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22 October 2004 ~ 4 Comments

How to Argue with Someone Who Deceives Themself

A new study shows (surprise!) that Bush supporters wrongfully believe things like Saddam was found to have a weapons program or WMD’s and that (!!) the rest of the world supports the US in invading Iraq.  "The roots of the Bush supporters’ resistance to information," according to Steven Kull, "very likely lie in the traumatic [...]

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21 October 2004 ~ 0 Comments

‘Frightened to death’ of Bush

Here’s an interesting article by Marlow W Cook, a former Republican Senator.  The article hits on something I’ve been saying for quite some time: First, let’s talk about George Bush’s moral standards. In 2000, to defeat Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. — a man who was shot down in Vietnam and imprisoned for over five years [...]

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20 October 2004 ~ 0 Comments

Operation Ohio

From the always inventive McSweeney’s: If you are a registered voter under 25 living in a swing state, you are eligible to receive a phone call from an author on November 2 reminding you to vote.

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17 October 2004 ~ 0 Comments

Jon Stewart on Crossfire

To briefly expand a little on what I said below:  with this ‘America’ remix, I am not telling you who to vote for.  I am telling you to be informed about your choice and to decide for yourself.  The media right now is an extended apparatus of both parties, neither of which truly represents the [...]

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04 October 2004 ~ 0 Comments

“Miserable Failure”

Well made video rebuking many of the points Bush made in Thursday night’s debate.

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