Father Coughlin

Judge Romney on Policies, Not Faith

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 12.28.2011

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Since Mitt Romney's faith has once again been injected into the national political discussion, it would behoove us to examine his personal religious values and beliefs as he himself has expressed them, rather than through the lens of stereotypes.

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If You Can Write Hate-Filled, Obscenity-Laced Emails to Total Strangers, Thank a Public Employee

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 07.31.2011

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If you can write a hate-filled, obscenity-laced email to a total stranger, like the one I just received, then thank a teacher. And if you can put your money in a bank and know it'll be there tomorrow, thank the government for that.

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Captain America vs. Osama Bin Laden

Robert Brenner | Posted 07.10.2011

It was easier during World War II. You knew who your enemies were--Hitler, Tojo, the Red Skull. And you knew who your allies were, too--Churchill, Stalin, the Submariner.

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A Letter From a Progressive to President Obama

Stu Kreisman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dear President Obama, I'll vote for you in 2012, but you're not making it easy to do so. Your administration's communication skills are, to be honest, horrible. And now we're in for two years of gridlock and hell.

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Stop the Violence: Taking on Today's Demagogues

Mike Signer | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama isn't exactly FDR, and Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin certainly aren't Huey Long and Father Coughlin, but the 1930s still hold powerful lessons for our leaders today.

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CPAC Tea-tering On Irrelevance

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Will Nelligan I hate to admit it, but...

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If I Still Worked at Fox News...

Eric Burns | Posted 05.25.2011

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I ask myself what I would have done if I worked at Fox now. Would I have quit, as the estimable Jane Hall did?

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The Bile Boils Over

Tom Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

Conservatives bathed in daily lies -- from WMDs to "death panels" -- have become so comfortable spreading them that they treat it like good, clean fun for the whole family.

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Palin Fans Flames Of Fear And Hatred

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Race Politics, John McCain, Father Coughlin, Palin Mccain, Huey Long, Joe Mccarthy, Barack Obama, McCain Palin, Campaign 2008, Palin Mccarthy, Sarah Palin, Politics Race, Racism, Election 2008, Home News

During times of extreme insecurity, people can fall easy prey to the fiery rhetoric and xenophobia of folksy characters like Sarah Palin, Huey Long, Charles Coughlin and Joe McCarthy.

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