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		<title>By: Kilo</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3950299</link>
		<dc:creator>Kilo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;These revelations are especially troubling coupled with the news that Murdoch ... may acquire the Wall Street Journal.&lt;/strong&gt;

How so ? 
Not sure if you&#039;ve been paying attention but the WSJ is already a conservative rag.
They are solely responsible for all those BS fabrications about Sandy Berger covering up Clinton&#039;s responsibility for 9/11 that right-wingers show up here talking about.

Are you &quot;troubled&quot; that if taken over they might start publishing less fictional stories accusing Clinton of allowing 9/11 to happen and then covering it up ?
Does the NY Post even do this ?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>These revelations are especially troubling coupled with the news that Murdoch &#8230; may acquire the Wall Street Journal.</strong></p>
<p>How so ?<br />
Not sure if you&#8217;ve been paying attention but the WSJ is already a conservative rag.<br />
They are solely responsible for all those BS fabrications about Sandy Berger covering up Clinton&#8217;s responsibility for 9/11 that right-wingers show up here talking about.</p>
<p>Are you &#8220;troubled&#8221; that if taken over they might start publishing less fictional stories accusing Clinton of allowing 9/11 to happen and then covering it up ?<br />
Does the NY Post even do this ?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3950299', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: AlanDownunder</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3950002</link>
		<dc:creator>AlanDownunder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Murdoch is a dangerous doofus of Cheneyesque proportions.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,897015,00.html

Got to hand it to a guy who said that Invading Iraq could bring oil down to $20/barrel which would be like a wonderful tax cut. I wonder what he&#039;s saying about the wonderful tax increase instead.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Murdoch is a dangerous doofus of Cheneyesque proportions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,897015,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,897015,00.html</a></p>
<p>Got to hand it to a guy who said that Invading Iraq could bring oil down to $20/barrel which would be like a wonderful tax cut. I wonder what he&#8217;s saying about the wonderful tax increase instead.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3950002', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MN Dem</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948986</link>
		<dc:creator>MN Dem</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It occurs to me Republicans are in power not for their ideology, but they have the $$$$ to buy their way in, then to practice in govt to make more $$$$.  CT_VT proves it with his &quot;six-figure&quot; blogging rights.  What would our founding fathers think??  Most of them lost their property, fortunes and families in the Revolutionary War.   Hell, I blog for nothing, just to keep in touch with those in the spirit of loving this nation&#039;s ideals of country and Constitution.   Its our freedoms that make us free; ideas without expression are just pipe dreams.   Rupert Murdoch has found a way around the expressing of his ideas: Just buy ($$$$) freedom of expression for yourself, and deny it to others because they are not worthy (don&#039;t have $$$$).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It occurs to me Republicans are in power not for their ideology, but they have the $$$$ to buy their way in, then to practice in govt to make more $$$$.  CT_VT proves it with his &#8220;six-figure&#8221; blogging rights.  What would our founding fathers think??  Most of them lost their property, fortunes and families in the Revolutionary War.   Hell, I blog for nothing, just to keep in touch with those in the spirit of loving this nation&#8217;s ideals of country and Constitution.   Its our freedoms that make us free; ideas without expression are just pipe dreams.   Rupert Murdoch has found a way around the expressing of his ideas: Just buy ($$$$) freedom of expression for yourself, and deny it to others because they are not worthy (don&#8217;t have $$$$).<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948986', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: where left is right</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948905</link>
		<dc:creator>where left is right</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>some guy wrote a blog entry saying that there are no good democratic candidates for prez!!?? Obama, Clinton, Edwards? C&#039;mon! http://www.mypetpeeves.com/plog/index.php/archives/2514 please help me out folks!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>some guy wrote a blog entry saying that there are no good democratic candidates for prez!!?? Obama, Clinton, Edwards? C&#8217;mon! <a href="http://www.mypetpeeves.com/plog/index.php/archives/2514" rel="nofollow">http://www.mypetpeeves.com/plog/index.php/archives/2514</a> please help me out folks!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948905', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: theswan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948696</link>
		<dc:creator>theswan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Murdock makes policy.  How cozy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Murdock makes policy.  How cozy.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948696', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Bush Goes To Hell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948642</link>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Bush Goes To Hell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Face it, folks...

You are NO LONGER &quot;debating&quot; or conversing with &quot;trolls&quot;.

These people are &quot;psyops&quot;.

In an earlier story, Rupert Murdoch was revealed today to be the
&quot;24th Member of Blair&#039;s Cabinet&quot;:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Face it, folks&#8230;</p>
<p>You are NO LONGER &#8220;debating&#8221; or conversing with &#8220;trolls&#8221;.</p>
<p>These people are &#8220;psyops&#8221;.</p>
<p>In an earlier story, Rupert Murdoch was revealed today to be the<br />
&#8220;24th Member of Blair&#8217;s Cabinet&#8221;:</p>
<p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/" rel="nofollow">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/</a></strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948642', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: TripMaster Monkey</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948619</link>
		<dc:creator>TripMaster Monkey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Boudin Bob sez:

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;People, please ignore ace. Maybe heâ€™ll stop posting his off-topic copy-paste screeds if we just ignore him.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;strong&gt;Great posts, as always, ace!

Keep up the good fight!&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boudin Bob sez:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>People, please ignore ace. Maybe heâ€™ll stop posting his off-topic copy-paste screeds if we just ignore him.</em></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Great posts, as always, ace!</p>
<p>Keep up the good fight!</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948619', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: LandSurveyor</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948610</link>
		<dc:creator>LandSurveyor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>FOX is illegal propaganda.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FOX is illegal propaganda.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948610', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948604</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ouch.  The poodle&#039;s credibility takes another hit.  Wait a minute.....what credibility did he have in the first place?  Ahh, that&#039;s right.. none whatsoever.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ouch.  The poodle&#8217;s credibility takes another hit.  Wait a minute&#8230;..what credibility did he have in the first place?  Ahh, that&#8217;s right.. none whatsoever.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948604', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948468</link>
		<dc:creator>Marley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I said in a previous thread that soon the Wall Street Journal would be renamed The &lt;strong&gt;K Street Agenda&lt;/strong&gt;. I swear I also thought &lt;strong&gt;The Downing Street Insider&lt;/strong&gt; but thought I was ahead of time and no one would get it... Wow... How Eerie?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I said in a previous thread that soon the Wall Street Journal would be renamed The <strong>K Street Agenda</strong>. I swear I also thought <strong>The Downing Street Insider</strong> but thought I was ahead of time and no one would get it&#8230; Wow&#8230; How Eerie?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948468', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Kevin Good</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948428</link>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Good</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Transcript;
Yo, Tony, It&#039;s Rupert. Ya know you got a really sweet gig goin there. It would be a shame if some really bad story like XXX, YYY or ZZZZZZ got on The New York Post or FOX News.  A
ll ya gotta do is smile and nod, maybe say something nice about Bush with that British accent Americans always fall for.  
If you do this favor for me my boys can stop these evil lies like XXX, YYY or ZZZZZZ from being published.</description>
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Yo, Tony, It&#8217;s Rupert. Ya know you got a really sweet gig goin there. It would be a shame if some really bad story like XXX, YYY or ZZZZZZ got on The New York Post or FOX News.  A<br />
ll ya gotta do is smile and nod, maybe say something nice about Bush with that British accent Americans always fall for.<br />
If you do this favor for me my boys can stop these evil lies like XXX, YYY or ZZZZZZ from being published.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948428', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tarazan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948425</link>
		<dc:creator>tarazan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&#039;Murdochizing&#039; the media..now with the purchase of Dow Jones, economy will be &#039;Murdochized also...!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;Murdochizing&#8217; the media..now with the purchase of Dow Jones, economy will be &#8216;Murdochized also&#8230;!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948425', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Bush Goes To Hell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948416</link>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Bush Goes To Hell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;And, of course, yesterday it was revealed that Cheney DID meet with OIL COMPANY EXECUTIVES and others OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT,&lt;/strong&gt;

which makes the documentation to the proceedings
&lt;strong&gt;SUBJECT TO PUBLIC ACCESS, quashed by the Supremes in 2001.&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;strong&gt;Cheney has committed yet ANOTHER FELONY CRIME OF TREASON&lt;/strong&gt;

against the USA.


Whichever Democrat becomes the NEXT PRESIDENT needs to jail Bush, Cheney and ALL in the PNAC, without trial and subject to TORTURE.

&lt;strong&gt;THEY will have given the new president the POWER TO DO SO!!!!&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>And, of course, yesterday it was revealed that Cheney DID meet with OIL COMPANY EXECUTIVES and others OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT,</strong></p>
<p>which makes the documentation to the proceedings<br />
<strong>SUBJECT TO PUBLIC ACCESS, quashed by the Supremes in 2001.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cheney has committed yet ANOTHER FELONY CRIME OF TREASON</strong></p>
<p>against the USA.</p>
<p>Whichever Democrat becomes the NEXT PRESIDENT needs to jail Bush, Cheney and ALL in the PNAC, without trial and subject to TORTURE.</p>
<p><strong>THEY will have given the new president the POWER TO DO SO!!!!</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948416', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Boudin Bob</title>
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		<dc:creator>Boudin Bob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So ace and veritas, you don&#039;t deny that ace&#039;s copy-pastes in this thread are off-topic?

Talking about my &quot;14 screen names&quot; just shows how paranoid and keyed up you two are. Please wear your tinfoil hat in private - don&#039;t spew your uninformed cr@p here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So ace and veritas, you don&#8217;t deny that ace&#8217;s copy-pastes in this thread are off-topic?</p>
<p>Talking about my &#8220;14 screen names&#8221; just shows how paranoid and keyed up you two are. Please wear your tinfoil hat in private &#8211; don&#8217;t spew your uninformed cr@p here.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948406', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: chad greenwaldt</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948377</link>
		<dc:creator>chad greenwaldt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ummmm hey prez check out the pictures fox news puts on its website of liberals. The saying goes turn about is fair play.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ummmm hey prez check out the pictures fox news puts on its website of liberals. The saying goes turn about is fair play.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948377', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ace</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948370</link>
		<dc:creator>ace</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Veritas:

The two party system has been the problem for decades.  The entire system is specifically designed for divide &amp; conquer.  The pendulum has swung too far for their liking, as they like to keep the public as evenly divided as possible.

Abolishing the party system all together, lobbying, and taking all money out of politics would solve the problem.  There should be multiple TV channels dedicated solely to public debates on important topics.  In the marketplace of IDEAS, distributed to the people for free on their own public airwaves, Anybody can become President, regardless of economics or party affiliation.

The PARTY&#039;S OVER.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Veritas:</p>
<p>The two party system has been the problem for decades.  The entire system is specifically designed for divide &amp; conquer.  The pendulum has swung too far for their liking, as they like to keep the public as evenly divided as possible.</p>
<p>Abolishing the party system all together, lobbying, and taking all money out of politics would solve the problem.  There should be multiple TV channels dedicated solely to public debates on important topics.  In the marketplace of IDEAS, distributed to the people for free on their own public airwaves, Anybody can become President, regardless of economics or party affiliation.</p>
<p>The PARTY&#8217;S OVER.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948370', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: veritas</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948347</link>
		<dc:creator>veritas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/8801

Here&#039;s the link.  Enjoy!  It was smirking chimp and not crooks and liars.  Sorry.</description>
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<p>Here&#8217;s the link.  Enjoy!  It was smirking chimp and not crooks and liars.  Sorry.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948347', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Troll</title>
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		<dc:creator>Troll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Even the liberals in GB are in on the corporate conspiracy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even the liberals in GB are in on the corporate conspiracy.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948344', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Incognito</title>
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		<dc:creator>Incognito</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.

The old lie.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.</p>
<p>The old lie.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948324', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: veritas</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/murdoch-blair/comment-page-2/#comment-3948325</link>
		<dc:creator>veritas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ace:  Yesterday I found a very interesting article on C &amp; L regarding the role Sheehan is playing in things right now; evidently, she&#039;s shaking them all up - Repukes and Dems alike.  The &#039;gist of the article had to do with the reason why we feel a major disconnect with the old guard Democratic party right now.  

If I&#039;m interpreting it accurately (and I&#039;ll post the url in my next post), what was once considered the right/conservative/Republican party is now becoming by it&#039;s declining numbers (around 30% and dropping) the &quot;radical right&quot;.  Upon close scrutiny of the old guard dems in congress right now (unlike Webb) they are considered to be &quot;moderate/right&quot; and no longer &quot;left&quot;.  Looking at the host of potential candidates of the Dems, it&#039;s clear that the frontrunners are all very much &quot;moderate right&quot; although they call themselves Democrat.

The &quot;real democrats&quot; today include a HUGE number of liberal democrats along with Independents who comprise perhaps the largest voting bloc ever in an election.  The old mantra of &quot;catering the the center&quot; is no longer the case.

The &quot;center&quot; has shifted left - left beyond the old school Democrats who are moving more right.  Is any of this making sense.  The author of the study and article was far more articulate than I am.

In any case, the conclusion is that this is precisely why so many of us posters here at TP who consider themselves &quot;Democrats&quot; or &quot;I&#039;s&quot; are scratching our heads over the major &quot;disconnect&quot; we are feeling right now with our newly elected democratic majority.  The majority of democrats no longer represent us - and since we represent the &quot;will of the bulk of american people&quot;, they are not seeming to be doing their job....ergo....their horrible poll numbers.

I believe these poll numbers can be explained in one of two ways (and neither mutually exclusive) 1) What I&#039;ve said above about those representing us actually moving to the moderate right and 2)the obstructionist Republicans in this Congress.  The dems may seem to be trying to do something and really want to blame the Repukes but it&#039;s also a case of the mindset of the current Democrats really NOT reflecting the will of the majority of the people.

Make sense?  I&#039;ll dig up the link now and post it here so you can judge for yourself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ace:  Yesterday I found a very interesting article on C &amp; L regarding the role Sheehan is playing in things right now; evidently, she&#8217;s shaking them all up &#8211; Repukes and Dems alike.  The &#8216;gist of the article had to do with the reason why we feel a major disconnect with the old guard Democratic party right now.  </p>
<p>If I&#8217;m interpreting it accurately (and I&#8217;ll post the url in my next post), what was once considered the right/conservative/Republican party is now becoming by it&#8217;s declining numbers (around 30% and dropping) the &#8220;radical right&#8221;.  Upon close scrutiny of the old guard dems in congress right now (unlike Webb) they are considered to be &#8220;moderate/right&#8221; and no longer &#8220;left&#8221;.  Looking at the host of potential candidates of the Dems, it&#8217;s clear that the frontrunners are all very much &#8220;moderate right&#8221; although they call themselves Democrat.</p>
<p>The &#8220;real democrats&#8221; today include a HUGE number of liberal democrats along with Independents who comprise perhaps the largest voting bloc ever in an election.  The old mantra of &#8220;catering the the center&#8221; is no longer the case.</p>
<p>The &#8220;center&#8221; has shifted left &#8211; left beyond the old school Democrats who are moving more right.  Is any of this making sense.  The author of the study and article was far more articulate than I am.</p>
<p>In any case, the conclusion is that this is precisely why so many of us posters here at TP who consider themselves &#8220;Democrats&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;s&#8221; are scratching our heads over the major &#8220;disconnect&#8221; we are feeling right now with our newly elected democratic majority.  The majority of democrats no longer represent us &#8211; and since we represent the &#8220;will of the bulk of american people&#8221;, they are not seeming to be doing their job&#8230;.ergo&#8230;.their horrible poll numbers.</p>
<p>I believe these poll numbers can be explained in one of two ways (and neither mutually exclusive) 1) What I&#8217;ve said above about those representing us actually moving to the moderate right and 2)the obstructionist Republicans in this Congress.  The dems may seem to be trying to do something and really want to blame the Repukes but it&#8217;s also a case of the mindset of the current Democrats really NOT reflecting the will of the majority of the people.</p>
<p>Make sense?  I&#8217;ll dig up the link now and post it here so you can judge for yourself.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3948325', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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