The Moderate Voice exposes the GOP's presidential hopeful

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE SKELETONS TO LEAP OUT OF GOV. BOBBY JINDAL'S CLOSET AFTER HIS RANT ON TV TUESDAY...ANYBODY ELSE GOT SOME GOOD KATRINA STORIES TO SHARE?

IF THIS THE KIND OF COMPETITION THE GOP PLANS TO THROW UP AGAINST OBAMA IN 2012...it looks bad for the Elephant set. See what you think about this column by...

TONY CAMPBELL, TMV Columnist

"It is a bit early to order the 57th Presidential Inaugural collectibles but the smart money has to be on Obama getting re-elected in 2012. This week was a major victory for Obama, not only with the signing of his stimulus package, but also with a well-received prime time address that bolstered his approval ratings while the country continues its economic nosedive.

It couldn’t get any better for Obama, could it? Oh, yes… I forgot about the other actors in our national political drama, the hapless Republican Party. First, Michael Steele announces that he is going to start a civil war within the ranks to get rid of sitting Republican United States Senators because of their vote on the stimulus package. Second, the party revives Newt Gingrich as its new (or retro) leader of the loyal opposition. Yesterday, the CPAC true believers booed Tucker Carlson for having the nerve to give them political and media advice that might actually work in the 2010 midterm elections.

If that wasn’t bad enough, the cherry on top of the unpalatable sundae is the remarks by Governor Bobby Jindal on Tuesday night. Not only did the GOP front runner look like a spelling bee contestant that has stage fright, it has been learned that his story about the Louisiana sheriff was totally made up. Jindal’s presidential run and the best hope of the Republican Party to offer an alternative to Obama over the next three years failed miserably.

For the GOP, it’s back to the drawing board. For Obama, you better keep the name of that horseshoe maker a secret… everybody is going to want one."

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Pay Toilets on Airline? Customers without cash in deep s**t!

LONDON (Reuters) – Ryanair's chief executive said Europe's largest budget carrier might start charging passengers for using the toilet while flying, but his spokesman cautioned Michael O'Leary often just made things up at will.

"One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might actually have to spend a pound ($1.43) to spend a penny in future," O'Leary told BBC television.

He said this would not inconvenience passengers traveling without cash. "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound."

A spokesman said the airline had considered the fee as a possible source of extra revenue since passengers had the option of not using the toilet on board, but added that "maybe O'Leary was just taking the p*ss this morning."

To read the rest of the story click here.

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Controversial doll turns fifty: Barbie is still a hot item

  

Guess who just turned 50? That's right. Barbie.

The real age Barbie offered today, with gray hair and all (shown top left), is a far cry from the original Barbie. One thing is for sure about Barbie - she changes with the times, as evidenced by the photo above in her black leather and fishnet stockings. A month ago a group called "Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood" named the Dallas Cheerleader Barbie the Worst Toy of the Year Award - the TOADY (Toys Oppressive And Destructive to Young children) for causing harmful expectations on what girls are supposed to be like.

But not everyone things she's bad. Collectors rave about her. Children still play with her. And she's probably as popular now as she was in 1959. Here's an article from The Chicago Tribune about her birthday and the decades she dressed up.

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'Attractive' Lions with Dark Manes have a Little Secret!

I was watching the Animal planet the other day and they had some interesting information about lions.

It seems the darker their mane is, the more attractive they are to the females. Scientists have determined that those with dark manes tend to be healthy and even have less lice.

There's one big drawback however. Those dark manes, unlike the light ones, attract the sun more and tend to sap the lion's strength.

When their that hot, scientists say, their sperm is weak and too slow to impregnate an eager female! What irony! What a trick of nature.

It's one time when the best-looking mammal doesn't get the girl!

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Servings are getting smaller these days but this is crazy!

Back in 1969, a school buddy and I were traveling in Canada when we ran across a little Mom & Pop hamburger stand in Manitoba. When we got our order they were the smallest hamburgers we'd ever seen! We even took a picture of those miserable burgers for posterity. Now, many years later, it looks like someone has made an even smaller burger. Is it the smallest burger in the world? Who knows? Who cares? It's kinda fun to look at.

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It's really not a printable story unless a man bites a dog!

Back in journalism school in the mid-seventies, I remember one instructor who always used the phrase, "If a dog bites a man - there's no story. But, if a man bites a dog - then you have something!

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Repentant Republicans: Party Chief looks too change GOP image!

REALITY HAS FINALLY FOUND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. LIKE LANCING A BOIL, GOP MEMBERS HOPE TO GET RID OF THEIR CRAPPY IMAGE WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY ADMITTING THEIR PARTY HAS BEEN SCREWING UP!

TALKING POINTS MEMO (TPM) REPORTER ERIC KLEEFELD IS SPOT ON THIS MORNING WITH NEWS ABOUT THE GOP'S NEW VIEWS...

"Michael Steele sure has an interesting idea for how to rebrand the Republican Party: Loudly announcing at CPAC that they messed up, and pledging to do better now."

Click here to read the rest of the story.

Citizen Joe: Republicans looking at possible new leader!

You heard it here.

Joe-the-Plumber is being invited to a lot of Republican functions lately, and the rumor is that he's going to be the next LEADER of the Republican Party!

GOP members are grooming him as the next straight-talking, folksy kinda guy, who could inspire extreme Conservatives to back him for the next presidential election in 2012. One GOP insider, who declined to give his name, said that Joe wouldn't have any problems with attacking Liberals and tossing out lies about Democrats.

Critics say he was a lousy reporter and had less insight than a titmouse. Past customers from his plumbing business say that he wasn't afraid to get in the shit...there only complaint was that he played with turds a lot!

Political analysts say Joe could team up with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and make a strong ticket for 2012. Until then, if anybody has a plumbing job they need done at a reasonable price...just see Joe. He's busy trying to pay his back taxes and will probably give you a hell of a deal!

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Attorney General Holder halts medical marijuana club raids!

GOOD NEW S FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST TODAY...

"Attorney General Eric Holder said at a press conference Wednesday that the Justice Department will no longer raid medical marijuana clubs that are established legally under state law. His declaration is a fulfillment of a campaign promise by President Barack Obama, and marks a major shift from the previous administration."

For the whole story click here.

PERHAPS THIS LATEST MOVE FROM THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WILL FINALLY GETS THE "SMASH AND GRAB" FEDS TO MEND THEIR EVIL WAYS AND QUIT MESSING WITH PEOPLE! WE CAN ONLY HOPE. AT LEAST WE NOW HAVE A PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE FED RAIDS HAVE TO CEASE. CALIFORNIA VOTERS HAVE WAITED A VERY LONG TIME FOR THIS MOMENT.

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Here's a Hands-On approach to sculpting shapes...

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