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Who you calling a “free” market, Willis!?

By Hugh Skinnerian | September 19, 2008

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Is it just me or are we witnessing socialized banking? And this is different from socialized medicine, how exactly?

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A view of the new police state from the RNC

By Hugh Skinnerian | September 1, 2008

From today’s RNC convention:

And let’s not forget the fascists at the DNC (arrested for taking pictures of democratic senators and their donors):

More about the Asa Eslocker arrest:

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2011 - Our President’s “horizon” for Iraq

By Hugh Skinnerian | August 22, 2008

According to CBS News, CNN, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Sydney Morning Herald, IslamOnline.net, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, our “stay the course” president has up-and-decided that we should hand our enemies a “timetable for withdrawal.”  Now tell me this isn’t theater…
What happened to all of this rhetoric?  Or this?  Could this have something [...]

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Friday’s “truth to power” inspiration

By Hugh Skinnerian | August 22, 2008

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Friday’s “truth to power” inspiration

By Hugh Skinnerian | August 15, 2008

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