Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 10, 2012, 6:28 pm
“Rick Santorum says that he is what the Republicans really want. Mitt Romney says now that he knows what Republicans want, he can change to those positions.” –Jay Leno
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 10, 2012, 1:12 pm
David Letterman: Top Ten Secret Service Code Names You Don’t Want 10. Dopey 9. Gasbag 8. One-Termer 7. Hasselhoff 6. Italian Cruise Ship Captain 5. German Grandmother 4. Dubya 3. Load 2. Not My Problem 1. Osama
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 9, 2012, 9:49 pm
John Edwards’ political career ended a long time ago, but it turns out that his 2008 campaign is still in existence. It is even spending money, despite owing taxpayers more than $2.1 million in matching funds: Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in pu...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 9, 2012, 9:40 pm
Least surprising news I’ve heard today: Super PAC supporting conspiracy theorist Ron Paul is operated by a Truther. (I’m even more concerned about the amount of support Paul gets from neo-Nazis and white supremacists who understand the most likely result of  implementing Paul’s views.)
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 9, 2012, 8:51 pm
With the GOP primary battle changing, instead of the insanity of Newt Gingrich, we now get to hear more of the insane views of Rick Santorum. We already knew about his desire to use government to regulate the sex lives of Americans and nationalize each woman’s womb, but it goes much further than t...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 9, 2012, 8:23 pm
“Newt Gingrich has criticized ‘New York elites’ who ride the subway. One of those subway elites threw up on my pants this morning.” –David Letterman With Letterman repeatedly mocking Gingrich for his view of New York elites, background information and more serious commentary can be found ...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 9, 2012, 12:04 am
It’s good to have a president who supports science. Plus, Barack Obama now goes down in history as the first president to shoot a marshmallow across the State Dining Room.
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 8, 2012, 3:03 pm
The big question of the day is how Mitt Romney could possibly have lost three contests last night (Minnesota, Colorado, and Missouri) after receiving the endorsement of Donald Trump? As Trump took the credit for Romney winning in Nevada after receiving his endorsement, is there any chance that Trump...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 7, 2012, 8:36 pm
... heard Joe Biden use his quick pitch for the Democrats last week I was impressed that he could be so succinct: “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.” ... it comes to their policies, records, and visions. But Biden’s 10-word ... the economy around at home, and has scored...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 6, 2012, 1:27 pm
“The working girls from the Bunny Ranch Brothel are showing up at Ron Paul rallies because he’s a libertarian. What a strange world it is when a presidential candidate can accept an endorsement from a whore…but enough about Romney and Donald Trump.” –Bill Maher
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 5, 2012, 11:27 pm
Bill Maher’s New Rule: Atheism is not a religion. Maher pointed out that “Atheism is a religion like abstinence is a sex position.” We recently learned that Mitt Romney’s atheist father-in-law was converted posthumously to Mormonism by the Romney family. Maher unbaptized Romneys father-in-la...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 5, 2012, 7:29 pm
Saturday Night Live opened with science fiction last night, showing Newt Gingrich as president of the moon. Science Fiction isn’t limited to SNL. Blastr presents 18 awesome sci-fi moments from The Late Show with David Letterman. Some teasers from Steven Moffat about the future of Doctor Who: Doc...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 5, 2012, 9:19 am
“Mitt didn’t just beat Newt Gingrich, he stomped him by a devastating 14 percent margin. Fourteen percent! That is higher than Mitt’s tax rate.” –Stephen Colbert about the Florida primary.
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 4, 2012, 6:51 pm
The Republican Party has moved to the far right in recent years–far to the right of Barry Goldwater and even Ronald Reagan–while the Democrats have moved towards the middle. The voteview blog has analyzed recent presidents and the result is exactly what we already knew: Our findings here echo t...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 4, 2012, 1:42 pm
Newt Gingrich talks of being a historian, but like most conservative “thought leaders,” he tends to get most of his facts wrong. Responding to Gingrich’s statements often seems a waste of time because, beside the repulsive moral code he promotes, he bases his arguments on premises which are ou...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 3, 2012, 2:45 pm
“According to new polls that just came out, Mitt Romney does very well with Republican voters who make more than $200,000. Or as Romney calls them, ‘trailer trash.’” –Conan O’Brien
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 2, 2012, 1:41 am
Donald Trump is making a major announcement on Thursday and reportedly will endorse Newt Gingrich. First Herman Cain endorsed Gingrich and now Trump. This should lock up the bat-shit crazy vote for Gingrich, which is the major portion of the Republican vote. Trump has also been talking about runni...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 1, 2012, 4:27 pm
The Whoniverse is commemorating the life of Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) today, on what would have been her 64th birthday. Here is one of the BBC news reports on her death last year.
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 1, 2012, 3:54 pm
Mitt Romney did better in his last two debates against Newt Gingrich thanks to a new debate coach, but he still shows the propensity to make gaffes. Today a poorly worded statement places him at greater risk of being seen as not caring about the poor. Read this and think of the first sentence becomi...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Feb 1, 2012, 3:27 pm
“But, Romney says he is not a creature of Washington. He has lived in the real streets of America. I believe it’s Easy Street, if I’m not mistaken.” –Jay Leno Bonus Quote: “In fact, when Mitt Romney was young, he and his gang controlled their hood’s hedge fund.” –Jay Leno
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 31, 2012, 8:17 pm
The polls just closed in Florida and the media is already projecting that Mitt Romney will be the winner. This comes as no surprise today as the polls showed Romney with a lead, but immediately after the South Carolina primary this outcome was briefly in doubt. Since then Republican leaders have gon...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 31, 2012, 7:51 pm
... rocks that were already drilled a thousand times,” said Clay Williams, chief financial officer for Houston-based National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV), which started in Oil City, Pennsylvania, in ... , and was greeted by guest editorials in Detroit newspapers from Republican National Chairman Re...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 30, 2012, 9:21 pm
Juan Williams exposes the racism in the GOP campaign at The Hill: The language of GOP racial politics is heavy on euphemisms that allow the speaker to deny any responsibility for the racial content of his message. The code words in this game are “entitlement society” — as used by Mitt Romney ...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 26, 2012, 8:24 pm
“Mitt Romney is going to release 2010 and 2011 tax returns. Not to be outdone, Newt Gingrich is going to release his 1988, 1994, and 2005 wedding vows.” –Conan O’Brien
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 26, 2012, 8:16 pm
With the candidates for the GOP nomination failing to have a sensible platform of their own, they are trying to latch onto the reputation of Ronald Reagan. Newt Gingrich is the most guilty of this.  Mitt Romney, who has taken both sides of virtually question imaginable, has declared his independenc...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 25, 2012, 12:44 am
Newt Gingrich is tying the wrong person to Saul Alinsky in his bizarre attacks on Barack Obama. BuzzFeed found old pictures of George Romney meeting with Saul Alinsky to discuss the grievances of the urban black poor.
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 24, 2012, 8:15 pm
Following is the prepared remarks for President Obama’s fourth State of the Union address on Tuesday, as released by the White House: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home s...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 24, 2012, 7:15 pm
“New Rule: Someone has to tell Francesco Schettino that embracing a callous policy of “every man for himself” doesn’t make you a sea captain. It makes you the Republican nominee.” -Bill Maher
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 24, 2012, 7:11 pm
Leading into tonight’s State of the Union Address, Barack Obama’s approval is improving while the approval of his Republican rivals is falling: Fifty-three percent of Americans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll express a favorable opinion of Obama overall, up by 5 points from last mon...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 23, 2012, 8:46 pm
“Tonight was the CNN primary debate with the four remaining candidates. It was kind of a change for Newt Gingrich. Usually when he’s arguing with three people at once, it’s his wife, his ex-wife, and his mistress.” –Jay Leno
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 23, 2012, 8:01 pm
The Republicans are down to the final four, but it is possible none of them can win. After losing in South Carolina, Romney is now trailing in Florida in several polls. Romney is helped by the fact early voters made up thirty percent of the vote before the South Carolina primary. As many of these vo...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 22, 2012, 5:31 pm
Fringe started out the season slowly as it introduced another time line in which Peter had died as a child. The story built up gradually, leading to Peter coming into this timeline. Finally, in what was supposed to be the fall finale but was delayed until January due to baseball, Peter went over to ...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 21, 2012, 6:51 pm
“Mitt Romney is coming under fire because even though he is a multimillionaire, he only paid 15 percent in taxes. That’s not a tax, that’s barely a tip.” –Jay Leno
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 21, 2012, 6:22 pm
In covering primary and caucus votes I’ve held to two principles: 1) polls, especially in early contests, are meaningless until just before the actual vote, and 2) each vote has the potential to change the dynamic of the nomination battle making polls of  subsequent events open to considerable ch...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 20, 2012, 8:42 pm
“Mitt Romney is quite a guy. At one point he and his wife bought a zoo and fired all the animals.” –David Letterman
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 19, 2012, 7:08 pm
Barack Obama is visiting Disney World. Besides promoting tourism, the trip should provide some valuable experience going into the reelection campaign . Visiting Fantasyland gave Obama a preview of the fact-free campaign which is to be expected from the Republicans. Seeing Pirates of the Caribbean wi...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 19, 2012, 6:59 pm
“Mitt Romney, whose father was born in Mexico, is now talking up his Mexican heritage. Not to be outdone today, Newt Gingrich said he once cheated on one of his wives with a woman named Juanita.” –Jay Leno
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 17, 2012, 11:47 am
Yesterday I referred to Andrew Sullivan’s article on Barack Obama in Newsweek. It is worth repeating more of what he wrote in response to the common attacks from the right wing: The right claims the stimulus failed because it didn’t bring unemployment down to 8 percent in its first year, as pre...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 16, 2012, 7:20 pm
The above cover of Newsweek, asking “Why Are Obama’s Critics So Dumb?” seems unnecessarily provocative. It does not even portray Andrew Sullivan’s article accurately, which is more about how smart he believes Obama to be than directly insulting his critics. Still, we could see where conserva...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 15, 2012, 6:32 pm
Filming on the second Star Trek movie by J. J. Abrams began on Thursday with a scheduled release date of May 17, 2013. Paramount Pictures announced that principal photography has commenced in Los Angeles, CA on the sequel to STAR TREK from director J.J. Abrams. The film will be released on May 17, ...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 14, 2012, 2:56 pm
“NHPrimary Trivia: The Republican candidates have not spoken to a black person since Herman Cain dropped out.” –Andy Borowitz Bonus Quote going back to Iowa: “Say what you will about the margin of Romney’s victory, but 8 votes is still 6 more than Rick Perry can count.” –Andy Borowitz
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 14, 2012, 2:51 pm
Mitt Romney remains the most likely candidate to win the Republican nomination, but there has been another event which could lead to the less likely scenario I discussed after the Iowa caucus which makes Rick Santorum the nominee. A group of social conservative activists met in Texas and, after thre...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 13, 2012, 6:01 pm
“Nation, unless you live in a cave, I’m sure you’ve heard that yesterday’s New Hampshire primary was won by Mitt Romney. And if you do live in a cave, I’m guessing you voted for Ron Paul.” –Stephen Colbert
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 13, 2012, 3:08 pm
Just in from CNN: A federal judge disclosed that former presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition, a court source tells CNN. Edwards had sought a delay in his criminal corruption trial, scheduled to begin later this month. Update: More information here.
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 13, 2012, 1:35 pm
There are certainly a lot of ignorant Americans. A recent poll found that 43 percent believe God helps Tim Tebow win football games. I wonder how they explain the games in which Tebow doesn’t win. Did Tebow (or his fans) do something wrong to cause God to make him lose, or does God lack the power...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 12, 2012, 10:07 pm
Here are how conservatives are attacking Mitt Romney–video above and description below. Andrew Sullivan argues that Romney can lose. Assuming he still wins the GOP nomination, the Democratic attacks on Romney in the general election might be even more brutal. Mitt Romney. Was he a job creator or ...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Jan 12, 2012, 9:05 pm
... looked almost unbeatable. He had won the first two contests (even if the first was really too close to call). Paul and Huntsman, who came in second and third, are unlikely to provide a sustained ... the Mormon Church, Romney tried to pressure a single woman to give up her child. According to...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Dec 14, 2011, 10:04 pm
Republicans have done much better than Democrats at framing their arguments and choosing the right words to maximize their support–regardless of whether conservative frames provide an honest look at the issues. Some on the  left have tried to counter with the Occupy Wall Street movement and claim...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Dec 13, 2011, 11:39 pm
The New York Jewish Week finds both religious and political significance in this week’s game between Denver and New England: Next Sunday, the Broncos host the New England Patriots in a game coveted so much by the networks that NBC and CBS sparred in unprecedented fashion over who would get to bro...
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Ron Chusid posted an article on Liberal Values - Dec 13, 2011, 10:16 pm
Newt Gingrich is called the “intellectual” of the GOP field because he does not have drunk blackouts or visibly drool. –Andy Borowitz
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