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    No "Gipper" To Save GOP This Time

    FEBRUARY 9, 2013 12:02PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, ronald reagan, barry goldwater, tea party, republican establishment, republican party, 1964 election, richard hofstadter, pseudo-conservative, right wing, new deal, eisenhower administration, extremism no vice, great communicator, bobby jindal, eric cantor, mark rubio, paul ryan, medicaid, vouchers, social security, evil empire, tax hikes

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 3427 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Romney/Ryan and That Supply-Side Black Magic

    OCTOBER 15, 2012 12:39PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, 2012 election, paul ryan, joe biden, mitt romney, president obama, supply side economics, bruce bartlett, john f. kennedy, tax cut, tax deductions, ronald reagan, president eisenhower, economic growth, trickle-down economics, bain capital, china, plutocracy, oligarchy, grover norquist, middle class, keynesian economics, stimulus package

    • Editor's Pick
    • 40 Ratings
    • 2643 Views
    • 72 Comments
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    Biden My Time

    OCTOBER 12, 2012 3:30PM

    By Cranky Cuss


    Topics: vice presidential debate, paul ryan, joe biden, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 829 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Democrats 1, Republicans 1

    OCTOBER 12, 2012 12:19PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: balanced budgets, jack kemp, middle east, laffer curve, ronald reagan, deficit, afghanistan, foreign policy, syria, iran, frank luntz, charitable giving deduction, health care deduction, mortgage deduction, tax dedictions, jfk tax cut, tax cuts for rich, supply side economics, vice president debate, democratic party, republican party, president obama, mitt romney, joe biden, paul ryan, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1328 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Some definite lowlights of the VP debate

    OCTOBER 12, 2012 12:54PM

    By Kyle Schmidlin


    Topics: bias, orwell, israel, iran, joe biden, paul ryan, debate, vp

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 2599 Views
    • 34 Comments
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    Reports of the Romney Campaign's Death Greatly Exaggerated

    SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 5:30PM

    By Howard Steven Friedman


    Topics: politics news, mitt romney gaffe, mitt romney 2012, independent voters, bain capital, the economist, swing states, electoral college, paul ryan, elections 2012, presidential debates, mitt romney, middle east

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 6307 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    The Strangest Campaign in Memory

    SEPTEMBER 1, 2012 9:38AM

    By Tom Degan


    Topics: politics, george and lenore romney, clint eastwood, occupy wall street, paul ryan, mitt romney, tom degan, the rewpublican national convention

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 6728 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    Paul Ryan is a Smooth, Charismatic Liar

    AUGUST 30, 2012 3:40PM

    By L in the Southeast


    Topics: rnc speeches, paul ryan, political lies

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 3367 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    License to Lie

    AUGUST 23, 2012 2:21PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: white working class, welfare queen, ronald reagan, global warming, fiscal policy, deficit hawks, paul krugman, obamacare, fox news, budget deficits, brit hume, walter lippmann, jr., martin luther king, republican national convention, liberalism, conservatism, right wing, political extemism, barry goldwater, 2012 campaign, citizens united, joe soptic, bain capital, super pac, newt gingrich, president obama, " lies and deception, "morning joe, joe scarborough, medicare, welfare, paul ryan, george will, mitt romney, republican party, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 40 Ratings
    • 3446 Views
    • 63 Comments
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    Hoof in Mouth Disease Just Might Save the Nation

    AUGUST 21, 2012 12:42PM

    By L in the Southeast


    Topics: political distractions, gop stance on women's reproductive rights, paul ryan, todd akin, war on women

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 2294 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Mitt: “Division & Attack & Hatred”…Really?

    AUGUST 15, 2012 4:25PM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: “division and attack and hatred”, “chains”, campaign talking points, president obama, paul ryan, mitt romney, slurs, 2012 presidential campaign, : politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 2014 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Wisconsin Legislation Written for Mining Interests

    AUGUST 17, 2012 3:22PM

    By Heidi Herron


    Topics: wisconsin politics, gtac, governor walker, paul ryan, open pit mines, environmental issues, clean water, native americans, ojibwe, chippewa indians, treaty rights

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 2727 Views
    • 20 Comments
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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

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1771 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Why I Love Ayn Rand's Books But Am Still a Liberal

    FEBRUARY 1, 2013 1:50PM

    By David Biddle


    Topics: ayn rand, paul ryan, liberals, conservatives, politics, freedom

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 2919 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    "Liberal Fascism" and Other Rightist Deceptions

    MAY 11, 2012 12:09PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: american prospect, divisiveness, plutocrats, tax cuts, deficits, david stockman, supply side economics, pathway to prosperity, pell grants, ayn rand, president obama, paul ryan, charles krauthammer, neo-conservatives, thomas mann and norm ornstein, conservative movement, pulitzer prize, national review, hack list, alex pareene, jonah goldberg, republican party, right wing, fascism, liberalism, poliitcs

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 4172 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Romney, GOP Offer Only Empty Slogans

    APRIL 27, 2012 2:49PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: stereotypes, public opinion, walter lippmann, allegory of the cave, plato's republic, plato, david frum, planned parenthood, social justice, catholic bishops, catholic church, spending cuts, tax hikes, david brooks, partisanship, ezra klein, frank luntz, jennifer rubin, head start, medicaid, student loans, politico, class warfare, andrew breitbart, thomas frank, divisive, socialism, 2012 election, democratic party, president obama, poverty, lucky duckies, wall street journal, job creators, eric cantor, republican party, ryan budger, paul ryan, mitt romney, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2547 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Europe's Woes Prove GOP Wrong

    APRIL 24, 2012 4:13AM

    By Brian Carter


    Topics: budget, paul ryan, romney, obama, stimulus, spending cuts, austerity, debt, economy, europe, republicans, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2347 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    The Supercommittee Solution That Wasn’t

    NOVEMBER 23, 2011 8:33AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: congressional gridlock, paul ryan, senator patrick toomey (r-pa), the center on budget and policy priorities, cut, cut, cut, social security cuts, medicare cuts, farm subsidy cuts, defense cuts, budget cuts, bush tax cuts, supercommittee fails, grover norquist, u.s. debt reduction, sequestration, super committee, supercommittee, taxes, economy, business

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 4547 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Occupy Wall Street—Victory in 45 Days

    OCTOBER 27, 2011 11:31PM

    By Jimmy Zuma


    Topics: occupy america, occupy wall street, ows, the 99, eric cantor, paul ryan, tea party express, koch brothers, economic justice, jimmy zuma, tea party, cbo

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 2271 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Republican Anagrams 2012

    JUNE 24, 2011 12:26AM

    By Daniel Rigney


    Topics: anagramistan, rimshot the sitdown comic, red meat republicans, red meat conservatives, reddest of the red meat republicans, tea with that red meat?, fallon, frenemies, puns want to be free, word games want to be free, use without permission, attribution appreciated, republican, crab lineup, republicans, caliber puns, supreme court, prosecute rum, computer user, scores guns, democrats, curse songs, old rant dump, damn turd pol, rick perry, rick prayer, rick santorum, catkin rumours, iran must rock, republican anagrams, republican anagrams 2012, daniel rigney, danagram, open call, politics, comedy, satire, humor, internet anagram server, i rearrangement servant, wordie, scrambled words for breakfast, jumble puzzle, anagram puzzle, word puzzle, pun puzzle, houston chronicle, la piranhas, sarah palin, sharia plan, metro minty, memory tint, mitt romney, michele bachmann, i becalm henchman, red meat republicans, oral pun, a pol run, ron paul, rand paul, paul ryan, ayn rand, from the same pod, thanks for the memories, usual gang of idiots, mad magazine, colbert, daily show with jon stewart, go rachel maddow, msnbc, comedy central, wordies of the world unite, word nerds of the world unite, word nerds, steal this blogpost, word nerds of the world unite, danagram salutes comedy writers, conan o'brien, letterman, rice thresher+back page, earth certificates, jon huntsman, nut man, man nuts, letterman + squirrels, we report you decide, fair and balanced, satire, frenemies, brooke alvarez, onion news network, onn, the onion, wait wait don't tell me, paula poundstone, 'gram, encryption, retching wing, crew night gin, newt gingrich, television, news, gossip, 'gram, political amnesia, video, belief/religion

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