As the Margaret Wente plagiarism story finally hits the mainstream, she discovers a lone defender…yeah, Ezra Levant, and for him it really all comes down to The Muslims. Ah well, as Ms. Wente herself once wrote: “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” (PS.
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Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – Jonathan Bernstein comments on how the U.S.’ right-wing echo chamber may be preventing Mitt Romney and other Republicans from recognizing when their spin has no hope of convincing voters: As Romney rolled out yet another of these insipid, implausible campaign talking points, however,
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: A US election prediction
Hardly going on a limb here, I don’t think.. but let me just say that unless something drastic happens (i.e Obama somehow does a disastrous debate or 2), I think Obama is cruising to re-election. He may not win the national popular vote by much, and he may not win
Continue readingLeDaro: Homer Simpson votes for Mitt Romney
Poor Homer gets into trouble. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Business Insider reports on a new study from the U.S.’ Congressional Research Service showing that in addition to exacerbating inequality, top-heavy tax cuts rank somewhere between useless and downright harmful when it comes to overall economic growth: According to a new study by
Continue readingImpolitical: Saturday morning laugh
Go visit this Tumblr page: RomCom 2012. Hilarious. h/t to Mother Jones and deBeauxOs1 who suggested Mother Jones’ Tumblr to me in the first place. An excellent web stop during the 2012 campaign. P.S. Did you see that Rachel beat O’Reilly on two nights this week? In a key demographic,
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: WATCH: The Complete Unedited Secret Mitt Romney Fundraising Video
Here it is, the complete unedited secret video that captured Mitt Romney dissing “47 percent of Americans—those who back President Obama“, and dismissing the possibility of a Palestinian state, etc. Romney, the Republican candidate for the November U.S. presidential election, was addressing donors at a May 17 fundraiser, held at the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ish Theilheimer highlights why the corporate right is so eager to snuff out organized labour – and why progressives need to fight back: Since the 1980s under Reagan, US Republicans have worked to “de-fund the Left,” going after advocacy groups, university student
Continue readingLeDaro: Mitt Romney’s latest campaign ad
Campaign 2012 R.I.P. 🙂
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: 47 %’ers
There’s a big hubbub in the US over the leaked Mitt Romney tape from a private fundraiser earlier this year, where he disparages 47% of the US people who support Obama as being dependent on handouts, etc. He’ taking yet more flak over it. Personally, I think it’s good this
Continue readingImpolitical: Mitt’s having a bad week
And it’s only Tuesday! A fun video that speaks to the eternal question…just who is Mitt Romney? It looks like he’s this one. Not good. I am enjoying the waterfall of commentary condemning Romney for these insensitive, uncaring remarks. It is viewed as a huge gaffe. It’s getting front page
Continue readingLeDaro: Mitt Romney’s 47 % Controversial remarks
Are Mitt Romney’s ‘47% remarks’ a political suicide? It looks like it. His remarks: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy ‘Clean up’ attempt at a press conference: “New video caps off a brutal last three weeks for Romney… In fact, it’s as rough of
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: How Putin Learned That Putin Was Behind The Plot To Assassinate Putin
How Putin Learned That Putin Was Behind The Plot To Assassinate Putin.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: How Romney Really Feels About the Non-Rich
A secret video from a Romney fundraiser reveals more about the presidential candidate than he probably wants people to know: The full story and additional video can be found here. Recommend this Post
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Mitt Romney’s failure: The Recession is Not Enough
Seems American voters want more than simply I am not the other guy from their presidential contenders, even when the country is suffering from a deep recession with high unemployment, which should doom the incumbent president: In their seminal book, This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly, Harvard
Continue readingLeDaro: GOP worried and they want Romney to wake-up
“Republican lawmakers are grumbling about the direction of Mitt Romney’s campaign and say he needs to change course. The complaints come as polls show that Romney lost ground on President Obama following the party’s respective conventions in Tampa, Fla. and Charlotte, N.C. The GOP members say Romney must do a
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Same-sex marriage and the 2012 U.S. presidential election debate
As the 2012 U.S. presidential election approaches, it’s safe to assume that a significant chunk of the debate will revolve around same-sex unions. This graphic from the Marriage & Family Counseling puts things into perspective. Source: Marriage and Family Counseling Degrees RELATED: On the chopping block, Canada gay marriages Anderson Cooper: “The
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: And Yet Another Threat To Beleaguered America
Folks, I merely report these things, as bizarre a commentary they are about our beleaguered American ‘friends.’ I do not make them up. H/t Salon Recommend this Post
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