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There’s a New Republican-Only ‘FaceBook’ in Virginia Now- You Should Join It!

By Eric Martin • Dec 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics, Spotsylvania, Stafford

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Posted in Fredericksburg Regional Republicans, politics, Republican Party of VA, Republicans, spotsylvania, stafford, state, virginia      



Proposition 8 - The musical

By COD • Dec 3rd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

Warning - if Jack Black as Jesus pointing out that eating shellfish is an abomination will offend you, well, never mind. You wouldn’t be here reading this in the first place.

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die



Untangling the web of deceit

By pageonedaily • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

Here’s a little dose of reality. The incoming administration, which was advised before the election by the discredited former leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is naming a Treasury team composed of precisely those individuals who are largely responsible for the economic crisis. In this and many other ways, Mr. Obama has pulled a [...]



Is the RPV Crashing (again) Faster than the Stock Market?

By Eric Martin • Nov 23rd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

Can the RPV recover in the current climate and with the current leadership?



Your Tax Dollars Support Racist ‘Planned Parenthood’ Again; Smithsonian Heralds Margaret Sanger

By Eric Martin • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

Smithsonian lauds racist Margaret Sanger in new exhibit as being one of America’s most influential women.



Black Widow Spider Found in Washington D.C.

By Eric Martin • Nov 18th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

The Black Widow … [female]
This spider, one of only a few poisonous spiders in the USA, can be found all over the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Washington D.C. and Tennessee in closets, wood piles, garages trees and even mansions.
The spider releases a neurotoxin into the victim that, if not treated, can cause near-instant [...]



The GM side of the story

By COD • Nov 18th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

GM has a web site up making their pitch on why they need the bailout. I have not spent any time researching to decide how I feel about this issue. My gut reaction is that Chapter 11 is a bailout, put in place specifically to allow corporations to restructure when their business is no longer [...]



The Free Lance-Black Hole strikes again!

By rightwingliberal • Nov 16th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

In a personal editorial that contains enough changes of direction to give a reader whiplash, Paul Akers, opinion editor of the Free Lance-Star (or, as I prefer to call it, the far more appropriate Free Lance-Black Hole) embarrasses himself and his newspaper.
He starts well, with a fairly decent critique of the domestic policy of President [...]



Limousine Liberal Tim Robbins Can’t Find His Poll on Election Day; Sues to Vote at Wrong One!

By Eric Martin • Nov 15th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

From the NY Times:
It’s Tim Robbins vs. the city’s Board of Elections - Round 2.
The actor caused a ruckus on Election Day, when he went to vote at the YMCA on West 14th Street and found his name wasn’t in the poll book.
He refused to cast a paper ballot, and got a court order to [...]



Understanding Obama: The Making of a Fuehrer

By pageonedaily • Nov 7th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Politics

Folks, this is your weekend read. Please take the time to read it. It will help you understand who has just been elected as president.
Posted in politics