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• Matthews: Trump has become the GOP ‘norm’

  Wed Apr 20, 2011
  • (First: I am a Progessive Liberal that voted for Obama and have no doubt he is a citizen.)Chris, I think the pivot point for Trump is going to be pretty obvious: A judicious application of a Lie icing the Cake of Truth: At some point Trump can say that while he totally sympathizes with the birthers, …

• Maddow to Brown: 'Stop lying.' Amazing word cloud is just a bonus

  Wed Mar 31, 2010
  • I am sure Rachel knows this but for all you people urging lawsuits, it is extremely difficult for a public figure to claim slander, libel, or character defamation. You can see the wiki entry here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slander#Public_figure_doctrine_.28absence_of_malice.29

• Maddow to Brown: 'Stop lying.' Amazing word cloud is just a bonus

  Wed Mar 31, 2010
  • Rachel, let me first say that my wife and I donated several hundreds of dollars to Obama's campaign to help him win the primary and then the election. We stood in line for 8 hours to vote for him in the primary, and two hours in the general.

• The Filibuster Challenge: Phase Two

  Wed Feb 24, 2010
  • Actually, during the old filibusters you could "pause for effect" for hours on end; as pauses are a part of speech. Is somebody that holds the floor still speaking if he says, "Let me collect my thoughts before proceeding," and then walks the stage "thinking" for an hour?

• The Filibuster Challenge: Phase Two

  Wed Feb 24, 2010
  • Minority Veto. I still think this is the most descriptive term of what can happen. Minority Rule is similar, but the Minority doesn't RULE, they can't force their legislation through (thank god). All they can do is block.

• The Filibuster Challenge!

  Wed Feb 24, 2010
  • @Reed:

• The Filibuster Challenge!

  Wed Feb 24, 2010
  • Minority Veto. I know, I said it before! (Now posts #1161 and #3124, but they seem to change as comments are added elsewhere.)

• The Filibuster Challenge!

  Wed Feb 24, 2010
  • Minority Veto. I suggested this earlier (post #1149, p58) but wanted to add a few comments.

• The Filibuster Challenge!

  Wed Feb 24, 2010
  • Minority Veto. That is what it is; the ability of the Minority to Veto anything proposed by the majority. As in: We need to end the Minority Veto rule, we need legislation to prevent Minority Veto, Minority Veto is killing the country.

• What should Congress do about the auto industry?

  Wed Nov 12, 2008
  • Just extend unemployment benefits long enough for them to get out of chapter 11. Let them go under and be taken over by new management.