I’m tempted to focus tonight on the xenophobic outbursts and the racist attacks that were witnessed yesterday at the Republican National Convention, but, instead, I thought that I’d share a few observations that others have made concerning the “We Built It” theme, which has been so central to this week’s proceedings in Tampa. (As you’ll […]
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The truth behind the fiction of the Republican National Convention
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Taxed Enough Already
Footage from the big D.C. Tea Party rally on Thursday: Untitled from elizabeth glover on Vimeo. It seems that Tea Baggers are irate over the recent tax increases that Obama has forced down the throats of the American middle class. I’d be the first to agree that their anger was justified, if only the facts […]
Posted in Media, Observations, Other, Politics Also tagged Bush tax cuts, effective tax rate, income tax, Making Work Pay, rap, reality deficient, Taxed Enough Already, taxes, tea party, teabaggery, white people rapping 20 Comments