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    Republicans Set to Repeat 1964 Disaster?

    AUGUST 27, 2012 9:47AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: john birch society, young americans for freedom, peace corps, students for democratic society, freedomworks, town hall disruptions, sarah palin, crane brinton, revolution, partisanship, social conservatives, tea party, washington establishment, political polarization, anti-communism, olympia snowe, the syndicate, 1964 election, republican convention, moderates, geoffrey kabaservice, conservative movement, right wing, establishment republicans, nelson rockefeller, tom hayden, communism, jr., william f. buckley, national review, william rusher, extremism, barry goldwater, republican party, politics

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    • 15 Ratings
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    Women Lead Defense of Maldivian Democracy (Updated)

    MARCH 10, 2012 11:56AM

    By profkeck


    Topics: politics, news, feminism, belief/religion, equality, women's rights, gayoom, dictator, democracy, waheed, elections, voting, human rights, contraception, protest, mohamed nasheed, coup, maldives, islam, extremism, muslim, international women's day, flogging, hillary clinton, condoleeza rice, michelle obama

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    • 37 Ratings
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    Extremism on Both Sides? Show Me

    OCTOBER 20, 2011 8:54AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: universal health care, health care reform, consumer protection agency, faux extremism, rightwing extremism, leftwing extremism, extremism, tea party, kaiser permanente, theodore roosevelt, hank paulson, bernie sanders, michael moore, keith ellison, barack obama, ronald reagan, tip o’neil, nancy pelosi, barney frank, dennis kucinich, mitch mcconnell, occupy, occupy america, republican primary campaign, michele bachmann, leftwing ideology, liberalism, progressivism, politics

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    The Slow, Relentless Disintegration of Glenn Beck

    FEBRUARY 4, 2011 7:29AM

    By The Flylooper


    Topics: demagogue, extremism, politics, fox, beck

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    • 67 Ratings
    • 19564 Views
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    Understanding Glenn Beck

    AUGUST 27, 2010 9:08AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: open call, news, politics, glenn beck rally, freemen society, john birth society, harry reid, gladys knight, lds, celebrity mormon converts, mormonism, cleon skousen, convert zeal, extremism, glenn beck

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    Elitism is Real and it's Making the Tea Party Bigger

    APRIL 15, 2010 2:09AM

    By Asta Charles


    Topics: elitism, obamacare, healthcare, socialism, communism, republicans, nancy pelosi, love, hate, war, tina fey, the daily show, extremism, politics, news, taxes

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    • 1615 Views
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    What Haunted the Gates of Notre Dame Killed Dr. Tiller

    JUNE 2, 2009 8:32AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: politics, news, media, doctors, notre dame, randall terry, liberty, freedom, hate, violence, health care, pro-abortion, radicals, extremism, pro-choice, obama, schultz, maddow, olbermann, terrorism, abortion, dr tiller

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    • 14 Ratings
    • 49707 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    Obama, 9/11, and the Perceived Threat from al Qaeda

    MAY 22, 2009 8:07AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: guantanamo, torture, terrorists, extremism, muslims, obama, national security, iraq, afghanistan, guantanamo bay, constitution, cheney, human rights, liberty, freedom, politics

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