Why the Right Wing Base Loves Newt Gingrich

Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:38 PM EST

As of the past few days in South Carolina and around the nation as a whole Newt Gingrich has received a bump in the polls in the GOP Presidential race for the nomination.

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economy, white-house, politics, mitt-romney, barack-obama, republican, democrat, newt-gingrich, ron-paul, tea-party

Why the Obama Administration Nixed the Keystone XL Pipeline

Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:48 PM EST

The Keystone XL Pipeline is a project to bring oil from the tar sands of Alberta Canada through the middle of America's heartland to the gulf of Mexico. There are presently two other pipelines that are smaller in size that do the exact same thing.

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canada, china, economy, jobs, politics, nebraska, midwest, obama, infrastructure, enviro

A New Turn for Occupy Wall Street - The International Movement

Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:36 AM EST

Occupy Wall Street originated in Zuccotti Park NYC. Once the protest got media coverage it started gaining satellites all over the US; first in large urban areas and moved to smaller cities.

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new, germany, japan, egypt, international, politics, new-zealand, corruption, protest, south-africa

The Republicans are inflicted with Obama Derangement Syndrome

Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:30 AM EST

On Wednesday morning Joe Scarborough on Morning Joe commented on the current state of the GOP and their hatred for President Obama. To summarize, he stated that many of the democrats throughout the previous presidency had bush derangement syndrome.

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politics, bill-clinton, obama, george-w-bush, republican, democrat, newt-gingrich, partisanship, mudslinging, gilded-age

Where the Occupy Wall Steert Movement is Going...

Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:32 PM EST

Students are being beat with billy clubs, blasted with pepper spray from point blank range, having their skull fractured by a flash bang canister, the list goes on and on; and this is not the 1970s.

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The Herman Cain Americans For Prosperity Connection - Linda Hansen

Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:46 PM EDT

The Herman Cain Campaign has a history and a pattern that not only aligns itself with right wing groups such as Americans for Prosperity and the American Enterprise Institute, it is literally run by their operatives. The Associated Press did a nice expose on this connection.

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politics, wisconsin, union, koch-industries, libertarian, conservative, herman-cain, menards, linda-hansen, americans-for-prosperity

We Are the 99% - My Own Personal Declaration

Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:17 PM EDT

In the course of human events there comes a time when the people must throw off the chains of oppression and assert their will for the common good.

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wall-street, politics, health-care, banks, government, student-loans, corporations, populism, statue-of-liberty, declaration

Political Discontent Radio - Your Independent New Media Source for Political News

Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:11 PM EDT (Political Discontent Radio)

This is a new site that I am a part of broadcasting on a weekly basis. My friend Loren and I have taken to the airways debating the political topics of the week. Please check us out either here or on facebook.

bush, politics, internet, radio, obama, reagan, republican, foreign-policy, podcast, democrat

Politics are to Blame for the US Credit Downgrade

Mon Aug 8, 2011 8:00 AM EDT

S&P, Standard and Poors, has downgraded the US Credit rating from AAA, the highest rating possible, to AA+, the second highest.

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The Black President Precedent

Wed Aug 3, 2011 5:34 PM EDT

From day one a large contingency on the right has stated that their main political goal is to make President Barack Obama a one term President. This has been felt by those on the right before about previous Presidents, or even spoken behind closed doors in select company.

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race, politics, civil-rights, barack-obama, african-american, minorities, presidency, barack, jim-demint, michele-bachmann

The Democrats Need to Bluff and Bluff Big

Wed Aug 3, 2011 4:52 PM EDT

The recent political posturing going on in Washington DC is analogous to a game of High Stakes No Limit Texas Hold 'em. Each big debate is a hand of poker. At the beginning of the game each party is dealt two cards.

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economy, democrats, politics, strategy, debt, republican-party, barack-obama, poker, republican, default

Your Child's Future is the First to Go With Budget Cuts...

Mon Aug 1, 2011 4:11 PM EDT

The recent debt deal proposed by congressional leaders is a hard pill to swallow for all parties. Republicans believe that the cuts in spending are not nearly enough and are but a drop in the bucket.

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economy, wall-street, politics, gop, deficit, republican-party, student-loans, democratic-party, corporations, big-oil

JP Morgan Tells Investors Why Middle Class Americans Are Screwed

Seeded on Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:13 AM EDT (Politics USA)

How many working class Republicans do you know? How many blindly vote against their own economic interest? It is not their fault, they have just been duped into believing the conservative mantra that the government is stealing their money, when in actuality it is the wealthy …

economy, wall-street, bank, politics, republican, democrat, middle-class, jp-morgan-chase

The Big Banks are Stealing Unemployment Benefits

Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:25 AM EDT

There are few industries in America that are as hated as much as wall street and the financial institutions here in America, and there is good reason for it.

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economy, taxes, chase, bank-of-america, illinois, democrats, politics, citigroup, gop, banks

Can Washington Catch Up to 2011?

Seeded on Fri Jul 1, 2011 10:32 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Americans live in a new economic reality, and it’s long past time that Washington did, too. In the short term, the nation faces a jobs crisis; in the long-term, a debt crisis. Each crisis presents opportunities to overhaul the state for a new era.

bush, taxes, politics, unemployment, gop, deficit, debt, republican, democrat

Americans Do Support Higher Taxes

Seeded on Fri Jul 1, 2011 10:21 AM EDT (Political Wire)

Contrary to Republican talking points, Bruce Bartlett finds 19 polls since the beginning of the year that show that Americans "strongly support higher taxes to reduce the deficit and improve income inequality."

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SCOTUS issues limited campaign finance ruling

Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:08 PM EDT (Politico)

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a 5-4 decision striking down part of an Arizona law providing public funds for campaigns. The case, Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v.

arizona, politics, supreme-court, campaign-finance, politico, public-financing, justice-elena-kagan

Administration To Use Mystery Shoppers To See How Hard It Is To Get A Doctors Appointment

Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:51 AM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of “mystery shoppers” to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for people to get care …

insurance, medicare, politics, health-care, gop, doctor, medicaid, democrat, obama-administration

Cost of air conditioning for U.S. troops in MidEast more than NASA budget

Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:32 AM EDT (Raw Story)

The United States spends $20.2 billion annually on air conditioning for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan — more than NASA's entire budget, NPR reported. In fact, the same amount of money that keeps soldiers cool is the amount the G-8 has committed to helping the …

egypt, terrorism, budget, politics, war, deficit, debt, air-conditioning, middle-east-tunisia

Our Untransparent President

Seeded on Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:59 AM EDT (The New York Times)

AS a longtime supporter and colleague of Barack Obama at the University of Chicago, as well as an informal adviser to his 2008 campaign, I had high hopes that he would restore the balance between government secrecy and government transparency that had been lost under George W.

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The GOP Should Take a Page From Ronald Reagan

Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:41 AM EDT

"I can only tell you... that talking to each other instead of about each other is the way to stay out of trouble." Recently Eric Cantor walked out of talks with Joe Biden and other republicans about the deficit, and the debt ceiling.

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economy, politics, gop, debt, ronald-reagan, republican-party, gorbachev, republican, ussr, joe-biden

We Need to Raise Taxes

Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:42 AM EDT

Simply put, we need to raise taxes. Many on the right like to state that the US government is the largest corporation in the world. Despite the obvious differences and distinctions between a federal government and a corporation, there are some similar aspects.

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Can Any Candidate Keep the GOP Together?

Seeded on Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:19 AM EDT (The Nation)

The Republican field of presidential candidates that took the stage at the high-tech CNN debate on Monday spanned the party's ideological spectrum.

politics, gop, republicans, 2012, mitt-romney, barack-obama, religious-right, newt-gingrich, herman-cain, ron-paul

The Haunting of Rick Perry - Should He Run?

Seeded on Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:08 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Should Gov. Rick Perry of Texas enter the 2012 presidential race, he would enjoy a strange and remarkable escort & the irrepressible ghost of Cameron Todd Willingham

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Free to Search and Seize - The Fourth Amendment

Seeded on Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:03 AM EDT (The New York Times)

THIS spring was a rough season for the Fourth Amendment. The Obama administration petitioned the Supreme Court to allow GPS tracking of vehicles without judicial permission.

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Why the Right Wing Base Loves Newt Gingrich
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