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Rubio Surges Ahead
Feel free to ignore all those the early polls, Marco Rubio is pulling ahead where it really matters. With Election Day 2015 come and gone now is probably a good time to take a survey of where things...
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Rubio vs Trump: Religious Anarchy or Religious Surveillance?
Okay, so where exactly are we going with this, guys? — Just a quick note on the political front today. Yesterday GOP Presidential candidate Marco Rubio made headlines for saying that religious belief...
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Does “Fighting Fire with Fire” Work with Toxic Masculinity?
Toxic masculinity can lead to acts of violence, but can more toxic masculinity stop it? Jonathan Delavan implores readers to reconsider this logic. — On November 13, 2015, tragedy gripped the Western...
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The America Of Republicans And Religious Radicals: Fear, Hate And No Hope
America’s choice in next November’s federal election is very simple despite the complexities of the problems the country and next president face. — An epidemic of gun violence and mass shootings,...
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What Marco Rubio’s Heels Say About Fashion – and Height – in American Politics
Embed from Getty Images From Louis XIV to Vladimir Putin, history has plenty of examples of shorter men seeking power with a little help from their shoes. ___ By Deirde Clemente The uproar over...
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Rubio Picks Up Steam
He might have only come in third in Iowa, but Marco Rubio’s chances at being the Republican nominee are better than ever. The Iowa Caucuses have come and gone and they delivered their usual round of...
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Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, and the Love of a Good Debate
Matthew Rozsa marvels at Marco Rubio’s unexpected, but well deserved, political humiliation. — I’m writing this before the final votes in New Hampshire have been cast, but I know one thing for certain...
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Marco Rubio Talks Education Reform at #GOPTownHall
K12 Education has been the most noticeably absent policy issue of Election 2016; last night, Marco Rubio broke the silent spell and shared his plan for school reform. — In following the 2016 election...
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Why you Should Pray With Your Shoes On
Joe Doe is not much for church, but he wants to tell you why he prays. ___ TASK #8: On a Wing and a Prayer Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. Mark Twain I...
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Friday Fun Day: Best Lines from Republican Debate
Marco Rubio slams Donald Trump early, often, and often to comedic effect. — Here’s the deal: if the Republican party doesn’t turn things around stat, they will have Donald Trump as their nominee. If...
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Both Carson and Kasich Were Afterthoughts at the GOP Debate in Houston
Embed from Getty Images At final GOP debate before Super Tuesday, Dr. Ben Carson and Gov. John Kasich were given little mic time. — Dr. Ben Carson, a famed neurosurgeon who was once a Republican...
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Why the Ku Klux Klan is Dominating News Coverage
Embed from Getty Images The Ku Klux Klan has received mainstream media attention for its perceived alliance with a presidential candidate and for a street fight that ended with three detractors...
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How Ben Carson is Engaging in Double-Speak
Embed from Getty Images Dr. Ben Carson won’t attend Thursday’s GOP debate, and doesn’t see a path to victory, but will remain a candidate, so long as donations are fluid, maybe. — The lack of Ben...
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Donald #Trump and the Impending Collapse of the GOP
— It’s all coming unwound, in a mad procession of shocking political ineptitude. — Since Ronald Reagan first turned our nation’s attention toward what was, in his view, the relentless excesses of big...
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Donald Trump: The Media’s Golden Goose
Embed from Getty Images Everything that Mr. Trump is and isn’t capable of doing makes him great for the business of media, and bad for America. — I’m f*cking tired of reading and writing about Mr....
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Donald Trump and the Politics of Blame
Sean Swaby believes that we are in need of a healthy dose of what he calls Blame Retardant. ___ I find blame fascinating. One of the earliest human stories we know of involves a classic blame...
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Rubio Reborn: Why His New Attitude Isn’t Good For the GOP
Embed from Getty Images Marco Rubio, a Florida Senator running for President, is avoiding the high road and instead stooping to the level of Mr. Donald Trump, a risky move that could cast a wide net...
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May the Best (Endowed) Man Win
In light of Donald Trump’s comments on size, Thomas Fiffer explores the long and short of presidential politics. ___ At a recent Republican candidates’ debate, the subject of size—specifically penis...
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Presidential Debates Aren’t Very ‘Presidential.’ Good.
A president’s temperament and personality matter just as much as their policies; watch and learn, and take that knowledge to the ballot box. — After over a dozen presidential primary debates already,...
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Carson, Cruz, and Rubio: Tough Times in the WASP Nest?
The GOP claims to be above identity politics; but is that just a front for maintaining “racial integrity?” A look beyond just Trump’s offenses. — At one of the earliest Democratic debate, Secretary...
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