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‘Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection” Marks One-Year Anniversary

January 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In a post one year ago today, I introduced the nation to “Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection.” Today, I share updated details about the unique and collectible coin set that continues to remind Americans of the seven mystery states that, on May 9, 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said he had visited while [...]

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Top 10 Editorial Cartoons of 2009 – Part Two

December 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Thanks to contributors David Donar at Political Graffiti, Curtis D. Tucker at Curtoons.com and “Michael” at the now-defunct My Personal Litmus blog, I was able to share a great number of fantastic editorial cartoons.  Below, I share the second five of my Top 10 favorites of 2009 in no particular order.  Click on any image [...]

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Top 10 Editorial Cartoons of 2009 – Part One

December 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Thanks to contributors David Donar at Political Graffiti, Curtis D. Tucker at Curtoons.com and “Michael” at the now-defunct My Personal Litmus blog, I was able to share a great number of fantastic editorial cartoons.  Below, I share the first five of my Top 10 favorites of 2009 in no particular order.  Click on any image [...]

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Obama Employs Name-Dropping Tactic

September 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Recently (here and here), I’ve noted President Barack Obama inclination toward dropping the names of some of his predecessors — including Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan — into interviews with members of the news media. Because I fully expect the president to continue this practice until his [...]

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Janet ‘Big Sister’ Napolitano is Watching You

April 16th, 2009 · 5 Comments

The image of Homeland Security Secretary Janet “Big Sister” Napolitano on the My Personal Litmus-designed poster above says it all:  “BIG SISTER IS WATCHING YOU.”

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