January 2011
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Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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“People are getting so angry because of the opposition to Palin’s lack of...”
–  Furor at Washington U. nixes Bristol Palin appearance
Jan 29th
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“When Bernie Sanders gave his all day filibuster against giving tax breaks to the...”
– CNN made fools of themselves by airing Bachmann’s response to the State of the Union
Jan 26th
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@micwazoo @Tortured_Verse More on the value of...
Sorry. I started tweeting and didn’t realize how many distinctions had to be made on these vouchers so I bounced over to tumblr.   CBO: Rep. Ryan’s “Roadmap” Would Privatize Medicare. According to the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of Rep. Paul Ryan’s “Roadmap for America’s Future” budget proposal: “Starting in 2021, new...
Jan 26th
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“..every committed, lifelong activist I know started out as someone who took some...”
– Cory Doctorow of The Guardian
Jan 25th
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Erick Erickson suggests "mass bloodshed" if Roe...
Erick Erickson: “Here at RedState, we too have drawn a line. We will not endorse any candidate who will not reject the judicial usurpation of Roe v. Wade and affirm that the unborn are no less entitled to a right to live simply because of their size or their physical location. Those who wish to write on the front page of RedState must make the same pledge. The reason for this is simple:once...
Jan 25th
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“Wisconsin: I think it’s the Democrats’ nightmare, a state that Obama...”
–  Wisconsin Ground Zero for 2012 Election President Obama to Push Jobs & Economy in Dairyland in First Post-SOTU Trip ABC News online
Jan 25th
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WatchWatch
Whitewashing history before your eyes: Michelle Bachmann - a leader in the Tea Party, and a Minnesota representative - said in a speech in Iowa that amongst America’s first settlers ”it didn’t matter the color of their skin, it didn’t matter their language, it didn’t matter their economic status.” And “we also know that the very founders that wrote those...
Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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“[S]uccess is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the...”
–  Billy Graham’s Regret: ‘I Would Have Steered Clear of Politics’
Jan 24th
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“He felt that there were still a lot of people out there who weren’t getting fair...”
– New York Times Magazine
Jan 24th
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Glenn Beck has a long record of smearing Dems &... →
by Media Matters. Thrown in for good measure are the smears by O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Gingrich, Coulter…even Fox Chairman, Roger Ailes.
Jan 24th
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“George Wagner hates the label mentally ill. The Fond du Lac man has managed to...”
–   Rising need for mental health services is tempered by decreases in funding
Jan 24th
“This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who...”
Jan 24th
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Jan 23rd
“(On repeal of healthcare reform) …troubling for the GOP, the AP poll...”
– Washington Post 
Jan 21st
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“It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept...”
– ALBERT EINSTEIN - scientist, Nobel Prizewinner in physics, originator of the theory of relativity.
Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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“I now wish that we had lost that election. In fact, I would make her opponent...”
– Gabrielle Giffords’ friend Tom Zoellner in tucsonsentinel.com
Jan 20th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 15th
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“We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat...”
– President Obama, Speech at Tucson Memorial (12/01/2011)
Jan 15th
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THE CHRISTINA-TAYLOR GREEN MEMORIAL FUND →
 was established at the foundation by the family to receive gifts in memory of Christina. “Our family has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love for our sweet Christina. This memorial fund will ensure her legacy for the children in our community,” said John Green, Christina’s father.  Donate Online or mail your check to Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, ATTN: ...
Jan 14th
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“Sarah Palin and other evangelical women increasingly like to compare themselves...”
–  from ‘Blood Libel’ and Sarah Palin: Christian Conservatives’ Infatuation with Judaism  I’m not Jewish but I’m feeling creeped out about this all the same.
Jan 14th
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ListenOn the Army ‘Spiritual fitness...
Jan 14th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 12th
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“Doctors say U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, targeted in the Arizona shooting...”
– Source: LA Times January 11, 2011, 2:35 p.m.  Gabrielle Giffords breathing on her own, moving both arms *This makes me very happy!*
Jan 11th
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“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our...”
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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“If you took the originalists at their word,” said David Strauss, a liberal...”
–  If Scalia Had His Way New York Times
Jan 10th
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The Best of Fresh Air 2010 →
My boyfriend hates Stephen Sondheim’s music. But he said he liked the interview. listofnow: nprfreshair: If you missed last week’s round-up of interviews, we put all of the Best of Fresh Air 2010 interviews in one place, for easy downloading/listening. Enjoy! Sweet! Thanks K.
Jan 6th
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