Republican ZOMBIE FAIL

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Tuesday October 01, 2013 · 6:58 AM PDT

2013/10/01 · 06:58

I can't help but remember the first time I encountered the Tea Party. It was a Town Hall Meeting on the ACA held by Rep. Joe Sestak at a church on Broad Street; my Dad happened to be in town, and so we went.

More below the squiggly on how the Republicans leading the govt. shutdown are failing even to properly act like shambling, mindless braineaters . . .

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Friday December 14, 2012 · 11:48 AM PST

2012/12/14 · 11:48

Words seem obscene in the face of the Newtown shootings. I really don't want to talk about it right now. All I really want to do is run to my children's classrooms to make sure they're OK and hug them very, very tightly. Even contemplating the pain the parents must be in who have lost a child, any child in any way, but especially in this way causes my brain to freeze up. And then there are the wounded and the wider circles of trauma. No words will suffice.

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Wednesday October 03, 2012 · 8:18 PM PDT

2012/10/03 · 20:18

Why is this my reaction?

The media buzz will be "Romney won." It may fire up his troops--I think my liberal friends who think it won't b/c he portrayed himself as a moderate are misunderstanding how much his base hates Obama, worships aggression as such, and thrills to his pabulum about "freedom" and other nonsense.

The short-term result might be a shrinking of Obama's lead in national polls (which don't matter) and maybe some of the swing states (which do), but not enough to make a difference. I didn't see anything here likely to change the dynamic of this race.

So, cause for concern and disappointment. But we shouldn't be surprised and we shouldn't panic--and I've been hearing some very unseemly panic on MSNBC and elsewhere. For further explanation, join me on the other side of the squiggly. . .

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Thursday August 25, 2011 · 7:10 AM PDT

2011/08/25 · 07:10

I don't mean to diminish Mr. Jobs' talents or the effects his stepping aside may have on Apple's employees, stockholders, or the Culture at Large. But what strikes me in the hurricane of media coverage (heavy on the wind) is a lack of any perspective on what it means that the story is getting so much coverage. What do you think accounts for it? I have a couple thoughts (more on the flip). . ..

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Sunday August 14, 2011 · 7:57 AM PDT

2011/08/14 · 07:57

As I contemplated Bachmann's strong showing in the Iowa Meth Poll drives out T-Paw, an intriguing possibility occurred to me: We might see a bizarre revisiting of the toxic dynamic between Hillary and Obama supporters but on the GOP side this time. More after the jump. . .

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Tuesday March 08, 2011 · 6:30 PM PST

2011/03/08 · 18:30

I dashed this off this afternoon after thinking about Gov. Corbett's budget address. I imagine it as an op-ed where I am given WAY more room than I would actually be given. In a more liberal environment, it would have more piss and vinegar. In a more academic one, it would qualify its claims about the value of literary study, though I still do believe in these things.

In any case, I'll be eager to hear what you all think. I don't imagine most of you are as exercised as I am about Corbett's misuse of Wordsworth, since most of you probably aren't English professors who publish on this particular era of British literary history. Still, I hope I articulated my anger, disbelief, and sorrow over Corbett's budget in a way that rhymes with some of your feelings.

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Sunday October 03, 2010 · 2:47 PM PDT

2010/10/03 · 14:47

I knew I shouldn't have bothered taking that call, but I thought it might be my wife, so. . .beware of Pro Market Research.

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Monday August 23, 2010 · 4:54 AM PDT

2010/08/23 · 04:54

Dear Kossacks,

Pasted below is a letter written and signed by the Philadelphia Interfaith Peace Walk (www.interfaithpeacewalk.org). We'll be releasing it to various newspapers, websites, and the like in hopes of countering the toxic rhetoric, the ignorance, and the demagoguery over this issue. I hope you find it worth reading, and if you have any comments or suggestions as to where send it, we're all ears.

Peace,

Steve Newman

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Tuesday November 10, 2009 · 6:45 PM PST

2009/11/10 · 18:45

Lou "the Demagogue" Dobbs strikes again! Along with other right-wing shills, he exploits the Fort Hood shooting to broadcast his Islamophobia. This time, he does it by calling out to "Anglo-Saxons" everywhere, and in doing so tries to drag down George Orwell into his cesspool.

More after the flip. .. .

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Wednesday August 12, 2009 · 9:12 PM PDT

2009/08/12 · 21:12

I was at the HC Townhall this evening, and I left slightly heartened, even more so after viewing the press coverage. . .

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Friday September 26, 2008 · 8:34 PM PDT

2008/09/26 · 20:34

How did you think Obama did on Israel, which appeared as an adjunct to the discussion on Iran? I have to admit I'm a bit worried. But I want to hear what you all think.

Let me say that I think, on the whole, the debate was a tie on points and that Sen. Obama accomplished what he needed most to do--to convince undecided folks that he has the knowledge and temperament to be President. Given that, I think McCain lost.

But onto Israel. ..

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Tuesday February 12, 2008 · 8:23 PM PST

2008/02/12 · 20:23

As a longtime Obama supporter, I share the euphoria of so many others in the victories of the past few weeks. And I don't mean to be a buzzkill. But with it looking increasingly likely that Obama will be the Democratic nominee, I would like to offer a few words of advice and draw on the Daily Kos' collective wisdom as we consider how to turn toward our fellow Democrats who have supported Hillary Clinton. I've been troubled by the gloating and the gratuitous shots leveled at people who have been backing an intelligent, remarkable woman whom I'd be happy to work my butt off for if she were the nominee. I also think we could and should tone down the attacks on McCain's age. True, he hardly looks spry, but we shouldn't disrespect our elders for ethical and practical reasons. More below the fold. . .

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S. Jobs Resignation: Media Blindspots

Perry vs. Bachmann (Bizzaro World Obama vs. Hillary?)

Gov. Corbett's budget: Wordsworth, getting and spending

Rethuglican push-polling in PA

Letter from interfaith group in support of Park51

Lou Dobbs' "Anglo-Saxon" dog whistle

Sestak HC Townhall: Signs looking healthier

Obama on Israel: Reactions?

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