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Live By The Sword
There is an old adage of biblical origin that says, “Live by the sword, die by the sword”. Hopefully the next to learn that is Virginia Republican Gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli. Cuccinelli gamed the system in Virginia to ensure his … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, 2013 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Bill Bolling, E. W. Jackson, extreme right, gay rights, gays in the military, greed, hate, hate speech, Ken Cuccinelli, Kentucky, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Mark Obershain, New Black Panther Party, Obama, Planned Parenthood, politics, radical right, Rand Paul, Republicans, Virginia, Virginia Republican Party, voter turnout, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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An Expansion Of The Disinformation Machine
In the last few days both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have reported that the Koch brothers are seriously interested in buying the eight newspapers owned by the Tribune Company. When two such diverse newspapers report … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Sun, Boston Marathon, California, Charles Koch, Chicago Tribune, Connecticut, Constitution, consumer protection, Daily Press, Danile Patrick Moynihan, David Koch, Electoral College, First Amendment, Florida, Forbes 400, Fox News, freedom of the press, freedonm of speech, gerrymandering, government regulation, Hartford Current, Illinois, journalism, Koch brothers, Los Angeles Times, Maryland, Morning Call, New York Post, New York Times, newspapers, Orlando Sentinel, Pennsylvania, politics, progressive, right wing, Rupert Murdoch, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, taxes, Tea Party, Tribune Comapny, United States Constitution, Virginia, Wall Street Journal, Westboro Baptist Church
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The Sad Reality
Wednesday Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced that the assault weapons ban would not be part of the main body of the gun regulation legislation when it comes to the Senate floor. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s, (D –CA), … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Democrats, Dianne Feinstein, Feinstein Amendment, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, Harry Reid, House, House of Representatives, Kay Hagan, Louisiana, Mark Begich, Mark Pryor, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Mary Landrieu, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, NRA, politics, Republicans, Senate, South Dakota, Tim Johnson, Tom Udall, Virginia
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Let The Insanity Continue
Last week the circus, a/k/a CPAC, was in Washington; well, National Harbor, Maryland to be specific. CPAC’s annual gathering is supposed to be the thinking seminar for the conservative base of the Republican Party. After the results of the 2012 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 elections, 2012 election, 2014 election, 2016 election, Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr, Ashley Judd, bigotry, Bowie Kuhn, budget, budget deficit, C.I.A., CIA, CIA Director, CPAC, CPAC 2013, deficit, Democrats, Donald Trump, education, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, George W. Bush, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, House, House Budget CommitteeKentucky, immigration, Jeb Bush, Jerry Springer Show, John Brennan, Kentucky, Lullaby, Marco Rubio, Maryland, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, national debt, National Harbor Maryland, New Jersey, Obama, Paul Ryan, politics, racism, Rafael Edward Cruz, Rand Paul, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Rush Holt, Ryan Plan, Ryan Plan 3.0, Sarah Palin, Senate, Shawn Mullins, social mobility, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin
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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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A Question Of Status
I admit that one of the events I look forward to each year is the CPAC convention. It always provides a wealth of material for my writing. This year, with the Republican Party in desperate need of a transformation, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, 2016 Presidential Primary, Alan West, Alaska, Ann Wagner, Artur Davis, Bill Bolling, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, CPAC, CPAC 2013, David Keene, Eric Cantor, Florida, Fox News, Heritage Foundation, Jeb Bush, Jim DeMint, Kelly Ayotte, Ken Cuccinelli, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, Massachusetts, Mike Lee, Missouri, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newt Gingrich, NRA, Obama, Oklahoma, Pat Toomey, Paul Ryan, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Schafly, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Santorum, Ron Johnson, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, South Carolina, Steve Scalise, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas, Tim Scott, Todd Akin, Tom Coburn, Utah State, Virginia, war on women, Washington DC, Wayne LaPierre, Willard Mitt Romney, Wisconsin, women's issues, women's rights
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Hiding In The Background
Of the various proposals for gun regulations the one that has the broadest support and best chance of passing both chambers of Congress is a universal background check. Some polls have it with as high as 92% support. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, background check, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, F.B.I., FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida, Georgia, gun control, gun legislation, gun regulation, gun show loophole, gun violence, guns, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, no-fly list, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, politics, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, T.S.A., Tennessee, Texas, Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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