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Santorum Surge Thanks to Power of Shared Idiocy
Rick Santorum has something in common with the base: shared idiocy about an America that never was, and the culture war cred to go with it
Mitt Romney Has Gotten So Desperate That He Rigged The CPAC Straw Poll
It is getting ugly out there in Republican land as Rick Santorum claimed on CNN that Mitt Romney has become so desperate that he rigged the CPAC straw poll.
Republican Wrap Up: Maine Gets Their Turn To Pick Who Will Lose To Obama

Another day, another Republican caucus, another chance for conservatives to pick the candidate who will have the honor of losing to Obama.
The Media Turns A Blind Eye As The GOP Rigs Maine For Mitt Romney

The mainstream media has chosen to ignore it, but Mitt Romney's win in Maine demonstrated again that there is something shady going on with the Republican primaries and caucuses.
A Desperate GOP Hopes A Brokered Convention Will Deliver A Savior

Talk about a brokered 2012 GOP nominating convention is growing - but do the Republicans have to bargain with?
Republicans Poised To Elevate Anybody But Mitt In Missouri And Minnesota

How time flies as the Republicans gift us with two more caucuses and a non-binding primary. The Missouri primary features presidential candidates from the two major parties and two minor ones. The votes count for the Democrats and the two little guys, but not for the Republicans. The Republican Party decided on a March 7th caucus instead. Colorado and Minnesota get in on the caucus action.
Right Wing Denial and the Legacy of Slavery

Conservatives can't handle the truth about the aftermath of slavery or neo-slavery and how it still affects African Americans lives today.
Mitt Romney Was The Biggest Republican Clown in Tonight’s CNN Debate
The battle between Newt and Mitt was fierce in tonight's Jacksonville, Florida CNN Republican debate. But Mitt Romney came off as weak and wins the clown of the night.
5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The CNN Florida Republican Debate

Mitt Romney lies about being in his own campaign ad, and four other reasons to be glad you didn’t watch the CNN Florida Republican Debate.
5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The NBC News Republican Debate

Mitt Romney claims his great contribution to conservatism is raising a family, and 4 other reasons to be glad you didn't watch the NBC Republican debate.
Rush Limbaugh Compares Ron Paul To An Islamic Terrorist

While talking about Rand Paul, Rush Limbaugh claimed that the TSA would be justified in detaining Ron Paul because he sounds like an Islamic terrorist.
Cults of Personality – The GOP’s 2012 Narratives

The Republican presidential hopefuls have established cults of personality in line with Max Weber's model of charismatic leadership
Gingrich Puts Romney to Rout in South Carolina

Gingrich sent a message to the Romney election machine in South Carolina last night, taking in 40 percent of the vote to Romney's 27 percent
5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The CNN South Carolina GOP Debate

Mitt Romney admits he won't release his tax returns until after he is the nominee, and 4 more reasons to be glad you missed the CNN South Carolina Republican debate.
5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The South Carolina Republican Debate

The South Carolina debate audience cheered child labor, and four other reasons to be glad you didn't watch the Fox News Republican Debate.
Ron Paul in One Lesson: A Primer on Libertarianism

Quadrennial asterisk Ron Paul is once again displaying his Libertarian Wolf Boy exhibit at the Republican freak show, again prompting puzzled onlookers to remark "oh yeah, I remember that guy," and "what the hell is he doing up there?" Now that Paul has risen from novelty candidate to so-called "top tier" status, his libertarian principles arguably merit closer examination before being mothballed for another four years.
5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The Meet The Press Debate

Shame on the American media, for giving no time to recover from last night's GOP debate. Here are five reasons why you would have better off staying in bed than watching the Republican debate.
5 Reasons To Be Glad You Didn’t Watch The New Hampshire GOP Debate

Mitt Romney thinks America would be stronger if gay people didn't raise kids, and four other reasons to be glad you didn't watch the ABC News New Hampshire GOP debate.
Ron Paul And His Insane Supporters Get Skewered By Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann took Ron Paul and his crazy supporters who put out a bizarre racist video about Jon Huntsman to task in his Worst Persons segment.