February 2012
VP Biden admits government help increases tuition... →
ryking:
Yes, government subsidies allow more people to go to school, and the increased demand results in schools raising their prices in the spirit of profit-making — sometimes too much profit-making.
But would you rather we have an uneducated public unable to obtain jobs that require high skills in exchange for high pay, “thought provoking url?” A poorly-skilled, poorly-paid public with little...
“In these tough economic times, there’s no reason hard-working middle class...”
– Make the Buffett Rule a Reality (via ryking)
“Newt Gingrich didn’t bother to seek a place on the ballot, and neither Mitt...”
– It Ain’t the Heat; It’s the Stupidity (via ryking)
“Managers at the Federal Air Marshal Service regularly made fun of blacks,...”
– Air Marshals Gone Wild! Tales Of Sexism, Suicide and Bigotry
DHS’ Office of Inspector General has just released a 112-page report summing-up a two-year investigation into this, based on numerous interviews with several Air Marshals acting as whistle blowers.
(via ryking)
“People have no problem paying $900 for an iPad, but paying $900 for a drug they...”
– Rick Santorum, speaking to the mother of a young boy in Colorado about the free market and prescription drug prices. She told Santorum her son’s medication could cost up to $1 million per year.
One drug her son is taking is Abilify, which is used in children to treat schizophrenia; aggression...
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The Eight Lies Behind The Republican Push For... →
Ron Paul: If It's an 'Honest Rape' a Woman Should... →
highsee:
ryking:
Not only is this medically inaccurate it’s morally appalling. “Honest?” What the fuck is that supposed to mean? How can someone be dishonestly raped?
Ron Paul is a piece of shit. Plain and simple. I don’t care about his views on the war or on drugs. If you still support this man and consider yourself a progressive, then you need to have a sit down with your brain and...
January 2012
“These (GOP) debates… they have jumped the shark. Because last night — I swear to...”
– BILL MAHER, Real Time (via inothernews)
“The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized...”
– Fidel Castro Calls Republican Field a ‘Competition of Idiocy’ - NYTimes (via brooklynmutt)
“Most pieces written about [Ron Paul] are swarmed upon by throngs of the...”
– Fuck Ron Paul (via ryking)
“It’s sort of fascinating watching the Republican establishment finally go...”
– Voting Newt Off the Island Turns Out to be Surprisingly Hard (via ryking)
That last paragraph sums it up nicely.
