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    Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Act Two

    MAY 19, 2013 10:29AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, right wing, paranoid style in politics, republican party, democratic party, tea party, heritage foundation, irs scandal, karl rove, tax exempt social welfare organizations, donors list, political activity, president obama, ted cruz, speaker boehner, rand paul, fox news, sean hannity, michelle backmann, super pacs, citizens united, supreme court, scandal, congress, debt ceiling, impeachment, filibuster, revolutionary, liberalism, conservatism, reactionary, watergate, nixon enemies list, mitch mcconnell, neo-mccarthyism

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 892 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    "Madhouse" Speaker John Boehner

    MARCH 1, 2013 3:57PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: president george h. w. bush, newt gingrich, rick scott, democracy, filibuster, israel, iran, neoconservatism, friends of hamas, james inhofe, rand paul, mccarthyism, ted cruz, rush limbaugh, fox news, jonathan chait, entitlement cuts, tax cuts, propaganda, james madison institute, defense, medicaid, chuck hagel, speaker boehner, president obama, sequester, push poll, republican party. tea party, economics, politics

    • 2 Ratings
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    NRA, Tea Party GOP in Rebellion Against America

    DECEMBER 26, 2012 12:26PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: conservative movement, the true believer, eric hoffer, fascism, right wing, assault weapons ban, second amendment, ej dionne, fiscal cliff, debt ceiling, speaker boehner, president obama, democratic party, republican party, oath keeprs, confederates, rebellion, sandy hook shooting, nra, tea party, gun control, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 483 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Time to Show the Rich and Powerful Who's Boss

    DECEMBER 7, 2012 9:51AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: 1960s revolution, great society, new deal, ayn rand, thomas edsall, austerity, no tax pledge, debt ceiling, fiscal cliff, concentration of wealth, national bank, thomas jefferson, alexander hamilton, main street, wall street, ronald reagan, charles krauthammer, tea party, washington establishment, medicare, social security, entitlement cuts, income tax rates, texas, supply side economics, david frum, congress, elites, francis fukuyama, speaker boehner, president obama, grover norquist, reactionaries, plutocracy, tax increase, democratic party, republican party, economics, politics

    • 2 Ratings
    • 569 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    GOP: America's "Ruling Class?"

    DECEMBER 4, 2012 9:40AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, fiscal cliff, ruling class, tea party, debt ceiling crisis, democratic party, speaker boehner, president obama, recession, tax increase, entitlement cuts, medicare, social security, national review, conservative movement, brent bozell, john fund, reince priebus, mitch mcconnell, slavery, ed kilgore, peggy noonan, plutocracy, democracy, chris matthews, white men's party, founding fathers, paul krugman, class warfare

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    • 259 Views
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    The President Takes Home Team Advantage

    SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 1:20PM

    By Sandra Lynn Sparks


    Topics: politics, jobs, economy, speaker boehner, republicans, president obama

    • 2 Ratings
    • 975 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    The Voodoo Doll Method of Political Action

    JULY 28, 2011 2:55PM

    By Stephanie Tames


    Topics: politcal action, voodoo dolls, congress, speaker boehner, debt ceiling, politics

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    • 20 Ratings
    • 2986 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    Why Wisconsin is Vital

    FEBRUARY 18, 2011 12:31PM

    By Michael Kelly


    Topics: 2012, democracy, gov walker, president obama, sen. hatch, speaker boehner, unions, wisconsin

    • 8 Ratings
    • 502 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    What Obama Can Expect When He Cuts Deals With Boehner

    NOVEMBER 11, 2010 4:42PM

    By Roger Fallihee


    Topics: president obama, speaker boehner, deal cutting

    • 0 Ratings
    • 384 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    A Mandate for Slower Economic Recovery

    NOVEMBER 3, 2010 11:32PM

    By Jessica Kelton


    Topics: economic recovery, speaker boehner, republican takeover, 2010 election

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