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Man Arrested for Sending Ricin-Laced Letters to President, Senator

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:31:14 +0000

Federal authorities have arrested Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, for allegedly sending letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Obama and Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) earlier this week. The FBI made the arrest at about 5:15 p.m. (EST) Wednesday in Corinth, at Curtis’s home, without incident. Curtis, who lives in Corinth, Mississippi, apparently signed the [...]

Weird Presidential Art and Collectibles on Etsy

Lori Crofford — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:37:54 +0000

Etsy has become one of my new things. I like to search their website to see if I can find the weirdest of the weird on some of their products. Since this week we celebrated President's Day, I thought it would be fun to see some of the weirdest crafts and collectibles Etsy had to offer that involves the Presidents.

The Origin of President's Day

Lori Crofford — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:30:41 +0000

I started asking myself, why do we celebrate President’s Day? Did we just mush Washington and Lincoln’s birthday into one holiday? Are we supposed to celebrate all the Presidents? What is it? I started doing a little research because apparently as you get older your forget certain things you learned as a child. The holiday [...]

Who Are You Voting For Today to be the President? [POLL]

Lori Crofford — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:18:19 +0000

So today is Election Day! Voting is the right of every American. So I encourage you to get out and vote today if you haven't already. A soldier(s) died to give you the freedom to vote, so honor their memory today by marking the box of the person that you see fit to run this country. Also if you would, take our poll, who did you vote for to be President of the United States of America.

Clinton vs. Reagan: Who Gets Your Vote in the Ex-President Showdown? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:54:02 +0000

In a recent Yahoo News and Esquire poll of 1,002 adults, Barack Obama was pitted against Ronald Reagan and Mitt Romney got a hypothetical matchup with Bill Clinton. In both cases, the ex-president defeated the current presidential candidate by a healthy margin.

Which begs the question of who would win a fantasy presidential matchup of Clinton vs. Reagan? Yahoo and Esquire surveyed that, too.

Are You Frustrated By the Tone of the Presidential Campaign? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:35:56 +0000

Ever since Mitt Romney all but wrapped up the GOP nomination earlier this year he and Barack Obama have been firing political salvos at each other. But despite tens of millions of dollars spent on attack ads by the Obama and Romney campaigns and their surrogates, the race appears to be a toss-up. While the onslaught of negativity hasn’t moved [...]

Did President Eisenhower Meet with Aliens?

Kathy Landin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:53:56 +0000

According to a former Pentagon consultant and prominent author and lecturer, President Eisenhower met with aliens on at least one occasion during his presidency. Timothy Good, who worked with the Eisenhower administration, made this claim on a recent BBC program.

Should Presidential Candidates Be Questioned About Their Failed Marriages? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:48:46 +0000

Newt Gingrich has surged to the front of the field among Republican presidential hopefuls, despite questions about his past failed marriages. In fact, Gingrich seemed to score points with GOP voters when he lambasted CNN’s John King during a South Carolina debate for bringing up one of Gingrich’s ex-wives’ allegations of infidelity. So does the public [...]

Voters Would Be More Opposed to an Atheist Candidate Than a Mormon One — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:30:36 +0000

If Mitt Romney is able to capture the Republican nomination for president there will be much talk about his Mormon faith and whether voters will be willing to pull the lever for someone who belongs to a religion that only about two percent of Americans practice. A new survey from Poll Position of 1,333 registered [...]

President Obama's Family Avoids Facebook and DVRs 'Modern Family' Just Like Us!

Kathy Landin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:20:25 +0000

He’s one of the most powerful people on the planet, but President Barack Obama is just like every other American with an average American family. According to an interview in PEOPLE, he watches TV and tries to keep his girls away from Facebook, just like any parent. Like we needed an interview to figure that out.

Ronald Reagan Is the President Most Americans Want to Bring Back — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:15:43 +0000

When asked which former president they would like to run the country today, 36 percent of Americans picked Ronald Reagan. That made The Gipper the number one selection in a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll of 1,012 adults. Franklin Delano Roosevelt came in second with 29 percent, followed by Thomas Jefferson (14 percent) and Harry Truman [...]

Sarah Palin Will Not Run for President

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:19:34 +0000

Sarah Palin has finally ended months of speculation and announced she will not seek the GOP nomination for president.

The former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential candidate issued a statement that read in part, “As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision maintains this order.”

Donald Trump Not Running for President in 2012

Lori Crofford — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:43:16 +0000

'Celebrity Apprentice' host Donald Trump announced Monday that, despite previous intentions, he will not be running for President in 2012.

"I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election," Trump said in a statement, according to ABC News. "I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector."