Nobody is talking about or to Communists except Republicans

As part of his current campaign for re-election as governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker tweeted this yesterday: Now, nobody on the left is espousing Communism. But I imagine the word plays well with the Trump base that Governor Walker is trying to motivate…and they probably don’t understand the difference between…

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The Sweet Taste of Irony: Rick Santorum’s Red Closet

I mean, really, does it get more ironic than this?  Ever??? The Santorums of Italy were “dyed-in-the-wool Reds” with strong links to the Socialist and Communist movements, the magazine said, particularly during the rise of Mussolini and his Black Shirts. “Rick’s grandfather, Pietro, ran the local post office and had…

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The Ron Johnson t-shirt line

A lot has been made about Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson’s rather peculiar views on global warming, whether it’s his comments about sunspots or his assertion that Greenland really was green, as well as Johnson’s statement that communist China has the right ideas on business. So to poke a…

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Chairman Johnson: Ron Johnson thinks communist China’s got the right ideas on business

It seems like every time he opens his mouth, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson says something really really stupid. In an interview with the Wisconsin Radio Network on August 30, Johnson made it abundantly clear he believes communist China is a great place to do business, saying, “I’d encourage…

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