The GOP mocks the world for votes

Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:20 PM EDT

"there is in fact no circumstance under which I would like to be a citizen of North Korea, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Cuba, or Russia. I am a citizen – I am a citizen of the United States of America.

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politics, gop, republicans, newt-gingrich, gingrich

Conservatives Compromise on Health Care: A Liberal's Dream

Wed May 27, 2009 9:05 AM EDT

By MalamuteMan (Clipped by Smiling Jack)

Recently I was discussing President Obama's healthcare plan with a conservative who opposes the plan saying it might put us on the road to a single payer system.

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health, health-car, health-insurance, single-payer, compromise, conservative, liberal, bipartisan

Conservatives are hypocrites.

Wed May 27, 2009 3:27 AM EDT

This article is dedicated to Rob Ballew. The last time he wrote an insulting article I left my comment there.

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politics, satire, hypocrisy, oh-those-lovely-straw-men

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The Counterproductive Art: How Torture Loses Wars

Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:26 PM EDT

By Scott Isaacs (Clipped by Smiling Jack)

This article is not going to discuss the morality of torture. Why? Because most of the people that support the use of torture in extracting humint (human intelligence) that even suspect someone of opposing torture on moral grounds reacts thusly:

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politics, president-bush, george-w-bush, dick-cheney, donald-rumsfeld, alberto-gonzales, torture, memos, enhanced-interrogation-techniques, geneva-convention

Errol Morris's documentary Standard Operating Procedure provides context on Abu Ghraib

Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:31 AM EDT

I watched Standard Operating Procedure and it provided a lot of context on information we've heard in scattered news stories.

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entertainment, abu-ghraib, errol-morris, standard-operating-procedure, torture

Michael Savage sues the Department of Homeland Security over report on right wing extremism.

Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:32 AM EDT

As many of you know, the Department of Homeland Security has produced a report which mentioned dangers from right wing extremists. Predictably, this has caused a ring wing meltdown. I say predictably, because pretty much everything causes a right wing meltdown these days.

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politics, michael-savage, rush-limbaugh, hissy-fit, department-of-homeland-security, right-wing-extremism

The slow death of newspapers, and with it journalism

Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:03 PM EDT

I've read some articles recently talking about the accelerating death of the newspaper industry, and even one stating that it's not so bad.

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politics

Satire - Obama Agrees That he isn't really the President

Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:23 PM EST

In a surprising turn of events just following the inauguration, Barack Obama has responded to republican questioners by announcing that they are correct.

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politics, obama, president, inauguration, rush-limbaugh, satire

I admit it, I'm at War with Christmas

Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:28 PM EST

I admit it, I am a part of the vast left wing conspiracy that has been plotting to destroy Christmas, because by doing so, we threaten the entire American way of life.

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politics, satire, war-on-christmas, oreilly-is-an-idiot

There are no cowards in Iraq

Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:51 PM EST

Most of us have heard that an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush, rudely interrupting his victory lap through Iraq. As usual there has been a strong emotional response. It's even been suggested the Muntadar al-Zaidi is

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politics, muntadar-al-zaidi, iraq, torture, coward, courage

Hate the bailout? Which one?

Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:28 AM EST

I've seen a lot written about the bailout of the big three automobile manufacturers. A lot of emotion has been involved which is understandable, but I'd prefer that some facts made their way into the national conversation as well.

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politics, bailout, the-big-three, tarp

Sarah Palin sees an open door. Run and hide.

Fri Dec 5, 2008 11:22 AM EST

"I'm like, OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I'm like, don't let me miss the open door. Show me where the open door is." --Sarah Palin, on running for national office in the future, FOX News interview, Nov. 10, 2008

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politics, sarah-palin, republican

The most divisive election in history (not the one you think.)

Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:00 AM EST

A lot has been made of this being the most divisively run election in history. I assure you, it was not, and it concerns me that so many people think so, because it tells me just how little so many of us know of our own history.

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politics, jefferson, burr, president, election

Reaching Across the Divide-- A Contrast Between Obama and McCain

Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:02 PM EDT

By iarnuocon (Clipped by Smiling Jack)

I continue to hear conservatives talk about the "negative race" that Barack Obama is running. The claim is that he unfairly attacks John McCain on a variety of issues, and lies about McCain's positions.

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politics, election-2008, 2008-election, john-mccain, joe-mccain, mccain, barack-obama, obama, sarah-palin, palin

John McCain Revealed, A Dire Warning from a real White Guy...

Thu Oct 9, 2008 7:47 PM EDT

By schnoo (Clipped by Smiling Jack)

It hurts me to write this. It really does. (I kind of jammed my finger today and it's really hurting me to write this.) But my point? That John McCain. Watch out. He's bad, baaaaad..... Not bad in a good way, you know.... like Chris Rock's bad. But baaaaad evil.

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politics, mccain, crackers-in-my-soup, ghost-in-the-mirror, bad-evil

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Georgia Prepares to Execute Man Who is Probably Innocent-- with updates

Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:38 PM EDT

By iarnuocon (Clipped by Smiling Jack)

Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed on September 23rd. In early July, he was granted a temporary stay of execution in order to allow for the Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider potentially exculpatory evidence.

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us-news, racism, race, georgia, capital-punishment, criminal-justice, injustice, death-sentence, eighth-amendment, troy-davis

Karl Rove was against Gov. Sarah Palin before he was for her

Wed Sep 3, 2008 6:44 PM EDT

By Paul William Tenny (Clipped by Smiling Jack)

19 days ago, Karl Rove appeared on Face The Nation to attack what was thought to be leading candidate for Senator Obama's Vice President post. Ironically, everything Rove said about Governor Tim Kaine also applies to Govenor Palin, if not more so. Quote:

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politics

Discount Populism: Why the Federal Gas Tax Holiday Is Bunk

Tue May 6, 2008 10:20 AM EDT

By Killfile (Clipped by Smiling Jack)

A Federal Gas Tax Holiday is bunk. Worse than bunk, it's counter productive -- the economic equivalent of solving the obesity problem by making Twinkies, ho-hos, and deep-fried mars bars tax deductible. Some people might call that populism, but pandering is closer to the mark.

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politics, gas, gas-tax, gas-tax-holiday, energy, fuel, hillary-clinton, clinton, barack-obama, obama

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Hillary Clinton; George W. Bush, the Sequel

Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:59 AM EDT

When George W. Bush came to power, he walked into office with a great deal of baggage. His father had handled Iraq pretty well honestly, but he hadn't gotten rid of Hussein and the son had visions of doing what his father could not.

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Obama Denies Assuring Canada on NAFTA

Mon Mar 3, 2008 5:03 PM EST

By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Smiling Jack)

Barack Obama said Monday that his campaign never gave Canada back-channel assurances that his harsh words about the North American Free Trade Agreement were for political show — despite the disclosure of a Canadian memo indicating otherwise.

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democrats, nafta, barack-obama, north-american-free-trade-agreement, politics

Your music tracks aren't legal but "usually won't raise concerns."

Fri Feb 8, 2008 12:52 PM EST

Not long ago, the Washington Post ran a story that indicated, among other things, that the RIAA considered ripping music from CD's illegal. They then they printed a correction saying otherwise. Unfortunately, they got it right the first time.

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entertainment, dmca, riaa, internet-is-indepedent

How to be a better Citizen Journalist

Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:49 AM EST

When mainstream journalists have anything to say about citizen journalism, it's usually not pleasant. There are a couple reasons for that, one of them being that we are the competition.

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education, citizen, journalism

The future of internet radio

Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:25 PM EST

Though you might not be aware of it, a market for music which has been building up for about fourteen years might, or might not, be driven out of business in the near future. It's an easy fact to miss, because the major news outlets have been reluctant to cover it.

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entertainment, internet-is-independent, listen-up, riaa, internet-radio, pandora, digital-millenium-copyright-act

The RIAA's curious relationship with its customers

Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:01 AM EST

In February of 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America sued Gertrude Walton for putting 700 copyrighted songs onto the internet. She is hardly unusual, they've sued more then 20,000 people over the last four years.

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riaa, recording-industry, tanya-anderson, candy-chan, lee-thao, gertrude-walton, amy-weiss, listen-in, entertainment

Is Hillary Finished? Uh, I mean, Is Hillary a Lock?

Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:50 PM EST

When I got out of bed this morning, I shambled over to my computer and immediately clicked on the internet, and the graphic to the right of this text is what I saw. I got a great laugh. I was almost as amused as when journalists were advising us that she was a "lock" a year ago.

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politics, hillary-clinton, polls

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