9 out of 10 pundits agree: Poor people still gross

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The brave armchair generals calling for Julian Assange's criminalization

Here is the list of the patriotic warriors who have criminalized Julian Assange

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Consequences of unemployment don't stop once you find a job

At this point, I feel like saying "unemployment is bad" is like saying, "Jersey Shore is awful." I know Jersey Shore is bad, you know it's bad, and yet, when you find yourself watching the third consecutive episode of Jersey Shore*, you sort of forget how @!$%# it is bec …

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Irrational Greeks claim they've earned their money

In addition to Nobel Prize-winning economists like Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz saying austerity during a recession doesn't work, and the ample evidence in Ireland and the Baltics that retraction is tantamount to death by a thousand cuts, for whatever reason these kinds of  …

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It's not propagandizing when the right does it

Remember back in September '09 when the right lost their minds right before President Obama delivered a national address to schoolchildren, encouraging them to stay in school? Right-wingers claimed Obama was propagandizing his secret Kenyan agenda…or something.

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Like All Abusers Republicans Blame Their Victims

Republicans are often accused of underhanded tactics to fool the American people and win elections with deceit, fraud, and misplaced blame.

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Shameless liberal bloggers vote to extend tax cuts for the rich

It's really been cracking me up to witness the extent denialists are willing to go to blame the House Democrats' defeats on liberal bloggers – as if bloggers possess enough political authority to sway millions of voters to exile Blue Dog Democrats.

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How to prepare for the right's gloating

So, what will the right do next Tuesday when Republicans score massive gains in congressional, gubernatorial and state legislative elections? They'll gloat, of course -- and read way too much into an election outcome that, in reality, can largely be chalked up to structural facto …

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Jealous Boyfriend Waterboards Gal Pal

A suspicious boyfriend who wanted to find out if his girlfriend was cheating on him treated her like a Taliban prisoner by tying her to a couch in the apartment they shared and started waterboarding her.

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The FairTax is a fantasy, even to Republicans

I have been on a tirade about the supposed FairTax being pushed by Republicans. Thenotion of a tax being supported by Republicans should already send warning signals to many. When have they supported a tax that benefits the whole? Um, never.

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Report: Scientists Claim To Have Discovered "Liberal Gene"

Scientists from Harvard and the University of California San Diego have discovered what they're calling the Liberal gene. Of course, the science behind the finding is more complicated than discovering a tiny vegan gene driving a hybrid with a Coexist bumper sticker.

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False equivalency watch: Union versus corporate spending

overheard CNN's John Roberts worrying his pretty, neatly-coiffed anchor head about the vast amount of cash being pumped into this election cycle from outside entities. He's right to be concerned.

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Rachel Maddow Meets Joe Miller and Doesn't End Up Handcuffed

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was in Alaska tonight covering the state's three way US Senate race and unlike his fellow Tea Partier Christine O'Donnell; Joe Miller actually talked to her.

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The New York Times Torture Euphemism Generator!

Reading the NYT's stories about the Iraq War logs, I was struck by how it could get through such gruesome descriptions — fingers chopped off, chemicals splashed on prisoners — without using the word 'torture.' For some reason the word is unavailable when it is literally meani …

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High School Cheerleader Kicked Off Squad for Refusal to Cheer for Her Rapist

Rah, rah, sis boom bah: Silsbee High School in Texas wants their cheerleaders smiling, energetic, and willing to cheer for their rapists by name. Go team!

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The market has decided your safety is no longer essential

I overheard a conversation this morning on MSNBC that confused me. There was a segment about The Things Pilots Know, during which the anchor read an email sent in by a pilot. Apparently, pilots are under enormous pressure to fly with less fuel in order to save money.

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She is not that crazy

Not even Christine O'Donnell will say that Sarah Palin is qualified to be president.

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How Porn Can Hijack Your Brain

Internet porn, which offers "new partners" at each mouse click, registers as so rewarding that the brain easily rewires itself to focus more attention on these opportunities.

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Bill O'Reilly Admits that Fox News is Biased Against Liberals

In his column today, Bill O'Reilly did something that every other Fox News personality has refused to do. He admitted that FNC is biased, not only are they biased, but they are biased against liberals. I know. I know.

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Sarah Palin Bombs With Her Real American Stories

The numbers are in for Sarah Palin's first Real American Stories special on Fox News, and they aren't good.

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