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Do The Republicans Even Want It?
Joe emails: Obama is now behind the “generic” GOP candidate in polling. Problem is that the Republican party is in such disarray after George W. Bush’s screwing of the pooch (there is no other way to portray what happened, it … Continue reading
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Tagged american voter, george w bush, gop candidate, obama, palin, state winner
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‘Dumbocracy: Adventures with the Loony Left, the Rabid Right, and Other American Idiots’
I hate this new book by Marty Beckerman. He refers to George W. Bush as "King Retard" and Bill Clinton as "President Blowjob." Here’s a sentence from page 45: "The GOP is obsessed with depriving gay Americans of any and … Continue reading
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Tagged american idiots, gay americans, george w bush, hyperbole, pat robertson
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From ’68 agitator to staunch supporter of George W Bush’s Iraq war
Alexander Linklater writes: For most of his 40-year career, Christopher Hitchens’s notoriety has been confined to highbrow journalistic, literary and political circles. In the last 15 years, he has been familiar to readers of Vanity Fair and the Atlantic, and … Continue reading
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How Long Till The Jewish Journal Hires Ashley Alexandra Dupre As Their New Calendar Girl?
Surely Ashley could produce on this high a level? I believe. After all the press, controversial pastor John Hagee, as notorious for his incendiary remarks as for his Israel support, was quite boring. The most scintillating aspect of Stephen S. … Continue reading
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The Brits Would Elect Obama
Irwin M. Stelzer writes for the Weekly Standard: IT’S BEEN INTERESTING to follow the American elections from here in London, where it is the number one topic of conversation at dinner parties, at think tank meetings, and in taxicabs. No … Continue reading
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