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2012, It's Coming
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11/22/2011 10:48:00 AM
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
For the last eight weeks, we've been working diligently on developing a go-to resource for the 97.1 listener that provides you an expansive overview of the election that is just 349 days away. Many of the races are just starting to get some traction and things will only get more heated from here. We're going to have you covered on everything from the national stage to your local state reps. We will connect you with the various elections that will specifically impact your daily life as well as any issues or propositions that may find their way onto the November ballot.
It's our goal to keep you as informed as possible to important races to follow as well as important dates to know. We'll also be providing you with original video content that you will only be able to see here at 971talk.com. You won't want to ...
2008 vs 2012: New Ballgame
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11/4/2011 3:38:00 PM
November 4, 2011
The 2012 election is 367 days away. Right now, all of the talk regarding the elections looms in the GOP nominee arena. What I don't hear anyone talking about right now is how Obama is going to approach the next 12 months of campaigning against GOP Candidate X. The Campaigner in Chief has quite the unchartered road to the ballot box this go around.
In 2008, Obama was a Hope. He was the Dream. He became the fantasy so desperately craved by a wounded country that the electorate was willing to look past the absent experience, the vicious blaming, and the truest promise to "fundamentally change the United States of America." America, in the riskiest game of Let's Make a Deal to date, chose to pass up the mediocre, lack luster guaranteed prize, and they chose the curtain.
The good news for conservatives pleading to return their ...
The Misguided 99%
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10/20/2011 12:53:00 PM
OCTOBER 20, 2011
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Sound familiar? As I've taken in the Occupy movement that is sweeping across the nation, I've tried exceedingly hard to pinpoint the message the masses are trying to send. Whenever a group of people of their magnitude assembles, it is important to first hear their message before passing judgment. The Tea Party folks wanted the same thing, right?
"Hear what we're saying!" That's what they want, right?
Well, I've been listening. Listening hard actually. What I hear is noise, dissatisfaction, and a newly found exuberant motivation to dissent...for any reason and for any cause. Problem is, there's no unifying message. Sure, we've all heard the 99% talking point. But what does that ...
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