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Demotivator Nails Our Current ... Err... Leadership?
Malignant Liberal Idiocy | November 7th 2009 by Sam Pierce
I was perusing the new Demotivators catalog this evening and I saw a poster that perfectly represented the atrocity that is our current crop of political porkers. There can be no plausible denial of the obvious fact that many of what are referred to read more
Lewis Black does Keynesian economics
SamHaydenjr's Weblog | November 7th 2009 by Sam Hayden Jr
A year after Barack Obama’s historic election, one of his most contentious programs has been the $700 billion stimulus package. Here’s a clip of Lewis Black explaining John Maynard Keynes’ theory of how public works projects can st read more
Generation Obama: Where Are They Now?
during fourth | November 4th 2009 by birdenadol
A year later, we round up a few of them and ask whether they're still involved. Lana Wilson, founder of Obamaerobics, Mike Jones, NYU sophomore and Obama 2008 campaign volunteer, and Ebonie Johnson Cooper, campaign organizer in Ohio and Pennsylvania read more
What Obama Reads
Talk Wisdom | October 31st 2009 by Christine
I did some web research on this photo to make sure that it was genuine and not photoshopped. There are several links below where you can get a somewhat "fair and balanced" explanation for why Obama would be reading such a book. I, for one, find jus read more
What She Said
A Feather Adrift | October 27th 2009 by Sherry Peyton
The GOP has been using some version of “just say no” for some time now. One is tempted to ask, “how’s that workin’ for ya?” From Pumas on, they’ve been banking on the “nope, no way” constituency t read more
Obameo and Juliet: A Modern Tragedy
Malignant Liberal Idiocy | October 24th 2009 by Sam Pierce
Upfront disclaimer for the whiny know-it-all: Perhaps Barack Obama and The Washington Obamost's Juliet Eilperin are not from warring families and are not in love (although I am not convinced fair Juliet does not dream of what it might be like to repl read more
Does the White House really control the media?
Orange Punch | October 20th 2009 by Stan
I am by and large critical of the unwarranted respect and less-critical-than-warranted attitude most of the “respectable” media have toward most president — including the generally uncritical attitude most outlets displayed during t read more
Revisited: Sneak peek into dismantling the 1st Amendment under Ob…
Thinkin'bout Stuff | October 19th 2009
Seeing this video of Anita Dunn and discussing it with the good folks over on our Facebook page reminded me of a post from October 2008: From “Sneak peek into dismantling of 1st Amendment under Obama“: It started with tight controls on t read more
New Census Data Reveals America’s Immigrant Roots
Immigration Impact | October 19th 2009
With CNN due to premiere its Latinos in America special on October 21st and 22nd, and National Hispanic Heritage Month having just drawn to a close, it is well worth considering the extent to which the immigrant experience is part of daily life in t read more
Today Is Election Day
Le Revue Gauche | October 19th 2009
Bill C-16Subject to an earlier dissolution of Parliament, a general election must be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following a previous general election, with the first general election to be held on M read more
Sarah Palin's Poll Numbers
Moderate Union | October 16th 2009 by Tyler
I love this graph on Sarah Palin's Poll Numbers.Check out the huge climb in her unfavorables between October and November 2008, right before the election.All McCain's team had to do was muzzle Palin completely and they might have won. They were only read more
GP VP cand Rosa Clemente: Student Activism Needs Revival During R…
on the Wilder Side | October 14th 2009 by iwilder
Rosa Clemente M.A. ’98, the first ever female Hispanic vice presidential candidate, urged Cornell minority students to organize and revive the University’s tradition of racial activism at a lecture on Friday.Representing the Green Party, Clemente read more
Congratulations Barack Obama and The United States For Your Nobel…
Black Hippy Chick | October 10th 2009
Barack Obama has brought International prestige and acclaim to the United States with the winning of the Nobel Peace prize. While the prize was shocking to many, if the citizens of United States would close their eyes and remember why they voted read more
Hasn't McCain Done Enough Damage?
Malignant Liberal Idiocy | October 3rd 2009 by Sam Pierce
It should come as no surprise to conservatives, that the man who has such a history of delighting in any punch he can land on conservatives will not unclench his jaws from the neck of the Republican Party. I must admit that I fell into the trap, as I read more
Don’t Blame Cindy Sheehan, she voted for Green Party’s Cynthi…
on the Wilder Side | October 3rd 2009 by iwilder
“My only wish is that the energy we had at Camp Casey would not have been wasted. All we did is elect Democrats,” she said. “Our energy was co-opted.” Sheehan, who in 2008 voted for Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney for p read more
Green Party Working for Better Election Laws
on the Wilder Side | October 1st 2009 by iwilder
Members of the Green Party work daily recruiting candidates, educating voters, lobbying their local and state governments, serving on local boards and city councils, and lately, challenging obstructive and unequal election and campaigning laws in cou read more
Green Party joins mid-October protests against US wars in Afghani…
on the Wilder Side | October 1st 2009 by iwilder
Green Party leaders, activists, and members across the US plan to participate in mass rallies, marches, coordinated local and regional demonstrations, and other forms of protest to take place on and around Saturday, October 17 calling for the withdra read more
“Quarter-Life Crisis” Hits Young People
Axis of Right | September 27th 2009
I am generally not a fan of the Millennial Generation (born c. 1982-1999) because they’ve mostly been coddled by their helicopter parents, they’ve had the bar lowered in regards to failing in school, and they expect success and rewards read more
A Letter to Dear Reader Regarding Mark Kirk
Malignant Liberal Idiocy | September 26th 2009 by Sam Pierce
Dear President Obama, I write this letter as a form of outreach to some of my fellow Illinois Republicans as well as to the mentally challenged members of your party. You see, I generally oppose the actions of liberals and "moderates", but read more
Enjoying the buildup more than the main event
Reading, Writing, and Reflecting | September 25th 2009 by Apurva Desai
Last week while driving and listening to the NPR program Forum, I heard a discussion with the authors of the new book Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election (the archived program can be heard here). Listening to inside stor read more
SHOCKER — Mindless, Incoherent, Pathetic, Little-Known Far-Righ…
The Gun Toting Liberal Blog | September 22nd 2009
Katie Couric Elicits The Ultimate In Shrill, Whiny, Nasaly-Sounding Protests From Struggling Talk Radio Shock Jock In Internets ONLY Interview… ark Levin — pathetic. Struggling, can’t seem to grow his hate-filled, radical talk radi read more
Palin and Biden: The Opera
TakePart Social Action Network | September 18th 2009 by Adriana Dunn
flyoverstate's Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Last year’s presidential race may have been full of some high drama, but it may not have occurred to you that it would make a great opera, unless you happen to be composer Curtis Hughes. read more
Immigration Reform: Congress’s Perennial Pothole
Immigration Impact | September 18th 2009
Photo by iamos. At a gathering in Washington this week, long-time immigration reform advocate Congressman Luis Gutierrez announced that he would soon introduce a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House. This marker bill is likely to have s read more
Birthright Citizenship: Myths, Facts and Why It Matters
Immigration Impact | September 16th 2009
Photo by Thorne Enterprises. The issue of birthright citizenship, although not traditionally a sexy topic, is not without controversy. In the 2008 election, for example, the legitimacy of both parties’ candidates was called into question—Republic read more
It’s Not About Van Jones. It’s About Barack Obama.
on the Wilder Side | September 12th 2009 by iwilder
BY ROSA CLEMENTE, PBS Over the Labor Day weekend, Van Jones, a member of the hip-hop generation and special advisor for green jobs at the White House Council for Environmental Quality, tendered his resignation, and it was accepted by the Obama admin read more
Code Pink and UFPJ just Don’t Get It: Tom Hayden edition
on the Wilder Side | September 10th 2009 by iwilder
Both of them are trotting out Tom Hayden as an anti-war spokesperson. Hello? Everyone forget that Hayden told everyone to vote for the pro-war Obama. UFPJ wants us to join Hayden in signing a petition against the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. (ema read more
Campaign Finance Reform
The Unintelligencer | September 9th 2009
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More News Coverage of Afghan War?
Civic Commentary | September 9th 2009 by Diane dp
Regarding Afghanistan: I’m seeing more news on television and in print over the last couple of weeks. There’s also an increase in rational, civilized debate about whether or not we should/need to be in Afghanistan at all. Obviously, there read more
Michelle Malkin And Glenn Beck On Fox News Revisit The Black Pant…
Gun-Toting Liberal | September 8th 2009
Question: Does It Get Any More Frightening Than Heading To A Voting Booth Only To See Scary-Looking Dance Troupe Members Wearing Camouflage Pants, Black T-Shirts And Carrying “Vote For Obama!” Banners? Apparently Glenn Beck And Michelle read more
Can patriots be peaceful?
Civic Commentary | September 7th 2009 by Diane dp
The National Republican Congressional Committee has a special program dedicated to keeping incumbents in office: The Patriot Program. Armed in Congress According to the website: The NRCC “Patriot Program” is the formalized mechanism read more
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