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The Smearing of Dead ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller by a Right-Wing Hatemonger
By Elaine Magliaro Evan McMurry (Mediaite) said yesterday that there seems to be a new trend among right-wing bloggers–“smearing dead people in the news.” McMurry: A new craze is sweeping the nation: attacking the character of murdered people for their perceived … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Countries, Free Speech, Islam, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Religion, United States
Tagged Debbie Schlussel, ISIS, ISIS Hostages, Kayla Mueller
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Governor Scott Walker Planning to Cut $300 Million in Funding for the University of Wisconsin…While Proposing $220 Million Investment for Milwaukee Bucks Arena
By Elaine Magliaro Governor Scott Walker–whom Charlie Pierce refers to as “the goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to run their Midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin”–plans to unveil a budget on Tuesday evening that will reportedly … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Economics, Education, Government, States, Tea Party, United States
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Who Are Charles and David Koch: True Libertarians? Billionaire Hypocrites? Crony Capitalists? Con Artists Looking to Rip You Off?
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, officials for the Koch brothers’ political organization announced that the group had budgeted a “whopping $889 million” for the 2016 presidential campaign. Nancy Benac of the Associated Press reported that that amount was “more than … Continue reading
Posted in Big Oil, Campaign Finance, Climate Change Deniers, Conservatives, Corruption, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Energy Policy, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Justice, Libertarians, Media, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Socialism, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Cato, Charles Koch, David Koch, Eminent Domain, Koch Brothers, Koch Industries
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Barf Warning #2: Watching This Video of Mika Brzezinski Talking about Her Weekend with the Kochs May Also Induce Vomiting!
By Elaine Magliaro One would expect a conservative Republican like Joe Scarborough to be enamored of the billionaire Koch Brothers. Earlier this week, he spoke of Charles and David Koch in glowing terms on his MSNBC show Morning Joe after … Continue reading
Posted in Big Oil, Campaign Finance, Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Corruption, Courts, Crime, Energy Policy, Fascists/Corporatists, Liberals, Libertarians, Media, Oligarchy, Politics, Propaganda, Short Video, Society, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Charles Koch, Corporate Crime, David Koch, Joe Scarborough, Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, Kochs, Mika Brzezinski, Morning Joe
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Barf Warning: Watching This Video of Joe Scarborough Talking about the Koch Brothers May Induce Vomiting!
By Elaine Magliaro Sunday evening, Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, a group affiliated with the billionaire Koch brothers, hosted the American Recovery Policy Forum, which featured some Republican politicians who have their eyes on the US Presidency. Zeke J Miller (Time) said the … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Media, Politics, Short Video, United States
Tagged Koch Brothers, Money in Politics
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Governor Chris Christie’s Extensive Travel Expenses Costing the Taxpayers of New Jersey a Pretty Penny
By Elaine Magliaro On Tuesday, Mark Lagerkvist of New Jersey Watchdog reported that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had refused “to release nearly $800,000 in American Express credit card bills for the travel costs of his state police security … Continue reading
New Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee Cites Bible…Claims Human-Caused Climate Change Is a Hoax (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro After the midterm elections in November, I wrote a post titled Will Climate Change Denier James Inhofe Become Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee When Republicans Take Over the Senate in January? I’m sorry to tell you that last Wednesday … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Countries, Democracy, Government, Politics, Science, United States
Tagged Sen. James Inhofe, Senate, US Senate
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“Whip Steve Scalise”: A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video
By Elaine Magliaro Late last year, I wrote a post about the House Majority Whip titled Steve Scalise Confirms He Spoke at White Supremacist Conference in 2002. In addition to speaking at that conference, the third most powerful man in … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Equal Rights, Government, Louisiana, Politics, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged David Duke, Ku Klux Klan, Mark Fiore, Political Cartoon, Steve Scalise, White Supremacists, White Supremacy
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Jon Stewart on the State of the State of Florida, Same-Sex Marriage, and some Oddball News Stories from the “Sunshine State”
By Elaine Magliaro On Tuesday night, Jon Stewart interviewed Senator Marco Rubio of Florida on The Daily Show. His lead-in to the interview with Rubio—who has sharply criticized court rulings that paved the way for same sex marriages in Florida—was … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Democracy, Equal Rights, Humor, Jurisprudence, Justice, Local Government, Media, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, United States
Tagged Florida, Jon Stewart, Same-Sex Marriage, Senator Marco Rubio, The Daily Show
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