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    Unchallenged Bias and Propaganda

    NOVEMBER 16, 2010 11:24AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: reporter, reporting, journalism, journalist, media, fact, opinion, mindless, clueless, proxy, bot, avatar, factchecking, fact-checking, fact checking, outsourced, filibuster, bush tax cuts, obama, bush, republican, regular price, sale price, sale, raising taxes, expire, expiring, tax breaks, tax cuts, reconciliation, proper use of language, use of language, fair reporting, neutral reporting, objective reporting, reporting, objective, objectivity, terminology, linguistics, spin, politics, propaganda, bias, liberal, conservative, republican, democrat, democratic

    • 15 Ratings
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    • 24 Comments
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    Honesty in our Spending Priorities

    NOVEMBER 15, 2010 7:28AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, tax breaks, tax cuts, bush tax cuts, sunset, sunset provision, expire, expiring, meet the press, john mccain, david gregory, alan greenspan, pay for, pay for themselves, wealthy, middle class, transparency, honesty, yacht, 2010, 2012, tea party, tea partiers, republicans, democrats, change, shift, people's business, self-reliant, unwanted spending, unnecessary spending, deficit, debt, fiscal responsibility, fiscal reform, burden, yet another criminally horrendous tax, tax act, deceptive, misleading

    • 21 Ratings
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    • 26 Comments
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    Paying for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

    NOVEMBER 14, 2010 6:14PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: shell game, burden, fiscal reform, fiscal responsibility, debt, deficit, unnecessary spending, unwanted spending, self-reliant, people's business, shift, change, democrats, republicans, tea partiers, tea party, 2012, 2010, middle class, wealthy, pay for themselves, pay for, alan greenspan, david gregory, john mccain, meet the press, expiring, expire, sunset provision, sunset, bush tax cuts, tax cuts, tax breaks, politics

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    Real Patriots Don’t Whine About Paying Taxes

    NOVEMBER 9, 2010 2:02PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: making under, making less than, tax cuts for the rich, tax cuts for the wealthy, great depression, depression, 1929, hoover, depression, republican, democratic, sunset provision, sunset, expire, expiring, lower class, middle class, quarter of a million, quarter million, 250 thousand, 000, $250, $250k, egtrra, economic growth and tax relief reconciliation act of 2001, bush tax cuts, tax cuts, byrd rule, taxes, politics

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