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If Republicans Don't Want the Race Card Played, They Should Stop Dealing It.
Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:39 AM EST
Whenever someone has pointed out the obvious fact that Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have engaged in open race baiting, or that certain policies negatively impact the black community in disproportionate ways (criminal justice), someone else has complained that the proverbial "R …
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Bill Gates: Rich Should Pay More Taxes (VIDEO)
Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:01 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Add Bill Gates' voice to the growing list of highly wealthy people who disagree with both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
"We're going to close the unproductive tax loopholes that allow some of the truly wealthy to avoid paying their fair share." - polls included
Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:07 AM EST
That headline did not come from President Obama. It is a direct quote from President Ronald Reagan. Yes, the same Reagan who raised taxes in 1982, 1984 and 1986. Right now, the only people who don't acknowledge that taxes have to be raised are the avaricious, the ideologue …
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How Republicans Can Get Past Race
Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:49 AM EST
Umbrage - manufactured or otherwise - related to the so-called playing of the proverbial race card is standard currency in discussions on the Vine.
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Will Americans Be So Dumb?
Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:13 PM EST
Andrew Sullivan and Newsweek whacked the proverbial hornet's nest with a cover story that asks the question "Why are Obama's Critics So Dumb".
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Dr. King Would Not Be Voting For Romney - with poll
Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:00 PM EST
If he weren’t murdered by a sniper’s bullet on a balcony of the Lorraine Hotel and otherwise was able to keep himself safe and healthy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What Everyone Should Know About Private Equity
Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:38 PM EST
Assuming that Mitt Romney becomes the republican nominee for the presidency, I expect that the term "private equity" will become a very well-discussed subject. But as in most areas of politics, the dialogue will occur through shouting from distant nodes.
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Imagine a Republican America and Vote Accordingly - Part 2 (with poll)
Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:43 PM EST
Every politician professes a deep and abiding commitment to what they call "The Middle Class". What they aren't too explicit about is which middle class they are committed to.
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Poor White Kids: Are They Invisible?
Seeded on Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:35 AM EST (The Root)
Due to efforts ranging from the visible anti-poverty advocacy of traditional civil rights leaders to the overt appeals to racial animosity on the part of exploitative politicians, the face of poverty in America is a black one.
Republicans Hold America Hostage For Special Interests - Again
Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:51 AM EST
If House republicans had any policy ideas that were worth pursuing, those ideas would be able to stand on their own.
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Imagine a Republican America and Vote Accordingly - Part 1
Fri Dec 9, 2011 6:52 AM EST
Yesterday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation that gave it veto power over regulations, which, among other things would further solidify their positions as gatekeepers to the extent that industry needed to make money by polluting, by abusing the …
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Jon Huntsman Would Break Up Big Banks, Wants Tough Settlement For Mortgage Fraud
Seeded on Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:20 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
John Huntsman's proposals on the treatment of large financial institutions goes further than Dodd-Frank and gives teabaggers and OWS protesters something that they both want - accountability for the dangerous and damaging decisions that brought on near economic armageddon on a gl …
Our Shameful, Unprecedented Hatred
Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:05 AM EST
She has been referred to as a whore. Her family has been called ghetto street trash. She has been called the descendent of a gorilla. She is booed for the temerity of recognizing the sacrifices of our soldiers and their families.
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Tea Party Sportsman Tired of Nigras Calling Him Racist
Seeded on Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:47 AM EST (Wonkette ยป top)
I wonder how many Newsvine tea partiers believe that the man in the video speaks for them. I for one believe that he is indicative of an all too visible minority to tea partiers - diseased by racial resentment and deluded thinking.
GOP Challengers target Congressman Keith Ellison with Religious Bigotry and Xenophobia
Seeded on Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:44 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Ellison's GOP opponent asks: "Do you really want someone representing you who swears an oath on a Koran, a book that undermines the Constitution and says you should be killed?"
Black, Asian Teens Have Lowest Rates of Drug, Alcohol Use - Bloomberg
Seeded on Mon Nov 7, 2011 6:25 PM EST (Bloomberg.com)
In spite of the fact that their teen drug and alcohol use is lower than everyone except for Asians, blacks are arrested and incarcerated for drugs far more frequently (http://www.hrw.org/en/node/81110/).
Elizabeth Warren Heckled By Tea Party Supporter
Seeded on Thu Nov 3, 2011 1:45 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
After arguing that the Tea Party has been protesting Wall Street longer than the Occupy Movement, he proceeds to call Ms. Warren a "socialist whore" and refer to the President as "foreign born".
Herman Cain: Obama Never 'Part Of The Black Experience'
Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:51 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The man who thinks that black people are brainwashed now says that the President has never been part of the "Black Experience". In addition to my curiosity over how Mr. Cain defines the "Black Experience", I am struck by his compliment of the President. I mean if Mr.
Injustice! 96-Year-Old Woman Denied Voting ID
Seeded on Thu Oct 6, 2011 9:02 AM EDT (News One)
Yet another example of republican voter suppression in action. This woman was denied a voter ID because her married name doesn't match the name on her 96 year old birth certificate.
Time for Wall Street Protesters to Put Wall Street in the Stocks
Wed Oct 5, 2011 12:34 PM EDT
I wonder if the Wall Street protesters know who Dick Fuld is. How about Stanley O'Neal or Robert B. Willumstad or Raymond W.
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Morgan Freeman: Tea Party Is Racist, They're Out To Get Obama
Seeded on Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:22 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
When Morgan Freeman called Black History Month "ridiculous", he became a hero to a certain segment of viners who every year express resentment at the annual recognition of the journey of black people in America. I wonder what those same people think of him now that he has openly …
Grassroots Groups Offer Plan For $1 Trillion In Deficit Reduction
Seeded on Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:04 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Two groups on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum have come up with a way to reduce the deficit over 10 years by $1.0 trillion without cutting entitlement programs and without raising taxes. While this by no means gets us out of the woods (we need to do more than that to a …
Test Your Current Events IQ
Seeded on Wed Sep 7, 2011 9:13 PM EDT (Pew Research Center)
Given the Newsvine motto, and the way we battle over current events, I fully expect all Viners to do well on this, with scores significantly higher than national norms.
Warren Buffett's Widening Rift With Republicans - Bloomberg
Seeded on Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:13 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
Mr. Buffett and a number of other ultra high net worth individuals know that tax rates at the top of the scale are unsustainably low and that our tax structure rewards financial transactions that do nothing for the American economy.
Jared Bernstein: Taxing Capital Gains at Ordinary Rates: Evidence Says Do It... So Does Buffett
Seeded on Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:26 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
This is a great Op-Ed piece regarding the taxing of capital gains at regular income tax rates instead of the lower 24% and 15% rates applied to such gains now.
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If Republicans Don't Want the Race Card Played, They Should Stop Dealing It.
Whenever someone has pointed out the obvious fact that Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have engaged in open race baiting, or that certain policies negatively impact the black community in disproportionate ways (criminal justice), someone else has complained that the proverbial "R …
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