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Max Blumenthal – “Republican Gomorrah” On Democracy Now

Interesting interview between Max Blumenthal and Democracy Now.  Interesting perspective on how the Republican Party went from Eisenhower to Palin.

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Margaret and Helen Make Me Laugh

It’s been a hard day at the office for me.  Rules, deadlines, federal laws … all kinds of things getting in the way of me doing what I want, when I want.
6:16 pm and I’m getting ready to head out the door but decide to take a quick peak at the traffic back-up on I-90 [...]

Palin’s future, according to Garrison Keillor

I’m not a fan of A Prairie Home Companion.  In fact we turn off the radio if we happen to be near one when the show starts.  Or if we wander into it unexpectedly.   But I am a fan of Garrison Keillor.  He’s smart, articulate, well-considered and bold.    He makes me think.    And he’s done [...]

Gloria Steinem on Palin

Here’s the good news: Women have become so politically powerful that even the anti-feminist right wing — the folks with a headlock on the Republican Party — are trying to appease the gender gap with a first-ever female vice president. We owe this to women — and to many men too — who have picketed, gone on hunger strikes or confronted violence at the polls so women can vote.

Sentences that make sense.

Founded and forwarded my by friend John Landforce.

By TheraP - October 4, 2008, 9:11AM
Thank you fellow writers:  I may not always agree with you, but I love your passion and your ability to see to the heart of issues, often better than paid pundits.  Thank you for writing eloquent and cogent letters to the editor.  Thank you [...]