Monthly Archives: January 2010

by | January 31, 2010

Behind Enemy Lines

From POLITICAL HOTSHEET at CBS NEWS: It was one of the most compelling moments of Barack Obama’s presidency: The president taking questions from some of his harshest critics in the opposition, and, in the process, castigating them for casting his … Continue reading →

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by | January 30, 2010

It’s My Party, and I’ll Bail If I Want To

From The Caucus at The New York Times: Even before the Tea Party’s $549-a-head convention next week, some of the movement’s biggest champions are partied out. Representatives Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota, and Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, two Tea … Continue reading →

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by | January 29, 2010

Judicial Restraint? Next Time, Put Him in Restraints!

From Glenn Greenwald at Salon: As I wrote at the time, I thought the condemnations of Rep. Joe Wilson’s heckling of Barack Obama during his September health care speech were histrionic and excessive.  Wilson and Obama are both political actors, it occurred … Continue reading →

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by | January 27, 2010

Get Outta Here, Boys, Ya Bug Me!

From David Weigel at THE WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT: On Monday morning, Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan, both age 24, dressed up as telephone company workers and walked into the New Orleans office of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.). Inside the office, waiting … Continue reading →

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by | January 27, 2010

The Declaration of Incoherence

From the St. Cloud Times: ST. PAUL — Rep. Michele Bachmann and other Minnesota Republicans previewed a health care proposal they will unveil the day of President Obama’s State of the Union address. The GOP “Declaration of Health Care Independence” … Continue reading →

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by | January 26, 2010

Breaking News: Lt. Gov. Bauer Solves Childhood Obesity Problem

From The State: GREENVILLE – Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer has compared giving people government assistance to “feeding stray animals.” Bauer, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, made his remarks during a town hall meeting in Fountain Inn … Continue reading →

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by | January 25, 2010

He’d be a party pooper, if he could only find a party that’ll have him!

From Fox News (seriously!): Rep. Parker Griffith, the Alabama Republican who recently crossed over from the Democratic Party, is facing a mini-revolt from some home-state GOP officials who question his loyalty to his newly adopted party. The local Republican operations … Continue reading →

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by | January 24, 2010

Free Speech Is Gonna Cost Ya

corpocracy cor·poc·ra·cy // (kôr-pkr-s) n. pl. cor·poc·ra·cies 1. A society dominated politically and economically by large corporations. Original DVD cover

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