American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

• GOP = Misogyny

  

  Charles Murray is one of the sources for justification of the failure known as the Paul Ryan budget. He is both a misogynist and a white supremacist, debunked a... Read more

  The 11 april 2014 by   Doggone
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• Catching up with Michele Bachmann

  

  Michele Bachmann has been very busy lately. NOT usefully or productively busy, NO. Never that. Not resolving her various legal troubles busy, either, not the... Read more

  The 11 april 2014 by   Doggone
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• Senate Republicans Turn American History on Its Head

  I don't know if you were paying attention two days ago but, as the title above says, Senate Republicans just further turned American history on its head. Read more

  The 11 april 2014 by   Morage
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• Poll Shows North Carolina Voters Support A $10 Minimum Wage And Equal Rights...

  

  Public Policy Polling conducted a survey of 740 registered voters in North Carolina between April 3rd and 6th (and the poll had a margin of error of 3.6 points). Read more

  The 11 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Bully!

  

  The word "Bully!" has more than one meaning. It has positive meanings, like 'bull market' for a rising stock market. Or for another example it was a pet phrase... Read more

  The 10 april 2014 by   Doggone
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• GOP = Radical, Crazy, Inaccurate Right-wingnut Revisionist History

  

  From Right Wing Watch: You can't make up B/.S. like this; it is classic right wing revisionist history. I would also point out that CONSERVATIVE hearts and mind... Read more

  The 10 april 2014 by   Doggone
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• Most Red State Voters Support Medicaid Expansion

  

  One of the primary reasons for passing health care reform (the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare) was to significantly reduce (if not eliminate) the huge numbe... Read more

  The 10 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Greg Abbott - The Phantom Gubernatorial Candidate

  

  (The cartoon image above is by John Branch in the San Antonio Express-News.) In his past electoral ventures, Greg Abbott has depended on his fund-raising and th... Read more

  The 10 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• New Jersey Voters Say No To "Christie For President"

  

  A candidate for the presidency that cannot even carry his own home state is not a candidate that can be elected. That is more than just a saying -- it has been ... Read more

  The 10 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Conservative White America Takes Credit for the End of Slavery

  By RF SchattenChristians and the Constitution freed the Slaves?? With all due respect to the Headmaster of Bull at the Heritage Foundation...neither Christians... Read more

  The 10 april 2014 by   Rfschatten
  

• More Answers to Confused People

  From Heartiste:Bit of a thread jack… https://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/answering-hater-lies/#comment-179870 What do you make of this moron? Read more

  The 09 april 2014 by   Calvinthedog
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• This Brand of Conservatism Might Win My Vote

  

  By Alan BeanAndrew Bacevich and blurry colleaguesAndrew Bacevich could easily be dismissed as a liberal.  He is a political scientist who teaches at Boston... Read more

  The 09 april 2014 by   Alanbean
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• Public Says No To Supreme Court's McCutcheon Decision

  

  A few days ago, the United States Supreme Court made a second bad decision regarding campaign finance in this country. This one, McCutcheon vs. Read more

  The 08 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• The Dung Beetle Award Goes To...

  

  An Academy of Dung Beetles' award is being rolled toward New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd for fantasizing about brutally murdering members of the GOP. Read more

  The 08 april 2014 by   Hughvw
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• Rangel Failed to Pay Rent on Harlem Office but State Bailed Him out

  

  NY Post: New York City’s longest-serving congressman won’t pay his rent. State taxpayers were stiffed out of at least $87,000 when Rep. Read more

  The 07 april 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Quinnipiac Poll Names The "Hottest" Politician In The U.S.

  

  I thought this survey, done of 1,578 registered voters between March 26th and 31st, by the Quinnipiac University Poll was rather interesting. Read more

  The 07 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Someone Else Speaks up for the Electoral College; I Demur

  

  Frank Bures, like other defenders of the Electoral College (Commentary, April 3), seems determined to ignore the world in which he presumably lives. Read more

  The 07 april 2014 by   Erictheblue
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• "Yep, That’s Left-liberal Tolerance in a Nut-shell"

  

  For those not aware, Andrew Sullivan is journalist, a blogger, an editor, and an author.  He aligns himself with many leftists on hot button issues like... Read more

  The 05 april 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Sen. Elizabeth Warren is ‘hottest’ U.S. Politician: Poll

  

  NY Daily News: Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the “hottest” U.S. politician, a new poll shows — but it’s not exactly what you think. Read more

  The 05 april 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Unemployment Rate In U.S. Remains Mired At 6.7%

  

  The Labor Department has released its official statistics for the month of March -- and at first glance those statistics look good. Read more

  The 05 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Does The GOP Really Have The Advantage In November ?

  

  I'm still hearing a lot of Washington and New York political pundits saying the November election is a foregone conclusion -- the Republicans will win and keep... Read more

  The 05 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• 3 Real Places We Expect Won’t Be Holding The 2016 GOP Convention Based On Their...

  CNN reports that the Republican National Committee has narrowed down the list of cities in the running for the 2016 GOP convention, eliminating Phoenix and... Read more

  The 05 april 2014 by   Nottheworstnews
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• Republicans and Other Wingnuts

  

  The Republican Party used to contain some folks with a smidgen of intelligence, kindness, common sense and patriotism. Today Republicans so described are far an... Read more

  The 04 april 2014 by   Lowell
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• Barrakud Festival 2014 – Pag Island Croatia, 9-16th August

  

  This summer Croatia is the place to be. So dig out your sunglasses and prepare for the magic that is the Barrakud festival! Enjoy 8 days of electrifying music b... Read more

  The 04 april 2014 by   Theneonhub
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• MASSIVE 2012 VOTER FRAUD: 35,750 with Same Name & DOB Voted in 2 States

  

  More evidence that Obama and the Dems stole the 2012 elections. More evidence that the United State of America has devolved into a Third World and third rate... Read more

  The 03 april 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Ryan Budget Plan Is An Exercise In Insanity

  

  (The cartoon image above is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) picked the perfect day to unveil his latest budget... Read more

  The 02 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Hit The Koch Brothers Where It Hurts - In The Pocketbook

  

  (This caricature of the right-wing extremist Koch brothers is by DonkeyHotey.) David and Charles Koch are multi-billionaires, and they think they can use that... Read more

  The 02 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Idiots R Us - #3

  

  Money still talks. Robert H. Richards IV is an heir to the du Pont fortune. He's not gainfully employed. He raped his 3-year old daughter. He said it was an... Read more

  The 01 april 2014 by   Lowell
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• David Gans on Hobby Lobby: Whose Rights Count--Owners' Or Workers'? (and Hobby...

  

  At the Balkinization blog, David Gans offers one of the clearest explanations I've read of the fundamental issue at stake in the Hobby Lobby case about religiou... Read more

  The 01 april 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Obamacare and Real People: Continued Erosion of Moral Credibility of U.S....

  

  As Obamacare enrollment surged yesterday to meet the goal the administration had originally set for program enrollments, Rachel Maddow aired a segment last nigh... Read more

  The 01 april 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Newest Numbers Verify The Huge Success Of Obamacare

  

  The Republicans have done their best to try and make sure the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is a failure. They have lied about the program, pronounced it to b... Read more

  The 01 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Public Says More Guns Would Make Them Feel Less Safe

  

  The NRA, and the elected officials (mostly Republicans) who carry their water, have tried to spread the argument that more guns in the hands of more people mean... Read more

  The 01 april 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• “Imperial Presidency”?

  

  A piece in the NYT about how the slogan, or whatever you want to call it, “imperial presidency” is being used by the Right to describe the Obama administration. Read more

  The 01 april 2014 by   Paul Phillips
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• Republicans: Against Progress, Even Against America

  Republicans and the entire Republican Party have been impeding progress for the nation and for Americans for so long, we're nearly getting immune to it.But we... Read more

  The 31 march 2014 by   Morage
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• Obama’s EPA Wants to Regulate Cow Fart to Fight “global Warming”

  

  The Daily Caller reports, March 28, 2014: As part of its plan to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the Obama administration is targeting the dairy industry... Read more

  The 31 march 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Review: Good Boys and True (Raven Theatre)

  

  Good Boys and True Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Directed by Cody Estle at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark (map) thru May 3 | tickets: $15-$36 | more info Chec... Read more

  The 30 march 2014 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Young Voters Provide A Portrait Of The GOP's Future

  

  The chart above shows the political preference of young voters (ages 18 to 29) over the last 20 years. Note that as the Republican Party has become more... Read more

  The 30 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• On the "Tipping Point" Metaphor, Gay Rights, and the Notion of Progress

  

  Some of you pressed me this week (and here and here) about what it means to say American culture is at a "tipping point" regarding questions of gay rights. You... Read more

  The 29 march 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Hillary Looks Good Against The GOP Field In Colorado

  

  This information is from a Public Policy Polling survey of 568 registered voters in Colorado (including 255 GOP primary voters) done between March 13th and 16th... Read more

  The 29 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Senate Democrats Ready To Play Hardball Politics

  

  (This caricature of the major political party symbols is by DonkeyHotey.) It looks like I may have underestimated Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada). Read more

  The 28 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• ’16 GOP Hopefuls Sucking Adelson’s Teat, Torture Never Worked, Wormhole Travel!?...

  

  GOP Presidential Candidates Puckering Their Lips for AdelsonThe GOP hopefuls for the 2016 presidential slot are headed to Las Vegas this week in order to try... Read more

  The 27 march 2014 by   Paul Phillips
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• States Preaching Small Government Most Dependent On Federal Government

  

  via EgbertoWillies.com Say one thing ( very pompously) and do another - aka GOP HYPOCRITES: The map above is striking. It is a perfect illustration that politic... Read more

  The 27 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• Age Doesn't Look Any Better Than Race For The GOP

  

  Yesterday I wrote a post on race and political party preference. It showed that while Republicans have a 9.5 point advantage over the Democrats among Whites,... Read more

  The 27 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Potholes in Logic

  I recently flew home from Washington DC on the same plane as Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton.  I didn't know Dayton suffered from a degenerative condition which... Read more

  The 25 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• Sneeringly Insulting Leftist Surprised by “strange Revival of Republican America”

  

  There have been predictions of the Republican Party’s demise since at least the 1990s. But to quote Mark Twain, “Reports of my death are much exaggerated.” In... Read more

  The 25 march 2014 by   Eowyn
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• GOP Whining Over Paying Women Fairly

  

  from the WAGE project: Employers pay women less than they pay men for the same reason male dogs lick their balls - because they can. And like male dogs,... Read more

  The 24 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• Public Believes The Rich Pay A Smaller Percentage Of Their Income In Taxes Than...

  

  The chart above was made from information contained in a new Rasmussen Poll. The survey was done on March 17th and 18th of a random nationwide sample of 1,000... Read more

  The 24 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• The Very Mis-directed Paul Ryan---and His Republican Party

  

  There is an article out just now, from The New York Times, pointing out the problems, inconsistencies and heartless hypocrisies, even, of Republican member of... Read more

  The 22 march 2014 by   Morage
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• The Seeds Of A Voter Revolution Still Exist

  

  These charts were made from information in a new Rasmussen Poll (conducted on March 18th and 19th of 1,000 nationwide likely voters, with a 3 point margin of... Read more

  The 22 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Abbott Would Veto A Law Helping Women Get Equal Pay

  

  Texas Attorney General (and GOP gubernatorial candidate) Greg Abbott is quite happy to accept huge pay raises from the people of Texas -- a 63% raise since... Read more

  The 21 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• The Idiots R Us

  

  One of the things you'll discover in the following paragraphs is that many of our so-called leaders or wannabe leaders really believe in the ancient religious... Read more

  The 21 march 2014 by   Lowell
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• Corporate Media Is Still Lying To Us About Social Security

  

  You may think my title for this post is an exaggeration, but it's not. When is the last time you have heard on any of the major (corporate-owned) news networks... Read more

  The 20 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• The Actual Message Of The Book Of Mormon

  

  It's no secret that untold thousands of formerly faithful latter-day Saints have been abandoning the faith over the past few years, motivated by a discovery tha... Read more

  The 20 march 2014 by   Rockwaterman
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• Which Way Wednesday – Fed Edition

  

  The last Fed statement came out on January 29th and, as you can see from Dave Fry's Dow chart on the right from Feb 3rd, it was not INITIALLY well-recieved. Read more

  The 19 march 2014 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Star Inn, St Mary in the Marsh, Kent

  

  On a wonderful sunny Saturday during the bank holiday weekend we visited the Star Inn for a beer. There were 4 real ales on tap. The barman was friendly and... Read more

  The 19 march 2014 by   Richard Randall
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• Warren Inn, New Romney

  

  We stayed in a caravan park just across the road from the Warren Inn. During our two weeks in New Romney we made this pub our local. Due to bad weather we did n... Read more

  The 19 march 2014 by   Richard Randall
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• The Ship Inn, 118 HIGH STREET, DYMCHURCH

  

  One time lunch we visited The Ship Inn for a beer while on the way back to New Romney. It is an o.k. pub. The choice of real ale is limited to two tap, and the... Read more

  The 19 march 2014 by   Richard Randall
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• The Pilot Inn, Battery Rd, Lydd-on-Sea, Romney Marsh

  

  I read some very negative reviews about this pub and its food. Pre-warned we only visited for a beer. You enter via the dining area which looked rather... Read more

  The 19 march 2014 by   Richard Randall
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• The Ship Hotel, 83 High St, New Romney, Kent

  

  It says hotel but don’t be fooled in to passing it by. The ground floor is home to a large pub/restaurant. There is also parking at the rear, and a pub garden. Read more

  The 19 march 2014 by   Richard Randall
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• Wendy Davis Is Chipping Away At Abbott's Lead In Texas

  

  Texas hasn't had a Democrat elected governor since Ann Richards won the office more than 20 years ago (in 1991), and most political pundits have predicted that... Read more

  The 19 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• An Open Letter to the People Who Hate Obama More Than They Love America

  By Jesse LaGreca I meet you all the time. You hate Obama. You hate gay people. You hate black people, immigrants, Muslims, labor unions, women who want the righ... Read more

  The 17 march 2014 by   Lowell
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• On St. Patrick's Day: On the Forgetting of Irish Americans (Including Paul Ryan)

  

  As St. Patrick's day arrives, interesting commentary about the grand irony of Irish-American history--that a people who arrived in the U.S. Read more

  The 17 march 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• No Favorite Among GOP Presidential Hopefuls

  

  Yesterday I posted about a new national poll by Public Policy Polling about party preferences for the 2016 presidential nomination. Now the CNN / ORC Poll has... Read more

  The 17 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Etonians at Westminster

  From the BBCIn an interview in Saturday's FT, the education secretary said: "It doesn't make me feel personally uncomfortable, because I like each of the... Read more

  The 16 march 2014 by   Markwadsworth
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• Poll Finds Georgia's Governor Race Is Currently A Toss-Up

  

  A new InsiderAdvantage / Fox 5 / Morris News Poll has been released on the race for governor in Georgia. The survey was taken of 486 Georgia voters, and has a... Read more

  The 16 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Hillary Still Looks Strong - Leads All The GOP Possibles

  

  I've been bringing you state-by-state presidential preferences recently. This one is different, since it's a national rather than a state poll -- but the outcom... Read more

  The 16 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Ann Coulter – March 12, 2014 – RIGHT-WING MOBS? SAY IT ISN’T SO, CONSERVATIVES!

  

  Ann Coulter makes a very important case for esprit de corps. No army will long prevail if it kills its own wounded. – TD Ann Coulter – March 12, 2014 When I... Read more

  The 15 march 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Losing Their Heads? Or Just out of Their Minds? (Update to an Earlier Story)

  

  Raw Story reported a few days ago that now Rick Santorum has picked up the latest radical right wing / radical religious right claim about guillotines being... Read more

  The 14 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• Let's Be Honest - Paul Ryan Is A Racist And A Liar

  

  Republicans, especially those on the far-right, have never liked the social programs this nation has established to help the elderly, children, the unemployed,... Read more

  The 14 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• The November Election Will Be Determined By Turn-out

  

  On Tuesday night, the Republicans were able to hang on to the House seat in Florida's 13th Congressional District. Pundits, especially those with GOP leanings,... Read more

  The 13 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Road Trip With Lulu's Pt. 6- Abandoned

  

  I love seeing all of the old, rundown buildings on long road trips. They add character to the endless miles of... well, nothing. I wish I could take the time... Read more

  The 12 march 2014 by   Gentrilee
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• Conservatives, by Definition, Believe Things That Are Not True

  

  Tip of the hat to Addicting Info for this. According to right wing nut case Jim Garrow, the Obamacare guillotine has now been legalized and will be used to... Read more

  The 11 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• The Most Unpopular Senator In America ?

  

  (This caricature of Senator John McCain is by DonkeyHotey.) Is John McCain (R-Arizona) the most unpopular senator in the United States? Read more

  The 11 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Republican Minnesota Legislator Pat Garofalo Nationally Humiliated for Racism

  

  Pat Garofalo, face palmed[ A trash-talking / trash-tweeting member of the MN GOP had to back track after first doubling down on a racist tweet. Read more

  The 10 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• Michele Bachmann Struggles with Rejection by America by Attending CPAC

  

  At CPAC, Michele Bachmann continued her cray-cray. She is dealing with rejection the same way she deals with the rest of reality, by denying it. Her own party... Read more

  The 09 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• Rand Paul Wins Straw Poll Of The CPAC Extremists

  

  CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) has just held its annual meeting, where the most extreme right-wingers in America gather to wallow in their... Read more

  The 09 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Millennials Trending Away From GOP & Conservatism

  

  The Pew Research Center recently did a very good survey that concerned Millennials, and how they differed from other generations. Read more

  The 09 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Rick Perry Revives Presidential Hopes

  Texas governor Rick Perry broke through as a serious presidential hopeful Friday with a spirited speech to a cheering crowd at the Conservative Political... Read more

  The 07 march 2014 by   Hughvw
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• It's Friday Fun Day - but Not for McCain and Probably Not for His Buddy Putin...

  But not so much fun if you're the Putin-praising Senator John McCain from Arizona. I have to wonder if perhaps the elderly senator is getting a bit past it, as... Read more

  The 07 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• Texas GOP Is The Teabagger Party

  

  Yesterday I remarked about a New York Times article that said the establishment Republicans in Texas had held off the teabaggers in the recent primary. Read more

  The 07 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Colorado's Law Requiring Background Checks on Private Sales is Working Well

  Fox News Republicans are criticizing Colorado Bureau of Investigations data that tracks the number of background checks done on private gun sales since a new la... Read more

  The 06 march 2014 by   Mikeb302000
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• Random Thoughts On The Texas Primary

  

  The Texas primary is over. There are still a few races that will have to be determined in a run-off election (for both parties), but basically the parties now... Read more

  The 06 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Direct Diplomacy

  

  Today we have another guest post by GOF comrade Romney Wordsworth. My first instinct when it comes to Kanye West is to declare war. Read more

  The 05 march 2014 by   Grooveonfire
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• MN GOP Stands for 'Mazingly Nutty, Gullible (&)/OR Paranoid!

  by Dog Gone of Penigma A Minnesota radical Right Wing blogger wrote up a rumor earlier today as if it were fact this morning that “Connecticut was a commin’ to... Read more

  The 05 march 2014 by   Mikeb302000
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• Texas Primary Results

  

  The state of Texas held its Democratic and Republican primaries last night, and the results were expected, disappointing, and downright scary, with about 85%... Read more

  The 05 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• MN GOP Stands for 'Mazingly Nutty, Gullible (&)/OR Paranoid!

  

  A Minnesota radical Right Wing blogger wrote up a rumor earlier today as if it were fact this morning that “Connecticut was a commin’ to confiscate yer guns”. Read more

  The 04 march 2014 by   Doggone
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• "That is a Rather Terrifying Demonstration of Naivete."

  

  Elizabeth Scalia's take on the Ukrainian crisis and the Obama administration's reaction: The Obama White House is learning the hard way that presidential power... Read more

  The 04 march 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• The "Religious Liberty" Crusade Against Gay Rights: Making the Connections,...

  

  For those seeking information about which particular groups have been pushing the "religious liberty" legislation targeting gay folks in various states in the... Read more

  The 03 march 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• Early Party Presidential Preferences In Iowa

  

  One of the first states to choose their preference for president for each party in 2016 will be Iowa. The choices made by the party caucuses in that state can... Read more

  The 03 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Obamacare Is Here To Stay (And The GOP Knows It)

  

  The Republican Party had said they would be voting again to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) this coming week, and this time they would be passing... Read more

  The 02 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• A 12 Year Tragedy.

  

  So I finally was able to watch one of the Oscar films; 12 Years A Slave. If the film win any Academy Awards it will be mainly because of two singular reasons, o... Read more

  The 02 march 2014 by   Jamesswezey
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• GOP Refuses To Allow A Vote On Veterans Benefits Bill

  

  (This cartoon image is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.) The Republican Party, especially those on the far right, like to make a public display... Read more

  The 01 march 2014 by   Jobsanger
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• Sex SCARES Tea Partiers and Other Bigots! Apparently No One Ever Explained the...

  

  Two Salon stories caught me by surprise, each trying to outdo the other in maximizing offensive conservative remarks. The first Salon piece was about a nut-job... Read more

  The 28 february 2014 by   Doggone
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• The Sadly Silly Alternate Reality That Michele Bachmann Lives In

  

  Put Michele Bachmann's face on a stick, and have fun making up stuff. You can't get goofier than she is. Via City Pages: Michele Bachmann argues anti-gay bill i... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   Doggone
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• Quote for Day: "Congratulations to the Arizona Legislature for Doing Such an...

  

  E.J. Dionne on the Arizona legislature's excellent "de-evangelization" program:Those who cherish religious faith ought to be heartsick that it is so often... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   William Lindsey
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• A Different Kind of Tea Party Candidate

  

  Republican candidate Lisa FritschBy Alan BeanI didn’t realize that Greg Abbott had a Tea Party challenger, but he does.  Her name is Lisa Fritsch, a Margaret... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   Alanbean
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• If GOP Abandons Christian Conservatives, the Party is Finished

  

  Steve Deace has a radio show that’s nationally distributed each weeknight from 9-Midnight EST by the Salem Radio Network. Below is his searing article for... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   Eowyn
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• A Small Victory for LGBT Equality

  A Small Victory for LGBT EqualityPosted: 27/02/2014 | Author: The Political Idealist | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Arizona, equality, gay rights, Jan... Read more

  The 27 february 2014 by   Thepoliticalidealist
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• British Intelligence: Obama Born in Kenya; CIA’s DNA Test Shows Dunhams Not His...

  

  Michael Shrimpton is a British barrister (attorney), an adviser to British intelligence, and a serious person. He also is a contributing columnist for the... Read more

  The 26 february 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Gay Marriage Ban -- Another One Bites the RED RED RED Dust, This Time Bloody...

  Another gay marriage ban bites the dust in the deeply red state of Texas. It will be interesting to see what the Attorney General, Greg Abbot, recently seen... Read more

  The 26 february 2014 by   Doggone
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