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    Rush Limbaugh's ad desertion feels good, but should it?

    MARCH 7, 2012 1:59PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: essays, politcs, rush limbaugh, democrat, republican, election 2012, controversy, gender roles, sexism, sandra fluke, michael moore

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    • 15 Ratings
    • 1973 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Can I be a liberal and a Christian?

    JUNE 3, 2011 6:14AM

    By heathersavann


    Topics: my tiny hypocrisy, christian, christianity, politics, liberal, conservative, democrat, republican, gop

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 820 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    The Poll Worker

    MAY 13, 2011 9:44AM

    By Gerald Andersen


    Topics: old age, republican, democrat, elections, humor, comedy

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    • 34 Ratings
    • 5371 Views
    • 97 Comments
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    Was the recent Wisconsin Senate action really Illegal?

    MARCH 10, 2011 9:37AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: process, confrontation, manipulated, manipulation, power grab, act, union rights, unions, rights, collective bargaining, politics, wisconsin, illegal, compliance, open meetings law, illegal act, legislature, state legislature, due process, process denied, justice denied, inappropriate, overstepped, overreach, overreached, explanation, analysis, review, objection, objected, rule, law, legislation, republican, democrat, coup, rush, notice, lack of notice, 2 hours, 24 hours, procedure, senate, wi

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    • 3 Ratings
    • 818 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    What Republican Party?

    SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 5:16PM

    By William Hazelgrove


    Topics: politics, the right and left, rocketman, hazelgrove, republican, liberal, politcal correctness, democrat, conservative, right and left, delawarek, tea party

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    • 27 Ratings
    • 38693 Views
    • 83 Comments
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    6 Political Talking Points that Need to Die

    AUGUST 24, 2010 3:14PM

    By E. Magill


    Topics: racists, racism, race, conspiracy theories, talking points, partisan politics, democrat, republican, party of no, media bias, news, gay/lesbian, economy, politics

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    • 25 Ratings
    • 2480 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    The Person, Not the Party

    JUNE 30, 2010 9:56AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: politics, bipartisanship, political independence, democrat, republican, jfk 1960, john f kennedy, 1960 democratic convention, supporting the underdog, political formation in children, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 52 Ratings
    • 2864 Views
    • 87 Comments
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    Renouncing my Status as a Republican Wannabe

    JUNE 7, 2010 10:27AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, constitution, republican, libertarian, libertarianism, tea party, independent, democrat, republican wannabe, legal juvenile, spanking, time out, talking to, hedonism, values, party of values, bp, oil spill, financial crash, financial collapse, the big short, somalia, rachel maddow, richard engel, ronald reagan, rand paul, ron paul, goldwater, rockefeller, greed, greed is good, trust but verify, the constitution is not a suicide pact, we the people, general welfare

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 3988 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    What I Tell My Students About Global Warming

    DECEMBER 14, 2009 10:42AM

    By Jeff L. Howe


    Topics: chicken little, science method, inconvenient truth, al gore, obama, conservative, liberal, democrat, republican, science, jeff howe, climate change, global warming

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 743 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Now Let’s Get the Health Care Job Done!

    SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 9:16AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: medicare, ted kennedy, television, sicko, sick, democratic party, single payer, public option, politics, news, media, speech, baucus, healthcare, corporations, greed, human rights, obama, democrat, republican, liberal, progressive, health care

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 2039 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Swine Flu: Congressional Politics and the Role of the Media

    APRIL 30, 2009 1:47PM

    By montcalm


    Topics: blogosphere, politics, congress, liberal, conservative, democrats, republicans, democrat, republican, gop, media

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 680 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Arlen Specter to Become Democrat

    APRIL 28, 2009 12:31PM

    By Dana Dangerous


    Topics: senate, democrat, arlen specter, politics, dana douglas

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    • 8 Ratings
    • 1682 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Obama's Press Conference on the Budget and Economic Recovery

    MARCH 25, 2009 9:26AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: energy, health care, jobs, unemployment, reporters, press, news, media, power, money, timothy geithner, goldman sachs, aig, corruption, greed, wall street, president obama, republican, democrat, economy, economic recovery, budget, press conference, obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 1688 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Gov. Rod Blagojevich: The Mortimer Hayden Smyth Interview

    DECEMBER 15, 2008 10:05AM

    By Mortimer Hayden Smyth


    Topics: blagojevich, obama, politics, senate, corruption, illinois, scandal, wiretap, democrat, president, insane, unstable, profane

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 729 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Phenomenal Choice by Obama for Energy Secretary

    DECEMBER 10, 2008 11:50PM

    By Justin Schmidt


    Topics: chu, energy, obama, democrat, republican, liberal, oil, solar, alternatives, global warming, president, politics

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    • 3 Ratings
    • 773 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Georgia Democrats screw the pooch again

    DECEMBER 2, 2008 9:24PM

    By Ardee


    Topics: democrat, republicans, senate, campaign, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 2189 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    JOE LIEBERMAN: The Mortimer Hayden Smyth Interview

    NOVEMBER 17, 2008 8:11AM

    By Mortimer Hayden Smyth


    Topics: betrayal, connecticut, joe, joementum, joseph, lieberman, maverick, renegade, republican, senator, traitor, turncoat, mccain, john, barack, obama, president, election, campaign, vice, democrat, caucus, chairmanship, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1349 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    She’s Voting for McCain, and I Can't Fix It

    OCTOBER 28, 2008 3:07PM

    By Vikki Warner


    Topics: campaign, politics, middle-class, liberal, republican, democrat, election, obama, mccain

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1813 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    McCain's Ugly Ohio Numbers

    OCTOBER 21, 2008 11:44AM

    By James Andre


    Topics: politics, barack-obama, john-mccain, republican, election-2008, democrat, poll, ohio, senator, analysis, poll-numbers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1417 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    When you fail, we all look bad (Michael Moore on Countdown)

    AUGUST 31, 2008 3:26PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: politics, bush, liberal, movies, keith olbermann, gop, democrat, nbc, msnbc, michael moore, countdown, gustov

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