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Talk Hard: Politics

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This nonpartisan group was created in the spirit of a passionate, intellectual political free-for-all. Moderation will be kept to an absolute minimum, but threatening, violent speech or disruptive trolling will not be tolerated. That said, talk hard.

Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics
Location: Burque
Members: 70
Latest Activity: Oct 11

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[This is a work in progress. I tend to read independent and leftist commentary, and I'd like this list to be more diverse. So, if you want to share local, national, or international political news and/or commentary links you dig, please leave me a comment.]

Local:
New Mexico FBIHOP
Heath Haussamen
m-pyre
Environmental News for New Mexicans

National and/or International:
The New York Times
Washington Post
Mother Jones
Economist
Harper's
Daily Kos
Feministing
Wonkette
Reason
Kausfiles @ Salon.com
Huffington Post
Talking Points Memo Muckraker
The Gavel
Opinion Journal
Michelle Malkin
Fafblog!
One Good Move
Common Ground @ USA Today
Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish
Annenberg Political FactCheck

Discussion Forum

Strategic voting in the Mayoral race 7 Replies

While I personally prefer Richard Romero to RJ Berry, I greatly prefer either of them to another four years of Mayor Napoleon. Given that Berry is actually ahead in the polls for now I'm actually c...

Started by Dan Ehrig. Last reply by JMG Oct 11.

A'scared of Berry!

I can't find much information about our new mayor, but what I have found is worrisome. When asked about reducing crime in Albuquerque, he brought up the importance of checking immigration status of...

Started by JMG Oct 11.

Don Harris Hates Atheists! 1 Reply

In a recent mailer, Don Harris accused his opponent of being an atheist. The implications of the mailer were clear...an atheist is a bad thing. Like a communist or a serial killer. Apparently, Har...

Started by Joeydonutz. Last reply by Julian Oct 2.

Marty's email about Richard Romero 3 Replies

I got an email from Marty Chavez' campaign claiming that Richard Romero has used campaign and personal funds to support right wing Republican politicians. I support Romero (and strongly oppose Chav...

Started by JMG. Last reply by JMG Sep 29.

healthcare reform! 5 Replies

why are so many americans against healthcare reform? how is obama supposed to change anything if he cant even get his heathcare bill passed? insurance companies and pharmaceutical compaines have lo...

Started by Adem. Last reply by Jetspawn Aug 28.

Did She Or Didn't She...That is the Question 1 Reply

Did Nancy Pelosi know about the Water boarding? She says she didn't... what is your opinion?

Started by Joey. Last reply by RebLem Aug 9.

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Comment by SAS on September 9, 2008 at 5:47pm: Please leave a comment here or message me if y'all have any concerns. Talk hard!

Comment by ABQSkippy on September 9, 2008 at 9:06pm: Thanks for starting this SAS.

Comment by hettie on September 10, 2008 at 10:43pm: hey samantha, as far as your list above goes, I check in daily onegoodmove.org/1gm. it's national and he mostly rounds up links and video and posts them with small commentaries. the links aren't all political (a bit of science and philosophy too), but it's usually quality content. I use it as a jumping off point to check out new blogs, etc. just thought I'd add my two cents. thanks for making this space.

Comment by QGal on September 11, 2008 at 9:30am: Interesting attempts to discuss both sides of an issue in a civilized manner.
Common Ground - Opinion - USATODAY.com
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/common_ground/index.html

Comment by Chris K. on September 19, 2008 at 1:27pm: I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but go to factcheck.org for some good debunking of both camps false information.

Comment by Chris on September 21, 2008 at 7:16pm: Here is a small thing you can do in two clicks SECONDS! Check this out
please and fast.

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Here's the link:

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Comment by Brendan on October 5, 2008 at 4:42pm: Here's an in-depth article in Rolling Stone about John McCain's life. Not flattering. He's so much worse than I had ever imagined.

Comment by JMG on September 28, 2009 at 6:37pm: I just got an email from Marty Chavez's campaign smearing Richard Romero; claiming he used campaign funds and personal funds (over $20,000) to support right wing Republican candidates. Did anyone else get this? What does it mean? They call Romero a lobbyist. Who was he a lobbyist for?