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Depraved indifference to human suffering is a more apt term to describe the horrific scenes we have been witnessing: choking restrained people to death, shooting unarmed kids, killing pets, gassing peaceful protests, or taunting people as they die....
by henry porter
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on Mon May 24, 2021 at 07:57 AM PDT
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The problem with "middle class" and "upper class" labels, is that until a person is obviously, excessively rich, they are loathe to admit that they are "upper class." Meanwhile, many of us who are ...
by bondibox
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on Wed Oct 17, 2012 at 07:32 AM PDT
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Romney will notice the polar ice caps have melted,
when his Cayman Islands bank gets flooded.
Polls show that Americans know that climate change is happening and most know that greenhouse gas ...
by gemsfordems
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on Tue Sep 25, 2012 at 04:04 PM PDT
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Every time we casually speak of the Ryan budget without including framing language, we miss an opportunity to mold public opinion. We can all cite facts and figures about the budget, but what ...
by SBucher
27 comments
on Sat Sep 15, 2012 at 04:42 PM PDT
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Clearly Mitt Romney painted himself in a corner by trying to appeal to the anti-immigrant segment of the Republican Party. (Don't exhaust yourself searching for another segment.) Now Romney would ...
by gemsfordems
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on Mon Sep 03, 2012 at 04:47 PM PDT
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The issue of choice has festered as the current stalemate persists. The rhetoric has gone stale too. But there are new ways for progressives to approach the issue. A change of strategy by those ...
by gemsfordems
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on Sun Sep 02, 2012 at 10:54 PM PDT
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The economic/media/political realities of the 2012 election are sobering. The forces of retrenchment have more money, more free media, and they are less constrained by moral principles like ...
by gemsfordems
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on Sun Sep 02, 2012 at 10:07 PM PDT
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Here are three phrases that can shift perceptions of the 2012 Republican Party, responsibility for the recession, and Romney's economic agenda:
Republicans have morphed into " Tea-publicans ".
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by gemsfordems
9 comments
on Fri Sep 28, 2012 at 10:45 AM PDT
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They say the right question is much more valuable than the right answer. I can tell you from personal experience, that is true.
Many of the people "supporting" Romney have taken to social media as ...
by 8ackgr0und N015e
523 comments
on Sat Jul 21, 2012 at 11:05 AM PDT
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This diary is about framing, and about how Republicans do it well and Democrats do not. More importantly, it is about understanding why this is the case, why attempts to replicate GOP success do ...
by SBucher
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on Mon Jun 13, 2011 at 02:38 PM PDT
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We all know that the 'debate' surrounding the HCR bill this year was filled with hyperbole.
One reason the Republicans are in control of the House is due to that hyperbole.
While they were always ...
by mungley
8 comments
on Thu Nov 04, 2010 at 09:09 AM PDT
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I thought it was hilarious hearing how skateboarder Jacob Isom left the hatemonger and bigot, David Grisham, holding dick. However, I thought the funniest line in ...
by 8ackgr0und N015e
171 comments
on Sun Sep 12, 2010 at 11:50 PM PDT
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It's understandable why all eyes focused on the health insurance reform fight in the House yesterday. It was a major victory and a defining moment in this president's first administration. ...
by 8ackgr0und N015e
243 comments
on Mon Mar 22, 2010 at 07:02 AM PDT
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Exhibit A:
The front page article in the Washington Post. Above the fold.
by 8ackgr0und N015e
55 comments
on Tue Mar 02, 2010 at 07:59 AM PST
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The date rape dance...I'm sorry "bipartisanship"... was quaint, but it's over. I'm starting off the year on a new foot. I'm putting my foot down and following Cheney's lead.
Behold! A new ...
by 8ackgr0und N015e
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on Fri Jan 01, 2010 at 10:54 AM PST
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I know the camera loves her. Why shouldn't it? She's bright eyed, perky, has a winsome smile, and lovely bone structure. But someone needs to tell her the cute-as-a-button routine loses its ...
by 8ackgr0und N015e
26 comments
on Mon Dec 07, 2009 at 07:00 AM PST
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Progressive Democrats are thrilled to see Grayson and Weiner out there loud and proud. People voted for change. ...
by henry porter
6 comments
on Mon Oct 05, 2009 at 11:36 AM PDT
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Yesterday, I wrote America's Problem has a name-- the REPUBLIC Party . Republics don't ...
by henry porter
28 comments
on Sat Oct 03, 2009 at 11:59 PM PDT
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There have been lots of political changes in the US since the modern Olympics were established in 1896. Yet, never before have people tied support for the games -- either as hosts or competitors -- ...
by henry porter
23 comments
on Sat Oct 03, 2009 at 12:53 PM PDT
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Following the President's address to school children, Joe Watkins appeared on MSNBC's Dr. Nancy to present the republican response and to defend the shenanigans that led up to the speech. On the ...
by ontos
22 comments
on Tue Sep 08, 2009 at 06:28 PM PDT
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