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Wolfrum's morning has been spent running errands and not perusing current events. Thus, today's post is dedicated to allowing you - the discernible reader - to do what Tim Pawlenty just didn't have the courage to do at the GOP Debate - say what you think right to Mitt Romney's face.
I'll start:
Hey Mitt, would you say ObamneyCare is your greatest achievement?
Your turn.
--WKW
By Aamer Madhani, USA Today, May 19, 2013
President Obama on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College, the country's pre-eminent historically black college, there is "no time for excuses" for this generation of African-American men and that it was time for their generation to step up professionally and in their personal lives.
[....] The president connected his own path to the White House to the work of King and other African-American leaders of that generation. But Obama also conceded that at times as a young man he wrongly blamed his own failings "as just another example of the world trying to keep a black man down."
"We've got no time for excuses — not because the bitter legacies...
Prompted by Peggy Noonan's claim in The Wall Street Journal that "we are in the midst of the worst Washington scandal since Watergate," Andrew Sullivan steps forward to defend Pres. Obama's honor. "Can she actually believe this?," he asks incredulously.
By Julian Pecquet, The Hill, May 18, 2013
Congress is ramping up a new round of sanctions against Iran, ignoring the Obama administration's request to let diplomacy run its course.
In back-to-back hearings this week, lawmakers on key House and Senate panels put the State and Treasury departments on notice that their patience is wearing thin after the latest round of talks last month failed to produce a deal. Both chambers have legislative efforts in the works – the House foreign affairs panel will vote next week – but the administration is warning against any moves that could undermine international support for the existing sanctions against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program [....]
By Carl Zimmer, New York Times/Science, May 16/17, 2013
An article that summarizes the recent work of Ya-Ping Zhang, a geneticist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, who has led an international network of scientists who have compared pieces of DNA from different canines which is pointing to the theory that dogs domesticated themselves.
But the article's message is not just what it first appears to be. When you get to the concluding paragraphs there are some real though provokers:
[....] SLC6A4 may have played a crucial part in this change, because serotonin influences aggression.
To test these ideas,...
By Neha Paliwal, Passport @ ForeignPolicy.com, May 17, 2013
On Friday, chaotic clashes broke out in Georgia as an angry mob -- comprised mainly of young men but also including robed priests and some women -- descended on a gay rights rally commemorating International Day Against Homophobia. A day earlier, the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church had demanded that authorities stop the rally, calling it a "violation of the majority's right."
According to EurasiaNet, the mob, which numbered...
What was the total number of layoffs at portfolio companies during your tenure at Bain Capital?
For the win!
Do you really believe that God is a corporeal being and that you'll get to sit on her his knee in Heaven and ask him questions that she'll answer? And that you will get to be a God on your own planet if you are a member in good standing when you die? Is that possibly the reason so many Mormon kids are so freaking arrogant? ;o)
I know a candidate's religion should be out of bounds; I'm sorry. The Devil made me do it. My excuse is that I live among Mormons...and read a lot of books about them. The FLDS folks even own property here.
Which states currently have the highest and lowest unemployment rates and why do you think those states are in that situation?
Mitt, I understand that Mormons are supposed to wear their funny undies at any time that it is appropriate. If you are elected will you consider your inauguration to be an appropriate time to wear them?
If we start another war, will any of your offspring's offspring enlist?
Mitt, have you ever tweeted, emailed, facebooked, skyped, faxed, FedEx'ed, couriered, snail-mailed, or otherwise disseminated any suggestive photographs of your anatomy or that of someone who resembles you to any female or male between the ages of 6 and 29 not including your wife, physician, bishop, or modeling agency?
"Those weren't MY garments!"
Why is it that all of your position changes in the last few years have been in the direction of the ultra-conservative wing of your party? Do you have any positions that you won't sacrifice in order to become President?
Do you like your dog? Does your dog like you?
Has a 747 ever actually landed on your shoulders?
This is interesting...considering the more recent Romney comments.