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Eric Massa’s Judgment Fail

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Democrats, News, Politics

The consequences of failure.  Utter failure:

Judgment Fail
by failblog
From Josh Green:

According to Peter Clarke, a Navy shipmate, Massa was notorious for making unwanted advances toward subordinates. He tells the story of his friend Stuart Borsch, with whom Massa shared a hotel room while on leave during the first Gulf War. “Stuart’s at the edge of the [...]

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Georgia Won’t Listen To Any Damn Obama Czars

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Politics, Republicans

Sometimes I think the state of Georgia exists in a plastic bubble, aimlessly drifting in an airless vacuum.  This is from the dumb things politicians spend their time on file:
Tuesday, the House State Planning & Community Affairs Committee reported out a resolution that says the General Assembly nor the people of Georgia “consider themselves bound [...]

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Ralph Reed Is A No-Go For Congress In Georgia

March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, Elections, Politics

I read a great piece on the boy wonder of  shady Georgia politics, Ralph Reed yesterday.  Reed apparently had decided to run for the open congressional seat vacated by Republican John Lindner.  We can now all take solace in the fact that lil’ Reed has decided not to run:

Former Christian Coalition architect Ralph Reed, who [...]

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President Obama Speaking About Health Care Today In Pennslyvania

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, News, Politics

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Barack Obama Is Silas Lynch, Part One: The Color Of Fear

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Political Fringe, Politics, Racism, Republicans, america

For those who haven’t seen the seminal film The Birth of a Nation, it remains to this day revered by some as a significant cinematic achievement– because of its usage of technical innovation– the usage of lighting, editing and close-ups was ahead of its time.  It’s also despised for its graphically stereotypical portrayals of Black [...]

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Maureen Reed Speaks To Delegates In Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, Democrats, Elections, Politics, america

wrightandleftreport’s candidate for the sixth congressional district in Minnesota, Dr. Maureen Reed, speaks at the Senate District 14 Convention. Dr. Reed is challenging incumbent Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann.

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Unemployment Is Steady, Jobs Still Scarce

March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Politics, america

According to this cool, albeit mind-bending graph, the unemployment rate held at 9.7%, and the economy shed 36,000 jobs during the month of February.  While the news is slightly reassuring–this is the fewest jobs shed by the economy during the recession– hiring is still moving very slowly.

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John Stewart Exposes Fox News Again

March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Comedy, Politics, america

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

Anchor Management

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show
Full Episodes
Political Humor
Health Care Reform

HT: Americablog and E & P

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Three Reasons Why Jim Bunning’s GOP Is Out Of Touch With America

March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Politics, Republicans, america

Senator Jim Bunning, R-(KY):
Last week, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., asked to pass a 30-day extensions bill for unemployment insurance and other federal programs. Earlier in February, those extensions were included in a broader bipartisan bill that was paid for but did not meet Sen. Reid’s approval, and he nixed the deal. When I saw [...]

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Barack Obama, Contributing To His High Cholesterol

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Democracy, News, Politics, america

If you come to Savannah, you’re gonna be eating.  Most likely, something battered and fried. And the president did eat.  A lot.  That’s why I love Georgia.  The president also talks about the economy at Mrs. Wilkes’ Dining Room.

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