FFRRIIEENNDDSS OOFF TTHHEE MMIIDDDDLLEE JANUARY, 2012 NewsletterS Edited by Steven W. Baker for FRIENDS OF THE MIDDLE original material ©2012 Steven W. Baker, all rights reserved FRIENDS OF THE MIDDLE INDEX of FotM DAILY NEWSLETTERS — JANUARY, 2012 (Click on cover below to access issue. / Click on issue’s FotM Logo to return here.) The Voldemort of American Politics R0mney* (Yawn!) As Goes Montana, Rules from the Shadows Wins Iowa So Goes the Nation Who Can Be Screwed? #43 – Jan. 3, 2012 #44 – Jan. 4, 2012 #45 – Jan. 5, 2012 #46 – Jan. 6, 2012 Why Not Just Throw Yet Another Tax Scam: the Rest of Us Capitalism Most Businesses Pay in Prison Right Now? Ron Paul and Good Government Zero #47 – Jan. 9, 2012 #48 –Jan. 10, 2012 #49 – Jan. 11, 2012 #50 – Jan. 12, 2012 Government Needs De- Rupert Murdock Craves Regulation: People Don’t Genius, Courage, Triumph: Big Government Why Do the Need No Stinkin’ Rights! The Story of Brian Wilson Intervention: $$$ Candidates Lie? #51 – Jan. 13, 2012 #52 – Jan. 16, 2012 #53 – Jan. 17, 2012 #54 – Jan. 18, 2012 The Republican Candidates What Hell and South In the Land of Hatred in a Nutshell Shakespearean Drama Carolina Hath Wrought Where the Shadows Lie #55 – Jan. 19, 2012 #56 – Jan. 20, 2012 #57 – Jan. 23, 2012 #58 – Jan. 24, 2012 The Obameter: We ARE Making Fossil Fuel Subsidies Tracking Obama’s a Difference! Romneymania! Must End Campaign Promises #59 – Jan. 25, 2012 #60 – Jan. 26, 2012 #61 – Jan. 27, 2012 #62 – Jan. 30, 2012 The Mortgage Game— You Lose! #63 – Jan. 31, 2012 FotM NEWSLETTERS, JANUARY, 2012 — HEIRARCHICAL HYPERLINKED 1-PAGE INDEX POLITICS invisible (01-12) 2012 PRIMARIES (02-12) 2012 ELECTIONS (03) CONSERVATIVE MIND, THE (04) DEMOCRATS (05) LIBERAL MIND, THE (06) MISC. 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(41) PETITIONS / ACTIONS / CAUSES (42) SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY (43) U.S.A., THE (44) WORLD, THE FotM NEWSLETTERS, JANUARY, 2012 — DETAILED INDEX OF POSTS DATE-ID TIME FROM SUBJECT/TITLE invisible (01-12) 2012 PRIMARIES invisible 20120104-01 11:02 Beth 2012 Republican Primaries—Iowa 20120104-03 12:07 SteveB Re: 2012 Republican Primaries—Iowa (reply to Beth, above) 20120104-06 12:34 Beth Re: 2012 Republican Primaries—Iowa (reply to SteveB, above) 20120106-08 17:51 SteveG Fw: (from Alan Grayson) Just Hand-Out the Prozac Why Do the Candidates Lie? by Steven W. Baker / SteveB (“FACT 20120118-00 SteveB CHECK: Distortions in Jan. 16 GOP Debate”) The Republican Candidates in a Nutshell by Steven W. Baker / 20120119-00 SteveB SteveB (“In South Carolina, Candidates & Citizens Occupy Separate Realms”) 20120118-01 15:17 Pam Re: The Republican Candidates in a Nutshell (reply to SteveB, above) 20120120-00 SteveB Shakespearean Drama by Steven W. Baker / SteveB 20120119-01 08:32 SteveB “Iowa Republicans to Call Caucus Result ‘Split Decision’” Re: “Iowa Republicans to Call Caucus Result ‘Split Decision’” (reply to 20120119-02 11:09 Pam SteveB, above) Re: “Iowa Republicans to Call Caucus Result ‘Split Decision’” (reply to 20120119-03 11:32 Art Pam & SteveB, above) Re: “Iowa Republicans to Call Caucus Result ‘Split Decision’” (reply to all, 20120119-05 12:27 SteveG above) Re: “Iowa Republicans to Call Caucus Result ‘Split Decision’” (reply to 20120119-10 13:49 Dennis SteveB, above) Re: “Iowa Republicans to Call Caucus Result ‘Split Decision’” (reply to 20120119-12 14:25 Pam Dennis, above) 20120120-05 19:04 SteveG Re: Republican Primaries (reply to Pam, above, 18:17) 20120121-01 11:31 Pam Re: Republican Primaries (reply to SteveG, above) 20120121-02 15:07 Dennis Re: Republican Primaries (reply to Pam, above) 20120121-03 17:04 SteveG Re: Republican Primaries (reply to Dennis, above) 20120121-04 17:16 Art Re: Republican Primaries (reply to Pam & Dennis, above) 20120121-13 20:39 Pam Re: Republican Primaries (reply to Art, above) invisible MITT ROMNEY invisible 20120104-00 SteveB R0mney* (Yawn!) Wins Iowa by Steven W. Baker / SteveB Re: R0mney* (Yawn!) Wins Iowa (reply to SteveB, FotM Newsletter # 20120104-02 11:31 Art 44) 20120104-04 12:09 SteveB Re: R0mney* (Yawn!) Wins Iowa (reply to Art, above) “Super PACs Spend $13 Million on Early Primaries, Romney Top 20120103-09 16:28 SteveB Beneficiary” “Mitt Romney Tells the 99% to Stop Being Jealous & Bend Over Quiet 20120111-12 22:28 SteveG Down” & “Romney: Any Concern For Income Inequality Is ‘About Envy’” “Some Additional Reflections on My Arrest at a Romney Event in Hudson, 20120112-03 13:39 Pam NH” 20120119-07 12:31 SteveG “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-08 12:35 Art to SteveG, above) Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-09 12:42 SteveG to Art, above) Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-11 14:10 Dennis to all, above) DATE-ID TIME FROM SUBJECT/TITLE Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-13 14:26 Pam to Dennis, above) Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-14 14:59 Bill to Dennis, above) Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-15 15:24 Dennis to Bill, above) Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-16 15:37 Pam to Dennis, above) Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-17 15:38 Bill to all, above) Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-18 15:42 Pam to Bill, above) Re: “Mitt Romney's Taxes Took a Vacation in the Cayman Islands” (reply 20120119-19 16:13 SteveG to Dennis, above) Romneymania! by Steven W. Baker / SteveB (“Romneymania Sweeps 20120126-00 SteveB America”) “Mitt Romney's Mexican Roots; His Father Was Born In Mexico, Could 20120127-03 11:52 SteveG Choose Dual Citizenship” 20120128-02 06:00 SteveB Mitt R0mney invisible RICK SANTORUM invisible 20120104-22 22:53 SteveG Fw: (from Alan Grayson) Rick Santorum Is Wrong Re: (from Alan Grayson) Rick Santorum Is Wrong (reply to SteveG, 20120104-24 23:15 Bill above) & “Santorum Surge Brings Ethics Questions” Re: (from Alan Grayson) Rick Santorum Is Wrong (reply to SteveG & Bill, 20120104-25 23:41 SteveB above) Re: (from Alan Grayson) Rick Santorum Is Wrong (reply to SteveG, FotM 20120105-01 10:25 Pam Newsletter #45) “Rick Santorum-Linked Universal Health Services Facility: Fraud, Assault 20120106-06 14:57 SteveG & Alleged 'Exorcism'” 20120109-07 17:14 SteveG Fw: (from Alan Grayson) Rick Santorum Tried to Ban Weather Forecasts Re: (from Alan Grayson) Rick Santorum Tried to Ban Weather Forecasts 20120109-12 18:58 Art (reply to SteveG, above) invisible NEWT GINGRICH invisible 20120121-06 17:54 SteveB “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120121-07 18:06 Art (reply to SteveB, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120121-08 18:26 SteveG (reply to SteveB, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120121-14 20:43 Pam (reply to SteveG, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-01 17:20 SteveB (reply to Pam, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120121-09 18:27 SteveB (reply to Art & SteveG, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120121-15 20:47 Pam (reply to SteveB, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-04 06:05 SteveB (reply to Pam, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-12 13:17 Pam (reply to SteveB, above) DATE-ID TIME FROM SUBJECT/TITLE Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-13 13:26 SteveG (reply to SteveB, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-06 08:58 SteveB (reply to SteveG, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-05 08:06 SteveG (reply to SteveB, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-07 11:41 SteveB (reply to SteveG, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-08 12:53 SteveG (reply to SteveB, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120121-10 18:30 SteveG (reply to all, above) Re: “New South Carolina Polls: Newt Gingrich Has Big Lead In Primary” 20120122-14 13:54 Pam (reply to SteveG, above) Re: