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Shared Sacrifice in Romney’s World

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

The stadium may have been empty but the speech certainly wasn’t. During Mitt Romney’s speech in Detroit yesterday, he laid out his bold, new economic policy. Massive tax cuts for the top bracket paid for by cutting spending on programs … Continue reading →

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Senator Sanders on the Class War

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

Just one small segment of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ marathon speech on the floor of the Senate yesterday, dealing with the class war and the winners and losers in that war: “…in the year 2007, the top 1 percent of all … Continue reading →

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Obama and Axelrod’s Mixed Messages

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

To whom it may concern at the White House and the DNC: If you want to lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, if you want to increase the possibility of the 2 most dreaded words in the … Continue reading →

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Health Care, Ad Nauseam

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

Ugh! Another health care speech? “Obama plans to unveil his latest proposal Wednesday, starting at 1:45 p.m., at a White House ceremony, an administration official said, speaking anonymously under White House ground rules.” It’s a good thing all our economic … Continue reading →

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The Cost of “Keeping Us Safe”

Posted on May 23, 2009 by

There is an often-repeated phrase that I’ve been hearing lately in the debate over the actions of the Bush administration, and in relation to the closing of Guantanamo and what to do with the people being held there. President Obama … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart: McCain’s “New” Speech

Posted on October 16, 2008 by

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John McCain: Putting Himself First

Posted on September 5, 2008 by

Senator McCain’s acceptance speech last night was just about what I expected, judging from the theme of the other speakers at the Republican Convention. It was long on generalities and platitudes and short on specifics. It was a speech that … Continue reading →

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Palin’s Speech: Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

Posted on September 4, 2008 by

Calm down Republicans, she’s only your VP nominee. With all the gushing praise and the glowing reviews after Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican Convention last night, one would have thought she was the presidential nominee and not John McCain. … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Speech and McCain’s Reaction

Posted on August 29, 2008 by

I’m sure most of you saw Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last night and have drawn your own conclusions as to it’s content and it’s effectiveness. I’ll share my thoughts with you and then give the reaction of others and the … Continue reading →

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Brain Dead Republicans Mock “Obama’s Temple”

Posted on August 29, 2008 by

Proving that they are running out of reasons for which to attack Barack Obama, some on the far-right are now mocking the stage setting for tonight’s acceptance speech in Denver’s Mile High Stadium. They are calling the backdrop of Greek … Continue reading →

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