American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

• Rick Perry Meets the Spanish Inquisition

  OK, Rick Perry's latest gaff in Detroit reminded me of Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition sketch:I was curious if anyone else had the same reaction and came up... Read more

  The 12 november 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• The Party of Lincoln

  What's going on with the Republican party? Are its presidential contenders a fair sample of the whole? I'm afraid they are. If you're in quality control at the... Read more

  The 12 november 2011 by   Erictheblue
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• The Disputability of Macroeconomic Knowledge

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto I believe that issues in macroeconomics are inherently disputable. That is to say, measurement of economic variables and... Read more

  The 11 november 2011 by   Realizingresonance
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• Jon Stewart Nails the Republican Debate... and So Does Stephen Colbert

  Cross posted from penigma.blogspot.com: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2012 - Mercy Rule Edition www.thedailyshow. Read more

  The 11 november 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• America Tired of Left-Wing Lynching of Cain

  

  Image via Wikipedia At last night’s GOP debate in Michigan, audience members booed moderators in support of Herman Cain and in disgust with the left-wing... Read more

  The 10 november 2011 by   Technocowgirl
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• Mike Tyson IS Herman Cain

  11/10/2011 – by Cynthia Wright Honestly, there is nothing that I could say that would be better than watching this. Have to say, I see Mike Tyson’s foray into... Read more

  The 10 november 2011 by   Cynisright
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• Oops! Governor Rick Perry Has Memory Lapse in GOP Debate

  

  Rick Perry's memory lapse at the GOP debate may have just consigned him to the back of the pack. What's he done, and who's now the stand-out candidate? Read more

  The 10 november 2011 by   Periscope
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• Ohio Voters Take Back the Country - from Extremist Conservatives

  Ohio Senate Bill 5 Overwhelmingly Repealed "Conservative Overreach" Undone Moderate Republicans Join Democrats to Push Back the Extremists Republican Governor... Read more

  The 09 november 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Herman Cain Accuser Sharon Bialek Goes Public, GOP Candidate to Hold Press...

  

  The Republican candidate was rising in the polls - will new allegations of sexual harassment send him tumbling back down? Read more

  The 08 november 2011 by   Periscope
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• Feminism and the Guys

  

  Thanks to SexyFeminist.com I’ve discovered this new book by Michael Kaufman and Michael Kimmel called The Guy’s Guide to Feminism.Both authors are educators... Read more

  The 08 november 2011 by   Erikalust
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• NOT the Last Word on Racism

  I see Herman Cain as a hypocrite for asserting that he didn't see racism as a problem in our society; yet, Hypocrite Herman is now trying to blame accusations o... Read more

  The 06 november 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Is This Right Wing Racism?

  

  Herman Cain has been promoting lies, including the most convincing kind of lies, the ones that have some grain, some detail, of truth in them. Read more

  The 05 november 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Herman Cain Wants an Elecrified Fence to Kill Would-be Illegal Immigrants

  

  President Obama has been tougher on immigration, as reflected in the expenditure of resources to patrol our borders and in deportations of criminal illegal... Read more

  The 03 november 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Fun with Herman

  Is the Republican presidential race a conspiracy to boost the ratings of Stewart and Colbert? I admit, they're both clever, but, really, all you have to do is... Read more

  The 03 november 2011 by   Erictheblue
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• Lynching Cain

  

  Obama sympathizer Politico has wrapped a noose around the neck of Presidential hopeful Herman Cain, and Democrats along with left-wing media are pulling up the... Read more

  The 02 november 2011 by   Technocowgirl
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• PT's Trivia Q&A;: November 1

  It was a night when we had a lot of trouble with the microphone, and a whopping 24 teams turned out as well. (My thanks to my buddy Devin, Thom's manager, who... Read more

  The 02 november 2011 by   Theomnipotentq
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• Mark Sell, NRA Employee and GOPer, Recommends Shooting the President

  

  Meet Mark Sell, NRA Employee and GOP activist: A Halloween-themed email from the Loudoun County, Va., Republican Committee was swiftly condemned by... Read more

  The 01 november 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Allegations of Sexual Harassment Threaten to Derail Herman Cain’s Bid for the...

  

  Herman Cain has just been accused of sexual harassment. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore,... Read more

  The 31 october 2011 by   Periscope
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• A More Lighthearted Look at the 2012 Field

  It might be a symptom of how much the primaries have resembled a three-ring circus this election cycle, but it's also a potential antidote to an early case... Read more

  The 30 october 2011 by   ---
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• Herman Cain: Is He the Republican Candidate to Beat Obama?

  

  Herman Cain is thought by many to be a joke. Many more still say they might vote for him. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, http://www.flickr. Read more

  The 28 october 2011 by   Periscope
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• Do Scientists Know for Certain That Humans Are Causing Climate Change?

  

  It’s no secret that global warming has become a highly politicized talking point in the U.S. If you’ve been paying attention to the GOP presidential debates or... Read more

  The 27 october 2011 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• Smoking Hot: Republican Presidential Frontrunner Herman Cain’s Strange Campaign...

  

  Cigarettes! Moustaches! Soft rock! It's Herman Cain's presidential campaign ad. Read more

  The 26 october 2011 by   Periscope
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• "The Thing That’s Going to Convince People That My Campaign is Credible is If I...

  “The thing that’s going to convince people that my campaign is credible is if I make a misstatement, I’m going to retract it. If I make a mistake, I’m going to... Read more

  The 25 october 2011 by   Chelseajmartin
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• Iraq Withdrawal, Alzheimer Or Ignorance?

  

  By Isis Win Let me state clearly: I am not a fan, follower, not even supporter of Obama and the Democratic Party. But as well, I am not leaning towards GOP or... Read more

  The 23 october 2011 by   Isiswin
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• Dear New Hampshire Former Bachmann Staff / Volunteers: S...

  

  Dear New Hampshire former Bachmann Staff / volunteers: Seriously, what did you expect? That Bachmann is a known nut-job, factually and judgementally... Read more

  The 22 october 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Sarah Silverman Planning to Give a ‘Live From N*****head’ Comedy Show

  

  10/22/2011 – by Cynthia Wright Well, it seems that everyone’s favorite Jewish comedian Sarah Silverman has decided to stick it to the GOP by hosting a comedy... Read more

  The 22 october 2011 by   Cynisright
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• Bye Bye Quadaffi, RIP and Good RiddanceAnd How the Right Was WrongAGAIN

  

  HARRIS: Congresswoman Bachmann, on the same theme, you opposed the U.S. intervention in Libya. If President Obama had taken the same view, Gadhafi would, in... Read more

  The 21 october 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Five Things Rick Perry Must Do If He Wants to Be the Republican Presidential...

  

  It's time to Rick 'n' roll: Texas governor Rick Perry is slipping in the polls; how can he recover? Read more

  The 19 october 2011 by   Periscope
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• Mitt Romney: Is America Ready for a Mormon President?

  

  Some Republicans are suggesting that Romney's Mormon faith means he's not an appropriate choice to win the GOP nomination. Will these stain tactics wash with... Read more

  The 19 october 2011 by   Periscope
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• Rick Santorum Clearly Can’t Take a Joke

  Rick Santorum complained he felt “bullied” by the left after seeing SNL’s “Yet Another GOP Debate” sketch on Saturday night, saying:The left, unfortunately,... Read more

  The 18 october 2011 by   Beckawall
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• Why Obama Can't Lose

  JadeGold sagely breaks it down for you. The reason isn't because he's done such a wonderful job; it's that the competition is so inept. Read more

  The 17 october 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• All Dummies Unite for Team Bocephus

  

  After taking a good look at him, his father, Hank Williams, summed up that Hank Williams Jr. looked just like a ventriloquist dummy that went by the name of... Read more

  The 12 october 2011 by   Ceemac126
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• Anti-Mormonism as Bigotry

  

  Following hard on the heels of a prominent Texas pastor’s Rick Perry supporting declaration that Mormonism is a cult, James Fallows over at The Atlantic was... Read more

  The 11 october 2011 by   Cris
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• Gross Understatement"I Don't Have the Facts to Back This Up": Herman Cain

  

  Mr. Cain, you don't have the facts to back up a lot of what you believe. You are speaking in every media venue that will have you, and you are running not just... Read more

  The 07 october 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Right Wing Reality Disconnect

  Reading the preceding post where Rand Paul panders to gun nut paranoia, prompted me to cross post this. cross-posted from penigma The Tea Partiers, and other... Read more

  The 07 october 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• US Foreign Policy and 2012 Election

  

  As the presidential election is coming closer, it is necessary to explore foreign policy debates. Around the 10th anniversary of 9/11, some critical issues... Read more

  The 05 october 2011 by   Shahalexander
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• Herman Cain and Niggerhead

  

  I don’t blog on weekends much.  In order to maintain some semblance of sanity, I can’t work all the time.  In keeping with this effort, I was out of the... Read more

  The 03 october 2011 by   Ceemac126
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• Racism, Secessionism, and Rick Perry: The Niggerhead Controversy

  The Perry campaign is disagreeing with the date of when the offending N word was removed. This doesn't appear to be unique or unusual in right wing Texas... Read more

  The 02 october 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• A Review of the Developing GOP Race

  

  Herman Cain: A Fascinating Man with Stale Ideas Since I last sat down to blog about the 2012 presidential race, there have been innumerable developments. Ti... Read more

  The 27 september 2011 by   ---
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• Gov. Rick Perry Vs. President Zero

  I'm a long way from zeroing in on any politician to support in next year's presidential election ... but I do know who has zero chance of getting my support... Read more

  The 22 september 2011 by   Jc_refuge
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• Capital Punishment in America is Arbitrary and Racist

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto Capital punishment is prominent in the news right now. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination... Read more

  The 21 september 2011 by   Realizingresonance
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• Mitt Romney – Swimming with the Tide. A Look at the Astrology of the Pisces...

  

  Mitt Romney is currently leading the polls in the race for the Republican nomination to take on Barack Obama in 2012. This time 4 years ago he failed in his... Read more

  The 20 september 2011 by   Solarisastro
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• No One to Cheer for

  If I were to turn on the TV and find that Notre Dame was playing Ohio State in a football game, I'd change the channel. There's no rooting interest when you wis... Read more

  The 19 september 2011 by   Erictheblue
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• In Recent Debates, Texas Governor Rick Perry Stated He Ha...

  

  In recent debates, Texas Governor Rick Perry stated he had no worries about the execution of innocent prisoners. He should have worries; it is a problem in... Read more

  The 17 september 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Netflix: The Thin Blue Line

  Sometimes (like in its Wikipedia article) called a "documentary," the film features reenactments of a Texas murder in which the wrong man, Randall Dale Adams,... Read more

  The 15 september 2011 by   Erictheblue
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• Bush on Bin Laden and on 9/11

  USA Today published a wonderful article about how former-President Bush remembers the events of 10 years ago. Asked if he believes those polices — including... Read more

  The 11 september 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Jon Stewart Predicts Rick Perry for the GOP

  via Beautiful Horizons The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Read more

  The 10 september 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Rick Perry - Death Penalty King

  

  via Politico As Rick Perry picks up his campaign going into the fall, his home state is set to add six more executions — including a somewhat controversial one ... Read more

  The 05 september 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Governor Martinez, New Mexico

  by way of Governors Journal: Straight ShooterBy GoJo Staff on August 30, 2011 One week after selling the state’s jet for $2.5 million, New Mexico Governor Susan... Read more

  The 30 august 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Disasters and Disastrous Right Wing Revisionist History

  Cross posted from Penigma.blogspot.com; I'm sure that our more extreme 2nd Amendment crowd are convinced that we just need more guns for this too. Read more

  The 30 august 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• My Tweets to Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney

  

  For whatever reason Twitter suggested Sarah Palin to me in my recent “Who to Follow” list, which reminded me of how creeped out I am by Michele “Crazy Eyes”... Read more

  The 29 august 2011 by   Traytrayblogblogs
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• Michele Bachmann's Law Career

  I was in court more last week than she has been in her entire career, Jim! Bachmann appears to have represented the IRS only twice in cases tried in U.S. Read more

  The 22 august 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Some Modest Proposals in Re Political Reform

  The other day I was sipping a latte while listening to NPR and wishing I could afford a Prius, simultaneously worrying about the Tea-Party drift of affairs in... Read more

  The 21 august 2011 by   Erictheblue
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• Rick Perry – Future Commnader-in-Chief?

  In my previous post, I stated: Domestic terrorism from the evangelical, government-is-evil, right-wing authoritarians (RWA) could start a second American Civil... Read more

  The 18 august 2011 by   Andy96
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• Rick Perry Slams Federal Reserve for ‘treason’, Faces Backlash from Bush Veterans

  

  The Texas governor's presidential campaign has got off to a controversial start. Read more

  The 17 august 2011 by   Periscope
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• Rick Perry – Reaching for the Stars. The Astrology of the Texas Governor Turned...

  

  The expected news came just before the weekend. Rick Perry has had ambitions to be President of the United States but until last week he had been keeping his... Read more

  The 15 august 2011 by   Solarisastro
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• Republican Race Shake up After Debate and Straw Poll: Pawlenty Out, Bachmann Goe...

  

  The Republican field appears to be taking shape after the Ames Straw Poll: But exactly what shape? Pawlenty's out, Bachmann's in the lead, Perry's in the race,... Read more

  The 15 august 2011 by   Periscope
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• Pawlenty Makes a Call, Followed by Eric the Blue

  You might have thought, faithful reader, that to say something nice about Tim Pawlenty I'd have to be quoting my mother. But see if this counts. Read more

  The 15 august 2011 by   Erictheblue
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• Republican Debate: Bachmann Clashes with Pawlenty, Romney Keeps Quiet

  

  Michelle Bachmann speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore.The biggest debate to date of the Republican presidential nomination rac... Read more

  The 12 august 2011 by   Periscope
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• The Queen of Crazy? Michele Bachmann Wide-eyed on the Cover of Newsweek

  

  Newsweek's cover image of Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota rep seeking the Republican nomination for president, is parking conservative ire because of her... Read more

  The 10 august 2011 by   Periscope
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• As Texas Governor Rick Perry Holds Prayer Rally for 30,000 People, Does...

  

  Thirty thousand people attended presidential hopeful Rick Perry's prayer rally in Texas; how much influence does Christianity have on US politics? Read more

  The 08 august 2011 by   Periscope
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• Pawlenty - Big Gun Lover

  

  The Des Moines Register reports Tim Pawlenty visited a handgun instruction facility here today, telling reporters the visit was in part to showcase his... Read more

  The 26 july 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• The Battle of the Conservative Brunettes: Michelle Bachmann Versus Sarah Palin

  

  Watch out, Sarah Palin: There's a new conservative brunette in town and she's making straight for Palin's America's sweetheart status. Michelle Bachmann is on... Read more

  The 20 july 2011 by   Periscope
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• Michelle Bachmann – Is America Ready for a Female President?

  

  The race for the Republican nomination to challenge Barack Obama is now on and a surprise woman candidate is starting to steal all the headlines, Michelle... Read more

  The 28 june 2011 by   Solarisastro
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• It's Official - Bachmann for President

  Call me a rainbow-seeing, skipping-through-the-grass, liberal optimist, but I say never in a million years will Michelle Bachmann become president. Read more

  The 28 june 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Rachel on Santorum on Weiner

  I had another explanation for the disproportionate attention paid to the Weiner scandal. The folks who are reading and writing about it so much are people who... Read more

  The 10 june 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Senator and Congressman Paul Favor Corporate Freedom of Choice Over Citizen...

  Sometimes, when either Libertarian Ron or Rand Paul are questioned on particular situations that driven by their general politics beliefs, they contradict... Read more

  The 29 may 2011 by   Andy96
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• Pawlenty for President - Never in a Million Years

  via Penigma Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Read more

  The 29 may 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Republican Senators – Shameless, Spineless, Or Without Conscience?

  RE: Most Republican Senators voted yesterday to pass the Paul Ryan Budget Plan for the wealthy. Tonight, I sent the following note to Texas Senator Cornyn, who... Read more

  The 27 may 2011 by   Andy96
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• Newt Gingrich – President of the United States?

  Newt Gingrich is the Ayman al-Zawahiri of the Republican Party. Both Read more

  The 13 may 2011 by   Andy96
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• Mitt Romney at the NRA Convention

  According to Hot Air, Mitt Romney only got a luke-warm reception for this video statement. Did he say, "I believe in the Constitution, the way it was written?"... Read more

  The 03 may 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• Rick Santorum Addresses the Canaries

  

  “The beauty is that you folks here in the NRA have been talking about this for years, somewhat out in the wilderness,” he said. Read more

  The 03 may 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• A Palin/Bachmann Ticket

  via Norwegianity from the brilliant D.C. Douglas Blog Read more

  The 07 april 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• The Incredible Michele Bachmann

  via Norwegianity Unfortunately, the story doesn't hold water, as researcher Chris Rodda ably points out at OpEdNews. So Rodda, who has a background in... Read more

  The 06 april 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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