Day: October 16, 2014

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Editorial Cartoon: Blowin’ Hot Air

Florida Gov. Rick Scott had a ‘fantrum’ because Charlie Crist brought a 4″ fan to the second debate. It delayed the beginning of the televised debate for 7 minutes.

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Don’t Let The Republican Tactic of Suppress and Confuse Steal Your Voice

One of the ironies of court wars over vote suppression laws lies in the fact that proponents of suppressing the vote argue they want to preserve the “status quo” in the name of preventing confusion among voters.

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Iraq War Hero Tammy Duckworth Says Iowa’s Bruce Braley Is ‘Real Deal’ On Veterans Issues

Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) made her way to Iowa earlier this week to campaign for Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley and to take part in a round-table discussion on veterans issues.

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Republicans Ignore Family’s Pleas Refuse To Take Down Ad That Politicizes James Foley’s Death

The family of slain journalist James Foley called for a conservative group’s ads that feature their son’s beheading deplorable and have asked that the ads be taken down. The group ignored the grieving family’s request.

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Rush Limbaugh Admits He’s Causing Panic Over Ebola To Help GOP Win Midterm Elections

While on the air Thursday, conservative gasbag Rush Limbaugh took exception with Fox News anchor Shepard Smith’s plea on Wednesday for pundits and politicians to pull back on their hyperbole over the Ebola cases in Texas.

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Democrats Demand Investigation Into Republican Budget Cuts To Ebola Preparedness

Democrats are asking the right questions and demanding that Republicans hold hearings and investigate whether the CDC and NIH had appropriate funding levels in the areas necessary to combat Ebola.

GOP Dark Money Guru Faces Embarrassing Loss As His Own Super PAC Raises Zero Dollars

The SuperPAC to elect Ed Gillespie, co-founder with Karl Rove of the big dark money PAC American Crossroads, raised zero dollars in the third quarter

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42 Walmart Workers and Supporters Arrested While Protesting For Higher Wages

At least 42 Walmart workers and their supporters have been arrested in New York and Washington, D.C. for demanding to be paid a wage that will not force them depend on food stamps.

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In A Shocking Endorsement Family of Republican Candidate Endorses His Democratic Opponent

In a letter to The Las Vegas Sun, the family of the Republican Attorney General candidate Adam Laxalt endorsed his Democratic opponent.

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Jeff Denham Is The Koch Brothers’ Favorite California Tea Partier

Jeff Denham is a typical teabagger-Republican in that his campaign rhetoric is dictated by the Koch’s Americans for Prosperity and founded on monumental lies meant to frighten his supporters into voting against their own best self-interests; which they do with great enthusiasm.

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