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Happy birthday, Barbara Boxer
 Born 11/11/1940 “When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.“

Bonus Quote of the Day
“It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he’s the one who proposed this national security force. I’m just trying to bring attention to the fact that we may — may not, I hope not — but we may have a problem with that type of philosophy of radical socialism or Marxism.”

– Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA), quoted by the AP, saying President-elect Obama may “establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist or fascist dictatorship.”

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Kate Clinton on the elections

 will.i.am has a new must see video, followed by a message from comic, Kate Clinton, courtesy of GRITtv.

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GOP congressman: Obama wants to go ?down the road? of Hitler.
In July, Barack Obama proposed a “civilian national security force,” an idea backed by President Bush and intended to expand AmeriCorps and other national service programs. But today in an interview with the AP, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) compared the idea to a Gestapo-like force: “That’s exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany and it’s […]

In July, Barack Obama proposed a “civilian national security force,” an idea backed by President Bush and intended to expand AmeriCorps and other national service programs. But today in an interview with the AP, Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) compared the idea to a Gestapo-like force:

“That’s exactly what Hitler did in Nazi Germany and it’s exactly what the Soviet Union did,” Broun said. “When he’s proposing to have a national security force that’s answering to him, that is as strong as the U.S. military, he’s showing me signs of being Marxist.”

“We can’t be lulled into complacency,” Broun said. “You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I’m not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I’m saying is there is the potential of going down that road.“