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“Is Paul Ryan Racist?”: The Continuation Of A History That The Republican...
Paul Ryan triggered a firestorm of recrimination this week. Speaking recently on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America radio program, the Wisconsin Republican and self-styled budget wonk linked poverty to...
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“Cashing In On Fear”: Agenda 21, The U.N. Conspiracy That Just Won’t Die
It’s been called “the most dangerous threat to American sovereignty”; “An anti-human document, which takes aim at Western culture, and the Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions,” that will bring “new...
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“Relentless Racial Hostility”: GOP Has Done Everything It Can To Make Sure...
Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller said what’s been said countless times and worse acted on by the GOP countless times. That is that more than a few of their numbers have reflexively dithered, delayed,...
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“Conservative Exceptionalism”: Even Boko Haram’s Brutality Can Be Politicized
The world is still coming to grips with the recent actions of Boko Haram, the Nigerian group responsible for kidnapping more than 200 schoolgirls. The radical cult’s violence has been “too much” for...
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“A Good Time To Count Our Blessings”: Imagine The Iraq Crisis–But With A GOP...
As Iraq spirals deeper into a sectarian crisis between an ineffectual Shi’ite government and radical Sunni militants, the importance of a grudging working relationship between the United States and...
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“Calling It What It Is”: Holder Sees Racism In Obama Opposition — He’s Right
Right-wing pundits are jumping all over Attorney General Eric Holder for daring to suggest on Sunday that “racial animus” plays a role in the “level of vehemence” that’s been directed at President...
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“Basically Unwatchable”: Cancel ‘Meet The Press'; Why This Icon Of Beltway...
It feels like we go through this same routine every few months or so. “Meet the Press” reaches some new low point for ratings, and chatter starts building about how time is running out for host David...
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“Our ‘Real’ America”: Whiteness Is Still A Proxy For Being American
Anyone can make a fool of himself. So it’s tempting to dismiss last Thursday’s mega-gaffe by Florida Representative Curt Clawson as indicative of nothing more than the fallibility of the human brain....
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“The Nail In Your Political Coffin”: An Open Letter To John Boehner And House...
Dear Mr. Speaker… On behalf of Democrats everywhere, I would like to ask you to impeach President Obama. Please. I implore you. Nothing would make us happier. You know you want to. You know that merely...
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“A Republican Chronic Affliction”: From Clinton To Obama; Why GOP Impeachment...
Making predictions is a perilous practice for any political journalist. Too often, the would-be seers turn out to be dead wrong – as can be attested to by George Will, Michael Barone, Larry Kudlow, and...
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“Habitual Cruelty To Others”: Ranting On Robin Williams, Limbaugh Exposed A...
Having infuriated millions of Robin Williams fans with insensitive remarks on the late actor’s suicide, Rush Limbaugh now blames the “liberal media” and “despicable leftists” for distorting his...
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“Full Credit Or Blame On Gas Prices”: Republicans Must Be Awfully Impressed...
It was just a couple of years ago that Republicans positioned gas prices one of the nation’s most important political issues. Mitt Romney, during his failed presidential bid, argued President Obama...
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“Racial Animus, Unconcealed And Unapologetic”: Rudy Giuliani Dives Into...
Through a particularly nasty tweet sent Wednesday morning, Dinesh D’Souza once again proved that he excels at being a race-baiting political provocateur who hates President Obama. By Wednesday evening,...
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“Naked Bibi”: In The Animal Kingdom, There Is No Creature More Dangerous Than...
In the lead up to Israel’s March 17th election, Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, fearful that he might lose his reelection bid, threw caution to the wind making blatant appeals to scare voters...
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“Conservatives Rectitude And Piety”: Coach Denny, Grandma Nancy, And...
Republicans on Capitol Hill keep telling everyone how terribly shocked they are by the tawdry tale of Dennis Hastert, the former Speaker of the House indicted last week for violations of federal...
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“Consistently Stirring Up Racial Animus”: Right Wing Media And Their...
In what is purported to be Dylann Roof’s “manifesto,” he writes that this is where it all began: The event that truly awakened me was the Trayvon Martin case. I kept hearing and seeing his name, and...
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“There’s Nothing But Chaos In The Republican Ranks”: GOP Leader Shocks...
Thirteen days ago, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) shocked the political world by announcing his plan to resign. This morning, Boehner’s successor followed up with a shock of his own. House...
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“Wanted: One House Speaker (No Experience Necessary)”: No Work Required,...
When House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) unexpectedly announced his retirement two weeks ago, many on Capitol Hill feared an ugly free-for-all, with a dozen or more House Republicans hoping to take...
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“Grounded In Reality”: Democrats Have Become The Party Of ‘Normal’
Who “won” the Democratic debate? The Democratic Party won. All the presidential candidates, from the most flamboyant to the most contained, talked seriously about issues, even straying from liberal...
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“Scandalizing Hillary”: If The First Time Is Tragedy, Then The Second Time Is…
With a self-proclaimed socialist running a credible campaign for president, perhaps the time has come to revive Karl Marx’s wittiest aphorism – although his pungent quip is relevant to Hillary Clinton,...
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