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Internal Revenue Stupidity
There is a theory out there that House Speaker John Boehner is very, very bad at his job. It exists because there is a lot of evidence to support it. One of the things I expected in the 113th Congress … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 501(c)4, 9/12, Americans for Prosperity, California, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Crossroads GPS, Darrell Issa, David Koch, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, I.R.S., Internal Revenue Service, IRS, John Boehner, Karl Rove, Koch brothers, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Organizing for America, politics, Priorities USA, Republicans, Sheldon Adelson, Supreme Court, tax code, Tea Party
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You Stll Own It Pat
I saw this one coming like a 3 and 0 fastball. On Wednesday Republican North Carolina de jure Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement: “The issues surrounding the transfer of the assets of the Ashville water department to a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, Art Pope, Ashville North Carolina, Bev Perdue, Charles Koch, Charlotte, David Koch, Democrats, greed, HB 488, Koch brothers, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, Pat McCrory, politics, privitization, Raleigh, Republicans, SB 10, Tea Party, Wake County Schools
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An Expansion Of The Disinformation Machine
In the last few days both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have reported that the Koch brothers are seriously interested in buying the eight newspapers owned by the Tribune Company. When two such diverse newspapers report … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Sun, Boston Marathon, California, Charles Koch, Chicago Tribune, Connecticut, Constitution, consumer protection, Daily Press, Danile Patrick Moynihan, David Koch, Electoral College, First Amendment, Florida, Forbes 400, Fox News, freedom of the press, freedonm of speech, gerrymandering, government regulation, Hartford Current, Illinois, journalism, Koch brothers, Los Angeles Times, Maryland, Morning Call, New York Post, New York Times, newspapers, Orlando Sentinel, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, right wing, Rupert Murdoch, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, taxes, Tea Party, Tribune Comapny, United States Constitution, Virginia, Wall Street Journal, Westboro Baptist Church
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The Great Alaskan Giveaway
The first reaction of my regular readers is probably: what the hell is Larry doing writing about Alaska? Well I’ve never been to Alaska; the closest I’ve been to it is Pocatello, Idaho and I certainly can’t see it from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, Charles Koch, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, David Koch, Exxon Mobil, Fortune, Fortune 500, Harold Meyerson, Koch brothers, Mississippi, New Mexico, oil industry, politics, Republicans, Richard Mauer, right wing, Sean Parnell, taxes, The Tax Foundation, Washington Post
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Laceny By Legislation
Just over 40 years ago a rather infamous basketball game was played in Munich, Germany it appears to be a template for modern Tea Party/Republican strategy. It was the gold medal game of the 1972 Summer Olympics, with three seconds … Continue reading
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Tagged 1972 Olympics, 2009 Wake County School Board Election, 2011 Wake County School Board Election, abortion, Art Pope, Charles Koch, charter schools, David Koch, education, Electoral College, electoral votes, Germany, Heather Losurdo, Kevin Hill, Koch brothers, labor, Munich, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina State, Olympics, politics, private schools, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, Republicans, Tea Party, U.S.S.R., USSR, Voter suppression, Wake County, Wake County Commision, Wake County School Board, Wake County School Board Election, women's health issues
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The Golden Rule
I had spent a few days pondering what to publish for today. A piece on the inauguration would be a natural since the public ceremonies are being held today, but I have long held that I would like to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, Alaska, Art Pope, bigotry, Bob Etheridge, Charles Koch, Citizens United, Congress, David Koch, Democrats, Dick DeVos, F.E.C., FEC, Federal Election Commission, gerrymandering, government spending, House, House of Representatives, inauguration, Koch brothers, Martin Luther King, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, Ohio, politics, racism, redistricting, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, taxes, Tea Party
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Rated R – Cancer Treatment Centers Of America
On Christmas Day Amy Gardner wrote a story in the Washington Post that has not received sufficient follow-up. Today I am doing my part by putting the Cancer Treatment Centers of America on the Rated R list.
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Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Amy Gardner, Art Pope, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Charles Koch, David Koch, Dick Armey, F.T.C., Federal Trade Commission, Freedom Works, FTC, greed, health care, Illinois, Joe Walsh, Kingston Pike Development LLC, Koch brothers, Mayo Clinic, money in elections, money in politics, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, Republicans, Richard J. Stephenson, Richard Stephenson, Roswell Park, Sloan Kettering, Speciality Group Inc., Tea Party, Washington Post, William S. Rose III
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For Sale – Sold
A few weeks ago I sent an e-mail to a political friend of mine in which I predicted Raleigh in 2013 would be what Madison was in 2011. I predicated my prediction on the fact that extreme right wing money … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Pope, bigotry, Charles Koch, David Koch, education, education funding, education spending, gerrymandering, greed, income taxes, jobs, Koch brothers, Lucky Sperm Cell Club, Madison Wisconsin, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Constitution, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina State, Pat McCrory, politics, public education, racism, Raleigh, Raleigh North Carolina, redistricting, Republicans, right wing, taxes, Tea Party
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20 Babies
For those of you who have been waiting for me to write about the tragedy in Connecticut last Friday I haven’t been under a rock, I wanted to let some of the dust settle so we had a more accurate … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, A.L.E.C., ALEC, assault weapons, California, Charles Koch, Congress, Connecticut, David Koch, Democrats, Dianne Feinstein, education, education funding, education spending, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, guns, Hillary Clinton, Koch brothers, mass shooting, Medicaid, Meet The Press, mental health, mental health services, Michigan, N.R.A., NRA, Obama, politics, Republicans, Rick Snyder, school funding, school shooting
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