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Parasitic Profit: It's Time To Scam-Proof Online Trading

2009-08-25T11:50:10Z

Ever wonder where all the money went? You silly sap, letting your invested retirement sit and fluctuate at the whim of the market while others profit from the mechanics of the trading system, sapping all possible gain. What do I mean by the mech...

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Get Real Predicts the Far Right will Warp All Social Issues into Reparations Issues

2009-08-13T11:49:45Z

The United States has come a long way with government-imposed changes in our norms. Consider the civil rights victories of the last century; blacks used to be mob-lynched; black used to be forced to use alternative transport, restrooms, and resta...

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What You're Not Being Told About the Health Care Reform Bill

2009-08-11T12:02:23Z

There is a lot of, well, discussion about the pending Health Care Reform Bill. Here's what you're not being told: (1) It's not a Health Care Reform Bill. Truth: It's a Health Care INSURANCE Reform Bill. It is NOT a Gov't take over of all of ...

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Rush Limbaugh - Astroturf Campaign Commander-in-Chief, Guilty of Inciting Riots?

2009-08-07T02:20:26Z

Today I was listening to Hannity as he laughably tried to defend the anti-health care reform Town Hall operation of the GOP as grass roots, and as he tried to give credit for the unfolding of the highly vocal town hall meeting disrupters to "commu...

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A Potential Critique from Get Real on Obama?

2009-07-28T13:32:58Z

Hold on your seats, people. This is going to be rough for some of you. Am I biased against neocon nutjobs who want to rule the world? Yes, guilty as charged. Do I have a problem with the use of preemptive war based on - (oops!) "Evidence". Su...

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Sarah Palin Runs Against the Media, Hollywood

2009-07-27T13:28:25Z

Sarah Palin, using an old, tired page torn from the playbook from the far right GOP, sounded the opening volleys of her campaign for the 2012 Republican Primary, which included a strong message for the US media and for "starlets" in Hollywood. Wi...

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GOP: The Party of No Ideas

2009-07-21T00:04:50Z

Six months have gone by since Obama was sworn in. In that time, the GOP has squabbled within their ranks over who qualifies as a genuine Republican. They have stood in the way of much-needed progress in the critical areas of economic reform and ...

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The GOP's Windbags were Deflated by Obama's Election

2009-07-19T15:32:50Z

An important factor that appears to be providing a deep and abiding undercurrent in national politics in the US is the effect of the election of a black American to the Office of the Presidency of the United States. Let's look at this closely, be...

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Obama is 10% Responsible for the Surplus-to-Deficit Swing!!!

2009-07-18T17:22:05Z

According to the right-wing radio nutjob propaganda, Obama has quadrupled the deficit in 6 mos. Or doubled it. Or increased it by 10-fold. Well, friends, it's time to GET REAL. In this NYT article, David Leonhardt reviews an in-depth analysis ...

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For Once and For All: Obama in NOT a Socialist

2009-07-17T01:46:33Z

Ok, Ellie and Snowy, I'll try! Here goes: Yes, the right-wing radio nutjobs spout out claims that Obama is "Socialist" because he wants to provide (gasp!) health care for all Americans... yet you can bet Rush Limbaugh and all the other crazies...

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