January 25, 2013
Subverting Democracy: The Republican Electoral Vote-Rigging Scheme
Efforts to rig electoral college votes in favor of future GOP presidential candidates shows us why we can never underestimate Republicans.
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January 24, 2013
Colbert on Gerrymandering: Republicans Are Giving America The Finger
Tuesday night on The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert summed up Republican congressional district gerrymandering with a visual approximation…
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January 23, 2013
VIDEO: Stunning Tour Of The International Space Station By NASA’s Sunita Williams
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams gives us a farewell tour of the International Space Station hours before her departure as commander of Expedition 33 (September 16, 2012 — November 18, 2012).
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January 23, 2013
It’s Cold, Conservatives Are Bored, Commence Al Gore “Jokes”
It’s the dead of winter. Much of the country is in a deep freeze. And apparently conservative commentators and your annoying Facebook pals are bored. Now that “war on Christmas” mode has lapsed, we find ourselves knee-deep in “global warming can’t be real because it’s cold outside” mode.
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January 22, 2013
NRA’s Wayne LaPierre Says Obama Believes ‘Absolutism’ Is A Dirty Word
The National Rifle Association’s executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, apparently has a guilty conscience.
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January 22, 2013
Inaugural Address: Empathy And Basic Human Dignity Are Not Partisan
President Obama talked race, gay rights, social safety-nets, liberty and freedom among many of the topics he mentioned during his second inaugural address on Monday.
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January 21, 2013
President Obama’s Second Inaugural Speech: Memorable Moments
Today President Obama delivered what many are calling a notably progressive inaugural speech. It was a speech that some on the Right may find partisan, but if you understand the history of this nation’s founding you will find a parallel between Obama’s address and the preamble to the constitution.
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January 20, 2013
My Laughable Solution To Fix The Senate Filibuster: The Mainstream Media
It appears Harry Reid, in longstanding Democratic (with a capital D) fashion, is losing his nerve when it comes to substantive filibuster reform. Since it seems we will not get the filibuster reform in the Senate that is required to make Republicans accountable, I suggest an alternate solution — the mainstream media.
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January 18, 2013
Absolutist Gun Nonsense – Obama, Assault Weapons, and the Second Amendment
The following absolutist nonsense needs to stop now:
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January 17, 2013
Outsourced: Two Can Play That Game
Most are well aware of the corporate trend to maximize profits by shipping jobs overseas. Outsourcing to countries with cheap labor and lax employment standards means easy cash for corporate bigwigs.
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