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This is not about women. -U.S. Congressman Joe Walsh during the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on birth control
Going Medieval – America Reverting to Feudalism?
By Margaret Hedderman Sir Francis Bacon famously penned the maxim scientia potentia est, or knowledge is power. What then is ignorance? (Clue: the correct answer is not bliss.) While knowledge and enlightenment are the epithet of freedom, ignorance is the … Continue reading
Refudiate, Misunderestimate, and Wee-wee’d Up: Palin and Bush Take on Shakespeare
By Sarah Jost Shakespeare famously coined many words that now enjoy every day use in the English language. Shakespeare was also a literary genius who wrote 37 exquisite, thought-provoking plays and 154 sonnets. Last week, Sarah Palin coined a word. Refudiate. … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged abbreves, coined words, English language, etymology, Fox Neams, george w. bush, Ground Zero, misunderestimate, mosque, Muslims, NAACP, nicknames, Obama, racism, refudiate, sarah jost, sarah palin, Sean Hannity, Shakespeare, Tea Party
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The Tea Party v. the NAACP: Mark Williams’s ‘Satirical’ Letter in Favor of Slavery
By Sarah Jost The past week has seen a heated racial debate arise between members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Tea Party. It began last Tuesday when the NAACP voted to officially … Continue reading
Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Dallas Tea Party, disfranchisement, fox news, Islam, lynching, Mark Williams, NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Tea Party Federation, npr, Phillip Dennis, President Obama, racism, racist, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Rep. John Lewis, sarah jost, segregation, Sen. Scott Brown, slavery, Tea Party, Tea Party Express
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The Amazon Sales Tax Saga, or: Why I Don’t Support Amazon, Part Two
By Geo Ong A few months ago, I wrote an article about why I don’t support Amazon. I realise the David v. Goliath fight I joined between independent booksellers and Amazon, and I realise how difficult it will be to … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Geo, Literature
Tagged amazon, books, bookstores, colorado, economy, education, eekonomy, huffington post, independent bookstores, sales tax, tax foundation, taxes, Tea Party, Tea Party Movement
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Beer Party Chips Tea Party’s Cup
Dear Tea-baggers, We are the Beer Party. And we find your fiscally and intellectually conservative movement not only infuriating, but it also makes us want to run outside and vomit in the street. And it’s totally not those six pints. … Continue reading
Posted in Margaret, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged beer, Budweiser, Congress, Corona, Democrats, economy, Edwin Starr, France, God save the Queen, Great Britain, johnny depp, Jon Stewart, micro-brews, paul bunyan, Republicans, Rick Perry, Sam Adams, Scientology, Shiner Bock, taxation without representation, taxes, Tea Party, Tea Party Movement, Texas Governor, The Daily Show, War!
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