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@Todd_Courser Knows All About Fabricating Evidence: Attempted Translation of Most Recent Convoluted Word Salad
Sunday , 25, October 2015 Candidates, Elections, Tea Party 2 CommentsSomeone should really tell tea party poster child Todd “5head” Courser that his best strategy at this point to win the primary election in his district is stop typing random words into the computer and sharing them with the Internet as part of his “on slot” to convince the voters in his district it’s a […]
The Liberal Party won the federal election in a landslide victory, ensuring a majority in the Canadian parliament and a new Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau. The son of the late Prime Minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the 42 year old politician lead his party to victory. They will have the majority in parliament, while Stephen […]
Dan Benishek Won’t Run In 2016 Because Veterans Need Him After Saying He Would Run In 2016 Because Veterans Need Him
Tuesday , 15, September 2015 Candidates, Elections, Tea Party 2 CommentsTea party VA surgeon and 3 term U.S. Rep Dan Benishek won’t break his vow to only run for three terms after all. This morning he issued a statement claiming he wanted to devote more time to his family and help veterans, and he could do those things better if he wasn’t a US Congressman. […]
Alleged Sex Offender Republican Candidate for State Rep Vijay Kumar Gets His Medical License Back
Friday , 11, September 2015 Candidates, Elections 11 CommentsDr. Vijay Kumar of West Branch was arrested on July 21, 2015 for a number of charges, including insurance fraud and criminal sexual conduct with a minor. While those charges are pending and the investigation continues, his suspended medical license was reinstated last week. Dr. Kumar is also a Republican candidate for state representative in […]
The Next Representative of Michigan’s First District Lon Johnson’s Labor Day Schedule
Saturday , 5, September 2015 Candidates, Elections Leave a commentGOP Candidate For 103rd State Rep Wins Some Press With Criminal Sexual Conduct and Insurance Fraud Charges
Thursday , 23, July 2015 Candidates, Elections Leave a commentState Rep Bruce Rendon finishes his time in Lansing at the end of 2016 due to term limit rules. That means the 103rd district will have a new state representative in 2017. As of this week, The Republican candidate for the office is charged with Medicaid fraud, Medicare fraud, insurance fraud, and criminal sexual misconduct […]
Trump’s “Conscience of the Conservative” Puts Him On Top in the Polls
Tuesday , 21, July 2015 Candidates, Elections, Presidential Primary 2016 Leave a commentDonald Trump says terrible things and he surges in the polls. If you’re horrified by the Republican presidential candidate’s racist remarks about immigration, Mexico, and his most recent attack on John McCain not being a hero because he was captured – don’t be. Republicans aren’t shocked by it, even if some of them are suggesting […]
Darwin Booher’s newsletter arrived in the mail and there was no rejoicing. With Darwin Booher, the rule is the less you hear about him the better off Michigan’s 35th State Senate district is. Unfortunately, the Gods do not smile upon us, because Darwin Booher is still being Darwin Booher. For example, the newsletter opens with […]
Voter Apathy Hasn’t Changed in 30 Years and Neither Has the Reason Why
Tuesday , 14, July 2015 Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote, Vote By Mail Petition Leave a commentIn an editorial published in the New York Times on November 25, 1988, entitled, “One Reason Voters Didn’t Vote”, the argument was made that people stayed home simply because they weren’t registered to vote. According to a New York Times/CBS News post-election survey, they tended to be younger, poorer and less educated than voters. Why […]