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It Can’t Happen Here. Right?
submitted by Gene Howington At Vox, Matthew Yglesias has published an article titled “American democracy is doomed“. It is one of the best summations of both the problem of encroaching fascism and how we got to where we are now … Continue reading
NEWSFLASH: David Petraeus To Plead Guilty In Connection With Disclosing Classified Information To His Mistress Paula Broadwell
By Elaine Magliaro Ryan J. Reilly of Huffington Post reported earlier today that former military commander and CIA Director David Petraeus agreed today “to plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of removing and retaining classified material, admitting to providing his mistress … Continue reading
Posted in CIA, Courts, Crime, Government, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, United States
Tagged Classified Information, David Petraeus, Jeffrey Sterling, John Kiriakou, Paula Broadwell
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Peggy Noonan: Clueless Political Pundit Claims That House Tea Partiers Represent The Thinking Of Almost Half Of The Country
By Elaine Magliaro I rarely watch the Sunday morning “nooz” programs these days. One reason is the clueless talking heads that are frequently invited on shows like Meet the Press and Face the Nation to provide Americans with their wisdom and insight. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Conservatives, Countries, Democracy, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Government, History, Imperialism, Iraq, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, Tea Party, United States, War, War on "Terror", World History
Tagged Peggy Noonan, Political Pundits, Sunday Morning News Programs, Tea Part caucus, Torture, Torture Memos
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Creationist Dr. Ben Carson Posits That Scientific Beliefs Might Just Be Propaganda (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Dr. Ben Carson, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, is a retired neurosurgeon. He is reportedly the first surgeon to have successfully separated conjoined twins that were joined at the head. When he was thirty-three-years-old, “he became the youngest major division director in … Continue reading
The United States Is Not a Democracy: Michael Gould-Wartofsky on How the 1% Has Rigged the Game
By Elaine Magliaro Michael Gould-Wartofsky is the author of the book THE OCCUPIERS: The Making of the 99 Percent Movement, which was recently released by Oxford Press. Gould-Wartofsky is a PhD candidate in Sociology at New York University, holds a BA in Government from … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Countries, Democracy, Economic Policy, Economics, Government, Justice, Labor Movement, Liberals, Libertarians, Media, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Oligarchy, Politics, Propaganda, Ronald Reagan, Society, States, Tea Party, Wall Street
Tagged 1%, Citizens United, Income Inequality, The Rich
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Presidential Hopeful Scott Walker Compares Taking on Peaceful Wisconsin Protesters to Fighting ISIS
By Elaine Magliaro The “goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin”—aka Scott Walker—made quite a splash last Thursday during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Matt … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Countries, Economic Policy, Education, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, Justice, Labor Movement, Media, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, RNC, Society, States, Tea Party, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Anti-Teacher Politicians, Anti-Union Politicians, CPAC, Dumbass Politicians, Governor Scott Walker, ISIS, Labor Unions, Scott Walker, Terrorism, Terrorists, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Protesters
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Dumbass Politician from Oklahoma Throws Snowball on the Senate Floor in an Effort to Prove That Climate Change Is a Hoax (VIDEOS)
By Elaine Magliaro In January, climate change denier Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) officially took the gavel as chairman of the Senate’s Environment Committee. Later in the day, “he took the Senate floor for a long speech about how human-caused climate … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Countries, Denialism, Energy Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, Humor, Logic, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Science, Short Video, United States
Tagged Congress, Dumbass Politicians, Global Warming, Oklahoma, Senate, Senator James Inhofe, US Senate
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POETRY FRIDAY: Bill O., A Rhyming Rant About Bill O’Reilly
By Elaine Magliaro Poor Bill O’Reilly! Everybody’s pickin’ on him…claiming he’s not telling the truth about a number of his intrepid escapades as a journalist. His former co-workers just keep piling it on! All the news about Bill O’Reilly’s lies … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Celebrity, Heroism, History, Humor, Hypocrisy, Media, Poetry, Politics, Propaganda, Society, United States, World History
Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Falkland Islands, Fox News, News Media
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