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Honest Abortion?!?

On February 6, 2012 By

I’m back riding that Ron Paul horse…  From Matt Bors:

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Halftime in America

On February 5, 2012 By

I do not watch the Super Bowl for the commercials for a couple reasons, 1. They usually suck and 2. if they are good you will see them about 157,000 times in the next month.

Tonight was the first commercial I was impressed with since Clara Peller Asked "Where's the Beef?" albeit [...]

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Dragging The Nation to the Right

On February 5, 2012 By

Interesting graph from VoteView showing the GOP lurching to the right over the years and dragging the Democrats with them.  Interesting to note that the Nazi Socialist Marxist Kenyan Non-President Obama-nation is about as “liberal” as Truman and LBJ (in other words, not so much…)

Our findings here echo those discussed in a [...]

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Meet the New Hate, Same as the Old Hate

On February 4, 2012 By

Salon has an interesting interview with Arthur Goldwag, author of the new book The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right.  He argues that the racist and conspiracist approach of today’s right-wing nut jobs is “largely the same as it was 50 years ago.”

But what caught my attention [...]

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Punk Economics: Episode 1

On February 4, 2012 By

Great review of the crisis in Europe by Irish economist David McWilliams!  McWilliams has worked as an economist with the Central Bank of Ireland and as a banker with UBS bank and the Banque Nationale de Paris.  He currently does documentary television.

Listen for the bit around 7:30 where McWilliams talks about working in [...]

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Republican Rep. John Fleming cites The Onion as factual news

On February 4, 2012 By

Apparently Republican Rep. John Fleming does’t understand that stories found in The Onion aren’t actually true…

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Paul Ryan Dishonors Martin Luther King, Jr.

On February 4, 2012 By

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Martin Luther King, Jr. day, a teacher from Racine refused an award because it was given to him by Paul Ryan (R-Wall St.). The same Paul Ryan who has perpetually been adamantly against [...]

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Do As I Say Not As I Do

On February 4, 2012 By

Seems to be high up on the republican platform.

I think the one thing that bothers me most about the current republican party as a whole, is their unmitigated gall and lack of shame. Here the daily show exposes it brilliantly!

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Susan G. Komen turns its back on women; citizens take action

On February 2, 2012 By

Here we go again. Women in need are losing access to cancer screenings because “pro-life” zealots who don’t like Planned Parenthood are finding themselves in positions of power. I didn’t think I’d be posting about this issue again so soon, but I guess taking needy women as political hostages and craftily justifying it [...]

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The Best 9 Minutes on Television

On February 2, 2012 By

At least since Super Bowl XX! Seriously though, this 9 minute clip is for those who think that President Obama has done nothing for the American middle class. This 9 minute clip is for those who think that there is no difference between the two parties or think how bad could a mitt romney [...]

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