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Pulitzer Prize winner Clay Bennett draws audio pictures for Mr. Media! (2008 Interview)

2008 audio interview with Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Clay Bennett,... more

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Is Cenk Uygur being to hard on Obama and his Admin and how crazy is that 12 months out from a general election?

Yes!!! Let's face it, like Obama or not, that is who the left has running and it simply does no good to have Cenk slamming Obama for some new violation of his far left idealism every show. I don't think I've seen a show yet where he hasn't come across pissed about something. Well Cenk consider this, if Obama piss's u off, imagine if all your whining suppresses some left wingers to sit home and one of those right wing wacko's gets elected, where will you and all of us be then? Huh? Up a shits creek that's where. They will take a soft majority of 5-4 in the supreme to probably a 6-3 strong one if the right assumes power. Then where will your far left progressive attitude be? You know 80% of what we can get through Obama is better then nothing at all or didn't you learn that lesson back in the sand box when you were young. Is Obama perfect? NO! Has he made me frustrated at times, YES! Have I ever entertained the idea of voting for a right wing wacko like you did on national tv, HELL NO! Who's side are you on MR. Uygur? If you want me and my family to continue to tune in you need to temper your daily wrath to maybe the last 10-15 mins of the show or something, I don't want a yes man no, but I don't want a sour puss either. Cenk maybe take your boss's lead in how you carry yourself forward. When you had V.P Gore on a few nights ago while he expressed some dissatisfaction with Obama and some of his positions he has taken or allowed to pass, he did it with class, style and reasonable restraint and never ever forgetting that he's our man, he's the one we have in the race, and don't be so dumb to cut your nose off to spite your face. Geez, Cenk how stupid is it to go so negative on Obama day after day 12 months out, when all the effect it will have is maybe suppressing voters on our side. You know after he gets in again he doesn't have to worry about re-election, maybe then we will get the 100% 2008 Obama like we all wanted, but even if he still only gives us the 80% like he is giving us now, don't you think it's 10 times better then what we would ever get with any of the crazy crack pot rightie wankers could or would be giving us, damn Cenk isn't that elementary or what! Don't sink my hopes and dreams just cause your not getting every one of your far left ideals met! My family needs some of the welfare sadly I know Obama will sponsor and advocate for where no one on the right, even a Ron Paul would be for, so hold your tongue a little bit till after we get him elected Mr Ungur, then go verbally postal all you want on him. Please I implore you to consider the macro aspects here not simply the point of view of the far left progressive movement. respectfully yours John F. (a committed but moderate left winger)Yes!!! Let's face it, like Obama or not, that is who the left has running and it... more

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Voice in the Wilderness: Is The Left, The Right, Wrong? No, "Middle Class" Voters Are Wrong

The American political Guru's, have created political buzz words for ones beliefs... more

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New video out about Climate Change and Global warming

http://climaterealityproject.org/ http://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateReality... more

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Global Warming Fraudulent websites popping up // random internet people fighting back

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The Left's Challenge to Obama

Which Republican nominee would you rather live under as President? Think long and hard. Give up? So does everyone else. That's because its no one.

There will be no real challenge from the Right because Obama governs from the Center--a move every great president does. That way, the only detractors he has are those who are counter-productive and unwilling to negotiate. Sure, Obama's poll numbers have gone down. So has everyone's, in every part of the world.

There is of course potential for regime change from the Right, and if there were actually a violent uprising to oust the President, as there are in so many parts of the world these days, you can bet the Right would certainly have the capacity to do it. But the Civil War took away the will for Americans to kill Americans a century and a half ago and those who would be quick to label their neighbors "enemy combatants" are likely to be small and probably labeled as terrorists by all but their closest sympathizers.

Of course the Far-Right hates Obama. Anything Left of them is heresy, and the fact that his middle name is Hussein is just icing on the cake. The Right is one big free-for-all pissing contest: privatization, wars, dismantling safety nets...its one big race to see if anyone really can live without any publicly funded social service.

Yet ultimately, the effect of an empowered Right would allow corporations to have free and total control of world resources, deregulate business, inject evangelical "solutions" into federal government, consolidate wealth at the highest class, diminish government capacity to protect its citizens, maintain the hegemony of the military-industrial complex, remain allied with Israel no matter what, and push a Free Trade agenda with little-to-no environmental consideration...values that have become increasingly unpopular since the arrival of the Tea-Party. What made the Tea-Party so effective was that they swung local elections for the most hard-core Rightist available. That simply will not work in a General Election when they are the least popular group in America.

Let's be honest-- of course government spending needs to decrease. Of course policies should not infringe upon the freedom of individuals. Of course we acknowledge the failings of government, that humans are not infallible or 100% efficient. These are basic truths evident in all human institutions, whether private, public, or something in between. The Left has been saying these things for years. The problem is that Obama has only to appear Left of Far-Right and he will win. It is basic mathematics.

Unfortunately, in pandering to those Right of Center, Obama has all but alienated his own base. Add that to the fact that Republicans are stonewalling him and you have an ineffective leader, regardless of whether it is his "fault." This means that while the Right will be trying to vote him out, those on the Left will be voting for him only because they are worried about who would replace him. YET THAT IS WHAT THE LEFT NEEDS TO CONSIDER. What should replace Obama's 2008-2012 record?

To answer this question, the Left needs to figure out what it really wants, and decide whether they believe Obama can deliver those demands. Obama's weakness is that in catering to the middle, the fringe of both sides are made equally unhappy. Yet while the reactionary fringe Right wants to wholly repeal and cut government capacity, the radical Left is still attempting to implement social change through non-central, fragmented movements. Only when the Left comes together to challenge the so-called free-market capitalist state and demand a clean, sustainable, fair market that protects people against exploitation of any kind, and suspends its vote for anyone but those who support these tenets, Obama will be forced to move to the Left in order to maintain the demographic.

This requires a publicized conversation with thought-leaders on the Left and a debate that challenges Obama for the privilege to represent an equally relevant end of the spectrum. Until there are clear alternatives to Barack Obama from the Left, this election does not represent those Left of Center, who might as well vote for a Nader-like candidate who understands the irrelevance of voting for two different people funded by the same special-interests.

The right to live in America and pay taxes to protect peace, freedom and justice should be a privilege, not a burden. The nation was founded on the ideal of representational government and until the American people are fully represented, they will never be happy. It would be great if everyone could simply choose to opt-in to paying taxes, deciding what it will go to and be the common recipient of everything, but unfortunately, we are not yet empowered to do so.

In the meantime, we can alleviate suffering wherever we find it ourselves, on our own, without relying on the whims of a single other person in whose hands the American Dream is either nourished or goes to die. The nature of institutions is irrelevant, so long as the services provided are unilaterally sound in their commitment to the common good. For the United States government to function successfully, the political spectrum has to be transcended so that the Right and Left work together to ensure their mutual prosperity.

http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/07/kucinich-primary-challenge-would-make-obama-a-better-president/Which Republican nominee would you rather live under as President? Think long and... more

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Whitehouse Science Czar wants you and your children dead.

This is a trailer for a documentary about John P. Holdren, Obama's top science... more

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Fox News Guest says "Adjustments Have To Be Made For A New World Order"

Comedian Paul Mecurio, who works with John Stewart’s Daily Show, appeared on... more

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PUBLIC MEDIA - NECESSARY OR NOT?

SHOULD PUBLIC MEDIA BE WHOLLY PUBLIC SUPPORTED? There are questions about NPR and... more

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Establishment Ignores Violent Rhetoric From Eco-Leftists

Blowing up children and threatening climate change skeptics with physical violence... more

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101 Advantages of being a "progressive liberal democrat" (work in progress feel free to contribute)

http://www.therealunitedstates.com/2010/10/101-advatages-of-being-progressive.html... more

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The Postmodern Condition: The Assault on Truth from Left to Right

Sun columnist Peter McKnight looks at how postmodernism - a left wing theory that... more

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Is President Obama a Socialist? Part 2

Andrea Kaye asks the Perspectives Panel whether President Obama is a socialist? Part 2

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Is President Obama a Socialist? Part 1

Andrea Kaye asks the Perspectives Panel whether President Obama is a socialist?

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"Fragmentation" bombs used against police @ anti-capitalism demonstration in Berlin (VIDEO)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXAUrS1GbtU german news footage:... more

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New study finds that anti-drug beliefs reflect anti-sex attitudes

A new study finds that being opposed to recreational drugs may be one of many... more

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T-Bag This F****** Flag

"Roland" tells the T-Baggers what real people think of their bowel movement.... more

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Left-Wing Liberal Icon Naomi Wolf: America Is Still Headed Towards Fascism Under Obama…VIDEO

Left-Wing Icon: America Is Still Headed Towards Fascism Under Obama Paul Joseph... more

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RE: Divorce Agreement

John Wall wants a divorce from liberals... Well I have something to say about that...

Clever, if not simplistic. I'd be tempted to take you up on the offer if not for the fact that it's based on certain false premises, and even after the divorce you would continue to infringe on the rights of others... that's just not acceptable to me.

There's a popular misconception that liberals are anti-military. I'm a liberal and a veteran of the United States Army. I'm against abuse of military power. I believe supporting our troops means not sending them off to die in an unjust war, (AKA Iraq).

I served in the military to defend such things as freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Judeo-Christian values are great. So are the values of Islam, Scientology, Humanism, as well as Buddhism and Hinduism. The practice of all are protected by the U.S. Constitution.

Now, you may call me a tree-hugger, but the fact is that your lack of concern for the environment will pollute my kid's lungs and poison their water. Even if we are divorced, your SUVs will pollute my air. Sorry, but you just can't contain it and I happen to like clean air.

And before you decide to file those divorce papers, think about the good that liberals have done for this country: Liberals ended slavery, (yes, Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, but read the history books, Republicans were the liberals of the 1800s,) and liberals gave us civil rights. Liberals championed Medicare and Medicaid and liberals fought so that women could have the right to vote.

What have Conservatives done? Well, they've fought us along the way... you know, just in case progress in these areas moved just a little too fast.

America is a pluralist society. We are who we are because of our ethnic, religious, cultural and political diversity. It is this diversity that makes us great. If you don't like it, then you can move out of the house. I'm staying and I'm keeping the kids and the dog.

So no, I don't agree to a divorce. Instead, I recommend counseling. I don't quit on America and I won't take the easy way out at the expense of others.

Sincerely,

Lucas Ives, Former Law Student, Current MBA Student, U.S. Veteran and a Proud AmericanJohn Wall wants a divorce from liberals... Well I have something to say about that...... more

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Divorce Agreement - American liberals, leftists, social progressives... DIVIDE UP AMERICA

Divorce Agreement: Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives,... more

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