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Did the Inglorious N.O.P. Bust a Cap in Health Care Reform?

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

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Kimberly Krautter

From a branding perspective, is this really how the Republican Party wants to be defined? Hate speech -- true hate speech -- should never be tolerated in any form.

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The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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Gary Cohan

Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

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Hate to Smudge the Lipstick but Could We Get a Muzzle for that Pitbull?

Warren Holstein | Posted 07.13.2009 | Comedy

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Warren Holstein

Ms. Palin, you're simply a side-show freak in the corner of the Republican tent that everyone points and titters at as you continue to bark and sell tickets to your own dwindling, embarrassing performances.

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Limbaugh, Beck, The Plumber Announce "Yapping Tour"

Lee Stranahan | Posted 06.04.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael Steele, Joe the Plumber, Blues Brothers Convention, Glenn Beck, John Belushi, Rush Limbaugh, Dan Aykroyd, Big Tent, Comedy News
Lee Stranahan

Joe The Plumber was blunt in his assessment of the GOP's idea of bringing in new voters by trying to figure out why so many voters seem to hate their guts, saying to a group of reporters, "Listening is gay."

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A New Year and a New Environment

Michael DeJong | Posted 01.28.2009 | Green

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Michael DeJong

Little measures -- recycling, driving a most fuel-efficient car, walking, biking or using public transit, and installing low-flow shower heads -- can make a huge difference.

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MediaBizBuzz on Democrats, Republicans, Gustav and Ike

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home

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Jerry Weinstein

Click for News, Photos and all the links to major press coverage of the Republican Convention and for the Democratic reaction. This past week could ha...

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Hillary Tuesday In Convention Crazy Denver

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

The Huffington Post's mini day-spa, the Oasis, is one of the hottest venues in Denver "to see and be seen" -- literally, if watching the more attractive members of the fourth estate get rubbed down on a massage table is your thing.

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The DNC Funnies: The 23/6 Big Tent Comedy Show

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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As mentioned, last night I was lucky to be included in 23/6's Big Tent comedy show, along with far brighter lights like Fred Armisen, Eugene Mirman, L...

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Will Anyone Seriously Question T. Boone Pickens at the Big Tent?

Josh Nelson | Posted 09.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Nrdc, Dnc, Crooks and Liars, T. Boone Pickens, The Big Tent, Democratic National Convention, Adam Siegel, Democratic National Convention Denver, Pickens Plan, Big Tent, Natural Gas Vehicles, Greenwashing, John Podesta, Carl Pope, Democratic Convention, Green News
Josh Nelson

Will John Podesta and Carl Pope a) greenwash a Republican operative oil man who funded the swift boat vets and has plans to make billions selling natural gas and exploiting our water supply? or b) do the right thing?

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Debuting Activism at the Democratic Convention

Laura Carlsen | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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Laura Carlsen

Conflict trumps unity as a headliner and much of the media feels a need to create tempests in teapots to feed the news cycle. But as usual, the story at eye level is more interesting.

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Big Tent Tour: Inside Blogger DNC Headquarters (And Spa)

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home

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Kelly Nuxoll

Given the number of people clamoring for passes, the Big Tent would seem to be the main event this week and the Pepsi Center the sideshow -- another indication that the center of power has shifted from the establishment to grassroots and online activists.

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DNCC Blogger Details Still a Puzzle

Sarah Granger | Posted 07.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Progress Now, Digg, Big Tent, Democratic National Convention, Momocrats, Google, Daily Kos, Dnc, Home News
Sarah Granger

A daily American Samoa seat raffle in the Blogger Lounge. The Big Tent. The Mile High Stadium events. The inadequacy of three thousand data lines -- just some of the many mysteries unfolding in Denver.

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Bloggers Question DNC Credential Decisions

Colorado Confidential | Posted 05.30.2008 | Home

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Colorado Confidential

Questions shot around the blogosphere when five prominent state blogs were passed over for either lesser-known sites or, in one case, for a site that simply publishes press releases verbatim.

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