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deusx : TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Palin's Attack On Obama's Patriotism Legitimizes Questions About The Palins' Association With Group Founded By America-Hating Secessionist - "If Palin is going to say this, it is now perfectly legitimate to point out that she repeatedly courted a secessionist group founded by someone who openly professed hatred of the American government, cursed our flag, and wanted to secede from the Uni
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1 month ago
deusx : The death of a taboo - 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog - Political Intelligence - Boston.com - "One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old. The informal prohibition, which had been occasionally threatened by p
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1 month ago
deusx : Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention - Yahoo! News - You know what? I really wish the media would just say "these are lies" rather than dance around euphemisms like "stretched truth" or whatnot. "Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as t
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5 month ago
Andy Baio : San Diego GOP chairman co-founded warez group Fairlight - funny, guys like that usually end up in tech, not politics [via]
nelson : GOP / Fairlight - Founder of one of the most famous pirate groups is now a Republican Party official in california
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nelson : McCain's Daisy ad - One catch; this predates Clinton's ad by a month
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Rod Begbie : Scenes from CPAC: Merchandising, merchandising, merchandising edition | Economist.com - Photos of some of the delightful treats on sale this week at the "Conservative Political Action Conference". Mmmm... misogynriffic! #
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9 month ago
nelson : Romney's down with black folks - "dogs out" and "bling bling' shows he respects MLK's legacy
Ethan Marcotte : Oh, just stop talking. Please. - Someone please put this on a t-shirt, and hand it to Mitt. ∞
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12 month ago
nelson : Larry Craig fights back - Republicans pissed he's not being a good little quiet faggot
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12 month ago
nelson : New US torture policy - When do the war crimes investigations start?
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16 month ago
jimray : Sam Brownback has a surprisingly coherent, if fundamentally flawed, op-ed in the NYTimes about his belief in evolution - Ultimately, though, he wants the scientific theory of evolution to square up with his personal religious beliefs, which ain't who science works, Sam, no matter how much you may want it to.
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17 month ago
jimray : The incredible, disappearing American Center for Voting Rights - Slate takes a damning look at the problem that voter fraud isn't. Interesting how Republicans do better when fewer people vote...
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17 month ago
deusx : Wolf Blitzer interviews Ron Paul (Scripting News) - "Paul is right, of course -- and Blitzer is wrong. Paul is the only candidate of either party with the guts to cut through the nonsense and say what's obviously true. And Blitzer is the one that owes us an apology, for carrying the lies for so long.
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17 month ago
jimray : The asshattery of Digg strikes again - A bunch of childish republicans (any other kind?) are pissed that hopeless candidate Ron Paul isn't listed in some poll, put NBC's main switchboard number online and slander our marketing director. It's the wisdom of the crowds!
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17 month ago
jimray : Who doesn't believe in evolution? - Chris Matthews asked a throwaway question at the Republican debate last night, Brownback, Tancredo and Huckabee all answered affirmative. See, unlike virgin births or flying spaghetti monsters, evolution doesn't give a god damn if you believe.
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17 month ago
jimray : White House may veto hate crimes bill - Ah, so this is the bill that Boehner was twittering about - because killing someone based on their sexual orientation (or race or religion or sex) is akin to "thought crime." What a putz.
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17 month ago
jimray : John Boehner is twittering - "Dems pass thought crimes bill" - this has to be a fakester... oh, wait, this is for real? Seriously?
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jimray : Dick Cheney: still an idiot - Continues to assert Saddam connection to al Qaeda. Seriously, did he take a blow to the head or something?
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19 month ago
deusx : The Daily Dish: Coulter In Her Element - "When you see her in such a context, you realize that she truly represents the heart and soul of contemporary conservative activism, especially among the young."
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21 month ago
deusx : BobGeiger.com: Kennedy to Republicans: "What is it about working men and women that you find so offensive?" - "But Massachusetts' Senior Senator -- who has seen his efforts to increase the minimum wage shot down in the Senate three times in the last two years -- really unloaded on his Republican colleagues for their utter contempt for working people in this count
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21 month ago
deusx : Republicans Halt Ethics Legislation - washingtonpost.com - "Whatever they're saying, Republican votes tonight were votes to prevent the Senate from enacting major lobbying and ethics reforms to deal with corruption scandals in Congress"
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deusx : Dana Milbank - In the House, Suddenly Righteous Republicans - washingtonpost.com - "Anne Kornblut of the New York Times asked McHenry if his complaint might come across as whining. "I'm not whining," he whined."
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21 month ago
deusx : TPMmuckraker January 2, 2007 11:48 AM - "Republicans "have taken every one of the techniques that Democrats employed when they were in the majority, and ratcheted them up to another level," said the American Enterprise Institute scholar."
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22 month ago
deusx : Hey! Don't be a Dick, Governor Rounds! - "The home of the movement to encourage Governor Mike Rounds (R-SD) to not be a dick. If Senator Johnson passes away or resigns due to his health problems, we advocate he appoint an experienced Democrat to replace him. Dude, seriously, don't be a dick."
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22 month ago
deusx : Some Republicans Take a Scorched-Hill Tack - WSJ.com - "Like a retreating army, Republicans are tearing up railroad track and planting legislative land mines to make it harder for Democrats to govern when they take power in Congress next month."
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deusx : Daily Kos: San Francisco Values - "Since O'Reilly boycotts everything he hates, I look forward to his boycott of all Bay Area-origin products. Same with every conservative who bashes San Francisco and the Bay Area."
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