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LA Times: Liberals Not Pleased With Go-Slow Obama

Los Angeles Times | Posted 03.19.2009 | Politics

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Reporting from Washington -- Slowly over the last few weeks, some of Barack Obama's most fervent supporters have come to an unhappy realization: The c...

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How to Knock Off a Justice or Two

Michael Wolff | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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Michael Wolff

Nobody leaves -- these incredibly, horrifyingly old people hang on well past reasonable retirement age. In some sense the mission of the court has been merely to preserve itself, its look, feel and balance.

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Third Screen: An Interview with Alexandra Pelosi

Vickie Karp | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment

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Vickie Karp

Alexandra Pelosi spoke about Americans she has met on the far right who are devastated by the loss of John McCain, feel a dream has been lost, and why all of this matters to liberals.

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Liberal Parents, Liberal Children

Marty Kaplan | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Marty Kaplan

When it comes to politics, today's college freshmen resemble their baby boomer parents of 40 years ago in all ways except two. One way makes perfect sense; the other is a puzzle.

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Note to a Poop Stirrer

Matthew Modine | Posted 02.18.2009 | Media

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Matthew Modine

Perhaps Ms. Coulter is just a poop stirrer. Her outbursts and loud declarations are just a way of attracting attention, like a child throwing a temper tantrum.

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Coulter, You Go BITCH!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Harry Smith, Michelle Obama, Coulter, Matt Lauer, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Politics, Media, Ann Culter Racist, Nbc, Obama, Cbs, Politics and News, Democrats, Barack Obama, Conservative, Ann Coulter Obama, Racism, Entertainment, Sean Hannity, Liberals, Today Show, Republicans, Bitch, Bitchtocracy, Bitchocrat, Media News
Yvonne R. Davis

She wants you to wish bad things happen to her. What she means to do is what she always says, "stir the pot." And she is getting what she wants -- book sales!

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Guilty: A Sample Chapter From Ann Coulter's Newest Soon-To-Be Bestseller*

Steve Young | Posted 01.30.2009 | Media

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Steve Young

I was able to access an excerpt from Ann Coulter's soon to be released, Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault On America Enjoy... Chapter 14 ...

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The Perfect Test That the Chicago Tribune Failed

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 01.26.2009 | Media

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Henryk A. Kowalczyk

Over his long business career, Sam Zell has undoubtedly many times smirked at those who have reported failures whilst claiming, "It was not my fault." Now, Zell may well be smirking into the mirror.

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Four Holiday Gift Ideas for Progressives

David Sirota | Posted 01.21.2009 | Style

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David Sirota

If you're a procrastinator like me, then you're frantically scurrying at the last minute to pick up holiday gifts for friends and family. So let me suggest four great gifts for any progressives you know.

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Interview with Steve Hildebrand; Steve, Did you tell Progressives to Shut Up?

Rob Kall | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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Rob Kall

Interview done on the Rob Kall Radio Show, live, on WNJC 1360 AM, December 10. 2008 To hear the interview, click this link (good until Jan 10): Con...

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Canadian Political Crisis: Citizens React With Disgust, Anxiety

Diane Tucker | Posted 07.14.2009 | World

Read More: Second City, Conservatives, Butterfly Ballot, Liberals, Michael Ignatieff, George W. Bush, Canada Parliament Shuts Down, Neil Crone, Stephane Dion, Financial Crisis, Diane Tucker, Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canadian Financial Crisis, Canadian Reactions Parliament Shutdown, Canadians React to Harper, Sustainability, World News
Diane Tucker

Last week in Canada, three opposition parties united against Prime Minister Stephen Harper, charging he failed to insulate Canada from the global fina...

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Don't Blame Obama For Disappointing Liberals

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

If liberal Democrats and especially those further to the left are grumbling louder and louder about Obama they have no one but themselves to blame.

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Should Progressives Be Upset with Obama?

David Corn | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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David Corn

With these hawkish, Rubin-esque, middle-of-the-road picks, has Obama abandoned the folks who brought him to the dance?

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Time For the New Whine

Philip Slater | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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Philip Slater

Armchair leftists seem to have a hard time distinguishing between talking and doing. They admire the political talkers but disdain the political doers of America, who are never progressive enough.

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A Coup in Canada?

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

It's an exciting time the United States, but there are even bigger things happening to the north. No, it's not picking a national security team. Canada is on the verge of a coup.

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Obama's Armageddon Evidenced by Increased Gun Sales?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Ryan's theory was that all the Midwest conservatives were concerned about Obama tightening gun legislation and were therefore out buying weapons en masse.

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The Center Left Nation

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

On both values and issues, moderates line up with liberals to form a strong majority that isolates conservatives. Conservatives have had their day. This is a center-left, not a center-right nation.

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Hope Hurts

David Weinberger | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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David Weinberger

The hope Obama offers is that we can get past the knee-jerk positions that are used to test the loyalty of the faithful.

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No Counting Chickens Yet

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Results, Edwin Fancher, Race, Assumptions, Liberals, Victor Navasky, Barack Obama, The Nation, Village Voice, New York, The Rachel Maddow Show, Count Your Chickens Before Hatched, Ed Koch, Rachel Maddow, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama New York, Al Gore, Liberal New York, Home News
Odile Weissenborn

I met up recently with Ed Fancher, who published the Village Voice for 20. The Voice was very progressive during his tenure, so I assumed Fancher was another typical New Yorker for Obama. Think again.

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On the Waning Days of Madmen in the Media

Mike Sheehan | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media

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Mike Sheehan

There's been a backlash against Olbermann steadily brewing and it's hard to argue that he hasn't brought it on himself. I'm seeing the complaints piling up in the lefty blogosphere.

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Ready to be Loyal?

Michael Melcher | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Michael Melcher

A president cannot please all of the folks who elect him all the time. It's impossible. Issues are complex and political capital is limited. This will be true going forward, as well.

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Liberalism, What Are You Going As for Halloween?

Matt Mendelsohn | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business

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Matt Mendelsohn

This year, it seemed certain that liberalism would show up at the Halloween block party wearing the costume of a self-loathing American: a terrorist-loving, non-flag-pin-lapel-wearing lefty.

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The GOP's "Nah Nah Nah Can't Hear You!" Argument

David Sirota | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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David Sirota

Obviously, the Right understands what's really going on in America -- and is working to reinterpret that reality.

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Why Barry Goldwater Couldn't Support Obama

Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Barry M. Goldwater, Jr.

In a previous post my niece CC implied that the Goldwater family would support Obama. I don't resent my niece's beliefs -- she is entitled to the freedom of choice. However, I do resent what she has done.

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Real Patriotism

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Robert Schlesinger

There's been a lot of good stuff about the nutty comments coming from the right regarding "real America," pro-American parts of the country (read: sma...

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