 December 31st, 2009 by Newbs -
To conclude my look back at the soul crushing 2000s, I will now review American politics for the decade.
I call this the decade of the conservative talking point. Through the use of the talking point, Republicans and conservatives managed to entirely dominate American political discourse this decade, and as a result, rendered reality woefully irrelevant. The ability for conservatives to control the media, as they so overwhelmingly did, allowed them to carry out the most heinous acts and behave at best indifferently, and at worst callously, toward many of the very people who elected them. The decade of the conservative talking point was the decade in which reason, truth, and reality ceased to matter; these things were replaced by emotion, lies, and distortion within the popular consciousness of the American people.
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September 3rd, 2009 by Jolly Argonaut -
“I’m here to kick ass and chew bubble gum– and I ain’t looting any bubblegum ’til Thursday.” – Anonymous
There seems little point in focusing on any individual riot for a better perspective on the subject; after all, one doesn’t look at a particular painting to judge the merit of fine art. Thus, I turn this article over to a more diffused, general look at opinions and facts about riots the world over. The following is the result of my rational, well-navigated research.
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January 21st, 2009 by Jolly Argonaut -
Many men came to Leonidas himself for a solid talking to.
There has been a lot of talk lately about Greece. In light of recent fires, I have decided that now is the time to look over this old girl’s history and, with any luck, find a solution to its problems in some ancient dusty box in the attic of introspection. Before that box is burned by rioters.
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November 2nd, 2008 by Newbs -
I wrote this article several weeks ago. It’s barely relevant now, but it does express my true hatred for Sarah Palin.
For the past eight years, Republicans working through their attack machine of conservative talk-radio hosts, Fox News, 527 groups, and Republican talking-head TV panelists have been able to control political discourse. They find the right talking points, hammer on them incessantly, and eventually the election is warped into John Kerry’s supposedly poor performance on a Swiftboat in Vietnam. In the United States, a politician who tries to take some sort high ground, who tries to avoid personal attacks, is a politician who loses.
→ Continue reading I Hate Sarah Palin
January 22nd, 2006 by DMUSER -
It’s come again — all too soon.
It’s time to choose who will lead our country for the next…six months or so. And, as always, at least to me; it’s like choosing between the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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June 15th, 2004 by Newbs -
Whilst paying a long overdue visit to my television I came across a debate between the leaders of the four main federal political parties in Canada. You see, there’s apparently this election coming up, June 28, 2004. Now I’ve watched a lot of pretty horrible political shows in the past, stayed awake for all of them too. But while I was watching a little of this debate tonight something struck me, I have no fucking clue what these guys are talking about.
→ Continue reading Decision 2004
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