On Nov. 3, 2008, a coal industry official told me that “Electricity costs would skyrocket” under President Barack Obama. Today, more bad news — for both the coal industry and the economy — surfaced. The global economic slowdown has cast a pall over the mining industry with the vast majority of mining executives saying they [...]
Survey: Future of Coal Industry Looks Bleak
February 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: · Barack Obama, commodity prices, decreased investment, electricity, electricity costs, exploration, exploration companies, fraser institute, global economic slowdown, mining, mining executives, mining industry, Obama, president barack obama, raw materials, recession, shortage of raw materials, skyrocketing commodity prices, survey, survey of mining companies
Poll: Majority of Americans Say News Media to Blame for Making Economic Crisis Worse
December 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Is the news media to blame for making economic crisis worse? According to new poll results released by the Opinion Research Corporation today, they are. An overwhelming 77 percent of Americans believe that the US media is making the economic situation worse by projecting fear into people’s minds. The majority of those surveyed feel that [...]
Tags: · Constitution, constitutional protections, corporate liability, demographics, economic crisis, eonomy, financial press, First Amendment, household incomes, liability, media, news media, opinion research corporation, Poll, press, public opinion, survey, white-collar crime
Military Times’ Survey Results Recycled
October 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
More than two weeks ago in a post, Survey: Military Favors John McCain More Than 2-1, I published the results of a Military Times survey of military voters which showed members of the armed forces strongly favor John McCain. Today, I was surprised to find Rush Limbaugh, Fox News Channel and a number of bloggers [...]
Tags: · Armed Forces, Army, bloggers, Bob McCarty, Bob McCarty Writes, Fox, Fox News, Fox News Channel, John McCain, McCain, military times, military times survey, military voters, Rush Limbaugh, survey
Survey: Military Favors John McCain More Than 2-1
October 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
It’s no wonder Barack Obama chose not to visit U.S. troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany during his European tour three months ago. A Military Times survey of nearly 4,300 readers indicates Republican John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core. McCain handily defeated Democrat Barack Obama 68 percent to 23 [...]
Tags: · active duty, Air Force, air force times, Army, Army, army times, Barack Obama, Democrat, John McCain, marine corps times, Marines, McCain, military times, military voters, national guard, Navy, navy times, Obama, obama's european tour, Republican, reserve, survey
Americans Think Obama’s Playing Politics
May 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Fifty-eight percent of Americans surveyed Wednesday and Thursday night say Barack Obama denounced Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. for political convenience, according to a Rasmussen Reports™ report released this morning. The results come only days after the junior senator-turned Democrat presidential candidate from Illinois made statements in another apparent attempt to distance himself from Reverend Wright, [...]
Tags: · Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Obama, playing politics, political convenience, politics, Poll, rasmussen reports, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Reverend Wright, survey, trinity united church of christ, wright
How Many 5-Year-Olds Could You Take?
February 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Thanks to Miss Cellania, a new addition to my blogroll, I found a site offering to provide me an answer to the question, “How many five year olds could I take in a fight?” All I had to do, the site’s owner explains, is complete a short survey. Results are based on physical prowess, training, [...]
Tags: · children, fight, five year olds, Humor, miss cellania, misscellania.com, moral compass, physical prowess, survey, swarm
