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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

    • 17 Ratings
    • 466 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Four Dead in Ohio

    MAY 4, 2012 6:04AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, kent state, vietnam, william calley, richard nixon, commmunism, ohio national guard, my lai massacre, rick pearlstein, veterans of foreign wars, american legion, wall street journal, new york times, james reston, henry kissinger, right wing, american values, blind patriotism, justice, hugh thompson

    • 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

    • 2 Ratings
    • 162 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Crucified for truth-telling and other stories

    APRIL 20, 2012 4:16PM

    By Jake Highton


    Topics: wall street journal, sexism, grass, catholics, atheism, baseball, latino, guillen

    • 1 Ratings
    • 345 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Violence Card: the New Black Crutch

    APRIL 14, 2012 1:33PM

    By rijaxn


    Topics: race violence, wall street journal, black on black crime, trayvon martin, violence, racism, civil rights act, khalil gibran muhammad, politics

    • 11 Ratings
    • 1750 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    On Poverty: Could Gingrich and Santorum Have a Point?

    JANUARY 18, 2012 12:28PM

    By bluestocking babe


    Topics: rick santorum, newt gingrich, gop debate, south carolina, wall street journal, fox news

    • 0 Ratings
    • 503 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Jeb Bush Shills for Wall Street Plutocrats

    DECEMBER 23, 2011 10:24AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politcs, economics, supply side, plutocrats, jeb bush, george w. bush, savings and loan, creative destruction, joseph schumpeter, wall street, david frum, upward mobility, wall street journal, capitalism, mitt romney, bain capital

    • 0 Ratings
    • 334 Views
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    The Sovereignty of Money

    NOVEMBER 10, 2011 7:12PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: oligarchy, republican party, capitalism, italy, wall street journal, banks, economic crisis, finance, economics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 535 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    WSJ Demands List of OWS Soundbites

    OCTOBER 17, 2011 2:44PM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: open call, murdoch empire, fox news + ows, news + reverberation, private press conference, peggy noonan, ows + incubation, democracy + incubation, drudge report, ru sh limbaugh, #ows, occupy wall street, grassroots democracy, grassroots vs. astroturf, ows sound bites, ows soundbites, corporate media, daniel rigney, danagram, post-hippies, when they should be working, usable slogans, rightstream media, meme machines, ronald reagan speechwriters, don't make us brand you, open call, wall street journal, wsj

    • 0 Ratings
    • 324 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Republicans aim for new Gilded Age

    AUGUST 25, 2011 6:30PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: tom friedman, wall street journal, republican party, supply side, economics, politics

    • 2 Ratings
    • 653 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    The Perry Pun Game

    AUGUST 14, 2011 3:41PM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: self-satire, perry, prayer+politics, virally responsible memes, no rants, no rant zone, political prayer, patriotic prayer, sin of pride, tea party, homemade viral memes, rick perry, governor good hair, texas politics, fate of the earth, george w. bush ii, party like it’s 2012, danagram, daniel rigney, open call, what is open call?, politics, news, belief/religion, party games, wall street journal, onion news, onn, onion magazine, mad magazine, parry pun game, perry pun party, pray+prey, humor, comedy

    • 0 Ratings
    • 458 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Murdoch's Wall St. Journal makes (exclamation) points

    JULY 13, 2011 9:20PM

    By BellemeadeBooks


    Topics: wall street journal, conservatives, scandals, media, publishing

    • 0 Ratings
    • 139 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The Wavelength: WikiLeaks Isn't Sexy Enough for U.S. Media

    JUNE 20, 2011 12:25PM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: wikileaks, wavelength, wall street journal, truthout, the wavelength, the nation institute investigative fund, the nation, t-mobile, oakland local, mother jones, media ownership, media consolidation, free press, fox news, fcc, democracy now!, bill moyers, at&t, americans for prosperity, alternet

    • 0 Ratings
    • 671 Views
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    Memo to WJS: Why Not a Humor Column?

    JUNE 2, 2011 5:20PM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: news, open+call, politics, fiction, ghostwriter, ghost gagwriter, economy, business, only cutting edges cut throats, cutthroat competition, madmen, rightprice, post-ironic, older duller hip replacement, younger edgier hipper, post-partisan, opportunist party, santa+north pool, santa claus+hong kong, onn, onion news, tom tomorrow, bill maher, stephen colbert, jon stewart, cubiclist, cubicalist, cubicle-ist, dilbert, family circus cartoon, cathy comics, wall street journal opinion, d9 conference, jane lynch, peggy noonan, morning in america+noonan, wall street journal, daniel rigney, danagram, satire, comedy, humor

    • 1 Ratings
    • 622 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Superman Headlines in Your Future

    APRIL 29, 2011 3:17AM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: comedy, fiction, gossip, open+call, politics, satire, daniel rigney, danagram, superman, renounce citizenship, renunciation, illegal alien, krypton, satan, lean forward, msnbc, fox news, rachel maddow, old evangelists, young evangelists, wall street journal, glenn beck, god, jesus, rush limbaugh, wolf blitzer, anderson cooper, man of steel, earthism, superman is a fictional character

    • 0 Ratings
    • 1026 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Where Are the 50 Million Climate Refugees?

    APRIL 24, 2011 1:54PM

    By Richard Rider


    Topics: wall street journal, unep, tom petty, patrick michaels, norman myers, national geographic, gavin atkins

    • 0 Ratings
    • 1181 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    To Scott Adams: how to face critics in the combox

    APRIL 21, 2011 10:31AM

    By Max Lindenman


    Topics: metafilter, wall street journal, internet, dilbet, scott adams

    • 0 Ratings
    • 294 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Link Bomb 3-9-11: Screwed American Worker edition

    MARCH 9, 2011 10:07PM

    By Stab329


    Topics: wisconsin, greed, profits, corporations, new york times, wall street journal, economic policy institute, labor, politics, economy

    • 0 Ratings
    • 262 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Weekly Audit: Standoff Continues in Wisconsin

    MARCH 8, 2011 11:53AM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: yes! magazine, wisconsin, washington monthly, washington, wall street journal, union, unemployment, the nation, steve benen, shani o. hilton, senator, scott walker, republican, race, quorum, madison, jobs, inequality, democrat, degree, colorlines, college, collective bargaining, chris hayes, black, amy dean

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1138 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Hope in 2011 for the Unemployed?

    JANUARY 4, 2011 2:21PM

    By Rebecca Sarwate


    Topics: trickle down economics, wall street journal, internet job listings, wall street, daily finance

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