Tag Archives: “dumb as we wanna be”

Fire at Mosque Site in Tennessee Spreads Fear – NYTimes.com

Fire at Mosque Site in Tennessee Spreads Fear – NYTimes.com. This from Robert Mackey posted in the New York Times on 8-30-2010 As one letter writer so aptly put it, “that sound you hear is America going down the toilet.” … Continue reading

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Pastor’s Plan to Burn Korans Adds to Tensions – NYTimes.com

Pastor’s Plan to Burn Korans Adds to Tensions from todays New York Times 8-26-2010 It is astounding to me that there isn’t a great moral outrage from average citizens in this country about the insane and totally unjustified vilification of … Continue reading

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The Constitution and the Mosque

Editorial – The Constitution and the Mosque – NYTimes.com. This from today’s New York Times Online Editorials 8-17-10 “President Obama showed his understanding of the Constitution, and his respect for the American people, last week when he defended the right … Continue reading

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Jobless Aid Measure Dying in Senate – Shame on America

Jobless Aid Measure Dying in Senate – NYTimes.com. Millions of unemployed Americans will soon have no unemployment benefits thanks to the courageous cost cutting of our United States Senate. Yet just recently this same group authorized some 33 billion dollars … Continue reading

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Nebraska City Torn as Immigration Vote Nears – NYTimes.com

The redneck racists are at it again. Some complain about shoppers speaking Spanish at the Wal-Mart, businesses with phone messages saying “Press 1 for English,” and the need for two interpreters last fall at the annual “kindergarten round-up” where children … Continue reading

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How outrageous can a Republican Senator from Texas get? Here’s the answer.

Live Blogging BP’s Tony Hayward in Congress – The Lede Blog – NYTimes.com. And the following video of the Republican party apologist, Pat Buchanan saying that this was a courageous statement is equally ignorant. It should come as no surprise … Continue reading

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Think Progress » Barbour Downplays Spill — ‘The Coast Is Clear, Come On Down!’ — Calls For More Drilling Before Cause Is Found

Think Progress » Barbour Downplays Spill — ‘The Coast Is Clear, Come On Down!’ — Calls For More Drilling Before Cause Is Found. Can there be a better example of a Republican mouthpiece for the oil industry than this guy. … Continue reading

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This is what the Republican party does best.

Senators Fed Up With Secret Blocks On Nominees : NPR. “At a comparable time in 2002 when George W. Bush was president and Congress left for its Memorial Day recess, only 13 nominations had been pending in the Senate for … Continue reading

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Latest Effort to Stop Oil Flow Hits a Snag – NYTimes.com

Latest Effort to Stop Oil Flow Hits a Snag – NYTimes.com. If this weren’t so tragic and devastating it would be funny. This is Keystone cops stuff. Maybe they should go to the Home Depot and get an extra saw … Continue reading

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When we we ever learn!

There are times when I am quite simply overwhelmed by the sheer stupidity of my government and the leadership that I so vigorously campaigned for, recent events have brought that into sharp focus for me. I have no faith that … Continue reading

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