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The Banishment Of Virginia Foxx
If you wanted a poster woman for a political crazy lady you would need look no further than North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District and their Republican Representative Virginia Foxx. The scary thing is that she not only looks the part; … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, Affordable Health Care Act, anchor babies, auto bailout, auto industry, bigotry, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chrysler, Civil Rights, Congress, Davis-Bacon Act, discrimination, education, for-profit education, gay rights, General Motors, George W. Bush, GM, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, health care, House, House of Representatives, immigration, jobs, Katrina, labor, Matthew Sheppard, Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act., McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, minimum wage, money in elections, money in politics, North Carolina, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, Republicans, Ricahrd Burr, Sandy, Sandy aid, Senate, student loans, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, unemployment, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia Foxx, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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The Banishment Of Louie Gohmert
This was a long time coming. It would be easy to dismiss Louie Gohmert as just another loony Tea Party/Republican, except that as a member of the House of Representatives he actually gets to vote on and propose legislation – … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, 2nd Amendment, Alan West, Americans for Tax Reform, anchor babies, Arizona, Aurora Colorado, balanced budget, Balanced Budget Amendment, C.N.N., Climate Change, CNN, Colorado, Connecticut, conservative, Constitution, Dick Cheney, discrimination, Drill Baby Drill, embryonic stem cell research, employment discrimination, F.I.S.A., FBI, FISA, Fox Business News, Fox News Sunday, gerrymandering, Government regulations, Grover Norquist, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, House, House Natural Resources Committee, House of Representatives, HR 1503, immigration, job discrimination, John McCain, Louie Gohmert, mass shooting, Medicare, Medicare Part D, personhood, photo ID, Planned Parenthood, politics, radical right, redistricting, regulations, Republicans, Rick Perry, right wing, Ryan budget, Ryan Plan, Sandy Hook Elementary School, sex discrimination, sexual discrimination, Sharia Law, stem cell research, Tea Party, terror babies, Texas, the pledge, Tom Delay, trans-Alaskan pipeline, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment compensation, United States Constitution, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, voter ID, Voter suppression, Washington Post
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Real Women
What makes a woman a woman? I’m sorry to disappoint my readers, but I’m certainly not going to answer that question in the next several hundred words. I will tell you that I question how genuine a woman twelve Republican … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Alabama, Ann Wagner, bigotry, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congress, Cynthia Lummins, Democrats, Diane Black, discrimination, Eric Cantor, gender discrimination, Georgia, House, House of Representatives, illegal immigration, immigration, Indiana, Kay Hagan, Kristi Noem, Lynn Westmoreland, Marsha Blackburn, Martha Roby, McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Missouri, Native American issues, North Carolina, Patty Murray, politics, racism, Renee Ellmers, Republicans, S47, Senate, sexual discrimination, South Dakota, Susan Brooks, Tennessee, VAWA, Vicky Hartzler, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, Virginia Foxx, war on women, Washington, women's issues, women's rights, Wyoming
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Section 5 Or Section 8
This week the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in Shelby County v Holder. This case is an attempt to negate Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The plaintiffs claim that the provisions of Section 5 are … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 election, 2008 election, 2012 election, Alabama, Alaska, bigotry, Calera Alabama, California, Congress, Democrats, discrimination, Ernest Montgomery, Florida, Franklin County Board of Elections, Franklin County North carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York magazine, North Carolina, Obama, politics, racism, Republicans, Section 5, Section 8, Shelby County Alabama, Shelby County v Holder, South Carolina, Supreme Court, Texas, University of Michigan, Virginia, voter fraud, voter ID, voter intimidation, voter registration, Voter suppression, voter turnout, voting, voting rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Sexual Nullification
In 1870 the United States ratified the 15th Amendment to the Constitution which granted the right to vote to former male slaves. (Women, regardless of race or former status of servitude, did not get the right to vote until the … Continue reading
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Tagged 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment, abortion, Arkansas, bigotry, Bob McDonnell, Civil Rights, Constitution, Democrats, Dennis Daugaard, discrimination, Guttmacher Institute, Indiana, Jack Dalrymple, Jim Crow, Jimmie Crow, Mike Beebe, Mike Pence, Mississippi, North Dakota, Phil Bryant, Planned Parenthood, politics, Rachel Maddow, racism, Republicans, Roe v. Wade, sexual discrimination, South Dakota, Tate Reeves, Tea Party, transvaginal probe, transvaginal ultrasound, ultrasound, United States Constitution, Virginia, Voter suppression, voting rights, war on women, women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights, Women's Sufferage
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Isn’t It Time Yet?
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”, those are the first ten words of the Bill of Rights – which are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were adopted in 1791 and have … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, Bill of Rights, birth control, birthers, Catholic, Civil Rights, Constitution, contraception, discrimination, far right, First Amendment, Florida, Franklin Graham, Helen Radkey, Ireland, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Obama, politics, postumous baptism, religion, religious discrimination, religious freedom, Religious Right, Republican, Rick Santorum, right wing, seperation of church and state, Tea Party, United States Constitution, war on women, Willard Mitt Romney, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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The Banishment Of Rush Limbaugh
People who are a danger to America annoy me. Dispensing disinformation, promoting bigotry and racism, and playing upon the fears and ignorance of many Americans – supplemented by a much more than healthy dose of self-promotion - is how Rush … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, birthers, Clarence Thomas, Congress, discrimination, disinformation, Donald Trump, Donovan McNabb, drugs, economy, education, ESPN, federal judge, feminism, Fox News, George W. Bush, immigration, Ivy League, Japan, Japanese, jobs, John Boehner, marriage, Mexicans, Mexico, Michael J. Fox, Michelle Obama, NAACP, NFL, Obama, Parkinson's disease, politics, racism, Republicans, Roger Ailes, Ronald Reagan, Rush Limbaugh, sexual discrimination, Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr., Supreme Court, Tea Party, unemployment, women's issues, women's rights
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Pick And Time Your Fights Carefully
If you are like most progressives you have probably criticized President Obama and his administration for being too soft and not fighting hard enough. It is certainly fair to say that, particularly early in his administration, he has received as … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, 2012 election, Alabama, bigotry, Brennan center, discrimination, disenfrancisement, early voting, Eric Holder, Florida, John McCain, Justice Department, Kansas, Mississippi, Nikki Haley, North Carolina, Obama, politics, poll tax, progressive, racism, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Wisconsin
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The Endorsement Of Bev Perdue
I have respect for politicians who are willing to take a courageous stand. That probably stems back to reading John F. Kennedy’s, Profiles in Courage, in the early ‘60’s as a young boy. (Yes, I guess I was always nerdy.) … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Prosperity - North Carolina, Art Pope, Bev Perdue, bigotry, capital punishment, Charles Koch, David Koch, death penalty, Democrats, discrimination, education, Hurricane Irene, John Kennedy, Koch brothers, No Discrimination Purpose in the Death Penalty Act, North Carolina legislature, Obama, politics, Racial Justice Act, racism, Republican, Roe v. Wade, Tea Party, voter ID, Voter suppression, women's health issues, women's issues, Women's Right to Know Act, women's rights
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