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    Nikki Haley Is Being Railroaded

    By Doctor Cleveland on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 1:10pm | Politics

    Let me start with this: I don't want Nikki Haley to be Governor of South Carolina. No way. No how. I don't especially want her to win her primary, and I would actively root for her defeat in the general election. But the way Haley is being treated is dead wrong.

    I don't want Haley to become Governor because I think her ideas are mistaken and misguided. I don't think modern conservatism leads to good policies. So, I hope she loses. But the question of whether or not she's perfectly faithful to her husband has nothing to do with what kind of leader she would be.

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    Nikki Haley accusers Will Folks & Larry Marchant are family-wrecking whores

    By William K. Wolfrum on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 11:56am | Politics, Social Justice

    Another man – Republican lobbyist Larry Marchant – has come forward admitting to an affair with Republican gubernatorial front-runner Nikki Haley.

    Honestly, I just don’t care one way or another about this “Scandal.” But, being that it would have been said already if the genders were switched, let me just make this proclamation:

    Will Folks & Larry Marchant are family-wrecking whores.

    –WKW


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    Chuck Norris to take over Al Qaeda No. 3 Job

    By William K. Wolfrum on Wed, 06/02/2010 - 2:10pm | Politics, Humor & Satire

    AFGHANISTAN — American actor and martial arts enthusiast Chuck Norris will take over as the No. 3 man in Al Qaeda, sources say. Norris, known for his hyper-conservative views and Internet Facts, will join the terrorist organization in a private ceremony later today.

    While many have voiced confusion about the move due to Norris being an unapologetic Christian, an Al-Qaeda spokesman said it all made perfect sense.

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    If you Tax the Rich, you'll get cancer and die

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 11:25am | Politics

    Being a lobbyist can’t be easy. First off, in most cases, you have to actually rid yourself of any soul whatsoever to get into the business. Secondly, there are no career goals outside of getting paid – even the most successful lobbyists on the planet have no real “achievements.” Just bucketloads of money.

    Are they a necessary evil? I don’t know. But perhaps America might be a better place if lobbyists didn’t tell Americans that they could get cancer if they tax the wealthy.

    From Politico:

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    Telling Israel not to kidnap U.S. Citizens is Anti-Semitic

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 8:55am | Politics, World Affairs

    While Israel fights its newest PR war after it’s attack on an aid flotilla left a dozen or so dead, the U.S. is showing that friends in high places can be quite helpful. First, the Obama Administration has taken a stand from the rest of the planet by not condemning the acts. And second, it seems that Israelis can even manage to kidnap American citizens without getting any reprimand from Washington.

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    GOP unveil plan to save Gulf of Mexico from Grace Slick

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 8:17am | Politics, Humor & Satire

    WASHINGTON – Angered over repeated accusations that they have no answers or plans, the GOP today announced a new strategic plan to save the Gulf of Mexico from Grace Slick.

    “We are the party of today, and tomorrow,” said House Minority Leader John Boehner. “The Grace Slick situation in the Gulf of Mexico is one that we’re ready to handle.”

    When informed that Grace Slick was a singer who now lived in Illinois, Republicans, as is their wont, refused to back down, budge or change course.

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    The Myth of the Gay Fascist: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    By Michael Wolraich on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 7:47pm | Politics

    I've written a couple of posts recently about the phenomenon of right-wing projection. Projection is a Freudian concept according to which people project their own feelings of hostility onto the targets of their hostility. It is a psychological defense strategy that enables people to disown their feelings of hatred and intolerance by attributing them to the people they hate.

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    Adolf Hitler to be star of new NBC sitcom

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 2:41pm | Politics, Humor & Satire, Media

    HOLLYWOOD – After decades of being reviled as history’s worst monster, Adolf Hitler has had a surprise resurgence recently, mostly as a result of entertainers like Glenn Beck and others bringing up his name so much. The new attention has paid dividends, however, as Patrick Duffy will star as Hitler in the new NBC sitcom “That’s So Hitler!”

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