politics

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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Original Technorati articles tagged “politics”

• in Politics
  Pope Benedict Warns of "Secularism", Words Clearly Relevant to American Politics
  Pope to US bishops: Defend the Churches’ place in public square
  by michetrab / on Jan 24, 2012
• in Blogging
  Unemployment numbers optimistic while many Americans not "gainfully" employed
  The 8.5% unemployment rate has been looked at by most as an improvement. Yet, many Americans are "under" employed.
  by theweeklystash / on Jan 22, 2012
• in TV
  Have You Heard from Johannesburg (PBS) Concludes January 26
  The conclusion of a five-part series about the global anti-apartheid movement, “Have You Heard from Johannesburg?,” airs on PBS January 26.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 21, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “politics”

 

• *VIDEO* Rush Limbaugh Discusses The “Coordinated” Attacks On Newt Gingrich By The GOP Establishment

  
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• Congress promises jobs, citizen’s charter in UP vision document (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 535
  Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) The Congress Friday released its vision document for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to create 20 lakh jobs in the state in the next five years, rationalise quota provisions for Other Backward Classes and bring a citizen’s charter for services at the grassroots ...
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• Save the Wails

  
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  The Gaia Cult is at it again… Suing the U.S. Navy to prevent sonar usage… for the whales. http://yhoo.it/zD0AYd Share on Facebook Share and Enjoy:PrintDiggStumbleUpondel.icio.usFacebookYahoo! BuzzTwitterGoogle BookmarksGoogle BuzzLinkedInMSN ReporterMySpaceOrkutPing.fmRedditRSSSlashdotTechnoratiTumblrWebnews.de
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• Jan Brewer – Don’t Believe The Hype!

  
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  Recently Arizona Governor Jan Brewer met President Obama on the runway of an airport and they exchanged words. Well it does not take much to make one a right wing hero(if even for a day) and this propelled her to stardom on the right: The problem here is Ms. Brewer is starting to believe the hype. She seems to ...
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• No Secret Ballot For GOP Endorsement Is Same As Union Card Check

  
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• Quick thoughts on the candidates

  
  4Simpsons Blog - Eternity Matters — Authority: 484
  To state the obvious: all of these are much better than President Obama.  The Liberal entitlements and unfunded liabilities that began with Roosevelt have doomed the country (anyone who thinks we aren’t headed in the direction of Greece is mistaken), but Obama & Co. are destroying it much faster than it would ...
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• Dog whistle

  
  respublica — Authority: 120
  Out of the blue this political season has had one phrase pop up constantly by commentators, political reporters, candidates, supporters of candidates.   Dog Whistle.   I woke up this morning realizing that Ive seen and heard Dog Whistle constantly lately and havent spent any time giving it any thought.  What does ...
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• The maths of Nick Clegg’s multi-billion tax giveaway

  
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• Green Home Insulation Scheme in UK Not So Green

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 658
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• Diane Abbott: The abortion counselling consultation is a con – which is why I pulled out

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 961
  With a fact-free campaign, Tory MPs are attempting to bring the worst of the US abortion debate to British politics Just when you thought it was safe to go out, the right wing of the Conservative party have resurrected their fact-free campaign about abortion counselling. It is important to stress that there are ...
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• NY TIMES: "Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, made $27 million in 2010. They held millions of dollars in a Swiss bank account and millions more in partnerships in the Cayman Islands. His family’s trusts sold thousands of shares in Goldman Sachs that were off

  
  BLOGGING via TYPEWRITER. — Authority: 671
  NY TIMES: "Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, made $27 million in 2010. They held millions of dollars in a Swiss bank account and millions more in partnerships in the Cayman Islands. His family’s trusts sold thousands of shares in Goldman Sachs that were offered to favored clients when the storied investment house ...
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• Obama’s State of Regulation

  
  Wall Street Pit — Authority: 591
  Barack Obama sounded a number of themes in his 2012 State of the Union Address this week, all underpinned by the proposition that socioeconomic ills can be solved by interventionist government in general and his administration in particular. Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, giving the Republican rebuttal, effectively ...
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• [links] Link salad staggers toward the weekend

  
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• As Thin As a Single Picture

  
  Blackinformant.com - African-American culture, news commentary, politics — Authority: 409
  On this site, I try to put the spotlight on a wide range of issues that affect us on a daily basis: the economy, entrepreneurship, government expenditures of tax payer money, family, etc. But it never ceases to amaze me what topics get center stage in our neck of the woods. Arizona governor Janet Brewer became the ...
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• A Bit of Satire on the European Debt

  
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• BH Interview: Adam Baldwin On Saying Farewell to ‘Chuck,’ Being Openly Conservative in Hollywood

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 682
  Tonight marks the end of a tumultuous five-season run for the NBC action-comedy/spy-drama series Chuck, from creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The story of “Chuck” revolves around computer service technician Chuck Bartowski, played by Zachary Levi, who inadvertently becomes a CIA/NSA asset when his former ...
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• Two Imperialisms

  
  Peter J. Leithart — Authority: 490
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• "This war has to be fought with a scale and a duration and a savagery that is only true of civil..."

  
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  “This war has to be fought with a scale and a duration and a savagery that is only true of...
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• Colorado GOP Hispanic lawmakers rip Obama’s Aurora visit as “campaign” stop

  
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• In Airport Run-In with Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, Democrats See Help for Obama Among Hispanics

  
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