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How many Americans fell for the Republican party’s moralistic posturing during the Clinton era? If anyone still believes that the Republican party holds the moral high ground, I can give you a great deal on the Brooklyn Bridge! ------—-------- Side...
by Perlinator
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 04:28 PM PDT
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Or maybe you won’t be. WaPo has a very interesting article today about the guy who, as Speaker of the House, helped pass the 1864 law that bans all abortion in Arizona: The time has come to reflect on the life and times — especially the times — of...
by satanicpanic
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on Thu Apr 11, 2024 at 08:13 AM PDT
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Many of the billionaires who claimed they were “sorry” they voted for Donald Trump in 2020, supported other Republican primary candidates this past year, and denounced Trump’s attempted insurrection are all being wooed back to the MAGA fold, according...
by Walter Einenkel
133 comments
on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM PDT
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Sen. Ted “ Cancun ” Cruz is closer to enacting an airport security amendment that would allow top federal officials like him to apply for a dedicated security ...
by Walter Einenkel
209 comments
on Thu Mar 28, 2024 at 06:30 AM PDT
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President Joe Biden spoke briefly on Tuesday about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, referring to it as “a terrible accident” and promising federal support.�A container ship ...
by Walter Einenkel
141 comments
on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 02:15 PM PDT
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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace appeared on George Stephanopoulos’ “This Week” on Sunday to stump for Donald Trump, whom she recently endorsed despite disavowing him after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at ...
by Walter Einenkel
228 comments
on Mon Mar 11, 2024 at 04:15 PM PDT
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The Denver City Council is considering a proposal �that would remove sugary drinks from kids meals�at restaurants. Parents could still buy sodas for their children for an additional cost, but the ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Mar 11, 2024 at 01:02 PM PDT
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Over the weekend, “60 Minutes” aired a piece on Moms for Liberty, the conservative “watchdog” group that has inspired absurd book bans across the country. Two of the founders of the group, ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Mar 04, 2024 at 04:00 PM PST
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There’s the Boebert who continues to trash the “Biden Crime Family” (while the Trump crime family owes over $550million in disgorgement/defamation fines). Then there’s the Boebert who is “sticking by her son, who is having a rough time in the...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Fri Mar 01, 2024 at 04:41 AM PST
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If you haven’t heard, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership position in November. McConnell made the announcement during a speech on the Senate floor ...
by Walter Einenkel
257 comments
on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 04:30 PM PST
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On Tuesday night, Sean Hannity used his Fox News platform to spew the normal MAGA election talking points: The world is coming to an end and only a rich, fraudster scumbag can save it. When Donald Trump demanded the Republican Party blow up the...
by Walter Einenkel
64 comments
on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 02:30 PM PST
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Kimmel ended his monologue last night with a one-two punch at right-wing hypocrisy. Begins with a montage of Fox News hosts trashing the economy followed by Fox News anchors reporting on how great the economy is doing. That’s followed by a bit called...
by Haricot Blue
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on Sat Feb 24, 2024 at 09:20 AM PST
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MT Greene tells conservative Christian women to be "modest" and not tempt their "Christian brothers" Taking a break from ignoring her day job, Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted a warning to Christian women to stop tempting Christian men. It seems that she is a proponent of the Madonna/Whore dichotomy. Greene believes women can aspire to exemplary...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Thu Feb 22, 2024 at 04:56 PM PST
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I’ve watched local headlines regarding this come and go over the last few months, during which time 2 feet of snow has fallen, thousands of car accidents have occurred due to snow and ice, we ourselves have been snowed in for a solid week in a nice,...
by rflctammt
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on Wed Feb 14, 2024 at 09:40 AM PST
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There’s an ironic bit about the Republicans wanting to pass unpopular abortion bans. They present themselves as the party of individual freedom. They’ve made that their brand ever since they stole the icon of the Marlboro Man. They dis Democrats and...
by DonaldWindrip
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on Tue Jan 30, 2024 at 12:44 PM PST
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On Tuesday, the House Homeland Security Committee met to discuss the Republican-created articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The entire enterprise against Mayorkas has been an example of one of...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Jan 30, 2024 at 10:56 AM PST
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Another Republican tried to take credit for bringing funds to their districts after they voted against it. This message must get to their constituents. Exposing Political Hypocrisy: Republican bloviation Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here. Podcasts...
by Egberto Willies
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on Mon Jan 29, 2024 at 11:07 AM PST
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by republicinsanity
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on Fri Jan 26, 2024 at 05:00 PM PST
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Pardon the trope, but on 1/23 did anyone else notice the ocean, so to speak, calling the desert wet? Oy. In New Hampshire, the speciously ‘moderate’ Nikki Haley got womped by the now baldly fascistic former creep. She then duly conceded. If anyone in...
by Inspector Clueso
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on Thu Jan 25, 2024 at 12:22 PM PST
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Picture a horizontal bar 10 feet up in the air. Good behavior for Republicans is if they walk UNDER the bar. Republicans say Democrats have behaved well if and only if they jump OVER the bar 10 feet up in the air. Recall that Bill Clinton consented to...
by 888guy
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on Tue Jan 23, 2024 at 10:25 AM PST
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- Reposted from Substack This week MAGA Media outlets have breathlessly declared that they’ve found “smoking gun” evidence that proves that the Biden Administration was in communication with ...16 comments 136 Recs
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- Expect the Senate race to be close this fall—unless Wisconsinites find out what Eric Hovde thinks of them. Are you a farmer? Eric Hovde thinks your retirement age should be pushed up to 72 because after all, “you’re largely driving around on a tractor”...24 comments 140 Recs
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