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Women Lost In The Shuffle
About a week ago I received an e-mail from Senator Kay Hagan, (D-NC). In it she outlined her and Senator Patty Murray’s, (D-WA), concern over the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, (VAWA), which is currently stalled in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, Amnesty International, Congress, Democrats, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Eric Cantor, fiscal cliff, House, Joe Biden, Kay Hagan, Native American issues, New York Times, North Carolina, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, politics, prejudice, rape, Republicans, Senate, sexism, sexist, sexual assault, sexual violence, Tea Party, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Vermont, Violence Against Women Act, Virginia, war on women, Washington, women's issues, women's rights
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Still Simmering
There is an old saying, “Live by the sword, die by the sword”. It is actually a derivation of the proverb in Mathew 26:52. (Bet my readers never thought they would even hear me quote scripture.) This somewhat applies to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 election, 2012 election, Beau Biden, bigotry, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Joe Biden, money in politics, Orrin Hatch, politics, prejudice, racism, Republicans, right wing, Senate, Tea Party, Utah
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The Endorsement Of Alan Grayson
One speech doesn’t make a political career or a politician, but it can leave them indelibly etched in our minds. The prime example of that is President Barack Obama’s speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Even his … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 Democratic National Convention, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, Alan Grayson, bigotry, conservative, courage, Democrats, Do Harm Congress, Florida, George Will, gun control, guns, Harvard, Hate Crime Expansion Act, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, health care, homeschooling, House, Jeb Bush, John Kennedy, Lily Ledbetter, Obama, Obamacare, Orlando, politics, prejudice, progressive, racism, Republican, Republican Health Care Plan, right wing, Sanford Florida, Sarah Palin, Stand Your Ground, Tea Party, Teri Schiavo, Trayvon Martin, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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My November Fear
Today is a day for me to go out on a political limb. I feel certain that Mitt Romney will be President Obama’s Republican opponent in the November election. I feel almost equally certain that President Obama will win a … Continue reading
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Tagged 112th Congress, 1982 election, 2008 election, 2010 election, 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, bigotry, Bradley Effect, California, Congress, Democrats, Do Harm Congress, House, Los Angeles, Mitt Romney, Obama, politics, prejudice, racism, Republicans, Tea Party, Tom Bradley, voter fraud, voter registration, Voter suppression, voter turnout, voting age population, Willard Mitt Romney
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In Vain?
On February 26, 2012, 28 year-old George Zimmerman shot 17 year-old Trayvon Martin to death with a 9 mm handgun he was licensed to carry in the State of Florida. That much we know for sure. The event brought several … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Castle Doctrine, Democrats, Department of Justice, Ed Rendell, Florida, George Zimmerman, gun control, guns, Hate crime legislation, hate crimes, hoodie, Jeb Bush, Joe the Plumber, John Lynch, Justice Department, N.R.A., Neighborhood Watch, New Hampshire, Oliver North, Pennsylvania, politics, prejudice, racism, Republicans, right wing, Sanford Florida, Sanford Police Department, Second Amendment, Stand Your Ground, Tom Corbett, Trayvon Martin
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The Banishment Of Roger Ailes
The first inductee into Harry’s Hell was Rupert Murdoch and I labeled him the facilitator of falsehoods. Today’s inductee is Roger Ailes the President of Fox News. If Murdoch is the facilitator, Ailes is the author. He is the architect … Continue reading
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Tagged 1968 election, 1984 election, 1988 election, 1992 election, 2000 election, 2010 elections, 2010 mid-term elections, 2012 election, al Qaeda, American Crossroads, bigotry, Bill Clinton, birthers, Christine O'Donnell, Death Panels, Delaware, Florida, Fox News, Garrison New Jersey, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Ground Zero, health care, Hillarycare, homophobia, islamophobia, John Kasich, John Prescott Ellis, Joseph Coors, Judith Regan, Karl Rove, Lee Atwater, money in politics, Muslim, Nevada, New Jersey, Obama, Phillip Morris, prejudice, Presidential debate, R J Reynolds, racism, Republican Governor's Association, Richard Nixon, Roger Ailes, Ronald Reagan, Rupert Murdoch, Sarah Palin, Sean hannity, Sharon Angle, super PAC, Tea Party, Television News Incorporated, TNI, tobacco industry, Walter Mondale, Willie Horton
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Obama Should Be So Lucky!
Saturday night Newt Gingrich decisively won the South Carolina Republican Primary. South Carolina likes to brag about their history of picking the Republican nominee. To be quite frank, President Obama should be so lucky! Newt is absolutely unelectable in November. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, bigotry, Buffalo New York, Christian Right, Columbia South Carolina, conservative, Des Moines Iowa, family values, Florida, Florida Primary, Iowa, Jacksonville Florida, Manchester New Hampshire, Miami, Mitt Romney, money in politics, New Hampshire, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Orlando, politics, prejudice, racism, Religious Right, Republican, Republican Presidential Primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, South Carolina, South Carolina primary, Tampa, Tea Party, Texas, Willard Mitt Romney
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Not Just Another Saturday Night
Most of my columns express my opinion on a recent political event. Almost never do I write almost solely about a personal experience. I just don’t think my life is that interesting and therefore that many people would want to … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Birmingham Alabama, Buffalo New York, charter schools, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, de facto, de jure, education, Martin Luther King, neighborhood schools, Occupy movement, Poland, prejudice, racism, slavery, voter ID, Voter suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, white flight
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We Have Them On The Run
How can you tell that Republicans think they are in trouble? They start playing the race card. From New York to California and places in between that is just what they are doing of late.
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Tagged Atlanta, Atlanta Police Department, bigotry, California, California 36, Democrats, Ed Schultz, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Jane Harman, Janice Hahn, Los Angeles City Council, MSNBC, Neal Boortz, prejudice, racism, recall, Republicans, Tea Party, Texas, Turn Right USA, Wisconsin
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