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    Oh, the Hypocrisy

    JUNE 17, 2011 10:20AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: election, elected, due process, representative, constitution, representation, shame, hypocrisy, larry flynt, chris rock, bill clinton, clinton, immorality, morality, hounded, steps down, stepping down, step down, resigns, resignation, anthony weiner, weiner, catnip, news media, media, if it bleeds it leads, news, network, distraction, voters

    • 16 Ratings
    • 905 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    A Quickie about Weinergate

    JUNE 10, 2011 11:35AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: high crimes and misdemeanors, crime, bad judgment, poor judgment, judgment, unethical, ethical, ethics, gays in the military, litmus, war, elected official, election, elected, resignation, resign, stepping down, step down, hounding, hounded, hound, plutocracy, citizens united, money, consent of the governed, due process, immoral, moral, immorality, morality, embarrassment, embarrasing, embarrass, harrassment, harrassed, harrassing, weinergate, anthony weiner, weiner, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 169 Views
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    Savoring Meditation #105: Marcella takes on Power Forces

    JUNE 4, 2011 12:46PM

    By Grannypower


    Topics: feminism, marcella, industry road, pollution, meditation, god, self, courage, woman, kingsport, south holston river, yard art, ice cream, electronic frog croak, after death experiences, mayor, elected, appointedphotography, politics, belief/religion, environment

    • 0 Ratings
    • 506 Views
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    Democracy in the Twilight Zone

    FEBRUARY 18, 2011 12:49PM

    By JoLynne Martinez


    Topics: newspapers, newspaper, journalism, democracy, voting, voters, officials, elected, elections, governance, local, education, zone, twilight, boards, board, school

    • 30 Ratings
    • 1081 Views
    • 43 Comments
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    The Fix is In: Rand Paul

    NOVEMBER 2, 2010 11:33PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: part of the solution, part of the problem, hurry up, fixed yet, fixed, fix, unhappiness, happiness, jobs, obamacare, medical care, consumer health care, enslavement, enslaved, minority party, majority party, american people, we the people, cheering, happy, unhappy, spoke, speech, acceptance, elected, filibuster, party of no, solstice, hourglass, debt, deficit, fiscal responsibility, libertarian, rand paul, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 224 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Level of Corruption from our Leaders is Depressing

    SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 8:47AM

    By Duane Gundrum


    Topics: open+call, economy, business, politics, promises, elected, leaders, elections, trust, crime, corruption, depression, government

    • 18 Ratings
    • 943 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    Silver Linings in Massachusetts

    JANUARY 19, 2010 10:46PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: filled the open seat, filled the empty seat, fill the empty seat, fill the open seat, replacement, ted kennedy, kennedy, special election, congressional, congress, senator, eeny meeny miny moe, moe, miny, meeny, eeny, pendulum, filibuster, analysis, thoughts, silver linings, lessons, win, loss, result, upset, elected, election, massachusetts, ma, martha coakley, scott brown, politics

    • 5 Ratings
    • 489 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Disenfranchised felons

    NOVEMBER 6, 2008 10:12AM

    By Chris K


    Topics: elected, voting, politics, alaska, stevens

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