Category Archives: Tea Party

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley: No Problem with a Confederate Flag at the Statehouse Because No CEOs Have Complained

By Elaine Magliaro Last week—during the gubernatorial debate in South Carolina—Democratic candidate Sen. Vincent Sheheen said that the Confederate flag at the statehouse should “be retired to a museum.” Sheheen added, “I think the people of South Carolina are tired … Continue reading

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Tim Dickinson of “Rolling Stone” Looks at the Koch Brothers’ “Toxic Empire”

By Elaine Magliaro Tim Dickinson has an interesting article about the billionaire siblings Charles and David Koch over at Rolling Stone. Dickinson’s piece is titled Inside the Koch Brothers’ Toxic Empire. He notes below the title of his article that … Continue reading

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The Eighth Post in the “Oh My Achin’ Head” Series: Michele Bachmann Talks about Gay Bullies and Democrats Intimidating Billionaires during Radio Interview at CPAC

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO On Tuesday, Charles Pierce wrote about watching “The Girl with Faraway Eyes” working “radio row” at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on The Politics Blog at Esquire. Pierce said he hadn’t realized that Rep. Michele … Continue reading

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Laser Klan: A KKK Science Fiction and Fact Post

BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Last week, Stephen Colbert aired a segment on his Comedy Central show about the Ku Klux Klan titled Laser Klan. Colbert got the idea for the segment from a 2013 news story about a General Electric Co. … Continue reading

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