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A resident of Arizona, Doug’s originally from Wisconsin where he earned his BA in French Language Studies in the 80′s and a BBA in Management Information Systems in the 90′s. He worked as a computer programmer through the rise and fall of the internet bubble and left the corporate world in 2004. In 2006, Doug founded All Things Democrat to put his programming skills to good use while supporting the online Democratic community. He now focuses on managing this site, sharing blogging responsibilities, and recruiting talented writers.

Michele Bachmann’s Retirement Message to Supporters

Posted on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt
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Are Conservative Women Less Edumacated?

Posted on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Are the IQs of some conservative women below average because they must be subservient to their men, so they leave the complicated thinking to the menfolk? Are pageant contestants representing red states simply examples of this condition? Listen to Miss … Continue reading →

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Living in Interesting Times

Posted on Sunday, June 16th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

This past week I turned 53 years of age – born on June 12, 1960 (I was horrified to learn that I share my birthday with Dubya). Pursuing my college degrees in the 80s and 90s and working in I.T. … Continue reading →

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Republican Hypocrisy on NSA Surveilliance – Sean Hannity Edition

Posted on Friday, June 14th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

You would think that since the internet has been around for around 20 years that the folks at Fox would understand there’s such a thing as online video. Thanks to Media Matters for this compilation on Hannity – He was … Continue reading →

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Republicans Get All The War on Women Bills Done Now, So You’ll Forget by the 2014 Election

Posted on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Ohio is one-upping Wisconsin on the anti-abortion legislation. They’re back to the wildly unpopular subject of forced vaginal ultrasounds. Main points of the legislation from ThinkProgress.org: Mandates invasive ultrasounds, and forces women to pay for the cost of the extra … Continue reading →

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I Hate it When I Agree with a Republican

Posted on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

GOP Rep. Peter King of NY was asked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper whether journalists should be punished for reporting on classified information that’s been leaked. King’s reply was yes. Let’s think about this for a minute. There’s “good” whistle-blowing, the … Continue reading →

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Republicans Outraged Over Surveillance of Americans by Obama, But Not by Bush

Posted on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Republicans were infuriated by the “breaking news” that Obama and the NSA have been listening to our phone conversations. They conveniently forget that it was George W. Bush who directed the NSA to start this eavesdropping program. In fact, PBS/Frontline … Continue reading →

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Are Document Leaks Setting the Stage for the Next NeoCon Administration?

Posted on Sunday, June 9th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

“When people feel uncertain, they’d rather have somebody that’s strong and wrong than somebody who’s weak and right.” President Bill Clinton Watching the corporate media, the GOP propaganda machine, and (sadly) some lefty enablers tearing into the Obama Administration leaves … Continue reading →

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So-Called “Christian” Claims That the Black Man in the White House is Leading a Nazi Fourth Reich

Posted on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Another utterly ridiculous, tabloid-inspired claim by someone who calls himself a Christian. What is quickly rising in the USA is the Fourth Reich of the Nazi Empire; this is the Fourth Beast as foretold by Daniel in the Holy Bible. … Continue reading →

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Beckerhead Brings the Political Game Down to a New Low

Posted on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Interesting how when Chris Christie shuts down hecklers he’s “refreshing” and “honest” but when its Michelle Obama, the first black First Lady, to Glenn Beck she’s a “monster”. And then they shut that person up and then she walks back, … Continue reading →

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