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Senate Republicans Stand Alone in Shooting Down World-Wide Act to Help the Disabled

on December 12th, 2012 at 11:30 am

Last week, senate Republicans decided that people with disabilities should not have international rights. Led by Tea Party extremist Mike Lee of Utah, the Party of divisiveness and hate scored another victory for the lunatic fringe. Considering the performance of Congress in recent years, it is almost impossible to believe that things could get worse […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jim DeMint Quits the Senate

on December 6th, 2012 at 6:34 pm

South Carolina’s super far-right senator, Jim DeMint, announced today that he was quitting. DeMint has been an outspoken advocate for Tea Party extremism and one of the main people responsible for Washington gridlock. He’s leaving for the far-right think tank, the Heritage Foundation, a group founded by Joseph Coors and inspired by the John Birch […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Florida Republicans Admit To Voter Suppression Efforts

on November 29th, 2012 at 1:35 am

All six members of Florida’s Democratic Congressional delegation have written to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights requesting that it convene a hearing to investigate Florida’s 2011 electoral law, HB 1355, after former Republican state leaders and GOP consultants said the law was expressly designed to reduce Democratic voter participation… Former state Republican Party chairman Jim […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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97 Republicans Sign Their Credibility Away

on November 23rd, 2012 at 7:44 pm

In one of the most unprofessional acts in Congressional history, 97 Republicans saw fit to waste the taxpayer’s dime by lambasting America’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, and signing a letter declaring their opposition to her appointment as Secretary of State. The only problem is, Ms. Rice has not been nominated to be Secretary of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Creationist Marco Rubio Is No Scientist, Man

on November 23rd, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Despite some complicated dealings and questionable friends, Florida senator Marco Rubio has risen to become one of the new faces in the Republican Party. In a party of old white males, Rubio stands out as a boyish-looking 41 year-old male of Cuban heritage. Since Republicans are desperately courting Latinos after alienating them for the last […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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C-SPAN’s Contribution to Dividing America

on November 17th, 2012 at 8:12 pm

I’ve watched C-SPAN abut as much as anyone over the years. It’s common to hear callers thanking C-SPAN for being fair and providing a place for civilized discourse, they are considered a welcome contrast to the polemical debates and constant bickering at other cable channels. I have a different opinion. I believe C-SPAN is one […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Aging of the Republican Party

on November 15th, 2012 at 2:16 pm

It’s not just their last candidate for President, Mitt Romney(65), seems to have emerged from a 1950′s time machine, the entire Republican Party is like a faded old image from a mid-century Sears catalog. From right wing billionaires like the Koch Brothers(72-77) and Sheldon Adelson(79), to media manipulators like Rupert Murdoch(81) and Roger Ailes(72), to conservative commentators like […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Two Senate Milestones Reached on Tuesday

on November 11th, 2012 at 12:06 pm

As election returns came in Tuesday night, it was clear that records were being set. Women, who make up 50.7% of the U.S. population, added 5 new members bringing their total to 20% of the U.S. Senate. The second big milestone was reached when Jeff Flake became the 7th Mormon to win a Senate seat. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Turning Red States Blue

on November 8th, 2012 at 6:52 pm

Barack’s Backers is pleased to announce a new campaign, Turning Red States Blue. The idea is to find out what makes certain states in America so very conservative, and find ways that Democrats can appeal to voters in those reliably Republican states. For example, Kansas was once a liberal state with many progressive movements, many […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Plenty of Tea Party Candidates Squeak Through

on November 8th, 2012 at 2:53 am

This is not an exhaustive list, but here are a few Tea Party/John Birch Society members who managed to win in Tuesday’s election. Best to keep an eye on them. Sean Duffy, Wisconsin Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Steve King, Iowa Jim Renacci, Ohio Susan Brooks, Indiana Luke Messer, Indiana Vicky Hartzler, Missouri Mike Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania Doug […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Big Tea Party Senate Victories Cast Shadow on 2012 Election

on November 7th, 2012 at 5:06 pm

While Indiana, Missouri, Maine and many other states managed to keep Tea Party nuts at bay, other states weren’t so wise.   Nebraska’s Deb Fischer won a senate seat by kow-towing to Tea Party extremists in the Republican primary.

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There Can Be No Doubt That Mitt Romney is a Member of the Dangerous John Birch Society

on November 5th, 2012 at 4:03 pm

While Mitt Romney wants you to believe he’s a moderate, he’s actually the most extreme candidate for president since Barry Goldwater in 1964. While members of the John Birch Society hide their membership because it would instantly disqualify them from office, they can’t hide their positions, and if their positions align perfectly with the extremist […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Mirror John Birch Society’s

on November 3rd, 2012 at 3:55 am

2012 was the year Republicans decided to make voter fraud an issue of national importance. Under the guise of voter fraud, Republicans across the country enacted laws that made it difficult for Americans to vote. Voter suppression became a major plank of the Republican Party, all of which has made the John Birch Society extremely […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mitt Romney Refuses to Give Answer on FEMA

on November 1st, 2012 at 1:00 pm

After Hurricane Sandy devastated the Eastern Seaboard, Mitt Romney spent Tuesday in Ohio loading trucks with fake donations for Hurricane relief where he ignored all questions concerning his position on the FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Romney was asked 14 times whether he still believed that FEMA should be turned over to the private […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Optics of a Romney Win Would Be Disastrous

on October 31st, 2012 at 6:14 pm

What will you tell a young black boy if  someone who headed a white supremacist organization for most of his life replaces the first non-white President? What will you tell sane people that after Wall Street and the big banks crippled the world economy, Republicans nominate a hedge fund leverage buy-out specialist as their candidate? What […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mitt’s Mormon Attack Dogs Go After African-American Officials

on October 31st, 2012 at 3:38 am

Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, threatened to arrest U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder after voting to hold him in contempt of congress, the first such vote in American history. Mitt Romney, himself, called for Holder to resign. “Either Mr. Holder himself should resign, or the president should ask for his resignation or remove him,” Romney said in December 2011. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Buck McKeon, Mormon Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mounts Benghazi Attack

on October 30th, 2012 at 4:05 am

California Republican Howard “Buck” McKeon, chairman of the powerful House Armed Services Committee, has become the third Mormon Congressman to politicize the Benghazi attack to help further Mitt Romney’s presidential ambitions. Joining Raul Labrador and Jason Chaffetz, McKeon has been a regular on Fox News lately trying to take political advantage of the four American […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Top 10 Biggest Political Failures of Last 12 Years

on October 29th, 2012 at 3:23 am

1. Failing to listen to intelligence report that “Bin Laden was determined to attack the United States” leads to the worst attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. George W. Bush 2. Bush and his advisors lying to the American people in order to sell the Iraq War. 3. George Bush dismissing the Geneva Convention […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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How the Mormon Church Developed the John Birch Society

on October 27th, 2012 at 9:03 pm

  The Mormon Church has always staked out positions among the political far right. In the 1920′s Reed Smoot, the first Mormon senator and the most powerful LDS leader in politics at the time, was good friends with Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. By passing the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill, Hoover sent America into the Great Depression. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Maybe, Just Maybe…

on October 27th, 2012 at 11:09 am

Maybe a candidate who takes the advice and money of billionaires and right wing nuts really will give them the keys to the White House. Maybe a super-rich aristocrat pushing policies that benefit the rich and punish the poor really is trying to divide America. Maybe a guy who wears brownface, feels Mexicans mistreated him, and opposes the Dream Act […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Ezra Taft Benson’s Influence on the John Birch Society, and Mitt Romney

on October 26th, 2012 at 11:00 pm

Ezra Taft Benson was the president/prophet of the Mormon Church from 1985-1994. He rose to national prominence when President Dwight Eisenhower picked him to be U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in 1953. Benson was a fanatical anti-communist who eventually came to the conclusion that President Eisenhower was a danger to the country. Benson was part of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney Did Nothing To Prevent the Murder of Catholic Priest Placed In His Custody

on October 26th, 2012 at 7:25 pm

  Scandal engulfed Mitt Romney’s first year as governor of Masachusetts when defrocked Catholic priest John Geoghan was murdered while in prison. Geoghan was serving a 9-10 year sentence for child molestation. Geoghan was beaten and strangled Aug. 23 in his cell in a maximum-security protective custody unit at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. Authorities say he was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Characteristics of Cults

on October 26th, 2012 at 10:16 am

While Mormons like to say they’re no crazier than other religions, it’s apparent that when you actually compare them, Mormons have them beat by a mile. Mormons like to shine the light at other religions when they’re questioned, and traditional religions do believe in some pretty outrageous things, but they are distinguished from cults in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Republican Party Has Been Fully Taken Over By the John Birch Society

on October 26th, 2012 at 2:33 am

With the nomination of Mitt Romney, the Republican Party has been completely taken over by the John Birch Society. In this post, I will detail what the John Birch Society is, and why it’s so dangerous to the future of the country. The JBS is a violent extremist group led by right wing racists. It […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Darrell Issa’s Close Connections to the Anti-Islam Video

on October 25th, 2012 at 4:03 am

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa is the chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Recently, Issa has been at the forefront of exploiting the murders of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, despite requests by the families not to turn their son’s deaths into a political cudgel. Issa seems astounded that anyone could ever have thought that an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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