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Mitt Romney, Playing the Demagogue, Tells an Occupy Protester to Love America or Leave It
In the below video is some shameless demagogic grandstanding on the part of Mitt Romney. In it, he tells an Occupy protester that his concerns are not American. The exchange says a lot about Romney. The Occupy protester asks him … Continue reading
Is This Mitt Romney’s Way of Flipping the Bird at the Losers He Conned and Fired?
There’s something deeply tribal about the below image of Mitt Romney with his buddies at Bain Capital in 1984. It’s more than just an expression of joy at making money: it’s the glee of spiking a football before the losers … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Ayn Rand, bain capital, capitalism, dollars, football, injustice, justice, mitt romney, money, newt gingrich, rush limbaugh, vulture capitalism
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Vermin Supreme’s Elevated Nonsense
A clown-poet-prophet; the Wavy Gravy of 2012. And he turned Randall Terry gay (no small feat): ____ And here’s Wavy Gravy:
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Tagged America, david duke, Fox News, gay rights, mitt romney, newt gingrich, rick santorum, rush limbaugh, vermin supreme, wavy gravy
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Mitt Romney Campaign Theme Song Suggestion: Live and Let Die
After watching, dumbfounded, “When Mitt Romney Came to Town“—the 28 minute documentary on Mitt Romney’s shenanigans at Bain Capital (the one put out by Newt Gingrich’s wealthy friends), I think Romney’s campaign theme song should be Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let … Continue reading
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Tagged America, capitalism, Darwin, live and let die, mitt romney, newt gingrich, Nietzsche, nihilism, rick santorum, rush limbaugh, survival of the fittest
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When Mitt Romney Came to Town: Watch the Full 28 Minute Documentary Here
I just watched the full 28 minute documentary on Mitt Romney’s shenanigans at Bain Capital—the one put out by Newt Gingrich’s wealthy friends. It’s emotionally manipulative, but, I must admit, it’s extremely damning—really devastating. Vulture capitalism indeed seems to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, bain capital, capitalism, mitt romney, newt gingrich, Politics, rick santorum, rush limbaugh
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“We Rule You, We Fool You”: Classic 1911 Poster Depicting Capitalism Titled “Pyramid of Capitalist System”
When I watched the Republican debates this weekend, and Rick Santorum’s unhinged and flabbergasting assertion Saturday night that classes don’t even exist in the United States, I was put in mind of the below 1911 poster, and thought I’d post … Continue reading
Rick Santorum Opposes Gay Marriage, Gay Adoption, and Wants to Reinstate DADT. But Why?
Republican Rick Santorum is likely running for president in 2012 and here are his views on same-sex marriage and gay couples adopting children. Listen for the reasons that he offers (or at least alludes to) in support of his views: I pick up from … Continue reading
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Tagged conservatism, dadt, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay rights, God, Jesus, newt gingrich, Red State, rick santorum, Sarah Palin
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Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin Have No Jeffersonian Clothes: Ron Paul Favors the Building of the Ground Zero Mosque and Castigates Its Opponents
The so-called ground zero mosque is generating a rift between Jeffersonian libertarian conservatives and those who identify with the Herderite Tea Partiers. The latest evidence of this split can be found in a statement released by the libertarian congressman, Ron Paul, who wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvinism, ground zero mosque, Islam, Jesus, muslim americans, newt gingrich, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, tea baggers, tea partiers, the Enlightenment, Thomas Jefferson
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