Tag Archives: Politics
Climate Denialists Smear, Taunt Liberal Blogger
Steve Andrew dared to tickle the dragon’s tail and now he is paying for it. The dragon in this case, is Climate Denialists in the Right Wing Media.
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My congressperson embarrasses me, as does my neighbor
Both Erik Paulsen, my representative to the US congress, and Michele Bachmann, the infamous insane person who represents my neighbors a few blocks away, have elected to vote against worker’s health compensation for 9/11 first responders.
And they dare to call themselves Americans!!!
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There is an open seat in the White House press room. Who gets it?
Bloomberg? NPR? Or FOX?
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Argumentum ad hominem vulpes
It turns out, Sponge Bob Square Pants Roolz. But never mind that. Keep focused on the racism, it is actually important:
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One Year Ago in Minnesota:
Coleman Steps Aside: Franken is Senator
Let us not forget, Coleman was an absolute jerk during the whole process. And,he was a sucky senator. Subsequent to Franken’s establishment in office, he has proven himself equal to the best. Indeed, his lack of experience in elected office in general and the senate in particular is rather hard to detect.
It is God’s plan that you bear the child of your rapist
I heard a white male blogger said something, or failed to say something, or whatever. So, let’s pile on and verbally pound him for a while! Because, you know, there is nothing worse going on in the world when it comes to buying and selling (with money or votes) women’s freedoms!!!
Or is there?
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Former Bachmann Political Director may have vandalized Democrat’s Wikipedia Entry
It is hard to prove, but the evidence certainly leads in that direction.
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Let’s beat the Chinese at their own game: Civilization.
How can a nation call itself civilized if it executes its own citizens?
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McChrystal will resign
According to reports.
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Will a Minnesota Congressional Race become a Holy War?
It seems that the Republican Candidate running for the Fifth Congressional District seat in Minnesota has one main political objective: To replace the sitting Democratic member of congress, Keith Ellison, explicitly because he, Ellison, is a “Moslem.” The purpose of this candidacy is, explicitly, an effort to “take back” America (from the “Moslems”) and “bring her to her knees” as a Christian Nation.
Also, and again, explicitly, this candidate has no specific policy positions because he expects God to place those policy positions in his mouth at the appropriate times, as per Matthew 10: 18-20.
I am not making this up. The details are here.
I have no idea how one is expected to observe this sort of asinine idiocy and not respond with a certain degree of vitriol. This is not a time to be polite or to engage in strategic civil conversation. It is a time to ridicule the fool for what it is, to complain loudly and harshly about a political party that can play such awful, offensive games with our democratic process.
Anything less would not be helping. At all.
Wikileaker Jailed
Remember Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh Killings Video? Remember how Wikileaks is a major security threat?
Well, now, there’s this: U.S. Intelligence Analyst Arrested in Wikileaks Video Probe:
Who is Erik Paulsen, anyway?
Erik Paulsen is my representative to the US Congress. This is his first term. He replaced a very centrist Republican (Jim Ramstad) who retired honorably. I worked for the Democratic Party (DFL, we call it in Minnesota) candidate, Ash Madia during that election. Ash was a good candidate but he was inexperienced (which may or may not have been a factor) not quite waspy enough for this very waspy district (which may or may not have been a factor), and although his politics matched those of the district’s constituents quite well (at least as well as the long-lasting Jim Ramstad’s politics did) he was probably viewed as too liberal and people chose the “centrist” candidate Erik Paulsen.
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OK City in Perspective: Clinton on Maddow
Our words: “They fall on the serious and the delerious alike. They fall on the connected and the unhinged alike.”
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Replacing the DSCC with the Blogosphere?
A few days back, the phone rang and I stupidly answered it. I usually don’t unless I know who it is, but lately I’ve been getting a lot of phone calls from health insurance adjusters and therapists and whatever-whatever, so I’ve taken to actually answering the damn thing sometimes.