I must say all this paperwork is top notch and all
your references are glowing so you are definitely among the front runners for
the job; all we need now is for you to give us your Facebook username and
password, we want to see the real you.
Dumfounded, the job seeker must at
this point decide whether to render up all of his or her privacy or refuse the
request and lose the prospective job.
Editorial
If GOP Wins,
Big Bird Sells Ads
By William
Finucane
Mitt Romney, ironically considered the most moderate of the
Republican presidential candidates, dropped a Republican “truism” recently.
"We're not going to kill Big Bird,” he said, “but Big Bird is going to have
advertisements, all right!"
This was not a sweeping statement, just a short couple of
lines. But the overall idea is a media nightmare for Americans. Romney and many
other Republicans believe no taxpayer money ought to support public
communications, especially PBS.
NTSB’s Simple Solution,
‘Ban Everything Electronic’
By William Finucane
Ban all guns. Similarly, ban all electric devices in cars.
Both are misguided thoughts that are supposed to save
people from themselves and others in one grand sweep. Neither does.
In mid-December of 2011, the National Transportation Safety
Board unanimously recommended that all types of portable electronic devices like
cell phones ought to be forbidden in all vehicles. And of course it was tragedy
and spilled blood that became the reason behind the all encompassing legislative
reaction.
Our National Sideshow
By Michael Bradley
Editor’s Note:
Less than a week after the
New Hampshire Primary, Jon Huntsman called a press conference in South Carolina
and bowed out of the GOP presidential competition. With his departure it is
clear that our November prognostication regarding his future as the GOP
presidential candidate was wrong.
It is nonetheless interesting
to recall how close we came to being correct. Mr. Huntsman became increasingly
prominent in polls and in the media during December, as we predicted, and by
January 10th, the date of the New Hampshire Primary, he had begun to
move dramatically enough to give the national news pundits pause; they began to
cautiously observe that ‘anything is possible’ in New Hampshire.
In the end, Huntsman moved
from single digits in the polls to 23% of the primary vote. Of course, Ron Paul
got 29% of the vote and came in second behind Mitt Romney. Huntsman declared
this momentum gave him enough lift to move to the So. Carolina Primary, but it
soon became increasingly clear he needed the number two spot if he were to
survive and gain sufficient financial and media support to attract voters.
The wild card in the New Hampshire Primary
was Ron Paul. We clearly did not anticipate the strength he would generate in
New Hampshire. We knew that there is a solid Libertarian base in the Granite
State, but what was unexpected was Ron Paul’s attractiveness to college students
and young voters in general.
So in the end, we were wrong in projecting
that Huntsman would emerge as Romney’s closest challenger as result of the N.H.
Primary, and the candidate who may have given the Democrats the most problems in
the general election is now out of the race.
MB
Our National Sideshow
Sometimes national events coalesce in a manner
that enables other domestic forces to move their own political goals, and that
is what has apparently happened this year as we endure an ongoing Republican
Sideshow.
Anyone who is involved in or who
follows national politics understands it is not hyperbole to say there is now a
powerful interlocking of right-wing interests. These interests are playing a
dynamic role in America during this election year, although many factors came
together to create this situation.
America has not had such a
partisan majority on the Supreme Court in many decades, perhaps extending back
to the years leading up to the Civil War. Nor has it had a Congress filled with
members willing to grind the nation to a standstill in order to fulfill agendas
that only vaguely reflect the actual interests of their constituents, and
certainly don’t represent the majority of Americans.
Global Warming? Where?
There is no such thing as ‘Global
Warming,’ says Pres. George Bush and his associates, but as seems to happen
frequently, difficult facts continue to emerge contradicting the self-serving
statements.
In determining the warmest winters since
the weather service began keeping track, there have been five record holding
years. One might think that those years cover a century or more and indicate
cyclical abnormalities. But that would be optimistic.
The five warmest winters on record are as
follows: 1991-1992, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, and 2005-2006.
And the winner was 1999-2000, at an
average of 36.95 degrees.
It appears to us that the evidence is
clear; ‘Houston, we have a problem.’
- Points to Ponder -
The following stories are compiled from wire services and major newspapers,
as well as original information, and are provided here, in a shorter format, in
an effort to illustrate the broad spectrum of political activity that is taking
place today, and in the hope that by bringing together such relatively brief,
encapsulated accounts, the information will be both welcome to readers who are
usually pressed for time, while simultaneously being thought provoking. As
always, we welcome comments and observations relating to our stories, with no
regard to a defined point of view.
-The following headlines are from
the newest Points to Ponder –
"Gas Prices & Elections;
Question Of Gullibility"
"Political, Business Values
Of FCC Can Be Easily Heard"
"Justice System Weakened
By New Sex Offender Laws"
"Dangerous Political Correctness
Continues To Go Unquestioned"
"Justice’s Home In New Hampshire
May Be Threatened By Court Ruling"
"After Four Years of Bush & The GOP Congress,
America’s Checkbook Is $545 Billion In The Red"
"Congressional Budget Office Says Middle-Class
Is Now Picking Up The Tab For Federal Expenses"
"No Spontaneity In Bush/Cheney Rallies"
"Even in Massachusetts, Fascism Lives"
"Christian Voice Embarrasses GOP Sen. John W.
Warner"
Publisher’s Note: The Bradley Report
has for some time now individually dated all of its stories, commentaries and
editorials; however, some archived stories, particularly those that are older,
are not dated and this has proven confusing for some readers, given that the
current date is always displayed on our front page. We apologize for any such
confusion and would hope that the context of the earlier stories will help to
indicate the publishing dates.
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