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GOP Lawmakers Replaced With High Functioning Protozoa Under Newly Signed “Austerity Measures”

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - July 7, 2011 14

Unbeknownst to the conservative Congressman, Dr. Ron Paul (Bagger - TX) inserted an arcane addendum that required replacing all elected Republicans (federal, state and local) with the results of some experiments he had been conducting in his suburban Galveston basement.

The Monolith Defined

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - July 7, 2011 3

The depths to which our "4th Estate" has sunk is the result of a deliberate plan to obscure the differences between contrived drama...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 110

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 6, 2011 22

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Individual consequences of government debt limit

Speakers' Corner Saravin - July 5, 2011 0

Individual consequences of government debt limit As the U.S. comes closer its $14.294 trillion debt ceiling, lawmakers faces a vote on boosting the debt limit....

The Age Of Reason As An Argument To The Age Of Fear

Speakers' Corner KillgoreTrout - July 5, 2011 65

Considering the Tea Party's candidates and leader's (deliberate?) misconceptions about our founding fathers and what they truly believed, I am writing this in the...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 109

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 5, 2011 4

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, July 5, 2011

When the Left Borrows from the Right

Speakers' Corner Marion - July 4, 2011 8

I'm not a great fan of Cynthia Boaz, but I'll give her fair due. She's written a cracking piece which you can see on...

Time Out for O/T – Vol. 16

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The place to post your comments without interrupting the single topic posts. However, be mindful of the strict rules!! If you find the rules here...

Yes We Can….Yes We Must!

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - July 3, 2011 3

DESPITE the treasonous and degenerate Republican efforts to stop us.. DESPITE the RACISTS (whether they care to admit it or not)... DESPITE them ALL,...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 108

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - July 1, 2011 0

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, July 1, 2011

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GOP Lawmakers Replaced With High Functioning Protozoa Under Newly Signed “Austerity Measures”

The Monolith Defined

The Daily Planet, Vol. 110

Individual consequences of government debt limit

The Age Of Reason As An Argument To The Age Of Fear

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When the Left Borrows from the Right

Time Out for O/T – Vol. 16

Yes We Can….Yes We Must!

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