Monthly Archives: June 2011

Prick Santorum

From THINK PROGRESS: Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press [Sunday] morning, former Senator and GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum offered two stunningly maximalist positions on abortion — abortion should be flatly banned even in cases of rape or incest, and … Continue reading

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You Can Run, But You Can’t Formaldehyde

From THINK PROGRESS: Large manufacturers and chemical producers have lobbied ferociously to stop the National Institutes of Health from classifying formaldehyde as a carcinogen. A wide body of research has linked the chemical to cancer, but industrial polluters have stymied … Continue reading

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Rethugs love small businesses? The beer hypocrisy!

This one’s for okjimm. From THINK PROGRESS: Tucked into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) much-discussed budget was a little-noticed provision to overhaul the state’s regulation of the beer industry. In a state long associated with beer, the provision will make … Continue reading

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Greek Ruins

From Steve Kornacki at the WAR ROOM at Salon: If his goal when he officially launched his presidential candidacy last month was to inflict a massive amount of humiliation on himself in as short a time as possible, then Newt … Continue reading

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Snow White? Not even before she drifted.

From POSTPOLITICS at The Washington Post: Days after Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) snagged Ed Rollins as manager of her nascent presidential campaign, the high-profile strategist is engaged in a war of words with advisers to former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. … Continue reading

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Lipstick on a Pygmalion

(CNN) – The campaign veteran who has signed up to run Rep. Michele Bachmann’s expected bid for the Republican presidential nomination says the congresswoman from Minnesota would be a formidable candidate in the Iowa caucuses. Original DVD cover

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Weiner Roast

From WBEZ91.5: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) may have brought the scandal over digital dalliances upon himself, but the media’s coverage of the story from the moments after he sent that errant tweet has been orchestrated almost entirely by one person: … Continue reading

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The Wheels on the Bus Go Ka-ching! Ka-ching!

From THINK PROGRESS: Last week, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) — buoyed by legislators who received hundreds of thousands of dollars of special interest cash — signed into law legislation that would dramatically expand access to school vouchers, which funnel … Continue reading

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