Matt Wuerker for September 07, 2011

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    Dtroutma  over 12 years ago

    King Kong on the horizon? Or just another monkey’s uncle, or is it progeny??

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    kreole  over 12 years ago

    King kong? Not hardly…this was the land of the Aztecs in Mexico who practiced human sacrifice.

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    ARodney  over 12 years ago

    Hey, Harley, how’s that shared sacrifice working for you? You’re right that it really isn’t all on kids and grandmothers, but it does give out extra punishment to them when you cut teachers, and plan to eliminate social security cost of living adjustments. The good news is that the rich have been totally, 100% off the hook. And see all the new jobs they’re creating for us in exchange?

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    annamargaret1866  over 12 years ago

    Oh, no, it’s the role of the churches, who can discriminate against anyone they don’t like.

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    Motivemagus  over 12 years ago

    Appropriately, Aztecs cut out the hearts of their sacrifices. Kind of symbolic of the GOP approach, don’t you think?

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    charliekane  over 12 years ago

    From Jon, the great political philosopher:

    http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-18-2011/world-of-class-warfare—-the-poor-s-free-ride-is-over

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    Tue Elung-Jensen  over 12 years ago

    No, but it is to take care of its people.

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    charliekane  over 12 years ago

    Backatcha:http://www.tnr.com/article/82962/conservatives-economic-chart-fox-de-rugy?page=0%2C0Well, the trouble with our conservative friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.

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    charliekane  over 12 years ago

    Addendum to the above, from the article cited:Indeed, the real story here isn’t necessarily Emmerich’s fuzzy math; as important is the fact that the chart was posted again and again with so little discussion of its accuracy. If those who pushed the chart along in its Internet journey cared about its content and the methodology, rather than its underlying political message, they could have done a little Googling. It wouldn’t have taken much to crack the surface, get below the presumption that poor people are coddled by the government, and find the beginning of a long list of problems with Emmerich’s work. But, perhaps because of ideological bent or maybe due to simple laziness, people decided that no fact-checking was required.

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    Dtroutma  over 12 years ago

    Charliekane: anything “fact checked” by Rush, or Rove, is absolutely accurate! Right? The flood of absolute “disinformation” from the right so outweighs the “misinformation” today, it’s really getting psychotic, not just sad.

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    charliekane  over 12 years ago

    But you’re a tax guy. Did you read the New Republic’s critique?

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    pirate227  over 12 years ago

    He got Boehner’s color right.

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