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Posted on July 21, 2010

Andrew Breitbart is being reverse-whipped on his reverse-plantation, crying out in anguish, ‘How long, O Lord?’

Posted on July 21, 2010

How many times is the Obama administration going to roll over for Glenn Beck?

Posted on July 21, 2010

All Summer, people have been protesting at baseball stadiums against the Arizona Diamondbacks and their state's anti-immigrant laws. These "protests at the park" are not without precedent and not without the promise of victory.

Posted on July 20, 2010

Talk about a Race to the Top. While deficit hawks obsess over spending for some, private security companies, private spies, and private armies have gotten there.

Posted on July 16, 2010

Some of Sarah Palin's Facebook "friends" just aren't that into her.

Posted on July 15, 2010

When the balance between the powerful and the powerless gets this big what we need isn't sucking up (or standing back), it's standing tough.

Posted on July 14, 2010

Even after all the "lamestream media" coverage, new data shows Sarah Palin's "Mama Grizzlies" video was largely ignored by her supporters and watched mostly by consumers of traditional media.

Posted on July 14, 2010

If a federal investigation's good enough for New Orleans, how about Oakland too?

Posted on July 13, 2010

The White House has pulled quite a bait and switch on the LGBT community.

Posted on July 12, 2010

Several Major League Baseball All Stars will boycott the 2011 All-Star game if it takes place in Arizona. It's time for Commissioner Bud Selig to wake up.

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