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Scratching my political itch

I’ll get this bile out of my system below the break: :: Matthew Yglesias today: Lots of rich-guy pathos on display outside the gates of a big GOP fundraiser in the Hamptons, but I thought this was the most telling … Continue reading

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Delusions of Electibility

Seen on Facebook earlier: AT LAST!!! Newt Gingrich drops out, so now it’s down to Romney versus RON PAUL! Let the Revolution begin!!!!! Of course, this same fellow is a 9-11 Truther, a JFK assassination conspiracy theorist, and apparently a … Continue reading

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Ayup.

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A random opinion

I have to admit, folks, that I am entirely simpatico with the things that motivate the “Occupy” folks. I loathe the corporatization of America, the concentration of wealth at the very top of society, the notion that this concentration is … Continue reading

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Who are we?

Political comment below the fold…. This, I am afraid, is what our country now is. We don’t welcome the world’s oppressed who are seeking freedom; no, we’re all about shutting the borders and denying freedom to those already here. We’re … Continue reading

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A thousand words, indeed

occupy PPB, originally uploaded by ocmsrzr1. Talk about a photo saying it all….

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Occupations

Kevin Drum has a great post on Occupy Wall Street. Here’s the money shot: None of this is easy. But the truth is that it’s increasingly impossible to sell people transparently self-promoting fairy tales that plainly don’t reflect how the … Continue reading

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Stop the Scourge!

It’s Election Day all across America, folks, so remember to vote and to also do your best to help prevent the horrors of VOTER FRAUD by staying vigilant at all times! Keep an eye on shifty-looking brown people who may … Continue reading

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The Big Dog speaks

If I could have one hour to spend one-on-one with any single living person, I think I would choose Bill Clinton. This piece, relating a discussion the former President had with British historian Simon Schama, is fascinating. A taste: “So, … Continue reading

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How it works

These are good, upstanding, patriotic American citizens who are standing against what they see as decades of freedom-crushing excess, who are only fueled by their patriotic fervor and their keen knowledge of history and policy, whose every gathering — no … Continue reading

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