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December 10, 2009
Obama stands and delivers, black politicians push back, another black mayor for Atlanta, China puts its money into Africa.
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December 3, 2009
There's a hunger for the full cake, a "Great Society" redux where some in the White House are oddly convinced (in defiance of history) that war can be maintained during domestic economic crunch. Certainly, the argument of inheritance from the previous Administration (and, perhaps, the Gatsby-like bubble boom of the Administration before that) is a strong one. We don't discount that. But, in the end, President Truman's buck-stopping dogma rules the day. What ultimately matters is how this President responds to it.
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October 30, 2009
I’m bracing myself for one or two blackface Baracks. And I’m trying to decide now – because I do my best thinking when I’m not in a ridiculous costume – how I’ll react.
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October 29, 2009
They may not be equals. But they are together. Look what his dream did for them.
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October 19, 2009
What is the argument against legalizing marijuana anyways? Weed be letting you know where EVIL lurk.
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by Marjorie Valbrun onOctober 16, 2009
Every time the GOP chairman tries to draw attention to Obama’s supposed failings, he ends up drawing attention to his non-impressive self.
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October 13, 2009
"I certainly don't hate myself," one GOP candidate said, explaining why his attacks against Obama are race card-proof.
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October 13, 2009
Troop levels now rival Dubya; Nobel prize looking more and more like a set-up every day.
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October 12, 2009
It only took nine months, but the Obama administration has finally gotten the memo that the Fox News Network is in fact, not their friend.
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October 7, 2009
Civic lessons are one thing. Propaganda is another.
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