By Alan Caruba I keep hearing about “likeability” and how it influences presidential campaigns. Well, obviously, a candidate or an incumbent needs to be liked, but in the end it is his policies, his vision for the nation that matters. President Obama has high likeability ratings, but just being likeable is not going to save…
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How Not to Go Crazy in 2012
By Alan Caruba Election years tend to create a level of frenzy concerning the selection of the nominees and the outcome. The media feed this in order to keep readers reading and viewers viewing. The history of American elections has always been one of vituperation between the parties, so there is nothing new about this.…
Israel Brings Us Together
The one issue that transcends party lines, brings Jews and Christians together, and unites Americans like few other issues can—is America’s support for Israel. Those who crave bi-partisanship should rejoice in the fact that Congress, the Senate—and now even the White House—have come together to support Israel. The U.S. Congress is staunchly pro-Israel. As former…
Asking Marco Rubio: Constitutionally Ineligible to be President, So Why Talk VP?
From Gulag Bound: Contrary to the obdurate ignorance, crafty obfuscation, and outright deceit played out in the progressive saturated media and both tainted political parties, the presidential requirement of being a “natural born Citizen” is clear. (The word, “Citizen” is capitalized in this article as in the Constitution, because an American Citizen is this republic’s…
Communists to Back Obama and Democrats in 2012
By: Trevor Loudon New Zeal The Communist Party USA, while on occasion working to build third party efforts, has since the 1930s, consistently supported and infiltrated the Democratic Party. In a column in today’s Peoples World, Communist Party national Secretary Sam Webb, lays out the reasons why his Party, despite some “disappointments,” will continue to…
Election Day Alphabet
Over the years, many Emerging Corruption readers have taken into the booth with them a Sample Ballot. Do so again if you wish, although this year all you need do is find the letter “R” or a Tea Party candidate and pull the handle. Speaking of letters, Emerging Corruption this year will supply you with…
Private Right of Action: A Key to Fair Elections?
The arrest of an 81 year old woman in Bexar County, Texas provides a prime example of the need for more states to implement key provisions of the National Voter Registration Act and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). “Bexar County deputies Monday night arrested a woman accused of using her long-dead sister’s identity to…
The Issues vs. The Mainstream Media
By Frank Salvato Did you know that the Tea Party-backed Republican candidate for US Congress in Illinois’ 27th congressional district attends a church where they worship transgender goats? Additionally, he once allowed a parking meter to expire without surrendering himself to be fined. A local merchant, who once saw him on vacation in Zanzibar, said…
When Did Honesty Become Optional?
Throughout time politicians and their handlers have been prone to omitting unpleasant facts or manipulating them so as to mold issues to their advantage. This is the concept behind “spin”; a form of propagandizing that crafts an “alternative” interpretation of an issue, organization, person, event or campaign in order to sway the public’s opinion “for”…
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