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Tag Archives: Citizens United
Complicity and Consequences
Why should anyone care about the Occupy Wall Street movement? Aren’t they just a bunch of kids with nothing better to do than whine about the lack of a utopian existence? Isn’t that little gathering of peaceniks over with? There … Continue reading
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Tagged Citizens United, Late-2000s financial crisis, Occupy Wall Street, Wall Street, Zuccotti Park
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The Republican Descent Into Madness
The Republican party has been in a steady decline since 2008 like a junkie deeply in denial; flailing about looking for ways to keep the high going. The primary campaign is the embarrassing theatrical manifestation of the downward spiral of … Continue reading
Raising Cain in South Carolina
Since the beginning of the political season, the creative people at Comedy Central’s hit shows, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report have had a great deal of material to work with. Stephen Colbert, in particular, Has … Continue reading
There Can Be Only One
As the Republican campaign Moves onward from Iowa to New Hampshire it becomes clear that there won’t be a definitive winner any time soon. Mitt Romney cannot break out of the first quartile territory nor is Ron Paul likely to … Continue reading
The Problem With the ‘Throw All the Bums Out’ Strategy
The Occupy Wall Street protests highlight what everyone suspected and the polls reflected; that there is a lot of public resentment towards our current climate on Capital Hill and its apparent collusion with corporate America. With polls showing record lows … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Hill, Citizens United, Democratic, Democrats, Obama administration, Occupy Wall Street, Republican
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The Art and Irony of Overreach
(Update: According to several sources it looks as if Walker may be compromising with Democrats on the collective bargaining rights. Presumably the pressure from the threat of recalls is making some Republican Senators reconsider their positions) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracies, Uncategorized
Tagged Citizens United, Jon Erpenbach, Republican, Scott Walker, Shepard Smith, United States, Wisconsin
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We’re All Cheeseheads Now
Why should those who don’t live in Wisconsin care what’s going on there? I’m not talking about the fact that it’s home of the most winning NFL team in America but because if Governor Scott Walker’s union busting plan succeeds … Continue reading
How Much is That Politician in the Window?
Nate’s model continues to tighten and even show improvement for Republicans. He is forecasting a 48 seat gain in the House and even a small improvement in the Senate. However, he has a very wide margin of error for which … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Robinson, Chris Dudley, Citizens United, John Kitzhaber, Nate Silver, Nike, Oregon, Phil Knight, Rachel Maddow, Republicans
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Show Me the Money!
The “Citizens United“ ruling by the Supreme court has opened the floodgates for cash from “independent parties“ which is now flooding into the election. Donna Brazile explores the implications of this in her article today at CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/10/07/brazile.campaign.funding/ Brazile’s article contains some … Continue reading
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