Poll Results – 7/1/2017

 Posted by at 1:16 pm  Blog News, Politics
Jul 012017
 

Here are the results of our “2018 Democratic Strategy” poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect thinking of the majority of those who actually do think.

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Since our polling site no longer enables us to copy and paste your poll comments, you may read them here.

I voted both.  Opposing Trump and the Republican Reich is imperative, and so is presenting a strong progressive agenda.  While we must all stand together on its core elements, candidates need to emphasize those elements that resonate with their own constituents.

The New Poll is up and kudos to Nameless for the idea.  It’s guaranteed to challenge you all to the limits of your intellectual capacity and political knowledge.

After you vote…

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Lona Goudswaard Has a BIG Mouth! ;-)

 Posted by at 11:50 am  Blog News, Politics
Jun 252017
 

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Lona is still a denizen of Care2, a daily participant here, and a multinational treasure, who spends her time in the Netherlands and Queensland, Australia,  This is her fifth award, the first on 8/6/2015, shortly after she started commenting here, the second on 3/11/2016, her third on 4/4/2016, and her fourth on 7/30/2016.  Her knowledge of US Politics remains far greater than that of the average American voter. She enjoys sending me naps, when I am tired. She has also become an Author here, at Politics Plus, writing her "A View from Afar" series, in which she puts a European twist on current events, until she flips herself upside down, and switches her viewpoint to Oztralia, Before long, that will be a permanent flip.

Because the comment Lona Posted was an even multiple of ten thousand, I will be sending her a Politics Plus coffee mug.  She just sent me her shipping address, so I shall be customizing and ordering it later this week.  We ask that when she receives it, she will send us a picture of herself holding her mug.

Please join me in inundating her with hugs and kudos. I look forward to her sixth.

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Poll Results – 6/17/2017

 Posted by at 1:19 pm  Blog News, Politics
Jun 172017
 

Here are the results of our “Trump Code-Word Intelligence” poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect thinking of the majority of those who actually do think.

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Since our polling site no longer enables us to copy and paste your poll comments, you may read them here.

I voted All of the above, because he does have the right to declassify material, to do it was completely incompetent, and giving it to Russia did betray America.

The new poll is up.  After you vote…

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Open Thread – 5/30/2017

 Posted by at 1:40 pm  Blog News, Open Thread, Personal, Politics
May 302017
 

At last we have a cool day, and I'm enjoying it thoroughly.  It was a slow morning for news.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today's took me 4:58 (average 5:41).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Fantasy Football Announcement:

Our own Fantasy Football league, Lefty Blog Friends, will be holding our live draft for next season on Saturday, August 19 at 10 AM PDT (11 AM CDT, 12 Noon MDT, 1 PM EDT).  If you played last year and are going to quit, please let me know immediately.  May the Holy Ellipsoid Orb bless your team.

Republican Diseases (at Nameless' request):

Republicitis: You're so full of shit that everyone thinks you're a Republican.  You need Dulcolax to unload the excess shit.

Republicosis: You're spraying so much shit around that everyone thinks you're a Republican.  You need Immodium to get your shit together.

Short Takes:

From The Guardian: As tensions continue in Portland following the racially charged murder of two men on Friday, the top Republican in the city said he is considering using militia groups as security for public events.

How insane! Republican militia groups would have joined the attack on the Muslim women! RESIST!!

From The Hill: Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Tuesday said Russia's “aggressiveness” in interfering in last year's U.S. election was unlike anything he'd seen before.

“Across the board, the aggressiveness in this campaign was unprecedented,” Clapper told CNN’s “New Day.”

“An American citizen should be very concerned about a foreign government, particularly our primary adversary, interfering with the most important foundational process that we have in this country, which is free and fair elections.”

Clapper noted that the Russians have long tried to interfere in presidential elections, but characterized the 2016 efforts as the most aggressive and direct.

They could get away with being so aggressive only because one of the candidates was an active partner in their interference. RESIST!!

From NY Times: In the northern suburbs of Atlanta, where what is likely to be the most expensive House campaign in history is being waged, a band of conservative advocacy groups is grappling with a question that may decide whether the Republican Party keeps its House majority after 2018: Do you run with President Trump or against him?

Somehow, the groups are discovering, they will have to do both.

While this does not apply to the race between Jon Osoff and Karen Handel, former attack dog for Komen Hates Women, current Republican office holders, who want to run against Trump need to prove it NOW. Otherwise it's just BS. RESIST!!

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Vivian Birdwell Has Another Big Mouth! ;-)

 Posted by at 11:48 am  Blog News, Politics
May 192017
 

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This is Vivian’s third award.  She earned her first on 4/23/2015 for the 63,000th comment, and her second was last month for the 88,000th comment.  Vivian is a denizen of Care2.  A resident of Oklahoma, she must face horrible frustration politically, but she has great humor in spite of it.  She has a huge heart.  She supports Native American rights, the environment, animal causes, peace, LBGT marriage rights, prison reform, and much more.  She describes herself as a “hillbilly hippie”.  She’s also a hard charger in our fantasy football league. She an almost daily regular, and this site is still far better due to her presence here. After two in a row, is she trying to take over the Big Mouth department?

Please join me in showering her with kudos and hugs.  She’s still a keeper.

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Poll Results – 6/16/2017

 Posted by at 12:54 pm  Blog News, Politics
May 162017
 

Here are the results of our “When Should Democrats Compromise?” poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect thinking of the majority of those who actually think.

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Since our polling site no longer enables us to copy and paste your poll comments, you may read them here.

I voted with the majority.  The problem I have had with making deals with Republicans is that, over the long term, they have refused to negotiate in good faith, holding out for all for them and none for us.  Trying to get them to deal, Democrats have caved-in far too often and far too deeply.  But I have no objection to compromise as long as it’s fair to us, and as long as we don’t budge on core values.  The only other popular choice was ‘Never’.  That may offer feel-good purity, but it leaves the politically uneducated no way to tell the difference between us and the Republicans.  It puts ideological purity ahead of the well being of the American people, just like those, who were willing to inflict Trump on us so they could avoid voting for Hillary to protect us.

The new poll is posted.  Please vote and think about why it should inspire you to

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Monthly Report for April 2017

 Posted by at 1:52 pm  Blog News, Monthly Report, Politics
May 032017
 

This is our first Monthly Report for 2017.  Because Google analytics are so cumbersome, I’m going back to using the raw data from AWSTATS and our HSP, but bot as extensively as I used to do it.  I expect April’s stats  to be a low point from which we can build, as I was down sick for almost the entire month.

Here is our latest summary:

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Reported period

Month Apr 2017

 

 

 

 

First visit

01 Apr 2017 – 00:01

 

 

 

 

Last visit

30 Apr 2017 – 23:59

 

 

 

 

 

Unique visitors

Number of visits

Pages

Hits

Bandwidth

Viewed traffic *

9,130

 

27,885

(3.05 visits/visitor)

82,700

(2.96 Pages/Visit)

209,048

(7.49 Hits/Visit)

6.67 GB

(250.88 KB/Visit)

Not viewed traffic *

 

 

 

401,079

456,798

8.90 GB

Here is our ClustrMap for 2017 Year top Date.

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ClustrMap misses a lot of visits, because many visits can’t be easily traced to a location..

Here are our top five articles:

Jane Smiley: Capitalist Pigs 1/17/2010 2,346
Friday Fun – Making Math Fun … No Fooling! 4/7/2017 264
A Laugh from Bill Maher 4/2/2017 237
Unquestioning Support for Cops 7/28/2015 225
Open Thread – 4/2/2017 4/2/2017 215

The count represents only the people who followed an external link to that specific article.  Three were from April.  Congrats to Nameless, who  wrote one of them.

Here are our top non-blog/news referrers (100 referral minimum):

Care2 1,811
Google 1,629
Stumbleupon 227

Here are our top  blog/news referrers:

http://bildungblog.blogspot.com/
http://oakcreekforum.blogspot.mx/
http://infidel753.blogspot.com/
http://www.pafundi.com/
http://hamsandwich66.blogspot.com/
http://www.straight-friendly.blogspot.com/
https://jasondylan.wordpress.com/

We had 7 sites  with 2 or more referrals, down 2 from November.  Putting blogs’ links here increases the ratings of their sites, so this “linkey love” is our thank you for their support.

I recommend using your own avatar. Go to Gravatar.  Sign up using the email address you use to post comments here and upload the image you want to use as your avatar.  Whenever you comment under that email address here or on any WordPress blog (several others too), that image will become your avatar.

Your Administrators are Lynn Squance, aka Sasquatch or Squatch, SoINeedAName, aka Nameless, and I, aka TomCat, the Founder.  Your Editors are Joanne Dixon, aka JD the Erynator and Lona Goudswaard, aka Lona the Napster.  I  promoted them from Author in August to give them the ability to add graphics to comments and the ability to correct my innumerable typos.

This is our policy on links.  We do not embed links to extreme Republican websites, like Faux Noise, Breitfart or World Nut Daily.  However I leave notes in square brackets when I delete such links, (example: [faux noise delinked]) so readers, who wish to follow them can click through to the source article.  I also remove topical links.  Finally, I blank the target on all links, so they open in a new tab or window. 

Thank you for all that you do, here and elsewhere.  You and other activists are America’s only hope.

We have survived the worst 100 days in US History.  For the Fuhrer and the Republic an Reich, they have been an unmitigated failure, because you and activist like you have apposed them at every opportunity.  Keep it up.  Fight every battle/  We can’t win, if we don’t fight!

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Poll Results – 5/1/2017

 Posted by at 1:09 pm  Blog News, Politics
May 012017
 

Here are the results of our “Survive Trump” poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect thinking of the majority of those who think.

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Since our polling site no longer enables us to copy and paste your poll comments, you may read them here.

I voted ‘definitely not’.  The reason is that Trump appointed Whoresuch, an ideologue so extreme that he almost makes Scalia seem reasonable, to SCROTUS (Republican Constitutional VD).  He will be shitting on our Constitution for decades after Trump disappears into a shower of gold.

I have posted a new poll.  Please vote.  Then…

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