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Toure: Electoral Map Looks Just Like Confederate Map Andrew Sullivan originally made this point and Republicans can whine all they want about this, but this is deeper than politics. This is about the racism built into US culture, into humanity. In 1864, if you focus on the states in existence at the time, Lincoln was looking at the exact same map that Obama is looking at in 2012. In 1864, Lincoln was a Republican advocating the end of slavery. In 2012, Obama is America's first black President and a Democrat. The exact same map is staring him in the face. This speaks directly to the fundamental cultural reality of the USA and of the south. The parties 'switched sides' when Johnson signed into law Kennedy's Civil Rights Act in 1964. That fundamental divide has not disappeared in modern America. The scar of slavery and the legacy of the fight for Civil Rights still stands for all to see. On a positive note, I still believe that America is light years ahead of most coun...

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Ann Coulter vs. Piers Morgan On "Retard" Comment And Racism  This woman is one of the worst pieces of filth on the planet and the only reason she has an audience on the right is because she's a hot blonde. She's like another Palin, but she is worse.

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These words of John D. Rockefeller Junior are inscribed at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan , New York. They are words that speak of the true greatness, foresight and optimism of the American dream . "I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master. I believe in the Dignity of labour, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living. I believe that thrift is essential to well ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs. I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order. I beli...

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The wrong issue for the wrong candidate  is the simple fact that the GOP does not, historically, reduce the deficit when in power. They simply talk about doing it and then explode the deficit when in power by cutting taxes for the rich and massively expanding military spending. Reagan , Bush Sr and Bush Jr all exploded the deficit. The only people to reduce the deficit were President Clinton and President Obama . The irony is profound, since that is the essence of the GOP platform. To summarize, the GOP are bold faced liars and their historical record speaks for itself, if people bother to actually look at it, rather than be bamboozled by their bogus rhetoric.

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Mitt Romney, the GOP candidate for President in 2012, is suggesting raising the 'defense' budget yet again, despite the fact that no one at the Pentagon is asking for this to happen. Why?

The latest from Bahama Pundit:  The Wilson City Power Plant—Dawn of a New Day?

This letter to the editor in The Nassau Guardian  is absolutely spot on. Our new government, here in the Bahamas, is a bad joke. This lady explains why.

Mitt Romney Gives An Address On Foreign Policy  and winds up sounding just like George W Bush . Please America, the anti-science, anti-reason, anti-logic and pro-stupid, in their current manifestation, GOP cannot be allowed to lead the USA again. Don't you remember how crazy it was under W or are your memories that short? Come on America, don't give into fear again.

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America the Undertaxed : Compared with other developed countries, the United States has very low taxes, little income redistribution, and an extraordinarily complex tax code. If it wanted to, the government could raise taxes without crippling growth or productivity. Tax reform is ultimately a political choice, not an economic one -- a statement about what sort of society Americans want.

How to Make Almost Anything : In recent decades, the world has been rocked by revolutions in the digitization of computation and communication. Now the physical world is being digitized, thanks to new technologies that can turn data into things and things into data. Digital fabrication will let people build custom home furniture, living organs out of cells, and drones that can fly out of a printer; science fiction is becoming industrial fact.

The Myth of German Hegemony : Germany has the strongest economy in Europe, but its financial strength does not translate into political supremacy. In recent months, Berlin has lost both allies and influence, and it will need to compromise in order to stabilize the eurozone.

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