NYT: 4 years later, race is still issue for some voters - politics - The New York Times - msnbc.com

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 5:14 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

This story, "4 years later, race is still issue for some voters," originally appeared in The New York Times. Unfortunately... racism is alive and well in Steubenville, Ohio. Thanks to stupidity and conservative talk radio, Fox propaganda network, etc.

politics, presidential-election, racism

Liberal? Conservative? Blame it on a fear factor - The Denver Post

Seeded on Wed Apr 4, 2012 7:08 AM EDT (The Denver Post)

Die-hard liberals and conservatives aren't made; they're born. It's literally in their DNA. That's the suggestion of a study by a group of researchers who wanted to see if there was a biological basis for people's political attitudes. They found to their surprise that opinions …

conservatives, politics, dna, liberals, political-attitudes

Study: Conservatives have larger

Seeded on Tue Apr 3, 2012 1:15 AM EDT (Salon.com)

A study suggests that conservative brains are structured differently than the brains of other people. Specifically, the research shows that people with conservative tendencies have a larger amygdala and a smaller anterior cingulate than other people. The amygdala …

politics, conservative-liberal, political-thinking, differences-in-primitive-brain

Conservatives Big on Fear, Brain Study Finds | Psychology Today

Seeded on Tue Apr 3, 2012 1:04 AM EDT (Psychology Today)

Peering inside the brain with MRI scans, researchers at University College London found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals. The amygdala is an almond-shaped structure deep in the brain that is active during states of& …

politics, liberal, conservative, brain-study, fear-and-anxiety, coping-with-complexity

ALEC Exposed - Alec Exposed

Seeded on Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:44 AM EDT (The Center For Media And Democracy)

Through ALEC, Global Corporations Are Scheming to Rewrite YOUR Rights and Boost THEIR Revenue Exposing the corrupts agenda of ALEC. Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try …

politics, corruption, alec, corporate-agenda, buying-government

Barney Frank on Republicans, Reagan & Obama's Jobs Act | The Bilerico Project

Seeded on Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:46 PM EDT (The Bilerico Project)

President Obama's campaign to pass the American Jobs Act, which would include the "Buffett rule" closing loopholes that allow millionaires and billionaires from paying less taxes than their workers. "Warren Buffett's secretary shouldn't pay a higher tax rate than Warren Buff …

politics, barney-frank, economic-inequality, tax-loopholes, president-obama, american-jobs-act

The debt crisis - Boston.com

Seeded on Mon Mar 5, 2012 1:41 AM EST (The Boston Globe)

How the debt was acquired and which administrations are responsible for the most deficit spending.

politics, national-debt, debt-crisis

First Read - As GOP race continues, voter confidence in Obama improves

Seeded on Sun Mar 4, 2012 1:07 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Voter confidence in Obama increases as GOP race continues. The Voter confidence index (VCI) is calculated by looking at three numbers in polling – the president’s job approval, the direction of the country, and voters’ preference for which party should c …

politics, voter-confidence, obamas-approval

FactCheck.org : Born in the U.S.A.

Seeded on Sat Mar 3, 2012 4:31 AM EST (FactCheck.Org)

FactCheck.org validates the authenticity of President Obama's birth certificate. It is not likely to satisfy the birthers of course, but nothing short of Jesus Christ appearing to them and confirming it will...

politics, citizenship, birthers, obamas-birth-certificate

Obama Created More Jobs In One Year Than Bush Created In Eight | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Sat Mar 3, 2012 12:41 AM EST (Think Progress)

From February 2001, Bush’s first full month in office, through January 2009, his last, the economy added just 1 million jobs. By contrast, in 2010 alone, the economy added at least 1.1 million jobs under President Obama's leadership. As the Wall Street …

politics, job-loss, bikini-chart, obamas-job-creation, bush-romney-same-failed-economic-plans, unfair-tax-policies

Dangerous Minds | The 'Small Penis Rule'

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2012 4:18 AM EST (Publish)

The Small Penis Rule. I did not know about this, but I guess you do learn something new everyday.

odd-news, publishing, the-small-penis-rule, protection-against-libel

Rectal Probe Amendment Attached to 'Mandatory Ultrasound' Bill Fails to Pass Virginia Senate | Angry Black Lady Chronicles

Seeded on Wed Feb 8, 2012 4:05 AM EST (Angry Black Lady Chronicles)

Unwilling to take the affront to women’s reproductive freedom lying down, State Senator Janet Howell attached an amendment to the bill which, in essence, said: “Up Yours!”

health, virginia, rectal-probe-amendment, mandatory-ultrasound-bill, war-on-womens-health-care, gop-governmental-coercion

Republican Obstruction at Work: Record Number of Filibusters | NEWS JUNKIE POST

Seeded on Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:39 PM EST (newsjunkiepost.com)

Shows how GOP are Obstructing anything being done to help country's recovery with clear intention of gumming up the works. It's a clear display of why they are not qualified nor can they be trusted with the responsibility of representing the American public.

politics, obstruction, record-filibusters, gop-clear-plan-of-obstruction

How does China keep the value of its Yuan low?

Seeded on Fri Feb 3, 2012 4:12 AM EST (Reed Construction Data)

The value of the Chinese "yuan" to the American $. The Chinese have been keeping the "yuan" artificially undervalued purposely for years, which has added to the unfair comparison in the value of their products and goods to those made in this country.

business, imports-exports, under-valued-yuan, unfair-value-of-products-and-goods

New Study Links Racism and Conservative Beliefs with Low IQ | Care2 Causes

Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2012 1:33 AM EST (The Politics Cause)

So there is still hope for the GOP, if they would just stop getting all of their information from the Fox propaganda network and Limbaugh... and start working on their critical thinking skills.

conservatives, politics, racism, low-iq, lack-of-intellect-and-critical-thinking-skills

Reagan's Budget Director: GOP Policies 'Have Crippled Our Economy' | The Nation

Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2012 12:43 AM EST (The Nation)

Another jewel from Ronnie's Budget Director telling the truth regarding "trickle down" or VooDoo economics. Excellent.

politics, gop, trickle-down, fictitious-economic-policies, redistribution-of-wealth-to-rich

Millionaire Nick Hanauer Shoots Down Neil Cavuto's Straw Men as He Explains Why His Taxes Should be Raised | Video Cafe

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:56 AM EST (Crooks and Liars)

No wonder the viewers of the Fox propaganda network are so ignorant of the facts. When guests come on to try to give the facts, they are constantly interrupted by the show host.

politics, economics, trickle-down, gop-lies, reagonomics, war-on-and-destruction-of-middle-class-in-america

The FIVE Most Shocking Things About Mitt Romney's Tax Plan | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:18 PM EST (Think Progress)

Mitt Romney's tax policies will not only be destructive to the country's economy, it will make it impossible for the country to ever pay off it's debt and will only add to the deficit.

budget, politics, deficit, mitt-romney, tax-plan, economic-inequity