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The book is called Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's gutsiest troublemakers. Which in the Barnes and Noble description says this: So I don't think Jeff Tweedy's section is at anyway filler. It is a mini bio of a great American. It gives some background, and why Nick thinks he is great. For a super fan such as yourself it is probably stuff you have read a million times. For Joe Schome it is good background. I am sure for a George Washington super fan his bit about him was stuff they have read a million times, but not for the average American. And in full

Have your read the other parts of his book? Or just the referenced passage?

Interesting things coming out of Clinton's camp. She seems to be veering pretty hard to the left. This is probably because of the Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren effect. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/04/hillary-clinton-voting-rights_n_7513858.html While I don't necessarily agree with all of the proposals on voters rights, it is an interesting thing to talk about and discuss. Voter rights should be heavily discussed in this and every campaign. Anybody who is for limited voter access, voter ID laws, etc. should have to explain their position and provide evidence that sup

Quote I don't know but I think those glasses might give him a Lindsey Graham problem. It will be interesting how the debates go. More then likely they will be 15 or 16 legitimate names in the GOP race. And FoxNews has said it will limit that to the top 10. More than likely that would leave the only woman, Carly Fiorina, on the outside looking in, that sure doesn't look good. I wish they would take up Bernie Sanders offer and debate him right now. God that would be good television.

So any unmarried man should prepare to have his sexuality questioned? Good job on this. I want you to take a step back look at that statement and maybe consider how ignorant your statement appears. You constantly get upset when people infer things form your statements. You are inferring something about Graham, which you have no knowledge of. What is your marital status? A lot of gay men are married with kids and/or divorced as well. By your logic we could say, there are several murders a year that are committed with guns. Rand Paul is a gun owner. Therefore Rand Paul's opponent

I gave up half way through season 3 as well.

The only reason you brought it up is because of his marital status and more than likely his accent. You didn't mention any "dirt" about any other candidates. We have as much proof of Lindsey Graham 's sexuality as we do Rand Paul and others. I know politics is a ugly game, but it doesn't make it right or any less shameful if rumors about a candidate's sexuality are used by the opposition. But more to the point, you are wrong. There is very little chance that stories or dirt will be used against Graham. He is not a credible candidate and has a slim chance of winning. Plus he has be

Unless they are democrats In regards to Lindsey Graham, there is absolutely no proof that he is gay. There is not one shred of credible evidence that points to his sexuality. Any politician or politician's emissary who calls into question Graham's sexuality with out proof should be ashamed. Simple as that. But yet you make it seem like he has been visiting gay bathhouses on a regular basis and have been covering up. Yes if he is covering up any indiscretions and there is proof this needs to be brought to the attention of the public, because it is important. But there is no proof that

So what you are talking about is purely hypothetical. Thus the emphasis on the if. I don't think anyone would disagree with you on your purely hypothetical scenario. He should be pointed out for his hypocrisy. But if he is not gay then there really is no hypocrisy is there? It is just bigotry. Point out the bigotry. Isn't that enough? Shouldn't that be enough? As for the politics of it all. To question a person's sexuality (or to infer on someone's sexuality) is worse then inferring Obama is a foreign born socialist. There are a million reasons that Graham would make a terrible

Nobody disagrees with me and Hixter, you must take a side. There is no indication that Graham is gay. You can play in hypotheticals all you want, but until he either comes out by his own free will or is caught soliciting sex in a public bathroom (ala Larry Craig) it is all innuendo and rumor. These things have no place in the political debate. Lambaste him on his record on gay rights, because it is wrong. Don't do it because he is a "confirmed bachelor" and talks in an effeminate voice. I don't give them credit, at the first sign that Graham is a creditable threat there will b

Ugh, that would be worse and more despicable than Rand's commercial calling Ted Cruz a Canadian. My hope is that either side would refrain from any of the homophobic "dirt" or innuendos about Lindsey Graham's sexuality. Things like that have no place in a political debate. It is shame that because a person is a "confirmed bachelor" that person's sexuality is called into question. It is even more of a shame that a person's sexuality is even a issue and one that someone would use against another person. My thought on Graham is that he is not a real contender. Nor does he really see

Lindsey Graham is now in the GOP race, which vacillates from a clown car to a circular firing squad. I say circular firing squad because America's Liberty PAC put out this fine ad in support of Rand Paul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7qy-4CBBZo The ad full of half truths and misinformation and it pushes another birther issue on us with Ted Cruz. Which is about as low as you can get. Plus the ad is not even clever and extremely poorly produced. It looks like it was done by a college freshman on his iMac. I am all for creative and funny ads, but this was just plain stupid. M

How could one forget Chester A Arthur's sweet chops?

Well it appears two more people have jumped into the GOP Presidential nomination clown car. We have Rick Santorum and George Pataki declaring this week. Which if you are keeping score at home this bring the GOP candidates up to 18 declared and 8 still "exploring." http://2016.republican-candidates.org/#Declared-Republican-Candidates In case you are interested on the Democratic side to 7 declared and 3 exploring. http://2016.democratic-candidates.org/#Declared-Democratic-Candidates Personally I am excited about Morrison Bonpasse. If there is one thing we need back in the Whit

Remember when Obamacare was going to be the end of American Life know it? Remeber when it was going to lead to higher unemployment increased healthcare costs, etc? Or when it was called the worst thing since slavery (thank you Dr. Ben Carson)? And remember through out the 2012 and 2014 election cycle the GOP trotted out Obamacare horror stories that turned out to be misrepresentations or down right lies? Granted ACA is not perfect, nor has every American benefited from it. But the facts are simple the uninsured rate is 5% less than before ACA; no one can be denied insurance based upon p

So we all have these bands that we hate and every time they come on the radio, at a bar, or party, you roll your eyes and throw up in your mouth a little bit. But it always seems to be that there is one song that you don't mind. That maybe just maybe you start tapping your toes to, or even like just a bit. So what song by a band you hate, do you actually like? I would go Tusk, by Fleetwood Mac.

So the whole killing Osama thing might have been a big lie. That is if you believe a bunch of unnamed sources and Seymour Hersh. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v37/n10/seymour-m-hersh/the-killing-of-osama-bin-laden Unnamed sources yeah!

Seriously, why are we wasting time thinking about this human piece of garbage? On average 289 people are shot a day in this country. Why do I care about this one? There are so many more interesting things to talk about. How about a Rand Paul staffer licking a camera of an opposition researcher? And if there was ever a time where Hixter would be right in complaining about people "calling him out" it would be this one. Ugh.

Why do you hate 'Merica?

I don't disagree with you. In fact I have said almost exactly what you have just said. Maybe I am having a hard time explaining myself or maybe you are not reading everything I write. The Right does not have a monopoly on calling into question one's patriotism. The Left has done it and will continue to do it. But it is not as systematic, as prevalent, and from such widely known entities as it is on the Right. That is clear, but to point fingers and ignore what has been done by both sides will just perpetuate the problem.

Well, Obama did have his Guns and Religion comment back 2008; Joe Biden had his Back in Chains speech back in 2012. They both indirectly infer that the other party is not inline with the values of true Americans. Search the internet for Boehner hates America or Conservatives hate America you will find plenty of left wing media spouting this nonsense. But as for officially announced candidates or credible mouth pieces from the Democratic side I don't really see it as a main talking point. Whereas on the Right it seems to be the bread and butter to call someone's love of country into que

I have heard it from both factions. If you are a member of party x and agree with candidate x, you obviously hate America. Though honestly, it seems that the Right does it with greater frequency and has more prominent names doing so. It is sad really. I may disagree with a party and vehemently oppose everything a candidate / politician stands for, but I have never once questioned their love for their country.

Man it seems like everyone is vying for the GOP Presidential nomination. Just recently we had Carly Fiornia, Mike Huckabee, and Dr. Ben Carson jump in the race. I can only assume Ben Carson has the best chance, cause millions of people will vote for him because he African American. So the declared candidates on the GOP side are now Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiornia. And the declared candidates on the Democrat side are Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. And the Iowa caucus is like 9 months away. Can't wait for this disaster to unfold.

Well a month into the season and the managerial chips are starting to fall. Brewers fire Ron Roenicke and hire Craig Counsell.

I don't think he is doing this to get on the ticket. He is doing this make Hillary move to the left. Heck maybe he believe he can win. Who knows. Hillary's VP canidate will more than likely be someone youngish. Possibly a Cory Booker type or maybe even a governor, like Mark Dayton.