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Whose side is the Republican Party on?

Shoq — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:57:08 +0000

So whose side is the Republican Party on? Hint: It's not yours.

New ad to be run in heavy rotation. Hat tip Daily Kos:Barbara Morrill

RT @shoq: So whose side is the Republican Party on? Hint: Not yours. #p2 #tcot #gop #teaparty

Dave Weigel on C-Span; Discussing What I’m Calling “Trio-Conservatism

Shoq — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:23:44 +0000

This is a wonderful interview, and like most of the Washington Journal good stuff, it was buried in the early morning segment when only we hard core @cspanWJ watchers even saw it.

You really need to spend some time with this segment. He covers a lot of ground, and he knows his subject(s) really well. He's

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Teahadists: “The rest of us have reason to fear them too.”

Shoq — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:35:20 +0000

Frank Rich Writes in today's NY Times:

Are these politicians so frightened of offending anyone in the Tea Party-Glenn Beck base that they would rather fall silent than call out its extremist elements and their enablers? Seemingly so, and if G.O.P. leaders of all stripes, from Romney to Mitch McConnell to Olympia

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Dear American Conservatives

Shoq — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:59:50 +0000

Russell King has penned a brilliant rant, and it's perfectly timed.

I was just about to embark on a treasure hunt to find the best examples of this insane journey these freaks have taken us on. As I've been tweeting lately, Batshit Crazy is The New Normal. I doubt my Rants and Primers

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Teaparty Ideas Are Wrecking America

Shoq — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:15:28 +0000

Introduction

The entire Teaparty movement is based on ideas that have been continuously discredited for years. Yet the GOP, eager to leverage all the passion and zeal of these misguided populists, is promising policy based on still more of the fiscal absurdity that has already wreaked havoc on our cities. Over the next few weeks, I

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Team Progressive: Shaky But Still Able To Win

Shoq — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:48:33 +0000

Preface: I really prefer micro-blogging about short, concise, action-oriented bits of news and information. I am not a journalist, and have never considered myself much of a writer, so forgive me as I stumble through a screed that is far longer and more ambitious than what I first intended, or what I normally offer on

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George Carlin: The Real American Dream Speech

Shoq — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:49:16 +0000

I always forget about this gem. Twitter just reminded me of it.

Everyone needs to watch this 3 times, and then remember these words:

"It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."

R.I.P. George Carlin. We never really appreciated you in your time. We miss you and

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Punkin’ The Teabaggers

Shoq — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:26:40 +0000

I never get over the fun we have intervening in the monumentally stupid Teaparty movement. What isn't controlled by a top-down hegemonic effort like Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, gets continuously gamed by an army of two-bit right wing entrepreneurs trying to make a buck off of this rabid right Hatriot movement.

I'm going to keep

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Best Letter-To-Editor Ever!

Shoq — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:52:18 +0000

One of my very first posts to this blog (still not quite ready for prime time), and it's a gem, to my limited mind. In response to the stealthy and disingenuous screed by Stephen Hayward (AEI) on Sunday, this letter was sent to the Washington Post.

Short and sweet, it takes just 100 words to

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Dear Republicans

Shoq — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:38:04 +0000

By Prophet451

Fuck you. No, I'm not joking. I'm sick of this bullshit. I'm sick of the way you've corrupted the public discourse. The way you've made it acceptable to hurl any insult you like at public officials. The way you blame us for the

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