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GOP Strategists Concerned the Romney Campaign is 'Incoherent'
Does Mitt Romney support Paul Ryan's approach to Medicare, which would turn it into a voucher paid toward private insurance, or is he against it? Depends on the day... and the state... and that level of incoherence reportedly has some in the GOP worried. The Romney messaging snafus, they note, …
'Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro!'
The band DEVO has teamed up with Dogs Against Romney to take a jab at presumptive presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. From the press release: "Gerald Casale, a founding member of the American punk/New Wave band DEVO, has announced a new single “Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro! …
Local Artist Maximizes Color in His Work
Daniel MacGregor is an abstract artist and photographer with a studio in Flowood, and one thing I look forward to daily is seeing what painting he will share next on Facebook. HIs Facebook page has hit the 1000-like benchmark for good reason: his paintings are vivid and rememberable. A common …
Salon: 'Paul Ryan Didn't Build That'
Lost in some of the Rand/Medicare/Taxes discussion of Rep. Paul Ryan was a glib line that he's now offered a few times on the stump, taking President Obama's "You Didn't Build That" line out of context to suggest that Obama was saying that small businesses didn't build their businesses. The …
U.S. Leads the World in Total Medals & Gold Medals After London Games End
The Summer Olympics are over for the next four years. In two years, the Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi, Russia. We won’t see the summer games against until 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Every nation will have to wait four more years to catch up to the United …
Tea Party Patriots Say Ryan Will Restore 'Personal Freedom' to 'National Values'
We just received this verbatim statement from the Tea Party Patriots based in Alexandra, Va.: "Tea Party Patriots welcomes the selection of Paul Ryan as the Vice-Presidential running mate for Governor Mitt Romney. With this selection, Governor Romney and the Republican Party make it clear that they have accepted the …
Mississippians Against Racism Starts "Mississippi Love for Gabby" Campaign
Mississippians Against Racism is asking everyone to sign a card for Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas to congratulate her for her gold medal wins, and encourage her after the controversy surrounding how she wore her hair during the competitions. Here is the press release with minor corrections to the dates: In …
Friday Night Lights Help From JFP Nation
I woke up this morning with cool breeze in the air and I couldn’t help but reminded of how close high school football is to starting. Several teams are traveling across the state tonight to participate in jamborees before the season kicks off next week. Since the other local paper …
Saints Fall 7-6 to Patriots as Defense Rules the Night
After the Hall of Fame game, the New Orleans Saints spent the week holding joint practices with the New England Patriots before their preseason game. Those joint practices might have allowed both teams’ defense to dominate during the game. The game started with the Saints losing the coin toss and …
Jesse Jackson Disses Sag Ban
The Rev. Jesse Jackson doesn't think too highly of Hinds County Supervisor Kenny Stokes' proposal to fine kids 10 bucks for wearing their pants a certain way. Rev. Jackson spoke at this morning's convocation for returning Jackson Public Schools Employees, who reported today for their first day of work in …
History will be made Thursday Night in Green Bay vs San Diego Preseason Game
The NFL confirmed today that for the first time in history a woman will officiate a NFL game. On Thursday night when the Green Bay Packers meet the San Diego Chargers, Shannon Eastin will make history. Eastin has officiated Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games in the past. She has won six …
I Love This Video From the JPL 'Mission Control' During Mars Landing
When we looked at the clock last night and realized it was only about 20 minutes before Curiosity was set to land on Mars, I decided to root around and find a Web feed to see if we could watch it in action. Having been warned that there might be …
Saints defeat Cardinals 17-10 in the Hall of Fame Game
Football is back. After an offseason where player activity has made more news than player signings, the New Orleans Saints getting back on the playing field meant more -- after one of harshest punishments ever given to an NFL franchise in the wake of "bounty gate." In the NFL Hall …
Five Key Saints Questions to Watch During the Hall of Fame Game
Football returns on Sunday with the Hall of Fame game between the Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints. The Saints finally get to play football after a tremulous offseason that included a prolonged contract dispute with quarterback Drew Brees and the bounty gate scandal. This game will be the first …
USA Leads the Medal Count as Olympics Round the Turn into the Final Week
As the Olympics round the turn into the final week; this mega two week spectacle finally moves to track and field. The United States finally moved to the top of the leaderboard in overall medals as well. U.S. swimmers, American’s first gold in Judo for a man or woman, women’s …
To Tweet or Not to Tweet is the Question for London 2012
There might not be a bigger lasting complaint about the London 2012 Olympics than results getting posted early for events NBC is delaying to show later in the night. Tape delay in 2012 seems laughable if you cover sports all day like I do. London is the first Olympics where …
USA Ties China for Most Overall Olympic Medals
China (9 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze) started fast but the United States (5 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze) has finally caught the Chinese in total medals. Both countries have 17 total medals after three days of competition. China leads every country with the most gold medals with nine. The …
Which Teams do You Think Should be Included in the JFP College Football Top 25?
College football is less than 40 days away. That means it is time for the second year of the JFP College Football Top 25 poll. So who should be in the first poll of the season? Which teams do you think will make the most noise in the 2012 season? …
U.S. Women's Soccer Team Open London Games With A Win
The opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics haven’t even taken place but there has already been some early Olympic excitement. France put a scare in the USA women’s soccer team early today in Glasgow, Scotland. Things didn’t look good for the U.S. women early, who are seeking to win …
NCAA Has Opened Pandora's Box Even If They Don't Want to Admit It
This morning the NCAA came down hard on Penn State in an unprecedented action not involving infractions of NCAA rules. Penn State was hit with a four year bowl ban, $60 million fine and a reduction of 10 initial scholarships and 20 scholarships for the next four years. Also 111 …