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Will the Republican party survive the Tea Party?

By Mark | August 4, 2010

Mother Jones, if you haven’t seen it yet, has a great piece on Congressman Bob Inglis. Inglis, a Republican from South Carolina, recently lost his reelection bid – something which he credits in large part to the Tea Partification of the GOP. Here’s a clip: …It was the middle of a tough primary contest, and […]

Posted in Environment, Observations, Politics | Also tagged American Conservative Union, anti-intellectualism, anti-Semitic, bicycles, Bilderbergers, Bob Inglis, conspiracy theory, Dan Maes, demagoguery, Denver, Federal Reserve, Glenn Beck, GOP, humans as collateral for banks, ignorance, insanity on the right, Joe Wilson, John Hickenlooper, Mike Cox, Peter Hoekstra, racism, Sarah Palin, Social Security number, South Carolina, tea party, Tea Partyfication, that evil Socialist Barack Obama, the celebration of ignorance, Trey Gowdy, United Nations | 30 Comments

Finally… Thank you, Barney Frank

By Mark | August 19, 2009

By now, you’ve probably seen the footage of Congressman Barney Frank calling one of his constituents crazy during a town hall meeting held last night in Massachusetts. It’s been all over the web today. Here it is, for those of you who haven’t seen it, though. Anyway, I just wanted to take a moment and […]

Posted in Media, Observations, Politics, Rants | Also tagged al Qaeda, Barney Frank, crazy people, death panels, Democrats are too respectful, health insurance, healthcare, healthcare reform, Hitler, homophobia, LBJ, lunatics, Michele Bauchmann, Obama, Rush Limbaugh, shit house rat, speaking truth to lunacy, town hall | 29 Comments

Tea-Baggers Gone Wild: taking back healthcare town halls

By Mark | August 5, 2009

Every year at this time, when Congress goes into recess, our elected officials travel back to their home districts and engage their constituents. And, this year, as you can imagine, most of them are talking primarily about healthcare reform. The problem is, Republican operatives have made it their mission to disrupt such town hall meetings, […]

Posted in Health, Politics | Also tagged America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, astroturf, Austin, Birthers, Bush administration, fear mongering, Free Speech Zones, freedom hounds, H.R. 3200, health insurance, healthcare reform, John Dingell, Kenya, Lloyd Doggett, loyalty oaths, Monroe, NPR, Obama, Obamacare, Operation Urgent Fury, Republican National Committee, Romulus, Romulus Athletic Center, Swiftboating, teabagging, Think Progress, Wall Street run healthcare | 53 Comments

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Finally… Thank you, Barney Frank

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