How Fox News Screwed the GOP
From: MediaMatters, via AlterNet By: Eric Boehlert “Suffering an election hangover after having been told by Fox News that Mitt Romney‘s victory was a sure thing (a “landslide [2]” predicted by Dick...
View ArticleObama First Since Ike to Win 51% Twice, Final Tally Shows
From: Newsmax “Barack Obama is the first president in more than five decades to win at least 51 percent of the national popular vote twice, according to a revised vote count in New York eight weeks...
View ArticleFive Reasons Ayn Rand Would Have Despised Paul Ryan
From: The National Memo By: Jason Sattler “Paul Ryan may be backing away from his devotion to Ayn Rand, the woman who inspired him to enter politics. But there are some things that the 20th century’s...
View ArticleHow the State of the Union Worked
From: HuffPost By: George Lakoff N.B.: Prof Lakoff is the master of the message, friend of the frame, and not easily pleased: he was. “Political journalists have a job to do — to examine the SOTU’s...
View ArticleThe Tea Party, The IRS ‘Scandal’ — And The Actual Facts Of The Case
Source: National Memo Author: Devin Burghart While it is well known that the so-called IRS scandal has been used by Tea Partiers to bash the IRS, less well known are the actual facts of the case....
View ArticlePoverty in America
Source:AlterNet Author: Paul Buchheit “The Census Bureau has reported that one out of six Americans lives in poverty. A shocking figure. But it’s actually much worse. Inequality is spreading like a...
View Article11 GOP Positions Loathed by Young People — According to College GOP Report
Source:Think Progress via AlterNet Author:Igor Volsky “The College Republican National Committee released a report on Monday outlining the major challenges facing the GOP as it seeks to rebrand and...
View ArticleHere are the 43% of americans who dont pay federal income tax
Source: Business Insider, via Portside Author: Mandi Woodruff N.B.: this article uses the TLA ‘TCP’ where it appears TPC would be correct. “Of the 43% of households owing no federal income tax this...
View ArticleObamacare’s real danger for the GOP is that it will succeed
Source: Washington Post Author: Eugene Robinson ” To understand the crisis in Washington, tune out the histrionics and look at the big picture: Republicans are threatening to shut down the federal...
View ArticleHow Rev. Billy Graham Taught the Republican Party to Sacrifice the Poor on...
Source: AlterNet Author: C J Wehrleman Since turning 95 last month, Reverend Billy Graham’s health has deteriorated, and judging by his family’s call for prayers, his life is nearing its end. Many...
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