May 2013
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The Red State Republican "Screw Everybody Else"...
liberalsarecool:
Oklahoma currently ranks third in the nation … in terms of total federal disaster and fire declarations. This is not a new trend, every year OK needs Federal help.
Enter Republican Sens. Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn who are fiscal hawks who have repeatedly voted against funding disaster aid for other parts of the country. See Super Storm Sandy. They also have opposed increased...
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“Following in the footsteps of former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum,...”
– Anyone regret slashing National Weather Service budget now? (via wilwheaton)
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While the Boy Scouts has drawn national attention... →
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“The original constitution said that Senators should be elected by state...”
– Lee Zaslofsky
(via Shooting Our Way to Safety by Charles Simic | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books)
10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About America →
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istealforksfromrestaurants:
This is how I lovingly describe my current relationship with the United States. The United States is my alcoholic brother. And although I will always love him, I don’t want to be near him at the mo…
Not that much of this is a newsflash but a lot of points it makes have been on my mind this morning in regards to how the culture in the United States is...
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“TV drama must walk tiptoe in agony lest it offend some cereal buyer from a given...”
– Rod Sterling
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“Last year, the United States senators from Oklahoma, and many Republicans in the...”
– As Oklahoma Suffers, Rescue Teams From Other States Jump Into Action - NYTimes.com
“Michael Kenny started his Tuesday in the Bronx, his usual workplace, but he was...”
– Instant assistance for a state whose senators sought to cut federal aid.
A Well-Honed Disaster Response activates
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