Category Archives: Elections

Breaking the Frisco-L.A. Axis: Six Californias

Posted on July 18, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Timothy Draper, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, has successfully collected enough signatures to put his proposal to split California up into six states on the 2016 California ballot.      This would serve to beat the San Francisco – Los Angeles axis … Continue reading →

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Extremism In The Defense Of Liberty Is No Vice

Posted on July 16, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Fifty years ago today, Barry Goldwater gave his famous acceptance speech in which he declared: “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Post-Election Assault on the Suburbs

Posted on June 5, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The Obama administrations jihad against the Middle-Class, the Suburbs, and the independence of the individual that those bring, is poised to spring forth… after the election.      The “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule seeks to push people into compact urban living, … Continue reading →

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A Few Humorous Senate Campaign Commercials

Posted on May 31, 2014 by The Political Hat

     With the 2014 campaign continuing to ramp up, the campaign commercials have been coming out like a transvestite at the Folsom Street Fair.  While most tend to be forgettable, some good and snarky ones have already come out.      A few … Continue reading →

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Politically Correct Gay Bashing

Posted on May 15, 2014 by The Political Hat

     The Left claim that slurs against lesbians and gays are so horrible so as to be “H8 speech” and unprotected by the 1st Amendment.  Funny, then, how the most spiteful and bigoted anti-gay slurs are spewed by those very same … Continue reading →

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California to Ban Anyone Affiliated with the Boy Scouts from Some Elected Offices

Posted on April 29, 2014 by The Political Hat

     California is poised to declare that the Boy Scouts practice “invidious discrimination” because they don’t allow gay scoutmasters.  The result of this is that is would prohibit any judge in California from being affiliated with the Boy Scouts.  Since Superior … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Whiteness as a Disease, Logic & Reason is Racist, and How Vote Fraud is the New Social Justice

Posted on April 24, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Logic + Being White + The Integrity of the Vote = … Continue reading →

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Is Democrat Iowa Senate Candidate Braley this Year’s “Todd Akin”?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by The Political Hat

     In 2012, an unnecessary and idiotic remark destroyed Todd Akin and allowed an unpopular incumbent Senator to loose, and likely also contributed to the loss of the Indiana Senate seat.  The Democrats hounded the Republicans as being anti-woman and pro-rape. … Continue reading →

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Ross Miller’s House of Cards

Posted on March 30, 2014 by The Political Hat

     Looks like Nevada Attorney General candidate, zombie rights advocate, and “clown car” Nevada Secretary of State, has yet more problems to deal with.

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Six Californias: An Analysis of Splitting California Into Six States

Posted on March 11, 2014 by The Political Hat

     A Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Tim Draper, is circulating an initiative measure to split California into six states.  Here we present a quick look at what that would mean politically.      First let us look how the state would be broken … Continue reading →

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