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”

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  by bryanmckay / on Jul 21, 2010
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  Glenn Beck's Bizarre Religious Rant
  Glenn Beck rants about liberation theology, social justice, and Jews.
  by bryanmckay / on Jul 16, 2010
• in Politics
  Why Afghanistan is not a "New" Vietnam
  Is the war in Afghanistan a new Vietnam? No, and here's why.
  by orfannkyl / on Jun 30, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “politics”

 

• Andrew Napolitano at RightOnline

  
  BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI — Authority: 432
  I wouldn’t have expected Judge Andrew Napolitano to be a huge standout at last week’s RightOnline conference, be he absolutely knocked it out of the park with this speech. This has got to be one of the most powerful defenses of our Constitution and Constitutionally-guaranteed liberties I’ve ever heard ...
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• America’s Great Outdoors

  
  One Utah — Authority: 133
  During the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, a series of commissions proposed policy reforms for public lands, waterways, and conservation. These efforts laid the groundwork for the National Park System, National Forest System, national monuments and wildlife refuges. A half-century later, one of ...
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• WEPRINS HONOR DAVID WEPRIN AT THE CARLTON

  
  New York Real Estate Lawyers Blog — Authority: 459
  Youll find the Weprin family (Sylia Weprin, Barry Weprin & Councilman Mark Weprin) at the Carlton Hotel on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, raising funds for Assemblyman David J. Weprins re-election campaign. The suggested minimum contribution is $500. For additional information, call ...
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• How To Fix Proposition 14

  
  Inland Utopia — Authority: 114
  Here are my ideas to keep top two. 1. Give voters a chance to have a write-in vote. 2. Use presidential elections as an indicator if a political party has popular support to be an official political party in California. 3. Truth in advertising, candidates would be required to have accurate ballot affiliation ...
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• Albanys New Police Chief ::: Steven Krokoff

  
  Dave Lucas — Authority: 445
  The City of Albany now has a police chief! Acting Chief Steven Krokoff has been promoted and officially sworn-in. That happened today at City Hall. I covered the event for WAMC. I shot video and took a few pictures with my little Fly Ying hiPhone. Below the video theres a picture I took with the phone of Albany ...
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• Griffin to Congress: Extend 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief Now

  
  KFFB 106.1 FM -- Arkansas Radio -- Online Radio--Arkansas Politics — Authority: 140
  LITTLE ROCK – Second District Congressional candidate, U.S. Army Reservist and former U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin today called on the House of Representatives to pass a full extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts before it adjourns for its summer break on Friday by issuing the following statement: “In just 155 ...
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• Ground Zero Mosque: A Thought Experiment

  
  Steve Likes to Curse — Authority: 119
  The opposition to the Cordoba House, a mosque and Muslim community center being built two blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City got me to thinking. Most of the critics, including Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin, have suggested that it’s indecent and insensitive for Muslims to want to ...
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• Return of the Fugee

  
  Mark Byron — Authority: 142
  Wyclef Jean is a bit out of my frame of reference musically. I remember way back when he got his start with The Fugees, rapping counterpoint to Lauren Hills vocals on their great remake of Killing Me Softly . Not too many remakes can hang with a Grammy winning original, but that one gave Roberta Flack a run for her ...
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• Lincoln, Lugar, Other Senators Make Strong Push for Passage of Child Nutrition Bill

  
  KFFB 106.1 FM -- Arkansas Radio -- Online Radio--Arkansas Politics — Authority: 140
  Washington - U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry was joined by Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), and other Senators today to urge passage of the  The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (S.3307). The bill will reauthorize child nutrition programs ...
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• What Has Happened to the Iowa Of My Youth?

  
  Journal Wunelle — Authority: 118
  This is unbelievable. I am dumbstruck by these morons lies and stupidity and foaming anger, by their desire to revise history and their militant ignorance of science; but they keep topping themselves (again, think Overton Window ). And these arent even the Tea-Baggers! This is an infestation of the Republican ...
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• MoveOn.org: Top 5 Social Security Myths

  
  The Bis Key Chronicles — Authority: 111
  From MoveOn.org : Rumors of Social Securitys demise are greatly exaggerated. But some powerful people keep spreading lies about the program to scare people into accepting benefit cuts. Myth: Social Security is going broke. Reality: There is no Social Security crisis. By 2023, Social Security ...
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• Mazel Tov, Chelsea!

  
  Three Sources — Authority: 141
  Quelle horreur ! Chelsea Clinton is reportedly spending $2 Million on her wedding! Shouldnt she give that money to the homeless? Hell no. Her parents have money and her guest list will be large and lets say "high end." I...
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• Its about time to change how we get our water.

  
  Mahoning Valley Forum — Authority: 151
  Having had experience with city governments and water departments, I think it’s high time we did something about the inequities surrounding water sales in the Valley. In Girard, the City buys its water from Youngstown, Niles, and McDonald. It adds a mark up and resells it to its customers. It even adds an additional ...
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• Quote of the Day: Drop the Chalupa!

  
  Presto Agitato — Authority: 132
  When we went in there, one of the ladies was hiding her Mexican I.D. in an enchilada, trying to conceal the identification. — Joe Arpaio , Sheriff, Maricopa County (Phoenix metro area), AZ Note, also, the .50 cal. machine gun on the top of his SWAT van.  Dont fuck with Joe!
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• United Nations: Success or Failure?

  
  The Otter Limits — Authority: 451
  Is the United Nations a success? | DEBATEitOUT .com My response? "I dont think it has been very successful. Look at how many international wars and conflicts have been fought since its inception. I thought the whole point of the U.N. was to keep the worlds nations from going to war against each other. If ...
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• The immigration poll you haven’t seen: 8 in 10 Americans say let ‘illegal’ immigrants STAY

  
  The Reid Report — Authority: 675
  Big hat tip to Markos Moulitsas, who tweeted a link to a CNN poll that I have yet to hear discussed in the mainstream media, and which contradicts the conventional wisdom that’s scaring Democrats away from doing comprehensive immigration reform. In short, most Americans, including nearly 8 in 10 white Americans, ...
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• If I Were Shirley Sherrod’s Attorney…

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 634
  I’d strongly advise against this course of action .  It is certainly true that what Breitbart did was wrong and blatantly misleading.  To the average person lacking a preexisting loyalty to Breitbart, the defenses Breitbart has raised have come across as hollow and implausible, or at least woefully poor excuses ...
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• Debtor vs Creditor: the next big conflict

  
  CKA Canadian Forums — Authority: 154
  by CommanderSock Lemmy wrote: Commodity-backed currency was passe 100 years ago. Its not coming back. The greatest tool for managing the macro-economy is monetary policy. Our understanding of monetary policy is the single biggest reason the world has minimized its recessions and depressions over the past 100 years. ...
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• Rangels Ethics "Trial" Begins

  
  Katablog — Authority: 137
  New York Democrat Charlie Rangel was charged with 13 ethical violations. CBS notes they were "serious" violations. Gee Whiz, I would think any ethics violation was serious! After all, Rangel is part of Nancy Pelosis most ethical Congress and a member of the Obamas most transparent government!The biggest question ...
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• #rsrh “‘Me first’ rallies.”

  
  Moe Lane — Authority: 635
  Via Fausta’s Blog , today’s moment of Chris Christie awesomeness. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy …the best quote from that? …they had a rally in Trenton against me. 35,000 people came from the teachers. You know what that rally was? The “me first” ...
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