Archive for June 20th, 2011

Countdown is Back – I can watch TV news again.

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Lead story – Libya. The GOP spin is that Obama is not using our free bombs as freely as he should. People who are less blood thirsty think that the Libya conflict needs the consent of Congress.

Guest, Michael Moore, says that Obama is not different than other modern Presidents…

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Tuesday Lunch With Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt

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On Tuesday, I will be attending a lunch discussion with Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt at an event sponsored by DCRAC, The West End Neighborhood House and The YWCA.  DCRAC describes the event this way: Baker will discuss how the Washington press corps misreports economic issues and why the federal government needs to invest in […]

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Let’s Hear It for Evolution

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The 2011 Miss USA “scholarship” pageant was held last night in Las Vegas. Out of the 51 contestants, only two of them said that they believed in evolution. Out of all the contestants in last night’s Miss USA pageant, only two affirmed they thought evolution should be taught in schools. The winner, 21-year-old Alyssa Campanella […]

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Monday Open Thread

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The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Yeah!!!

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I missed this webcast, but I’ll bet the Governors came up with a sure fire way to create jobs, and I’ll bet that the winning job creation strategy rhymes with Hack’s Buts.

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What Makes Effective Activism?

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What makes for effective activism? How do you go from the first step – getting attention – to achieving your goals?

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“Wonder why many minorities have problems with GOP?”

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Comedian and Obama impersonator Reggie Brown appeared at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference to tell a few crowd-pleasing jokes.

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