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Thomas Dewey

If Romney Is Listening to His Gut, He Needs a Colon Cleanse

John Blumenthal | Posted 11.13.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Clint Eastwood, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Thomas Dewey, Comedy, Comedy News
John Blumenthal

Word of advice Mitt: If you are indeed listening to your gut, you need a colonoscopy pronto. Or a colon cleanse. Maybe a laxative or six before you open your mouth the next time. Prunes work sometimes.

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The President Bragging About His Wartime Success in an Election Ad?

Martin Lewis | Posted 07.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Presidential Election, Thomas Dewey, President Obama, Presidential Campaigns, Fdr, Osama Bin Laden, Governor Romney, Satire, Political Satire, Politics News
Martin Lewis

How disgusting it is that an advertisement for President Roosevelt's re-election campaign is shamelessly referring to the success of this year's D-Day invasion and the recent liberation of Paris in his campaign for re-election!

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A Pre-fab Candidate With Pre-fab Pronouncements for a Pre-fab Country

Charles Redfern | Posted 03.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Leadership, Theodore Roosevelt, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela, Republican Primary, South Carolina Primary, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Thomas Dewey, Republican Party, Politics News
Charles Redfern

Mitt Romney has it all twisted. Should I be pro-choice or pro-life? Consult the polls. Am I a moderate or conservative? Whet my finger to the wind. Winning is the cause; convictions are the means, so change the means by all means. He bows to the great God of this age, "Me."

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Conservatives in Crisis

Brent Budowsky | Posted 03.13.2012 | Politics
Read More: Jack Kemp, Jon Huntsman, Ronald Reagan, William F. Buckley, Barry Goldwater, Crony Capitalists, Mitch Daniels, Big-Government Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Thomas Dewey, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney, Hatred, Invective, John McCain, Republicans, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

As conservatives prepare for an urgent meeting this weekend to discuss their options in the 2012 campaign, they face an epic crisis of identity and el...

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Dogs and Weasels

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Janette Sadik-Khan, Stephen Goldsmith, Thomas Dewey, David Yassky, Christopher Lynn, Joel Azumah, New York News
Henry J. Stern

Why don't the black cabs or other transit vehicles take over and serve the locations that the MTA has abandoned?

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The Untold History of "Dewey Defeats Truman"

Craig Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Polls, Pollsters, History, Politics, Harry Truman, Election Results, Thomas Dewey, Press, Media News
Craig Silverman

Calling it too early is nothing new. In the 1876 race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden, many papers mistakenly gave the victory to Tilden.

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Pre-Election Post-Mortem: Why Obama Lost

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Hillary Clinton, 2012 Presidential Election, Thomas Dewey, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Alaska, Dwight Eisenhower, Conservative Voters, Democratic Party, Swing Voters, Republican Party, Politics News
Tony Sachs

Well, this time we didn't lose it. John McCain won it by running a campaign so brilliant that it seemed to surprise even his most enthusiastic backers.

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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

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