President ’12

Things We Read Today (23), Wednesday

By Justin Katz | October 4, 2012 |

Controlling prices across a continent; a look back at erroneous polls; Matthews in the echo chamber; excuse #2 for Benghazi. Continue reading on the Ocean State Current…

First Presidential Debate Liveblog/Livetweet

By Carroll Andrew Morse | October 3, 2012 |

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WPRI Poll Confirms RI Blueness

By Marc Comtois | October 3, 2012 |

I know, dog bites man. The WPRI Poll–particularly with regards to the Presidential race and the approval ratings for President Obama–simply confirm what we know to be true. Democrats are the majority party in the state and they march in lockstep more than either Republicans or (by definition, I suppose) Independents. WPRI sampled 501 voters…

Things We Read Today (20), Wednesday

By Justin Katz | September 26, 2012 |

Mainly on media culpability and the economy: RIPEC’s unquestioned report; skewed polls; the president’s reportorial zombies; and the reluctance to invest in the economy. Continue reading on the Ocean State Current…

President Obama’s Early Inklings of the Dependency Portal

By Justin Katz | September 25, 2012 |

In the battle of hidden video and archived recordings that is sure to characterize political campaigns during the digital age, audio emerged from a 1998 presentation by then-state-senator Barack Obama at Loyola University in Illinois.  The statement that made headlines (at least on the center-right side of the media) was now-President Obama’s belief in economic…

Things We Read Today (16), Friday

By Justin Katz | September 21, 2012 |

The narrative of the candidates; death panels and pension boards; the endgame of government debt; an enemies list. Continue reading on the Ocean State Current…

Campaign Flags of our Politicians

By Marc Comtois | September 21, 2012 |

I posted about the new Obama poster that was an impressionistic version of the U.S. flag wherein the “O” replaced the field of stars and there were a few artsy-ish type stripes. You know the one. Well, apparently the left got their spin machine going and found an example from 150+ years ago to try…

Things We Read Today (14), Wednesday

By Justin Katz | September 19, 2012 |

Why freedom demands father-daughter dances; the U.S., less free; PolitiFact gets a Half Fair rating for its Doherty correction; and the mainstream media cashes in some of its few remaining credibility chips for the presidential incumbent. Continue reading on the Ocean State Current…

Revisiting April: Romney’s Themes Were the Same

By Justin Katz | September 18, 2012 |

With the release of a “secret video” supposedly showing presidential candidate Mitt Romney exposing his inner thoughts to a bunch of rich people about the makers versus the takers in American society, I’ve been having a strange sense that I’ve heard such things before.  And it isn’t just that this is a common argument between…

Things We Read Today (13), Tuesday

By Justin Katz | September 18, 2012 |

Days off from retirement in Cranston; the conspiracy of low interest rates; sympathy with the Satanic Verses; the gas mandate; and the weaponized media. Continue reading on the Ocean State Current…