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Jazz Shaw is a heretical, Northeastern former RINO and regular columnist at The Green Room at Hot Air. He can be reached at jazzshaw@gmail.com. Or you can follow him on Twitter @JazzShaw
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Scozzafava Struggles for Conservative Support in NY23

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

In a close race with Democrat Bill Owen, a tea party conservative has complicated the chances of the centrist Republican.

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Freaky Friday: Obama’s Weird Peace Prize Win

Friday, October 9th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

If the president can win the Peace Prize, almost anything is possible. (Also read Ron Rosenbaum: Obama-Haters Won Him the Nobel Prize, and Ron Radosh: Will Ayers Write the Acceptance Speech?)

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Uncivil Behavior in Congress Does Not Mean Civility Is Dead

Sunday, October 4th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

The great portion of American society pays no heed to the attention seekers in Congress and on cable news.

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Massachusetts Democrats Make a Hash of the Seventeenth Amendment

Monday, September 28th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

The craven demonstration of partisan politics by the Bay State legislature in naming Kennedy's replacement should be outlawed.

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The Executioner’s Tale: Romell Broom’s Botched Lethal Injection

Saturday, September 19th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

This was not the first time in history an execution has gone awry.

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New TV Ratings System: Who Will Watch the Watchers?

Thursday, September 10th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

A new way to measure TV viewership may take the information right off your cable box.

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Why Levi Johnston Matters

Friday, September 4th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Levi is in the game because we put him on the board.

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New York State of Mind Still Not Republican

Saturday, August 29th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Despite being down on current leadership, NY voters still seem to prefer finding a new set of Democrats to the GOP field.

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Tinkerers No More

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

We have evolved into a society which disdains the making of things and absolutely abhors the concept of repairing them.

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Of Course There’s Astroturfing by the GOP

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

In this day and age, there's no such thing as "spontaneous" demonstrations in politics.

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The Franking Sign Monster

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Democrats are a little touchy about how GOP congressmen are describing ObamaCare to their constituents.

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Robots Should Go Where Man Hesitates to Tread

Monday, July 20th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Great risks were taken to send man to the moon. It is impractical to take those risks today to go to Mars.

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RINOs, Be Careful What You Wish For

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Those who initially welcomed the Democrats to power are realizing that change is a two-edged sword.

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Rick Lazio’s Second Chance: A Run For NY Governor

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

The Republican congressman who lost to Hillary Clinton in 2000 stages a political comeback.

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Palin Commits Political Suicide

Saturday, July 4th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Thanks for the show, Sarah. (Also read Richard Fernandez: Northern Surprise)

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Revenge of the Little People

Friday, June 19th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Does right-wing political commentary really drive lonely fringe dwellers to commit hate crimes?

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Tiller Murder: Rerun of a Bad Movie

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

What is it that brings these dealers in mayhem out of the woodwork?

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Yes, Colin Powell Deserves a Spot in the Republican Party

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

The good general and all Rockefeller Republicans have a role to play in the new GOP.

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Newton’s Third Law of Politics

Saturday, May 16th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

It benefits the Democrats.

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Republicans in the Northeast: Going, Going …

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

There may be more of the endangered African white rhinos than Grand Old Party RINOs in the Northeast.

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Why Meghan McCain Is Right

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

This young lady bravely speaks to a younger generation of conservatives.

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Surviving the Eco-Friendly Auto Show

Friday, April 17th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Why does Detroit wait until they're near bankruptcy before making cars that people want to buy?

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Does the President Deserve an Honorary Degree from Arizona State?

Monday, April 13th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

The university invited the president as a commencement speaker but originally refused to award him the symbolic sheepskin.

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New York’s Bizarro Congressional Election Results

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

The GOP wanted a harbinger of 2010; the Democrats hoped to keep the Obama magic going. Both were disappointed.

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The Prime-Time Presidency

Monday, March 30th, 2009 - by Jazz Shaw

Obama gets more coverage at an NBA game than George Bush in his final two years in office. Is he overexposed?

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