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The Dirty Hippies Crystal Ball Saves You the Trouble of Watching A Presidential Debate Among Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, and Herman Cain

By Cynthia On May 8, 2011  

Supposedly Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain (and third generation military veteran) will announce he’ll run for president. Of the United States, yes.

A three-way debate among GOP POTUS contenders Trump, Palin, & Cain would be Teabagger Comedy Hour. Let’s look into the special Dirty Hippies crystal ball, and see what would transpire. It would be broadcast on FOX and co-moderated by David Brooks (in a show of bipartisanship) and for gravitas, Andrew Breitbart.

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Fukushima: Where Do Aliens Store Their Spent Fuel Rods?

By Russ Wellen On March 23, 2011  

As the Japanese nuclear crisis sheds light on nuclear safety, one issue, in particular, has been nudged into the spotlight. Since Nevada has balked at storing nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain, spent fuel rods are piling up in U.S. nuclear plants.

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Now we’re getting down to business

By Beth Becker On March 11, 2011  

So earlier this week I had the privlege of hosting Charlie Rangel’s first ever blogger call.  We had about a dozen bloggers who joined us for an hour of questions and answers.  Rep. Rangel was honest in his answers and has already indicated he’s eager for the next one.

Now I’ve got a [...]

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Right-Wing Lies About “Union Thugs” Becoming Downright Comical

By Joshua Holland On March 3, 2011  

It’s a tough job to portray pro-union demonstrators as “thugs” when the local police department is busy issuing press releases thanking them for conducting themselves “ with great decorum and civility.”

But the Right has never been known to let reality get in the way of a good story, and the intellectual gymnastics they’re performing [...]

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New York Slimes

By Mike Sheehan On March 1, 2011  

So Frank Rich has departed the Grey Lady for smaller pastures, leaving one wondering who is to replace him on the hallowed—and increasingly right-leaning—op-ed pages of the Times. Hm…

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I Am: Unsupported Global Dynamic Element

By Frederick Clarkson On March 1, 2011  

I used to be impressed by the technique of automating a personalized greeting on fund-raising letters and other mass appeals. It seemed so smart, when these things were new, to make it more likely that someone would read and respond to a fund- raising letter by automatically addressing it to someone by name. But over [...]

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What Is the Real Agenda of the Budget-Cutters?

By Dave Johnson On February 23, 2011  

What is the real agenda of the budget-cutters? Are they really trying to bring the country back from the edge of financial ruin? Or did they bring about the appearance of a borrowing crisis to create a public panic that enables them to impose “solutions” that change the very nature of our country — while [...]

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