“Yes, Paul Ryan lied, and yes, it matters” By Michael Cohen If a politician says he ran a marathon in just under three hours when he actually ran it in four hours, does it matter? Ordinarily this wouldn’t be a question of much political significance, but in light of the…
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TPM: Two days before their convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Democrats are gearing up to present the election as a choice between President Obama’s vision for the future and a return to Bush era policies of the last decade. Democrats made the rounds on the Sunday talk shows to preview…
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From ThinkProgress: Yesterday, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Louisiana, where much of the state was flooded due to Hurricane Issac. While visiting the Pelican State, however, Romney had some odd advice for one victim of the hurricane who had lost her home due to the flooding. According to Jodie…
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Charles Blow, New York Times, “The GOP Fact Vacuum”: …how can a party that incessantly repeats the mantra that our rights were granted by God repeatedly violate a basic tenet of almost every religion: truth-telling? What does it mean when a party that trafficks in American greatness trades in human…
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Now that the GOP’s Racist Demagoguery Hatefest is over, let’s get back to the business of strengthening the middle class, increasing socio-economic mobility, and preserving the rights of women, people of color, the disabled, working families, and LGBTQ folk. (9)
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“We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers.” Neil Newhouse, Romney Pollster Charles Blow: let’s talk about the lies. The Romney campaign is continuing to push the false notion that Obama has moved to eliminate the work requirement for welfare. Earlier this month, the Washington Post fact…
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Excellent piece from the much admired, truth-telling Sikivu Hutchinson: While the mainstream media slobbers over breast cancer survivor Ann Romney’s ‘just folks’ performance at last night’s Republican Convention thousands of poor and working class women across the country won’t get breast cancer screenings due to the GOP’s relentless war against…
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