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The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Special Gay Marriage Reax Stabby Five Edition

2012-05-12T02:51:42Z

Traci Olsen honors President Obama's historic statement with an all gay marriage reaction Stabby Five. Plus, why the right won't benefit from any backlash, why the left shouldn't take this as reason to plot more confrontations with the President, and how this is the latest example of the President's nuanced vision of effective social change.

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The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Pander Bear Edition

2012-05-05T11:13:46Z

Will Romney be forced to pull a "Sister Souljah" or is he committed to non-stop pandering to all comers? Will the wingnut right blow it for Romney in the swing states? And how conservatives write letters to the editor. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.

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The DMZ: Forward Edition

2012-05-05T03:19:44Z

This week's edition of The DMZ is up at Bloggingheads.tv. Matt Lewis and I scratch our heads at the departure of Richard Grenell from the Romney campaign, and how Obama is playing offense on national security. Watch it below.

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Nerd Prom Edition

2012-04-30T03:21:08Z

President Obama widens the culture gap with Mitt Romney and the Republican Party at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, and puts the right in its place with his latest campaign ad on his counterterrorism record.

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The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Munchkin Edition

2012-04-23T02:41:55Z

Why Romney can't shake his narrative, and why the media refused to treat the Buffett Rule seriously. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.

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The DMZ: Buffetted Edition

2012-04-21T02:29:23Z

This week's edition of The DMZ is up at Bloggingheads.tv. Matt Lewis and I discuss if Mitt Romney is displaying a new toughness and if President Obama is trying to stoke class envy. Watch it below.

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Mitt Losing The War On Women

2012-04-14T11:22:40Z

Even after Hilary Rosen's screwup, Mitt Romney still doesn't know how to win women's votes. And why the President re-election campaign will not be negative.

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The LiberalOasis Radio Show: The Boring Campaign

2012-04-07T03:41:08Z

Mitt boringly dashes the brokered convention dream, but what does his campaign do now? With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.

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The DMZ: Easter Edition

2012-04-07T01:17:39Z

This week's edition of The DMZ is up at Bloggingheads.tv. Matt Lewis and I on: Will the general election campaign be about ideas, or a clash of demagoguery? And can Christianity and evolution coexist? Watch it below.

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Reading Laws Is Hard Edition

2012-03-31T15:37:52Z

Why the Supreme Court may uphold Obamacare, and why can't Mitt Romney talk like a normal person. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.

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The DMZ: Limiting Principle Edition

2012-03-30T20:39:47Z

This week's edition of The DMZ is up at Bloggingheads.tv. Matt Lewis and I on: Why the Trayvon Martin case has become so divisive, and how the Supreme Court may still uphold ObamaCare. Watch it below.

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: Traci in a Good Mood Edition

2012-03-25T04:11:51Z

Traci Olsen manages to deliver the weekly Stabby Five despite being in a good. Why Newt Gingrich is worse than Geraldo Rivera. And the reason why President Obama is talking about energy so much.

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The DMZ: Sketchy Mitt Edition

2012-03-23T22:40:48Z

This week's edition of The DMZ is up at Bloggingheads.tv. Matt Lewis and I on: What the Etch A Sketch gaffe reveals about Romney's consultant problem. Why do politicians and their aides embarrass themselves by sharing private campaign strategies in public? Why is Obama talking so much about energy policy? And why can't conservatives and liberals admit it when their ideas are proven unequivocally wrong? Watch it below.

The LiberalOasis Radio Show: War On Women Part III

2012-03-18T03:37:09Z

Why the GOP can't stop themselves from finding new ways to show their contempt for the rights of women. And why gas prices aren't bringing Obama down. With Traci Olsen and the Stabby Five.

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Introducing "The DMZ"

2012-03-17T03:18:28Z

The weekly Bloggingheads.tv show I do with Matt Lewis has been rechristened as "The DMZ"! Check this week's edition: should Newt quit, or be Rick's VP? What lessons should Romney learn from the Palin pick? And Matt shares his big idea on what fundamentally separates liberals and conservatives. Watch it below.