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    • 11 Ratings
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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
    • 1306 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
    • 1014 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

    • 10 Ratings
    • 854 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    Obama Needs to Fish or Cut Bait

    NOVEMBER 19, 2010 10:05AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: barack obama, obama, stepping aside, step aside, stepping down, step down, 2012, 2008, re-election, reelection, role model, role, spin, vision, picture, terminology, imagery, metaphor, duty honor country, country, honor, duty, fighting for their political lives, fighting for her political life, fighting for his political life, fighting for their lives, fighting for her life, fighting for his life, fighting, sacrifice, war, philosophy, politics

    • 9 Ratings
    • 1513 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Did the Supreme Court cause our Economic Woes?

    FEBRUARY 9, 2009 7:08AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: global warming, climate change, depression, recession, economic woes, economy, separation of powers, executive power, court appointments, obama, due process, checks and balances, chief justice, supreme court balance, balance of the court, strict construction, original intent, court appointment, confirmation, replacement, appointment, stepping down, step down, retirement, retire, cancer, justice ginsberg, ruth bader ginsberg, bader ginsberg, ginsberg, judges, judge, justices, justice, supreme court, court

    • 8 Ratings
    • 2830 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Toward a Fair and Balanced Supreme Court

    FEBRUARY 6, 2009 7:21AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: 3-3-3, separation of powers, executive power, court appointments, obama, due process, checks and balances, chief justice, supreme court balance, balance of the court, strict construction, original intent, court appointment, confirmation, replacement, appointment, stepping down, step down, retirement, retire, cancer, justice ginsberg, ruth bader ginsberg, bader ginsberg, ginsberg, judges, judge, justices, justice, supreme court, court

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