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Didn’t ‘Radical Fringe’ Go Out Of Style In The 80s??

April 18, 2010
Author: Black Tea

Tired of all of the rhetoric and none of the truth? 95% of the working class got a tax cut last year. That’s the largest tax cut in US history for middle class and working Americans. So how is it that the angry and scared members of the radical fringe dominate the news cycle...
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President Clinton: ‘Pack A Six-Gun Into Starbucks And Order A Cowboy Latte’

April 16, 2010
Author: Black Tea

Clinton said the same kind of "disorientation" that riled Americans during his term is apparent today in "the idea that we ought to bring back Confederate month in Virginia without talking anything about slavery" and "the fact that you ought to be able to pack a six-gun into Starbucks and order a Cowboy Latte."
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Proof That The US of A Is Not A Democracy (?)

March 27, 2010
Author: Black Tea
Proof That The US of A Is Not A Democracy (?)

Is the United States a Democracy? Or is it, rather, a Republic? Are we, as a country, headed toward Anarchy… and inevitably Oligarchy? There are several schools of thought on this subject. What is your take on the matter?
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Big Questions From An American Teenager

March 27, 2010
Author: Black Tea
Big Questions From An American Teenager

These statements, questions, opinions, and answers (along with a few more questions) were passed on from Hannah, a 17 year old reader in South Carolina. Anyone want to take a stab at clarifying and help Hannah understand some of the ’specifics’? - America is good place, not perfect, but good. (America is a failing empire… Broke and...
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Good Sense From A Southern Boy From Tennessee. Bob Corker Speaks Out On Financial Reform.

March 26, 2010
Author: Jack Skeen
Good Sense From A Southern Boy From Tennessee. Bob Corker Speaks Out On Financial Reform.

Bob Corker, the Republican Senator from Tennessee, talks more sense than has come from the mouths of most in Washington for months. “Voters want to see the end of ‘too-big-to-fail’ financial firms but don’t care about the other, more arcane details that divide the two parties.” Has Congress allowed themselves to become so polarized over the...
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Still Have Questions About Health Care Reform? Find ALL Of Your Answers Here. All Of Them. Really.

March 25, 2010
Author: Marvin
Still Have Questions About Health Care Reform? Find ALL Of Your Answers Here. All Of Them. Really.

I keep trying to come up with a caption worthy of this video. Not gonna happen. There are no words to describe how enlightened I was after dedicating just a few minutes of my time to this interview on Health Care Reform. This should be required watching for everyone whose lives will in any...
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GOP’s 2010 Campaign Slogan:

March 25, 2010
Author: Zaphod

House minority leader John Boehner has teamed up with Will.i.am to produce the GOP's campaign video, and rallying cry, for 2010: “Hell No You Can't!"
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Aside The People, Astride The People, And To The People

March 22, 2010
Author: Dr. Strangegun
Aside The People, Astride The People, And To The People

This is only a step. HR3590 was a change to the bill, and it now must go back to the senate for reconciliation/affirmation. The senate, in essence, must avoid making any changes to the HR3590 changes in order to present this to the president. The bill produced for the executive must be identical from the...
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