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The Next Tea Party Princess
I am waiting for the following ad to appear in Washington, DC newspapers: Wanted – Photogenic and crazy female member of the Republican House caucus for the position of Tea Party Princess. Duties include looking good on camera, spouting crazy … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, birther, China, Drill Baby Drill, Fox News, gay marriage, GOP, House Republican caucus, House Tea Party caucus, Kansas, Kelly Ayotte, Keystone XL pipeline, Lynn Jenkins, Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann, Missouri, national debt, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Obama, Obamacare, pedophilia, politics, polyogamy, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Rick Santorum, same-sex marriage, Sarah Palin, Tea Party, Tennessee, Vicky Hartzler
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A Preemptive Plea Deal
Wednesday morning one of the first things I did was check my Blackberry and there I received the news that Michele Bachmann (R, MN-6) had announced she would not run for reelection in 2014 in an overnight 8 minute and … Continue reading
Protection?
Lately I often write about North Carolina. While Tea Party/Republican insanity exists in every state, in 2013 North Carolina appears to be the epicenter. The examples are literally too plentiful to all be chronicled in this space. Today I want … Continue reading
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Tagged Carl Ford, Chris Whitmire, Constitution, First Amendment, Foreign Laws/Protect Constitution Act, George Cleveland, Great Recession, H 494, H 695, Harry Warren, Jacqueline Schaffer, Larry Pittman, Michele Bachmann, Michele Presnell, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, politics, religion, religious discrimination, religious freedom, Republicans, Rowan County Defense of Religion Act, secession, Sharia Law, Tea Party, Tenth Amendmant, United States Constitution
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Could The End Be Nearing?
Early Monday afternoon the Daily Beast broke the news of an Office of Congressional Ethics investigation of Michele Bachmann. There have long been allegations of impropriety in her 2012 Presidential campaign and this appears to be the beginning of it … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2012 Republican Primary, Congress, Daily Beast, House, House Ethics Committee, House of Representatives, hypocrisy, Iowa, Iowa Straw Poll, John Avlon, Kent Sorenson, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, money in elections, money in politics, office of Congressional Ethics, politics, right wing, Ron Paul
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Selling Spats
Somewhere in the 1920’s spats went out of style. I’m already considered a senior citizen by many and I don’t ever remember seeing them except in movies and plays. They were a garment that was primarily worn by men covering … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, C.P.A.C., CPAC, CPAC 2013, Democrats, education, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay rights, GOP, Government regulations, Herman Cain, immigartion, Michele Bachmann, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, NIMBY, Obama, politics, regulations, Reince Pribus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RNC, S.P.A.T.S., same-sex adoption, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, student loans, Stupid Political Anti Talk Sustainment, taxes, union busting, unions, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Real Women
What makes a woman a woman? I’m sorry to disappoint my readers, but I’m certainly not going to answer that question in the next several hundred words. I will tell you that I question how genuine a woman twelve Republican … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Alabama, Ann Wagner, bigotry, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congress, Cynthia Lummins, Democrats, Diane Black, discrimination, Eric Cantor, gender discrimination, Georgia, House, House of Representatives, illegal immigration, immigration, Indiana, Kay Hagan, Kristi Noem, Lynn Westmoreland, Marsha Blackburn, Martha Roby, McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Missouri, Native American issues, North Carolina, Patty Murray, politics, racism, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, S47, Senate, sexual discrimination, South Dakota, Susan Brooks, Tennessee, VAWA, Vicky Hartzler, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, Virginia Foxx, war on women, Washington, women's issues, women's rights, Wyoming
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Sequester Siesta
Back in the summer of 2011 America was dealing with one of the many fiscal crises that the Tea Party/Republicans have manufactured in the 112th and 113th Congress. The solution/punt formation included the creation of a Supercommittee that if … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 113th Congress, Afghanistan, Bristol - Myers Squibb, Budget Control Act of 2011, California, Camel, Cisco Systems, Congress, continuing resolution, Darrell Issa, David Vitter, Dean Heller, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Doral, Florida, Fortune 500, Georgia, IMF, infrastructure, International Monetary Fund, Iowa, James Lankford, jobs, Joe wilson, Kansas, Kentucky, Kevin Yoder, Lamar Alexander, Lebanon, Libya, Louie Gohmert, Louisiana, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Mitch McConnell, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pall Mall, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Pete Olson, politics, Procter & Gamble, R J Reynolds, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, Reynolds American, Rich Nugent, Ron Johnson, Salem, Sean Duffy, sequester, South Carolina, Steve King, Steve Stockman, Super Committee, Ted Cruz, Tennessee, Texas, The Bahamas, Tom Price, unemployment, Virginia Foxx, Winston, Wisconsin
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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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Abusing The Privilege
I remember coming across a novelty key chain years ago that said, “Everyone has a right to be stupid, but you are abusing the privilege”. A few days ago some statistics crossed my desk that seemed to illustrate the same … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2002 election, 2010 election, 2012 election, Bev Perdue, Census, Congress, Constitution, Democrats, Electoral College, gerrymandering, House, House of Representatives, Michele Bachmann, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, Obama, politics, redistricting, Republicans, United States Constitution, Voter suppression
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