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Tag: hypocrisy

Neera Tanden

Neera Tanden’s Behavior Actually is That Bad

February 28, 2021 Reece Ellis 2020 Election, Ethics, Ideas, Language/Words Leave a comment

Bruenig writes “When people say Republican senators are acting in bad faith about the tweets, what are they saying their real position on tweets is? Are liberals who were mad at Trump’s tweets but not Neera’s also doing bad faith? And what is their non-bad-faith position on tweets?

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mcCain

John McCain, please spare us

July 26, 2017 Reece Ellis ACA/Obamacare, Republicans Leave a comment

Recently, Senator John McCain of Arizona was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. John McCain served his country first as a

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peaceful protest

The hypocrisy of protesting about peaceful protests

November 12, 2016 Steve Sorkin 2016 Election, Activism Leave a comment

It is amazing to see Trump voters complaining about peaceful protests. How many of them were silent when Trump spewed his hatred, and encouraged

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Donald Trump and the Evangelical Industrial Complex

February 29, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Campaigns, Humor, Religion in Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Republicans tend to believe that the bulwark of their strength comes from those people who are very conservative, which includes the millions of Evangelical

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Advice to Christie: It’s always the cover-up

January 17, 2014 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Corruption, Ethics, Media, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

First we heard James Carville, one of President Clinton’s closest political advisors, who said, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Now, with a clearer vision of

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