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• Christmas Gift Guide 2009

  —Martin Andrade Blogs

  Roswell “Original I-Beam Replica“ Back in the 40’s and 50’s it was a popular past-time to make up cool things about yourself. Things like “my ranch got hit by a UFO” or “my children won’t grow up to be spoiled, drug smoking hippies.” The former has its own mythos, including the existence [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:51am EST
  by Marty Andrade

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• ACORN: The Myth That Won’t Go Away

  —Let Freedom Ring

  This Editor and Publisher article perpetuates the myth that ACORN is being wrongfully targeted by evil conservatives. E & P is perpetuating this shattered myth:

  Leading up to the 2008 presidential campaign, ACORN was a target of allegations of voter fraud from the Republican Party and conservative news sources. Although [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:43am EST
  by Gary Gross

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• Deliverance

  —Barataria - the work of Erik Hare

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  It starts with a need to get out of England because the ruling class was making life hard for them.  It ends up as one of those myths that anyone can insert whatever truth they want into. The story of the Pilgrims is a worth a hard look because we [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:41pm EST
  by wabbitoid

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• Sarah Chayes mythbusts on Afghanistan

  —MinnPost - Eric Black Ink

  Sarah Chayes mythbusts on Afghanistan

  By Eric Black

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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:26pm EST
  

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• Bradlee Dean Talks About the Fundraising Event that Michele Bachmann Bravely Ran Away From

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  Andy Birkey from Minnesota Independent covers the event here and here.
  
  Rep. Michele Bachmann, who says such a separation is a “myth,” will be headlining a fundraiser for the group in November.
  
  “We’ve made complaints about them in the past,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor, [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:25pm EST
  

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• The Tim Walz Myth Is Exposed

  —Let Freedom Ring

  The myth that Tim Walz is an independent-thinking voice for southeastern Minnesota was laid to rest Saturday night when Tim Walz voted for the biggest expansion of government since LBJ’s Great Society. In voting for the Pelosicare tax- and spend-fest, liberal Democrat Tim Walz scored a ‘trifecta of infamy’, voting [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:31am EST
  by Gary Gross

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• The Tim Walz Myth

  —True North

  The myth that Tim Walz is an independent-thinking voice for southeastern Minnesota was laid to rest Saturday night when Tim Walz voted for the biggest expansion of government since LBJ's Great Society. In voting for the Pelosicare tax- and spend-fest, liberal Democrat Tim Walz scored a 'trifecta of infamy', voting [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:26am EST
  

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• Perpetuating the myth

  —Foreign and Domestic

  Update-here is the short version.
  
  Congressman Tim Walz, who has never yet commented on why he falsely claimed to be a Afghan War vet, perpetuated that myth last week on Hardball with Chris Matthews.  Most of the interview with Rep Walz and Ret Gen Barry McCaffrey is [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:26pm EST
  

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