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When you become the news ...
Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:16 PM EDT
There is a saying about journalism, that when you become the news it's time to get out of the game. I believe Dan Rather made reference to it when he retired. It means that your role as a reporter is not to inject yourself into the story.
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Sen. Snowe, what do you mean "IF insurance companies fail expectations"???
Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:38 PM EDT
Senator Olympia Snowe qualified her endorsement for the public option by putting it behind a trigger that would only kick in if insurance companies fail expectations. Let me tell you something Senator. INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY FAILED EXPECTATIONS!!
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President Obama, will this new compulsory health insurance program cover my Reiki healings and medicinal marijuana?
Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:33 PM EDT
How can you force me to subscribe to "western medicine"? It's all good and well to carry health insurance for injuries like a broken arm. But what of chronic, systemic maladies?
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Shaivism, String Theory, and Manifesting Your own Reality
Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:01 PM EDT
What is reality? Most people would say that it's the logical, physical world that we can see, the tangible objects around us.
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It's about perpetuating mediocrity
Sat Aug 8, 2009 8:01 AM EDT
Strong forces are spreading disinformation about President Obama's national healthcare proposal.
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We have not been having a grown up, mature discussion
Fri Aug 7, 2009 8:12 AM EDT
77% of Americans want "Major Structural Changes" to Healthcare.
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McDonald's to Customers: Screw You
Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:25 PM EDT
There are a lot of things one could write about McDonald's restaurants, so it seems trivial that I would pick something as mundane as ketchup.
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A Snowflake's Chance in Hell
Thu Jul 9, 2009 11:24 PM EDT
There is a famous answer to the question "Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic" which was posted on the Internet about 10 years ago.
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My Economic Argument for Democrats
Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:45 AM EDT
Capitalism in America is the belief that whatever is good for Corporations is good for the rest of us. It stems from supply-side economic theory, sometimes called "trickle down" economics.
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Update: I'll Tell You Why the Left has Strong Feelings about Sarah Palin
Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:18 AM EDT
Someone here recently asserted that liberals are scared of Sarah Palin.
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OK Geniuses, What Should We Have Done?
Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:57 AM EDT
Perhaps one singular theme came from last week's FoxNation fueled tea parties - 'it's the spending, stupid!'
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I've got Beck's Representation if he's got my Equal Protection
Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:16 AM EDT
Earlier this week, the anonymous blogger known as "Brandon Friedman" contrasted the disgruntlement voiced by Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin et al during the Democratic fundraiser otherwise known as the tax day tea parties, with the disgruntlement that Friedman's own relatives voiced …
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Some Protest Taxation WITH Representation
Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:57 AM EDT
Without rehashing all that transpired during this week's "Tea Parties," one salient fact remains underreported.
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When does a Pardon become Official?
Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:46 AM EST
The President does not have the power to revoke a pardon - once a pardon has cleared a person's record, revoking it would impose a punishment by imperial decree. To sentence a person twice for the same act violates the concept of double-jeopardy. Everybody got that? Good.
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The McCain Healthcare Plan: Designed to Fail
Tue Oct 7, 2008 11:10 PM EDT
John McCain's proposal is to tax employer provided healthcare benefits, and use that money to give a $5,000 credit to families who buy their own insurance. It's supposedly revenue-neutral, meaning the government pays nothing out of pocket to run the program.
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Stealth Candidate is Really a Pawn
Fri Sep 5, 2008 7:28 PM EDT
I'm sure you know the one. The Governor (as opposed to merely a Senator). The one from the state with lots of land, and lots of oil. The one with not a whole heckuva lot of experience. Just a short stint as Governor.
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AP Sends Email to Blogger's Employer
Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:24 AM EDT
On Monday, dailykos blogger droogie6655321 wrote an article about the AP, erroneously claiming that the AP takes 75% of its stories from newspapers. The actual number is 45%.
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Tech Recruiters: Not who they say they are
Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:15 PM EDT
Ever since I put out a resume on Monster.com stating that I am an aspiring Ruby on Rails web developer, I have received countless inquiries and phonecalls, all from foreigners pretending to be in the United States.
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McCain Never Intended to be inside the "Cone of Silence"
Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:52 PM EDT
(Cross-Posted at the dailykos) At the risk of dredging up the saddleback forum again ... I have to state something kind of obvious which no one seems to have brought up yet.
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McCain: Social Security? "It's an absolute disgrace"
Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:47 AM EDT
On Monday, John McCain was asked about the solvency of Social Security.
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Obama tape rumor shows Clinton team desperation
Mon May 19, 2008 11:33 PM EDT
You've heard the rumor by now: Karl Rove has a video tape of Michelle Obama speaking against "whitey" at Reverend Wright's Trinity United Church.
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McCain: Talking to terrorists is OK if you're a Republican
Fri May 16, 2008 3:15 PM EDT
Tough talk from Mr. Maverick last month regarding talks with Hamas.
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OS X, I'm Going back to Tiger
Fri May 2, 2008 12:27 PM EDT
10 Year mac veteran here. A couple of months ago I reluctantly upgraded to OS X 10.5 a.k.a. "Leopard" for the sole reason that it included the newest Ruby on Rails. I'm not happy with it, and all the problems can be boiled down to too much overhead.
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Body Armor Questioned
Wed Apr 2, 2008 2:55 PM EDT
The Army can't be sure some of its body armor met safety standards, partly because it didn't do proper paperwork on initial testing of the protective vests, a Defense Department audit said.
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Fox News Backpedal: Kilmeade's set walk-off was a Joke. Yeah, riiight..
Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:56 AM EDT
This is a video of a Fox News segment where Brian Kilmeade walked off the set in frustration. Later, the hosts tried to pass it off as a joke.
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