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		<title>Mel Gibson to Head RNC</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/07/mel-gibson-to-head-rnc/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/07/mel-gibson-to-head-rnc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a survey taken shortly after Gibson's infamous phone tirades against his ex-girlfriend were made public, 83% of RNC members said they "strongly admired" the epithet-spouting Oscar-winning actor.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP introduces &#8216;Minority Rules&#8217; bill</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/04/gop-introduces-minority-rules-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/04/gop-introduces-minority-rules-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["The Democrats have controlled Congress with their elected majorities for too long," declared Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "With the passage of 'Minority Rules,' our party's failed strategies on financial reform and deregulation of commerce and industry will become the law of the land."]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans claim victory in passing health care reform</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/03/republicans-claim-victory-in-passing-health-care-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/03/republicans-claim-victory-in-passing-health-care-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- In an apparent about-face, members of the Republican party are not only embracing the recently passed Health Care reform legislation as their own, but insisting its success stems from two minor provisions GOP leaders insisted be stricken from the bill on a technicality.]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Party divided over brewed or steeped</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/02/tea-party-divided-over-brewed-or-steeped/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/02/tea-party-divided-over-brewed-or-steeped/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tempers rose and tea bags flew everywhere at the first national Tea Party conference, as attendees became embroiled in a bitter dipute over the specific type of beverage referred to in their their group's moniker.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP opposes &#8216;public option&#8217; for Haitians</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/01/gop-opposes-public-option-for-haitians/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/01/gop-opposes-public-option-for-haitians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers today strongly condemned President Obama’s use of government money to provide medical aid to Haitian earthquake victims.]]></description>
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		<title>Cross tattooed on Clarence Thomas&#8217; lower back violates separation of church and state, says Sotomayor</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2010/01/does-cross-tattooed-on-clarence-thomas-lower-back-violate-separation-of-church-and-state/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2010/01/does-cross-tattooed-on-clarence-thomas-lower-back-violate-separation-of-church-and-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a formal complaint about a cross tattooed on Clarence Thomas's lower back -- ]]></description>
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		<title>Palin fans can&#8217;t read book</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/12/palin-fans-cant-read-book/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/12/palin-fans-cant-read-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORKS BEND, KY – Some fans of Sarah Palin were disappointed with the former Alaska Governor’s best seller, "Going Rogue," when they realized they were unable to decipher its contents.]]></description>
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		<title>God Hates Newt Gingrinch</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/12/god-hates-newt-gingrinch/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/12/god-hates-newt-gingrinch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- The Lord God disclosed today in an interview with Keith Olbermann that he "really, really" despises former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
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		<title>Palin accidentally burns her own book</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/11/palin-accidentally-burns-her-own-book/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/11/palin-accidentally-burns-her-own-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANTWILLIE, TENN -- Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin attended a book burning rally Friday, where she unwittingly participated in the incineration of hundreds of copies of her upcoming autobiography, “Going Rogue.”]]></description>
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		<title>Palin vagina announces run for senate</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/11/palin-vagina-to-run-for-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/11/palin-vagina-to-run-for-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The vagina of former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced this morning its plan to run for the Senate seat from Alaska in 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Pedophiles claim 2nd Amendment protection</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/10/pedophiles-claim-2nd-amendment-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/10/pedophiles-claim-2nd-amendment-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theskunk.org/?p=6632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Pedophile Association says kidnapping and rape are constitutionally protected activities under the 2nd Amendment’s “Right to Bear Arms” clause.]]></description>
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		<title>Fox News operated by liberals</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/fox-news-operated-by-liberals/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/fox-news-operated-by-liberals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shockwaves were sent through the conservative community today, when an anonymous video uploaded to YouTube revealed that the Fox News organization is owned and operated by hard-core liberals.]]></description>
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		<title>Kanye West hired by Republicans to heckle President</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/kanye-west-hired-by-republicans-to-heckle-president/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/kanye-west-hired-by-republicans-to-heckle-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Republican National Committee has hired Kanye West to interrupt President Obama’s speeches on healthcare, according to RNC Chairman Michael Steele. ]]></description>
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		<title>Man wearing tea kettle on head opposes healthcare reform</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/man-wearing-tea-kettle-on-head-opposes-healthcare-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/man-wearing-tea-kettle-on-head-opposes-healthcare-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – A man wearing a tea kettle on his head stated his opposition to President Obama’s healthcare reform legislation Saturday during a “Tea Party” protest held at the nation’s capitol.
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		<title>Budweiser hires Congressman Wilson for ‘Rudest Man’ commercials</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/budweiser-hires-congressman-wilson-for-rudest-man-commercials/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/budweiser-hires-congressman-wilson-for-rudest-man-commercials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, S.C. &#8212; Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), who shot to fame by hollering “You lie!” during President Obama’s speech on healthcare, has been tapped to appear in a series of Budweiser commercials as the “Rudest Man in America.” The spots, a spoof of the Dos Equis “Most Interesting Man in the World” campaign, will depict Wilson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to enslave white people, says GOP</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/obama-to-enslave-white-people-says-gop/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/09/obama-to-enslave-white-people-says-gop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama’s healthcare plan is a thinly veiled attempt to force all white people into slavery, according to conservative talk show host Glenn Beck.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Palin to run for Governor of Alaska</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/08/sarah-palin-to-run-for-governor-of-alaska/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/08/sarah-palin-to-run-for-governor-of-alaska/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE -- Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin has announced plans to run for Governor of Alaska in the 2010 election.]]></description>
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		<title>Mitt Romney eager to lose 2012 election</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/08/mitt-romney-eager-to-lose-2012-election/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/08/mitt-romney-eager-to-lose-2012-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is eager to lose the 2012 election to incumbent Barack Obama.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska Supreme Court to rule on partial-term administrations</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/alaska-supreme-court-to-rule-on-partial-term-administrations/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/alaska-supreme-court-to-rule-on-partial-term-administrations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUNEAU, AK -- No sooner did Governor Sarah Palin decide to abort her term in office after serving only two-and-a-half years, than debate began among Alaskans as to what constitutes a so-called "partial-term" administration.]]></description>
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		<title>McCain wants own library despite never being president</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/mccain-wants-own-library-despite-never-being-president/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/mccain-wants-own-library-despite-never-being-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEDONA, AZ -- Senator John McCain today announced plans to build his own presidential library, despite the fact that he is not -- and has never been -- the president.]]></description>
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		<title>Sanford sent same sex letter to all mistresses</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/sanford-sent-same-sex-letter-to-all-mistresses/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/07/sanford-sent-same-sex-letter-to-all-mistresses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, SC &#8212; When Governor Mark Sanford emailed his South American lover, expressing his admiration for &#8220;&#8230;the curve of your hips, the erotic beauty of you holding yourself,&#8221; he was certain the carefully chosen words would turn the heat up on their sexually charged relationship. But when Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentinian journalist to whom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP removes ‘Family Values’ from Platform</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/06/gop-removes-family-values-from-platform/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/06/gop-removes-family-values-from-platform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC -- The Republican National Committee announced today it will be removing the much-hyped “Family Values” agenda from its platform.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP elephant switches parties</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/06/gop-elephant-switches-parties/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/06/gop-elephant-switches-parties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE -- On the heels of Senator Arlen Specter’s jump to the Democratic Party, the GOP Elephant -- longtime mascot of the Republicans -- has announced he, too, is switching political affiliations.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans propose Ayatollah system for U.S.</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/06/republicans-propose-ayatollah-system-for-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/06/republicans-propose-ayatollah-system-for-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC -- In a speech at a recent Republican fundraiser, former House Speaker New Gingrich proposed that the United States adopt an Iranian-style Ayatollah form of government.]]></description>
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		<title>Specter switches genders</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/05/specter-switches-genders/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/05/specter-switches-genders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 07:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Following his surprising switch to the Democratic Party, Senator Arlen Specter has announced that as of Monday he will no longer identify with the male gender, and will be joining the ranks of congressional females.]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans file bankruptcy in Court of Ideas</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/02/republicans-file-bankruptcy-in-court-of-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/02/republicans-file-bankruptcy-in-court-of-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- The Republican National Committee filed for bankruptcy today in the U.S. Court of Ideas, citing decades of doctrines that don't work and an inability to generate new thoughts and workable models for society.]]></description>
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		<title>Bush seeks new country to bungle</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2009/01/bush-seeks-new-country-to-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2009/01/bush-seeks-new-country-to-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CRAWFORD -- Having recently traded in his White House address for a suburban home in this quiet Texas community, former President George Bush has expressed his desire to reenter public life by becoming the leader of some other yet-to-be-determined country.]]></description>
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		<title>Palin&#8217;s daughter gives birth to Democrat</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/palins-daughter-gives-birth-to-democrat/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/palins-daughter-gives-birth-to-democrat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The teenage daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave birth to a Democrat on Sunday, marking an ironic resolution to the controversy surrounding the unwed teen mother.]]></description>
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		<title>Toddler throws poo at Bush</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/toddler-throws-poo-at-bush/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/toddler-throws-poo-at-bush/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BLOOMINGTON, IN -- A toddler threw poo at President Bush during a visit to a day care center, where Bush was speaking before a group of preschoolers and their parents.]]></description>
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		<title>Post Office Adds Bush to Presidential Stamp Series</title>
		<link>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/post-office-adds-bush-to-presidential-stamp-series/</link>
		<comments>http://theskunk.org/2008/12/post-office-adds-bush-to-presidential-stamp-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editors, The Skunk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC &#8212; The United States Post Office announced today that it will be adding the image of George W. Bush to its popular commemorative stamp series, entitled &#8220;Bad Presidents.&#8221; The series of first-class postage stamps honors &#8220;those presidents who whose terms ended with the United States in domestic turmoil or international peril, with citizens [...]]]></description>
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