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    Catholic Ryan Needs to do Penance for Sins

    AUGUST 15, 2012 10:30AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: poliitcs, economics, paul ryan, ayn rand, mitt romney, right wing, capitalism free market, catholic church, sin, atheism, immorality, ryan budget, paul ryan, objectivism, conservatism, nuns on a bus, charity, compassion, tea party, christian fundamentalism, christianity, georgetown university, laissez faire, supply side economics, gospel of love, jesus christ, william f. buckley jr., republican party, democratic party, president obama, fiscal conservative, social safety net, tax cuts, food stamps, poverty, free market, atlas shrugged

    • 3 Ratings
    • 381 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    The Poverty Test

    AUGUST 31, 2011 10:26PM

    By songweasel


    Topics: economy, poverty, jobs, obama administration, tea party, immorality, morality, status anxiety, food stamps, public assistance, denial, credit, credit scores

    • 11 Ratings
    • 1287 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Curse of the Zombie Weiner

    JUNE 20, 2011 7:37AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: government shadowiness, government transparency, shadow government, transparent government, not a dead issue, dead issue, not dead, not over, undead, zombies, zombie, constitution, due process, osama bin laden, bin laden, new york's 9th district, new york's ninth district, ny's, new york's, nth district, 9th district, ny, new york, weiner's district, michael blozen, msnbc, ed schultz, lying, lie, anthony weiner, weiner, barack obama, obama, birth certificate, show your papers, show his papers, papers, stepping down, step down, shamed, shaming, shame, immorality, immoral, morality, moral, establishment clause, first amendment, eye on the ball, magic trick, trick, magic, sleit of hand, legerdemain, we the people, distraction machine, distract, witch hunt, hounding, hounded, hound, harrassed, harrassment, mischief, cognitive dissonance, benefit of law, laws all being flat, cut down every law, a man for all seasons, robert bolt, politics

    • 16 Ratings
    • 1288 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    Oh, the Hypocrisy

    JUNE 17, 2011 10:20AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: election, elected, due process, representative, constitution, representation, shame, hypocrisy, larry flynt, chris rock, bill clinton, clinton, immorality, morality, hounded, steps down, stepping down, step down, resigns, resignation, anthony weiner, weiner, catnip, news media, media, if it bleeds it leads, news, network, distraction, voters

    • 16 Ratings
    • 1005 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    A Quickie about Weinergate

    JUNE 10, 2011 11:35AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: high crimes and misdemeanors, crime, bad judgment, poor judgment, judgment, unethical, ethical, ethics, gays in the military, litmus, war, elected official, election, elected, resignation, resign, stepping down, step down, hounding, hounded, hound, plutocracy, citizens united, money, consent of the governed, due process, immoral, moral, immorality, morality, embarrassment, embarrasing, embarrass, harrassment, harrassed, harrassing, weinergate, anthony weiner, weiner, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 1693 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Mark Sanford Is Only Human, Born to Make Mistakes

    JULY 2, 2009 3:25PM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: mark sanford, affairs, religious right, christianity, faith, politics, news, sally kern, gays, abortion, divorce, immorality, god, jesus, lgbt, oklahoma

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2269 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Does Sally Kern Have Someone Crying for Her in Argentina?

    JUNE 30, 2009 4:34PM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: mark sanford, affairs, religious right, christianity, faith, politics, news, sally kern, gays, abortion, divorce, immorality, god, jesus, lgbt, oklahoma

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1422 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Injecting Hope into Stem Cell Research

    MARCH 8, 2009 2:00PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: grant money, federal funding, paralysis, alzheimer's, parkinson's, heart disease, insulin, diabetics, immorality, morality, immoral, moral, catholic church, vatican, pope, human embryos, gene therapy, taxpayer money, bush, obama, hope, dogma, religion, medical ethics, fetus harvesting, cloning, embryonic stem cell research, stem cell research, embryonic stem cells, stem cells, health care

    • 3 Ratings
    • 430 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The weapon of choice

    JANUARY 5, 2009 2:01PM

    By therebis


    Topics: cluster bombs, immorality, gaza, civilians, politics, open call

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