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Entries from July 2009

The Birther Movement: Beyond Unreasonable Doubt

July 31st, 2009 · No Comments

The first encounter I had with what is now commonly known as a “birther” was right after the 2008 election. It was with one of my family members:
“Obama wasn’t even born in this country,” she-who-will-remain-nameless proclaimed.
“No, you’ve got it mixed up. McCain wasn’t born in this country,” I said. “He was born in Panama, but […]

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Firefighting in the 1800’s: A Corrupt, Bloated, Private For-Profit Industry

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments

The loudest voice, piercing through the debate over health care is unquestionably sure “privatization is always better.” Because Republicans (who are in the government) will readily tell you - the government never does anything right. Which explains why the most popular people in their Grand Old Party no longer hold any personally “taxing” jobs in […]

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Attention Media: Sarah Palin Hates You, You Betcha!

July 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Sarah Palin hates the media and all the smarty people in it. All the people who have been keeping track of her track record and annoying her “message” with evidence and actualities, she hates them. She hates them all so much her revenge was on the Friday of a three-day holiday weekend (when many members […]

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