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Christie Bragged That He Will Be A Great Friend To A King Who's Been Dead For 16 Years
The study of history is a pursuit that allows us to drill down into the past and to connect past events – with a fresh perspective – to what’s happening in the present moment. We recognize that understanding the past does not always guarantee a ready checklist of actionable solutions to avert future mistakes, but…
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Jeb Bush Campaign Imploding As His Polls Plummet To 3%, Cuts Staff Salaries
Jeb Bush is struggling to break beyond single digits in the polls but has yet to stop his free-fall. His desperate attempts, which run the gamut of political tricks, range from pledging that “Jeb Can Fix it” to trying to display a sense of humor (poking fun at himself and dubbing himself the ‘disruptor’, the ‘joyful…
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Study Proves Republican "Welfare Queen" Narrative Is Just A Poor-Shaming Lie
For decades, the Republican Party has woven a tale of poor people sitting at home and living large on the taxpayer’s dime. In 1976, Ronald Reagan toured the country as a presidential candidate and told his supporters a story about a fictional “welfare queen” who did just that. In the ensuing years, many members of the…
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Conservative Economists Agree Trump's Tax Plan Would Cost $12 Trillion, Bankrupt America
Although Donald Trump’s experience in government is non-existent, the Republican front-runner prides himself on his alleged business savvy. But a report from the Tax Foundation shows that Trump’s newly-unveiled tax plan would increase the national debt by more than $10 trillion over the next decade, by lowering taxes for the super-rich. Trump revealed his plans for…
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Iranian Prime Minister: Republicans Are 'Laughable', 'Couldn't Find Iran On A Map'
This guy just essentially called every GOP presidential candidate stupid. It’s okay, Prime Minister. Americans think they’re stupid, too.
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Rebecca Watson Nails It: 'Planned Parenthood is Not Selling Baby Parts, You F*cking Idiots'
By now, most of the country has heard about the ‘undercover’ videos taped by so-called ‘pro-life’ activists from the Right Wing political organization Center For Medical Progress. The released footage is aimed at smearing, defunding, and shutting down Planned Parenthood. In addition to several videos referred to as ‘new lows’ by Planned Parenthood President Cecile…
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Republican Mayor: Let's Shame Food Stamp Recipients By Publishing Their Addresses
Lewiston, Maine’s Mayor, Robert Macdonald, has some news for society’s leeches — you know, the ones who work for insufficient pay and are forced to rely on safety net programs. He wants conservatives, who hate the poor with a passion, to know exactly where those who receive government benefits live and sleep. Yes, it might…
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Reagan & Bush Called Mexican Immigrants "Honorable, Decent, Family-Loving People," Supported Open Borders
Our nation was formed by immigrants and it has shaped our nation to become what it is today. That diversity and the mixing of so many cultures and different ways of thinking turned us into a global superpower. Since ours is a nation that offers a unique way of life built upon the backs of immigrants,…
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IRS Busts Trump's Phony Charity For Scamming Veterans, Revokes Its Nonprofit Status
Most of us are appalled by the things Donald Trump has to say. He has been very callous with his disrespect towards war hero John McCain while venerating our troops in the next breath. So it makes sense that he may have helped a shady veterans’ group raise funds that does not actually work for veterans’ advocacy. On…
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Tea Party Congressman: Obama Is An "Islamic Son Of A B*tch"
A North Carolina Tea Party darling and state Republican Rep. Michael Speciale, posted a Facebook image on September 5 referring to President Obama as an ‘Islamic son of a bitch and a coward.’ Speciale actually shared a meme on which he noted: “This would be great” about President Obama. He grabbed the image from the…