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Sailing to Irrelevance, Part IV: The Benghazi Scandal vs. The Benghazi Scandal™

In Politics, Uncategorized on July 25, 2013 at 2:08 am

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On election night at Fox News there was one question that was asked over and over by desperate anchors, experts and reporters alike:

Why had the American people ignored the Benghazi story? Or to be more specific, why had their fellow citizens reelected this President despite sweeping coverage of a scandal that conservative media promised would end Obama’s career – if it didn’t put him behind bars first?

It’s a damn good question. Read the rest of this entry »

Republican Messaging, Going Galt, and a Tale of Two Cities

In Politics on July 23, 2013 at 12:07 am

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Republicans are convinced they need to work on messaging, not policy, in order to win national elections.  A look at the sister cities of Portland and Vancouver illustrate why they may be wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

A Heretic’s Pilgrimage: My Journey to the 2012 Values Voter Summit

In Featured, Politics, Religion on July 22, 2013 at 2:25 am

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In which I travel to the the most prestigious social-conservative shindig of the year to ask the question, is there any way we can become one country again? Read the rest of this entry »

A Billion Rising (Or 51% of America, Anyway): The GOP Is Killing Itself With The Violence Against Women Act

In Politics on July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am

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As the GOP looks to defund programs that  assist  victims of rape and domestic abuse, it puts them on the losing end of both history and national elections. Read the rest of this entry »

The Creeping Victory of “Consistent” over “Judicious”

In Culture, Politics, Religion on July 21, 2013 at 11:17 pm

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The call for ideological consistency is on the rise on both sides of the aisle.  But is that a good thing?

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