January 2012
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“As I’ve said before, we all must make our calculus in supporting a...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates, “No One Left to Lie To.”
“If you believe that a character who would conspire to profit off of white supremacy, anti-gay bigotry, and anti-Semitism is the best vehicle for convincing the country to end the drug war, to end our romance with interventionism, to...
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“Picture this scenario. The Senate holds a high-profile vote on a proposal...”
– Senate Dems should force GOP to hold vote on Buffett Rule
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[Communications Workers of America] Renews Push to... →
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“They want to use legislation as a way to act like terrorists. They hold things...”
– Congressman Henry Waxman (D - CA), who’s clearly had enough of the GOP’s shit.
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"Two [Gawker] readers have sent us confirmation... →
This shows a total lack of respect for his father-in-law.
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Busted: Romney claims his Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac... →
Because lenders hate competing with Fannie and Freddie they’ve ensured that GOP voters have been programmed to hate the two Government Sponsored Enterprises, so this won’t play well for Mittens. Of course, Gingrich should probably stop hammering this point, since he was on Freddie Mac’s payroll for six years as a lobbyist “historian.”
Update: Hey, remember when Mitt...
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“After first going after Girl Scout cookies, Family Research Council president...”
– FRC: ‘Rebel Fleet Surrenders to Gay Empire’
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Brutal Newt Gingrich Ad in the Works →
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“More and more despondent conservatives are expressing alarm over the unfolding...”
– How Fox News Is Destroying The Republican Party
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Biden predicts Democrats will retake the House →
[Democrats] need to pick up a net total of 25 seats in November in order to take back the House, a task which is complicated by Census-related redistricting in states across the country.
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Jon Stewart on Newt Gingrich's plan to put a base...
alapoet:
”(Gingrich) realized the earth is very sick; now he wants to leave it for a younger planet.” BOOM!!! ~ Steven Watson
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“The Republican presidential debate last night went very poorly for Newt...”
– The Limits of an Anti-Media Strategy
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WatchObama: Brewer Encounter ‘Not a Big Deal’
“I think it’s always good publicity for a Republican if they’re in an argument with me,” Obama said.
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“[S]ome news out of Missouri on Tuesday was particularly stomach-churning: Just...”
– Gabby Giffords Returns—and More Female Democrats Get Threatened
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“Last night’s presidential candidate debate in Jacksonville, cosponsored by CNN...”
– Newt Loses It
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“The congressional approval rating is near record lows of 13 percent, and more...”
– From the latest NBC/WSJ poll
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Romney Donates to Anti-Gay Groups →
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Dear Indiana: You'll be sorry. →
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“It’s sort of fascinating watching the Republican establishment finally go...”
– Voting Newt Off the Island Turns Out to be Surprisingly Hard
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The Unkindest Cut →
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Call on Jan Brewer to apologize to President Obama →
Governor Brewer, your actions this week toward President Obama were disgraceful and below the dignity of your office. Your behavior has been an embarrassment to our state and tarnished what should have been a great day for Arizona. Please apologize to the president for your disrespectful stunt.
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“When the conservative financier Charles Koch sent out invitations for a...”
– Advocacy Group Says Justices May Have Conflict in Campaign Finance Cases
That headline is a perfect example of the media’s bullshit “he said, she said” reporting. There is no “may” about that conflict of interest; Scalia and Thomas should have recused themselves....
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Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice... →
no kidding
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"The brouhaha is certainly helping sales of [Jan... →
In case you didn’t hate this racist cunty fascist crone enough already. FOTSOMF.
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“Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, a Democrat and one of the greatest champions...”
– Daily Kos Action, “Congrats to the happy couple!”
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“It’s every reporter’s dream to ask a presidential candidate a question that...”
– Mitt’s Mexican-American Problem
“Mitt’s great-grandparents were polygamists who fled to Mexico… shortly before the LDS church officially renounced plural marriage…” Filed under “Things I am delighted to now know.”
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“Rubio may not be as coveted as Gingrich or Romney would have it appear as they...”
– Florida’s Rubio a star, but an unlikely VP pick
His home is underwater, his student loan debt is piling up, and he’s had a bit of a problem with a GOP-issued credit card and his own credit cards — and it’s not like he’s unemployed, he’s an attorney and U.S....
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Shorter Mitt Romney: "You're all envious." Shorter... →
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“I have not been critical of Newt Gingrich but it is now time to take a stand...”
– Bob Dole: Newt Gingrich Will Ruin GOP’s 2012 Prospects Like He Did In 1996
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Was Brewer an Ambush? →
The President’s excellent speech given at a Chandler, Arizona Intel plant has been overshadowed by Jan Brewer’s unprofessional, ego-maniacal assault on him; a Talking Points Media commenter wonders if that wasn’t the goal. Of course Brewer isn’t bright enough to think this idea up herself so I have to wonder if someone at the RNC didn’t give it to her.
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Watchliberalsarecool:
David Frum Slams Fox For Creating “Alternative Knowledge System”.
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Newt Gingrich was for 'food stamps' before he was... →
technipol:
The Grio:
Among the changes pushed through by Gingrich and his conservative caucus as part of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, was the replacement of the Aid to Families With Dependent Children program, which had been in place since 1935, with something called TANF: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. The new program put a five-year...
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“Congress has intermittently raised the federal minimum wage — states can,...”
– A new day for the minimum wage?
It’s basic economics: If you pay people more money, they have more to spend. Increased spending maintains existing jobs and creates new ones. Everyone benefits. Of course, if you’re a right-wing sociopath who wants to destroy the middle class and thus...
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Report: 36 Obama Aides Owe $833,000 In Back Taxes… →
talkstraight:
How embarrassing this must be for President Obama, whose major speech theme so far this campaign season has been that every single American, no matter how rich, should pay their “fair share” of taxes.
Because how unfair — indeed, un-American — it is for an office worker like, say, Warren Buffet’s secretary to dutifully pay her taxes, while some well-to-do people with better...
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Two Ex-Walker Aides Charged With Illegal... →