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thudfactor on
December 18, 2003
I recieved email today from Blather.net letting me know (among other things) that Google pulled their Adwords accounts because Blather.net contained language critical of George W. Bush.
Google told Dave Walsh:
bq. We permit sites containing commentary, analysis, and opinions, as long
as they do not advocate against specific individuals, groups, or
organizations. Please keep this in mind as you change [...]
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| Tagged Al Franken, Blather.net, Dave Walsh, George W. Bush, Google, Molly Ivins, oppressive advertising guidelines, Paul Krugman, the New York Times
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By
thudfactor on
June 17, 2003
Occasionally I wonder why I continue to pay attention. Politics will happen with or without me. And to be honest, I don’t know if I am changing minds or in any significant way educating people otherwise. I don’t have the following of a South Knox Bubba, TPRS, or Atrios — in fact, I rely a lot on [...]
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| Tagged Afghanistan, America, DeLay, Iraq, Knox Bubba, Paul Krugman, Scott, United States of America
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By
thudfactor on
May 31, 2003
Once upon a time I could say of both parties “they really want the best for people, they just have different ideas of how to do it.” And, generally speaking, I sided with the Democrats.
The new Republican breed — since Gingrich’s Contract on America — has had me doubting that position. And now, with a Republican Congress and a [...]
Posted in Politics
| Tagged America, Congress, Molly Ivins, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Paul Krugman, Representative Government, Rupert Murdoch, Securities and Exchange Commission, Strategest Grover Norquist, United States, United States Congress
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By
thudfactor on
February 15, 2003
Mark is a young, openly gay man just out of college. Mark told me that once he was propositioned by a “tragic old queen” — knowing Mark, that’s a gay man over 35. Mark turned him down, and the man said “you’re just an ageist.” Mark said “I’m sexist, too. I won’t sleep with women.”
Sadly, though, Mark [...]
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| Tagged American government, internet discussions, Israel, liberal media bias, Palestine, Paul Krugman
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By
thudfactor on
January 15, 2003
Are the tax cuts unfair because they give most of the relief to the rich? Or are the taxes themselves unfair because rich people pay the most taxes?
Is that really the important issue?
Edmund Andrews of the New York Times doesn’t think so.
The most important question may well be the one that is most avoided: the likelihood that the [...]
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| Tagged Bush administration, Edmund Andrews, Iraq, Medicare, Molly Ivins, Paul Krugman, the New York Times
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