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Muslim Author Embarrasses Fox News Interviewer w/ Smart Civil Answers (VIDEO)

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Author and Scholar Reza Aslan appeared on Fox News’ Spirited Debate to discuss his new book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth”. The host of the show Lauren Green started the interview with a rather uncivil and strange question. Green asked, “You’re a Muslim, so why did you write a book about […]

Midday Open Thread (Voter Suppression, Obamacare Sabotage, Kindness, & a Proposal) (VIDEO)

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Why is North Carolina getting so little notice? Their grassroots movement while not immediately effective in stopping draconian voter suppression legislation, is effective in mobilizing a base for 2014. Beginning in 2016, North Carolina polling places will accept only a North Carolina driver’s license, a state-issued ID card, a military ID, or a U.S. passport. […]

A Mayor Anthony Weiner May Be A Good Thing For New York & America

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America has gone puritanically insane. To be sure, many will claim it is not the salaciousness of the pictures and graphically sexual tweets of Carlos Danger (Anthony Weiner’s Twitter name) that is driving this story. Many will say that it is the lies about his online behavior that keeps this story in the 24/7 news […]

Bill Maher: Reason I Am Willing To Negotiate Some Freedom For Security (VIDEO)

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Bill Maher “New Rules “provided a pragmatic insight into the NSA, Snowden, personal freedom debate. He starts with the Benjamin Franklin quote “They who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” which apparently was tweeted a couple times by Sarah Palin. Early on he joked that […]

Krugman: ‘Better-informed people on the Right seem, finally to be facing up to a horrible truth’

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New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has a great analysis in his piece “Republican Health Care Panic”. Before going into the most prescient statement in his piece it is essential to quote his interpretation of what the law does. Inasmuch as it has been explained in many forms, Krugman’s one paragraph puts it more succinctly […]

Thanks Obamacare, Rebate Check In July, Health Exchanges In October

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Yesterday I received a rebate check from my insurance company. This rebate came about because of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) that specifically forces health insurance companies to spend no more than 20% on expenses not attributable to healthcare. No longer are they allowed to take your premiums and convert it to profits for shareholders, […]

Joe Scarborough Slams Sean Hannity For Response To Obama Speech (VIDEO)

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Is Joe Scarborough building a repertoire of moral positions for a later run for office? Is Joe Scarborough making an attempt to distance himself from racist positions, middle class damaging positions, and outright immoral positions his party has been articulating over the last several years? The answers to all those questions are likely yes. Scarborough […]

Open Thread (Cruz, Koch Brothers, Hannity, Obamacare, And More)

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The President got an Obamacare boost this week by way of New York’s implementation of the exchanges. Will Red State governors relent when they see it working? State insurance regulators say they have approved rates for 2014 that are at least 50 percent lower on average than those currently available in New York. Beginning in […]