(page 1) https://www.politusic.com/extreme-right-wing/ Left-leaning political and social articles to help you understand American politics, appreciate music, and laugh at being human. Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:13:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://www.politusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pt-square-96x96.png (page 1) https://www.politusic.com/extreme-right-wing/ 32 32 GOP Barnstorming For The Brainless https://www.politusic.com/rants/gop-brainless-defunding-obamacare-attempt/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/gop-brainless-defunding-obamacare-attempt/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:21:54 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=10326 POLITUSIC

Once again the Republicans in the House are trumpeting that they are locking in cuts and trying to defund Obamacare. To see the absurdity and futility of it all, you …

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Favorite Search: Did The Democrats Destroy The World? https://www.politusic.com/best/did-democrats-destroy-the-world/ https://www.politusic.com/best/did-democrats-destroy-the-world/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:53:34 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=9504 POLITUSIC

Honestly, I feel a bit bad that we here at POLITUSIC have another “democrats will destroy” theme as our favorite incoming search this day – but the truth of the …

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Every Party Needs a Cheerleader https://www.politusic.com/politics/sarah-palin-every-party-needs-a-cheerleader/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/sarah-palin-every-party-needs-a-cheerleader/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:40:28 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=8114 POLITUSIC

We were going to let Sarah Palin’s speech at CPAC 2013 slide by without much attention, but her performance was too… too… to not get at least a wee bit …

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Favorite Search: if democrats win house in 2014 it will destroy America https://www.politusic.com/best/if-democrats-win-house-2014-will-destroy-america/ https://www.politusic.com/best/if-democrats-win-house-2014-will-destroy-america/#respond Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:19:12 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7720 POLITUSIC

We have yet another favorite right-wing Internet search that’s  spawned from paranoia, and the current state of  “facts are optional” inside the republican far right. Funny that we get so …

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What’s In A Name? Political Partisan Identity and Policymaking https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/whats-in-a-name-partisan-identity-and-policymaking/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/whats-in-a-name-partisan-identity-and-policymaking/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:53:34 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7680 POLITUSIC

“Republicans are chasing their own imagination. We think that in our dreams we create new and undiscovered worlds… but in truth it’s just an overlapping reality of things we’ve already …

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Has The Tea Party Become Political Terrorists? https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/tea-party-washington-become-political-terrorists/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/tea-party-washington-become-political-terrorists/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:52:22 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7629 POLITUSIC

It’s quite a valid question, honestly. Had the members of the Tea Party “caucus” not been elected, would the behavior and actions they have taken be seen as an attack? …

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Three Party Political System in the United States: Democrats Should Split. https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/three-party-political-system-in-the-united-states-democrats-should-split/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/three-party-political-system-in-the-united-states-democrats-should-split/#respond Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:29:50 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7567 POLITUSIC

Create a three-party political system in the United States by means of Democrats splitting into two parties – not republicans. This opens the doors for passing more policy and unlocking …

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Increase In Right Wing Paranoid Political Ads. Guns & Taxes. https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/significant-increase-in-paranoid-gun-and-security-advertising/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/significant-increase-in-paranoid-gun-and-security-advertising/#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:10:08 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7252 POLITUSIC

Shortly after VP Joe Biden was asked by President Obama to put together the latest gun safety task force, the level of advertising for the paranoid right-wing has skyrocketed. (In …

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Don’t Reward the Mediocrity and Self-Imposed Fiscal Crises of the U.S. Congress https://www.politusic.com/rants/us-congress-dont-reward-mediocrity-and-self-imposed-crises/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/us-congress-dont-reward-mediocrity-and-self-imposed-crises/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:24:35 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7173 POLITUSIC

Let’s face it: the Republican Party is a fractured mess. After the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, allowed the more extreme and non-compromising part of his party complain and …

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Yes, Washington is Broken. Off The Fiscal Cliff We Go. https://www.politusic.com/rants/yes-washington-is-broken-off-the-cliff-we-go/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/yes-washington-is-broken-off-the-cliff-we-go/#respond Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:27:15 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7098 POLITUSIC

Once again, Washington DC fulfills all our expectations and fails to get anything of any consequence done. As all the New Year’s parties begin, we can turn towards our political “leaders” and …

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NRA To America: Yes, We Are Paranoid, Scared, and Illogical. https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/nra-to-america-yes-we-are-paranoid-scared-and-illogical/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/nra-to-america-yes-we-are-paranoid-scared-and-illogical/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:22:07 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=7035 POLITUSIC

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre is a frightened man. Not politically, but frightened in his soul. It’s that base, primal fear that motivates everything he does in life. The NRA “press conference” on …

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The Republican Condition: Cliffs and Fear Over Opportunity https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/the-republican-condition-cliffs-fear-over-opportunity/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/the-republican-condition-cliffs-fear-over-opportunity/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:13:55 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=6980 POLITUSIC

If alcoholism is a disease, so too is being a member of the renowned Republican Base of the 21st Century. It starts off being fun; something to do with friends and help …

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Progressives: Sign the Secession Petitions! It’s the Only Way They’ll Learn. https://www.politusic.com/best/progressives-sign-the-secession-petitions-politics/ https://www.politusic.com/best/progressives-sign-the-secession-petitions-politics/#respond Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:57:10 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=6809 POLITUSIC

Am I the only liberal who for the first time (in a long time) finds himself agreeing with people in Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky and Texas? (Among others… last I heard …

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What’s Up With John McCain? Benghazi. Politics. Grumpy Old Man. https://www.politusic.com/rants/whats-up-with-john-mccain-benghazi-politics-grumpy-old-man/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/whats-up-with-john-mccain-benghazi-politics-grumpy-old-man/#respond Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:49:18 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=6704 POLITUSIC

Is the good senator from “papers please” Arizona still angry about losing the 2008 election? Why is John McCain pounding his chest about Benghazi over, and over – and over – again in …

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Favorite Search of the Day: Obama bring planet of the apes https://www.politusic.com/best/favorite-search-of-the-day-obama-bring-planet-of-the-apes/ https://www.politusic.com/best/favorite-search-of-the-day-obama-bring-planet-of-the-apes/#respond Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:56:43 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=6480 POLITUSIC

General Election day 2012 someone performed this search on Google: “2012 is going to bring planet of the apes if obama wins” … and ended up on POLITUSIC.com. (To another …

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