The Fold Blog: Making history, for all the wrong reasons

Honoring the Memories

2012-05-25T10:53:00.000-05:00

Have a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend. This blog will be silent.

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Senate Votes To Remove Reference To Tea Party From Federal Law, House Promises Fight

2012-05-23T14:10:00.000-05:00

Contributed by Michael Matthew Bloomer while reporting as Michael Matthew Bloomer. On Wednesday this week, by unanimous consent, the United States Senate infuriated the House Tea Party Caucus by...

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It's the Spending Binge That Never Happened, Stupid

2012-05-23T11:44:00.000-05:00

President Obama has NOT issued in a new era of unbridled spending that is causing our current trillion dollar deficits. Plain and simple. The deficits come from a number of...

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Comments Again

2012-05-22T11:35:00.001-05:00

Still having trouble with the new Disqus commenting. Imagine that. Comments, again, appear to be showing up and then disappearing at will. We'll give Disqus some time to work out the...

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It's Not a Vetting Obsession, It's an Alternate Reality Obsession

2012-05-22T10:18:00.000-05:00

Paul Waldman has an excellent rundown of Republican obsession with making sure President Obama gets vetted this time around. "Yet even at this late date, conservatives are still hoping that...

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Government is Shrinking

2012-05-21T10:18:00.000-05:00

Gasp!: FOR the first time in 40 years, the government sector of the American economy has shrunk during the first three years of a presidential administration. You have to be kidding right?...

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Quickies

2012-05-21T09:01:00.001-05:00

The Republican-controlled House passed the latest NDAA with yet another round of indefinite detention. If you're like me, you're more worried about the "forever war" clause contained in the...

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U.S. Landed on Moon Because of Joe Biden

2012-05-17T16:10:00.002-05:00

Hey if Romney can take credit for bailing out the auto industry and still be a serious contender for president, Joe Biden ain't gonna be outdone.

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More On Comments

2012-05-17T14:49:00.001-05:00

Be patient with the comment system. It seems comments are disappearing and reappearing at will. Not what we were hoping for.

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Commenting Updates

2012-05-16T15:32:00.000-05:00

The Fold Blog has been invited to upgrade to the new Disqus 2012 commenting system. Disqus 2012 is a major update to the Disqus commenting platform. We're looking forward to its benefits. As best...

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A Fact Republicans Will Never Admit, Will Never Acknowledge and Will Go Out of Their Way to Cover Up

2012-05-16T10:16:00.000-05:00

Taxes, federal spending, and the budget deficit are all lower today than when Barack Obama took office. Yes, that's right. Obama has shrunk spending, cut taxes and lowered the deficit....

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When It Comes To Debt, Punish the Hostages

2012-05-15T15:33:00.000-05:00

This goes right along with an ongoing conversation we've been having here on The Fold, and one I assume will play large in the election- debts and deficits. The argument seems to have a few...

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As Long As We Don't Put Any Thought Into It, the GOP is Right

2012-05-15T15:02:00.000-05:00

Never mind that an overwhelming majority of the federal debt comes from Reagan and the two Bush presidents. Never mind that the two presidents who increased spending more than anyone since WWII...

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Rhode Island Gets Gayer

2012-05-14T16:09:00.001-05:00

Former Republican who was pretty much booted from his party in 2010 and is now the Governor of RI issued an executive order declaring his state will recognize same sex marriages performed outside of...

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With Jesus Not in the Race, Romney Will Have To Do

2012-05-14T15:54:00.000-05:00

Man of God Pat Robertson told his millions of viewers that without Jesus being in the race, Mitt Romney was their only hope. “The question is if you have two candidates, you don’t have Jesus...

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Teh Revolution Ain't Over

2012-05-14T15:26:00.001-05:00

Ron Paul will end his latest campaign for the presidency much like his previous two, packing it up while claiming victory for the movement. “We will no longer spend resources campaigning in...

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Quickies

2012-05-14T11:15:00.000-05:00

Longtime Republican "opinion writer" John Derbyshire, who was fired last month from the Republican periodical National Journal for racist articles, wrote yet another racist article listing White...

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Monday Morning

2012-05-14T08:43:00.000-05:00

Ugggg...

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GOP Group Calling for Violent Overthrow Backs Down

2012-05-10T15:37:00.001-05:00

Greene County, VA GOP denounces its previous call for armed rebellion if Obama is reelected by issuing a statement and wiping clean its website of any mention of the violent rhetoric. That's good...

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Yes He Spent Like a Drunken Sailor

2012-05-10T12:32:00.000-05:00

Bush sympathizer writes: "Yes, if you're arguing that Bush spent money like a drunken sailor, then we should cut it back." The truth is Bush added over $1.3 trillion of new spending to the...

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No One Can Argue There Hasn't Been Change

2012-05-10T11:16:00.000-05:00

With yesterday's historical announcement from the president, it's becoming clearer and clearer that anyone who tries to argue there hasn't been any change since 2008 really isn't paying...

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Pulitzer Material

2012-05-09T15:41:00.002-05:00

I've just been informed The Fold Media has submitted my name to Pulitzer and I am now, just like Republican Jonah Goldberg, a Pulitzer nominated writer!!!!! Go tell all your friends!

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Same Sex Marriage, Depending on What the Meaning of the Word Is Is

2012-05-09T14:54:00.001-05:00

Here's the quote I'm getting from CNN: "it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married." Is that really an endorsement of gay...

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The Same Mentality From the Same Region

2012-05-09T12:35:00.000-05:00

It's a good thing North Carolina fixed their unemployment, their high poverty rates, their dilapidated schools and their budget deficits before they began their crusade to legislate the Bible. "I...

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Just Cut Spending

2012-05-09T11:02:00.000-05:00

Comedy doesn't even begin to describe Republicans who have over the last 3 years become disgusted with government spending. While Republicans ruled government and controlled almost entirely all...

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