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Dr. Dobson Needs Some Toughlove

By Karoli March 8, 2007 Zealotry No Comments

Dobson is at it again. Really, his non-profit status should be revoked because he wields his political club with force and my taxpayer dollars should not fund it, directly or…

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For want of $80, a life is lost

By Karoli March 3, 2007 Domestic Policy No Comments

For lack of a shoe, the horse is lost… Abcessed teeth can kill you — the infection can spread until it ultimately infects the brain, which is exactly what happened…

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Well, Maybe We Were Overconfident

By Karoli March 3, 2007 Bush Administration, Iraq No Comments

From Walter C. Uhler, Huffington Post: Perhaps that explains why, during “a little-noticed exchange” [Ibid] at the 27 February 2007 session of the Senate Armed Services Committee, an official from…

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Careful — Big Brother IS Watching You

By Karoli March 2, 2007 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy No Comments

Via CNet News, confirmation that those of us who share photos and videos online may be the next target of government scrutiny: The Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance…

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When Is it Not a Game Anymore?

By Karoli March 2, 2007 Election 2008 No Comments

When the opposition vandalizes your virtual world. Just ask John Edwards. Maybe we should keep the political Second Lifers on their own islands. Technorati Tags: Second Life, vandalism, John Edwards

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Should he respond like Sally Field?

By Karoli February 28, 2007 Election 2008 No Comments

You like me!  You really like me! Somehow this seems gratuitous, as though it’s a surprise that black voters like Barack Obama.  Of course, it’s not a given that any…

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