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    Mitt Mystique wins again in Massachusetts

    JANUARY 19, 2010 11:30PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: sen. scott brown, scott brown, republican party, president obama, president barack obama, politics, mitt romney, mitt mystique, massachusetts, martha coakley, kennedy dynasty, health care reform, democratic party, cosmopolitan, centerfold, barack obama

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 5121 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    The Fox News Way

    AUGUST 19, 2012 10:30AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, fox news, sean hannity, propaganda, right wing, strom thurmond, dixiecrats, southern strategy, trent lott, segregation, republican party, mitch mcconnell, mainstream media, liberal bias, conservatism, liberalism, double standards, rush limbaugh, gay rights, chick-fil-a, bigotry, president obama, democratic party, bill clinton, democracy, authoritarianism, theocracy, big business, states rights, angry left, propaganda, news judgment, joseph pulitzer, conservative movement, plato, noble lie, southern conservatives, ku klux klan, civil rights act of 1964, al gore

    • 12 Ratings
    • 4812 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Crusader Christians, Tea Party Cult & the Left

    AUGUST 2, 2011 4:18PM

    By Ron Robinson


    Topics: video, science, health, family, environment, economy, design, comedy, business, books, media, technology, politics, open+call, news, norway shooter, anders breivik, christian zionism, white supremacy, martin luther king, jesuits, belief/religion, right-wing christianity, red letter christians, crusader christians, crusader christianity, mike huckabee, political theology, liberals, conservatives, ralph reed, religious fundamentalism, secular fundamentalism, tea party cult, tea party, fascism, republican party, democratic party, fundamentalism, progressives, msnbc, melissa harris-perry, ron robinson, gop primaries, gop presidential candidates, scott walker, paul ryan, ayn rand, rick santorum

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 4626 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Brown could blow it

    JULY 7, 2010 11:45PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, arnold schwarzenegger, california, california democratic party, california governor, cruz bustamante, darrell issa, democratic party, dumbfuck vote, garry south, glenn greenwald, godwin's law, gray davis, jerry brown, meg whitman, megalomaniac whitman, nutmeg whitman, phil angelides, propaganda, sarah palin, steve westly

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 4169 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Romney, GOP Offer Only Empty Slogans

    APRIL 27, 2012 2:49PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: stereotypes, public opinion, walter lippmann, allegory of the cave, plato's republic, plato, david frum, planned parenthood, social justice, catholic bishops, catholic church, spending cuts, tax hikes, david brooks, partisanship, ezra klein, frank luntz, jennifer rubin, head start, medicaid, student loans, politico, class warfare, andrew breitbart, thomas frank, divisive, socialism, 2012 election, democratic party, president obama, poverty, lucky duckies, wall street journal, job creators, eric cantor, republican party, ryan budger, paul ryan, mitt romney, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 3923 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Losing GOP in denial over own failures

    SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 12:36PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: conspiracy theories, bailout, taxes, naill ferguson, cia, intelligence community, new york times, daily caller, navy seals, liberalism, conservatism, tea party, right wing, ideology, denial, right wing noise machine, wall street, economic crisis, george will, rush limbaugh, fox news, ross douthat, afghanistan, iraq, daily intelligence briefings, terrorism, september 11 attacks, osama bin ladin, dick cheney, george w. bush, president obama, mitt romney, democratic party, republican party, neo-conservatism, supply-side economics, economics, politics

    • 12 Ratings
    • 3736 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    "Most Republican County in USA" Going for Obama

    OCTOBER 19, 2008 3:36PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: 008 election, barack obama, blue states, california politics, democratic party, election, john mccain, mccain, mccain campaign, obama, obama campaign, orange county, orange county ca, orange county california, politics, presidential election, red states, republican party, republicans, voter registration

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 3703 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Urgent memo to Jerry Brown: Be a Scott Brown, not a Coakley

    JANUARY 24, 2010 7:29PM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, arnold schwarzenegger, barack obama, california, democratic party, jerry brown, martha coakley, massachusetts, president barack obama, president obama, republican party, scott brown, the tortoise and the hare

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    • 4 Ratings
    • 2718 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Catholic Ryan Needs to do Penance for Sins

    AUGUST 15, 2012 10:30AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: poliitcs, economics, paul ryan, ayn rand, mitt romney, right wing, capitalism free market, catholic church, sin, atheism, immorality, ryan budget, paul ryan, objectivism, conservatism, nuns on a bus, charity, compassion, tea party, christian fundamentalism, christianity, georgetown university, laissez faire, supply side economics, gospel of love, jesus christ, william f. buckley jr., republican party, democratic party, president obama, fiscal conservative, social safety net, tax cuts, food stamps, poverty, free market, atlas shrugged

    • 8 Ratings
    • 2710 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    A Reply to the Democratic Leaders who Now Support OWS

    OCTOBER 10, 2011 11:23AM

    By Written by an American


    Topics: politics, open call, occupy america, democratic party, obama, pelosi, opportunism, occupy america, hypocrisy, occupy wall street

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2709 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Democrats "win" as Weiner resigns: Party business as usual

    JUNE 16, 2011 3:54PM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: democratic party, weiner scandal, rep. weiner resignation, weiner resigns, breaking news, anthony weiner

    • 4 Ratings
    • 2599 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Americans Have 3 Choices: Bushbamney, Third-Party or Nobody

    MAY 18, 2012 12:29PM

    By Watching Frogs Boil


    Topics: bushbamney, bushbama, obamney, obomney, bush, romney, voting, elections, democrats, democratic party, republicans, republican party, gop, vote for nobody, sheeple, fascism, fascists, occupy wall street, ows, vvv pr

    • 9 Ratings
    • 2527 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Plutocrats Turning America Into "Predator Nation"

    JUNE 14, 2012 10:15AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: 2012 election, federalist papers, goldman sachs, concentrated wealth, third world dicatatorship, housing bubble, liar loans, big government, monied elite, mitt romney, president obama, democracy, we the people, freedom, citizens united, union-busting, voter suppression, governor scott, garry wills, inequality, incomes and wages, middle class squeeze, white collar crime, irs, joe nocera, ronald reagan, market fraud, free market, finance capitalism, bain capital, oligarchy, wall street, duopoly, republican party, democratic party, bill clinton, inside job, charles h. ferguson, political corruption and the hijacking of america, predator nation: corporate criminals, bipartisanship, economics, politics

    • 6 Ratings
    • 2459 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    The Time has Come

    JANUARY 13, 2012 5:16AM

    By Written by an American


    Topics: politics, obama, democratic party, 99%

    • 4 Ratings
    • 2405 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Yes We Did! : Transcript of Obama's Victory Speech

    NOVEMBER 5, 2008 1:48AM

    By pat-on-mars


    Topics: hearing impaired, transcript, democratic party, we did it!, victory, president barack obama, obama, election, open call, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 33 Ratings
    • 2381 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Democrats Should Be Joining the Tea Parties

    APRIL 14, 2009 2:27PM

    By Michael Fox


    Topics: open call, news, business, tea party, tea parties, taxes, tax revolt, sales tax, republicans, regressive taxes, recession, prop 13, progressive taxes, politics, paul krugman, orange county politics, orange county, obama campaign, middle class, howard jarvis, grover norquist, gasoline tax, elections, democrats, democratic party, california taxes, california republicans, california republican party, california property tax, california politics, california democrats, california democratic party, california budget crisis, california budget, california, automoble tax, anti-tax movement

    • 5 Ratings
    • 2324 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    GOP a Dying White Men's Party

    NOVEMBER 10, 2012 9:33AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, mitt romney, president obama, 2012 election, republican party, democratic party, religious right, rush limbaugh, bill o'reilly, fox news, gold standard, denial, george f will, stimulus bill, revovery act, ann coulter, alternative energy, peggy noonan, pell grants, michael grunwald, white supremacy, racism, plutocracy, democracy, youth vote

    • 2 Ratings
    • 2110 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    NRA, Tea Party GOP in Rebellion Against America

    DECEMBER 26, 2012 12:26PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: conservative movement, the true believer, eric hoffer, fascism, right wing, assault weapons ban, second amendment, ej dionne, fiscal cliff, debt ceiling, speaker boehner, president obama, democratic party, republican party, oath keeprs, confederates, rebellion, sandy hook shooting, nra, tea party, gun control, politics

    • 10 Ratings
    • 2096 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Corrupt elites? Blame hippies, says David Brooks

    JULY 13, 2012 8:26PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: common good, governing, compromise, white christian majority, 1% and 99%, democratic party, conservative movement, republican virtue, anti-semitism, racism, new york times, social responsibility, right wing, welfare state, new deal, tea party, republican party, big city machines, boston brahmin, deep south, new england, glenn beck, french revolution, american revolution, equality, laissez faire, capitalism, american republic, gordon wood, ej dionne, equality, liberty, mitt romney, chris hayes, aristocracy, oligarchy, aristotle, newt gingrich, george w. bush, wall street, community, individualism, founding fathers, civic republicanism, counterculture, elites, corruption, david brooks, meritocracy, sixties, radicalism, hippies, economics, politics

    • 2 Ratings
    • 1892 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Raise THIS, baby-boomer bitches!

    JUNE 30, 2010 12:03AM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: politics, socialist, socialism, social security, revolution, republican party, nicolas sarkozy, military industrial complex, john boehner, house minority leader, guillotine, greed, get-mine-and-get-out generation, george w. bush, generation y, generation x, french revolution, france, dick cheney, democratic party, boomers, boehner, baby-boom generation, baby boomers, anger

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