Category Archives: Issues

GOP’s War on Women: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signs 4 Bills against Women in secret in one day


Controversy is brewing after Governor Scott Walker signed four hot button bills Thursday. The new laws affect everything from abortion to schools and the workplace. The governor signed the bills Thursday night with the news breaking Friday afternoon. “The four bills … Continue reading

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Is Texas Billionaire Harold Simmons going to turn the Ogallala Aquifer into a Nuclear Dump?


Excerpt from Bloomberg: Harold Simmons built a West Texas dump for radioactive waste that is bigger than 1,000 football fields and he can’t fill it. To turn it into a profitable enterprise, the Texas billionaire hired lobbyists to urge the Obama administration … Continue reading

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#1 – GOP Lies – Romney quoting Obama on the Debt


Here at the centrist word we are going to start tracking blatant lies from the GOP and the Romney campaign.  We are going to start with #1 and see where it takes us.  Here is the first one. #1 – ‘Government can spend … Continue reading

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The Ryan Plan – Plan to Prosperity for America or Path to Destruction for the GOP?


I will have to give him this – he is persistant.  After releasing what many saw as a political ‘silver bullet’ for Obama last year, Paul Ryan (R-WI) has done it again.  He has release yet another budget (very similar … Continue reading

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‘Clean Coal’ is a Scam


Wow, clean coal – sound great yes?  You have probably heard one of the dozens of commercials touting the miracle of  ’clean coal technologies’ and how not coal fired plants are in complete sync with nature.  If you have not, I would be surprised … Continue reading

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“Remember” – Obama for America 2012 Television Ad about Energy


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Private Sector Job Creation under Obama


When President Obama took office, the economy was losing more than 700,000 jobs per month. President Obama acted quickly to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which cut taxes for small businesses and 95 percent of working families. It … Continue reading

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The majority of people who oppose ‘Obamacare’ can’t tell you why they oppose it


It is true – the people who are most opposed to ‘Obamacare’ know the least about it.  When pressed to explain what is it about ‘Obamacare’ they do not like, either they can’t tell you or they will say something … Continue reading

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Watch this FoxNews Video Explain why no President has the Power to Change Gas Prices (except Obama)


that was then, this is now…… Now FoxNews and the GOP have taken the position that gas prices are 100% Obama’s fault and despite the fact that domestic oil production at 8 year high, Obama is hindering drilling.  Are FoxNews viewers … Continue reading

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Was Fox News involved in alleged 9/11 Phone Hacking?


In London Saturday, Rupert Murdoch issued full-page apologies for the phone-hacking scandal that has hit his media empire. Critics say his free-wheeling and politically conservative approach may have affected US journalism at Fox News as well. . Fox News is … Continue reading

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