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President Obama Schools Romney in Third Presidential Debate

Posted on October 27, 2012 by theurbanllama

Class was in session Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla., as President Barack Obama delivered a lesson in how to conduct foreign policy to an underachieving student in challenger Mitt Romney. This was the third and final presidential debate, hosted … Continue reading →

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Obama Takes the Thriller in New York

Posted on October 20, 2012 by theurbanllama

The second presidential debate, held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, was like a classic middleweight boxing match, where both fighters were bloodied in frequent heavy exchanges but President Barack Obama got the better of Mitt Romney and took the … Continue reading →

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Biden and Ryan Clash in Kentucky

Posted on October 12, 2012 by theurbanllama

Thanks Joe! Any momentum Mitt Romney had after the first presidential debate was slammed to the mat by Vice President Joe Biden in his Thursday night debate with Paul Ryan. This was the performance Republicans have worried was coming once … Continue reading →

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Romney A Mile High After First Presidential Debate

Posted on October 4, 2012 by theurbanllama

We have a horse race ladies and gentlemen. Only one candidate came to fight Wednesday night in Denver and that was Mitt Romney. It wasn’t a knockout, but in the parlance of boxing, Romney won a 10-8 decision. The challenger … Continue reading →

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TWO TALES OF ONE ELECTION

Posted on September 17, 2012 by theurbanllama

Let me declare this up top, the presidential election is going to be close regardless. On one hand there is President Barack Obama, a popular leader who rescued the U.S. economy from a free fall and passed the Affordable Care … Continue reading →

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Eleven Years Since That Morning

Posted on September 11, 2012 by theurbanllama

Eleven years are a long time to ruminate over an event like 9/11. It’s not a daily thought for me, but it’s always there underneath the surface, ready to pop up at any mention of the attacks. It’s a date … Continue reading →

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What I Need to Hear from Democrats

Posted on September 5, 2012 by theurbanllama

The Democratic National Convention kicked off Tuesday in Charlotte with 64-days remaining before the presidential election. The quick synopsis of night one is the Democratic convention is better run, has better energy and presented a more attractive message than anything … Continue reading →

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The Republican National Convention – Not Ready for Prime Time

Posted on September 3, 2012 by theurbanllama

The hot lights are gone and the hot air with it as the Republicans mercifully left Tampa at the conclusion of their national convention. Talk about a tidal surge of empty rhetoric. I’m all about some American optimism, but we’ve … Continue reading →

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HURRICANE KATRINA PLUS 7

Posted on August 29, 2012 by theurbanllama

This is not a happy day in New Orleans. Hurricane Isaac is pounding the metro area. Thankfully the multi-billion dollar enhanced levee system installed after Hurricane Katrina appears to be holding. Still hundreds of thousands of residents are without power, … Continue reading →

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King Coal Keeps Trucking

Posted on August 29, 2012 by theurbanllama

Coal wins again. Despite trend lines that show coal production and mining jobs in decline, backlash from industry executives and their pocket politicians led a Republican-controlled federal appeals court last week to strike down an environmental rule that would have … Continue reading →

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