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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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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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First Presidential Visit to Burma/Myanmar

on November 23rd, 2012 at 1:03 pm

Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar on Monday, praising the courage of fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi while also providing a symbolic nod to initial reforms in a nation once notorious for political repression.   Read more at CNN

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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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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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Why Would Republicans Go After 2009 Woman of the Year, Susan Rice?

on November 15th, 2012 at 3:40 am

“Ask powerful people about U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice and certain words keep coming up: “Incredibly effective,” Vice President Joe Biden tells Glamour; “tough,” says former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; “brilliant” from Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine)… The first-ever African American female in her position, she has called out Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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An Education End Run: The Eagle Program

on November 12th, 2012 at 12:36 pm

It is an exciting time to be a student. The world’s in the midst of a global information revolution. This is the age of instant communication. We’re living in a world that’s currently experiencing huge advances in practically every field, from robotics to genetics. The global economy has exploded, and we’re within reach of neighbors […] ↓ 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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Katy Perry Belts Out Support For President Obama

on November 8th, 2012 at 3:22 am

In a razor tight race, President Obama received a strong singing endorsement from pop star Katy Perry who gave electric performances at huge rallies in Wisconsin and Nevada. Can you say get out the youth vote?

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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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Calling For an Afghan Airlift

on November 7th, 2012 at 7:28 pm

Afghanistan is broken; the Soviet Union broke it, we broke it, the Taliban broke it, al-Qaeda broke it, Pakistan broke it, everyone’s broke it and no one knows how to fix it. Something radical needs to be done, and I’m not talking about bombing it into smaller and smaller rubble, or paying off corrupt Afghan families […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Elizabeth Warren Become’s Massachusetts First Woman Senator

on November 7th, 2012 at 3:19 am

Ted Kennedy is smiling, his old senate seat is in good hands. On Tuesday Elizabeth Warren defeated Scott Brown and became the first woman to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. Warren’s win marks a return to the robust liberalism espoused by the late Edward M. Kennedy, who held the seat for 4½ decades before […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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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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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Endorses President Obama

on November 3rd, 2012 at 1:27 am

After seeing the damage that Hurricane Sandy wrought on his city, New York Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg decided that President Obama was the man he trusted to handle America’s security and deal with the increasing threat of climate change. He slammed Mitt Romney for “reversing course” on all the major issues of the day. He […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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More Than a Quarter Million New Jobs Created

on November 2nd, 2012 at 5:18 pm

The  jobs report came out this morning and it showed that 171,000 new jobs were created in October. Additionally, the jobs number for August and September was revised upward by 84,000 new jobs. That’s 255,000 new jobs! Incredible news for a nation still digging itself out of the hole Republicans dug for the country. It’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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President Obama Provides Comfort and Leadership to a Nation Under Seige

on November 1st, 2012 at 5:40 pm

President Obama was in New Jersey this week comforting those unfortunate people who had to endure Hurricane Sandy. This is not the first time Mr. Obama has responded to a nation in crisis. When confronted with an economy spitting away 800,000 jobs a month, with a stock market careening downward, President Obama provided leadership that […] ↓ 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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Eva Longoria Stands With President Obama

on October 31st, 2012 at 12:42 am

“Mitt Romney is probably the one on the wrong side of every issue pertaining to Latinos: education, the economy, health care access. He’s campaigning with — he’s calling the anti-immigration law from Arizona a model law for the rest of the country,” the “Desperate Housewives” star said on MSNBC. ”He’s campaigning with the author of it. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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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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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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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