Betrayal?: Obama to Sign National Defense Authorization (VIDEO)

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I happen to think that, as Progressives, we have a greater responsibility to question the President on his policies, because we’re the ones who put him into office, and if we refuse to be honest about our own guy, then all of those derisive spitballs lobbed at the other side are nothing more than a grand exercise in hypocrisy of the worst kind.

What you need to know about the National Defense Authorization Act (VIDEO)

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President Obama has promised to veto the measure if it makes it to his desk.The Pentagon, the intelligence community and the Justice Department oppose the new provisions, and is calling on the Senate to “take up as its first order of business [Thursday] morning striking it in its entirety.”

Senate Votes on Indefinite Detention of Citizens, Obama Vows to Veto

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Applying this military custody requirement to individuals inside the United States, as some Members of Congress have suggested is their intention, would raise serious and unsettled legal questions and would be inconsistent with the fundamental American principle that our military does not patrol our streets.

Must Watch: The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans (VIDEO)

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This is one of those rare video finds that takes the time to explain in the simplest terms how the American economy got so screwed up, how the wealthiest 1% assumed so much control, why there is a need for the Occupy movement to succeed, and the real difference between Democrats and Republicans.

The Latest GOP Debate Train Wreck in 60 Seconds (VIDEO)

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What can we say about last night’s moronic and embarrassing GOP presidential debate in Washington, D.C.? Romney opened with a lie when he said his name was Mitt. His real first name is Willard. Herman Cain kept calling the moderator Blitz. Those were the lighthearted moments. Here’s the latest GOP train wreck in 60 seconds…

Karl Rove Gets Mic Checked by #Occupy (VIDEO)

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“Mic Check! Karl Rove is the Architect. The Architect of Occupy Iraq. The Architect of Occupy Afghanistan. The Architect of tax cuts for the 1%. The 99% think it’s time to Occupy the Architect. To Occupy the Architecture. Occupy Wall Street. Occupy Baltimore. Occupy Johns Hopkins. Occupy America. Liberate America. Occupy everything. Occupy everywhere. Occupy together. We are the 99%.”

Condi Talks to Stewart on Gaddafi’s Obsession, Iraq and Bush (VIDEO)

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The woman is full of political shit, and she, along with her fellow Bushies, have a helluva a lot to answer for, and just because the troops are coming home from Iraq at the end of the year, that doesn’t absolve them of the horrific responsibility they bear in taking this country down a road that should never have been traveled in the first place.

Protesters Disrupt Congressional Hearing

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At several points during the hearing, protesters loudly and passionately stopped proceedings before being removed. One young man, who identified himself as an Iraq war veteran, said loudly: “We murdered people! I saw what we did to people!”

Romney will ‘reverse’ Obama’s Nonexistent ‘massive defense cuts’

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Professional GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke earlier today on foreign policy at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., and promised to reverse President Obama’s trend of defense cuts…the only problem is that the defense cuts Mitt refers to don’t exist…

Obama on Booing Gay Soldier: ‘We don’t believe in…smallness’ (VIDEO)

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“We don’t believe in the kind of smallness that says it’s okay for a stage full of political leaders — one of whom could end up being the president of the United States — being silent when an American soldier is booed. We don’t believe in that.”

FBI Arrests Suspect in Plot to Blow Up Capitol

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The plans focused on the use of three small remote-controlled drone-like aircraft loaded with C-4 plastic explosives, which he planned to fly into the Capitol and the Pentagon using GPS equipment

George W. Bush Brewed the Hideous Tea

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Bush made conservatism forsake conservative values. Bush’s main legacy is not the Tea Party stupidity of not knowing a whit about American history, or the stupidity of Sarah Palin’s word salad incoherence, or the stupidity of Michelle Bachmann’s anti-education crusade, or even the stupidity of Rick Perry’s proud anti-science positions – although all of that is in the mix — rather, Bush brought stupidity to our national values.

GOP Debate ‘Word Clouds’ Speak Volumes (IMAGE)

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Nearly 19,000 questions were submitted on YouTube for Thursday’s Google and Fox News Republican Primary debate in Florida. More than 100,000 votes were cast to help determine the questions…We took those 19,000 questions, which were asked among nine varying categories, and analyzed the words people used when expressing their perspectives

Recap: Every Ugly Blow of the Fox/Google GOP Debate

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“When your brother-in-law is unemployed, it’s a recession. When you’re unemployed it’s a depression. When Jimmy Carter is unemployed, it’s a recovery.”

GOP Debate Audience Boos Gay Soldier (VIDEO)

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At the end of Hill’s question being played on the large screen, the Fox News broadcast clearly picked up members of the audience booing the soldier.

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