- In recent days, one Republican activist compared Michelle Obama to a gorilla, another suggested the President is a "spook".. Will any Republican leader denounce racist comments directed at the President and his wife? http://www.theseminal.com/2009/06/16/will-republican-leaders-denounce-rash-of-racist-comments-directed-at-president-obama-and-his-wife/ 4 comments politics
- The anti-choice movement lost before the Supreme Court, it has failed to convince Congress to vindicate its goals, and it has lost in the court of public opinion. What makes them think they can block a presidential nominee simply because she is pro-choice? http://www.theseminal.com/2009/04/25/when-did-being-pro-choice-become-a-disqualification-for-presidential-nominees/ 6 comments politics
- Obama to break Buy America promise and allow stimulus money to go overseas. http://www.theseminal.com/2009/02/03/obama-to-break-buy-america-promise/ 3 comments politics
- Republicans around the country have rallied and are beating us in phone calls to the Senate 100 to 1. If you think Republican ideas no longer deserve to run this country, call the Senate! http://www.theseminal.com/2009/02/03/republicans-looking-to-strip-health-care-education-provisions-from-recovery-make-the-call/ 26 comments politics
- Recent bailout recipients discussing spending hundreds of millions on lobbying Congress? These people deserve to fail. No more bailouts! http://www.theseminal.com/2009/01/28/no-more-bailouts/ 108 comments politics
- Obama's opponents want us to think he's a Messiah figure. That way, when it becomes clear that he isn't, they can turn our disappointment to their advantage. http://www.theseminal.com/2009/01/23/breaking-down-the-messiahdevil-dichotomy/ 87 comments politics
- Enough of this "center-right nation" bullshit. The losing party doesn't get to set the tone. The left needs to grow a pair and relentlessly push Obama toward progressive policies. http://www.theseminal.com/2009/01/11/so-obamas-not-a-progressive-lets-get-over-it-and-get-on-with-our-work/? 243 comments politics
- 61% of Americans would rather "focus on public investment to create jobs" rather than "reduce taxes." http://www.theseminal.com/2009/01/05/re-kingfish-award-15-paul-krugman/ 11 comments politics
- Senator Reid's statement on the collapse of the auto bailout deal: "Republicans Responsible For Killing Millions of American Jobs" http://www.theseminal.com/2008/12/12/senator-reid-republicans-responsible-for-killing-millions-of-american-jobs/ 26 comments economy
- On World Aids Day, hundreds of HIV positive African women stand up and denounce George Bush's policy of paying religious groups millions to promote abstinence-only AIDS prevention in Africa. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/11/30/ignorance-will-not-be-missed/ 23 comments politics
- Joe the plumber says an Obama presidency would mean "death to Israel." Because pretending to be a plumber makes you an expert on foreign relations http://www.theseminal.com/2008/10/29/it-takes-chutzpa-to-question-obamas-commitment-to-israel/ 11 comments politics
- Number of times John McCain said “My friends” in the first debate: 2. Number of times McCain said “My friends” in the second debate: 19. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/10/08/but-who-do-you-really-love-john/ 20 comments politics
- If McCain wins, he said, “it’s going to be hard to look at people in the street.” http://www.theseminal.com/2008/09/12/its-going-to-be-hard-to-look-at-people-in-the-street/ 3 comments politics
- Remember the 2000 election, when a lot of us thought it didn't matter who won? Let's not make the same mistake in 2008. It's time to take sides and take back the country from the neo-cons. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/09/07/taking-sides/ 42 comments politics
- U.S. Military Speaks for Iraq Govt,, Tries to Pretend Prime Minister Didn't Actually Agree with Obama http://www.theseminal.com/2008/07/21/bush-admin-puts-pressure-on-iraqi-government-over-support-for-obamas-policy/ 3 comments politics
- I finally understand the rationale for the latest FISA revisions. By enacting a bill that eliminates much of our freedom, the terrorists now have less reason to hate us. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/07/11/hard-logic/ 18 comments politics
- Digg appears to be censoring stories about telecom spying and Congress shredding the Constitution in advance of today's vote - 1200 Diggs without making the front page! http://www.theseminal.com/2008/07/09/an-open-letter-to-kevin-rose-digg-is-broken/ 240 comments politics
- Artificially low prices for EVERYTHING - energy, credit, wars - got us into this mess. Telling us we deserve gas tax breaks is like giving a fat kid chocolate to make him feel better about his weight. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/04/29/clinton-on-board-with-mccains-stupidest-idea-to-date/ 209 comments politics
- Hugo Chavez proposes a South American version of NATO. Bad idea? For one, there is no unifying enemy like the Soviet Union to motivate a defense pact. But perhaps Chavez doesn't feel that way. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/04/15/midday-open-thread-chavez-proposes-a-south-american-nato/ 7 comments worldnews
- McCain: "I know that Sunni and Al-Qaeda are closely tied," insinuating the majority of the world's Muslims have terrorist links. This is the guy we're seriously considering for President? Really? http://www.theseminal.com/2008/04/10/john-mccain-digs-himself-deeper-insults-half-of-all-muslims/ 208 comments politics
- Norm Coleman (R-MN) has taken more trips on corporate jets than all but one other Senator. Fortunately, Al Franken is going to soundly defeat him and become the next Senator from Minnesota. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/03/26/when-you-cant-run-on-the-issues/ 23 comments politics
- Unable to drum up enough support to fill the seats during rallies in Indian, Hillary Clinton is reaching across the border, robo-calling Illinois supporters to fill in. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/03/28/hoosiers-and-hill/ 4 comments politics
- Bill Clinton: "The difference in popular vote is less than 1 percent." Reality: The difference in popular vote is 2.8%. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/03/30/the-clintons-al-sadr-corporate-welfare-catholicism-and-islam/ 15 comments politics
- Guess who else was with Clinton as she "dodged sniper fire" on the "front lines" in Bosnia. Sinbad. Yes, Sinbad the comedian. And Sheryl Crow. No, I'm not making this up. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/03/27/a-long-way-to-go-for-a-sinbad-reference/ 6 comments politics
- The U.S. shipped 4 nuclear warhead fuses to Taiwan "by mistake." Just like the 6 warheads "mistakenly" flown to Louisiana last year. How many more times are we going to make "mistakes" with nukes? http://www.theseminal.com/2008/03/26/fuses-for-nuclear-warheads-instead-of-helicopter-batteries-hey-anyone-could-make-that-mistake/ 8 comments politics
- Bill Clinton killed any respect I had for him: "I think it would be great if we had an election year where you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country." http://www.theseminal.com/2008/03/22/bill-clinton-and-his-lizard-tongue/ 65 comments politics
- Hillary Clinton has been part of the political machine for decades, with the connections that implies. And yet, she needs to open her and Bill's wallet to compete with a junior Senator from Illinois. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/02/06/hill-pulls-a-mitt-and-a-rudy/ 4 comments politics
- The FISA debate starts tonight! If you don't want to give amnesty to telecom companies who spied on Americans illegally, without a warrant, before September 11th, then pick up the phone! http://www.theseminal.com/2008/01/23/its-filibuster-time/ 7 comments politics
- Eradicating poppies in Afghanistan will be just as successful as eradicating coca in Columbia, with 5.5 billion dollars spent already and production increasing. It's time to stop throwing money away. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/01/20/poppies/? 13 comments politics
- Why I, a progressive Democrat, voted for Ron Paul in the Michigan primary. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/01/14/why-i-voted-for-ron-paul-in-the-michigan-primary/ 135 comments politics
- For us to force our preferred economic & political system on Cuba when Castro dies is against the right of self-determination, another injustice done to a nation that has suffered enough at our hands. http://www.theseminal.com/2008/01/10/cold-war-attitudes-in-a-warming-world/ 16 comments politics
- Why does the U.S. continue its incredibly problematic aid program to Pakistan? It is ineffective against terrorism, it helps to prop up Musharraf’s military regime, and it makes the world less stable. http://www.theseminal.com/2007/12/24/conversation-pakistan-no-8%E2%80%94rethinking-us-aid-to-pakistan/ 7 comments politics
- Tucker Carlson: “He should do what other mentally ill people in this country do and start a blog. That‘s a handy way for the deranged in this nation to be heard.” And this guy is still on the air? http://www.theseminal.com/2007/12/03/tucker-carlson-bloggers-are-crazy/ 5 comments politics
- As of today, 8 of the 9 Texas Republicans Bush brought up with him to the White House have resigned, proving Bush is the lamest of lame ducks and everyone, even his top advisers, know it. http://www.theseminal.com/2007/10/31/and-then-there-was-one/ 9 comments politics
- Larry Craig is the Gift that Keeps on Giving: “I’m going to speak out for the citizen’s of my state who, in the majority, think that Bill Clinton is probably even a nasty, bad, naughty boy.” http://www.theseminal.com/2007/10/06/larry-craig-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/ 4 comments politics
- Let's play devil's advocate for a minute: What's wrong with a nuclear Iran? http://www.theseminal.com/2007/09/16/whats-wrong-with-a-nuclear-iran/ 2 comments reddit.com
- Conservative in Canada = Liberal in the US. Maybe it's time to move north? http://www.theseminal.com/2007/06/04/oh-canada-their-version-of-liberal-and-conservative-vs-ours/ 9 comments reddit.com
- Let's Use the Power of Reddit to Figure Out Which Anonymous Senator Placed a Secret Hold on the Open Government Act! http://www.theseminal.com/2007/05/26/shine-a-spotlight-on-the-senate/ 28 comments reddit.com
- Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) wants to monitor all emails, IMs, etc. http://www.theseminal.com/2007/02/11/action-congress-wants-to-monitor-all-emails-ims-etc/ 29 comments reddit.com
- ASK AN EXPERT: What would you ask about media consolidation in America? http://www.theseminal.com/2007/04/26/reader-questions-on-media-consolidation/ 2 comments reddit.com