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Can right-wing hate talk lead to murder? »
Posted by: FunnyBoyz 5 months ago in Political News
I was on "Hardball" today talking about the climate of extreme right-wing rhetoric today, and whether it had anything to do with Wednesday's tragic ...
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After the war on terror »
Posted by: Beau7890 9 months, 1 week ago in Political News
In his first White House televised interview, with the Dubai-based Al Arabiya news network, President Obama buried the lead: The war on terror is over ...
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Bad Faith Economics »
Posted by: Beau7890 9 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
As the debate over President Obama's economic stimulus plan gets under way, one thing is certain: many of the plan's opponents aren't ...
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Teachable Moment: What "Straw Man" Really Means »
Posted by: metavirus 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
It appears as if many people (including some at the NY Times) don't understand true meaning of the phrase "straw man argument". Today's ...
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Spoil them rotten - Haaretz - Israel News »
Posted by: dissent 4 months, 1 week ago in News
The $2 billion promised with much ceremony at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit about six months ago - of it $900 million from the new America under ...
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American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States »
Posted by: BronxBomber 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
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synecdoche . Clips are taken from speeches, movies, sermons, and sensational ...Read (272) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at americanrhetoric.com
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Mayor Daley's empty property tax rhetoric »
Posted by: aic4ever 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
The City of Chicago finds itself, like much of the rest of the country, in dire financial times. The glimmer of hope on the horizon ...
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GOP Rhetoric and the Difference between Q and N »
Posted by: Progressive 4 months, 1 week ago in Political Opinion
There is something about the criticisms levied toward President Obama on Iran that would be comical if they were not so serious. As protesters in ...
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Harsh Hill rhetoric breeds angst in party caucuses »
Posted by: Progressive 1 month, 1 week ago in Political News
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says anyone using harsh rhetoric to raise fears about health care reform should apologize and get on with writing policy ...
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Obama’s Broken Promises Were Entirely Predictable »
Posted by: pc25 8 months, 3 weeks ago in News
What did you expect from a leftist upstart who promised the world, and more, to his loyal adherents?
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NRCC head: Pelosi likening opponents to assassins - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room »
Posted by: gunnyreef 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Political News
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) asserted that Pelosi had used "insulting rhetoric" when expressing a concern that harsh political rhetoric could ...
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Analysis: Press Largely Ignored Incendiary Rhetoric at Bush Protest - Political News - FOXNews.com »
Posted by: corl64 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
News outlets that are focusing on the incendiary rhetoric of conservatives outside President Obama's town hall meeting Tuesday ignored the incendiary rhetoric -- and even ...
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Is the Drug War Over? »
Posted by: populist 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
The only way to restore individual liberty to American society is by repealing the drug laws, not by changing the rhetoric of their enforcement.
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Presidential Bait-and-Switch What Obama once promised, and what he's delivering. »
Posted by: pc25 8 months, 1 week ago in News
Barack Obama won the presidency in large measure because he presented himself as a demarcation point. The old politics, he said, was based on "spin ...
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Lawmakers say it's time to set aside heated rhetoric of health care debate »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 2 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
Democratic lawmakers said Sunday the best way for Congress to honor the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is to set aside the heated rhetoric of ...
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