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To be a patriot: Adlai Stevenson, McCarthyism and a message for Independence Day
On this 4th of July, I want to tell you about a man who not only had the courage to fight the darkest impulses of our nation, but who challenged Americans to use a different definition of “patriot”...
View ArticleBREAKING: Romney Selects Florida’s West as Running Mate
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Willard ‘Mitt’ Romney stunned the political establishment and left pundits scrambling for their notes this morning when he announced his choice of freshman...
View ArticleStewart Acuff: Money and Organizing and Politics
This blog is cross-posted at StewartAcuff.com Money is a bigger issue this year in the run-up to the Presidential and Congressional elections than ever before. That is mainly because of Supreme Court...
View Article538: Ten Most Likely Toss Up States all favor Obama
Nate Silver, at www.fivethirtyeight.com , lists what he calls the tipping point states. These are the states that are most likely to bring a candidate over 270 Electoral votes. So, in other words, let...
View ArticleRomney's IRA Yielded More Than Twice as Much as Madoff's Funds
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor...
View ArticleWhat To Expect When You’re Electing: Part 1 – What’s At Stake
This is part 1 of my series on DeSmogBlog where I take a look at how environmental issues will help shape this year's election.
View ArticleWell That’s Odd…(or, Who Called the Wisconsin Recall Election, Revisited)
In my previous two posts about the June 5th gubernatorial recall election, I was pretty blatantly suspicious of the results and the election count process (e.g. the GAB referring to AP for results but...
View ArticleGoogle says, "Legalize Love"
It's late and I've gotta sleep, but did anybody see this? Saturday in Poland and Singapore, Google started its "Legalize Love" campaign to legalize same sex marriage around the world. "Google's Mark...
View ArticleThe race of "color" that discriminates for Romney
Shortly after the 2008 election, when people of color were the tipping point to defeat/outlaw same-sex marriages, they looked different to me. I was surprised at a new feeling in my gut: That person...
View ArticleWhy do I get the sinking feeling that Mitt will win in November.
Mitt is such a pathetic candidate, but I worry that he has one advantage that might actually give him the edge over Obama. I get the sense that voters in this country feel more comfortable having a...
View ArticleRomney's Four Grandmas
Mitt Romney had four grandmas. How weird must family reunions have been? (Three from dad, and one from mom.) Mitt's dad had three moms (well, kinda sorta- one mom, and two "extra" moms"). Oh,...
View ArticlePain in Bain Capital
To manage $65 billion in investment and to be currently seeking another $6 Billion in new money should be easy if you are Bane Capital. The prestigious company with over 400 employees and loads of...
View ArticleYou didn't do that.
Ha ! Ya mean Bill Gates didn't create Microsoft by creating DOS!? >Well actually he just repackaged CPM. Well He created Windows! > No, He Copied Apple's Operating system. So Jobs Created that !...
View ArticleMitt Romney DOESN'T PAY TAXES!
That's the story according to Ann Romney when pressed by ABC's Robin Roberts about the tax returns issue. Because there are so many things that will be open again for more attack... and that's really,...
View ArticleI Need To Learn to Be A Better American Updated W/Apology
John Sununu may be a fat little neocon yellow-cake smokin' (as opposed to potsmokin') shithead with a face like a peanut laden soft-serve turd steamin' on a piece of discarded molding carpet tossed...
View ArticleThat's Right! Talk about Bachmann and the Muslim Brotherhood
That's what Mitt Romney's hoping anyway, finally taking tips from the ol' Bush "Bomb Scare Manual." He's also hoping that the side show -- the sight of Republicans, her own kind, frog-marching the...
View ArticleMy Sister, The Postal Worker, is an Idiot!
She (let's call her "Shirley") has had a 30 + year career with the United States Postal Service, "with no help from the union" as she puts it. Well I begged to differ....
View ArticleMitt Romney's Strategy: Run down the clock
Mitt Romney is more politically savvy that i earlier gave him credit for! I now understand his strategy on the tax issue. RUN OUT THE CLOCK Mitt knows that the media is fickle and gets distracted...
View ArticleMark Fiore - Mittlympics
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