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Ignorant, peevish, narrow-minded, misinformed, livid, intolerant, they are an army of everything that's wrong with America, denizens of a weird trickster God who speaks to them with words they don't completely understand, or tints their natural interior wrath with righteous anger conferred by snake-oil preachers or haughty cable charlatans either crass or crazed, or just slyly in it for the money, or all of the above.
This minority wouldn't matter much except they are whipped into a frenzy and 'played' by cynical manipulators like Frank Luntz, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck who, in turn, wouldn't have much impact without the billions of dollars spent to spread their fetid message from such right-wing corporatists as Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch and the Koch brothers.
But beneath the second-tier video fictions of James O’Keefe and Andrew Breitbart, and the hollow-headed bleating of the various ozone-inhabiting creatures who will never be president like Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin, and even in the shadow of the disingenuous theocratic mushpile that is David Barton’s twisted view of our history, exists a well-funded Republican netherworld of PR propagandists and marketing hucksters busy dreaming up unethical new ways to undercut Obama and the Democrats.
http://readersupportednews.org/pm-section/78-78/5872-right-wing-sock-puppets-pretending-to-be-liberals-assault-progressive-websitesIgnorant, peevish, narrow-minded, misinformed, livid, intolerant, they are an army of... more
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at point-blank range today outside a Tucson, Ariz., grocery store where she was holding a campaign event, law enforcement sources told ABC News. Giffords was among as many as 12 people reportedly wounded in the shooting, and according to Congressional sources, several people on the Deomcrat's staff were among the wounded.
She was taken to University Medical Center, where a hospital spokesman confirmed she was alive. But the extent and seriousness of her injuries were not being released.
A law enforcement source told ABC affiliate KGUN-TV in Tucson that the shooter was in custody.
Giffords, a Democrat, was holding a "Congress on Your Corner" event today at a Safeway supermarket in northwest Tucson.Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at point-blank range today outside a... more
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If you think we haven't been paying attention, your fooling yourselves we know who's responsible!If you think we haven't been paying attention, your fooling yourselves we know... more
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Palintology has swept the Tea Party Faithful into a frenzy of angry, gun reloading, fear tactics, threats, and the type of bullying tactics used by their children who learn this from parents. Is the Palinism a faction of the GOP, that carries a big loaded gun?Palintology has swept the Tea Party Faithful into a frenzy of angry, gun reloading,... more
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Hey Currenters,
Heads up! We've got a brand new top 5 fastest growing groups list, and taking the top spot is Right Wing Nuts, curated by JonRaymond. Here's the full rundown:
1. Right Wing Nuts (4 new members) -- curated by JonRaymond
2. Progressive America (3 new members) -- curated by Sumbodyswatchin
3. Organic Green (2 new members) -- curated by lookatmypix
4. Water Is Life (2 new members) -- curated by JanForGore
5. Space (2 new members) -- curated by pjacobs51
In case you haven't seen it, be sure to take a look at JonRaymond's excellent footage from the streets-eye-view of anti-healthcare reform rallies and protests.
For now, the Right Wing Nuts group will be featured in Current Stories and in the Groups homepage on Current.com.
As usual, I'll be back tomorrow with a new top 5 tomorrow (after 3pm). Until then, share your groups with your social graph, and make them grow! Here's a hint: tell friends and family to join using Facebook Connect!Hey Currenters,
Heads up! We've got a brand new top 5 fastest growing groups... more
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Did you know Glen Beck has YOU on his hit list. Check out this video. You have to login with your Facebook account.Did you know Glen Beck has YOU on his hit list. Check out this video. You have to... more
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The battle among Republicans over what the party should stand for — and how much it should accommodate dissenting views on important issues — is probably going to move from the states to the Republican National Committee when it holds its winter meeting this January in Honolulu.
Republican leaders are circulating a resolution listing 10 positions Republican candidates should support to demonstrate that they “espouse conservative principles and public policies” that are in opposition to “Obama’s socialist agenda.” According to the resolution, any Republican candidate who broke with the party on three or more of these issues– in votes cast, public statements made or answering a questionnaire – would be penalized by being denied party funds or the party endorsement.
The proposed resolution was signed by 10 Republican national committee members and was distributed on Monday morning. They are asking for the resolution to be debated when Republicans gather for their winter meeting.
The resolution invokes Ronald Reagan, and noted that Mr. Reagan had said the Republican Party should be devoted to conservative principles but also be open to diverse views. President Reagan believed, the resolution notes, “that someone who agreed with him 8 out of 10 times was his friend, not his opponent.”
Hence the provision calling for cutting off Republicans who agree with the party on seven of 10 items. The resolution demands that Republicans support “smaller government, smaller national deficits and lower taxes,” denial of government funding for abortion, and “victory in Iraq and Afghanistan.” It calls on candidates to oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants and repealing of the Defense of Marriage Act.
The development is going to put pressure on Michael Steele, the party chairman, as he tries to maintain a balance between those in his party who have been saying the road to victory is to include divergent views, and those who say the party needs to embrace conservative principles that have been at its core.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/gop-considers-purity-resolution-for-candidates/?hpThe battle among Republicans over what the party should stand for — and how much... more
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Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC poll has found widespread dissatisfaction with free-market capitalism.
In the global poll for the BBC World Service, only 11% of those questioned across 27 countries said that it was working well.
Most thought regulation and reform of the capitalist system were necessary.
There were also sharp divisions around the world on whether the end of the Soviet Union was a good thing.
Economic regulation
In 1989, as the Berlin Wall fell, it was a victory for ordinary people across Eastern and Central Europe.
It also looked at the time like a crushing victory for free-market capitalism.
A Frankfurt stock trader, Oct 2008
A Frankfurt trader tries to deal during the 2008 banking crisis
Twenty years on, this new global poll suggests confidence in free markets has taken heavy blows from the past 12 months of financial and economic crisis.
More than 29,000 people in 27 countries were questioned. In only two countries, the United States and Pakistan, did more than one in five people feel that capitalism works well as it stands.
Almost a quarter - 23% of those who responded - feel it is fatally flawed. That is the view of 43% in France, 38% in Mexico and 35% in Brazil.
And there is very strong support around the world for governments to distribute wealth more evenly. That is backed by majorities in 22 of the 27 countries.
If there is one issue where a global consensus seems to emerge from the survey it is this: there are majorities almost everywhere wanting government to be more active in regulating business.
It is only in Turkey that a majority want less government regulation.
Opinion about the disintegration of the Soviet Union is sharply divided.
Europeans overwhelmingly say it was a good thing: 79% in Germany, 76% in Britain and 74% in France feel that way.
But outside the developed West it is a different picture. Almost seven in 10 Egyptians say the end of the Soviet Union was a bad thing and views are sharply divided in India, Kenya and Indonesia.Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC poll has found widespread... more
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Today's fastest growing group list is up on the blog, and the group in the top spot is Right Wing Nuts. Check it out.
You can also find the full top 5 list on the blog, so take a peek over there as well.
Remember, the fastest growing group gets featured in Current Stories and on the groups page on Current.com.Today's fastest growing group list is up on the blog, and the group in the top... more
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