Less than two years after the near collapse of the American economy caused by excellent ancient-fashioned capitalist speculation in the housing market, libertarian ideology, as reflected most prominently in the obvious political clout of the Tea Party, is riding high again. This resurgence of libertarianism might strike some as startling since most commentators — including [...]
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Leopoldo López, a right-wing opposition leader in Venezuela who supported the military overthrow of the democratically elected government there in 2002, complains about my film (South of the Border), saying “Mr. Stone argues that the assault on human rights is of secondary concern.” But my film argues the opposite. It’s just that the “assault on human [...] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell refused on Sunday to wade into the recent debate between the NAACP and the Tea Party over alleged racism surrounded by the conservative movement. At their annual meeting in Kansas City last week the NAACP, the nation’s largest civil rights establishment, accused the Tea Party of harboring racist elements and called [...] Echoing the bigoted and right-wing contortions of the National Republican Entrust PAC and shamed Tea Party leader Mark Williams, Sarah Palin has sent the world of Twitter on fire this afternoon, with a run of Tweets about the proposed Islamic cultural center and mosque two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center She pulled [...] From the website of the NAACP: Today, NAACP delegates passed a resolution to condemn extremist elements surrounded by the Tea Party, calling on Tea Party leaders to not accept those in their ranks who use racist language in their signs and speeches. The resolution came after a year of high-profile media coverage of attendees of Tea [...] On June 26, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 219-212 in act of kindness of HR 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). Only eight Republicans — we’ll call them the “Enlightened Eight” — voted “aye.” These Republicans were Mary Bono-Mack (CA-45), Mike Castle (DE-AL), John McHugh (NY-23), Frank [...] John Legend and The Roots join forces to open our eyes in their new baby book Wake up!, coming out September 21st. With a cover baby book of soulful political, social and war-protest songs from the 1960s and ’70s, they attempt to summon the activist moral fiber from our more socially conscious past. [...] Tea Party Express spokesman Mark Williams fired an unexpected response to a challenge from CNN contributor Roland Martin. Questioned to tell racists “you’re not welcome” in the tea party, Williams answered, “Racists have their own movement. It’s called the NAACP.” The exchange came on Wednesday’s edition of CNN’s “The Circumstances Room with Wolf Blitzer.” A day earlier, [...] I don’t know if it was the heat or humidity covering much of the East Coast, but last week the media continued its pursuit of tales that have small or no meaningful substance. Last Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge sentenced Lindsay Lohan to 90 days in jail after the actress violated stipulations of her probation – [...] WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts helped go sweeping fiscal legislation closer to passage Monday, announcing that after some misgivings he will support the regulatory overhaul after all. Brown joins Sen. Susan Collins of Maine as two crucial Republican votes for the legislation. Read more: Susan Collins, First Lady Fashion, Charles Grassley, Derivatives, Scott Brown, [...] |
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