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Fox River Pravda!

On December 28, 2011 By

Pravda was the official mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R.  Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Waukesha has it’s very own Pravda!

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Ron Paul: The Candidate of Hate

On December 26, 2011 By

I’ve made no effort to hide my extensive contempt for Ron Paul and the “Paultards” who support his lunacy.  He is a racist, ignorant little homunculus who has no business being in public service.  His economic philosophy is Neanderthal and his foreign policy is naive to the point of reckless.  It’s just too bad that Obama won’t [...]

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Getting Beyond Today’s Schadenfreude: Cain Dropping Out Leaves the Adulterer and the Mormon

On November 29, 2011 By

It is time to get beyond the schadenfreude.  Oh, sure, it is a delight to see Herman Cain in denial over a 13 year “friendship,” so much that he is thinking of ending his campaign.  That’s not going to matter.  Sure, conservatives such as Hannity and Huckabee seemingly had no problem with [...]

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A Question for the BloggingBlue Community

On October 25, 2011 By

Should I keep posting stuff on economics here? I don’t get much comment traction on my econ posts so if people aren’t interested, I can move them back to my personal blog, The Masses.  Please comment below and let me know.  I try to keep the econ posts here short and to the point [...]

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I am old

On July 14, 2011 By

Every year the folks at Beloit College put out the Mindset List, as Joy Cardin at NPR reminded me this morning.  The list represents the mindset of incoming freshmen for that year, and tells us what they don’t take for granted, what they might not get as an allusion, and points to their [...]

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David Duke as GOP Nominee: Will Anyone Notice the Difference?

On July 6, 2011 By

David Duke is thinking of entering the race for the Republican nominee for President.  Sure, Huffpo noticed, and The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and The Forward.  No word from the core of the mainstream media, and no word yet on how Mr. Duke will be received by either the Republican [...]

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Pulitzer Prize winner shares his personal experience as an illegal immigrant

On June 23, 2011 By

Watch as Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares his story about how he found out that he’s an illegal immigrant and how he’s had to hide that fact for nearly 20 years.

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You’ve got to change your evil ways…

On May 17, 2011 By

Progressive Sports columnist Dave Zirin has a great column in The Nation. Zirin brings us the story of Carlos Santana being asked to speak at baseball\'s civil rights game. Much to Commissioner Bud Selig\'s chagrin,speak he did!

Major League Baseball’s annual Civil Rights [...]

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“Tea party” Prologue

On November 29, 2010 By

Senator Dick Lugar one of the last remaining statesmen in the Senate, was recently the subject of much scorn from the “tea party”. Senator Lugar was discussing republican obstruction of the START treaty, when he had this quote:

LUGAR: Please do your duty for your country. We [...]

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2nd Congressional Debate

On October 18, 2010 By

I admire that Chad Lee, who by all accounts, seems to be a very nice guy, has taken to the campaign trail and is running for Congress. It is not easy to run for any office, much less a national office against a well ingrained incumbent in a gerry-mandered district. Unlike Rebecca Kleefisch, [...]

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