‘Thank you, you idiots’ Governor and Donald Trump fanboy loses his cool instantly It really hasn’t been a good week for Maine’s Republican Governor and noted Donald Trump supporter Paul LePage. Less than a week after implying he prefers heroin addicts to die from overdose instead of giving them the …
April, 2016
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20 April
Ben Carson Wants To Put Harriet Tubman On A Bill Nobody Uses, Says Slaveowning President Jackson Was “Tremendous”
“I love Harriet Tubman. I love what she did. But we can find another way to honor her.” .@RealBenCarson: "I love Harriet Tubman. I love what she did. But we can find another way to honor her." @TeamCavutohttps://t.co/2QkQy0rt5L — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) April 20, 2016 As though endorsing the most …
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1 April
“Family Values” Governor of Alabama Facing Impeachment Proceedings Over Extramarital Affair
GOP Governor who campaigned heavily against same-sex marriage and LGBT rights Caught on camera admitting infidelity, says he won’t resign Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, a Republican who campaigned heavily on “family values” and pledged to fight “tooth and nail” against same-sex marriage following the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, says …
March, 2016
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17 March
Tennessee GOP Lawmaker Micah Van Huss Sponsors Bill To Strip 100K From School Diversity So He Can Buy “In God We Trust” Stickers
A Republican state representative in Tennessee named Micah Van Huss is sponsoring a bill that would defund diversity programs at the University of Tennessee, opting instead to use the money to purchase “In God We Trust” stickers on all law enforcement vehicles. As first reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel, …
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16 March
Injustice In Congress: How A Historically Obstructionist Congress Saved The Best For Last By Refusing To Meet With Obama’s SCOTUS Nominee
President Obama announced on Wednesday that he will nominate Merrick B. Garland as the nation’s 113th justice, according to White House officials. Garland is a centrist Federal Appeals Court judge widely respected on both sides of the aisle. .@POTUS, @VP and @SCOTUSnom Garland. Obama says his pick is "uniquely prepared …
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9 March
GOP Says Double Amputee Veteran Tammy Duckworth Has “Sad Record Of Not Standing Up For Our Veterans”
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), the organization responsible for ensuring Republican candidates’ election to the Senate, is coming under fire for an extremely distasteful tweet that claimed Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth “has a sad record of not standing up for our veterans.” Duckworth, challenging Republican incumbent Mark Kirk (R-Il), …
February, 2016
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26 February
After Initially Blocking The Bill, Ted Cruz Finally Decides That Poisoned Residents Of Flint Deserve Federal Aid
A proposition that would supply the residents of Flint – who continue to be subjected to drinking water with dangerously elevated levels of lead – was repeatedly blocked by Senator and Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz before he finally relented late Thursday evening. As first reported by Bloomberg, Chuck Schumer told the …
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23 February
Ted Clears This Up Once And For All: He Will Happily Deport Innocent Children If They Are Here Illegally
Responding to vitriolic attacks from Donald Trump that almost make you forget that Ted Cruz is also a psychopath, Ted Cruz took a page out of the GOP front-runner’s political playbook, and was unapologetic in his hardened rhetoric against undocumented immigrants. Cruz confirmed with Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Monday …
January, 2016
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20 January
Hillary Clinton Private Email Said To Have Content Which Exceeds ‘Top Secret’
An ongoing review of Hillary Clinton’s private email server by intelligence officials has found content which exceeds the ‘Top Secret’ level of classification. According a letter dated last Thursday from the agencies inspector general, some of the information has been determined to be “top secret/SAP” a designation typically given to …
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14 January
Our Nation’s Finest? Ted Cruz Conveniently Forgets To Notify Federal Election Authorities About Loans
Ted Cruz failed to notify federal election officials about two loans he took out to finance his 2012 senatorial campaign, a direct violation of campaign rules coming on the heels of the Iowa caucus, which he narrowly leads. Via NY Times: As Ted Cruz tells it, the story of how …
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14 January
POTUS Calls For An End To Gerrymandering: This Is What America Could (And Should) Look Like Electorally
In his final State Of The Union Speech, President Obama sought to close the final chapter of his historic presidency with many policy urges. In a second term that has come to define a progressive legacy not seen since LBJ, the President laid out an agenda that included many new …
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13 January
What is a “complementarian” and why are women concerned about Marco Rubio’s new advisor?
Last week Marco Rubio announced the formation of a new religious liberty advisory board in his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination. Among the fifteen members, Wayne Grudem stands out as the leader of “complementarianism,” a movement he created. Slate: “Within American evangelicalism, there are two broad camps when it …
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12 January
Mass Protests In Poland Demonstrate Against Rightwing Radicalism
Via Al Jazeera: Thousands of opponents of Poland’s new right-wing government held protests in Warsaw and other cities on Saturday against policies which they say threaten democracy and media freedom. The street protests were organized by a new group calling itself the Committee for the Protection of Democracy that rallied …
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12 January
Michigan Knew Last Year That Flint’s Water Was Likely Poisoned, Opts Not To Say Anything
Via Slate: Michigan governor Rick Snyder declared last week that the poisonously high levels of lead in drinking water in Flint, Michigan constitute a state of emergency. “The health and welfare of Flint residents is a top priority and we’re committed to a coordinated approach with resources from state agencies to address all aspects …
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12 January
Addicting Info: SIX Republican Lawmakers Have Quietly Met With The Bundy Militia In Oregon
The same Republicans who have no problem blasting President Obama for being ‘divisive’ and ‘soft’ on terrorism have met/negotiated with domestic terrorists. Should we really be surprised at this point? Via Addicting Info: When Cliven Bundy was engaged in an armed standoff against federal authorities in 2014 on his Nevada ranch, …