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deusx : Op-Ed Columnist - America Is Not Yet Lost - NYTimes.com - "The truth is that given the state of American politics, the way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government. Senators themselves should recognize this fact and push through changes in those rules, including eliminating or
jcgregorio : Op-Ed Columnist - America Is Not Yet Lost - NYTimes.com - """But by now, we know how the Obama administration deals with those who would destroy it: it goes straight for the capillaries."""
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deusx : Dems taunt GOP: Where's your health care plan? - Yahoo! News - "Republican leaders chose not to draft their own comprehensive bill, focusing instead on attacking Democrats' plans as too costly and bureaucratic. Some prominent Republicans now fear they are getting tagged as the "party of no," and t
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deusx : Op-Ed Columnist - They Got Some ’Splainin’ to Do - NYTimes.com - "It’s the American way that we judge people as individuals, not as groups. And by that standard we can say unequivocally that this particular wise Latina, with the richness of her experiences, would far more often than not reach a better conclusion
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deusx : GOP Fighting For Money From Stimulus They Opposed - "House Republicans, as a group, may take great pride in the goose egg they offered President Obama's stimulus package. But now the unanimous opposition is struggling to bring that money home. "
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deusx : Commentary: If you oppose stimulus, don't take the money - CNN.com - "Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina took umbrage at my writing that his approach to the economic crisis is to do nothing. I'll deal with his "ideas" in a moment, but first let me make a modest proposal: If Republican politicians are
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deusx : Op-Ed Columnist - The Republican Rump - NYTimes.com - "But the G.O.P.’s long transformation into the party of the unreasonable right, a haven for racists and reactionaries, seems likely to accelerate as a result of the impending defeat. This will pose a dilemma for moderate conservatives. Many of the
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deusx : Mark Maynard - it’s the company you keep - "I know a lot of you out there don’t plan to vote for Barack Obama. I can accept that. As much as I think America desperately needs the hope for a better future that he embodies, I can admit that he’s deficient in certain areas. And, I can see ho
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deusx : The GOP ticket's appalling contempt for science and learning. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine - "This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus. Those who despise science and learning are not anti-elitist. They are moral
Rod Begbie : The GOP ticket's appalling contempt for science and learning. - By Christopher Hitchens - "This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus." I love Hitchens. [via] #
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nelson : Uncle Ted unbowed - Heck, if Sarah can stay in the race after an ethics lapse why not him?
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gleuschk : YouTube - Obama: I Like Pie. You Like Pie Too? - yessir, sure do like some pie
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18 month ago
deusx : McCain's attacks fuel dangerous hatred -- baltimoresun.com - "John McCain and Sarah Palin, you are playing with fire, and you know it. You are unleashing the monster of American hatred and prejudice, to the peril of all of us. You are doing this in wartime. You are doing this as our economy collapses. You are
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18 month ago
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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19 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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19 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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23 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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26 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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30 month ago
nelson : Larry Craig fights back - Republicans pissed he's not being a good little quiet faggot
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30 month ago
nelson : New US torture policy - When do the war crimes investigations start?
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34 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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34 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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35 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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35 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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35 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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