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Blue State Barbecue

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Jan 24 '13
“I will be a passionate advocate on this not based on ideology but based on facts and science, and I hope to sit with all of you and convince you that this $6 trillion market is worth millions of American jobs and we better go after it.”
—

Secretary of State nominee John Kerry pledges to confront climate change.

Overall, great comments today at his confirmation hearing. Watch it.

(via think-progress)

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Jan 24 '13
“Well, you know, I’ll tell you, Mr. Chairman. When I first came to Washington and testified, I obviously was testifying as part of the group of people who came here to have their voices heard. And that is above all what this place is about.”
— John Kerry, after a protester interrupted his confirmation hearing

(Source: The Huffington Post)

1 note Tags: John Kerry politics

Jan 24 '13
think-progress: How Republicans plan to rig the next Presidential race, in six pictures. By changing the way these states allocate electoral votes, Republicans would guarantee a sure win in 2016.  More details here. This is bad.

think-progress:

How Republicans plan to rig the next Presidential race, in six pictures.

By changing the way these states allocate electoral votes, Republicans would guarantee a sure win in 2016. 

More details here.

This is bad.

550 notes (via think-progress)Tags: politics thinkprogress Republicans want to steal the next election. Is anyone surprised? Republican't

Nov 17 '12

#RunCoryRun

Cory Booker is New Jersey’s best shot for a Democratic governor in 2013. Convince him to run by using #runCoryrun on Twitter.

2 notes Tags: NJ politics New Jersey Cory Booker 2013 I really want this to be trending!

Dec 31 '11
I have a new blog about politics!

Don’t worry, I’m not leaving Tumblr.

4 notes Tags: politics blog Blue State Barbecue

Oct 4 '11
buzzfeed: [18 Pictures That Show What Joe Biden Is Really Like]

buzzfeed:

[18 Pictures That Show What Joe Biden Is Really Like]

83 notes (via buzzfeed)Tags: LOL Biden Obama politics Washington pie

Oct 4 '11
“We’re going to close the unproductive tax loopholes that have allowed some of the truly wealthy to avoid paying their fair share.”
—

Sounds like Obama, right?

It’s actually Ronald Reagan. Watch video of this speech from 1985, compared with Obama’s recent tax hike speech, brought to you by ThinkProgress.

(via theweekmagazine)

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Oct 4 '11
“I say it is much ado about nothing: many presidents have vacationed at questionably-named resorts. For instance, Chester A. Arthur spent all his summers at ‘Thieving Chinaman Springs.’ And Richard Nixon used to go fly-fishing at ‘Jews Control The Media Creek.’ Even Barack Obama spends a lot of time at Camp David, which — until recently — only admitted white presidents.”
— STEPHEN COLBERT

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Sep 29 '11
houstontexan: This Looks About Right Day-um.

houstontexan:

This Looks About Right

Day-um.

154 notes (via aeli-revolutionaren & houstontexan)Tags: true truth america politics corporations

Sep 26 '11

wisconsinforward:

When the President, Congress, and both parties have sinking poll numbers, who wins?

Just remember who’s in charge of Congress at the moment.

13 notes (via wisconsinforward)Tags: politics 2012 republicans democrats obama