CNN: 80% of New Hampshire Residents Who Voted In GOP Primary Say Ron Paul "Is Most Likely To Beat Obama"

Exit polling is often quite accurate, so much so that news organizations will often project a winner based on 5%-10% of the vote coupled with what voters are saying when leaving the polling stations.

If you were watching it live, you would have noticed that this particular graphic was pulled off the screen as fast it was put up. Quite curious that, considering the overwhelming nature of the results presented in the graphic, it wasn't mentioned again.

Considering that the media is owned by the proverbial establishment and Ron Paul is not favored by the status quo, it's actually not surprising at all that the media (or their corporate masters to be more precise) don't want this type of information being given to and digested by the American people.

I bet whoever put this graphic up got fired the next day.

Of course, this is all just my opinion.

Time's Making Changes

It's certainly been a year of change for me and, as the coined phrase goes, so much has happened. On the other hand, some other things have been put on the back burner - like this blog.

Quite honestly, when I realized that, before yesterday, my last manual post to this blog happened back in January I was taken back especially considering it's now December. An entire year has passed and, although every now and then I've thought about making time for News Source it simply hasn't happened. I'm thankful for automated content, feeds, and original stories and commentary that remain relevant year round. Conversely and on a more positive note, I have managed to put time into my other online columns, such as my Newsvine column, and social media platforms and, to some extent, that's indirectly kept News Source fairly relevant and updated.

To be fair, this past year has brought a lot of changes into my life with sublime highs and exhausting lows, challenges that, in hindsight, have needed to happen at this stage in my life. Change has come to pass in all aspects of my life; personal, professional, and geographical. Having spent the past 15 years living and working on Canada's west coast in Vancouver, British Columbia, I moved back home to Southern Ontario, with my family, and that alone has been and still is in many respects a huge adjustment. In 2010, we experienced the joy of bringing a new baby daughter into our lives and, after much consideration, we decided that it might be best for her to have more family in her life. We were right in that respect as being around family, interacting with grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins has been immeasurably beneficial to our daughter. However, in a lot of other respects, adjusting has been somewhat more of a challenge.

Upon returning to Southern Ontario, Sarnia to be precise, I decided that, to become more involved with the local and regional scene, I wanted to start and put time into a new blog, with a more local flavor and appeal, and the result is SarniaBuzz. This is probably another reason that I've not focused on News Source. The new blog has already gained a substantial regional following through its multifaceted social media including SarniaBuzz on Twitter, SarniaBuzz on Newsvine, and an official self-titled blog.

Presently, with the current year being in the rear-view mirror and coming to a close, I am looking forward to 2012 and putting more time into all of my online projects, but especially toward this blog. News Source is my primary platform and has been for almost five years and, on that note, I have a lot of new story and commentary ideas that will undoubtedly continue the blog's tradition of providing premium, original content.

I'd like to thank everyone that's followed my work over the years and, more specifically, this blog since its inception. It's my solemn goal to keep those who already like my work in the fold by continuing to provide more interesting, well-written content about many topics and, by the same token, I hope my future efforts will help to attract more people to my work. 

SEED: CSPAN VIDEO: Ron Paul Points Out That Israel Created Hamas

Ron Paul on the House floor noting that the just like the U.S. created Bin Laden, Israel created Hamas.

Read the article here through my Newsvine column.

And, just a reminder that if this is your first time using Newsvine please create a site account so that, when warranted, you can vote for my stories and, when the mood strikes, make the occasional comment!

Joe Burd's Xziled Newsvine Column

I just wanted to leave a quick note about my new column on Newsvine.com.  I have been an author on Newsvine for almost four years, but recently due to a difference in views between the news site and myself they decided to rescind my original, more established account.

As I result, I've had to start from scratch again with my column.

On that note, since Newsvine reaches so many people I've decided to ignore the setback for my original column and make my new one even better and busier.  Two little things that really help with respect to making a Newsvine column broadly successful are votes and comments.  If you like my stories and want to support my work, please register an account at Newsvine and make sure that you at least vote for the stories you enjoy and, whenever possible, leave some comments!

As much as I love investigative journalism and, more broadly, writing, I also really love and appreciate my readers, those of you that always follow my work and enjoy what I do.  As long as people keep reading my stories, I'll keep writing them.

Thank you so much for all of your interest and support.

My Newsvine Column is called Xziled and can be found at:
http://joe-burd.newsvine.com.

Sen. Larry Craig Suddenly Decides He's Innocent of Lewd Conduct

I just watched the dishonorable Sen. Larry Craig's news conference, or statement more specifically, on television and one thing that's clear is that this lawmaker's career is all but over and it's completely and utterly his fault. Even Mitt Romney said, in a statement through his surrogates, that this Senator's behavior is "disgusting".

On August 8, Sen. Craig plead guilty to a crime committed two months earlier, mid-June, in the bathroom of a major public airport. He's an elected United States Senator, has been in public service for decades, has been a staunch opponent of gay rights, has helped write and implement countless legislative acts, but he didn't understand what he was signing when he, two months after the fact, conscientiously plead guilty in writing to charges of lewd conduct at the Minneapolis airport stemming from the June incident.

According to the arresting officer, who also happened to be the victim in this particular incident, was using a bathroom urinal stall when Sen. Craig walked in and stood beside the officer (who happened to be dressed in civilian clothes). After a moment or so, the U.S. Senator started to tap the officer's foot, intermittently, while resting closer and closer to his with each quick pass. According to CNN, this type of behavior is known in the Gay community as a signal that the person doing it wants to engage in lewd behavior. Suddenly, the officer subtlety took out his badge and held it down toward where the Sen. Craig was looking and could see it. Using his other hand, the officer directed the Senator to move toward the door. After some words and Mr. Craig's refusal to cooperate with the officer, he was outright placed under arrest.

Today, he suddenly decided he was tricked by his enemies and he's innocent of all charges. It also, most interestingly, came out at today's news conference that Mr. Craig not only didn't mention his arrest to the Senate Ethics Committee, not that words Senate and Ethics make sense together in the first place, but he also failed to give his wife and other immediate family members the heads up.

Wikinews has published this editorial, but it had to be slighty revised to be used. Quite honestly, it's not too different and still get the points across nicely.

Click Sen. Larry Craig claims he is innocent of lewd conduct to see Wikinews' version.

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