Daily Rant | Political Calculus in the 25th

Chris Graham

It’s not hard to figure out why Steve Landes didn’t apologize for his comments equating the Obama administration to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. But who would have figured that he would tell us among other things that he’s using taxpayer dollars to investigate the wild-eyed claims that the Obama administration is keeping tabs…

Daily Rant | Boo, Hiss

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Congressional Republicans missed President Obama coming over to their side with significant concessions to the points they have raised on health-care reform. They were too busy booing and hissing and calling him a liar to recognize that. What has this country come to? AFP editor Chris Graham explores in today’s Daily Rant. Facebook Video. Length:…

Daily Rant | Al Groh

Chris Graham

What will happen to the embattled Virginia football coach? Nothing, that’s what AFP editor Chris Graham is hearing, and naturally he thinks this would make for an obvious hot topic for a Daily Rant. So much to rant about, so little space on Facebook Video. Length: 3:39.

Text, video of Obama’s Stay in School address

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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten…

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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Respect the president, whether you voted for him or not. AFP editor Chris Graham recalls his first recognition as a teen-ager that this is what you’re supposed to do. Key point: If you think our president can’t tell kids to stay in school because you didn’t vote for him, something’s wrong with you. Facebook Video….

Daily Rant | The Chamber and Stormwater

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Another example of how rhetoric about taxes, fees and “failed government programs” stalls progress. That’s the focus of AFP editor Chris Graham’s Daily Rant. Key Point: The Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce seems to want to shift the burden for paying for stormwater-system improvements in Staunton from big business to small business and residential taxpayers….