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Texas Republicans : A Platform for Atilla the Hun
Texas Gov. Rick Perry welcomes the flock at the first general session of the Republican Party of Texas convention on June 11, 2010, in Dallas. Photo from AP.A document for the (middle) ages:Platform of the Texas Republican Party By Ted … Continue reading
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Tagged Republican Party, Rick Perry, Right Wing Extremists, Ted McLaughlin, Texas, Texas Republican Platform
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Pitchfork Populism : What Damage Will The Tea Baggers Do?
Photo from jkurt58 / Photobucket.What will they do to America?Right wing populism and the Tea BaggersBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / June 18, 2010 Maybe the great body of Tea Baggers cannot be reached, but we must answer … Continue reading
Teabaggers Notwithstanding : Reform Mostly a Flop
Sophisticated analysis of health care reform by Atlanta teabagger, Aug. 15, 2009. Photo by Joeff Davis / Creative Loafing.Still not so good:Reflecting on health care reformBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / April 19, 2010 After a … Continue reading
Culture Wars : ‘Take Our Country Back’
Confederate flag at Tea Party March on Washington, September 12, 2009. Image from Think Progress.Latest culture war in America: Nationalism in dangerous form Many fear that they have lost the country that was bequeathed to them — and to them … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Leonard Zeskind, Nationalism, Populism, Racism, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Baggers
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Bill Ayers : Doublespeak at the University of Wyoming
Doublespeak at the University of Wyoming “President Tom Buchanan’s self-satisfied bromides do nothing to disguise the fact that the principle of free and open intellectual exchange has suffered a defeat at the University of Wyoming. As the AAUP has argued … Continue reading
Sherman DeBrosse : Rage, Racism, and the Future of the Tea Bagger Movement
The Tea Baggers:An identity temper tantrum with a violent edge By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [This is the second in a two-part series on the Tea Bagger movement by Sherman DeBrosse. Go here to … Continue reading
Conspiracy Theories : Exhaust Fumes from the Angry
Photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Conspiracies:Exhaust fumes from the angry What better way to divert attention from the catastrophic eight years of the Bush-Cheney administration than to fan the flames of discontent with renewed conspiracy theories and … Continue reading
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Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Larry Ray, Racism, Religious Fanaticism, Right Wing Extremists
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Sherman DeBrosse : The Resistible Rise of the Tea Bagger Movement
Dale Robertson, who claims to have founded the Tea Party movement. Photo from February 27, 2009, Tea Party in Houston.Not by bread alone: Why the Tea Baggers are successful Anger and fear have a way of spreading, and the Tea … Continue reading
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Tagged Populism, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, Sherman DeBrosse, Social Protest, Tea Baggers
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Health Care Reform : The End of the Beginning
Photo from Circlemp / treehugger.The end of the beginning:How ‘historic’ is this reform? By Dr. Stephen R. Keister / The Rag Blog / March 27, 2010 Health care reform was finally passed by the House and Senate and many consider … Continue reading
Texans : Living Proof that Evolution’s a Myth?
Cartoon by Stanfill / The Far Left Side.Thanks to Ted McLaughlin and jobsanger / The Rag Blog
Perfect Storm Coming? : GOP Winning With Message Control
Image from The Situationist.Democrats facing perfect political storm?GOP raises misinformation to an art formBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / February 22, 2010 As E.J. Dionne writes, Barack Obama, Democrats, and liberals are losing now. Big time! The Democrats … Continue reading
