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Fact Check: Fiorina’s HP Record; Trump’s Bankruptcies; Vaccines And Autism : It’s All Politics : NPR

Scott Horsley10 years ago10 years ago09 mins

Republican presidential hopefuls, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and real-estate mogul Donald Trump talk about childhood vaccines during the second Republican presidential debate. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Republican presidential hopefuls, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and real-estate mogul Donald Trump talk about childhood vaccines during the second…

How the Tea Party Got Hijacked by Trump’s Troll Party – The Daily Beast

Rick Wilson10 years ago10 years ago023 mins

As the candidates gather at the Reagan Library for the second 2016 presidential debate, a longtime conservative consultant says the Tea Party has morphed into the Troll Party—and it’s a fight for the soul of the GOP. All my life, the Republican Party has been my political home. Helping it succeed has been my work…

Bullying Experts: Trump Is an Eighth-Grade Girl – The Daily Beast

Olivia Nuzzi10 years ago10 years ago015 mins

Don’t let the comb-over fool you. Donald Trump’s rhetorical style is straight out of middle school. “He’s like an eighth-grade girl,” Rosalind Wiseman told me. “As an educator who works with children, it’s an amazing thing to watch,” she said, “because you really wish the adults would be the adults and be able to check…

CNN debate preview: Donald Trump will win, and other predictions ahead of the second round of presidential debates.

Josh Voorhees10 years ago10 years ago011 mins

Expect to see this smile again on Wednesday. Donald Trump participates in the first prime-time presidential debate hosted by Fox News on August 6, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Ding, ding: Round 2. The Republican presidential contenders are in Southern California on Wednesday for the second pair of primary debates. CNN’s…

Bernie Sanders in the Lake of Fire and Brimstone

Hamilton Nolan10 years ago022 mins

Lynchburg, VA—Amos 5:24- But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like a never-failing stream. Atop the football stadium at Liberty University runs a big sign that reads “HOME OF THE FLAMES.” The same slogan as Hell. And the same beguiling tableau. Heaven and hell: two sides of the same coin, indistinguishable twins….

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America’s Political Duopoly Stifles the Competition of Ideas – NYTimes.com

Micah L. Sifry10 years ago05 mins

Micah L. Sifry is the executive director of Civic Hall. He is the author of several books, including “Spoiling for a Fight: Third Party Politics in America” and “The Big Disconnect: Why the Internet Hasn’t Transformed Politics (Yet).” Why is Donald Trump pledging his fealty to whomever the Republican Party nominates for president? And why…

Victim, suspect ID’ed in Delta State campus shooting

Therese Apel10 years ago10 years ago08 mins

Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Delta State University history professor Ethan A. Schmidt(Photo: Delta State University) 2:59 p.m. update: Lamb’s Facebook page says he received his doctorate this year, and he tells people that it may have “dropped off the face of the earth for the past 18 months or so.” Meanwhile…

Trump and Obama: A Night to Remember – The New Yorker

Adam Gopnik10 years ago014 mins

At the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Trump’s humiliation in the face of Obama’s jibes seemed absolute, and very visible. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY JOSHUA ROBERTS / BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY Barrier Status: ‘none’ Once, and only once, in 2011, have I attended the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., on the grounds,…

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One good thing about Donald Trump’s campaign: it’s ruining Jeb Bush’s | Trevor Timm | Comment is free | The Guardian

Trevor Timm10 years ago10 years ago08 mins

There are many, many reasons to abhor Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, but there’s at least one reason to appreciate it, for now: his constant and merciless trolling of Jeb Bush that is currently tanking Bush’s shot at the presidency. In some sense, Trump is doing democracy a service by helping ensure we will not have…

The 48 seconds that define Rick Perry’s political career – The Washington Post

Chris Cillizza10 years ago07 mins

Rick Perry served 14 years as the governor of Texas. He ran for president twice. But it was 48 seconds on Nov. 9, 2011, that will forever define his brief time as a national figure. These are those 48 seconds. Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry had an “oops” moment at the 2011 GOP debate in…

Capitalism and Schizophrenia – Annotated

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As measles cases rise in the U.S., some adults may need a vaccine booster : Shots – Health News : NPR

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Fact Check: Fiorina’s HP Record; Trump’s Bankruptcies; Vaccines And Autism : It’s All Politics : NPR

How the Tea Party Got Hijacked by Trump’s Troll Party – The Daily Beast

Bullying Experts: Trump Is an Eighth-Grade Girl – The Daily Beast

CNN debate preview: Donald Trump will win, and other predictions ahead of the second round of presidential debates.

Bernie Sanders in the Lake of Fire and Brimstone

America’s Political Duopoly Stifles the Competition of Ideas – NYTimes.com

Victim, suspect ID’ed in Delta State campus shooting

Trump and Obama: A Night to Remember – The New Yorker

One good thing about Donald Trump’s campaign: it’s ruining Jeb Bush’s | Trevor Timm | Comment is free | The Guardian

The 48 seconds that define Rick Perry’s political career – The Washington Post