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		<title>They changed their decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, I have been hearing that the Komen Foundation has changed their decision regarding their funding to Planned Parenthood. I found that interesting because when the uproar started I thought I heard on the news that someone high up in the foundation had been quoted as saying that they would not cave into political pressure.<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/they-changed-their-decision/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wow, I have been hearing that the Komen Foundation has changed their decision regarding their funding to Planned Parenthood. I found that interesting because when the uproar started I thought I heard on the news that someone high up in the foundation had been quoted as saying that they would not cave into political pressure. And yet I also had been hearing that the reason <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/they-changed-their-decision/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">They changed their decision</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Negative campaigning</title>
		<link>http://www.cmsrockstar.com/negative-campaigning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that disgust me about political campaigns is how the candidates have raised money that is put into a Super Pac and then they turn the money over to someone who is very supportive of the candidate and then the Super Pac runs a lot of negative ads against the competitors. I<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/negative-campaigning/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the things that disgust me about political campaigns is how the candidates have raised money that is put into a Super Pac and then they turn the money over to someone who is very supportive of the candidate and then the Super Pac runs a lot of negative ads against the competitors. I really hate all of the negative campaigning, and am inclined <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/negative-campaigning/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">Negative campaigning</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The big bailout</title>
		<link>http://www.cmsrockstar.com/the-big-bailout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been hearing about how no one really is happy about the terms of the big bailout plan that is going to save the big financial companies of the United States.  I'm not happy that it is going to cost the taxpayers so much money, but I am happy that they have come up<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/the-big-bailout/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been hearing about how no one really is happy about the terms of the big bailout plan that is going to save the big financial companies of the United States.  I'm not happy that it is going to cost the taxpayers so much money, but I am happy that they have come up with a plan because ultimately it will save our economy <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/the-big-bailout/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">The big bailout</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Shooting wolves from airplanes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was shocked to discover that Alaska encourages its citizens to cull their wolf population by allowing them to shoot the wolves from airplanes! I was reading an article about that today on a website that I discovered today called salon.com. The article was talking about the controversy surrounding that situation, and how Sarah Palin<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/shooting-wolves-from-airplanes/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I was shocked to discover that Alaska encourages its citizens to cull their wolf population by allowing them to shoot the wolves from airplanes! I was reading an article about that today on a website that I discovered today called salon.com. The article was talking about the controversy surrounding that situation, and how Sarah Palin ties into the controversy. I think that shooting anything from <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/shooting-wolves-from-airplanes/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">Shooting wolves from airplanes</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>CNN&#8217;s Jack Cafferty thinks racism is a big part of the race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was really surprised to read on the CNN news website that the news media is talking about how racism is a big part of the Presidential race since both political parties are trying very hard to avoid the discussion of the race.  I was surprised to hear that, but I do agree with it.  I think that<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/cnns-jack-cafferty-thinks-racism-is-a-big-part-of-the-race/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I was really surprised to read on the CNN news website that the news media is talking about how racism is a big part of the Presidential race since both political parties are trying very hard to avoid the discussion of the race.  I was surprised to hear that, but I do agree with it.  I think that there are a lot of people "out there" who are <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/cnns-jack-cafferty-thinks-racism-is-a-big-part-of-the-race/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">CNN&#8217;s Jack Cafferty thinks racism is a big part of the race</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Stupid action figures of political figures</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why on earth would any company want to make the political figures (Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin) look like sex objects?  I was reading on MSNBC's website that a company is selling action figures of Sarah Palin dressed like a sexy schoolgirl.  I saw a photo of the action figure, and I have to<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/stupid-action-figures-of-political-figures/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Why on earth would any company want to make the political figures (Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin) look like sex objects?  I was reading on MSNBC's website that a company is selling action figures of Sarah Palin dressed like a sexy schoolgirl.  I saw a photo of the action figure, and I have to agree it makes her look like a slut.  Shame on <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/stupid-action-figures-of-political-figures/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">Stupid action figures of political figures</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A female VP?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I like the idea of a female for Vice President, I was hoping it was going to be Hillary Clinton!  I was surprised when McCain chose a woman to be his running mate.  Personally I think it is a transparent attempt to get Hillary's supporters to vote for him!  I know there are still<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/a-female-vp/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Although I like the idea of a female for Vice President, I was hoping it was going to be Hillary Clinton!  I was surprised when McCain chose a woman to be his running mate.  Personally I think it is a transparent attempt to get Hillary's supporters to vote for him!  I know there are still a lot of Hillary supporters that are bitter that she <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/a-female-vp/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">A female VP?</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Watched the &#8220;big speech&#8221; last night</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or at least most of it. I was really tired so started to drift off around the last ten minutes of it. I'll have to try to find it on the Internet to watch it again. What I DID hear was very good and impressive. Although I really wanted Hillary Clinton to be the next<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/watched-the-big-speech-last-night/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Or at least most of it. I was really tired so started to drift off around the last ten minutes of it. I'll have to try to find it on the Internet to watch it again. What I DID hear was very good and impressive. Although I really wanted Hillary Clinton to be the next President, if Barack Obama can accomplish even half of his <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/watched-the-big-speech-last-night/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">Watched the &#8220;big speech&#8221; last night</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Timing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I keep hearing on the news that today is the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech. I also keep hearing that today is the last day of the Democratic Convention, which will be featuring a speech by Barack Obama. I have to wonder if the timing of the convention<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/timing/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I keep hearing on the news that today is the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech. I also keep hearing that today is the last day of the Democratic Convention, which will be featuring a speech by Barack Obama. I have to wonder if the timing of the convention happened to be planned to be corresponding to the anniversary <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/timing/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">Timing</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Democratic convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've got the television on tonight, waiting to hear Hillary Clinton's speech at the convention.  My parents and I were all hoping that Hillary would have been Obama's VP choice, and are very disappointed that he picked Biden instead.  We think it will be very difficult for Hillary to make a good speech encouraging everyone<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/democratic-convention/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We've got the television on tonight, waiting to hear Hillary Clinton's speech at the convention.  My parents and I were all hoping that Hillary would have been Obama's VP choice, and are very disappointed that he picked Biden instead.  We think it will be very difficult for Hillary to make a good speech encouraging everyone to vote for Obama under the circumstances, and we want <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/democratic-convention/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">Democratic convention</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always felt that we should have invaded Afghanistan, not Iraq, if we were going to invade any country, in our mission to root out the terrorists that are intent on killing as many Americans as humanly possible.  The recent jailbreak in Kandahar Afghanistan, and then the Taliban push into the Arghandab district on<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/afghanistan/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have always felt that we should have invaded Afghanistan, not Iraq, if we were going to invade any country, in our mission to root out the terrorists that are intent on killing as many Americans as humanly possible.  The recent jailbreak in Kandahar Afghanistan, and then the Taliban push into the Arghandab district on the outskirts of Kandahar seem to be evidence that we <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/afghanistan/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">Afghanistan</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Obama shuns public funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So now I'm hearing that Obama has decided to NOT accept the public campaign money for his presidential campaign, and the republicans are grasping at straws trying to turn it into a big deal, saying he is going back on his word.  I don't think it is a crime to change your mind about something<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/obama-shuns-public-funds/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So now I'm hearing that Obama has decided to NOT accept the public campaign money for his presidential campaign, and the republicans are grasping at straws trying to turn it into a big deal, saying he is going back on his word.  I don't think it is a crime to change your mind about something like that.  When situations change, people need to adapt.  The <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/obama-shuns-public-funds/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">Obama shuns public funds</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>What a big dummy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rock Star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine sent a link to The Colbert Report television show from the Comedy Channel poking fun at David Brooks, the New York Times Columnist who said the faux paux comment about Barack Obama not fitting in at an Applebee's salad bar.  In case you don't know, Applebee's does not even have a salad bar!  For David<a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/what-a-big-dummy/"> [Read the full story ...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A friend of mine sent a link to The Colbert Report television show from the Comedy Channel poking fun at David Brooks, the New York Times Columnist who said the faux paux comment about Barack Obama not fitting in at an Applebee's salad bar.  In case you don't know, Applebee's does not even have a salad bar!  For David Brooks to have said that proves that he himself is <span class="read"><a href="http://www.cmsrockstar.com/what-a-big-dummy/"> &hellip; <strong>Continue reading the story</strong> "<span class="readabout">What a big dummy!</span>"</a></span><br class="clearboth">]]></content:encoded>
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