This summarizes everything you need to know about the modern Republican Party: "Meat Loaf, should I run for president?" Donald Trump on his show The Republican Party: Silly, Self-Satirical, Unserious.
Author - Bob Cesca
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Oh They're Totally Not Racist
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Emergency Manager Can Steal Pensions
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Elvis Costello - "Pump it Up"
Ground Zero for American Politics
I'm so rarely floored by political news anymore. But last night the following segment of the Rachel Maddow Show floored me. I knew the Republicans were out of control with their budget cuts and...
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Scrubbing a Lie from the Record
Jon Kyl lied about Planned Parenthood on the floor of the Senate. And now he's scrubbing the congressional record to remove the lie: The original statement from Kyl: "If you want an abortion you go...
Fox News Is Not Embarrassed
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"Though Mitt Romney is considered to be a frontrunner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, the national spotlight has forced him to repeatedly confront a major skeleton in his political...
Permanent Fear
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New Huffington Post Column
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The Bubble Genius Bob & Elvis Show 4/21/11
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