BlueHerald 2.0

Many will mourn the man. And many won’t. Your inner-racism will decide.

Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on [...]

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WaPo columnist, Dana Milbank, on assistant Treasury secretary for economic policy, Phillip Swagel’s monthly economic briefing yesterday:

Yesterday’s report that 62,000 jobs were lost brought the total for the first half of the year to 438,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the Institute for Supply Management reported that its measure of the service sector had declined in June. Stock [...]

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Happy Fourth of July tidings… from the Bush administration.

Gas prices hit another high for holiday weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — Fireworks aren’t the only thing skyrocketing on this Fourth of July. The price of gas has hit another all-time high.
The AAA fuel-gauge report puts the national average price of a gallon of regular at a fraction [...]

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This is exactly where I want to be, doing what I was born to do, with an amazing audience and phenomenal support from affiliate stations and sponsors. I’m having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have.
-Rush Limbaugh

Born to divide. Born to destroy America. And getting paid damn well for it! Rush [...]

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I’ve noticed lately that it doesn’t take a whole lot to cause the price of oil to rise. The economy goes weak, the price of oil rises. The economy strengthens, the price of oil rises. Bush mentions attacking Iran, the price of oil rises. Bush hints at talks with Iran, the price of oil rises. [...]

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Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking

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After all, they didn’t start the Afghani or Iraqi wars, did they? They diligently fight tooth and nail the rising costs of health-care. Lord knows they’d all stroke out if one more governmental function becomes privatized.
An atmosphere of bamboozlement and deceit. Nope, that’s not republican territory at all.

A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud
Whistle-Blower Suits Languish [...]

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And it will only get worse.

US politicians find ways to play on racial fears
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Republican congressional candidate in a majority-white Mississippi district runs ads trying to tie his Democratic rival with Barack Obama’s former pastor, seen by some as an anti-white firebrand. Democrats distribute fliers accusing the Republican of wanting a [...]

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Yet, oddly enough, reporters prefer a backyard gathering at McCain’s place. Who’da thunk it?

Poll: Obama beats McCain as barbecue guest
WASHINGTON (AP) — People would rather barbecue burgers with Barack Obama than with John McCain.
While many are still deciding who should be president, by 52 percent to 45 percent they would prefer having Obama than McCain [...]

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If you can convince people to get behind you on this, then voting republicans really are the dumbest people around.

McCain to talk free trade in Latin America
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John McCain has changed his mind about the president’s tax cuts and drilling for oil off the U.S. coast, but the Republican presidential hopeful says his [...]

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