"Renaissance Thinking About the Issues of Our Day"
August 2010
The Moral Basis of an Economy
Submitted by Natural Lefty on 23. August 2010 - 10:52
August 23
A Capital Idea Part 27: The Moral Basis of an Economy
Mosque at "Ground Zero"
Submitted by STL2STR on 23. August 2010 - 10:18
It appears that the same people who are opposed to the building of a Mosque at "ground zero" were also opposed to the 911 survivors receiving compensation a few weeks ago.
One of my neighbors shills for Glenn Beck - with yard signs!
Submitted by padlake on 23. August 2010 - 9:36
Over the past two weekends, a neighbor of mine at the end of my street has had yard signs out asking neighbors to wake up because "GOVT IS BANK-RUPTING OUR KIDS".
Obama Put Social Security On The Table
Submitted by WindHarps on 23. August 2010 - 4:44
AP tagline (08/14): “President Barack Obama used the anniversary of Social Security to trumpet Democrats’ support for the popular program and accuse Republicans of trying to destroy it.”
DEMOSTRATION IN NEW YORK
While perusing the news pages on my browser, I stumbled upon an article describing the anti-Muslim demonstrations in New York concerning the recreation/prayer center. According to the AP the gentleman below made the following comments:
Misstatements On Show
Submitted by donjuliek on 22. August 2010 - 19:40
Mr Hartmann -
On Friday, August 20th you had Victoria Jones on your show and between the two of you two incorrect statements were made. During the conversation about Franklin Graham's statements about Islam one of the two of you said that Billy Graham was dead (I do not have the transcript so I do not have the exact wording). Billy Graham is still alive.
Wingnut 'news' blog, Canada Free Press, exploits racist child
Submitted by 12jkwilkes17 on 22. August 2010 - 15:32
Canada Free Press, a rightwing fringe blog, is using a racist 9th grader
Fox Parent News Corp. Funds GOP Attack Machine $1 Million
Submitted by thinkingblue on 22. August 2010 - 10:24
When I saw this article on Crooks and Liars, I thought, well here we go again, but this time the Corporate Greed Machine and the GOP has SCOTUS to thank for the endless flow of money being thrown around to reassure that the "R's" will regain power over all of our lives.
Inspection- Filibuster!?
Submitted by ken carman on 22. August 2010 - 8:17
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