A totally biased and unreasonable list of blogs that I think you might enjoy reading.
With a hectic weekend, didn’t get the picks up from last Friday’s show, but below is my and Tony’s picks from Week 5. This week, due to the MLB playoffs, my weekly appearance on the Tony Mercurio Show will be on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. this week when we’ll make our picks for Week 6.
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Going in to Week 3, I’m still up two games on Tony. Here are our picks for this week:
Cincinnati over Cleveland
Buffalo over St. Louis (Tony Picks St. Louis)
Dallas over Washington
Philadelphia over Chicago
Pittsburgh over Baltimore
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September 26, 2008 - “Tonight, John McCain once again showed the experienced leadership to keep our country safe as president and commander in chief. It was John McCain who declared last year that he would rather lose a political campaign than see America lose a war. It was John McCain who long advocated the surge [...]
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Going in to Week 3, I’m still up two games on Tony. Here are our picks for this week:
Washington over Arizona
Tennessee over Houston (Tony picks Houston)
Pittsburgh over Philadelphia (Tony picks Philadelphia)
Dallas over Green Bay
San Diego over N.J. Jets
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For over a decade, every Friday on my weekly appearance on the “Tony Mercurio Show,” Tony picks five games from the upcoming weekend, and we each pick the winners. Here are our picks for Week 2 of the 2008 NFL season, I’m up by two games after last week:
Indianapolis over Minnesota
Washington over New Orleans (Tony [...]
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For over a decade, every Friday on my weekly appearance on the “Tony Mercurio Show,” Tony picks five games from the upcoming weekend, and we each pick the winners. Here are our picks for Week 1 of the 2008 NFL season:
Both pick Detroit over Atlanta.
Both pick Elizabeth Hasselback’s Husband’s Seattle Seahawks over Buffalo.
I pick Arizona [...]
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“I may not totally like these standings but they’re a bit of hope and mostly realism.” -George Allen
NFC
EAST SOUTH NORTH WEST
Dallas New Orleans Minnesota Seattle
Philadelphia Tampa Bay Green Bay Arizona
Washington Carolina Chicago St. [...]
“It’s heartening to see the continued success in motivating people to achieve independent lives in Virginia.” -George Allen
High Marks for Anti-Poverty Policies
RICHMOND, Va.
Aug 22, 2008
WHSV
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Friday The Heartland Institute’s comprehensive study, Welfare Reform after Ten Years, gives Virginia high marks for the success of anti-poverty and welfare reform policies in the [...]
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“As the dominant news story moves from Obama’s VP pick to the Democratic Convention in Denver, Ross Mackenzie offers this fun piece to read, reminding us there are other things going on in the world besides this election.” -George Allen
On Meal Diversity, Bias, etc.
By Ross Mackenzie
Times-Dispatch Columnist
Richmond Times-Dispatch
August 24, 2008
In case you missed them, some [...]
Three GOP leaders firing back on energy costs
By Aaron Applegate
The Virginian-Pilot
August 14, 2008
VIRGINIA BEACH
A trio of Republican leaders touted Sen. John McCain’s energy plan Wednesday, the latest local effort to gain political traction by talking about high energy prices.
George Allen, a former governor and U.S. senator, U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake and state Sen. Frank Wagner [...]
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“This Russian military attack on independent Georgia has a serious impact on the security and availability of oil and natural gas to our free allies in Central and Western Europe. Let us recognize that a disruption of the BTC oil pipeline could send our oil prices even higher. And, ultimately, this violative attack by Russia [...]
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As the Olympic games open, and the eyes of the world watch this spectacle, please remember that Russia has violently attacked the independent and free country of Georgia. All while the TV announcers fawn over the communist Chinese propaganda and preach the political-science of global warming, which has nothing to do with athletic competition.
Remember that [...]
“Those of us on Young America’s Foundation Baltic Cruise had the pleasure of listening to Prime Minister Laar, who is the George Washington of Estonia, speak in Tallin. He also forecast Russian government’s overt, violent confrontation we are seeing in Georgia and Ukraine.” -George Allen
Stalinism Was Just as Bad as Nazism
by Mart Laar
August 7, 2008
The [...]
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Governor George Allen will appear on WMVA’s “Coffee Break with Bill Wyatt” tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. ET. He will discuss current events in the presidential campaign around the nation and Virginia and why John McCain is the credible leader America needs. The program will also be simulcast live on WYAT-TV40. Tune in to 1450AM [...]
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“Good move by the President on this moratorium that has harmed U.S. energy supply. I’ve been advocating this action for years. Senators Alexander, Landrieu and Warner have al carried on the battle. Now most Democrats (other than Sens. Landrieu, Johnson, and Ben Nelson) and a few Republicans in Congress must vote differently to allow Virginia [...]
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“Good move by the President on this moratorium that has harmed U.S. energy supply. I’ve been advocating this action for years. Senators Alexander, Landrieu and Warner have al carried on the battle. Now most Democrats (other than Sens. Landrieu, Johnson, and Ben Nelson) and a few Republicans in Congress must vote differently to allow Virginia [...]
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“At least 8O% of these proposals highlighted by Del. Marshall are good ideas worthy of passage now or as soon as possible. If not, aggravation will build and it will take Virginia’s next Governor to push truly reasonable common sense measures into effect. Like most Virginians, we are annoyed by waiting for action on some [...]
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“Very good, accurate statement setting up the perameters of an actual solution rather than more political posturing.” -George Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2008
From the Office of Bill Bolling
STATEMENT OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BOLLING ON CONCLUSION OF TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL SESSION
RICHMOND - Early this morning, the Virginia General Assembly adjourned Sine Die, ending [...]
“In celebration of Independence Day, Rick Monday stood strong for freedom when he snatched a lighter-fluid soaked American flag right out the hands of a couple of would-be desecraters. Enjoy.” -George Allen