Editorial: Eight myths to chill an old-school Republican soul

Seeded on Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:12 AM EDT (The St Louis Post Dispatch)

Seeded by Reliant (Clipped by Thomas Mendip)

Consider the mythology that makes up GOP orthodoxy today.

taxes, politics, gop, kyl, deficit, obama, washington-d-c, republican, saint-louis, cantor

It's National PIe Day!!!!

Seeded on Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:24 PM EST ()

When : Always January 23rd The American Pie Council created this day simply to celebrate the pie.

holiday, odd-news, pie, humor

Even the Right Agrees: Let's Get Out of Iraq

Seeded on Fri Sep 4, 2009 8:38 AM EDT (Chicago Tribune)

After almost 6 1/2 years, and 4,340 American dead and more than 31,000 wounded, with a war spiraling downward in Afghanistan, it would be indefensible for the U.S.

us, iraq, politics, forgeign-policy

Both Sides Want Big Government

Seeded on Fri Mar 6, 2009 8:35 PM EST (McClatchy)

Something so obvious, yet it's the first time I've seen anyone comment on it. Democrats, Republicans, it doesn't matter--they all want to throw money at a problem, just different problems.

wall-street, democrats, politics, republicans, obama, recession, meltdown, bail-out

Will A New Monetary System Solve the Problem?

Seeded on Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:59 AM EST ()

If we can't solve the problem with massive infusions of cash, maybe we should just change our system. That's what's being suggested here. To quote: "It would be a strategy designed to ease the burden of ALL debts — by simultaneously devaluing ALL currencies … and re-inflati …

bush, economics, stock-market, us-news, melt-down, wall-steet

The "Evils" of Regulation--The Canadian Banking System is Solvent

Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:20 AM EST (TIME)

What's wrong with regulation? It seems to have made the Canadian banking system the most stable in the world.

economics, us-news, depression, bailout, recession, meltdown

Networks Fear Election NIght Could Be Over Quickly

Seeded on Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:41 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Network news executives said they are preparing for an unusual Election Night challenge: How to be honest with the audience, and still keep them tuned in, if the race between John McCain and Barack Obama is effectively decided before most Americans have finished dinner.

election, politics, president, mccain, news, obama, networks

Financial Meltdown: Dubya and The Neo Cons Got Their Way

Seeded on Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:40 AM EDT ()

According to the advocates of the view that business is self-regulating and doesn't need government regulations tying its hands, or lawyers suing it into oblivion to keep it honest, we should be in the biggest economic expansion, business boom, ever in the history of mankind this …

economics, stock-market, us-news, depression, free-market, financial-meltdown

Sarah Paliin--The Rednecks' Wet Dream

Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 11:47 AM EDT (BBC News)

"We all understand that there is a political class which dominates in America, and that Sarah Palin for damned sure is not one of them.

election, politics, president, republicans, john-mccain, vice-president, sarah-palin

Not Happy News: Kremlin Uses Cold War Rhetoric In Georgia

Seeded on Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:54 AM EDT (The Times)

Russians were told over breakfast yesterday what really happened in Georgia: the conflict in South Ossetia was part of a plot by Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, to stop Barack Obama being elected president of the United States.

media, russia, georgia, international, war, world-news, propaganda

Is The Plot Against Liberal America

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:30 PM EDT (New Statesman Contents)

Throwing the rascals out is no longer enough. The problem is structural; it is inscribed on the map; it glows from the illuminated logos on the contractors' office buildings; it is built into the systems of governance themselves.

politics, economics, liberal, plots, conservative, paranoia

Court Says Bush Aides Can Be Subpoenaed

Seeded on Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:08 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Federal Judge Determines Bush Aides Must Testify and Surrender Documents

bush, politics, scandal, law, courts, testimony, aides

Courtesy of George Bush, The End of Ronald Reagan

Seeded on Fri May 16, 2008 12:11 PM EDT ()

George Bush may have finally found his place in history, as the man who killed off conservatism.

conservatives, republicans, ronald-reagan, george-bush, politcs, election-2008

Secular Europe Better Than Religious America?

Seeded on Wed Mar 5, 2008 3:07 PM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

"A critical point is this. The above policies and positive consequences are based on progressive, secular values and ideas that emphasize pragmatic results over faith-based ideological "morality" stemming from ancient tribal scriptures.

europe, america, politics, society, secular

The Child Man

Seeded on Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:15 PM EST (The Dallas Morning News)

According to this commentator, all you video game playing, loafing, under achieving young males are frustrating the dreams of females in your age group. How dare you?

women, marriage, men, us-news, video-games

Saddam Faked Nukes to Threaten Iran

Seeded on Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:22 AM EST (CBS News)

And apparently, we fell for it. Don't we have intelligence agencies to ferret out the real from the fake threats?

iraq, war, nukes, hussein, world-news, us-news

Scientists baffled by 'haunted' playground

Seeded on Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:28 AM EDT (The Sun Newspaper Online)

Seeded by Bozzor (Clipped by Thomas Mendip)

This is indeed odd: it is possible that natural phenomena may be the explanation, as well as fraud, but this is definitely something that demands further study. The swing does appear to move when there is no justification for it to do so.

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