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• Failed Right-wing Math, and Wrong-headed Rationalizations on Nutritional...

  

  Cross posted from MNPR: The Republicans are claiming that they are going to cut nutritional assistance, but make up for it, and find even MORE money, by... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Navy Yard: Gun Control WORKS

  The shooter at the Navy Yards in D.C. was a concealed carry permittee, from a wildly gun-hugging lax gun control state, Texas. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Happy Constitution Day!

  

  the Constitution, on display in the National Archive The Constitution was adopted and signed on this date in 1787, replacing the Articles of Confederation signe... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Little Friday the 13th Fun

  

  Alex Jones, working his radio magic cross posted from MNPP Jonesing The two 'Southron' Jones boys have, separately, made the news, again, for ugly stupidity. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Chilling; from the Wonderful Folks at IFLS

  

  Over the last few days several news articles have emerged announcing that Arctic sea ice is growing, not shrinking, and therefore the climate is not warming... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Rightwing Welfare Myth Versus Fact

  

  cross posted from MNPP The Institute for Southern Studies Tazra Mitchell wrote a great piece about what conservatives mistakenly believe about welfare assistanc... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• More Michael Brodkorb Bills to Lege

  

  cross posted from MNPP follow the money, or the lack of it The lege is dealing with more financial matters than that of state disaster relief – unless you use... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• On the Anniversary of 9/11.....

  

  I am so very glad that we have Obama in the Oval Office, instead of the right wing neo-cons personified by 'Dubya the Dumb'. I am so very glad that we have Obam... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tobacco Party = Tea Party

  

  The libertarian appeal that if people want to smoke themselves into a cancerous death, let 'em, and public health costs and concerned be damned is both short... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Newslo Takes on the NRA and Gun Rights Crowd

  Want to see how absurd the pro-gun position is: meet Newslo.  Newslo is a hybrid news site: unlike  sites such as Newsthump, Daily Mash, Onion, etc. which try t... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• OH NO!!!! Voter Fraud Found - in Florida!!!! Republican Fears Justified --- of...

  

  We keep hearing from the right about how unicorns and voter fraud are real. The religious right insists the Biblical references to Unicorns is factual (Job in... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The ACA, Aka Obamacare - is Working, Better Than Predicted Per Latest Study!

  

  cross posted from MNPP a black caduceus, aka the staff of Aesclapius Short and SWEET about Obamacare – it’s working, better than expected, lies from the right... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Texas Conservatives - Lady Bits SCARE Them!

  cross posted from penigma/IVN The Texas Department of Public Safety – embarrassed by their misrepresentation and hysteria. from lolyard. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Boogeymen

  

  Cross posted from MNPP Gay Roots of Evil? or Evil Roots of Homophobia and Intolerance? You know who….. This is what propaganda looks like, called out by the... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Brilliance Or Too Clever by Half? Nope, Irrelevant.

  President Obama (and staff) recently took the teeth out of some Republican ire (or as it is more aptly called, flinging of pooh), by taking the Republicans at... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Test You Knowledge of History - Can You Pass Each Quiz?

  I did well on this labor day test at politix.com. , and this one on labor strikes. If you like that one, try this trivia quiz as well. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• RIP, Amazing Interviewer from the UK, David Frost

  The legendary David Frost died on Saturday, from a heart attack. He was the amazing originator of, among other accomplishments, of the brilliantly topical... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Wishing Our Readers a Safe and Happy Labor Day

  

  Stay safe, enjoy the long weekend. Give a few thoughts to the labor that produced the things you are enjoying, and remember the importance of valuing that effor... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Tale of Two Cities, and Two Educations

  

  cross posted from MNPolitical Roundtable: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Martin Luther King Was Not a Republican, He DESPISED Them

  The modern right tries in vain to claim they are the party of Lincoln.The GOP was the party of Lincoln in the mid-1th century, when it was a party of liberals. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 DEBATE, SOCIETY