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The Banishment Of Phil Gingrey
In 1979 the Charlie Daniels Band had a hit record entitled The Devil Went Down To Georgia. I certainly don’t pretend to be an expert on the devil’s itinerary, but looking at the Republican wannabes for the 2014 United States … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, 2014 election, AFLAC, ARMPAC, Balanced Budget Amendment, Bank of Elijay, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congress, Democrats, F.A.A., FAA, FAA patch, Federal Aviation Administration, Georgia, House, House of Representatives, John Boehner, legitimate rape, McMorris-Rodgers Amendment, Mick Mulvaney, Mitch McConnell, money in elections, money in politics, Mulvaney Amendment, N.L.R.B., National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Phil Gingrey, politics, Republicans, Richard Mourdock, Rush Limbaugh, Sandy, Sandy aid, Senate, sequester, Superstorm Sandy, Tea Party, Todd Akin, Tom Delay, V.A.W.A., VAWA, Violence Against Women Act, war on women, women's health issues, women's rights
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The Sequester Comes To A Small Town Near You
The right wing noise machine has attacked President Obama as a fear monger. They claim the Sequester is a nothing and that Obama was just out to scare everybody. The more enlightened among us knew that was just their spin … Continue reading
The Enshrinement Of Ted Kennedy
The Progressive Hall of Fame was inspired by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Much like some of its most worthy inductees today’s Progressive Hall of Fame inductee is honored not for his total self, but for his work “on the … Continue reading
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Tagged AIDS, apartheid, Bobby Kennedy, C.O.B.R.A., cancer research, Civil Rights, COBRA, Edward Kennedy, gay rights, immigration, Iraq, John F. Kennedy, John Kennedy, liberal, minimum wage, politics, progressive, Robert Bork, Robert Kennedy, Senate, Supreme Court, Ted Kennedy, women's rights
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Still Human
Would you rather look at a pretty picture or an unattractive one? When you try on a coat do you look in the mirror before you buy it or ask a trusted shopping companion how it looks on you? I … Continue reading
Losers Creating Losers
Last week North Dakota’s Republican Governor Jack Dairymple signed a series of bills into law that, when they take effect on August 1st, will give his state the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Finding winners in this, except … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Amendment 26, Billings, Billings Montana, Constitution, Great Recession, Jack Dairymple, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota Constitution, North Dakota Legislature, personhood, Personhood USA, politics, Roe v. Wade, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Tea Party, United States Constitution, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Selling Spats
Somewhere in the 1920’s spats went out of style. I’m already considered a senior citizen by many and I don’t ever remember seeing them except in movies and plays. They were a garment that was primarily worn by men covering … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, abortion, C.P.A.C., CPAC, CPAC 2013, Democrats, education, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay rights, GOP, Government regulations, Herman Cain, immigartion, Michele Bachmann, money in elections, money in politics, Newt Gingrich, NIMBY, Obama, politics, regulations, Reince Pribus, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RNC, S.P.A.T.S., same-sex adoption, same-sex civil marriage, same-sex marriage, student loans, Stupid Political Anti Talk Sustainment, taxes, union busting, unions, war on women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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Weapons Over Women
The juxtaposition of information can make for an interesting experience. Last weekend it came to my attention that what sounded like an A.L.E.C. anti-abortion bill had been introduced in the North Carolina Senate. While researching to confirm this and get … Continue reading
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Tagged A.L.E.C., abortion, ALEC, Amend Women's Right To Know Act, American Legislative Exchange Council, Bureau of Labor Statistics, but Allowed to Keep Guns, Democrats, family values, gun control, gun legislation, gun lobby, gun regulation, gun violence, guns, jobs, Michael Luo, N.R.A., National Rifle Associaition, Neal Hunt, New York Times, North Carolina, North Carolina legislature, North Carolina Senate, North Carolina State Senate, NRA, politics, radical right, Republicans, right wing, Roe v. Wade, Ruled a threat to Family, S308, Shirley Randleman, Tea Party, unemployment, war on women, Warren Daniel, Washington, women's health issues, women's issues, Women's Right to Know Act, women's rights
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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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Rap On Women
Today is International Women’s Day and the Arkansas Tea Party/Republicans, led in part by State Representative Jason Rapert, have a present for the women of their state. This week they overrode the veto of Democratic Governor Mike Beebe to pass … Continue reading
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Tagged A.C.L.U., abortion, ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Arkansas, Arkansas House of Represntatives, Arkansas legislature, Arkansas Senate, Center for Reproductive Rights, Democrats, International Women's Day, Jason Rapert, Komen, Komen Foundation, Mike Beebe, Planned Parenthood, politics, Republicans, Roe v. Wade, Susan G. Komen, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Tea Party, veto, veto override, war on women, women, women's health issues, women's issues, women's rights
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