Don Surber

• Capito fights for Medicare Advantage

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  My congresswoman, Republican Shelley Moore Capito, got her two-cents in. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:32pm EST
  by Don Surber

• Lance corporal is now Miss England

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  Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge, 22, is now Miss England. Today, she is Miss England after the winner stepped down after allegedly getting into a fight with Miss Manchester in a nightclub. Corporal Hodge has the right attitude, telling the London Sun: “You hear girls in beauty pageants talking about wanting world peace, [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 5:59pm EST
  by Don Surber

• Daily scoreboard

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  1. President Obama in his weekly address continued to deny that Army Major Nidal Hasan attacked and killed 12 fellow soldiers and civilians because Hasan is a jihadist. Obama: “They are Americans of every race, faith, and station. They are Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and nonbelievers. They are [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:59pm EST
  by Don Surber

• General Jones: No surge in Afghanistan

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  National Security Adviser General James Jones told Der Spiegel that a surge is unlikely in Afghanistan. Whoa. Do we want to do that to our allies? Do we want to throw away the sacrifices they have made, particularly the Canadians and the British? It is looking more and more as if President Obama feels [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:15pm EST
  by Don Surber

• Give him hell, Karen

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  Karen Dixon gives him hell: “The American people deserve much better than this.” From the You Tube remarks: “I’m a US Veteran — Democrat — citizen who is mad! During the Presidential address on Nov. 5, 2009, President Obama gave a shout out to his friend, and continued talking about his [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  by Don Surber

• AP: “What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent”

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  “Unemployment at 11 percent would be a post-World War II record. Only once since then has joblessness hit double digits in the United States — from September 1982 to July 1983, topping out at 10.8 percent,” the Associated Press reported. Now then, I realize that unemployment is a lagging indicator. But the [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:49pm EST
  by Don Surber

• Blue Dogs against Obamacare grows

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  I know there are more than 4 who have come out against Obamacare, but I’ll try to credit the ones who do. Elections matter. On Tuesday, the voters of Virginia and New Jersey sent a message that matters. Democrat Harry Teague of New Mexico is the latest to leave the iceberg. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:11pm EST
  by Don Surber

• I overlooked this Blue Dog saying no to Obamacare

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  I posted on Democratic Congressman John Adler of New Jersey and Democratic Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas of Florida saying no to Obamacare. I overlooked Democratic Congressman John Adler of New Jersey, who like Adler does not want to be Corzine’d. His press release: In July I announced my serious concerns about the direction [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:03am EST
  by Don Surber

• Another Blue Dog says no to Obamacare

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  On Friday, Democratic Congressman John Adler of New Jersey decided he did not want to be Corzine’d and he came out to openly oppose Obamacare. That post is here. Democratic Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas of Florida has joined him. Florida has the second oldest population (West Virginia is the oldest). Old people vote. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:56am EST
  by Don Surber

• Boston Globe: Obama showed no empathy toward Ford Hood survivors

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  President Obama was at a meeting with American Indian chiefs on Thursday when news broke that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist, had gone berserk and shot and killed 12 people and injured 31 others at Fort Hood Texas. Rather than somber, President Obama began his remarks with a joking [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:31am EST
  by Don Surber

• Rush on Sunday outdrew Obama on Sunday

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  On Sept. 24, when President Obama appeared on every Sunday morning TV show except Fox, his ratings were mediocre. There was no big bump. Via Huffington Post: ABC 3.29 million viewers NBC 3.08 million viewers CBS 2.74 million viewers CNN 602,000 viewers Fox (no Obama) 1.24 million viewers. That’s roughly their average weeks. Rush on Fox News Sunday last [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:03am EST
  by Don Surber

• NJ Democrat won’t be Corzined — opposes Obamacare

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  Ah, my peeps keep me informed. Following the dis-election of Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine on Tuesday, Democratic Congressman John Adler of New Jersey has decided to oppose Obamacare. Elections matter. His press release: Washington, DC — Congressman John Adler today released the following statement announcing that he will vote no on H.R 3962, the [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:46am EST
  by Don Surber