Month: July 2013

21

Republican Policies Have Left North Carolina’s Economy Sputtering and Jobless

The latest job stats from the Koch Republic of Pope, aka, North Carolina, add yet more data to the already massive proof that Republican policies kill jobs.

0

The Devastating Financial Consequences of Rapes Resulting In Pregnancies

Republicans should support a law that requires rapists to take financial responsibility for the life that they say should have personhood status from the moment of conception.

20

President Obama Makes It Clear That His Heart is With Trayvon Martin

Looking at his remarks today, it is clear that President Obama will remain objectives, but the sympathies of Barack Obama the man are with Trayvon and the Martin family.

42

Conservatives Are Terrified By America’s Rising Surge of Liberalism

It’s funny that it took conservatives this long, or rather one conservative, this long to arrive here. But here he is. Strong liberalism is on the rise, Bruce Bartlett announces rather sadly.

11

Republican North Carolina Voter ID Law Targets Students For Disenfranchisement

North Carolina’s Republican proposed voter ID law targets Democratic voting minorities, and the poor, but it also directly goes after the state’s university students who have heavily supported Obama.

47

Virginia GOP’s Would-Be Governor Would Ban Sodomy Between Married Couples

Ken Cuccinelli says his anti-sodomy law protects children from predators but it bans sodomy between consenting adults

34

Detroit is Paying Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr a Quarter Million to File for Bankruptcy

Detroit didn’t need to pay Gov. Snyder appointed EM Kevyn Orr all this money to file bankruptcy.

5

After Wasting Millions of Taxpayer Dollars, Republicans Flee from DOMA Fight

House Republicans ran away from the DOMA fight they’ve been wasting taxpayer money on for years, as they announced on Thursday that they will stop defending statutes similar to DOMA.

19

Senate Republicans Are Falling Apart and Literally Calling Bulls**t on Mitch McConnell

At a closed door meeting, things got ugly among Senate Republicans by expressing their displeasure with the filibuster deal, at at one point literally calling bulls**t on Mitch McConnell.

21

Justice Department Amps Up Their Civil Rights Investigation of George Zimmerman

The Justice Department is taking a long and hard look at the shooting of Trayvon Martin. They have asked the Sanford Police to hold on to all evidence associated with the Zimmerman case.

10

Morally Depraved Cowards Accuse African Americans of Race Baiting Over Trayvon Martin

Accusing African Americans of race-baiting because they are grieving over the absolute injustice of Trayvon’s murderer being found not guilty is the act of morally depraved cowards.

59

Hear That, George Zimmerman? That’s Justice Catching Up to You

But it won’t be an angry mob with a rope coming for George Zimmerman. Justice for Trayvon will be coming from the Justice Department.

29

Republican Black Thursday: Stocks Are Up 110% Under Obama, Closing in On Reagan’s 116%

Carl Quintanilla of CNBC tweeted some news that will really depress Republicans, ‘At this moment, stocks are up 110% during @BarackObama’s tenure — closing in on Reagan’s 118%’.

27

Obama Tells Republicans He Is Going To Blow Right Through Their Obamacare Opposition

President Obama told Republicans today that their opposition to Obamacare is meaningless, and he is going to blow right through them to do what’s right for the American people.

31

Christian Nationalism Defines the Rhetoric of Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio

The tenets of Christian nationalism – control of the government for Jesus – is behind the political aspirations of Rand Paul and others

9

Hate Group Westboro Baptist Church to Picket Glee Star Cory Monteith’s Funeral

Glee suffered a tragic loss when one its stars died in Canada, and it prompted hate group Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) to launch a barrage of anti-gay hate and, plan to picket the actor’s funeral.

8

Only 2 Republicans Attended Today’s Voting Rights Act Hearing and Both Left Early

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee held their first hearing on the post-Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act. Only two Republicans attended the hearing, and both of them left early.

26

Right Wing Blogs Spread False Story About Shooting Over Free Zimmerman Bumper Sticker

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office put to rest phony story about the killing of two innocent whites over “Free Zimmerman” bumper sticker.

35

Juror Wants New Laws So That Future George Zimmermans Won’t Get Away With Murder

Zimmerman juror B37 issued a statement to CNN calling for new laws that will enable juries to convict shooters like George Zimmerman.

9

Rachel Janetel Sums Up Rush Limbaugh In Two Words: Racist and Disrespectful

In an interview with HuffPost Live,. Rachel Jeantel reacted to Rush Limbaugh’s use of the N-word summing up everything Limbaugh is by calling the host racist and disrespectful.

15

Republicans Are Wearing Driving Millions Into Poverty as a Badge of Honor

One might be inclined to believe politicians would be repulsed that the richest nation in the history of the world is home to an impoverished underclass, but for Republicans it is a badge of honor

14

4 Other Jurors Distance Themselves from B-37 and Her Pro-Zimmerman Comments

Four of the other Zimmerman jurors responded one juror’s interview with CNN statement with a statement in which they distanced themselves from Juror B 37.

4

After Claiming Regulation Would Kill It, Bank of America’s Earnings Jump 70%

In July of 2010, we were being treated to the wails of big banks like Bank of America. Regulation will kill us, they cried.

16

New Book Claims Non-Existent Liberal Media Stole 2012 Election

This book describes the continued inability of the GOP to see their policies and not everyone else, are to blame for their failures

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The ‘Sundown Town’ Mentality of Zimmerman Juror B37

The subtext of what the juror said on CNN is pretty clear. Trayvon Martin should have been off the streets before dark.

0

Bernie Sanders Calls the Republicans Gutless For Hiding Behind ‘Filibusters’

In the polite language of the Senate, Bernie Sanders called Senate Republicans gutless for ‘filibustering’ via the 60 vote rule instead of voting and owning their unpopular positions.

17

Zimmerman Verdict Reactions Prove That The New Initials Of Racism Are G.O.P.

It is time for Americans to call out white supremacy and racism in all its forms regardless the certain attacks by Republican Party faithful screaming those identifying dog-whistle racism are racists

33

Rush Limbaugh Dropped An N-Bomb On His Show Today and Your Tax Dollars Paid For It

Rush Limbaugh entertained our troops around the world today on Armed Forces Radio by dropping N-bombs and spreading racism on the air, and worst of all your tax dollars paid for it.

15

Ted Nugent, Rush Limbaugh & Ann Coulter Exploited The Death Of A Child For Partisan Gain

MSNBC’s Alex Wagner rightly called out Ted Nugent, Rush Limbaugh, and Ann Coulter for exploiting Trayvon Martin’s death for partisan gain.

8

Women Roar and Power Democrat Terry McAuliffe To A 4 Point Lead In VA Governor Race

Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads based on his 7 point advantage with women in Virginia, which is a great victory for women given Cuccinelli’s very Republican, very anti-women stances.

4

Harry Reid’s Deal Yields Fast Fruit as Filibuster Is Broken On Obama’s CFPB Nominee

Harry Reid cut a deal with John McCain to end the Senate showdown over filibusters that yielded an immediate victory as 17 Republicans joined them to break the filibuster of Obama’s CFPB nominee.

165

Zimmerman Jury Was Misled About The Meaning of Florida’s Self Defense Law

Zimmerman jurors were misinformed about Florida’s self defense law, and given the distorted impression that if someone provoked an altercation they still had an absolute right to use lethal force.

19

Michele Bachmann Wants Obama Spanked and his Imaginary Magic Wand Taken Away

President Barack Obama, Michele Bachmann claims, has a “perpetual magic wand,” (as opposed to a one-use magic wand?) and he is using it with impunity.

23

What George Zimmerman Should Have Known About Young Teenagers

This is an explanation of the societal dynamics of what drives young black and white teenage males. George Zimmerman had no clue, just a gun

32

Why U.S. Non-Interventionism in Middle East is Sound Policy (For Now)

I applaud the extreme caution exercised by President Obama. For it wasn’t so many years ago that we collectively witnessed the pitfalls of presumptive intervention in the affairs of other nations.

22

Mass Riots Predicted by Right-wing Pundits Fail to Materialize Over the Weekend

Despite right-wingers’ dire predictions of urban riots following the Zimmerman verdict, the weekend saw little violence.

30

Ted Nugent Claims The Obama Presidency Has Caused a Surge In Black Racism

Ted Nugent blamed the death of Trayvon Martin on a surge in black racism that is caused by the Obama presidency.

21

NOW: We Can’t Allow An Unarmed Teenager to be Shot with Impunity by a Vigilante

NOW President Terry O’Neill called for justice for Trayvon Martin, saying we cannot allow our country to be a place where an unarmed teenager can be shot with impunity.

26

Misplaced Anger: How Americans Today Respond to Their Hearts and Not Their Heads

As terrible as the verdict is, what’s even more disheartening is how Americans in 2013 buy into the media narratives and engage in what we will call “selective anger”.

20

Fundamentalists Want to Drive Your Womb Like a Clown Car

Get breeding ladies. There’s lots of great catches like Fischer and Deace lining up to drive your womb like a clown car.

27

White Privilege: Responding to Zimmerman Verdict with Paean to the Rule of Law

Part of white privilege is not realizing that, for young black men, “the rule of law” is not much protection at all.

47

The Real Winners Of the Zimmerman Trial Were the NRA and ALEC

Truth be told, the real trial and victor in the Trayvon Martin killing was not George Zimmerman, but the NRA authored and ALEC legislated the “Castle Doctrine Act” that has been acquitted.

42

Republicans Freak Out and Claim Obama Is Using Zimmerman Verdict to Take Their Guns

Because President Obama used the word gun in his statement about the Zimmerman verdict, Republicans are freaking out and claiming that he is coming for their guns.

18

Rick ‘Niggerhead’ Perry Tells African Americans There’s No Racism In the Justice System

On CNN today, Gov. Rick Perry took a break from stealing the rights of women to let African Americans know that there is no racism in the justice system.

22

Why Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law Has Got To Go

George Zimmerman had taken a Stand Your Ground seminar in Wannabe Cop Class and understood how the law could be bent to his advantage.

16

President Obama: We Can Honor Trayvon Martin By Preventing Future Tragedies Like This

In a statement on the George Zimmerman verdict President Obama said that preventing future gun violence and tragedies is the best way to honor Trayvon Martin.

44

Melissa Harris-Perry: America Isn’t A Safe Place For Our Black Sons

On her MSNBC show today, an emotional Melissa Harris-Perry said out loud what many people are thinking. America isn’t a safe place for African-American boys.

22

A Sniveling Mitch McConnell Begs Harry Reid Not To Use the Nuclear Option

Mitch McConnell abandoned his tough talk on Meet The Press, and went into full suck up mode. He called Harry Reid a good man, and a good majority leader while begging for no nuclear option.

85

Fox Waves Its White Hood, Calls Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson Hustlers and Pimps

Tucker Carlson dusted off his white privilege with this, ‘people like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton do not deserve to be called civil rights leaders. They are not. They are hustlers and pimps.’

24

Justice Denied and Truth Mocked in the Zimmerman Verdict

Zimmerman was acquitted before opening arguments because the case law shows that concepts like stand your ground only apply to certain people.

145

Right Wingers Post Fake Race Riot Video After Zimmerman Verdict

Videos of rioting in Miami began circulating quickly after last night’s not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial. But there was no riot in Miami.

29

Armed Racial Entitlement: Zimmerman’s Acquittal Comes as No Surprise

We live in a nation of armed racial entitlement, where white people can shoot black people and stand a reasonable chance of being acquitted.

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It’s Not Riots You Need to Worry About, It’s More Zimmermans

Jay Smooth warned us, ‘The fundamental danger of an acquittal is not more riots, it is more George ZImmermans.’

28

George Zimmerman’s Acquittal Attaches A Face To America’s New Racism

George Zimmerman’s acquittal has put the exclamation point on America’s new and much more subtle racism, which is defined by the claims of conservatives that racism is dead.

54

Trayvon Martin’s Killer Walks as Killing A Black Kid Who Committed No Crime is A-OK in Florida

“God’s Plan” as George Zimmerman once described the Trayvon Martin killing apparently also included a not guilty verdict. The killer walks. Quoting Zimmerman, “These assholes always get away.”

16

Not guilty

Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then the sudden smell of burning…

8

Bill Maher Takes Teabagger Mocking to A New High With Tea Party Porn

Bill Maher took the mocking of tea partiers to a whole new, and slightly frightening place, with his reading of tea party erotica.

38

House Republicans Serve Up A Hostage Menu To President Obama

What House Republicans are doing is like terrorists giving the hostage negotiator a choice of which hostage to shoot … then blaming the negotiator for the murder because “He chose the victim!”

0

Charles Koch Launches Campaign to Eliminate the Minimum Wage

Charles Koch has joined Republicans pushing to eliminate the nation’s minimum wage. He implied that getting rid of minimum wage laws was the ultimate secret to lifting Americans out of poverty.

21

From Binders Full of Women to Binders Full of Tampons Republicans Humiliate Themselves Again

Republicans keep finding new ways to humiliate themselves while alienating women, and the national trailblazers in this campaign of shame have been Texas Republicans.

16

TV Station Reports Crashed Asiana Flight Pilot Names as Sum Ting Wong and Wi Tu Lo

Whatever mistake you made at work today was nothing compared to what happened at KTVU, where the station reported the names of the pilots of Asiana flight 214 as Sum Ting Wong and Wi Tu Lo.

72

MSNBC’s Collapse Began With The Departure of Keith Olbermann

MSNBC’s ratings have plunged this year, and the the domino effect of bad decisions that have killed the network’s ratings began with the departure of Keith Olbermann.

8

Wendy Davis Refuses to Sit Down and Shut Up

The objecting echoes of Wendy Davis and all who Stand with Texas Women hang in the air as the Senate votes on the GOP’s abortion bill, unheeded by Republican lawmakers.

27

49% of Republicans Think The GOP Isn’t Doing Enough to Compromise With Obama

A new Quinnipiac poll found that 49% of Republicans believe that the GOP is doing too little to compromise with President Obama. Just 32% think they are doing the right amount.

5

Ken Cuccinelli is Trying to Hide the Same Corruption that is Destroying Bob McDonnell

A trail of Star Scientific corruption following Cuccinelli looks a lot like the trail of felony corruption that’s causing Gov. McDonnell to flee his office.

7

New Documents Reveal That the IRS Hid the Targeting of Occupy Groups

In a letter to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) revealed that the IRS targeted Occupy groups and that the IG did not disclose this during his congressional testimony.

14

Confused Pastor Calls for Civil Rights Movement to Deprive Gays and Lesbians of Civil Rights

William Owens’ anti-gay crusade is not about championing civil rights; therefore there can be no valid comparison of the two.

53

How ALEC Helped George Zimmerman Get Away With Murder

The Zimmerman trial is a microcosm of the pathetic state of this nation and demonstrates that conservatives, ALEC, and the NRA are driving the lawlessness targeting African Americans.

21

Ob-Gyns Tell the Texas Legislature Get ‘Out of Our Exam Rooms’

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists finally spoke up. They’d like very much for Texas Republicans to get out of their exam rooms.

59

Obama’s Economy Shatters Records with ‘Huge’ Budget Surplus in June

The first record shattered was the US government posted a ‘huge’ budget surplus for June, in fact the largest for that month on record at $117 billion.

12

House Republicans Pass Farm Bill That Rewards Corporations While Starving The Poor

The only way House Republicans could get the Farm Bill passed was to not just cut food aid for the poor, but to starve them.

2

Gov Rick Snyder Continues to Dismantle Detroit’s Democracy Brick by Brick

Detroit’s democracy is being dismantled brick by brick and the people are being muzzled, perhaps in order to force them out of their neighborhoods so the elite can take over.

56

Rush Limbaugh Claims Exercise is A Left Wing Conspiracy

On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh claimed that diet and exercise are part of left wing conspiracy that is being carried out by liberals like Michelle Obama.

33

Chicago’s Homicide Rate Does Not Rank Near the Top Among American Cities

Despite the media refrain that Chicago is the nation’s murder capital, it does not qualify as one of the nation’s most dangerous cities.

20

Mitch McConnell Goes Hysterical Drama Queen Over Reid’s Filibuster Reform Threat

Mitch McConnell got so angry as Harry Reid floated a few ideas to change the filibuster rules that he said such a change would be inscribed on Reid’s ‘tombstone’.

2

1,400 Plus Join Sen Wendy Davis to Stand with Texas Women

More than 1,400 supporters greeted Sen Wendy Davis and other Democratic lawmakers in Fort Worth for the ‘Stand with Women’ tour.

0

Watch Live: Greenpeace Activists Scale London’s Tallest Building to Protest Arctic Drilling

An incredible protest is unfolding in London today as 6 Greenpeace activists are scaling London’s tallest building, the Shard, to protest Shell’s drilling in the Arctic.

19

Devout Christian Jimmy Carter Calls Out The Use of Religion to Attack Women’s Rights

The 39th President and devout Christian addressed a human rights event and lashed out at all religious doctrines that contribute to political leaders passively accepting violence against women.

0

Don’t Buy The Media Lie: Democrats Aren’t Why Student Loan Interest Rates Doubled

The media is blaming Senate Democrats for student loan interest rates doubling, but the truth is that 0 Senate Republicans voted to lower the student loan interest rate.

27

Jodie Laubenberg: Custodian of Zygotes and Shallow Hypocrite For The Ages

Republicans aren’t really pro-life; they are flagrantly and reprehensibly pro birth; only pro-birth and nothing more. Just pop the kid out, evermore, quoth the Republican nevermore…

19

Eric Cantor Dreams Up A Shockingly Stupid Plan To Kill Obamacare

Majority Leader Eric Cantor has come up with a plan to kill Obamacare that is so full of holes that it takes Republican House stupidity to a brand new low.

5

The True Jeffersonian Face of Religious Freedom

For Thomas Jefferson, religious freedom was neither freedom to coerce nor a coerced mind, but rather a free mind

6

House Republicans Use Bogus Scandal As an Excuse To Slash The IRS Budget

Republicans have made no secret underfunding the IRS is punitive for what they cite as inappropriate actions over the phony scandal when IRS employees scrutinizing political groups.

8

Texas House Republicans Pass Their Unconstitutional Abortion Bill

Texas House Republicans jammed their absurd abortion limits through in a second special session Wednesday with a vote along mostly party lines.

14

Republicans Screw Over 37 Million by Blocking Bill Lowering Student Loan Interest Rates

Senate Republicans led a successful effort to screw over 37 million Americans today by blocking a bill that would have moved student loan interest rates back to 3.4%

14

Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell Can Only Hope He Can Avoid Being Charged with a Crime

Instead of national ambitions, Chuck Todd said of Gov. McDonnell, “Now he just has to hope he can keep from being charged with a crime.”

7

Even George W Bush Makes House Republicans Look Inept, Callous, Stupid and Mean

Bush managed to poke a big stick in Republicans’ eyes by saying, “During the debate, we keep a benevolent spirit in mind, and we understand the contributions immigrants make to our country.”

4

Despicable Men: How the Republican Re-branding Effort Has Done More Harm Than Good

Like the villain in the Despicable Me 2 film, Republicans wanted to make over their image. Like that villain, they have failed miserably.

1

Speaker Boehner and House Republicans Deploy Desperate Stall Tactics

Conservatism has been described as the belief that no one should be the first person to do anything … and House Republicans are taking that seriously.

49

Attention Starved Sarah Palin Suggests She Might Have to Run for Senate

Sarah Palin told Sean Hannity on his radio show that she’s considered running for Mark Begich’s Senate seat because people have asked her to.

0

George Zimmerman and the Benefits of White Privilege

Although George Zimmerman is part Hispanic, because he passes for white he benefits from white privilege in the way he has been treated.

19

McCain’s Attempt to Undermine Afghan Pullout Strategy Blows Up in His Face Spectacularly

John McCain’s 4th of July trip to Afghanistan was really an attempt to undermine the pullout of US troops, and it has spectacularly backfired on the old war hawk.

46

Woman Hauled Off By Troopers As Texas Legislature Can’t Handle The Ugly Anti-Choice Truth

Troopers hauled off a young woman objecting to SB1, as she said, “This is a farce. The Texas legislature is a bunch of liars who hate women. These men are paid off –”

16

Bernie Sanders Storms The Senate and Stands Up For Students Against Crushing Loan Debt

In a fiery speech on the Senate floor today, Sen. Bernie Sanders read emails from Americans who are being crushed by student loan debt, and demanded that students get their Wall St. bailout.

16

Harry Reid Hints That He’s Finally Ready to Go Nuclear On GOP Filibusters

Harry Reid (D-NV) hinted to reporters that he will have a caucus on this Thursday to discuss filibuster reform, and aides confirmed it.

20

Another Black Eye for Rand Paul: Pallin’ Around with Neo-Confederate Secessionist

Republican Senator Rand Paul has been pallin’ around with a neo-confederate pro-secessionist racist. This won’t play well for his 2016 hopes.

27

Humiliated House Republicans Drop Food Stamps From The Farm Bill

Paralyzed by a complete inability to pass legislation on their own, House Republican leaders have removed their planned funding and cuts to food stamps in order to get the Farm Bill passed.

8

Women Celebrate as Judge Smacks Down Republicans for Not Protecting Maternal Health

A male Judge saw through a Republican Wisconsin law designed to make it harder for women to exercise their constitutional freedoms. He saw what women saw. It was a grand telling off.