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		<title>This Month&#8217;s &#8216;Jr. Goracle Award for Enviro-Hypocrisy&#8217; Goes To&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://dougpowers.com/2012/05/23/this-months-jr-goracle-award-for-enviro-hypocrisy-goes-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Powers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrity Idiots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Warming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas, for arriving at a climate change event in a private helicopter: Someday Will.I.Am will arrive at environmental summits in a private jet like the planet&#8217;s savior, Al Gore. But, nonetheless, this fine effort to save the planet from greenhouse gases &#8212; by first making sure there are plenty [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas, for arriving at a climate change event in a <strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/9284276/Will.I.Am-attends-climate-change-talk-in-helicoper.html">private helicopter</a></strong>:</p>
<p><img src="http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n271/douggells/Album%20II/jralgore-1.jpg" alt="null" /></p>
<p>Someday Will.I.Am will arrive at environmental summits in a private jet like the planet&#8217;s savior, Al Gore. But, nonetheless, this fine effort to save the planet from greenhouse gases &#8212; by first making sure there are plenty of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to save it from &#8212; earns Will (or is that &#8220;Mr. I.Am&#8221;?) this month&#8217;s &#8220;Jr. Goracle&#8221; honor.</p>
<p>This is the same guy who brags about <strong><a href="http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/fresh-greens/2009/01/21/william-debuts-new-climate-change-song-and-video-at-al-gores-green-ball">driving an electric car</a></strong>.</p>
<p><em>(h/t <strong><a href="http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/2012/05/23/william.php">Hope for America</a></strong>)</em></p>


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		<title>Romney wins Kentucky, Arkansas primaries; Obama edges out &#8216;Uncommitted&#8217; and John Wolf respectively</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Mitt Romney, as expected, won the Kentucky and Arkansas GOP presidential primaries: Mitt Romney won the Republican primary in Kentucky on Tuesday, a victory that puts him within striking distance of clinching the Republican presidential nomination. CBS News projects that Romney will, as expected, also win Tuesday&#8217;s GOP primary in Arkansas. With nearly all [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, Mitt Romney, as expected, won the Kentucky and Arkansas GOP presidential <strong><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57439665-503544/romney-nears-nomination-with-two-more-wins/">primaries</a></strong>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Mitt Romney won the Republican primary in Kentucky on Tuesday, a victory that puts him within striking distance of clinching the Republican presidential nomination.</p>
<p>CBS News projects that Romney will, as expected, also win Tuesday&#8217;s GOP primary in Arkansas. </p>
<p>With nearly all precincts reporting in Kentucky, Romney had 67 percent of the vote. Ron Paul was in second place with 13 percent, below the 15 percent threshold he needed to win delegates in the state.</p></blockquote>
<p>On the Democrat side, President Obama faced a formidable primary challenge in Kentucky from a candidate named <strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/obama-loses-more-than-40-percent-of-kentucky-primary-voters-to-uncommitted-option/2012/05/22/gIQAlYHEjU_blog.html">Uncommitted</a></strong>:</p>
<blockquote><p>President Obama lost more than 40 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s Kentucky Democratic primary to the “uncommitted” option — the latest example of the incumbent president failing to win votes in an uncompetitive primary.</p>
<p>With 99 percent of precincts reporting in the Bluegrass State, Obama led “uncommitted” just 58 percent to 42 percent. Obama trailed in more than 60 Kentucky counties.</p>
<p>It was just the latest episode of the president taking less than 60 percent of the vote in a primary this year.</p>
<p>He ceded 41 percent of the vote in West Virginia to an <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2012/05/18/biden-blame-felon/">incarcerated man in Texas</a> named Keith Judd, and in Oklahoma, Obama lost several counties and won just 57 percent of the vote.</p></blockquote>
<p>In the Arkansas Democrat primary, Obama leads Democrat challenger John Wolf by a <strong><a href="http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/39376/82880/en/summary.html">similar margin</a></strong> (about 58-42 as it stands now). </p>
<p>If Obama had faced a primary challenge from a Democrat who actually has name recognition he could have very well already lost two or three primaries. Biden&#8217;s probably already afraid that &#8220;Uncommitted&#8221; will replace him on the ticket.</p>
<p>Also, in a Kentucky congressional primary race, the Tea Party has scored <strong><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/229025-tea-party-candidate-thomas-massie-wins-house-primary-in-kentucky">another win</a></strong>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Tea Party-backed Republican Thomas Massie won a hotly contested House primary in Kentucky on Tuesday, edging out an establishment candidate and putting him on an almost certain path to election in November.</p>
<p>With 74 percent of precincts reporting, Massie took 45 percent of the vote, with state Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington (R) taking second with 30 percent. Republican Gary Moore, an elected county official, came in third with 17 percent.</p>
<p>Massie, also a county official, had been endorsed by Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and the Club for Growth. Much of the establishment support had lined up behind Webb-Edgington, while social conservatives were rallying behind Moore.</p>
<p>All three were considered relative newcomers to the Kentucky political scene.</p>
<p>Massie heads into the general election in solid shape to replace retiring Rep. Geoff David (R-Ky.). The district leans heavily Republican, and Democrats have not indicated they intend to contest the seat.</p></blockquote>
<p>Last but not least, somewhat of a <strong><a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2012/05/22/palin-officially-endorses-desperate-clingy-orrin-hatch-time-to-rally-around-dan-liljenquist/">disappointment</a></strong>: Sarah Palin has <strong><a href="http://www.therightscoop.com/sarah-palin-announces-endorsement-for-orrin-hatch-for-us-senate/">endorsed Orrin Hatch</a></strong>.</p>


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		<title>Joe Biden Tries to Ruin Taxpayers&#8217; Day By Reminding Them That They Pay Him a &#8216;Lot of Money&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 20:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[$230,700 per year to be exact. But that&#8217;s only about ten bucks per gaffe, so it&#8217;s not really a bad deal considering what we get out of it: Meanwhile, on the campaign trail, Biden continues to ooze insanity from every pore and plug. (h/t Weasel Zippers) Share this on Facebook Email this via Gmail Email [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>$230,700 per year <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States#Salary">to be exact</a></strong>. But that&#8217;s only about ten bucks per gaffe, so it&#8217;s not really a bad deal considering what we get out of it:</p>
<p><iframe width="416" height="254" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zk-mdOAmBoE?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Meanwhile, on the campaign trail, Biden continues to ooze <strong><a href="http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/05/crazy-uncle-joe-blames-tea-party-for-obamas-failed-record/">insanity</a></strong> from every pore and plug.</p>
<p><em>(h/t <strong><a href="http://weaselzippers.us/2012/05/22/biden-i-have-a-beautiful-home-and-you-pay-me-a-lot-of-money/?tw_p=twt">Weasel Zippers</a></strong>)</em></p>


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		<title>How Convenient: $20 Million Built Into Obamacare Law for PR Campaign Just Before the Election</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They thought of everything, didn&#8217;t they? The Health and Human Services Department has signed a $20 million contract with a public-relations firm to highlight part of the Affordable Care Act. The new, multimedia ad campaign is designed to educate the public about how to stay healthy and prevent illnesses, an HHS official said. The campaign [...]]]></description>
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<p>They thought of everything, <strong><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/228699-hhs-inks-20m-contract-with-pr-firm-to-tout-preventive-benefits">didn&#8217;t they</a></strong>?</p>
<blockquote><p>The Health and Human Services Department has signed a $20 million contract with a public-relations firm to highlight part of the Affordable Care Act.</p>
<p>The new, multimedia ad campaign is designed to educate the public about how to stay healthy and prevent illnesses, an HHS official said. </p>
<p><strong>The campaign was mandated by the Affordable Care Act and must describe the importance of prevention while also explaining preventive benefits provided by the healthcare law</strong>. The law makes many preventive services available without a co-pay or deductible, and provides new preventive benefits to Medicare patients.</p>
<p>The PR firm Porter Novelli won the contract after a competitive bidding process.</p></blockquote>
<p>Basically these will be Obama ads that we all get to pay for. Even if the Supreme Court strikes down the law, the mechanisms with which will help Obama get re-elected will have already been put in motion &#8212; which was the plan all along.</p>
<p>By the way, Google &#8220;Porter Novelli&#8221; and &#8220;Obama&#8221; and you&#8217;ll find a few unsurprising <strong><a href="http://www.potomacflacks.com/pf/2011/08/top-dhs-flack-smith-joins-porter-novelli.html">connections</a></strong> to the current administration and the <strong><a href="http://www.porternovelli.com/about/leadership/catherine-kiki-mclean/">Dems in general</a></strong>. And don&#8217;t forget about <strong><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.php?name=&#038;state=&#038;zip=&#038;employ=porter+novelli&#038;cand=&#038;c2012=Y&#038;c2010=Y&#038;c2008=Y&#038;sort=N&#038;capcode=2wqmd&#038;submit=Submit+your+Donor+Query">campaign donations</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Remember those Medicare ads with Andy Griffith for which taxpayers were on the hook for <strong><a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/misleading-andy-griffith-ads-cost-taxpayers-3-million-gov-t-documents-show">over $3 million</a></strong>? Porter Novelli was the <strong><a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2010/12/tom-fitton-rest-story-those-andy-griffith-obamacare-ads/38167">PR firm hired by the government</a></strong> for those as well.</p>


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		<title>Actual AP Headline: Is GOP Trying to Sabotage Economy to Hurt Obama</title>
		<link>http://dougpowers.com/2012/05/21/actual-ap-headline-is-gop-trying-to-sabotage-economy-to-hurt-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 17:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug Powers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unbiased as always. Here are some upcoming Associated Press headlines: &#8211;Are Republicans manipulating Joe Biden&#8217;s mouth to make him say stupid shit? &#8211;Did Bain Capital trick major Obama bundler into working there by telling him they were UNICEF? &#8211;Is construction on Keystone Pipeline delayed because GOP hid the pipe in order to harm Obama re-election [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unbiased <strong><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gop-trying-sabotage-economy-hurt-obama-135650274--finance.html">as always</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Here are some upcoming Associated Press headlines:</p>
<p>&#8211;Are Republicans manipulating Joe Biden&#8217;s mouth to make him say stupid shit?</p>
<p>&#8211;Did Bain Capital trick major <strong><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/14/Dem-ad-attacks-romney-for-layoffs-made-by-obama-bundler">Obama bundler</a></strong> into working there by telling him they were UNICEF?</p>
<p>&#8211;Is construction on Keystone Pipeline delayed because GOP hid the pipe in order to harm Obama re-election bid?</p>
<p>&#8211;Could right wing have encouraged market to buy solar panels from China to drive Solyndra to bankruptcy?</p>
<p>&#8211;Is John Boehner sneaking into Volt dealerships and putting up &#8220;closed&#8221; signs to artificially keep sales low?</p>


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