Category Archives: Democracy

Which side are you on

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 3, 2011
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Be a better blogger bubba

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 14, 2011

Oh my oh my… Meanwhile, in real life, I’m returning to work coding or patching or whatever, trying to fix whatever I broke last year when I upgraded to a new rev. level of WordPress. I think my New year resolution for 2010 was to be a better blogger, but I bumbled and I fumbled… [...]

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The Arizona Massacre

By Frank Paynter | Published: January 8, 2011

In February, when U.S. District Judge John Roll presided over a $32 million civil-rights lawsuit filed by illegal immigrants against an Arizona rancher, the Marshals Service was anticipating the fallout. When Roll ruled the case could go forward, Gonzales said talk-radio shows cranked up the controversy and spurred audiences into making threats. In one afternoon, [...]

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Census 2010

By Frank Paynter | Published: December 21, 2010

Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio. — Thomas Malthus, 1798 How many of us are there? How many of THEM? The results of the 2010 census will be released today but the census doesn’t do a very good job of counting hedge fund managers, housing bubble [...]

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What happened

By Frank Paynter | Published: November 3, 2010

Am I blue? Where do we go from here?

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Keeping sanity alive and my mouth shut

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 29, 2010

Yesterday, my carry-on packed, I headed off into the dark of a midwestern morning, on my way to the Rally to Restore Sanity. At the airport I was questioned by Transportation Safety officers and I admitted to possession of toothpaste and shampoo. They made me unpack so they could examine my Dopp kit. I had [...]

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Full Transcript of President Obama’s Meeting With Progressive Bloggers

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 27, 2010

Oliver Willis reports on his meeting with President Obama today… THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________ Internal Transcript October 27, 2010 ROUNDTABLE INTERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT WITH BLOGGERS Roosevelt Room 3:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, listen, I know we’ve got limited time, so I’m not going to give a long speech [...]

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Ben Manski the Progressive Choice for the 77th Assembly District

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 23, 2010

Ben Manski provides a progressive alternative in the best tradition of Midge Miller and Spencer Black.

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