No, Mr. Biden, Bush Did Not "Honor the Troops"

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Saturday September 11, 2010 · 6:39 PM PDT

2010/09/11 · 18:39

On "The Colbert Report" on Wednesday night, Colbert was interviewing Vice President Joe Biden and suggested that he acknowledge the respect owed to Pres. Bush for the successful outcome in Iraq. Biden, cornered by Stephen's pushy right-wing persona, said this: "Mr. President, thank you. You’ve honored these guys, you’ve honored these women, you've honored these troops. And I've known you your entire eight years as president. I've never known a time when you didn't care about what happened. We disagreed on policy, but you deserve a lot of credit Mr. President." I disagree. Bush dishonored the troops, and never let that be forgotten. More below the fold.

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Tuesday August 10, 2010 · 6:00 AM PDT

2010/08/10 · 06:00

Just like the deficit, undocumented aliens didn't seem to scare the Right while Bush and the GOP were in power. Now that Obama and the Democrats are in power, these issues suddenly have become crises for the Right. So is the Obama administration lax on enforcement of the immigration laws? Actually, it turns out that more undocumented aliens are being deported now than under Bush. And, more important, the Obama policy for deportations is a lot smarter than Bush's. Read on for the details.

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Friday May 28, 2010 · 2:26 PM PDT

2010/05/28 · 14:26

You may have heard that Arizona's state Department of Education has ordered school districts to remove teachers whose English is "heavily accented or ungrammatical" from classes for students still learning English. The Linguistics Department of the University of Arizona has issued a letter pointing out that "such a policy undermines the effectiveness of the teaching and learning of English by non‐native speakers and may lead to additional harmful socioeconomic effects."

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Thursday April 29, 2010 · 2:14 PM PDT

2010/04/29 · 14:14

My daughter is a teaching assistant at the University of Arizona. Today, the president of the university, Robert N. Shelton, sent a memo to all employees about how the university is affected by the law. He revealed that the SB1070 law is already hurting the university. More below the fold.

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Saturday March 13, 2010 · 6:58 PM PST

2010/03/13 · 18:58

In messages about health-care reform (that is, against it!), some right-wing correspondents of mine claim that Medicare and Medicaid deny more claims than private insurers do. I want to know how to counter this claim.

More discussion below the jump.

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Tuesday November 17, 2009 · 8:04 PM PST

2009/11/17 · 20:04

The recent simultaneous publication of two biographies of Ayn Rand has made me think about my own youthful adherence to her “philosophy.” It especially has prompted me to point out how, ironically, the Right now embodies much of the outlook that Rand detested and condemned.

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Sunday October 04, 2009 · 7:29 PM PDT

2009/10/04 · 19:29

According to the British paper The Daily Telegraph, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes from a Jewish family that converted to Islam after he was born.

Update: However, The Guardian has refuted this claim.

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Thursday June 11, 2009 · 10:41 AM PDT

2009/06/11 · 10:41

(This is cross-posted from my Career Laboratory blog on FastCompany.com.)

Even though the stimulus has been in effect for several months, economists have few tools for gauging its effects. This lack of useful data has given rise to a lot of sniping from politicians and pundits who oppose the stimulus. I have some suggestions for rebuttals to their attacks.

Take the jump with me.

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Thursday January 22, 2009 · 3:11 PM PST

2009/01/22 · 15:11

A couple of weeks ago I was a guest on Fox News's "Strategy Room," a 90-minute bull session that streams on the Web each morning from 10:30 to noon. I'd never watched the show, but I expected it to be dominated by right-wing attitudes and was wondering how I'd react. Read on to see how I held up my end.

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Thursday March 20, 2008 · 2:34 PM PDT

2008/03/20 · 14:34

Tonight begins the Jewish holiday of Purim, the merriest holiday of the year. Satire is encouraged, so I put together this retelling of the Purim story in the form of 4 videos. George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and other political figures get a workout here, although you'll also see a lot of scenes from "Star Wars." After the jump, click on the thumbnails to see the 4 videos in order.

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Saturday February 09, 2008 · 3:40 PM PST

2008/02/09 · 15:40

I've asked you several times to take me off your e-mail distribution list, but you still subject me to your forwarded messages with wacko right-wing talking points. A long time ago I stopped sending rebuttals because they only made you more eager to bombard me with this garbage. But the sheer volume of right-wing idiocy has finally made me snap. Let me summarize the way I perceive your ideology.... (jump)

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Wednesday January 02, 2008 · 7:36 AM PST

2008/01/02 · 07:36

The other day I received a letter from my HMO, informing me that they may have disclosed my Social Security number. Here's my open letter to those bozos.

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Univ. of Arizona Stands Up (Again!)

Impact at Univ. of Arizona

How Do I Rebut This GOP Talking Point?

The Ayn Rand myth

Ahmadinejad has no Jewish roots (update)

Stimulus: Rebutting the "No Metrics" Canard

My 90 Minutes on Fox News

Political Laughs for Purim

Dear Right Winger (a rant)

open letter to my HMO