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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!The end is near, buy gold. That's been right-wing talker Glenn Beck's advice to those who listen to his syndicated radio show and watch his Fox News show. You need to "think like a German Jew in 1934, maybe 1931," he has said -- and that means loading up on the yellow, shiny stuff, so that when economies and currencies collapse, you'll be able to buy food (or letters of transit). Beck is free to give whatever economic advice to his fans, but he has blended his analysis with self-serving commerce, promoting a particular gold coin retailer called Goldline, which has too often ripped off ...
In a message posted on her Facebook page Sunday afternoon, Sarah Palin reiterated her call for supporters to "reload" in the battle against health care reform, a term that provoked controversy last week after critics accused her of inciting violence against members of Congress. Presenting her message as an exhortation to college basketball teams competing in March Madness, Palin stood her ground in using firearm imagery against the administration. "The crossfire is intense, so penetrate through enemy territory by bombing through the press, and use your strong weapons -- your Big Guns -- to ...
Words matter in Washington, and certain words are guaranteed to get you noticed -- for better or for worse. It took a while, but Rep. Alan Grayson has apologized for the word he used to describe a former lobbyist. The freshman lawmaker who's quickly gained a reputation for inflammatory statements called Linda Robertson, an adviser to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, a "K Street whore." (Washington's K Street is where many lobbying firms are located, and Robertson used to represent Enron.) "I did not intend to use a term that is often, and correctly, seen as disrespectful of women," Grayson ...
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