February 2012
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"There's nothing like a good scientific point to...
~ Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
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VIDEO: SHIT ERIN BURNETT SAYS ABOUT IRAN →
On another special Media Watch, CNN’s Erin Burnett has night after night reported that Iran is inherently dangerous.
Seven out of 10 Americans believe Iran has nuclear weapons, Cenk says.
“Why do you think they think that? Because when they turn on CNN and all these networks, they see ballistic missiles. They see Ahmadinejad in a lab coat. They hear that Iran is being so aggressive, they...
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So this Zygote walked into a bar...
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FOREWARNED is Forearmed! Is Your Vegetable Garden:... →
IF YOU ARE THE KIND OF GARDENER who buys vegetable seeds or seedlings (including tomato plants) from a local garden center, as I sometimes do, beware the varieties you select. Otherwise, you could very well be putting money into the hands of the wretched Monsanto Corporation. Forewarned is forearmed, right? Here is the list of Seminis/Monsanto home-garden vegetable varieties, and yes, it even...
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Bank Transfer Day Migrates to the Mayor's Office -... →
[NOTE* from Leftish - I love Portland. Maybe I’ll move there! This is a great idea - we should all do this locally!]
Its not just consumers who are sick and tired of high fees and poor customer service, cities want to save its citizens money too. For example, Portland Oregon Mayor Sam Adams recently proposed that the city move $250,000 (which is the insured maximum) from large...
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Florida Church Bans Children to "Protect" Pastor... →
According to First Coast News, a Jacksonville, Florida church has separated children out from their congregation so a pastor who confessed to sexual crimes against two young girls can continue preaching. Former Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church pastor Darrell Gilyard was just released from prison in December. He’s now delivering sermons at Christ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on...
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"Only in politics do people root for bad news, do...
You pay more (for gas), they’re lickin’ their chops. And you can bet, that since it’s an election year, they’re already dusting off their three point plan for $2 gas. And I’ll save you some expense. Step One is to DRILL. Step Two is to DRILL, and Step Three is to DRILL some more. Now, it’s the easiest thing in the world to make phony election promises about lower gas prices.”
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Santorum's Dutch Death Panels →
via The Maddow Blog - Santorum’s Dutch Death Panels
By Steve Benen
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Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:19 AM EST
Appearing recently at the American Heartland Forum, Rick Santorum shared an interesting perspective on the fate of the elderly in the Netherlands. It’s an absurd perspective, of course, but it speaks to a larger issue.
“In the Netherlands, people wear different...
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Rick SAINTorum, surging among Republican Women,...
Apparently those GOP women have no problem with SAINTorum’s strong anti-contraceptive stance…
Not much of a surprise there…they don’t seem to like sex much anyway…
If Ricky gets his way, then those GOP ladies will have an even BETTER excuse than “I have a headache”:
“Not tonight, dear — we have no contraception.”
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We the People, Not We the Corporations | Move to... →
We the People, Not We the Corporations
On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled once again that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings are people; corporations are legal fictions.
We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S....
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"‘BELIEVE’ in Birth Control?
Is Birth Control like Santa?”
~ Brett Ehrlich, on the GOP Candidates being asked if they “believe” in Birth Control at the recent GOP debate.
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“Religious Groups should stay out of Politics...
~ Bumper Sticker
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Kelly Cassidy's Viagra Amendment: Illinois... →
Several Illinois lawmakers expressed frustration last week when the Illinois House Agriculture Committee once again put women’s health issues on their agenda — and now one legislator is fighting back.
The committee, which is supposed to deal with livestock and farming issues, has a history of taking up controversial social issues as a way of pushing conservative policies to the...
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Target: Creepy… Tracking Intimate Details About... →
A man walked into a Target outside Minneapolis and angrily demanded to see the manager. In his hand were coupons that Target had sent to his daughter.
“My daughter got this in the mail! She’s still in high school, and you’re sending her coupons for baby clothes and cribs? Are you trying to encourage her to get pregnant?”
The local Target manager apologized and then called a few days later ...
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CIA Wages Spycraft War on WikiLeaks →
Clandestine cellphones, meetings in darkened doorways… the stuff of spy movies, or reporters interacting with WikiLeaks contacts?
The New York Times has an interesting read about the lengths reporters have to go to safely work with sources at the popular online whistle-blowing outfit, and the high-tech war being waged by the U.S. and global intelligence community against WikiLeaks:
“In a...
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Santorum In '95: 'I Was Basically Pro-Choice All... →
WASHINGTON — Prior to entering public office, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum was a self-admitted pro-choice Republican unwilling to dabble in the cultural conservative politics that now defines his presidential campaign, a review of old campaign documents and interviews shows.
This past week, the Pennsylvania Republican-turned-GOP primary frontrunner made a number of eyebrow...
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"Last night, in that debate, the word 'jobs' was...
If the Number One problem in the country is that people don’t have jobs (what’s the Unemployment Rate in Ohio? I don’t know, but I bet it’s pretty damn high), and they said ‘jobs’ SIX TIMES?
I’m sorry! Your Uterus, or my Gay Civil Rights have nothing to do with JOBS!
So could they talk about jobs as opposed to your Uterus or my Gay Civil Rights?”
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Revisiting Newt Gingrich's 1997 Ethics... →
In 1997, he was the first speaker of the House, ever, to be punished by the House for ethics violations.
With “Renewing American Civilization,” history-professor-turned-politician Newt Gingrich had a college course — a program that was supposed to be insulated from partisan politics and campaign cash.
The litany he used in the classroom sounds much like one he uses today.
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I just voted for Norman Solomon in the DFA's... →
Norman is very Progressive. He’s running for Lynn Woolsey’s seat, and is taking no corporate funding. He is supported by Sean Penn, Daniel Ellsberg and Phil Donohue. He already has more than 600 volunteers! You can find out more about him at solomonforcongress.org
Add your support!
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DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA:
Please don’t feel a need to jump to respond to Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Franklin Graham or any of their Right-Wing Religious cronies, who are trying to question your religion.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO DEFEND YOURSELF, or even treat this as a serious or appropriate subject!
Sane voters don’t give a rap about your religion! We want a President who we can trust to lead our country,...
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WAIT A MINUTE!
If the Government is going to mandate that women be forcibly raped by their doctors, without their consent, in order to qualify for an abortion, then men should have to endure mandatory penile probes before they can get a vasectomy, or qualify for Viagra.
…Fair’s fair.
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Fox News gets okay to misinform public, court... →
UPDATED:Many news agencies lie and distort facts, not many have the guts to admit it…in court…positioning the First Amendment as their defense! The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch, successfully argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately ...
“You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the...
~ Unknown
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Young Turks LIVE Facebook Chat Right Now! →
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