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Ed’s Back – Really
In mid-March when it was abruptly announced that Ed Schultz was leaving his 8pm weeknights timeslot for a weekend gig many feared that MSNBC was effectively putting him out to pasture. This weekend our fears were confirmed. What was originally … Continue reading
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Tagged 60 Minutes, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, CBS, Chris Christie, Chris Matthews, CNN, Ed Schultz, Fox News, Howard University, Karen Finey, Leo Gerard, Mark Sanford, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC, New Jersey, NFL, Paul Ryan, politics, Rachel Maddow, Steve Kornacki, television, The Ed Show, United Steel Workers, Up with Steve Kornacki, Vermont, Voter suppression
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Bye, Bye Benghazi
It is Wednesday morning as I pen this article and one of the big anticipated news items of the day is the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing on Benghazi. If the events of September 11, 2012 didn’t include … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, C.I.A., Darrell Issa, David Petraeus, Democrats, Fox News, Government regulations, Great Recession, Hillary Clinton, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Obama, politics, Republicans, right wing, State Department, unemployment, Willard Mitt Romney
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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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Jeopardy In Jersey
Tonight the NCAA men’s Division I National Champion in basketball will be determined at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Favored Louisville will face off against the University of Michigan. With American’s interest in college basketball at its annual apex, last … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Michigan, Atlanta, Chris Christie, Fox News, Georgia, Georgia Dome, homophobia, James Gandolfini, Jim Martinelli, Mario Batali, Michigan, Mike Rice, N.C.A.A., NCAA, New Brunswick New Jersey, New Jersey, politics, Republicans, Rutgers, Tim Pernetti, University of Louisville, University of Michigan
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Let The Insanity Continue
Last week the circus, a/k/a CPAC, was in Washington; well, National Harbor, Maryland to be specific. CPAC’s annual gathering is supposed to be the thinking seminar for the conservative base of the Republican Party. After the results of the 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr, Ashley Judd, bigotry, Bowie Kuhn, budget, budget deficit, C.I.A., CIA, CIA Director, CPAC, CPAC 2013, deficit, Democrats, Donald Trump, education, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, House, House Budget CommitteeKentucky, immigration, Jeb Bush, Jerry Springer Show, John Brennan, Kentucky, Lullaby, Marco Rubio, Maryland, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, national debt, National Harbor Maryland, New Jersey, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Rafael Edward Cruz, Rand Paul, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rush Holt, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Sarah Palin, Senate, Shawn Mullins, social mobility, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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Necessary Pain
Ask any veteran politician what frustrates them the most and high on the list will be the N.I.M.B.Y. people. N.I.MB.Y. stands for not in my backyard. These are the people who want government to do things as long as they … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 election, Budget Sequestration, Congress, Democrats, Fox News, government spending, House, House of Representatives, Keith Ellison, Minnesota, money in elections, money in politics, N.I.M.B.Y., national debt, NIMBY, politics, Republicans, Sean hannity, sequester, small business, Tea Party
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A Question Of Status
I admit that one of the events I look forward to each year is the CPAC convention. It always provides a wealth of material for my writing. This year, with the Republican Party in desperate need of a transformation, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Alan West, Alaska, Ann Wagner, Artur Davis, Bill Bolling, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, CPAC, CPAC 2013, David Keene, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, Heritage Foundation, Jeb Bush, Jim DeMint, Kelly Ayotte, Ken Cuccinelli, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Massachusetts, Mike Lee, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newt Gingrich, NRA, Obama, Oklahoma, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Schafly, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Johnson, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, South Carolina, Steve Scalise, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tim Scott, Todd Akin, Tom Coburn, Utah State, Virginia, war on women, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, women's issues, women's rights
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Another Sign Of The Fissure
Last week while trolling some of the more obscure political news I stumbled across a piece stating that Senator Rand Paul, (R-KY), would be giving the Tea Party response to the President’s State of the Union address tomorrow night. After … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, CNN, Constitution, Florida, Fox News, Herman Cain, Kentucky, Marco Rubio, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, money in elections, money in politics, Obama, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, State of The Union, Tea Party, United States Constitution
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Job Creation Identification
Debunking Republican lies would require a book, this is a column. Therefore I will briefly focus my attention on just one of them – the myth of the job creators. Since the Republicans are completely devoid of economic ideas that … Continue reading
New Congress, New Nuts
Joe Walsh and Alan West exited the hall of Congress with the expiration of the 112th Congress which they helped make the least productive, (and perhaps most destructive), ever. The 113th promises to present America with some new nuts in … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congess, 113th Congress, 114th congress, Affordable Health Care Act, Alan West, asault weapons ban, assault weapons, Bill Clinton, Branch Davidians, Christine O'Donnell, Congress, Delaware, Democrats, Florida, Fox News, Georgia, GeorgiaCarry.org, Greta Van Susteren, gun control, gun free zone, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Guns and Ammo, health care, House, House of Representatives, Illinois, impeachment, Joe Walsh, Obama, Obamacare, obstruction, On The Record with Greta Van Susteren, politics, Republicans, Saddam Hussein, Senate, Steve Stockman, Tea Party, Texas, Waco, Waco Texas
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