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Teapublican Mouthpiece Says ‘Negros’ Were Better Off Under Slavery
I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro,” he said. Mr. Bundy recalled driving past a public-housing project in North Las Vegas, “and in front of that government house the door was usually open and the older people and the kids — and there is always at...
Home On Derange(d)
In case you haven't heard about cattle rancher Cliven Bundy in Nevada, he's the guy who has become the latest anti-gub'mint celebrity for the libertarian gun crowd. Ol' Cliven Bundy and I have a lot in common. (Except for the backwards racist part.) Both our families...
America’s Mad Dash Toward Oligarchy
Bill Moyers criticized both political parties on Friday for furthering the “protection racket” built to protect the mega-rich from paying their fair share of taxes while extending their influence over politics. “Sad that it’s come to this,” Moyers said. “The drift...
Scientific Study Says We Are an Oligarchy
The United States of America is no longer a democracy, but rather an oligarchy. The anecdotes are plentiful, from modest gun control proposals that saw 90% public support, to unemployment compensation, to infrastructure spending, to women's rights; where a plurality...
SCOTUS Righteously Defends Free Speech
Delegate Scott and the Republican “No” Chorus
While I can think of hundreds of thousands of people who will be hurt if we don’t “Close the Health Care Gap” with health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act, I cannot think of one person who will benefit if we turn it down. Unfortunately, between the...
Save The Date!
Madison County Democratic Committee 8th Annual Founders Dinner Thursday, April 10, 2014 Madison Presbyterian Church 1236 Fishback Road, Madison 22727 With special guest speaker Jennifer Patja Howell Director of Digital Publishing Robert H. Smith Center for the...
Blue State Bluegrass Brunch!
The Dog Whistle Politics of Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Adapted from an article by DAVID SIROTA Code words are politicians’ stock in trade. As Republican strategist Lee Atwater famously admitted, that’s especially true when it comes to racially coded rhetoric about economics. Terms like “welfare queen” are obvious...
