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    Democrats expected to do GOP's dirty work for it

    MAY 29, 2012 6:24AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, democratic party, president obama, mitt romney, politifact, pants on fire liar, fedeal spending, tea party, deficits, joan walsh, american enterprise institute, ann coulter, wall street journal, david frum, fiscal austerity, economic crisis, herbert hoover, great depression, paul krugman, fiscal stimulus, conservative principles

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1488 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Magic Underpants Mittens

    MAY 25, 2012 1:12AM

    By Farleftside


    Topics: pixar, bug's life, amazon.com, mitt romney, politics, cartoon saturday

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1030 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    On Having The Gay Beaten Out Of Me And The Party Of Bullies

    MAY 23, 2012 11:35AM

    By Kevin Army


    Topics: glbt civil rights, gay civil rights, civil rights, obama gay marriage, growing up gay, concord, glbt, romney gay, mitt romney, obama, president obama, politics, gay/lesbian, open call, bullying, bullying stories, bullying open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 38 Ratings
    • 1129 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Bully

    MAY 14, 2012 9:10AM

    By LuminousMuse


    Topics: mitt romney, prep school, cranbrook, bullies, atavism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 4141 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Joe Sarborough's Revisionist Reality

    MAY 11, 2012 12:16PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: morning joe, massachusetts, mississippi, utah, 2012 presidential race, mitt romney, president barack obama, barry goldwater, william f. buckley, radical right, republicans, politics, gay rights, marriage equality, homosexuality, joe scarborough

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1562 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    The assassination of the first Mormon presidential nominee

    MAY 9, 2012 11:53AM

    By zacherydtaylor


    Topics: belief, religion, business, politics, first mormon presidential nominee, assassination, joseph smith jr., mitt romney, mormons, mormon enigma, richard bushman, rough stone rolling, william law, nauvoo expositor, polygamy, deseret news, ann eliza young, william godbe, brigham young, barack obama, jt ready, frank vandersloot, human research subjects, project vote smart, jill stein

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 438 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    General Election Announcements a Study in Contrast

    MAY 8, 2012 10:19PM

    By Rebecca Sarwate


    Topics: barack obama, virginia, new hampshire, mitt romney, general election, csi:miami

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 640 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Hypocritical Oath: Does Mitt Romney Hate the Constitution?

    MAY 8, 2012 8:48AM

    By Spake


    Topics: obama, politics, health, mitt romney

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 2932 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
    • 40 Ratings
    • 2969 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Is Positive Thinking the Opiate of the People?

    APRIL 23, 2012 9:39AM

    By divorcedpauline


    Topics: unite against the war on women, positive thinking, get rich quick, ann romney, mitt romney, class divide, barbara ehrenreich, motivational speakers, privilege, job creators

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2213 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    History Repeats Itself in New Gilded Age

    APRIL 20, 2012 3:29PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: occupy wall street, robber barons, 14th amendment, declaration of independence, constitution, new deal, conservative movement, alliance for justice, women's rights, health care reform, socialism, paul krugman, michael lind, corporations are people, mitt romney, progressive movement, john marshal harlan, plessy v. ferguson, kevin phillips, jeff rosen, george will, constitution in exile, capitalism, right wing, democrats, republicans, federal income tax, bush v. gore, citizens united, judicial activism, founding fathers, civil war, pollock v. farmer's loan and trust, supreme court, conservatism, liberalism, democracy, plutocracy, gilded age, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2514 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Good News! Mitt Romney Never Ate a Dog

    APRIL 20, 2012 10:19AM

    By Robert J. Elisberg


    Topics: republican party, gop, mitt romney, dog, president obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 2675 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    Romney Goes Ugly Early

    APRIL 19, 2012 8:31AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: politics, presidential election 2012, mitt romney, barack obama, negative campaigns, a failed president, war on women, george w. bush, romney attacks obama, who is mitt romney really?

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1425 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    The Campaign Gift That Didn't Give

    APRIL 17, 2012 12:35PM

    By The Flylooper


    Topics: ann romney, mitt romney, politics, flylooper, election of 2012

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2120 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Breaking: Mitt Romney makes a Black friend

    APRIL 13, 2012 10:05AM

    By William K. Wolfrum


    Topics: mitt romney, satire

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 13507 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    Republicans are secretly voting for President Obama

    MARCH 23, 2012 9:08AM

    By potterpoliticalpickle


    Topics: politics, open call, barack obama, 2012 presidential election, republicans, mccain, palin, gingrich, santorum, mitt romney, president obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 2912 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Mitt Romney and GOP: Wiping the Slate Clean

    MARCH 22, 2012 10:19AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, republican party, mitt romney, eric fehrnstrom, etch-a-sketch, conservatism, george w. bush, gaffe, president obama, ohio art, rachel maddow, timothy noah, cnn, massachusetts, mike dukakis, social media, going viral, fraud, november election, massachusetts state house press gallary

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 3869 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Post-Mitt-Mortem: It's beginning to look a lot like Reagan

    MARCH 14, 2012 2:13AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: presidential primary game, current events, politics, john aldrich, southern primaries, gerald ford, ronald reagan, 1976 gop primary, alabama primary, mississippi primary, gop primaries 2012, rick santorum, mitt romney

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 6756 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    What if Sandra Fluke were a Woman of Color?

    MARCH 15, 2012 9:44PM

    By profkeck


    Topics: rush limbaugh, sandra fluke, bill maher, gop, presidential race, contraception, advertisement, corporation, race, racism, women, women of color, listening post, aljazeera, national press club, congress, aol, allstate, rick santorum, mitt romney, newt gingrich, ron paul, andrew breitbart, shirley sherrod, barack obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1607 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Romney: GOP Indifference Toward the Middle Class Personified

    MARCH 13, 2012 8:58PM

    By Rebecca Sarwate


    Topics: mitt romney, jonathan chait, new york magazine, uriah heep, david copperfield

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