“More liberals need to acknowledge that Richard Nixon won—twice—and push for an updated strategy. They should stop using the following clichés when speaking or writing: The people. Progressive. Shame. Social justice. The world is watching. They should pay less attention to movies by self-serving millionaire Michael Moore and books by self-serving millionaire Noam Chomsky. They …
This is way better than the title, and it’s not Oregon-specific:
President Barack Obama has announced his desire to run for President again in 2012 via emails to supporters and this video:
The Examiner article below, which has supporting video, reports that Michelle Bachman has obliquely suggested taxing unmarried parents at a higher rate than married parents. This will enervate both sides. She doesn’t seem to understand, or is conveniently ignoring, provisions in the current tax code which ALREADY bestow benefits upon married people and promote family …
1984 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro passed away today at the age of 75. The preppy kid from Greenwich was no match for the tough Italian gal from outer Queens. – Jim Demetre is a Seattle-based writer and the publisher and editor of Artdish. . .
This is a moral issue. The fact that nearly 64% of the nation’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of 5% of the population is a scandal, while 80% of the population holds only 13% of the country’s wealth. Yet, the Right, particularly those with a “moral” agenda, concentrates its outrage on people’s sex lives …
Thanks to Peter Dysart for this who adds, “A perfect title for this might be, ‘Citizens United v FEC for Dummies’”:
We Are Wisconsin from Finn Ryan on Vimeo.
We Are Wisconsin from Finn Ryan on Vimeo. . An idealistic new executive gets elected along with majorities in both legislative houses. He sets about pursuing a pungently ideological agenda that he says the voters sent him to do. The minority party says, “Whoa, don’t over read a rejection of the status quo with a …
This is behind the scenes video of President Ronald Reagan preparing to flip the coin live from the White House at the start of Super Bowl XIX, which took place January 20, 1985. Billed as a battle of great quarterbacks– Dan Marino vs. Joe Montana– the Dolphins and 49ers warred in Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, …
Here’s more in the Huffington Post.
As a post-believer raised in the Christian fundamentalist tradition, I maintain connection with my believing past through observing the evolution of Christian conservatism, particularly as it has become indistinguishable from modern Republicanism. [Note: I do not assume every Christian Conservative identifies as a Republican, but I am referring to the almost complete overlap of the …