"No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby."-- Henry Louis MenckenToday, two bright and shining examples of the wisdom, insight, and prescience of Mr. Mencken; a poll taken by Public Policy Polling, and the latest inanities from that noted Constitutional scholar, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Yes, she's baaaaack.Related to the debate over health care,...
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According to an article on the Huffington Post, Glenn Beck's accusation that Obama is a racist is costing Glenn Beck's time slot on Fox News some major advertisers. Among these advertisers are the consumer goods conglomerate Proctor & Gamble and Progressive Insurance. They've not abandoned Fox just yet; but they have requested that none of their ads run in Beck's time slot. I'm personally disappointed they didn't pull their advertising before Glenn Beck had Michael Schueur on...
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