Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/145380/chuck_todd%3A_%27the_tea_party_gets_a_big_benefit%27_from_fox_news%27_promotion/ Fox News has repeatedly rallied their viewers to support the Tea Parties. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:32:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -f3dfbb224411594b1c7886c298e8cf0a http://www.alternet.org/story/145195/poll%3A_americans_think_standing_for_principle_is_more_important_than_bipartisan_compromise_/ So, now can we get some health care reform passed? Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:00:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -e8534d186288cd75def0853d8b805ea1 http://www.alternet.org/story/145030/mass_amnesia%3A_right-wingers_forget_who_was_president_on_9_11_01/ Must have been a Democrat, though. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:17:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -b6808da38b0847d2b8e1279b50265578 http://www.alternet.org/story/144948/bachmann%3A_gop_should_%26quot%3Ballow_themselves_to_be_re-defined_by_the_tea_party_movement%26quot%3B_/ She's not alone. "We need to stop looking at the tea parties as separate from the Republican party," Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) said last month. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:15:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -bf69ca6d58eb729b07bbe57614f50d6a http://www.alternet.org/story/144920/fox_news_guest%3A_%26quot%3Bif_you_are_an_18_to_28-year-old_muslim_man_then_you_should_be_strip_searched%26quot%3B/ On Fox News, retired Lt. General Tom McInerney said the U.S. needs to "be very serious and harsh about the profiling" but denied he supports racial profiling. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:45:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -35794cd53643da4415e095d13a381169 http://www.alternet.org/story/144884/obama_declares_that_%27no_information_may_remain_classified_indefinitely%27/ The order is part of a sweeping overhaul of the executive branch's system for protecting classified national security information. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:20:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -032724574bdf74401e7be2f598686367 http://www.alternet.org/story/144868/cheney_joins_hypocritical_attacks_on_obama%27s_%27low_key_response%27_to_failed_terrorist_attack/ Not surprising. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:00:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -f021f5f9602eaf2c92622fb591713b88 http://www.alternet.org/story/144789/gay_gop_group_co-sponsors_conservative_political_conference%2C_but_not_allowed_to_speak_at_it/ Really, why are there still gays in the GOP? Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:00:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -cd5a807b345f4e75cb253518533d8bb5 http://www.alternet.org/story/144497/sarah_palin_doesn%27t_want_to_debate_al_gore_on_climate_change/ Surprise. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:49:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -4d9611e88a68fea91c8c2b0d36db421f http://www.alternet.org/story/144484/poll%3A_strong_majority_of_americans_still_%27favor%27_a_public_option/ The stable popularity of the public option suggests that Americans may want the expansion of existing public programs. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:17:01 PST Matt Corley -fce5a51a9c9cf83ebac6e0103ed66ba6 http://www.alternet.org/story/144257/alberto_gonzales_inspires_students_to_%26quot%3Bdream_big%26quot%3B_and_hope_to_meet_%26quot%3Bthe_next_george_w._bush%26quot%3B_one_day/ "You never know when the next George W. Bush is going to come along and give you a once in a lifetime opportunity like he gave me." Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:30:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -992cede847aad40e1201b8a3afdc8e85 http://www.alternet.org/story/144154/lou_dobbs_on_whether_he%27s_thought_about_running_for_president%3A_%26quot%3Byes_is_the_answer%26quot%3B/ In an interview on Fred Thompson's radio show today, Dobbs suggested that he might actually considering a run for the White House. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:30:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -e36ba5a75357fc4a36ea7af01f0f24b2 http://www.alternet.org/story/144123/glenn_beck_has_a_%27plan%27_to_sell_books_with_march_on_washington_on_the_anniversary_of_mlk_speech/ Glenn Beck announced that he was crafting "a 100 year plan." Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:21:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -f885481311d66b6abb1510c2c20cd63d http://www.alternet.org/story/143950/g._gordon_liddy_%26quot%3Bconvinced%26quot%3B_obama_is_a_muslim/ Wingnut Gary Bauer doesn't disagree. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:51:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -2d760b33ab2423dde759c9764d330c8a http://www.alternet.org/story/143833/conservatives_register_tea_party_as_official_third_party_in_florida/ Die-hard right-wingers have announced that Florida Governor Charlie Crist is the next target in the GOP civil war. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -1c82d5624216b43ed8e11dfa13eda361 http://www.alternet.org/story/143726/palin_to_promote_her_book_with_multiple_fox_news_interviews%3A_%27variety_is_the_spice_of_life.%27/ Apparently, she plans to follow the same strategy as she used during the election. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:18:01 PST Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -efede9872f1e281b6e0fa9b921923c2d http://www.alternet.org/story/143464/inhofe%27s_copenhagen_%27truth_squad%27_expands_to_a_%27truth_squad_of_three.%27/ Scary. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:41:01 PDT Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -99b3c9191b00b1e9b15971525250a664 http://www.alternet.org/story/143347/bill_kristol_thanks_god_%26quot%3Bmost_of_the_workforce_isn%27t_unionized%26quot%3B/ Kristol's idiotic attack on unionization ignores the fact that unions are good for the American economy since unions help workers secure higher wages and greater benefits. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:32:01 PDT Matt Corley -78ba9eccaff9c80014ef3d59248d6f91 http://www.alternet.org/story/142793/sexist_jackass_scorns_rachel_maddow_at_values_voters_summit%3A_%26quot%3Bi_prefer_that_my_women_not_look_like_dudes%26quot%3B/ In a breakout session at the conference, Young America's Foundation spokesman Jason Mattera launched a pathetic, chauvinist defense of conservatives: "Our Women Are Hot." Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:30:01 PDT Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -86d0ae5c55db84acbe86060948e81faf http://www.alternet.org/story/142450/audio%3A_limbaugh_fill-in_advocates_secession%3A_%27i%27d_like_to_see%27_whether_%27we_could_have_a_sovereign_nation%27/ Limbaugh's guest host calls for a take-over of the State of New Hampshire by secessionists. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:36:01 PDT Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -0d1e5791e6d9f5d290a9eedc1d825e1e http://www.alternet.org/story/142399/enzi%3A_%27i%27m_pretty_sure%27_that_health_care_reform_is_%27going_to_fail%27/ There's that vaunted bipartisanship again. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:27:01 PDT Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -33c93d3cb7eedf5976bd783026d89e83 http://www.alternet.org/story/142360/gop_congresswoman_tells_uninsured_woman_at_town_hall_to_%26quot%3Bbe_a_grown-up%26quot%3B/ U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins responds to a question posed by a 27-year old waitress who cannot afford health care. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:43:01 PDT Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -6db7afd41ea3c904988953bbaecd1a22 http://www.alternet.org/story/142320/more_texas_crazy%3A_speaker_at_pro-secession_rally_declares_%26quot%3Bwe_hate_the_united_states%21%26quot%3B_/ Another speaker was overheard telling a pro-healthcare reform advocate, "Go back to the U.S. where you belong." Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:25:01 PDT Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -c52cc42f66f3aadad1b1f9170fbbcf4e http://www.alternet.org/story/142184/mike_huckabee_to_headline_bizarre_conference_on_electromagnetic_pulse_attacks/ Along with other conservative hawks, Huck is planning to use this unrealistic "threat" to rally support for pre-emptive war. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:00:01 PDT Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -68ab1bfc58b55956775c3f027783e812 http://www.alternet.org/story/141995/%28video%29_at_netroots_nation%2C_blogger_challenges_bill_clinton_on_don%27t_ask_don%27t_tell/ "Nobody regrets how this was implemented anymore than I do." Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:14:01 PDT Matt Corley, ThinkProgress -e5c6ec19713bb29ed0c5ed7772748abb