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		<title>Liberals punked by Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2009/08/21/liberals-punked-by-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This op-ed Obama’s Trust Problem by Paul Krugman of the NYT shows the opposite side of the equation. Whereas those opposed to government run health insurance are cynics, idiots, and liars, those who voted the man into office are revolting because the President has broken their trust.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Americans are cynics, idiots, and liars</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2009/08/20/obama-americans-are-cynics-idiots-and-liars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2009/08/20/obama-americans-are-cynics-idiots-and-liars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This editorial Among the Cynics by Katherine Mangu-Ward is pretty insightful. It&#8217;s sad to see the President directly, indirectly through his staff, and also through his allies in the Democratic members of Congress call the American people cynics, idiots, and liars&#8230; and indeed Un-American. &#8220;A party that elected a community organizer president complains about organized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Un-American&#8217; attacks can&#8217;t derail health care debate</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2009/08/10/un-american-attacks-cant-derail-health-care-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2009/08/10/un-american-attacks-cant-derail-health-care-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep Steny Hoyer (D-MD) published the following article today: &#8216;Un-American&#8217; attacks can&#8217;t derail health care debate. This was not some off the cuff remark. This was a carefully thought out statement intended for serious consideration. The US government now truly believes that the American public is Un-American.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel&#8217;s proportionate response</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2009/01/02/israels-proportionate-response/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defining Victory for Israel by Michael Gerson in the Washington Post explains how Israel&#8217;s response is justified and not &#8220;disproportionate&#8221;. The goal of military action, when unavoidable, is not to take one life in exchange for each one unjustly taken; this is mere vengeance. The goal is to remove the conditions that lead to conflict [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaza: Operation Cast Lead</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/12/30/gaza-operation-cast-lead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/12/30/gaza-operation-cast-lead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terrorism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.realitymirror.net/?p=1151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On 19-Dec-2008, the six month cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians was ended by Hamas. Despite an appeal on 25-Dec-2008 by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for the Palestinians to stop firing rockets into Israel and opening border crossings to allow 90 trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the Palestinians chose to continue launching dozens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>secure our dream</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/11/09/secure-our-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.realitymirror.net/?p=1076</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Joe the plumber is now Joe the blogger. He has founded a web site called Secure our Dream. Best of luck to Joe in his new endeavor.]]></description>
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		<title>OPEC to cut oil supplies to keep prices high</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/19/opec-to-cut-oil-supplies-to-keep-prices-high/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/19/opec-to-cut-oil-supplies-to-keep-prices-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jacquelinecady.com/?p=787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reuters reports OPEC may cut oil supplies in 2 rounds: Khelil. With the price of oil falling from $147.27 to under $70 per barrel, OPEC is now trying to stop the decline. The November sweet crude contract rose from $69.85 to $71.85 even in anticipation of OPEC meeting to cut production. To get the oil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailout pork enumerated</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/04/bailout-pork-enumerated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/04/bailout-pork-enumerated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taxpayers for Common Sense has posted a detailed analysis of the pork attached to the bailout bill. A value is estimated for each item.]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Paul on the Financial Bailout</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/04/ron-paul-on-the-financial-bailout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/04/ron-paul-on-the-financial-bailout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ron Paul has nothing good to say about the Wall Street bailout plan. Ron Paul&#8217;s speech to congress in 2002 was prescient. However, despite the long-term damage to the economy inflicted by the government’s interference in the housing market, the government’s policies of diverting capital to other uses creates a short-term boom in housing. Like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill O&#8217;Reilly is mad at Barney Frank</title>
		<link>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/02/bill-oreilly-is-mad-at-barney-frank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realitymirror.net/index.php/2008/10/02/bill-oreilly-is-mad-at-barney-frank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current events]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jacquelinecady.com/?p=663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Updated: separately, on The O&#8217;Reilly Factor, Bill interviewed Barney Frank, and confronted him about his role in bringing about the financial crisis and making comments that caused investors to lose millions of dollars. The confrontation escalated, of course. Bill ended up calling Barney Frank a coward for not accepting responsibility for his actions, as others [...]]]></description>
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