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    Another "Neo" conservative escapes right wing's Matrix

    MAY 30, 2012 11:36AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: lawrence wilkerson, richard clarke, bruce bartlett, david frum, barry goldwater, david stockman, george w bush, colin powell, weekly standard, forbes, washington times, national review, reagan administration, finance capitalism, wall street, plutocrats, robber barons, gilded age, liberty, freedom, allen west, clinton impeachment, authoritarianism, mike lofgren, traditions of civility, walter lippmann, democracy, nullification, fox news, iran-contra, watergate, bill clinton, barack obama, new deal, communist party, right wing extremism, alexis de tocqueville, edmund burke, bismarck, salon, mccarthyism, democratic party, liberalism, fascism, conservatism, michael fumento, neo, the matrix, republican party, economics, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 279 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Curt Schilling Drops the Ball

    MAY 25, 2012 5:21PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: rhode island, moody's, jeremy kapstein, sony online entertainment, john blakely, comcast, jennife mcclean, lincoln chafee, standard & poor, loan default, copernicus, r. a. salvatore, todd mcfarlane, kingdoms of amalur: reckoning, small government, taxpayers, scott brown, john mccain, george w bush, slater technology fund, loan guarantees, economic development, donald carcieri, mmos, massively multiplayer online games, studios 38, green monter games, massachusetts, world series, red sox, hypocracy, curt schilling

    • 6 Ratings
    • 335 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    America Faces Its Own "Clash of Civilizations"

    MAY 9, 2012 11:43AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, republican party, catholic church, catholic bishops, nuns, war on women, karl rove, the inquisition, garry wills, authoritarianism, occupy wall street, social gospel, birth control controversy, free will, fascism, vatican, second vatican council, ej dionne, modernity, supreme court, citizens united, plutocracy, feminism, clash of civilizations, samuel huntington, saddam hussein, cold war, george w bush, democracy, republican in name only (rino), leadership conference of women religious, paul ryan

    • 2 Ratings
    • 213 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    OWS: May Day, college education, Charter Schools, propaganda

    MAY 3, 2012 12:18PM

    By zacherydtaylor


    Topics: business, economy, news, may day, college, education, health, charter schools, propaganda, barack obama, mitt romney, surprise visit to afghanistan, george w bush, iraq, kuwait, osama bin laden, collateral damage, drone strikes, chen guangcheng, china, occupy wall street, occupy america, ows, free university, intellectual property, copyright, free journals, philadelphia school system, black agenda report, ed rendell, tom corbett

    • 1 Ratings
    • 275 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Americans Died So Republicans Could Play Politics

    MAY 3, 2012 10:22AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, right wing, republican party, osama bin laden, president obama, max cleland, karl rove, iraq, seal team six, al qaeda, 2002 elections, democratic party, foreign affairs, neoconservatism, john kerry, karl rove, george w bush, tom ricks, fox news, sean hannity, ed gillespie, john mccain, mark mckinnon, uss abraham lincoln, mission accomplished

    • 5 Ratings
    • 325 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Republicans Running Away From Their Own Party

    MAY 1, 2012 10:36AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, scott brown, us senate, right wing, frank luntz, elizabeth warren, president obama, filibuster, tea party, george w bush, propaganda, michael gerson, social security, medicare, wall street reform, big government, budget cuts, conservative movement, obamacare, paul ryan, ayn rand, capitalism, supply side economics, catholic church, catholic bishops, social justice, new deal, keynesian economics, mitt romney, socialism, conservatism, liberalism

    • 2 Ratings
    • 112 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Independent Voter or Independent Poser? Take the Test

    APRIL 26, 2012 2:31PM

    By Howard Steven Friedman


    Topics: politics news, independent voters, bush v gore, saddam hussein, presidential election, john kerry, democratic party, 2012 presidential election, rick perry, barack obama, elections 2012, supreme court, rick santorum, republican party, osama bin laden, mitt romney, michele bachmann, john mccain, herman cain, george w bush, barack obama, elections 2012

    • 0 Ratings
    • 91 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Truth or Consequences :: Texas Monthly...or How George W. Bush....Oh, Like You Fucking Care...

    APRIL 23, 2012 10:30AM

    By The Vexatious Monkey


    Topics: dan rather, awol, george w bush

    • 4 Ratings
    • 238 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Semi-Secret Fundamentals of Democracy

    APRIL 10, 2012 1:53PM

    By zacherydtaylor


    Topics: jill stein, project vote smart, george w bush, bill clinton, election reform, un-commercials, adbusters, occupy wall street, the jesus machine, dan gilgoff, james dobson, victoria reggie kennedy, hitler's pope, john cornwell, the mormon church, brigham young, ann eliza young, truth and education commission, cia, history is a weapon, peoples history of the united states, howard zinn, false advertising, planned obsolescence, price fixing, proprietary information, barack obama, mitt romney, rick santorum, health care, mika brzezinski, copyright, intellectual property, communist manifesto, elizabeth warren, harvesting minds, roy fox, channel one, charter schools, ballot questions, instant runoff elections, proportionate representation, white house diaries, jimmy carter, supreme court, free speech zones, citizens united, buckley v. valeo, free speech, propaganda, fundamentals of democracy, television, politics, health, environment, economy, business

    • 0 Ratings
    • 202 Views
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    March 17: The Bittersweet Death of Scoundrel Roland Arnall

    MARCH 17, 2012 2:19AM

    By prismguard


    Topics: laissez-faire capitalism, forbes magazine, sub-prime loans, mortgage crisis, 2008 economic crisis, white-collar criminal, bernie madoff, enron, cliff baxter, philip hilder, ken lay, george h w bush, george w bush, arnold schwartzenegger, qui tam, foreclosures, preying on minorities, michal w hudson, monster foreclosures, ameriquest, cancer of the esophagus, antonio villaigosa, dick cheney, united states ambassador to the netherlands, rabbi schlomo cunin, chabad of california, political contributions, e scott reckard, liar loans

    • 1 Ratings
    • 200 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Apologies

    FEBRUARY 27, 2012 8:50PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: afghanistan, qualaday, stefan moye, mullah adahdad, atrocities, war crimes, murder, calvin gibbs, qu'ran, quran, newsweek, terry jones, commander-in-chief, presidential politics, george w bush, rich santorum, mitt romney, newt gingrich, president obama, apologies

    • 0 Ratings
    • 396 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The Passion of the Chong

    JANUARY 17, 2012 5:06PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: tommy chong, federal prison, newt gingrich, us attorney scandal, mary beth buchanan, judge authur schwab, cyril wecht, the i chong, george w bush, operation pipe dreams, nice dreams, chong glass, drug paraphenalia, smoking devices, dea, rachel vs guy celebrity cook-off, cheech marin

    • 0 Ratings
    • 323 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Poet Donald Hall & Aaron Sorkin v. Zelig & the Tea Party

    JANUARY 16, 2012 9:02PM

    By prismguard


    Topics: martin sheen, jimmy smits, evangelical, jihad, mormon, republican primaries, us congress, barak obama, joseph smith, us constitution, robber barons, spanish inquisition, french revolution, martinets, fdr social programs, koch brothers, corporate funding of political campaigns, george w bush, willard mitt romney, jon huntsman, newt gingrich, pacs, undisclosed donations, zelig, humanities medal, wolf knife, west wing

    • 0 Ratings
    • 286 Views
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    Bush, Santorum, and the War of the Codpiece

    OCTOBER 23, 2011 2:20PM

    By Omnipotent Poobah


    Topics: war on terror, war of error, rick santorum, mission accomplished, iraq war, iraq, george w bush, codpiece, barack obama

    • 2 Ratings
    • 398 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Bush Called the War in Iraq “a Mistake!”

    SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 6:18PM

    By Jacob Freeze


    Topics: tony bennett, george w bush

    • 3 Ratings
    • 590 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Troy, Cameron, Gary all innocent? And executed?

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 11:08AM

    By zacherydtaylor


    Topics: innocence project, george w bush, troy davis, gary graham, cameron todd willingham, executions, death penalty, politics, news

    • 0 Ratings
    • 710 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Pro/ Con Perspectives on Michele Bachmann

    JUNE 29, 2011 6:35PM

    By prismguard


    Topics: kingdom coming: the rise of christian nationalism, michelle goldberg, ripple in stillwater, karl bremer, amy goodman, democracy now, matt taibi, rolling stone, chris wallace, anderson cooper, fox news, mainstream media, george w bush, eco-chart, bill maher, tea party response to state of the union address, state of the union address, president obama, congressional record, wikipedia, campaign website, oil drilling, minnesota congresswoman, tim pugmire, presidential candidate, the gop, tea party

    • 1 Ratings
    • 249 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Short Story: "Framing Trap"

    MAY 11, 2011 9:40AM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: conspiracy, weapons test, false flag, war games, 9/11, george w bush, intelligence, hoax, short stories, fiction

    • 0 Ratings
    • 139 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Short Story: "Loose Ends"

    MAY 7, 2011 9:30PM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: bin laden hoax, hoax, fiction, short stories, 9/11, barack obama, black ops, false flag attack, george w bush, intelligence, leaks, osama bin laden

    • 0 Ratings
    • 138 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Short Story: "Unplanned Outing" (7th in a series)

    MARCH 25, 2011 9:36AM

    By P. Orin Zack


    Topics: fiction, short stories, arbusto, bankruptcy, corporate media, corporate rights, first amendment, free speech, george w bush, imprisonment, insolvency, jefferson, prison, riot, sentence, spooks, subversive, supreme court, war on terror, world trade center, wtc, wto

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