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Republican Spyware

Posted on March 1, 2006 by

Stallio! has a great post on how the Republican party is handing out CDs that will illegally collect your personal data and stash it at an insecure location. He covers the topic pretty well, so it wouldn’t make sense for…

Posted in Current Events, Politics Tagged with: current events, nutjobs, politics, republicans, security, spyware

The Myth of Big Government Liberals

Posted on February 20, 2006 by

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Atrios has a dead-on post about the myth of “Big Goverment Liberals.” I don’t know any “big government liberals” in the sense that Andy means. I don’t know anybody who gets a stiffy at the thought of raising taxes and…

Posted in Politics Tagged with: current events, goverment, liberals, nutjobs, politics, republicans, taxes

2008 GOP Convention in Indianapolis?

Posted on February 15, 2006 by

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The Indy Star reports that our fair metropolis is on the list of cities invited to bid to host the 2008 GOP Convention. Requirements: we have to foot the bill for security. God no. Please no. I’d rather gargle with…

Posted in Indianapolis, Politics Tagged with: convention, current events, nutjobs, politics, republicans, RNC

When you pay attention to work, you miss all the good stuff

Posted on February 8, 2006 by

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For the past couple days, StAllio! has been covering a fun controversy brewing in Indiana politics concerning the “Bloody 8th” congressional district race between Republican incumbent and right-wing loony John Hostetler, and his hottie Democrat opponent, Sheriff Brad Ellsworth. Ellsworth’s…

Posted in Indiana, Politics Tagged with: current events, goverment, liberals, nutjobs, politics, republicans, taxes

President Washington Used Electronic Wiretaps

Posted on February 8, 2006 by

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“President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance on a far broader scale.” — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales while testifying before congress on illegal wiretapping No, I’m not shitting you, he really said that, and…