Five Questions we need to Ask Conservatives
1) You do realize when we raise the Debt Ceiling, we are only paying for the things Congress has already authorized, don't you? It's not for paying for Future stuff; it's for our past bills, racked...
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Five More Questions we need to Ask Conservatives
1) Trickle Down. If Reagan's 'Trickle Down' theory works so well, why has the wealth of the Wealthy sky-rocketed, while the wealth of the Workers has basically 'Flat-lined'?When a Rising Tide only...
View ArticleFive Questions we need to Ask Democrats
1) Can you tell me in 50 words or less, why human rights should matter more than corporate rights? Without Humans there are NO Corporations. Corporations should serve the people -- NOT the other way...
View ArticleMaybe ... Freddie and Fannie weren't the Main Cause of the Mortgage Crisis
I've heard that charge numerous times from the Conservatives I know -- that these government-supported agencies were the ones at fault for the "bad" Mortgages of last decade, and as a result...
View ArticleHey wingnuts--Communists didn't want courts to rule against the "people's...
You know that when the next ruling comes down overturning a gay-marriage ban, the wingnuts are going to wring their hands and wail, "There they go again--a bunch of unelected judges overturning the...
View ArticleUSA Today: Benghazi!!!! Fever
Oren Dorell has a story that's on the USA Times website today. The story is purportedly about Retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Lovell testimony in the House (which, yes, is apparently still...
View ArticleYet Five More Questions we need to Ask Conservatives
1) Raising the Minimum Wage, Are you For or Against it? 2) Social Security, Would you Strengthen or Cut it? 3) Our Natural Resources, Would you Protect or Privatize them?
View ArticleJohn Stewart's False Benghazi Narrative Ultimately More Harmful Than Helpful
John Stewart's recent skit on Fox "news' (sic) outrage on Benghazi, while rightly pointing out Fox's hypocritical false outrage, ultimately does it's viewers a disservice by promoting the false...
View ArticleRepublican pundit blasts the Republican Party
Morning Joe had a panel discussing Benghazi. In other words, Fox News and a Republican Congress have successfully coerced the traditional media into covering a false narrative on a tragic story.Chuck...
View ArticleBenghazi rebuttal to a conservative?
So I'm going to be spending time with a family member this week. He's in his 70's, he's white, financially well off and of course a total FOX news zombie. We've had plenty of good friendly...
View ArticleRecommended: ChrisWeigant.com - Blogging for Democrats
I first discovered Chris Weigant’s Friday Talking Points at Huffington Post. He’s listed as a blogger there and his regular Friday column became a must for me over a leisurely Saturday breakfast. By...
View ArticleSelenofriggatriskaidekaphobia is Definitely the Word for Today!
This is the word and the word is from Chris Weigant via his regular Friday Talking Points column, this week subtitled: Selenofriggatriskaidekaphobics Unite![H]ow often do you get a chance to coin a...
View ArticleA Broken Saxophone Playing 'Hail to the Chief': Black America and Barack...
There is a black saxophone playing street musician who is a fixture on Michigan Avenue here in Chicago. I have been living in Chicago for more than ten years. I would guess that he has been here for...
View ArticleWe must get rid of Obamacare
Obamacare is a horrible horrible… word. Don't get me wrong. The Affordable Care Act, the ACA, is actually a pretty damn good policy that is helping MILLIONS of people get the care they need, and...
View ArticleConservative Objection Check List
When conservatives state their objections to (fill in the blank), after a while, you begin to realize you're hearing the same talking points over and over again. And there's a reason for that....
View ArticleWith MORE NEW JOBS, Obama-haters miss an opportune talking point.
There were 209,000 new jobs in the USA in July, making it the first time since 1997 that the economy added 200,000 jobs for six straight months…and prompting the usual stimulus-response reflex from the...
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Scott Walker's Palinesque word salad meltdown on Medicaid
This has to be seen to be believed!Wow, the extreme Republican Wisconsin governor sounds just like Sarah Palin! Befuddled, confused, and incoherent.Normally, smooth-talking Scott Walker has all his...
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Top Comments: "I Am Not A Scientist" Edition
There are few things I hate worse than catchphrases or memes - the oft repeated set of words that vested interests and Republicans insert into their spokesmodels or coin-operated politicians to repeat...
View ArticleSome 'Disability Insurance' Talking Points making the rounds
With the new GOP-led Congress setting their sights on dismantling Social Security, one earned-Benefit at a time -- we need to have our rhetorical "ducks in a row."In case you missed it, the first...
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