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The makers versus the takers in Republican Party mythology
September 18th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney keeps shooting himself in the foot, toe by toe, so that by polling day he may no longer be standing. His dismissal of the 47% of Americans who do not actually pay federal tax is astonishing for all sorts of reasons including the facts made very clear here.
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Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention
September 8th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
You can view the full 40-minute speech here: If you’re short of time, you can read the full text here.
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What are the most popular names for American babies?
September 5th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Each Mother’s Day in the United States, the Commissioner of Social Security publishes the most popular baby names based on all social security card applications for children born the previous year. The latest available lists of the top ten boys’ and girls’ names, relating to the year 2011, are as follows: Position Boys Girls 1 Jacob […]
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The one sanctioned form of birth control
September 3rd, 2012 by Roger Darlington
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Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention
September 1st, 2012 by Roger Darlington
You can view the full 40-minute speech here: If you’re short of time, you can read the full text here. Then you should look at a fact checker of the speech here.
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Why hurricanes keep hitting Republican conventions
September 1st, 2012 by Roger Darlington
We know why the Republicans chose to hold their National Convention in Florida. It is a swing state with a large number of votes in the Electoral College. We think we know why the Convention was threatened by a hurricane and had to cancel its first day. It’s the hurricane season and Florida is frequently […]
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Now the American presidential race gets serious (1)
August 28th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
“Romney wants to—he said in the first hundred days he’s going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. Unchain Wall Street! They’re going to put y’all back in chains.” This is Democratic Vice President Joe Biden – the man who is a heart beat away from the Presidency – making an […]
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Now the American presidential race gets serious (2)
August 28th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
“It’s worse to imagine a world with Obama getting a second term than it is to imagine a world without pizza. Because with Obama in a second term, there will be no pizza. For anyone.” This is the dire warning from Republican-supporting Herman Cain who is an expert on the selling of pizzas and once […]
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What are the differences between the American and British political systems?
August 24th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just up-dated one of the most-visited parts of my web site and now suggest 40 differences between the political systems of the USA and the UK. Check out the list here.
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Why has Mitt Romney revealed so few tax returns?
August 18th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Republican presumptive presidential candidate Mitt Romney has only produced two tax returns so far. That’s many fewer than any presidential candidate has disclosed in decades. So what’s he hiding? Read about the speculation here.
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