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More than a million people have backed comic Stephen Colbert’s fake candidacy in the 2008 US presidential election on social-networking website Facebook.
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Will added, however, that “if [Ron Paul] hurts any candidate, it would be McCain. McCain’s yesterday’s maverick. This is serious maverickism.”
“Ron Paul is actually a true conservative,” commented Will’s fellow panelist, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman.
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Thompson claimed he was a tough prosecutor who handled Tennessee’s “most serious crimes”. The facts show he only handled routine crimes like making moonshine and talking dirty on a CB radio.
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A fantastic commentary by The Southern Avenger, a libertarian columinist in Charleston, South Carolina.
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“They talk about sleep deprivation. I mean, on that theory, I’m getting tortured running for president of the United States. That’s plain silly. That’s silly.”
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10Questions.com is giving us the opportunity to force the issue of medical marijuana to the forefront where our candidates can’t simply dodge and deflect. The democrats have spoken on this issue along with Ron Paul, but the other GOP candidates now need to do so. Vote this video up and then await the candidate […]

Thank you for standing up to the telcom companies and demanding they be held accountable for helping facilitate illegal spying on American citizens. In short, thank you for being a leader.
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He says his tax plan would give 150 million workers a $500 payroll tax credit, expand relief on mortgage interest, eliminate income taxes for seniors making less than $50,000 and simplify returns so millions could file in less than five minutes.
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Luntz: “Rudy Giuliani hired me because I was recommended by his political consultant and because I love baseball…What matters most in politics is personality. It’s not issues; it’s not image. It’s who you are and what you represent…from the very beginning of his administration, even if people disagreed with what he was doing, they trusted […]

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging fellow Republican politicians to seize the “middle ground” on the important issues such as healthcare reform and education ahead of next year’s election.
Schwarzenegger, who manages to enjoy widespread support in an overwhelmingly liberal state, is hoping that fellow GOP party members heed his advice
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