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Dozens of Staffers Just Walked Out of Congress. This Powerful Picture Shows Why.

by ToneyMarra Posted on December 11, 2014

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On Thursday afternoon, dozens of congressional staffers walked out in protest of the recent grand jury decisions failing to indict the two officers who killed Eric Garner and Michael Brown. The result was an incredible display of solidarity, with staffers raising their hands in the air to invoke Brown’s “hands up, don’t shoot” image. See the photos below:

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Dozens of Staffers Just Walked Out of Congress. This Powerful Picture Shows Why.

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12 Things Obama Used To Distract From Benghazi, According to Conservatives

by ElveraTaber Posted on May 14, 2014

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Earlier this week, former tea party congressman Allen West contributed to the chorus of right-wingers accusing the Obama administration of using wily tricks to distract us from Benghazi. “Consider all the scandals facing the Obama administration, especially Benghazi and the Select Committee, which Rep. Nancy Pelosi referred to as a ‘political stunt,'” West wrote in a blog post. “So what better time than right now, to create the straw man of Boko Haram, another distraction for which no real action will take place.”

Cool story.

Here are all the things Obama has used, or deployed, to distract America from his #Benghazi cover-up, according to conservatives:

#BringBackOurGirls
Climate change
Syria
Trayvon Martin
“Partisan politics”
IRS
Michael Sam
The Navy Yard shooting
The Associated Press spying scandal
Terror threat and embassy closures
Gay rights
Big Bird

Even Big Bird was in on it. Just when you think you know someone…

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Chart of the Day: Republicans Rule Sunday Morning

by Charline46P Posted on December 31, 2013

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Steve Benen has once again tallied up all the guests on the five major Sunday morning chat shows, and as usual, Republicans rule the roost. The chart below shows everyone with 10 or more appearances, and 77 percent of them are Republicans:

This really is a bit of mystery. It’s easy to go on about how the beltway media is obsessed with Republicans no matter who’s in charge, yada yada yada, but that’s not really a satisfying explanation. Nor is it because one side happens to have more charismatic leaders than the other: it’s true that neither Harry Reid nor Nancy Pelosi are on this list, but neither are John Boehner and Mitch McConnell. So what explains it? Are Republicans more aggressive than Democrats about getting themselves booked? Are Democrats more boring than Republicans? Do Republicans get better ratings? Is theatrical intransigence just fundamentally better TV?

Seriously, what’s the deal? “Reporters love Republicans” just doesn’t cut it. So what’s up?

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Chart of the Day: Republicans Rule Sunday Morning

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