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David J. Sirota (born 1975) is an American political figure and commentator. He is a blogger and nationally-syndicated newspaper columnist, generally considered to hold progressive views.

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How the media and the GOP turn lies into zombie lies - a health care case study

Colorado (where I live) provides a perfect example. Check out this blaring front page of the Denver Post from last Thursday: Now watch this clip from the top of KDVR's local news broadcast right after the Senate's big health care vote on Saturday night ...

From DAVID SIROTA, Open Left,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate

David Sirota: No contest in federal savings here

Let's say you're a congressperson or tea party leader looking to champion deficit reduction, a cause 38 percent of Americans tell pollsters they support. And let's say you're deciding whether to back two pieces of imminent legislation. According to ...

From DAVID SIROTA VAIL, CO, COLORADO, Vail Daily,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Congressional Budget Office,  White House,  Bob Dole,  Dow Jones,  Enron Corporation

Intelligentsia against intelligence

In the parlance of our times, the term "idiocracy" means a nation run by idiots -- and the term "idiot" is defined by the dictionary as "an utterly foolish or senseless person" who exhibits "a mental age of less than 3 years old." There are obvious ...

From DAVID SIROTA, Salon,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Washington Post Company,  White House,  George W. Bush,  The Pentagon

David Sirota: How the Media's Proud Know-Nothingism Helped Create the American Idiocracy

The more President Obama examines our options in Afghanistan, the less he likes the choices he sees...The urgent necessity is to make a decision -- whether or not it is right. The term "idiocracy" means a nation run by idiots - and the term idiot ...

From DAVID SIROTA, Huffington Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

How Proud Know-Nothingism Created the American Idiocracy

The term "idiocracy" means a nation run by idiots - and the term idiot is defined as "an utterly foolish or senseless person" and/or a "person of the lowest order in a former classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three ...

From DAVID SIROTA, Open Left,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Colbert Report Echoes OpenLeft's Coverage of Trade/Child Labor Controversy

This is a big deal for 2 clear reasons. First, Colbert's piece reaches a broad audience of both political junkies and less political Comedy Central viewers - and his cut-to-the-bone presentation of the seemingly esoteric issues of trade and ...

From DAVID SIROTA, Open Left,  19 Nov 2009

Taking Right-Wing Economic Populism Seriously

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From DAVID SIROTA, Open Left,  18 Nov 2009

NEW POLL: Do You See What Happens, Max?

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From DAVID SIROTA, Open Left,  17 Nov 2009

Henry Rollins Makes More Military/Foreign Policy Sense Than Those Paid to Make Sense

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From DAVID SIROTA, Open Left,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Henry Rollins

David Sirota: Henry Rollins Makes More Military/Foreign Policy Sense Than Those Paid to Make Sense

Writing off the actions of Major Hasan as an act of terrorism avoids having to deal with some very big problems and answering some very hard and important questions. Hopefully, a thorough investigation into Hasan will be conducted with the greatest ...

From DAVID SIROTA, Huffington Post,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Henry Rollins

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