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    What We Stand For: Guest Blogger Harry S Truman

    By Barth on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 11:43pm |
    Yesterday, in the the three locations where these Barthogems appear, usually only on weekends, a portion of FDR's Four Freedoms speech was published, showing that less than a year from our entry into World War II, our greatest president was...
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    Depending On The Kindness Of Strangers

    By Joe Wood on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 4:51pm |
    Sometimes just when you are at your lowest, that's when you realize that you are not alone in this sometimes friendless world. I had a few weeks recently that had me questioning whether or not America works anymore.  Not only...
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    What We Stand For: Guest Blogger Franklin D Roosevelt

    By Barth on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 12:07am |
    It simply is not possible to post all the things that need to be said, though others have said those things before and often better than your not so humble blogger can muster.So, again, in a week of great importance...
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    JESUS CHRIST CAUGHT IN A TIME WARP

    By Richard Day on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 11:36pm |
      Water boils at 212 Degrees Fahrenheit at sea level. Why is that important? Ever think about why we learn things like this type of scientific truth in school? If you desire to make some tea, you do not have...
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    And Now For Something Completely Different

    By Richard Day on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 10:09pm |
    s Coincidence is when something uncanny and coincidental happens. The word is derived from the Latin co- ("in", "with", "together") and incidere ("to fall on"). In science, the term is generally used in a more literal translation, e.g., referring to...

    Mitch McConnell is Dead

    By Ripper on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 7:14pm |
    Just like the headline on this post, rumors of the Public Option's death are greatly exaggerated.Here is the message I received today from Aaron Swartz of Progressive Change Campaign Committee:hey, chris -- what's up?did you see? mccaskill's office let me...
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    Droning On. And On. And On...

    By we are stardust on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 6:41pm |
    The Mechanization of War has always produced a flutter in the hearts of the military and the supporters of war; each generation of weapon is heralded as helpful, and often more efficient.  Now we are into the generation of...
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    Watching Cartoons

    By Barth on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 5:33pm |
    A person could blog while on short trip to Florida, certainly, but it is too hard to study Red Sox minor leaguers and observe whether Tim Wakefield can actually get off the mound, while considering world and national affairs. It...
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    Obama Trade Policy Announcement Raises Questions

    By SleepinJeezus on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:36pm |
    President Obama recently announced his new Trade Policy in which he promises to double exports in five years and to create two million jobs.It looks like a continuation of the globalization of our economy that gave us such stellar successes...
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    The Hydra of Wall Street

    By Richard Day on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:07pm |
          Upon reaching the swamp near Lake Lerna, where the Hydra dwelt, Heracles covered his mouth and nose with a cloth to protect himself from the poisonous fumes. He fired flaming arrows into its lair, the spring of...
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    Job fairs, census jobs, and--wouldn't you know? Nut jobs

    By Ramona on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 2:19pm |
    How many jobless people took in what those baboons were saying? What does it take to get those jobless, demoralized folks mad as hell? I know it's a struggle just to get through the day for millions of people these days, but, damn! Enough is enough. They're thumbing their noses at us, spitting in our faces, and, in the case of Tom Delay, grinning like Jack Nicholson in "The shining" while he's thumbing and spitting.

    Echoing Howard Beale: Cowardice, Betrayal and Chaos

    By Ripper on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 1:55pm |
    I said I was leaving TPMCafe, and I am. I came back for one last post to make the most important point I've ever made on these pages: You are being betrayed by nearly every leader in politics, media and...
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    WASTE MANAGEMENT

    By Richard Day on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:40pm |
                                                     THE BASEMENT AT BOA Tom Friedman discovered a short while ago that the world was flat and that he was married to one of the richest women in the world. What a genius. I was reviewing a clip...
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    The New & Improved BIBLE!!!

    By Richard Day on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 2:09am |
                                                             GODThere is this project whereby conservatives are writing their own bible. Like fascistpedia, they are attempting to create their own reality. This stuff just fascinates me. I mean fascistpedia will spend time telling you that Einstein had nothing...
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    War Postmortems

    By we are stardust on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:04pm |
    The Iraqi elections are over.  It will likely take weeks to count the votes, and MSM will report on the results, and are already reporting on the election's success and awesome turnout.  We won't be told about the Iraqi courts...
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    JUSTICE AT THE PROPER PRICE

    By Richard Day on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:06am |
                      Before I start this post, I would like to vent for a second or two. Dick Cheney is free as a bird with no charges lodged against him. Rumsfeld is still free as a bird probably standing by some...
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    Corporate Whores Scapegoating And Smearing Kucinich

    By oleeb on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 3:02pm |
    Starting sometime yesterday the people who have completely mismanaged and wrecked healthcare reform started making the rounds to some in the media trying to place blame for their possible titanic legislative failure on Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio because he...

    On Creating 2010 Mojo

    By AmericanDreamer on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 1:38pm |
    The cafe's <a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/09/election_sneak_preview/">Jon Taplin</a> is one of the few pundits sympathetic to the Democrats who hasn't already thrown in the towel for November--and I say good on him.  The defeatism makes me crazy. Jon writes: (come the fall): "...it will be clear...
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    DEATH INCARNATE; A NOVEL

    By Richard Day on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 6:12am |
                                              THE TREE OF LIFEIt was a tough gig. But I had learned it. You have to find some forum, some place of trial, some experimental lab to test things. I am no good at golf. I break all...
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    We Said, "Yes We Can!" But Can We?

    By stillidealistic on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 5:58pm |
    I have been mulling over an idea lately that has me a bit distressed.   This nation is just horrifically divided. It isn't just a political divide, as if that isn't bad enough. It is religious, economic, racial...in almost...
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    TORTURED LOGIC

    By Richard Day on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 8:17pm |
                                                   Incendio, fuego de noche by Goya PREFACE There is a nice report put out by the Congressional Research Service that just came out January of this year.  Its pdf and located at this link: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40991.pdf It is...
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    FOOD FIGHTS

    By Richard Day on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 8:39pm |
        Look, for my dogs it was easy. I had 25# of dog food. You know those pellets or balls or whatever that they shove into strange sacks. The dog ate when I ate. Once a day. She would...
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    Academy Awards Picks?

    By oleeb on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 3:34pm |
    I've not seen all of the nominated pictures, but I have seen most of them.  There were some very good films out this year.  What are your picks in the major categories and thoughts overall? Here are mine though because...
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    Not a Bedtime Story Part III

    By we are stardust on Sat, 03/06/2010 - 1:36pm |
    The working title might be: Suicide Isn't Painless   Please don't read it if you're looking for an upbeat read; I can guarantee you this isn't it. ...............................................................................................................................  I updated (re-wrote) Part III; you may have to Refresh it; I...
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    BOOK LEARNING

    By Richard Day on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 8:39pm |
                                        I Can Read With My Eyes Shut By Dr. Seuss I can read in red. I can read in blue. I can read...

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