designated2

Editors note:  The above scorn of corn based ethanol was coined years ago by Susan Frazer, a former multi-term Scott County Republican Chairwoman, and friend of the editors of this publication.  Subsidizing the use of grade A cropland to produce … Continue reading →

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What If Your Eleven Year Old Mugged It Up Like Good Ol’ Joe?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Designated2

If you’re a Democrat (and who would claim that this morning?) you gotta love Joe Biden. As awful as BO was as a debater last week , Joe made him look like Daniel Webster.  There must be many Americans wondering … Continue reading →

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Voting Early for Barack . . . Early Sign of Dementia

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Designated2

Truth . . .  even by happenstance?    I regret to admit that I still use AOL, whose news content is managed by the Huffington Post. Disregarding the shame I feel for now, note this print screen of my e-mail page. … Continue reading →

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Debate CommissionTies To Obama: Chill, We’re All Friends Here

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Designated2

Aw, come on folks. Sure, all four of this election year’s debate moderators are left leaning. But you gotta cut the Commission on Presidential Debates some slack. Imagine how hard it would be to find a non- partisan “journalist”, even … Continue reading →

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Play Bingo During Next Romney / Obama Debate !

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Designated2

This came over the transom today, unattributed, but given its familiarity and distribution  it must be in the public domain.  Certainly it serves a public purpose, making Obama”s speechifying tolerable as a game. Rules for BBB – Barack’s Bullshit Bingo … Continue reading →

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One Election Away From Tragedy

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Designated2

We missed this article by Monty Perelin a couple of  weeks ago at American Thinker . . .  One Election Away From A Tragedy    We were apprised of it via an article today by David Solwey in PJ Media, … Continue reading →

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Remember — Obama Would Have Hugo’s Vote

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Designated2

Here is a Daily Caller story on the Venezuela election.  Through much of the day Sunday,  international news organizations were reporting, with an interesting degree of certainty, that exit polls were showing that Hugo Chavez had lost. I don’t think … Continue reading →

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