Rape is God’s Way of Saying You Should Be Pregnant

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Thaddeus Howze is disgusted with the GOP candidates who seem to justify rape as being part of God’s plan.

How Far Is Too Far in Politics? Ann Coulter’s R-Word Tweet

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Did Ann Coulter go too far in calling the president the R-word?

Beyond the Two-Party System

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The two-party system has bottle-necked democracy. No wonder Chinese people laughed at Brandon Ferdig’s descriptions of American campaigning.

Mitt Romney, Affirmative Action, and Binders Full of… What?

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Is Mitt Romney actually a proponent of Affirmative Action? Do Romney’s ‘Binders Full of Women’ actually help make gender a non-issue in hiring?

The “Have Not Voted” Party

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Why do you vote? (Or don’t, as the case may be.)

Open Thread: 2012 Presidential Debates… Is There a Winner?

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Do debates ever really change a voter’s mind?

Joe Biden and Paul Ryan Outline Differences on Abortion in VP Debate

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The Vice President and Congressman talked about fatherhood, life, and abortion in the debate in Danville, Kentucky.

Debate Takeaways Tallied Tactfully

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Regardless of your personal opinion on the presidential debates, what can we learn from them about presentation and focus?

Romney’s Bull

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Obama’s maneuvers in the first presidential debate leaves his supporters spoiling for a real knock-down, drag-out fight to the finish.

Is the Mitt Romney ‘Big Bird Outrage’ Justified?

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Liam Day adds some much-needed logical thinking to the debate about whether Mitt Romney wants to kill off Big Bird.

Beautiful Liars

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Carl Pettit wishes politicians would stop insulting his intelligence, and put more effort into their lies.

Mitt Romney Admits He Was Wrong About 47 Percent

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It takes a brave person to admit when he’s wrong… especially when he’s a presidential candidate.

Why Mitt Romney Isn’t Wrong

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Mitt Romney let slip the big debate/campaign secret: you can’t win or lose, much less be right or wrong. It’s nothing but a word game on top of a mess of details that will make all the seemingly impossible big points work out in the end.

The Refugee and the 47 Percent

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Geoff Kronik’s father was an immigrant and an Army veteran who bettered himself in any way he could, including the GI Bill, and that lands him squarely in the 47 Percent.

The NPR Commentator and the 47 Percent

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You may have heard Dave Dickerson on NPR and thought he was doing pretty well, but in fact he was homeless most of last year.

Is The Mitt Romney ‘Big Bird Outrage’ Justified?

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Liam Day adds some much-needed logical thinking to the debate about whether Mitt Romney wants to kill off Big Bird.