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Progressive Cultural Consumers Far From Socialists

Patricia Martin | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Patricia Martin

98% of people who might otherwise be characterized as progressive (shopping green, recycling, and engaging in creative pursuits) agree with the statement, "My success depends on me."

Anti-Obama Images Circulate (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.09.2009 | Technology


*See images below* Just as President Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize -- drawing rebukes from critics on both left and right -- anti-Obama imag...

Stay in School, and Other Socialist Propaganda

Kristina Brittenham | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Kristina Brittenham

Obama is the President already. Even if you disagree with what he says, it matters. Instead of refusing to allow your children to be up to date on current affairs, it's possible to tell them why you disagree with the President.

Apparently, You CAN Fool All of the People All of the Time

Brian Ross | Posted 09.30.2009 | Politics


Brian Ross

We are a fear-driven culture. There is a large segment of the population that, no matter how well you document it, will not let a good fact get in the way of their fears about health care reform.

Aug. 17, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

Town hall meetings on health care reform....Debate or Debacle? Media make sure squeakiest wheels get the grease.

Reading The Pictures: Grandma Must Die!

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.11.2009 | Media


Michael Shaw

2009-08-12-shaw_obamacare.jpgHonestly, the whole "Death Panel" thing was so "out there," it didn't resonate with me until I came across this Newscom photo today.

National Anti-Obama Group Backs Down After Lawsuit From Chicago's BGA

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 09.06.2009 | Chicago


An activist group formed to combat the Obama administration's economic and health care agenda has agreed to change its name and forfeit its web addres...

Great Recession: All's Well That Ends Well?

Michael Wolff | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business


Michael Wolff

So it's almost official. The recession is almost over.

The "S" Word and a Bankrupt GOP

Bennet Kelley | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics


Bennet Kelley

While Republicans may think the "S" word is their magic weapon in stopping Obama's momentum, they fail to recognize that the 2008 election was a mandate for more government.

Capitalists, Socialists, and OPM

Bob Rice | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business


Bob Rice

There's nothing wrong with Wall Streets's "eat what you kill" mentality. Except the bankers must remember that, in the wild, if the Tribe doesn't survive, no one eats at all.

Finally Seeing Clearly

Mike Papantonio | Posted 12.14.2008 | Media


Mike Papantonio

I was advised to take a break from political clutter and that peculiar kind of tunnel vision that develops when we focus too closely on any tiny part of the huge world around us.

GOP Rep: Obama May Not Be Hitler, But He Is A Socialist

Talking Points Memo | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Rep. Paul Broun, the Georgia Republican who warned of a coming Obama dictatorship, is now (sort of) sorry. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports: ...

Jason Linkins

This Day In 'Center-Right' Schizophrenia

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media


Right-tilting pundits have fallen all over themselves to insist that the U.S. remains some sort of "center-right" nation -- this despite the fact that positions they once advertised as "extreme" are now, quite clearly, embraced fully.

Pa. Gov. Rendell Holds Press Conference To Fight McCain-Palin Smears

Denise Dennis | Posted 12.02.2008 | Home


Denise Dennis

PHILADELPHIA -- "John McCain promised a decent and honest campaign," said Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell at a press conference in Philadelphia this ...

Channeling "Tito the Builder" in Miami

David Paul Appell | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


David Paul Appell

The media and the Democratic Party would have us believe that Dems will clean up down here at the Sunshine State's tip, and as NPR's "All Things Consi...

Senator McCain, Regulated Capitalism is Not Socialism

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Leo Hindery, Jr.

Using the pejorative word "socialism" to describe an honorable progressive income tax is shameful in these difficult times -- and it is also just plain wrong.

Bill Clinton and Obama Join Forces for First Time

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Christina Bellantoni

The Barack and Bill show last night drew 35,000 in Kissimmee. Obama fawned all over Clinton, appearing with him for the first time ever on the trail.

Obammunism

Disgrasian | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Disgrasian

Like the Chinese, Obama is a Communist. So you know what that means, right? Obama not only shared his toys, but he, like the Chinese, first tainted them with lead paint.

Obama Not A Socialist, McCain Admits (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dan Duray | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


In an interview with Larry King that aired last night, John McCain admitted that he doesn't think Barack Obama is a socialist, which runs counter to m...

McCain Camp Waging Ground War Under the Surface Out of Sight

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

Something strange has been going on here in North Carolina. In Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Pittsburgh, Johnstown -- and now here in Durha...

When It Comes to Slicing the American Pie, McCain Serves Only the Rich

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Leo W. Gerard

McCain and Palin are running around the country pretending the GOP ticket represents the best interests of the working class and small business owners. It's all false rhetoric and no real action.

Weekly Roundup: OffTheBus Readers Engage in Social(ism) Networking

Chris Nelson | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home


Chris Nelson

As scattered as the week has been now that all of the major campaign milestones have come and gone, turning the tables on John McCarthy, erm, McCain's criticism of Barack Obama this week has been the one thread in our inbox.

My Brief Conversation with Joe The Plumber (I'm NOT Kidding)

Lee Camp | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Lee Camp

The first thing I said was, "Is Joe aware he'd get a tax cut under Obama?" -- because, as many of us have read, Joe ACTUALLY makes $40,000 per year, not $250,000.

Republicans Point Fingers While Enacting Socialist Policies

Brian Ross | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home


Brian Ross

The bailout of Wall Street and buying stock in major banks to shore up their shattered credibility is the very definition of socialist policy: The state owning the means of production and exchange.

"Obama Is a Socialist" Smear Falls Flat

R.W. Sanders | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home


R.W. Sanders

Karl Rove knows that if you repeat a message over and over, people will eventually believe it. For this technique to work, however, one must stick to a simple theme and be consistent. John McCain didn't get that memo.