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The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. Sounds official, right? Most whack front groups do. Mother Jones does a great job of exposing these fools for what they are:
Yet despite the lab coats and the official-sounding name, the docs of the AAPS are hardly part of mainstream medical society. Think Glenn Beck with an MD. The group (which did not return calls for comment for this story) has been around since 1943. Some of its former leaders were John Birchers, and its political philosophy comes straight out of Ayn Rand. Its general counsel is Andrew Schlafly, son of [...]
Full Story... →Maybe all their base are NOT belong to them afterall:
A Florida conservative has registered an official “Tea Party” with the office of the Secretary of State, and is promising to run candidates against Republicans and Democrats in state and national races.
Whoops. GOPers will be in a frantic pile on top of Palin…er…um…Pandora’s box trying to get that pupply closed! Here the best part:
O’Neal compared his party’s role to that of the Conservative Party in New York’s 23rd District.
Oh joy! Someone please pass the popcorn.
Full Story... →Just so you know for sure there is no real rhyme or reason for how YouTube videos take off and get picked up, Tim’s video of over a month ago doubled views today thanks to mentions in Huffington Post and The Rachel Maddow Show tonight. It appears Tim has hit upon yet another meta theme that is catching on.
Again, seriously good work.
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