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    "Liberal Fascism" and Other Rightist Deceptions

    MAY 11, 2012 12:09PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: american prospect, divisiveness, plutocrats, tax cuts, deficits, david stockman, supply side economics, pathway to prosperity, pell grants, ayn rand, president obama, paul ryan, charles krauthammer, neo-conservatives, thomas mann and norm ornstein, conservative movement, pulitzer prize, national review, hack list, alex pareene, jonah goldberg, republican party, right wing, fascism, liberalism, poliitcs

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 2931 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

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    • 5 Ratings
    • 1594 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Europe's Woes Prove GOP Wrong

    APRIL 24, 2012 4:13AM

    By Brian Carter


    Topics: politics, republicans, europe, economy, debt, austerity, spending cuts, stimulus, obama, romney, paul ryan, budget

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1989 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    The Supercommittee Solution That Wasn’t

    NOVEMBER 23, 2011 8:33AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: congressional gridlock, paul ryan, senator patrick toomey (r-pa), the center on budget and policy priorities, cut, cut, cut, social security cuts, medicare cuts, farm subsidy cuts, defense cuts, budget cuts, bush tax cuts, supercommittee fails, grover norquist, u.s. debt reduction, sequestration, super committee, supercommittee, taxes, economy, business

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 3996 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Occupy Wall Street—Victory in 45 Days

    OCTOBER 27, 2011 11:31PM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: occupy america, occupy wall street, ows, the 99, eric cantor, paul ryan, tea party express, koch brothers, economic justice, jimmy zuma, tea party, cbo

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1829 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Republican Anagrams 2012

    JUNE 24, 2011 12:26AM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: anagramistan, rimshot the sitdown comic, red meat republicans, red meat conservatives, reddest of the red meat republicans, tea with that red meat?, fallon, frenemies, puns want to be free, word games want to be free, use without permission, attribution appreciated, republican, crab lineup, republicans, caliber puns, supreme court, prosecute rum, computer user, scores guns, democrats, curse songs, old rant dump, damn turd pol, rick perry, rick prayer, rick santorum, catkin rumours, iran must rock, republican anagrams, republican anagrams 2012, daniel rigney, danagram, open call, politics, comedy, satire, humor, internet anagram server, i rearrangement servant, wordie, scrambled words for breakfast, jumble puzzle, anagram puzzle, word puzzle, pun puzzle, houston chronicle, la piranhas, sarah palin, sharia plan, metro minty, memory tint, mitt romney, michele bachmann, i becalm henchman, red meat republicans, oral pun, a pol run, ron paul, rand paul, paul ryan, ayn rand, from the same pod, thanks for the memories, usual gang of idiots, mad magazine, colbert, daily show with jon stewart, go rachel maddow, msnbc, comedy central, wordies of the world unite, word nerds of the world unite, word nerds, steal this blogpost, word nerds of the world unite, danagram salutes comedy writers, conan o'brien, letterman, rice thresher+back page, earth certificates, jon huntsman, nut man, man nuts, letterman + squirrels, we report you decide, fair and balanced, satire, frenemies, brooke alvarez, onion news network, onn, the onion, wait wait don't tell me, paula poundstone, 'gram, encryption, retching wing, crew night gin, newt gingrich, television, news, gossip, 'gram, political amnesia, video, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1221 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    FoX-Men: First Class

    JUNE 15, 2011 8:56AM

    By Robert Brenner


    Topics: medicare, fox news, celebrity apprentice, politics, movies, comedy, television, x-men; first class, roger ailes, mitt romney, donald trump, paul ryan, sarah palin, michele bachmann, tim pawlenty, herman cain, newt gingrich, rick santorum, chris christie

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 777 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Barack Obama on a Roll

    MAY 26, 2011 12:02AM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: politics, auto bailout, tarp, mideast peace talks, n.y. a.d. 26 special election, paul ryan, barack obama

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 6299 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Ripping apart Ryan’s budget Plan 1000 deaths at the time…

    APRIL 29, 2011 12:27PM

    By Kanuk


    Topics: paul ryan, medicare, medical deaths, roadmap for america’s future, budget cuts, national debt, federal government

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 1733 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    What Democrats must say to win the 2012 election

    APRIL 22, 2011 10:14AM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: democrats, election, 2012, birtherism, taxes, budget, defense spending, medicare, republicans, paul ryan, obama, class warfare, citizen’s united, corporate welfare, congress

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 1513 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    "Starve" – No! “Kill” the Beast.

    APRIL 7, 2011 12:34PM

    By Steven Rockford


    Topics: simpson-boyles, paul ryan, starve the beast

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