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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Ten (ironic) reasons to support health care reform

People who are fighting for health care reform should learn a lesson from their opponents and become less reality based. To help this, I modestly propose ten talking points that show how health care reform can appeal to everyone, including conservatives, insurance companies, and even the media: Health care reform will immensely help the conservative […]

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Wheeeeeee!!!

© Tom Tomorrow

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New sign required at all health care town hall meetings

from Pavlovian Obeisance

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The Republican Response

© Ed Stein

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There’s stupid and there’s right-wing nutcase stupid

Hal Turner is a white nationalist who promotes (among other things) the rounding up and killing of Jews. He also worked for Pat Buchanan’s presidential campaign, served as campaign manager for libertarian party candidate Murray Sabrin, and was even a friend of Sean Hannity (even though Sean later tried to deny it). He also runs […]

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The Flying Monkeys of Health Care

© John Sherffius

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How to pick the worst possible health care examples

Most of us know the propaganda technique called “The Big Lie” (which, as Hitler put it, is a lie so colossal that no one would believe that someone “could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously”.) But I think that the health care debate has gotten to The Even Bigger Lie, which is […]

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An oldie but a goodie

This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the US department of energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal water utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC regulated channels to […]

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Neoconservatives Love Jon Stewart

Some of you may be wondering how Jon Stewart gets Neoconservatives (let alone conservatives) to appear on his show with such regularity. In fact, since Obama took office, Stewart has had more conservatives appear on his show than liberals. The answer can be found in conservatives own words. Bill Kristol said “He doesn’t take cheap […]

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Yes We Can – But We Probably Won’t

© Ted Rall

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Man on a Mission

© Steve Kelley

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Police Officer Sues For Right to be Racist

In a bizarre twist to the ongoing reality inversion, where blacks and latinos are now the ones who are racist, the Boston Police officer who called Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates a “banana-eating jungle monkey” and said he would have sprayed Gates in the face with pepper spray, has filed a lawsuit against the police […]

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I’ve heard of Cash for Congressmen, but this is ridiculous!

© Ken Catalino

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Late Night Political Humor

“The two female journalists held captive in North Korea are saying they were shocked to walk into a room and see Bill Clinton there. That’s what they said. Then they said they were even more shocked to see him wearing nothing but a towel.” – Conan O’Brien “Last night, Former President Bill Clinton, under cover […]

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Astroturfing in Action – Blatant Lying

A woman objecting to health care reform at a democratic congressman’s town hall introduces herself as just a “concerned mom”, and claims she is not affiliated with any political party. Turns out, she was vice-chair of the county GOP until 2008, worked in the campaign for the congressman’s opponent, and on her online resume claims […]

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