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Defined in Webster's Dictionary as the art or science of government, or concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy or winning and holding control over a government. Politics can also describe the art of guidance and influence outside the realm of government, such as office politics, industry politics or social politics.

A good rule of thumb for making friends and influencing people is "never discuss religion, sex or politics." But those who hold court in the blogosphere violate such etiquette 24/7. Counter-intuitive to the long-held notion of conversation fit for polite company, politics is a prominent Internet topic specifically because of its controversial nature.

Unfortunately, many who engage in political discourse often feel free to throw etiquette to the wind. Rather than affably promote the free exchange of ideas, such people often resort to personal attacks, diminishing the quality of their opinion and transforming platforms for meaningful exchange into childish free-for-alls.


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  • Hey Tucson!


    The National Conversation (Raw) — Authority Authority: 530
    Gabbys Gotta Go!
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  • Hey Tucson!


    The National Conversation (Raw) — Authority Authority: 530
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  • Ahmadinejad to Obama: Choose between Israel and Iran


    CKA Canadian Forums — Authority Authority: 158
    by Patish http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1127444.html Considering the posts about Obamas muslim roots, just wonder about his decision. go to newest post
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  • Missing from Wall Street’s Calculations: Sin


    The Just Life — Authority Authority: 458
    Driving home from Seattle, the rain was both daunting and beautiful. So was our immediate future, as our son will have to have some fairly scary surgery soon. In this light I read an essay in The Wall Street Journal on…Read full original post.Related posts:Hedge Fund Managers Take On Wall Street and [...]
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  • David Ripley: Abortion Lobby Rallies to Protect Minnick


    TrishAndHalli.com — Authority Authority: 121
    Idaho Chooses Life Reports have surfaced that Planned Parenthood is running a phone in SW Idaho, asking Idahoans to call Rep. Minnick and “thank him” for backing public-financing of abortions. We have received several calls from outraged constituents. The phone banks are a sure sign that Minnick is feeling the ...
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  • Thanking the Refugee (The Plank in Australia’s Eye, Part 2)


    The Just Life — Authority Authority: 458
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    The Just Life — Authority Authority: 458
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  • Prayer of the Day: El Salvador


    The Just Life — Authority Authority: 458
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  • Verse of the Day: Call to the Lord


    The Just Life — Authority Authority: 458
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  • CNN Hypocrates on Health Care?


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  • No easy way out for democrats on abortion


    OKCTalk — Authority Authority: 149
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  • Wouldn’t it have been easier to just leave town?


    The Reid Report — Authority Authority: 480
    …. Charlie Crist is still taking flak over his “I had no idea Obama was in Florida” fib. Apparently, there’s this thing called a “ public records search …” A detailed itinerary and invitation was provided by the White House on Oct. 23, three days before the visit, and Crist’s executive assistant ...
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  • Fascinating Peter Schiff Economic Collapse Prediction Montage


    Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum — Authority Authority: 465
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  • Security vs Political Correctness Revisited


    Castro's Favorite Color — Authority Authority: 137
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  • Long time no see


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  • The Great Gaski; or, does Twila Brase still need to find a Democrat fretting about death panels?


    Bluestem Prairie — Authority Authority: 527
    In todays Mankato Free Press coverage of the Quist health care reform forum, ,  staff reporter Mark Fischenich writes: Quist, who promised tohave details of his fiscal analysis of the bill on his Web site in thenext five days, was joined by a Minnesota nurse who issued even morealarming warnings about the ...
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  • Connecting the Dots to Draw a Picture of Future Imperfect Muni FAIL


    The N-Judah Chronicles — Authority Authority: 460
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  • NYT > World: French and German Leaders Mark Armistice Day


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  • Udall, Bennet back San Juan wilderness, but will they support two other plans?


    Colorado Independent — Authority Authority: 671
    Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet earlier this week introduced the Senate version of U.S. Rep. John Salazar’s San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act, which would protect more than 60,000 acres of public lands in southwestern Colorado as either wilderness or a special management area. Sens Mark Udall and ...
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  • We Are Waiting, Mr. President


    The Economic Populist - Speak Your Mind 2 Cents at a Time — Authority Authority: 563
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