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Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:41 am
2 is a higher number than my preferred number of "zero," and it's still lower than 30. I think you can summarize a lot of the Obama Era in t...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/06/12 6:47 am
Who has the irrational hatred of POTUS ? Greenwald or Paul ? Which POTUS ? Bush? Obama ? Lincoln ? Madison ? Any ideas about why ? rather...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/05/12 1:30 am
Good post! I've stopped by a few times, but never commented. I think the key phrase in assessing Greenwald is "overcompensates" and he does...Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 2:24 pm
I dislike the term "emoprog." It confuses musical politics with movement politics.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:19 pm
For the same reason Ron Paul approved those newsletters.Re: Glenn Greenwald Hates the Constitution
02/03/12 1:18 pm
And vote. No vote, no voice and no right to criticize the government, because the sorry a-holes who don't vote enable whichever government t...
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The truth finally comes out. Republicans are intimidated by Obama
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Morning Awful: Muslims Are The New Commies
Nezar Hamze was living the American dream. As the executive director of the South Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and a longtime Republican, he wanted to bring his faith community into the political mainstream. But the … Continue reading
GO BADGERS
The culture warriors will have their idiocracy and have it now, thank you: MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker and GOP leaders have launched a push to ram several years’ worth of conservative agenda items through the Legislature … Continue reading
Does the Right to Life End at Birth? Part 1
April 7, 2011: When Alabama’s new Republican House majority moves to vote on a bill that would make abortions illegal after the 20th week of gestation, Democrats filibuster. The result is an unflinching conversation about the priorities of faith-based politics. … Continue reading
Does the Right to Life End at Birth? Part 2
Dexter Grimsley questions Kerry Rich, sponsor of an abortion bill, on his understanding of the medical science of fetal pain; Barbara Boyd questions the majority’s overreach; Alvin Ward reminds the sponsor about the costs of previous suits brought against the … Continue reading
Does the Right to Life End at Birth? Part 3
Christopher John England points out the bill’s problematic disagreement with Supreme Court precedent; Pebblin Warren discusses infanticide and back-alley abortions as the unintended consequences of abortion restrictions; Joseph Mitchell attempts to amend the bill to use the word “fetus” instead … Continue reading
Dropping DROP: Lynn Greer Explains It All For You
Representative Lynn Greer laid out the Republican House majority’s case for doing away with Alabama’s Delayed Retirement Option Program, claiming that the only alternative was to fire 780 teachers. Thousands of teachers and state employees have taken part in DROP, … Continue reading
Alabama, Race, and Redistricting
While I’m in Montgomery over the coming weeks, I’ll be looking into redistricting issues. The US Census started releasing data relevant to the question yesterday. Swing State Project: Alabama…remained at seven seats (although they were close to losing one). Their … Continue reading
Morning Awful: Guns In Campaign Literature
From Minnesota, a disturbing flyer published almost a month after the mass shooting at Rep. Gifford’s event in Arizona.
Timelines Change
The White House is still going to start withdrawing forces from Afghanistan next year, but the timeline is changing and Arianna is upset: Another official said the administration also realized in contacts with Pakistani officials that the Pakistanis had concluded … Continue reading
They Are The Fear They Want Us To Feel
In the aftermath of the Second World War, America experienced an economic boom that created the largest middle class on Earth. The problem, of course, was this prosperity did not extend to everyone. An immense underclass existed, especially for minority … Continue reading
