The Populism Of The Privileged | The New Republic

The media's obsession with the Tea Party supporters is skewing the view of politics in America today. They represent a minority of Americans who are mostly white, male, over 45 years old, more educated than the general public and more affluent than the general public.

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Party of Fiscal Responsiblilty? Not A Single Republican Senator Voted To Reimpose Statutory "Pay-As-You-Go"

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---60 Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Begich (D-AK) Bennet (D-CO) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (D-OH) Burris (D-IL) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Conrad (D-ND) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan ( …

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Obama's speech approval hit 83% in CBS poll. Teabaggers disapprove.

Obama's speech was a big hit with the American people according to a CBS poll:

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Young Man in a Hurry

Obama's done-nothing rep is wrong.

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90 Accomplishments of Pres. Obama Which The Media Fails to Report

Our nation's collective attention deficit disorder and short-term memory problems have led the media to portray the Obama administration as not achieved anything at this point.

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My solemn meeting on Veterans Day with President Obama at my friend's resting place in Arlington

We always find what we are looking for. If we look for hate and discontent, we will find it. Someone went looking for honor and was honored by this commitment to those who have fallen in serving their country.

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Teabagger Fail: Rep Todd Akin (R-MO) Crows That The Pledge Of Allegiance "Drives Liberals Crazy" But Manages To Forget The Words When He Leads It

Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri today led a crowd of Teabaggers in front of the Capitol in a rousing recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. He said it "drives liberals crazy" when people say the Pledge. Well, our skin doesn't burn or anything when you say it aloud, Rep.

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Working Class Zero: Why the "tea partiers" have a right to be mad, and why they're going after the wrong target

For average Americans, the last 10 years were a lost decade. At the end of President George W.

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GOP "cranks" dominating debate -- Disillusioned Republican Says: "The image of a bunch of white guys booing an African-American president is about as bad as it gets."

Joe Wilson's outburst Wednesday night earned more than a personal rebuke from the president and a dagger-eyed gasp from the speaker of the House; it drew winces from Republicans worried that their party is becoming known less for the power of its ideals and more for the pettine …

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Gara LaMarche: Obama, Progressives and Health Care Reform

It is time to get fired up and ready to go!

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Health-Care: Commodity or Right?

In a country as wealthy as ours, for us to have people who are going bankrupt because they can't pay their medical bills… there's something fundamentally wrong about that."

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Joe The Plumber Says He Would 'Beat The Livin' Tar' Out Of Pelosi

This past weekend, at the right wing's RightOnline blogger conference in Pittsburgh — sponsored by Americans for Prosperity — Alternet's Adele Stan reported that Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher attacked Nancy Pelosi for calling teabaggers "un-American." (In fact, …

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'I wouldn't be here if not for the National Health Service': Stephen Hawking defends British healthcare after attacks as 'evil' and 'Orwellian' by U.S. politicians

Professor Stephen Hawking has spoken out in defence of the NHS after high-level U.S. politicians have branded the National Health Service 'evil' and 'Orwellian'.

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POLITICO: Conservative goal: No health reform at all? - Glenn Thrush - Conservative goal: No health reform at all?

During a conservative teleconference regarding Health Reform, moderator notes, "The goal is not compromise, and ANY bill coming out this year would be a failure for us," the call moderator said, according to AFL-CIO's notes.

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Stimulus cash lifts states, localities

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Obama Keeps His Distance as He Wins Over Crowds: Albert R. Hunt

President Obama demonstrates the best communication skills since Reagan. He is supremely comfortable explaining challenging subjects.

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Rep. Cynthia Davis (R-MO) on Child Hunger: "Hunger can be a positive motivator."

In her June newsletter, State Rep. Cynthia Davis (R-MO) provided several "commentaries" to a press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on a summer food program.

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Confidential memo reveals US plan to provoke an invasion of Iraq | Politics | The Observer

Slowly the truth is coming out. This is a major conspricy that needs to be investigated by the International Court.

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