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Tony Bennett Rigged Grades Of Charter School Owned By GOP Donor
This one's going to leave a mark.For those of you not caught up in the "education deform" movement, Indiana had been Ground Zero for a while, with Jeb Bush stooge Tony Bennett having been elected the...
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Three Words: Christian Cannibal Puppeteer
Creeeeepy Oh. And porn as well. When your headline contains "Christian Cannibal Puppeteer" that kind of makes you sit up and notice. No, this story is NOT from The Onion.Remember Ronald William Brown...
View ArticleHell Has Frozen Over--Michelle Malkin Makes Sense
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not totally agreeing with her, but in this article about Tony Bennett and "education reform",Miss Twitchy makes points that resonate.First things first--is she defending...
View ArticlePolice Are Beating Teachers At ALEC Protest
Today is the big ALEC protest in Downtown Chicago at the Palmer House. Unions are there, ALEC Exposed is there, and teachers are there. They have shut down Monroe Street in front of the hotel.And the...
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Texas Defends Voting Laws: "We Don't Want Democrats To Vote"
Good luck with that, Texas Oh, Texas. What to do with you. So mere hours after the Supreme Court struck down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Texas wasted no more time and re-instituted the same...
View ArticleCNN Asks Steve King: "Do You Just Not Like Latinos?"
Finally, someone asked Steve King (R-Racist) the question we've wanted to ask: CNN anchor Kate Bolduan, after going round and round with King about the Ana Navarro smackdown he got, finally just up and...
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Love Notes
As I was going through the comments of this most excellent righteous rant, something happened which once again proves why this DKos Community is such a fun place to hang out. The boys--and...
View ArticleHere's One You Haven't Heard Yet
President Obama really DOESN'T want to go to war. In fact, he's tanking it on purpose.In a true Bizzarro World of headlines and strategy stories, this is one of the weirdest I've heard. According to...
View ArticleBREAKING: Indiana Judge Rules Right-To-Work Unconstitutional
I didn't see this diaried last night, so here it is:A Lake County Judge has ruled Indiana's Right-To-Work Law Unconstitutional.This is unbelievably huge news and a victory for Labor. Judge John Sedia...
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Boehner Under Investigation By The FEC
Nobody likes me John Boehner never met a lobbyist or a campaign donation he didn't like. Known for passing out lobbyist checks on the House floor, he was the top House fundraiser in 2012, fighting to...
View ArticlePresident Obama Flips Off His Critics
I was just watching This Week. George Stephanopolous was interviewing the President and brought up all the criticism of the Syria situation--the bumbling, the Putin, all of it. The President's...
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House Republicans Declare War On "Carnival" Cruz
House GOP vs Senate GOP By now you all have heard about the House GOP's plan to pass a Continuing Resolution that defunds Obamacare. The complete and total abdication of power by Speaker Boehner to...
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A Star Of Gold
This is the last Sunday in September. On this day, since 1936, the Gold Star Mothers in the United States are remembered. A Gold Star Mother is the mother of a soldier who has died in war.Every...
View ArticleWhat, Me Democrat?
So I guess there was this diary posted yesterday about why we're Democrats.I call on all Kossacks to submit at least one diary in the next few weeks, speaking about what the Democratic Party has meant,...
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What Our Gun Culture Has REALLY Done
Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid Step out of line, the man come and take you away--Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth""If you see something,...
View ArticleVA-AG: Obenshain Can Still Steal The Election
Mark Obenshain (R) looks to lose the election for Virginia Attorney General. The state board of elections is set to certify Mark Herring as the winner today. Obenshain's next option would be a...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v. 18.8.5 Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of those mishmash of holidays that has shady and dubious origins from many different traditions.Tonight I'll talk a little about Thanksgiving in the United...
View ArticleTuesday Classical Music: Music For Christmas
Announcing a Birth:In what is becoming a holiday tradition, I repost and add to my diary of Christmas music.Of all the holidays celebrated in the world, no other is more associated with music than...
View ArticleNew Orleans Teachers Win Big Victory
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many things changed in New Orleans. Almost immediately after the storm, for example, the state fired all of the public school teachers, took over the district,...
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Finally, Our Ears Get A Break
ReRe in the House. One of the hardest things to sing, especially in public is the Star Spangled Banner. Let's face it, it's a hard song. It has large jumps, a huge range, and doesn't sit well in the...
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