February 2012
691 posts
Texas willing to throw 130,000 poor women under... →
feministfather:
Feministing article on the Texan GOP’s immorality.
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Rick's Wife Thinks 'Life Is Suffering' Is A Pledge
liberalsarecool:
Karen Santorum:
“I did always feel in my heart that God had big plans for Rick. Eventually it was there, tugging at my heart. When Obamacare passed, that was it. That put the fire in my belly.”
When a bill was passed, by those democratically elected, to help cut deficits and improve the health care for millions, that is when God, the God of love, the mystery of the...
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If Common Sense Was Used in Government and the...
Citizen: I don't believe in abortion.
Government: Then don't get one.
Citizen: I don't believe in birth control.
Government: You don't have to use it.
Citizen: I think gay marriage is a sin.
Government: Don't marry the same sex then.
Citizen: I want my kids to learn about creationism.
Government: Take them to church.
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“When you have 40 percent of kids being born out of wedlock, and among certain...”
– Mitt Romney, at Wednesday’s CNN debate in Arizona.
Hey, you know what prevents unwanted pregnancy? This.
Love the insinuation that poverty IS child abuse. And the racism. That throwaway remark is quite possibly one of the worst things to come out of last night’s debate.
I could say more, but...
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The United States: Hey you better not get nuclear weapons because you're a dangerous country that might attack others for no good reason and you'll probably drop those weapons on innocent civilians.
Iran:
North Korea:
The United States:
Iran:
North Korea: Hirosh-
The United States: SHUT UP.
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SocialisTexan: White people on racism →
angryfuckingliberal:
People of color are incarcerated at a higher rate with greater sentences for the same charges faced by white people. “…”
Unemployment is higher for POC than it is for white people. “Well, they should find jobs, then.”
A disproportionate amount of people of color are living in poverty in the United States. “They should work harder.”
POC are paid less than white people...
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Santorum: Democratic Party An Orgy Of Sex And...
abaldwin360:
Rick Santorum in 2008 participated in a question and answer forum titled “The Press & People of Faith in Politics,” hosted by the Oxford Center for Religion and Public Life. During the forum, Santorum called the Democratic Party the party of sex, a party that preyed on lust, and the party of Woodstock, which he called “the great American orgy.” Santorum also said that it’s...
“I sat with so many of the gay couples, they were so devoted to another. I saw so...”
– Maryland House of Delegates member Wade Kach, who was one of two Republicans to vote for gay marriage legislation, which passed the House of Delegates on Thursday.
Governor O’Malley is expected to sign the bill into law soon, making Maryland the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. (via...
“Because when we find ourselves believing that killing a man makes us more of a...”
– Jay Smooth, founder of New York City’s longest-running hip hop radio program, WBAI’s Underground Railroad and video blogger. (via spunkywarcannon)
Gotta reblog. This is on my favorite quotes list on Facebook for goodness sakes.
Jay Smooth is probably the most insightful person on the internet....
Marines killed in helicopter training at...
shortformblog:
what Two military helicopters collided in midair Wednesday night. The collision, which happened during a routine training session along the Arizona-California border, killed seven U.S. Marines.
why The investigation is still on-going, so officials have not announced the cause of the collision. The crash occurred at night with a lot of dust in the air from the aircraft, limiting...
“The strategy followed by the Syrians and their allies is one that can’t stand...”
– Hillary Clinton, sounding like she knows something we don’t this morning in London. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
Santorum Cites Racist Author To Defend His Views... →
cognitivedissonance:
In not-shocking news:
Santourm’s decision to rely on Charles Murray is no less distressing. Murray co-authored The Bell Curve, which argues that black people score lower on IQ tests because they are genetically inferior to whites. To reach this conclusion, Murray relied on studies backed by the Pioneer Fund, whose original mission was to pursue “race betterment” for people...
“Right now, $4 billion of your tax dollars subsidize the oil industry every year...”
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President Obama (via kileyrae)
I love my President. (via maiamorgan)
“I have often, both publicly and privately, advocated the wider use of birth...”
– Martin Luther King (via azspot)
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“He’s wrong. He’s absolutely, 100 percent wrong. I think he’s playing to the...”
– Congressional Battle Ready: Iraq Vet Tammy Duckworth runs for office and has some words for Rick Santorum (via becauseiamawoman
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Hey LGBT Activists,
ethiopienne:
fetchingwretch:
ethiopienne:
You do know that it’s possible to fight for LGBT rights without appropriating the Civil Rights movement, right? And that the Civil Rights movement is not yours to appropriate? And that dismantling homophobia can be done without perpetuating racism? And that—huge shocker here, I know—some people are both black and queer? Just checking. Because it...
Stop Whitewashing: Asian American actors are... →
stopwhitewashing:
It’s been over twenty years since Asian Americans rallied on Broadway against yellowface and “racebending” inMiss Saigon–the same protest that inspired our work against The Last Airbender here at Racebending.com–but Asian Americans are still not getting roles on Broadway. Enter the…
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Conservatives Think Contraception Was A Plot To...
liberalsarecool:
“The whole point of this contraception stuff [that] started last week is to make sure that if Santorum get this Republican nomination, that’s what he’s going to be known for, and of course the theme of that is: Santorum hates women, Republicans hate women, Republicans have no respect for women.” - Rush Limbaugh
The radio host went on to blast Americans “who do nothing...
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“Drilling alone isn’t an energy plan. The Republicans offer nothing but more...”
– Obama, dropping truth bombs about oil. (via anticapitalist) Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamnnnn (via americawakiewakie)
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Oklahoma Constitutional Amendment would make it... →
anticapitalist:
Angered by a lawsuit challenging a scholarship program for children with disabilities, an Oklahoma lawmaker has introduced a bill that would abolish a section of the state constitution that prohibits the use of public money for religious purposes.
A resolution seeking a statewide vote passed the House Rules Committee on Wednesday on an 11-1 vote. If given final approval, the...
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South Dakota Profits When Native Kids Get Thrown... →
brandx:
A year-long NPR News investigation has found that nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year.
Sometimes the removals happen under very questionable circumstances. And the problem isn’t isolated to just one state; Native children are over represented in the foster care systems of dozens of others — including Washington, Idaho,...
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"50% of Americans don't pay taxes" is a myth →
paxamericana:
Posting this again because I just turned on the TV to hear Neil Cavuto blathering on about everyone needing “skin in the game.” This is probably the dumbest, most disingenuous conservative meme I’ve seen in the past few years and it keeps showing up day after day.
“The truth is that the talking point that half of all Americans pay no taxes is a misrepresentation. Here is the full...
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macfoto:
5 Reasons You Should Never Agree to a Police Search (Even if You Have Nothing to Hide)
1. It’s your constitutional right.
The 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects us against unreasonable searches and seizures. Unless police have strong evidence (probable cause) to believe you’re involved in criminal activity, they need your permission to perform a search of you or your...
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Virginia Personhood Bill Officially Dead →
omnivorousstegosaurus:
stfuconservatives:
fuckyeahfeminists:
Not defeated, but sent back to committee, “effectively” killing it. Not a home run, but I’ll take it.
"Slavery was so fundamental to their economy that...
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
jakke:
Seeing i-thaphithin’s (eminently reasonable) desire for a redesign of the US currency that included “rainbow colored bills with brown people on them” reminded me of this pathetic excuse of a currency issued by the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War. Note that slavery was so fundamental to their economy that they actually have a picture of...
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Same-Sex Marriage Passes in Maryland, Awaits... →
thepoliticalfreakshow:
A bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland was approved by the state Senate, which advanced a measure that narrowly cleared the House of Delegates last week.
The final vote by the state Senate ended a yearlong drama in Annapolis over the legislation, and marked the first time an East Coast state south of the Mason-Dixon line has supported gay nuptials.
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Previously Legal WI Voters Turned Away at Polls... →
truth-has-a-liberal-bias:
The Republicans don’t have any ideas, so the only way they can win is to cheat.
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The Worst Things Said On Fox News | The Huffington... →
stfuconservatives:
reallyfoxnews:
The 10 worst Fox News moments, the video version.
h/t peaslepuff
I don’t know how they narrowed it down to just 10. You could turn on Fox News on any given day and hear them say 10 terrible things.
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theGrio: Lawsuit claims Obama can't be president... →
str8nochaser:
notesonascandal:
So, check this out.
So, White Cousins: This is racism. This is what you would like to equate to not being invited to the Annual Block Party in your new Black neighborhood?
OK.
For the people who will not understand what the difference between this lawsuit and being called “cracker”….
A LAW was found on the books that is going to be used to challenge the...
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Congressional members and Stephen Colbert, Jon... →
abaldwin360:
reuters:
Three members of Congress have received threatening mail containing a suspicious powder later found to be harmless and law enforcement officials on Wednesday warned that more may be coming.
Another U.S. law enforcement official said letters sent to television personalities Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert threatened biological attacks on U.S. senators.
Other letters to a...
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Increasing Minimum Wage Does Not Increase... →
jonathan-cunningham:
This was a 16 year study on a county-by-county basis. Rather than an increase in unemployment (as so many big business advocates and libertarians would have you believe), it did nothing to unemployment, but rather decreased employee turn over. The poorest people in those counties were better paid, had a higher standard of living and kept their jobs longer- all because the...
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It's simply astonishing that a man in his fourth...
abaldwin360:
They say that President Obama is a Muslim, but if he isn’t, he’s a secularist who is waging war on religion. On some days he’s a Nazi, but on most others he’s merely a socialist. His especially creative opponents see him as having a “Kenyan anti-colonial worldview,” while the less adventurous say that he’s an elitist who spent too much time in Cambridge, Hyde Park and other...
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Corporate Margins And Profits Are Increasing, But...
abaldwin360:
righteousblasphemy:
abaldwin360:
As we’ve been noting, corporate profits have made it back to their pre-recession heights (even if corporate tax revenue hasn’t followed suit). In fact, in 2011, corporate profits hit their highest level since 1950. But as Bloomberg News noted today, this hasn’t translated into wage growth or more purchasing power for workers:
Companies are...
theowlintheolivetree:
> Claims abortion is wrong because it “kills babies”
> Advocates for the murder of Iranian scientists.
Makes. Sense.
Assholery you can believe in.
