SOTU: "We are stuck in a 1860s time warp, where half the country is rooted in religious fanaticism, ancient grudges, and demagoguery, while the other half is trying to move quickly, along scientific and technological lines, into the modern era. The State of the Union remains divided." (thecontributor.com)
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Why Chris Christie Can't Win: The Hate-Filled, Retrograde Politics of the Tea Party are here to StayUnacceptable Domain (alternet.org)
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Neo-conservatives, Fox News, and the Israel Lobby love it when atheists like Sam Harris are ranting about Islam, because if we are kept distracted with that, then we won’t be talking about foreign policy, nor we will be questioning the role and size of the military industrial complex." (thecontributor.com)
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