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Rethinking the plight of conservatives in academia
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:55 AM EST (Academe (journal of the AAUP))
"Whereas my conservative colleagues tend to portray academia as rife with partisan conflict, my research into the impact of politics in higher education tells a different story.
When Romney was running Bain Capital, his word was not his bond.
Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:44 PM EST (The Washington Post)
You can argue whether or not private equity firms are ethical when they lay off workers to maximize profits.
Romney and the Pathology of Bain Capital
Seeded on Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:22 AM EST (Salon.com)
Ron Paul . . . may be nuts but Romney is arguably a lot worse: the standard-bearer of the worst aspects of borderline sociopathic, bottom-feeding American capitalism. . .
Herman Cain’s Conservative Defenders Are Going Totally Overboard - Slate Magazine
Seeded on Sat Nov 5, 2011 10:44 AM EDT (Slate)
" I have no idea what Herman Cain did with the two, or maybe three, or possibly now four women who have raised allegations of improper sexual behavior about him.
A New Lost Decade is Leading to Revolution
Seeded on Tue Oct 4, 2011 7:27 AM EDT (MarketWatch.com)
Memo to the Super Rich, your high-paid lobbyists and your no-compromise political puppets whose sole mission is destroying the presidency: Yes, you are succeeding.
Case closed -- Weiner was framed.
Seeded on Wed Jun 1, 2011 3:22 PM EDT ()
It's appallingly easy to upload a photograph to someone else's Twitter feed -- hacking isn't even necessary.
Newt Gingrich: a History of Hypocrisy
Seeded on Thu May 12, 2011 11:19 AM EDT (Political Correction)
As disgraced former Speaker Newt Gingrich tweets his way into the GOP presidential race for 2012, we are reminded of his outstanding record of political and moral malfeasance in his decades-long effort to promote himself.
Republicans claim that torture led U.S. to Bin Laden. They're wrong.
Seeded on Tue May 3, 2011 9:31 AM EDT (Daily Kos)
"Assuming they got the courier's name in 2005 or 2006, per reports, it happened 2 years or more after KSM's waterboarding. Which would say KSM withheld this information under waterboarding. And given how much time it took to actually get from the courier to the compound (presuma …
Congresswoman Donna Edwards quotes The White Stripes: "You can't take the effect and make it the cause!"
Seeded on Fri Apr 8, 2011 6:22 PM EDT (Think Progress)
U go Girlfriend! The Republicans have been creating a wreck in order to blame it on the Dems. "You can't take the effect and make it the cause!" In case you have trouble watching the video on Yglesias's blog, here's a YouTube link:
The Republican war on jobs
Seeded on Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:42 PM EDT (Political Correction)
You don't really think that the Republican party wants the economy to recover, do you? No, they want President Obama to be a failure, and if you lose your job as a result, and maybe your house as well, "so be it," in the words of John Boehner.
About Huckabee, Obaman and that bust of Winston Churchill . . .
Seeded on Wed Mar 9, 2011 11:57 AM EST ()
"One thing that I do know is his having grown up in Kenya, his view of the Brits, for example, (is) very different than the average American," Huckabee said, pointing to Obama's decision in 2009 to remove a bust of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill from the Oval Office.
The Super Bowl of Socialism
Seeded on Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:59 AM EST (Salon.com)
This Reagan-inspired paradox of cheering anti-socialist platitudes while supporting socialism in practice was the tale of Super Bowl XLV.
"Mosque foes launch Bieber boycott" -- conservatives fall for ANOTHER spoof!!
Seeded on Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:50 PM EST (Salon.com)
Mosque foes recently started a boycott of Bieber after he made comments in support of the mosque project in an interview with Tiger Beat, a teen fan magazine, Sullivan told WYNC earlier this month.
Field of Greens: The Dreaded Broccoli Uprising and Other GOP Nightmares
Seeded on Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:20 AM EST (Slate)
Using the same logic, columnist George Will conjured the dread specter of the state brandishing broccoli when he wrote at the start of this month that if congressional power to regulate interstate commerce "is infinitely elastic, Congress can do anything—eat your broccoli, or e …
Meanwhile, the individual mandate is working in MA
Seeded on Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:16 AM EST (TNR's The Worst Political Sex Writing The New Republic)
The requirement that everybody buy health insurance remains unpopular and, based on Monday's court ruling in Virginia, it may be legally vulnerable, as well.
What Progressives Don't Understand About Obama: Why a Black President can't afford to express anger
Seeded on Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:08 AM EST (The New York Times)
I've been thinking recently of all those D's for deportment on my report cards. . .
Dead Certain: a devastating, sad, funny review of George Bush's "Decision Points"
Seeded on Thu Dec 9, 2010 10:23 AM EST (New Yorker)
There are hardly any decision points at all. The path to each decision is so short and irresistible, more like an electric pulse than like a weighing of options, that the reader is hard-pressed to explain what happened. Suddenly, it's over, and there's no looking back.
This is what real religious persecution looks like.
Seeded on Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:25 PM EST (The Washington Post)
IN BAGHDAD Our Lady of Salvation church, once a vibrant center of prayer in this predominantly Muslim city, is nearly empty now.
When the Water's-Edge Standard Disappears: Cantor promises Netanyahu that he'll undercut his own government to support Israel's interests.
Seeded on Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:15 AM EST (Political Animal)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday during a meeting in New York that the new GOP majority in the House will "serve as a check" on the Obama administration, a statement unusual for its blunt disagreement with U.S.
Lifestyles of the Rich, the Famous, and the N.J. Governors: Chris Christie loves to travel in (expensive) style
Seeded on Tue Nov 9, 2010 4:46 PM EST (Political Animal)
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), a media darling and favorite of many Republican activists, has a penchant for complaining about wasteful government spending and public employees who abuse the system and fail to respect the taxpayers footing the bills.
Far-right talking point re Obama's India trip generates push-back.
Seeded on Fri Nov 5, 2010 12:04 PM EDT (Political Animal)
Perhaps disappointed by the lack of voter fraud allegations, the right is seizing on President Obama's upcoming trip to India as being overly pricey. . .
For-pay fire department lets a man's house burn to the ground
Seeded on Mon Oct 4, 2010 4:28 PM EDT (Salon.com)
The homeowner, Gene Cranick, said he offered to pay whatever it would take for firefighters to put out the flames, but was told it was too late. They wouldn't do anything to stop his house from burning.
Anderson Cooper interviews Michigan assistant attorney general and cyber-stalker.
Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:39 PM EDT (Salon.com)
This, my friends, is why it is evil and soul destroying to force gay men to live their lives in the closet.
Budget deficit narrowed 13% to 90.5 billion in August.
Seeded on Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:20 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
The U.S. government posted a smaller budget deficit in August compared with the same month last year, helped by rising tax receipts.
How CBS arrived at its estimate of 87,000 (sorry, Glenn, they used good methodology)
Seeded on Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:19 PM EDT (CBS News)
To calculate attendance at the Beck rally, AirPhotosLive.com used what is called a surveillance aerostat balloon to take pictures from both above the event and closer to the ground.
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Palin: Gingrich's 'open marriage' will help him 'soar even more'Americans love polyamory.
- Gingrich did the most despicable thing Newt could imagine.
Tonight, the Republican debates lead with the story of the day and Newt Gingrich proved once and for all he can dish it, but he cannot take it. See him in all his glory here:http://www.guardian.co.uk/... Using a sex scandal a week before an election? My goodness Newt, who wou …
- When Romney was running Bain Capital, his word was not his bond.
You can argue whether or not private equity firms are ethical when they lay off workers to maximize profits.
- Turning America into Pottersville
For many years, it appeared that the Right wanted to take the United States back to the 1950s -- when blacks "knew their place," women were "in the kitchen" and gays stayed "in the closet" -- but it turns out that the intended back-in-time-travel was to the 1920s, to an era of …
- Next! Recall Of WI Senator Scott Fitzgerald Reaches Goal
A group working to recall state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Friday it has collected enough signatures to force the veteran Republican legislator into an election. Lori Compas, a Fort Atkinson photographer who serves as the recall group's chairwoman, said it had …
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I think Nancy Pelosi will have the last laugh on election day. Remember, her district includes a lot of Hispanic voters. And Republicans may be learning the difference between "public opinion" and "old resentful white guy opinion." The fact is that most of the country thinks this law is an unconstitutional travesty and an embarrassment to the country. "— McSpocky
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