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    MASSIVE COVER-UP: McCAIN, GRAHAM ARE BONKERS

    FEBRUARY 18, 2013 1:25PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, kelly ayotte, military, politics, american crossroads, crossroads gps, club for growth, freedomworks, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party, palestinians, israel, christian fundamentalism, armed forces, war, secretary of defense, dick cheney, george w. bush, donald rumsfeld, paul wolfowitz, richard perle, afghanistan, iraq, syria, iran, neoconservatism, conservatism, conservative movement, republican party, john hagel, lindsey graham, john mccain

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    THE G.O.P. CONGRESS’ CONTEMPT FOR THE POOR

    DECEMBER 27, 2012 10:05AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, gop congress, republican party, freedomworks, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party caucus, tea party, plutocracy, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, war on the poor, social welfare programming, government intervention, government, free market, economics, liberalism, socialism, glenn beck, ann coulter, michele malkin, bill o'reilly, sean hannity, rush limbaugh, american crossroads, crossroads gps, americans for prosperity, club for growth, fundamentalst christians, christian values, mutual responsibility, personal responsibility, cato institute, heritage foundation, conservative movement, conservatism, campaign finance reform, lobbyists, spending cuts, the national debt, the fiscal cliff debate, economics, meritocracy, the disabled, the elderly, the poor, the rich, the upper class, entitlements, wall street, occupy wall street, the one percent, medicaid, medicare, social security, ron paul, rand paul, michele bachmann, eric cantor, john boehner

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    CONGRESS IS WHAT THE MAYANS WARNED US ABOUT

    DECEMBER 21, 2012 7:18AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: john boehner, eric cantor, u. s. congress, congress, u. s. house of representatives, house of representatives, house, republican party, conservative movement, fiscal cliff, sequester, dysfunctional government, barack obama, progressives, liberalism, progressivism, democratic party, big business, financial sector, regulations, government intervention, government intrusion, small government, big government, extremism, heritage foundation, cato institute, club for growth, occupy wall street, one percent, taxes, taxing the rich, economics, free market economics, ludwig von mises institute, ron paul, rand paul, libertarianism, double dip recession, middle class, karl rove, crossroads gps, american crossroads, freedomworks, tea party, tea party nation, tea party patriots, tea party express, tea party caucus, michele bachmann, speaker of the house, grover norquist, americans for tax reform, gordon hilgers, the daily complaint

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    JOHN BOEHNER: SPEAKER LOONEY TUNES PASSES THE BUCK

    DECEMBER 20, 2012 11:17AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, americans for prosperity, american crossroads, crossroads gps, karl rove, freedomworks, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, corporatism, wall street, financial sector, deficit hawks, right wing blogosphere, bloomberg news, current television, msnbc, fox news, cbs, nbc, abc, commercial media, cato insititute, heritage foundation, conservative movement, conservatism, republican party, double-dip recession, economy, free market, free market advocacy, tea party caucus, dysfunctional government, fiscal cliff, occupy wall street, one percent, social security, medicare, fiscal cliff, bush administration, bush/cheney administration, smaller government, government regulation, national debt, obama administration, barack obama, tax cuts, tax hikes, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, heritage action fund, eric cantor, john boehner

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    GROVER NORQUIST, DEFENDER OF CHICKENHEAD BILLIONAIRES

    DECEMBER 1, 2012 12:29PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, enron, jack abramoff, billionaires, the one percent, occupy wall street, huac, anti-american activities, united states of america, treason, freedomworks, dick armey, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, chickenheads, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, republican party, ideology, free market, tax evasion, tax scofflaws, karl rove, crossroads gps, americans for tax reform, the nation, grover norquist

    • 1 Ratings
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    Republican Donors: the Big Losers in 2012

    NOVEMBER 30, 2012 11:00PM

    By Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall


    Topics: american crossroards, bozell, campaign donations, center for media and democracy, citizens united, crossroads gps, donald drump, karl rove, republican, rick tyler, romney

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    • 528 Views
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    DAVID PETRAEUS: F.B.I. SCAM-BOTS GO ON RAMPAGE

    NOVEMBER 12, 2012 8:48AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, american crossroads, crossroads gps, karl marx, karl rove, dick morris, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, prudery, purity rings, koch industries, charles and david koch, corporatism, americans for prosperity, freedomworks, dick armey, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, national security risks, michele bachmann, aryan nations, pat robertson, focus on the family, american family association, partisan police work, cointelpro, wiretaps, right wing ideology, law enforcement, voyeurism, e-mails, central intelligence agency, iraq, afghanistan, u. s. army, waco, ruby ridge, extramarital affairs, national security, c. i. a., f. b. i., federal bureau of investigation, david petraeus, general david petraeus

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    WILL CONSERVATISM MODERATE? OR WILL CONSERVATIVES PUSH RIGH

    NOVEMBER 9, 2012 11:19AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, feudalism, americans for tax reform, taxes, grover norquist, freedomworks, dick armey, makers and takers, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party, fox news, msnbc, federal stimulus, unemployment, 2008 downturn, frederick hayek, friedmanism, libertarianism, charles and david koch, koch brothers, petroleum and coal industries, military/industrial complex, deficit spending, debt, mitch mcconnell, u s senate, senate, barack obama, john boehner, focus on the family, american family association, americans for prosperity, dick cheney, john sununu, dick morris, crossroads gps, american crossroads, karl rove, ann coulter, michael savage, michelle malkin, glenn beck, sean hannity, bill o'reilly, rush limbaugh, karl rove, paul ryan, mitt romney, conservative movement, conservatism

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    THE ALL-TOO-WELCOME END OF THE REAGAN ERA

    NOVEMBER 7, 2012 12:47PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, occupy, occupy wall street, one percent, feudalism, fiefdom, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, taxation, globalization, multinationals, corporations, corporatism, americans for prosperity, koch industries, american crossroads, crossroads gps, karl rove, freedomworks, dick armey, elizabeth warren, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, boom and bust cycles, s & l crisis, 1984, liberalism, conservatism, yippies, yuppies, the reagan era, ronald reagan, communism, socialism, the cold war, john birch society, u. s. chamber of commerce, commercialism, credit default swaps, cmo, cdo, fraud, goldman sachs, wall street, 2008 downturn, keynesianism, free market, the people's republic of china, china, the soviet union, the ussr, joseph stalin, taxes, regulation, the new deal, friedmanism, milton friedman, ludwig von mises, frederich hayek, ayn rand, paul ryan, mitt romney, barack obama

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    ROBOMITT (REPEAT VIGOROUSLY)

    NOVEMBER 3, 2012 10:59AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, the antichrist, grover norquist, petroleum lobby, petroleum industry, koch industries, americans for prosperity, barack obama, koch brothers, neoconservatism, karl rove, american crossroads, crossroads gps, dick armey, freedomworks, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party, voting screw-ups, voter intimidation, voting intimidation, voting obstruction, ohio, florida, global warming, climate change, renewable energy resources, clean energy, environmentalism, rnc, american red cross, hurricane sandy, msnbc, airheads, gretchen carlson, fox and friends, rupert murdoch, fox news, conservative movement, republican party, paul ryan, mitt romney

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    MITT ROMNEY AND THE CHRISTO-FASCIST SCHTICK

    NOVEMBER 2, 2012 7:00AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, charmin' toilet paper, grover norquist, cato institute, heritage foundation, americans for prosperity, charles and david koch, koch industries, the old rugged cross, crossroads gps, american crossroads, karl rove, freedomworks, populist revolution, karl marx, dick armey, revanchism, reactionaryism, new deal, social welfare programming, the left, cnn, abc, nbc, cbs, fox news, msnbc, chris hedges, pat robertson, todd akin, michele bachman, christian dominionism, pentacostal movement, assemblies of god, southern baptist convention, religious politicization, balance sheet politicization, supply and demand, tea party express, tea party patriot, tea party nation, tea party, romney tax returns, swiss bank accounts, cayman islands, george w. bush, offshore accounting, tax evasion, taxation, social welfare programming, privatization, fascism, nazism, tradition, ancient regime, progressive, liberal, progressivism, liberalism, secular humanism, communism, hurricane sandy, political underground, burn debt, bank of america, wells fargo, citibank, j. p. morgan-chase, banking, foreclosure, debt, freedom of speech, dissent, totalitarianism, christo-fascism, american family association, focus on the family, occupy wall street, strike debt, sexual totalitarianism, conservative catholics, southern strategy, republican party, conservative movement, paul ryan, mitt romney

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    MITT ROMNEY IS A MENTAL HEALTH “STRESSOR” FOR ME

    NOVEMBER 1, 2012 9:24AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, raising taxes on the wealthy, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, ron paul, libertarianism, freedomworks, dick armey, tea party patriots, tea party express, tea party nation, tea party, occupy wall street, the one percent, borrow and spend, deficit, debt, economics, friedmanism, keynesianism, barack obama, crossroads gps, american crossroads, karl rove, jeb bush, profit off suffering, for profit mental healthcare, privatization, free market, government dependence, dependence on government, poverty, suffering, stressors, sleeplessness, stress, american family association, focus on the family, hypocrisy, outsourcing, people's republic of china, superstition, christianity, ayn rand, the ryan budget plan, romney/ryan 2012, state of texas, rick perry, dallas metrocare, public mental health programs, ssdi, social security disability income, social security, medicaid, medicare, social welfare programming, manic episodes, bipolar disorder, mental illness, the american standard, the national review, cato institute, heritage foundation, fiscal conservatism, conservatism, republican party, paul ryan, mitt romney

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    HEY! LET’S GET WALL STREET TO BAIL-OUT NEW YORK CITY!

    OCTOBER 31, 2012 3:59PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: taxation, borrow and spend, deficit spending, national debt, debt, federal spending, u. s. government, the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, luxury apartment tower, equestrian class, patrician class, american royalty, nobility, nobelese oblige, polaroid, grover norquist, american crossroads, crossroads gps, karl rove, the bailout, tarp, strike debt, occupy wall street, the one percent, billionaires, millionaires, americans for prosperity, charles and david koch, koch industries, freedomworks, dick armey, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, american family association, christianity, focus on the family, michael huckabee, the cato institute, hurricane sandy, money, extraction, greed, cash cows, profit margins, profit, efficiency, shrinking government, smaller government, libertarianism, ron paul, the heritage foundation, the washington consensus, washington d. c., delaware, connecticut, north carolina, government downsizing, the ryan plan, eric cantor, virginia, new york, new jersey, atlantic city, new york city, state's rights, fema, privatization, "the shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism", naomi klein, disaster capitalism, jeb bush, paul ryan, ann romney, mitt romney, isle of jersey, tax havens, bermuda tax haven, hedge fund managers, hedge funds, offshoring, grand cayman, swiss bank accounts, jamie dimon, j. p. morgan-chase, black rock, goldman sachs, wall street

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    MITT ROMNEY’S HURRICANE PHOTO-OP—IN OHIO

    OCTOBER 30, 2012 7:01AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, whores, grover norquist, small government, freedomworks, dick armey, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party express, tea party, campaign advertisement, american crossroads, crossroads gps, karl rove, hurricane relief, fema, democratic party, barack obama, 99 percent, one percent, extraction from government, tarp, general motors, gm, delphi, stock exchange, wall street, campaign 2012, lower manhattan, hurricane sandy, battleground states, ohio, paul ryan, prostitution, american family association, focus on the family, conservative movement, conservatism, republican party, mormonism, mormon, church of latter day saints, mitt romney

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    ROMNEY DOESN’T LIKE REGULATION BUT WANTS TO BE THE BOSS?

    OCTOBER 29, 2012 11:35AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, parasitism, grover norquist, multinationals, offshore assets, economic terrorism, greed, americans for prosperity, charles and david koch, global warming denial, global warming, ozone, clean coal, coal, koch industries, christian charity, christianity, american family association, focus on the family, american crossroads, crossroads gps, karl rove, freedomworks, dick armey, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, economy, unemployment, reince preibus, money, business without rules, business, the role of government, government, epa, osha, environmental safety, environment, worker safety, workers, the 99 percent, the one percent, republican party, plutocracy, paul ryan, mitt romney

    • 1 Ratings
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    Is John Sununu a Giant Insect?

    OCTOBER 26, 2012 10:31AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, cicadas, chinch bugs, insects, george h. w. bush, neoconservatism, washington consensus, cato foundation, slavery, old confederacy, heritage foundation, american family association, focus on the family, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, freedomworks, dick armey, american crossroads, religious fundamentalism, conservative christianity, black churches, crossroads gps, karl rove, unemployment, poverty, welfare, medicaid, medicare, social security, social welfare programs, trickle-down economics, entrepreneur, free market economics, conservatism, progressivism, liberalism, dixiecrats, the southern strategy, republican party, american enterprise institute, newt gingrich, sarah palin, african-american community, black voters, african-american voters, romney campaign, colin powell, dog-whistle politics, dog-whistle, mitt romney, john sununu

    • 0 Ratings
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    RICHARD MOURDOCK: HARBINGER OF AUTOCRACY TO COME

    OCTOBER 25, 2012 10:44AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, hierarchy, authoritarianism, feminazis, rush limbaugh, feminism, american crossroads, crossroads gps, karl rove, jesus christ, evangelical movement, evangelicals, teavangelicals, tea party express, tea party nation, tea party patriots, tea party, mitt romney, paul ryan, todd akin, southern baptist convention, american family association, focus on the family, abortion, roe v wade, autocracy, taliban, sin, free will, rape, christian fundamentalism, christianity, religious fundamentalism, social conservatism, social conservatives, conservative movement, conservatism, republican party, indiana senate race, indiana, richard mourdock

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    ROMNEY DUPLICTOUS REGARDING WOMEN’S RIGHTS

    OCTOBER 23, 2012 11:39AM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: the daily complaint, gordon hilgers, economic collapse, economy, shadow issues, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, crossroads gps, american crossroads, female circumcision, neoconservatism, karl rove, glass ceiling, wage inequality, wage equality, americans for prosperity, charles and david koch, koch brothers, freedomworks, dick armey, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, feminism, soccer moms, walmart moms, barack obama, boca raton debate, foreign affairs, personhood, personhood amendment, roe v wade, taliban, christian fundamentalism, islam, the women's vote, women, contraception, abortion, paul ryan, mitt romney

    • 1 Ratings
    • 195 Views
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    For Sale: The White House

    OCTOBER 17, 2012 5:47PM

    By Tom Magstadt


    Topics: peter overby, npr, voter registration, aapc, crossroads america, crossroads gps, americans for prosperity, restore our future, tax exempt groups, 501(c)(4)s, superpacs, citizens united, campaign finance reform, 2012 election, politics

    • 3 Ratings
    • 260 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Drama Queen Darrell Issa: Go Investigate Your Own Bad Self

    OCTOBER 11, 2012 6:08PM

    By Gordon Hilgers


    Topics: gordon hilgers, americans for tax reform, grover norquist, freedomworks, dick armey, american crossroads, crossroads gps, karl rove, americans for prosperity, david and charles koch, koch brothers, tea party express, tea party patriots, tea party nation, tea party, u. s ambasador stevens, libya, benghazi, solyndra, fast and furious, political points, drama queen, attack dog, conservatism, u s house of representatives, republican party, house oversight and government reform committee, darrell issa

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