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See who won the Mirror Ball Trophy on Dancing With The Stars (VIDEO)
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Obama's endlessly loose ends
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
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Back to the Roots – Mushrooms and Aquaponics
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IRS, Benghazi, and AP scandals are poison to the democratic process
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Masa activists should pay their own way
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Oklahoma tornado saves President Obama
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The importance of relationships in Chinese society
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Tornadoes: Knowing more about them
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Domestic violence is not only on the rise, it is pandemic
Middle Class Guy
The Middle Class Guy, written from a center-right point of view, concentrating mainly on politics, straying into culture, entertainment, sports, cooking, and humor all from a middle class perspective.
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The New York Times: Bigotry or hypocrisy (Video)
The New York Times feels a FIrst Amendment commitment to publishing hit ads, unless they think you might hit back. Published 7:40 p.m. March 16, 2012 - Comments
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Newt Gingrich versus electoral reality
Newt Gingrich cannot beat Barack Obama or anyone else. Published 11:31 a.m. March 15, 2012 - Comments
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Rod Blagojevich press conference before he heads to prison (Exclusive Video)
Convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich held his farewell speech to the nation 5:02PM. Published 10:26 p.m. March 14, 2012 - Comments
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Rod Blagojevich
The noon scene at Blagojevich's home was a media spectacle five hours before his final press conference. Published 8:06 p.m. March 14, 2012 - Comments
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Rod Blagojevich: Moving to the 'Big House'
The noon scene at Blagojevich's home was a media spectacle five hours before his final press conference. Published 2:49 p.m. March 14, 2012 - Comments
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Joe Biden's $10,000 dinner or The Democratic pot calling the Republican kettle black
Joe Biden is the greatest self-created myth in history. That he, and the Democrats, understand the middle class is the second. Published 11:39 a.m. March 13, 2012 - Comments
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Rod Blagojevich's farewell speech to the nation
The well-coiffed, disgraced governor plans to address the nation before heading off to the slammer. Published 10:47 a.m. March 12, 2012 - Comments
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Gloria Allred unleashes a personal attack on Rush Limbaugh
In the grand tradition of ambulance chasers, celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred is reaching out to Sandra Fluke. Published 12:52 a.m. March 11, 2012 - Comments
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LA mayor Villaraigosa supports gay marriage, reveals hypocrisy in Democratic platform
The Democrats advocate for gay rights until it comes time to put them in writing. Published 9:20 a.m. March 9, 2012 - Comments
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Kony 2012 aims to bring a war criminal to justice (Video)
The purpose of Kony 2012 is to make Joseph Kony so famous he is infamous. Published 7:47 p.m. March 8, 2012 - Comments
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Obama's endlessly loose ends
Benghazi, the IRS, the AP - Obama had nothing to do with any of them. He knows nothing about them. They're just messy loose ends.
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Applying intuition and common sense to the gun debate
The gun ban movement has always had a problem with statistics: Statistics don’t support their intuition.
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President Obama popular despite IRS, Benghazi, AP scandals
After possibly the worst week of the Obama administration, new polls show that the President has escaped relatively unscathed.
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Holder’s hot seat: A rogue IRS and a ‘leaky’ White House
"This will not be about parties, this will not be about ideological persuasions. Anybody who has broken the law will be held accountable."
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Obama's endlessly loose ends
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Peter Bella is a retired Chicago Police Officer, freelance photographer, freelance writer, budding videographer, and passionate cook. He aims to be the sharp stick that pokes and annoys. The Middle Class Guy is a political column written from a center-right point of view. While concentrating mainly on politics he will stray into culture, entertainment, sports, cooking, and humor from time to time, along with Memories of things Pabst. All from a middle class perspective.
