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Bill Maher insults, well… everyone

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Jim Cota

Bill Maher’s appearance on the George Lopez show last night was interesting for two reasons: First, he called Republicans the “ignorant, hillbilly half of America” to the loud cheers of the audience Then, he basically insulted everyone in the audience … Continue reading →

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"I'm Robert Bianco, and I have a man-crush on Barack Obama."

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Jim Cota

Let’s be perfectly clear: you can vote for whomever you feel is the best candidate. In fact, please do. The more of us that are informed and involved in the process, the better off we’ll all be. (I think.) (I … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Arrogance

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jim Cota

I’ve long thought that taking a basic food staple and turning it into fuel for our cars was the ultimate arrogance. The nose-thumbing equivalent, say, of turning down a friend needing a $4 loan and then using that $4 to … Continue reading →

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"Aborted fetuses who survive…"

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Jim Cota

Wow. I happened upon an article today that used that phrase in relation to the current scrabbling going on between Obama and Clinton. Specifically, Clinton is bashing Obama for his non-committal stance on abortion rights, something she has strongly and … Continue reading →

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Immigration Issue "Fixed"?

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Jim Cota

Kris W. Kobach, D.Phil., J.D. and Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.have written an article about the current immigration bill that is making it’s way through the Senate. Though it certainly uses some inflammatory language, it’s well worth the read. Personally, this seems … Continue reading →

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