Tag Archive for Herman Cain

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by John T. Schmitz • January 24, 2012 • 0 Comments

I wish Stephen Colbert really would run in 2012. I’m also disappointed in Roseanne Barr, who announced her “twofer” campaign months ago—and while she’s gained a small following as the only decent candidate in the race, hardly anyone outside of…

by John T. Schmitz • January 22, 2012 • 0 Comments

Surprise, surprise … Newt Gingrich won yesterday’s South Carolina primary, trailed by Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and finally poor old Ron Paul, who finished a dismal fourth. There were some people—over 2,500 of them—who insisted on voting for candidates who…

by John T. Schmitz • January 6, 2012 • 0 Comments

The City Pages reported on Wednesday that overall, our elected officials are much better off financially than we are—particularly Republicans (Minnesota’s four House Republicans have an average net worth of $1,413,752; in comparison, the four House Democrats have an average…

by John T. Schmitz • December 3, 2011 • 0 Comments

I’ve always enjoyed Adam Carolla’s brand of humor—especially when he was hosting Love Line with Dr. Drew Pinsky—but his opinion regarding the Occupy Wall Street protests is repugnantly small minded. He has called them “fucking self-entitled monsters” and “self-entitled pricks…

by John T. Schmitz • December 2, 2011 • 2 Comments

Massachusetts’ Attorney General Martha Coakley has filed suit against Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and GMAC, charging that they foreclosed illegally on homes in the state and used deceptive loan servicing practices, including robo-signing. According to an article on MSNBC’s…

by John T. Schmitz • November 28, 2011 • 2 Comments

Aaron Schmidt, an 18-year-old student from South Dakota, hopped on a bus and joined the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City. Eventually, his family tracked him down and he has returned to his hometown in Wisconsin, where he…

by John T. Schmitz • November 14, 2011 • 0 Comments

It’s heartening to watch 10,000+ people surround and push back riot police, all of whom look just about scared enough to shit. That’s the scene that I just watched moments ago from Occupy Portland. I’ll tell you: it’s getting hard…

by John T. Schmitz • November 11, 2011 • 0 Comments

Most people don’t understand the importance of today; they think of it as Veterans’ Day—which is a fine thing, I suppose—but it’s not quite the same thing as Armistice Day. What’s worse, is the people who are celebrating tonight simply…

by John T. Schmitz • November 9, 2011 • 0 Comments

The Republicans had another debate tonight, this time in Michigan. As usual, Rick Perry made a fool of himself; but to his credit, he at least appeared to be somewhat sober. Herman Cain, who had hoped after Tuesday to be…

by John T. Schmitz • November 7, 2011 • 0 Comments

Just today, there have been many new developments with regards to the Occupy Wall Street movement—which is hardly surprising, since the thing just keeps rolling right along. I’ve devoted a lot of coverage to it since it started—and I’m not…

by John T. Schmitz • November 5, 2011 • 0 Comments

Barack Obama is at it again, making grand speeches and promises that he can’t keep. The president’s remarks at the G-20 summit were laughable at best; at worst, they were dishonest and cruel. It’s time for politicians to stop trying…

by John T. Schmitz • November 3, 2011 • 0 Comments

First of all, I’d like to apologize for neglecting my column for the last week. I’d like to think that there are plenty of people out there who have missed me; whether or not that’s true remains to be seen.…

by John T. Schmitz • October 29, 2011 • 3 Comments

I’ve been tinkering with this site for the last few days, adding pages and more features. Hopefully by early next week, I will be changing hosts and registering a new domain name—and along with that, will come even more changes.…

by John T. Schmitz • October 21, 2011 • 0 Comments

Herman Cain has adjusted his 9-9-9 plan so it would be slightly more palatable to … well … to anyone. Republicans and Democrats alike have called it ludicrous ever since he stole the ill-conceived proposal from a video game; in…

by John T. Schmitz • October 18, 2011 • 0 Comments

Protesters of the OccupyMN movement are still trying to convince their county commissioners to allow them to erect tents; after all, how else can they expect to stay through the winter? Well, why would they want to do something like…

by John T. Schmitz • October 15, 2011 • 0 Comments

Well, the world is tearing itself apart today, as tens of thousands of protesters demonstrate and riot in the streets. October 15 marks a global uprising in almost 1,000 cities spanning 82 countries. For the most part, these occupations have…

by John T. Schmitz • October 13, 2011 • 0 Comments

Tonight and tomorrow morning are going to be pivotal points in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Mayor Bloomberg has announced that his storm troopers will begin evicting protesters from Zuccotti Park at 7 a.m. for “cleaning”—when they are through, demonstrators…

by John T. Schmitz • October 6, 2011 • 0 Comments

I realize that it was somewhat of a shock when Chris Christie said once again that he’s not running for president, goddamnit, and why do you people keep hounding me?—but I was positively floored to learn that Sarah Palin isn’t…

by John T. Schmitz • September 25, 2011 • 0 Comments

Congress passed a bill on Friday that would cripple the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the name of good business and profits; it will undoubtedly be defeated in the Senate—and barring that, the White House has threatened to veto it.…

by John T. Schmitz • September 20, 2011 • 0 Comments

I finally ordered an electronic cigarette kit from http://www.v2cigs.com/ last night. Hopefully, I’ll be able to use it to replace my chewing tobacco before I develop big holes in my face. The thing has already shipped, so I expect it…

by John T. Schmitz • September 18, 2011 • 2 Comments

It’s 4:30 on Saturday afternoon and I’ve just now sat down at this machine to crank out some wisdom. I was awake until five o’clock in the morning, back up at ten, spent four hours cleaning the house, took a…

by John T. Schmitz • September 16, 2011 • 0 Comments

Rick Perry talks a good game, but let’s get down to brass tacks: according to one of his own state agencies, the Texas unemployment rate increased to 8.5% in August—the highest level in more than 24 years and more than twice…

by John T. Schmitz • August 13, 2011 • 2 Comments

Iowa is practically bursting with news today. The GOP debate was held last night, with all of the major Republican players attending. Sarah Palin was in Iowa, too—but she is still not a candidate and never will be. She wandered…

by John T. Schmitz • August 11, 2011 • 0 Comments

Today is a big day in politics—the Republican hopefuls are debating in Iowa, and I can’t wait to see what they come up with. The so-called “front-runner,” Mitt Romney, has been having all kinds of problems. For one thing, he…