Congressional Democrats commemorate LBJ’s failed War on Poverty

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http://twitter.com/#!/SenatorLeahy/status/420946439544377344 Today, Democrats in Congress are tripping over each other to remind everyone that it has been 50 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson “empowered America’s poor” by declaring a “War on Poverty.” No, really. These numnuts think the ineffective War on Poverty is something to be proud of: http://twitter.com/#!/Jim_Moran/status/420969431557099520 http://twitter.com/#!/repbobbyscott/status/420943911654555648 http://twitter.com/#!/RepCardenas/status/420948492765241345 http://twitter.com/#!/jimlangevin/status/420947289981460481 http://twitter.com/#!/ChrisVanHollen/status/420965324759240704 The […]

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I Had No Idea This Was The World’s Scariest Job, But It Actually Makes Sense.

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Take a minute. What’s the scariest job that you can possibly imagine yourself having? If you’re like a majority of Americans, the scary job you thought of was being a politician. Yep, that’s right, Americans are afraid of being politicians. This is according to a survey of 56,857 Americans conducted by the jobs website CareerBuilder.com. […]

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Watch As This Man Bravely Risks His Own Safety To Save These Bald Eagles

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Well, this man just became an American hero. That’s because while he was walking near a pond one day, he caught a glimpse of every American’s favorite bird. In fact, there were two of them! But as he was admiring the bald eagles, he realized that something wasn’t right. Instead of flying around and surveying […]

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Pelosi, others decry #EconomicViolence; Hashtag hijacked by non-lefties

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http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/421726939309547520 The hashtag #EconomicViolence has been going strong for quite a while and is now trending in the U.S. #EconomicViolence started as a way for some on the Left to complain about, well, capitalism basically. Here are a few examples: http://twitter.com/#!/missVivian_O/status/421748460136988672 http://twitter.com/#!/BlankieRespect/status/421747431944904704 http://twitter.com/#!/kylefarq/status/421747780692897792 http://twitter.com/#!/KatherinePater/status/421747096601911296 http://twitter.com/#!/rattlecans/status/421753769970253824 http://twitter.com/#!/vintagegoddess/status/421753749812822016 For Nancy Pelosi, not extending unemployment benefits beyond two […]

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Tone-deaf: Enroll America taps singing pets to sell Obamacare [video]

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http://twitter.com/#!/danielwanke/status/430735800511119361 Still on the fence about signing up for Obamacare? This new ad campaign from the fine folks at Enroll America should change that: http://twitter.com/#!/Chris_Moody/status/430735700095270912 This isn’t the first time Team Obamacare has turned to the animal kingdom to spark interest in enrollment. But based on the crappy signup numbers, the pictures of rodents on […]

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‘We need a new constitution’: Donna Brazile, Salon slammed

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http://twitter.com/#!/jrireland1/status/515858643452170241 On Saturday, Salon’s Andrew Burstein published a piece with the provocative title, “We need a new constitution: Here’s how we save American democracy from charlatans, loudmouths and the 1 percent.” We need a new constitution: Here's how to save American democracy from charlatans, loudmouths and the 1% http://t.co/LPaKfuubY8 — Salon.com (@Salon) September 27, 2014 […]

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