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Ed Martin is an unindicted curmudgeon. He is not a Democrat, Republican, conservative, liberal, deist, atheist, or a member of any -ism.

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140 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 172 Comments, 35 Diaries, 1 Polls

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 1:03:02 PM

Quicklink: "Daniel June: Tautological Credo ( Part 1 of 2) - Writerface."

Really?


Friday, August 28, 2009 at 10:53:07 AM

Article: "The Rise of the Barbarians"

I think you're right


Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 1:31:43 PM

Article: "The NYT Presents the Living Definition of Republican Obtusen"

Both


Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 5:58:50 PM

Article: "An Article as Proctoscope for Dick Cheney and Richard Cohen"

William


Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 5:57:56 PM

Article: "An Article as Proctoscope for Dick Cheney and Richard Cohen"

William


Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 4:57:25 PM

Article: "An Article as Proctoscope for Dick Cheney and Richard Cohen"

Horrifying thought


Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 4:49:22 PM

Article: "An Article as Proctoscope for Dick Cheney and Richard Cohen"

Because


Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 1:59:09 PM

Article: "An Article as Proctoscope for Dick Cheney and Richard Cohen"

Yes,


Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10:34:12 AM

Poll: "Poll: The Great Swine Flu or the Great Flu Swindle?"

Contrast


Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 9:14:40 PM

Article: "Hayden and Mukasey Admit to Conspiracy to Torture"

That's the only thing


Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 10:46:16 PM

Article: "Some straight talk to Mike Allen and the Republicans"

I've heard that


Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 12:34:03 PM

Article: "Atticus Finch lost to George Bush but defeated the Republica"

To repeat,


Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 11:57:41 AM

Article: "Atticus Finch lost to George Bush but defeated the Republica"

Perhaps


Monday, April 13, 2009 at 9:28:34 PM

Article: "Paranoid Republicans are projecting their own evil ways onto"

Good points


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 1:02:16 PM

Article: "Paranoid Republicans are projecting their own evil ways onto"

Deconstruction


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 12:15:50 PM

Article: "Paranoid Republicans are projecting their own evil ways onto"

Squabbling


Friday, March 13, 2009 at 12:53:18 PM

Article: "You Are Friends With an Atheist"

Quote away,


Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 9:29:36 PM

Article: "You Are Friends With an Atheist"

Those who describe themselves as atheists


Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 9:30:37 AM

Article: "DOS, Left Brain Minds Playing with Fire Metaphors in Windows"

Single-tasking


Monday, March 9, 2009 at 6:40:48 AM

Article: "Will an anthrax commission do any better than the Warren and"

Actually,


Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 11:21:16 AM

Article: "John Yoo: Legal Memos Not Intended For 'Public Consumption'"

You're right,


Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:47:36 AM

Article: "John Yoo: Legal Memos Not Intended For 'Public Consumption'"

Ten minutes to decide


Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 9:46:41 AM

Article: "Republican Lawyers Offer Proof that George Bush is a War Cri"

Reply


Friday, February 20, 2009 at 11:35:49 PM

Article: "Republican Lawyers Offer Proof that George Bush is a War Cri"

Actually,


Monday, February 9, 2009 at 5:49:53 PM

Article: "Building a Bush Memorial"

The appropriate Bush memorial


Monday, February 2, 2009 at 1:52:49 PM

Article: "GOP "Webification" Effort Could Backfire"

Obama's bottom up approach


Monday, February 2, 2009 at 1:37:36 PM

Article: "NAIS - What It Is, and How to Opt Out"

Folly


Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 12:10:34 PM

Quicklink: "What if Economics is at the Stage of Development Medicine Wa"

The virus and its cure


Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 12:01:19 PM

Diary: "Angry About Unwanted Phone Books Dumped on You?"

Unwanted presidents


Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 2:49:21 PM

Article: "How About A REAL MONSTER Museum?"

There's already a monster museum


Friday, November 21, 2008 at 9:48:15 AM

Diary: "Palin's Post-pardon Turkey Interview"

Help me out here, Sandy,


Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 9:39:15 PM

Article: "Long For the Good Old Days? A Trip Down the Memory Lane of U"

Sandy, the good old days


Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 11:03:13 AM

Diary: "Voting Day Open Thread-- Post reports, observations, Thought"

Voting in Fort Worth


Monday, November 3, 2008 at 10:18:59 AM

Quicklink: "McClatchy starting to sound like OpEdNews!"

Thanks, John


Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 6:48:36 PM

Diary: "The Purpose of Time"

Does anyone


Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 3:29:51 PM

Article: "McCain Cancels Friday Debate. Is he an Unstable Single Track"

You're trying to


Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 1:37:23 PM

Article: "McCain Cancels Friday Debate. Is he an Unstable Single Track"

I notice that


Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 12:25:37 PM

Article: "McCain Cancels Friday Debate. Is he an Unstable Single Track"

I don't know how


Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 12:13:50 PM

Article: "McCain Cancels Friday Debate. Is he an Unstable Single Track"

Yeah,


Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 2:59:12 PM

Diary: "Reactionaries on Oped News"

As you say,


Monday, September 15, 2008 at 10:13:54 PM

Article: "Diagnosing Sarah Barracuda; Borderline? Bipolar?"

We know that


Friday, September 12, 2008 at 3:23:35 PM

Diary: "Just over half of Americans appear to be aggressive babies w"

Button punchers


Friday, September 12, 2008 at 3:12:23 PM

Article: "Why should we Depend on Obama's campaign team to Beat the ri"

Defeating McCain


Friday, September 5, 2008 at 9:57:45 AM

Article: "Time To Call Your Congressional Reps to Demand Hearings on P"

John's right,


Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 4:23:09 PM

Article: "Republicans Are Mean"

Conservative values


Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 5:04:50 PM

Article: "What Does a Tough Progressive Media Site Look Like?"

What does a tough, progressive site


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 7:43:06 PM

Article: "My Take on Covering Potentially Taboo Topics Like Bristol Pa"

Opinion, Editorial, News,


Monday, September 1, 2008 at 9:51:03 AM

Article: "Republicans say Palin passes the Goodling Test"

Palin passing the Goodling Test


Monday, September 1, 2008 at 9:40:06 AM

Article: "Republicans say Palin passes the Goodling Test"

Yeah, they pretty well


Friday, August 29, 2008 at 2:25:37 PM

Article: "McCain VP: Sarah Palin, AK Gov. Help Build a profile on her"

Three in a row


Friday, August 29, 2008 at 1:07:02 PM

Article: "We need to nail the Constitution to the desk in the Oval Off"

I would be interested


Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 2:21:42 PM

Diary: "The George W. Bush Presidential Library"

The George Bush Papers


Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 9:40:10 AM

Article: "You can't slime the slimy"

You're right,


Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 4:49:23 PM

Quicklink: "Social Security Increases Poverty"

So, Darren Wolfe


Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 11:23:34 AM

Quicklink: "Social Security Increases Poverty"

I agree that Darren


Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 12:04:09 PM

Article: "It's the way McCain gets it exactly wrong that is his virtue"

Nail on the head


Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 9:10:56 AM

Diary: "Reporting John Edwards Affair on OpEdNews"

There are very few people


Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 12:45:54 PM

Poll: "Poll: Should Obama Use Bush's Powers to Restore America?"

Powers


Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 3:39:57 PM

Poll: "Poll: Can George Bush's crimes be prosecuted after he leaves"

Prosecuting Bush


Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 3:13:37 PM

Article: "Impeachment-- Key To Dem Win In November"

Is impeachment enough?


Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 10:00:44 AM

Article: "We Need More Direct Democracy"

Plutocracy


Monday, July 28, 2008 at 5:34:05 PM

Poll: "Poll: Did Right Wing Hate Radio Influence the Tennessee Uni"

Hate as ideology


Monday, July 28, 2008 at 3:07:55 PM

Poll: "Poll: What Do You Believe Is The Number One Problem Plaguing"

In a word


Friday, July 25, 2008 at 4:41:59 PM

Article: "The false ideology that caused our financial failure"

But Steve,


Friday, July 25, 2008 at 2:24:30 PM

Article: "The false ideology that caused our financial failure"

Egregious examples


Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 4:16:46 PM

Article: "The false ideology that caused our financial failure"

Covered it


Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 2:01:58 PM

Article: "The US Is On The Verge Of Utter Financial Collapse And Marti"

When the unthinkable becomes ordinary


Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 3:19:52 PM

Article: "Too Old and Brain-dead"

Aging


Monday, July 14, 2008 at 6:01:07 PM

Article: "Why are we here?"

Running in good order?


Friday, July 11, 2008 at 7:24:51 PM

Quicklink: "Maliki and the WithdrawalTimetable: It's all about Blackw"

Time for another "liberation"


Friday, July 11, 2008 at 11:17:29 AM

Poll: "Poll: If Pelosi Changes Her Impeachment Position Will It Cha"

Shall


Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 11:17:18 AM

Article: "How the width of a horse's butt determined the Size of the S"

McCain needs a veterinary surgeon


Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 10:21:18 PM

Article: "Rush Limbaugh confesses he has no confidence in his beliefs"

Limited choice


Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 2:48:24 PM

Poll: "Poll: Have Obama's Centrist Policy Policy Declarations Surpr"

Not any of them


Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 8:22:57 AM

Article: "Rush Limbaugh confesses he has no confidence in his beliefs"

The test


Monday, July 7, 2008 at 4:25:47 PM

Diary: "The Anger Hate Continuum"

Anger, hate


Friday, July 4, 2008 at 4:14:21 PM

Diary: "a New Content Idea for OEN: "the Thoughtstream""

An example


Friday, July 4, 2008 at 4:07:19 PM

Diary: "a New Content Idea for OEN: "the Thoughtstream""

Thoughtstream


Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 2:28:43 PM

Poll: "Poll: I'm Holding Back on Contributing to Obama Because of h"

You got it, John


Friday, June 20, 2008 at 3:06:25 PM

Article: "Harkin: "It is a Huge Disaster--We Can't Wait""

Waiting, trying and failing


Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 2:31:10 PM

Diary: "Burning Mansions"

It'll get better


Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 1:29:17 PM

Article: "Harkin: "It is a Huge Disaster--We Can't Wait""

Harkin's right about something else, too


Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 1:19:16 PM

Article: "Gas Prices: A Blessing in Disguise?"

Local economy


Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 1:48:03 PM

Diary: "Malignancy"

You just read it


Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 12:55:11 PM

Diary: "Malignancy"

Commas


Monday, June 16, 2008 at 1:24:59 PM

Article: "LAW SCHOOL TO ORGANIZE BUSH WAR CRIMES TRIAL"

Another school wants to further Bush's crimes


Monday, June 16, 2008 at 11:06:22 AM

Article: "Will President Obama be impeachable for allowing Bush's impe"

Missed the point


Monday, June 16, 2008 at 9:21:21 AM

Article: "Will President Obama be impeachable for allowing Bush's impe"

Didn't say that


Friday, June 13, 2008 at 3:04:40 PM

Article: "Pay to Pee? Pee for Pay?"

Confiscating Pee


Monday, June 9, 2008 at 7:36:08 AM

Article: "Drafting as a way to avoid getting psychopaths like Bush"

Except for one thing


Friday, June 6, 2008 at 7:24:45 PM

Article: "Drafting as a way to avoid getting psychopaths like Bush"

From the referenced article.


Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 3:52:51 PM

Article: "GOP Says Liberals Elected Obama"

Tax and spend?


Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 1:37:24 PM

Article: "Impeachment Season? How Bush Can Use His Own Impeachment to"

Self fulfilling prophecy


Friday, May 30, 2008 at 8:46:41 PM

Article: "How do you like having your intelligence insulted by Scott M"

Who?


Friday, May 30, 2008 at 11:29:19 AM

Article: "How do you like having your intelligence insulted by Scott M"

Mea culpa


Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 3:02:21 PM

Article: "McCain Won't Surrender in Iraq...Surrender What and to Whom?"

Pathetic


Monday, May 26, 2008 at 9:59:47 AM

Article: "Democrat, don't let the sun set on you in Fort Worth"

Head in the sand?


Friday, May 23, 2008 at 3:51:32 PM

Article: "Bush's Dilemma"

Bush's accomplishments


Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 3:41:35 PM

Article: "Obama's perceived inexperience is his best qualification."

Electing millionaires


Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 2:11:07 PM

Diary: "OEN Readers: Temporary Site Problems"

Devastated


Friday, May 16, 2008 at 2:20:53 PM

Diary: "Talk and Negotiate Do Not Equate to Appeasement"

Vocal not verbal


Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 2:43:20 PM

Article: "Was the God of the ancients a computer?"

If this doesn't work...


Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 2:06:44 PM

Diary: "Who are YOUR Heroes?"

Heroes of restraint


Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 1:55:57 PM

Diary: "OpEdNews is adding more demographic questions for members-a"

Left out categories


Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 7:49:12 PM

Diary: "The candidates ignore the 2006 major shift in US politics at"

Same song, third verse.


Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 6:08:23 PM

Diary: "The candidates ignore the 2006 major shift in US politics at"

You've got a good point, there.


Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 12:14:01 AM

Article: "The way to hit back even harder"

The subject


Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 12:01:25 AM

Article: "The way to hit back even harder"

Superior


Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 1:48:44 PM

Article: "Textbook descriptions of George Bush reveal psychopathy, and"

You're right


Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:54:27 AM

Article: "Textbook descriptions of George Bush reveal psychopathy, and"

Bizzare


Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 7:08:40 PM

Article: "A three in three chance for another Bush"

Contradiction


Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 2:41:37 PM

Article: "Is David Petraeus Dirty? Ted Westhusing Said so, and Then He"

Precisely on point


Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:39:03 PM

Diary: "Behind the battle between Hillary and Obama, there's someth"

What's going on


Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:10:45 PM

Article: "Consumers Abused by Default Choices"

Missed it


Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:06:24 PM

Article: "Hillary's History of Failure to Vet Facts And Use Them With"

Facts


Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:50:57 PM

Article: "Consumers Abused by Default Choices"

Opt out


Monday, April 7, 2008 at 2:54:54 PM

Diary: "Behind the battle between Hillary and Obama, there's someth"

Class wars


Monday, March 24, 2008 at 10:38:38 AM

Article: "Hillary Calls for Alan Greenspan and Robert Rubin to Fix Eco"

Economists, meterologists bank robbers


Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 5:04:21 PM

Article: "Madam Jane predicts the fall of America: Not with a bang but"

Getting it over with


Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 1:57:22 PM

Article: "What it takes to be president"

Qualifying to be president


Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 1:55:10 PM

Article: "What it takes to be president"

Chosing people


Friday, February 29, 2008 at 4:37:09 PM

Diary: "A development in the God debate."

Amen


Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 5:57:01 PM

Diary: "Sen. Larry Craig is Flush With Job Applications"

Foot in the door?


Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 3:29:59 PM

Article: "19 Percent Approve of Bush"

Unbelievable


Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 3:16:19 PM

Diary: "Another Bible prophecy fulfilled"

End times


Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 2:04:37 PM

Diary: "John McCain is NOT a 'NATURAL BORN' American so how can he b"

Doesn't matter


Monday, January 21, 2008 at 2:50:56 PM

Article: "The origin of the phenomenon of Conservatism/libertarianism."

Satire


Monday, January 21, 2008 at 2:36:04 PM

Article: "The origin of the phenomenon of Conservatism/libertarianism."

Elaboration


Friday, January 18, 2008 at 7:25:45 PM

Diary: "The New York Times editorial board has been listening to Wil"

Occupying Iraq


Friday, January 4, 2008 at 1:46:19 PM

Article: "Iowa Wrap up"

Running on religion


Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 2:11:56 PM

Article: "There are Only Three Qualifications to be President, Technic"

Qualifications


Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 12:08:08 PM

Diary: "Beyond Dumbing Down-- the Idiotizing of CNN-- and why I now"

Watching TV


Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 4:58:58 PM

Diary: "Ron Paul Supporters need to be honest with OpEd News readers"

Libertarians


Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 1:32:45 PM

Diary: "Ron Paul Supporters need to be honest with OpEd News readers"

Libertarians


Friday, November 16, 2007 at 6:18:40 PM

Article: "Bush is trying to set up OpEdNews as a "terrorist recruiter."

You're right.


Friday, November 16, 2007 at 2:21:28 PM

Article: "Bush is trying to set up OpEdNews as a "terrorist recruiter."

Silence


Friday, November 16, 2007 at 1:41:45 PM

Article: "Bush is trying to set up OpEdNews as a "terrorist recruiter."

Synopsis


Friday, November 16, 2007 at 12:34:51 PM

Article: "Bush is trying to set up OpEdNews as a "terrorist recruiter."

Non-factual?


Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 7:27:10 PM

Article: "Help Build a List of Arguments AGAINST Impeachment"

Impeachment


Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 10:04:58 AM

Article: "Help Build a List of Arguments AGAINST Impeachment"

Impeachment


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 3:43:47 PM

Article: "New definitions for privacy and anonymity coming from the go"

Privacy and anonymity


Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 3:27:19 PM

Article: "Help Build a List of Arguments AGAINST Impeachment"

Impeachment or not


Monday, November 12, 2007 at 3:04:38 PM

Article: "I Saw a UFO, Too"

UFOs


Friday, October 19, 2007 at 11:42:18 AM

Article: "Term Limits; Good or Bad"

Term limits


Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 6:31:58 PM

Diary: "Presidential Election Poll: Who do you want to be the next P"

Voting


Monday, September 10, 2007 at 1:01:16 PM

Diary: "Wanted Idea Suggestions for Books From OpEdNEws Content"

The substitution of belief for evidence.


Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 4:24:31 PM

Article: "Will it be Al Gore or a Republican?"

I thought George Bush won the election


Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 11:15:08 AM

Article: "Will it be Al Gore or a Republican?"

Correcting errors


Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at 10:54:25 AM

Article: "Will it be Al Gore or a Republican?"

I didn't realize Al Gore became President


Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 2:31:28 PM

Quicklink: "Could Americans Support Another Hitler?"

Supporting another Hitler


Sunday, July 8, 2007 at 2:31:29 PM

Article: "What If Bush's Supreme Court Blocks Congressional Oversight"

What's scary to contemplate.


Friday, June 29, 2007 at 2:52:18 PM

Article: "The truth is the toughest talk."

Spokespersons, spokespeople.


Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 2:04:43 PM

Article: "View From a Friend on the Right: We Have Some "Issues" With"

Point by point refutation of the defense of the indefensible


Monday, June 4, 2007 at 1:23:14 PM

Article: "Has anyone noticed that we only get to use half of our vote?"

Half a vote


Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 5:28:58 PM

Article: "God To Dead Jerry Falwell; Go to Hell... Now!!"

Rhetorical fallacies


Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 5:02:30 PM

Article: "God To Dead Jerry Falwell; Go to Hell... Now!!"

The world is a better place today.


Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:48:12 PM

Diary: "There are ordinary people and there are conservatives, but t"

Ordinary people


Friday, April 27, 2007 at 11:13:59 AM

Article: "Bush is on a Mission from God"

Did God deceive George Bush?


Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 3:20:37 PM

Quicklink: "RUDIculous Giuliani warns of \'new 9/11\' if Dems win"

Republicans cause terrorist attacks


Friday, April 13, 2007 at 3:05:32 PM

Article: "A READER RESPONDS TO CALL FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE"

Civil disobedience


Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 7:35:00 PM

Diary: "A Salem question to all Opednews people"

Worshipping


Friday, April 6, 2007 at 11:13:21 AM

Article: "We don't want to hear it, Mr. Dowd"

Disagreement about Dowd


Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 7:37:50 PM

Article: "Take the Sneak Preview of the Bush Library"

The Bush Library


Monday, January 22, 2007 at 11:05:06 AM

Article: "Obama: The Democratic Messiah?"

Obama


Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 12:29:36 PM

Article: "Terror Gas in NY?"

Terror gas?


Monday, January 8, 2007 at 11:59:01 AM

Article: "Pelosi for President?"

President Pelosi


Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 8:54:46 PM

Article: "Dem Congress Must Revoke Bush's War Powers ASAP"

War powers resolution


Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 4:18:46 PM

Article: "The Fraud of Friedman"

Friedman's capitalism


Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 7:07:26 PM

Quicklink: "If Rush Had A Conscience, He'd Be Ashamed"

Fakers and liars


Monday, October 23, 2006 at 5:23:53 PM

Quicklink: "Barrons Predicts Republicans Hold Both Houses Strictly Based"

Barrons false correlation


Monday, October 23, 2006 at 5:17:48 PM

Quicklink: "Desperate Rove Tries out "New" Strategy that is really, Same"

Rove alleging Dems weakness on terror


Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 3:20:00 PM

Article: "Rob Kall: Pinhead Anchors Bash Chavez, Give Ahmadinejad Easy"

George Bush

 

 

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