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The Daily Banter Mail Bag Is Rooting For…

Posted on February 1, 2013 at 7:17 am by Bob Cesca

This week’s Mail Bag questions from our delightful readers. Answers here. 1) With Sarah Palin now out of the picture, which TV-ready Republican crazy will step up and be the party’s next star? – J. 2) Did you guys see … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Bill Would Force Schools to ‘Out’ Gay Teens

Posted on January 31, 2013 at 7:24 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column begins like so: One of the more successful things about Mitt Romney’s doomed 2012 campaign was his ability to portray himself as an aw-shucks clean-cut good guy; a Mormon who never drinks or smokes or uses profanity, … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Skeet Shooting Truthers

Posted on January 30, 2013 at 7:19 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column: Way back in mid-August of 2006, President Bush was dealing with two ground wars; crises in Israel and Lebanon; a midterm election; a housing market on the verge of collapse; the forthcoming hurricane season (Katrina was just … Continue reading →

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A Gun Won’t Make Your Penis Larger

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 7:18 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column: There’s a brief scene in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket in which the new recruits, led by Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, chant in unison, “This is my rifle, this is my gun. This is for fighting, this is … Continue reading →

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The Republican Effort to Steal Electoral Votes from Blue States

Posted on January 28, 2013 at 7:21 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column begins like so: When reality began to disprove Republican ideas, instead of coming up with better ideas, conservatives created their own television news network to broadcast their “side” of reality, as if reality has “sides.” When the … Continue reading →

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The Daily Banter Mail Bag is Re-branding the Republicans

Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:21 am by Bob Cesca

This week’s questions. Answers here. 1) Do you guys think anything can be done to stop the GOP electoral vote rigging scam? –Kristyne 2) With all of this fake talk about the Republicans “re-branding” themselves, hypothetically, what would a more … Continue reading →

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Alex Jones: The Government Is Trying to Make More Gay People

Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:17 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column and the most ridiculous conspiracy theory of the week: During yesterday’s Senate hearing on the consulate attack in Benghazi, Senator Rand Paul grilled Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and told her that if he had been the … Continue reading →

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Cowardly Ted Nugent Threatened the President Again

Posted on January 23, 2013 at 7:16 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column begins like so: Last week, I wrote an article about the SHOT Show in Las Vegas and how NBC Sports was pathetically tone-deaf by sponsoring the event. As I mentioned, the NRA had not one but three … Continue reading →

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The Historic ‘Firstness’ of the President’s Second Inaugural Address

Posted on January 22, 2013 at 7:18 am by Bob Cesca

The first few paragraphs of my Tuesday column about the president’s address yesterday: Naturally, any president who delivers an inaugural address seems to take their own stab at one-upping the great lines of marble-men like John F. Kennedy or Abraham … Continue reading →

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The Long Shadow of Barack Obama’s Inauguration

Posted on January 21, 2013 at 7:33 am by Bob Cesca

My Inauguration Day column begins like so: President Obama was officially sworn in yesterday for his second term as chief executive and, this afternoon, he’ll be ceremonially sworn in with all of the usual Capitol fanfare and speeches. While not … Continue reading →

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