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Jun 29
2010

Right Wing Media Defending The Stupidity Of Sarah Palin

Politics

Oh My! How dare this happen (via Fox): Several reporters were caught on an open mike mocking Sarah Palin for delivering a “roller coaster”-type speech after she addressed California State University, Stanislaus on Friday. As the former Alaska governor stepped off stage at the sold-out dinner fundraiser and the sound of applause faded away, voices […]

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Sep 14
2009

Opposing The Crazy

Misc

For months David Frum has been outspoken when it comes to denouncing the craziness on the right. Here is part of an article in today’s L.A. Times: They are “wild accusations and the paranoid delusions coming from the fever swamps,” said David Frum, a conservative author and speechwriter for President George W. Bush who is […]

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Jul 11
2008

McCain The Mormon?

Misc

The L.A. Times has uncovered court documents that contradict McCain’s account of his divorce from his first wife and marriage of his second. As it turns out, McCain was still married when he married Cindy. This is the “family values” the Republicans boast about, and McCain is a perfect example of it.

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Oct 13
2006

Why Foley Should Have Been Outed

Misc

I did a post last week trying to make the argument that the fact Mark Foley had to live a life of shame because he was a member of a party that would not accept his sexuality. In turn this life of shame leads down a dangerous road that can lead to the behavior that […]

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Jun 4
2006

Record Numbers For Baghdad Morgue

Misc

Earlier while watching CNN I was shocked when I heard the same old line being used. Tori Clark, the former Pentagon spokeswoman turned CNN contributor was complaining about the reports of Haditha and how they are overshadowing the good that is being done in Iraq. She is still spewing out the same old rhetoric that […]

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Mar 8
2006

It's OK For The Republicans To "Kill" Legislation

Misc

Remember how the right got all up in arms when Harry Reid proclaimed “we killed the Patriot Act” a couple months back? Well the L.A. Times has a headline that mimics that line but on the other side of the aisle. The headline reads “Republicans Kill Request for Spy Program Inquiry”. Republican members of the […]

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Mar 7
2006

The Price Of An Uneducated President

Misc

While we got the administration denying any chance of Iraq heading towards a civil war, even the US envoy is warning of the threat of a “wider war”. From today’s L.A. Times: The top U.S. envoy to Iraq said Monday that the 2003 toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime had opened a “Pandora’s box” of volatile […]

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Feb 11
2006

Abarmoff's Abuse Of Charities

Misc

Today, the L.A. Times takes us through a part of Abramoff that we haven’t heard much about, his abuse of charities. WASHINGTON — In his own way, disgraced super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff engaged in many charitable endeavors over the course of his decade-long career as a Washington insider. There was the time he laundered money through […]

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Jan 22
2006

Backing A Loser

Misc

The Republican party is coming out in full force to support Katherine Harris’ run for Senate in Florida as we learn in today’s L.A. Times: GOP Shows Support for Harris’ Senate Bid From Times Wire Reports If there was any doubt that Florida’s top Republican leaders weren’t behind Katherine Harris’ run for U.S. Senate, those […]

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Oct 17
2005

Judith Miller's Credibility Is Gone.

Misc

Howard Kurtz has an interesting column in the Washington Post today where he has examined the response of the blogosphere to Judith Miller’s story. While questions are being asked around the internet about her security clearance that she received from the Department of Defense (see this article atPoynter Online by former CBS correspondent Bill Lynch), […]

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