More Straight Talk Express: Just because his speechwriter puts it in a speech, and McCain gives the speech, doesn't mean McCain actually "said" it.

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• Republican gubernatorial candidate yells "We hate America" and "I hate that flag".

  I guess this started around the beginning of the Iraq war. A little before, or a little after, it doesn't really matter. A news anchor from one of the 24/7 cable networks had just finished introducing his guest as a former chief weapons inspector for the United Nations.

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• Is the United States a Democracy or a Republic?

  I frequently hear the claim, often by modern day politicians from both parties, that our nation is a democracy.

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• Boycott Whole Foods

  Source: Common Dreams

  John Mackey is a right wing libertarian. He's a union buster. He believes that corporations should not be criminally prosecuted for their crimes. He has just launched a campaign to defeat a single payer national health insurance system.

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• Only 9 Percent of Utahns Think Barry Obama Was Secretly Born in Kenya! - Birthers - Gawker

  Source: Gawker

  Go Utah! Only a fraction of you are crazy! It is initially surprising that conservative, lily-white Utah is less nuts than, say, Virginia. But when you think about it for a minute, it makes sense.

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• DHS Building Infectious Disease Research Facility in Tornado Alley

  Source: The Washington Post

  The Department of Homeland Security relied on a rushed, flawed study to justify its decision to locate a $700 million research facility for highly infectious pathogens in a tornado-prone section of Kansas, according to a government report.

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