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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
    • 6 Ratings
    • 2223 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Catholic on Catholic civil war brewing

    MAY 24, 2012 1:16PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: religion, politics, catholic church, bishops, contraception, president obama, republican party, religious right, leadership council of women religious, sister joan chittister, ej dionne, fascism, pope pius xii, us conference of bishops, national catholic reporter, nazism, adolph hitler, religious freedom, first amendment, maureen dowd, health insurance mandate, homosexuality, new ways ministry, catholic charities, caritas, girl scouts, vatican, authoritarianism, papal infallibility, democracy, women's rights, obedience

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1031 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
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1813 Views
    • 29 Comments
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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

    • 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
    • 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
    • 42 Ratings
    • 4566 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    Ted Nugent’s dirty little secret

    APRIL 20, 2012 8:23AM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: george zimmerman, aaron j. pierce, pierce munitions, piers morgan, jimmy zuma, victoria jackson, secret service, president obama, concealed carry, nra, national rifle association, ammunition, ted nugent, stand your ground watch

    • 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
    • 21 Ratings
    • 4960 Views
    • 132 Comments
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    Bishops' rift with Obama about politics, not religion

    FEBRUARY 8, 2012 1:40PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, catholic church, president obama, conservatism, right wing, birth control, secularism, fox news, theocracy, democracy, religious freedom

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 5401 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Shattering the class warfare taboo

    JANUARY 13, 2012 12:49AM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: politics, rush limbaugh, election, class conflict, president obama, mitt romney, middle class, jimmy zuma, republicans, independents, democrats, wealthy, citizens united, class warfare, occupy wall street, pew research center

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 7695 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Santorum Dials 911 for Sex Police

    JANUARY 6, 2012 11:53AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, religion, rick santorum, catholic church, birth control, republican party, tea party, radical right, president obama, health care, social compact, john f. kennedy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 6954 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Iowa and Beyond: "Common Sense" Racism and the Tea Party GOP

    JANUARY 4, 2012 4:37PM

    By Chauncey DeVega


    Topics: politics, tea party, republican primary, race, civil rights, 2012 election, president obama

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 3871 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    If Rick Santorum Wins the Iowa Caucus, Does It Matter?

    JANUARY 2, 2012 5:11PM

    By Sarah Warden


    Topics: politics, news, president obama, barack obama, jon huntsman, michele bachmann, rick perry, ron paul, newt gingrich, mitt romney, election 2012, rick santorum, iowa caucus

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1996 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Silence is golden

    NOVEMBER 4, 2011 12:35PM

    By potterpoliticalpickle


    Topics: america, politics, open call, 99%, occupy wall street, ows, 2012 presidential elections, 2012, president obama, mitt romney, herman cain, rick perry, americans elect

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 974 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Who Is Making Congress Look Bad?

    OCTOBER 15, 2011 11:15AM

    By MuddyPolitics


    Topics: democrats, gop, washington, conservatives, tea party, congress, president obama, barack obama, mitch mcconnell, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1120 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Krugman: Republicans made us bleed our own blood

    AUGUST 1, 2011 10:13AM

    By potterpoliticalpickle


    Topics: deficit, tea party, republicans, john boehner, president obama, debt ceiling, gop, politics, open call, paul krugman

    • Editor's Pick
    • 0 Ratings
    • 933 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Mitt Romney is to John Kerry as Minnesota is to itself

    JULY 5, 2011 11:51PM

    By potterpoliticalpickle


    Topics: minnesota, mitt romney, john kerry, tim pawlenty, huntsman, michele bachmann, 2012 presidential elections, sarah palin, ron paul, president obama, clinton, mondale, dean, reagan, open call, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1650 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Taking Charge of the Debt

    JUNE 29, 2011 9:14AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: constitution, default, concession, agreement, republican, democratic, liberal, progressive, hillary clinton, hillary, compromiser-in-chief, compromiser, compromised, pre-compromise, compromise, barack obama, president obama, obama, brinksmanship, deficit, debt ceiling, dangerous game of chicken, game of chicken, chicken, 14th amendment, fourteenth amendment, debt, national debt, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 947 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Rick Santorum: A genius?

    JUNE 7, 2011 8:08AM

    By potterpoliticalpickle


    Topics: tea party, conservatives, teavangelicals, sarah palin, romney, gingrich, pawlenty, president obama, rick santorum

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