LATINOS CAMPAIGN HOT-AND-HEAVY Crowds Shouting ABO! ‘Anybody But Obama!’ Pueblo, CO March 17, 2012 (SHK) Republicans and Democrats alike are now targeting Hispanic voters as their key to victory in the presidential campaign of 2012. Latinos are alternately ‘worried’ or ‘doubtful’ about the nation’s economic recovery, giving candidates the signals they need to campaign aggressively [...]
AFGHANS RIOT WHEN NATO TROOPS BURN KORAN Muslims in Michigan Retaliate, Set Fire to Bibles in Detroit New York, NY Feb 24th, 2012 (SHK) The world was shocked when it was revealed that NATO troops in Afghanistan admitted they had burned the Koran, the Holy Book of Islam, at Bagram this week. “We were told [...]
WITH NO PRIMARIES, WORLD’S ABSURDITIES MULTIPLY The New York Times Features Only Sadness and Guilt Now New York, NY February 18th, 2012 (SHK) With the Republican primary elections in temporary hiatus, America’s leading newspapers like The New York Times have been inundating us with sad, guilt-laden stories from around the world. Recent front-page headlines showcase [...]
CALIFORNIA COURT REVERSES GAY MARRIAGE BAN More States to Tighten Laws by 2020 San Francisco, CA February 12th, 2012 (SHK) California’s 3-judge Ninth Federal district court of appeals voted 2-1 last week to overturn the state’s 2008 ban on gay marriage, assuring that the case will go to the Supremes next. According to the National [...]
ATHEISTS FIGHT BACK, CHALLENGE EVANGELICALS Forecast for Primaries is Partly Murky with Scattered Court Cases Tallahassee, FL January 29th, 2012 (SHK) Jessica Ahlquist, 16, is an outspoken atheist in Cranston, Rhode Island. She has successfully sued her high school to have a Christian prayer removed from a wall in the auditorium. “This damn prayer violates [...]
GINGRICH BLITZ CONQUERS SOUTH CAROLINA Perry Out; Santorum Devastated; Romney Changes his Religion Charleston, SC January 22nd, 2012 (SHK) When the National Association of Evangelical Ministers endorsed Rick Santorum last week, everybody thought the right-wing Pennsylvanian would win South Carolina hands-down. But politics is a game of unpredictable odds, just like the game of craps. [...]
VOTE BUYOUT WINS ELECTION FOR ROMNEY Other Republicans Fight over Scraps; Gov. Perry Vanishes Concord, NH January 10th, 2012 (SHK) Mitt Romney’s experience at Bain Capital proved successful once again. The outcome of the New Hampshire primary was never in doubt — he bought 40% of the votes — though ordinary voters are beginning to [...]
SANTORUM, PERRY CAMPAIGN FOR CHRIST Looking for Believers, but Finding Romulans Columbia, SC January 14th, 2012 (SHK) Former senator Rick Santorum and Texas Gov. Rick Perry may be languishing in the polls, after their results in Iowa and New Hampshire landed in the low single-digits. But reality seems not to bother either of them as [...]
MITT-BOT SQUEAKS BY IN IOWA But #2 Santorum thinks New Hampshire will be His Concord, NH January 6th, 2012 (SHK) Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney squeaked through the Iowa caucuses by 8 votes this week. “I’m the only candidate who can battle an incumbent Democrat and win,” he said in his [...]
IOWA’S CAUCUS KICKS OFF TODAY Republican Dwarves Hunting Straw Votes in a Haystack Des Moines, Iowa January 3rd, 2012 (SHK) The 2012 Open Season on Primaries starts today in Iowa. Republicans will watch the polls closely to see who takes the lead in this massively important landlocked Midwestern state. Iowa became the 29th state of [...]
