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NH Firefighters (@PFFNH) Pushes For Expanded Gambling

NH Firefighters (@PFFNH) Pushes For Expanded Gambling

The Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire Remind Lawmakers that Public Safety Should Not be a Gamble: Support the Passage of Senate Bill 152 CONCORD– Today, members of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire (PFFNH) held a press conference to state the many benefits of passing Senate Bill 152, … Continue reading

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The NH AFL-CIO Holds Bi-Annual Convention

The NH AFL-CIO Holds Bi-Annual Convention

On May 4th, the New Hampshire state federation of the AFL-CIO held their bi-annual convention at the Grand Hotel in North Conway, NH.  The event was attended by over 50 delegates, representing many different unions from around the state.  They were teachers from AFT, to film and sound techs from … Continue reading

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Catholic Latino Should Be Natural Allies With The GOP? Yeah, Not So Much

Catholic Latino Should Be Natural Allies With The GOP? Yeah, Not So Much

The other day I was listening to “the Exchange” with Laura Knoy, and they were discussing the new GOP ‘Autopsy’ (read my full post on this show). One of the guests, Steve Duprey (RNC Executive Council), said something that really offended me. Duprey was talking about how the GOP needs to do … Continue reading

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The GOP Tears Itself Up, Just Not As Much As I Do

The internet is filled with political bloggers. Some lean left, some lean right.  Right now many of these political bloggers are talking about the new GOP “Autopsy” or as the GOP calls it, the “Growth & Opportunity Plan.”   This new report is giving a very in-depth look at what the GOP … Continue reading

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Has Mitt Romney Shown Religious Intolerance

Has Mitt Romney Shown Religious Intolerance? Here is a new rough draft for a TV commercial I will be producing for the Democratic Super PAC AmericanLP. Please send me suggestions and criticisms. “Religious Tolerance” :60 Second TV Ad *** Opening video of Rev Jeremiah Wright “God Damn America!” Voiceover: “Intolerance is ugly in whatever form [...]

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Bill Maher calls Romney a Rapper!

Why do we dislike Mitt Romney? Is it because he’s wealthy? Seems to be the question on everyones mind. The answer is no, its not because he’s wealthy that we dislike him, its because of his money loving, greedy persona. Unlike other great entrepreneurs of the past such as Walt Disney and Steve Jobs, Romney [...]

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On The Question Of Virginity, Or, “Starter? I Can’t Make Her Stop!”

I got a weird little story about my friend Blitz Krieger to bring to you today. He’s had a crazy car problem, he has, and over the past few months he thought he had found a solution – in fact, he thought he had found the solution of his dreams – but in the end, [...]

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On The Emergence Of China, Or, Zhou Knew This Was Coming

After doing a bit of mountain hiking a few days back, I had a chance to get involved in a great afternoon conversation with the Alliance for American Manufacturing’s Mike Wessel, who also serves as a Commissioner with the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission; the conversation was about how we’re doing when it comes [...]

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On Not Doing 9/11, Or, Right Now, I’ve Got A Desk To Clear

I’m going to be really honest with you: after all the fights at the mall to get just the right present for everybody and the giant hassle of going to the Post Office so I can get the perfect stamps for my cards – and then worrying that I left someone off the list – [...]

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On Organizing Anger, Or, Could Olbermann Primary Obama?

It was just a couple of nights ago that Keith Olbermann was challenging us, in one of his “Special Comments”, to rise up in the streets and take back this country. He pointed out that the only way those on the left were going to be able to fight against those who are looking to [...]

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