politics

Polls and Research (MM #2063)

Talk of the election isn’t going away anytime soon. And the people who conduct polls and research are pulling out their hair.  Doing research has always been challenging, and it just got worse…

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Angry People (MM #2057)

The 2016 Presidential Election is winding down, and I’ve noticed something that is scaring me. We have a LOT of angry people in our world. And I wonder if the political process has made people even angrier this time around…

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Make This Guarantee (MM #2030)

Politicians make promises all the time, but do they ever make guarantees? Has there ever been any politician who’s ever uttered the words ‘I make this guarantee’. I’d probably vote for them just on that sole principle alone…

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Hoping People Will Listen (MM #2029)

When it comes to social media each of us are just hoping people will listen. So many people I know are wearing their political hearts on their sleeves.  But they can’t honestly believe that they are swaying any opinions…

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Political Conventions (MM #1958)

The political conventions are over. Did anything happen at either convention that makes you change how you’ll be voting? I honesty doubt it. It seems that social media has changed us. Because most people have already made up their mind, and there’s nothing that will change it. And that seems to be much different than…

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No Middle (MM #1860)

Everywhere we turn, people seem to be at odds with one another. Sure there’s always been disagreement, but not like this. Is it because there is no middle? I mean, no middle class and no middle ground. Perhaps the two are related…

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Intense Passion (MM #1829)

Some people I know have a passion for politics. It’s a recent thing thanks to the election cycle. But I’ve noticed there’s a more intense passion for many people. That’s the NCAA tournament. And that makes me chuckle sometimes…

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Political Leaning (MM #1820)

In the current world of politics most people seem to be siding more with a candidate based on their personality rather than their political leaning. Like many, I often don’t know where most candidates fall on ALL of the issues that matter to me. So I took a test…

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Idiocracy (MM #1805)

Have you ever seen the Mike Judge movie Idiocracy? I’m seeing a lot from both the candidates and their supporters that really reminds me of the movie. Tennessee is deep in the middle of the political craziness, and it’s starting to look much too familiar…

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Tired Of Politics (MM #1742)

If you’re like me, you’re already tired of politics and all the rhetoric being spewed by both sides. The process of getting elected starts earlier and earlier every year. And the added use of social media by politicians seems to make the election cycle sooooo much longer than in years past…

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