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3… 2… 1… The Countdown to the End of Film on Film
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The 100+ year-old photochemical medium for capturing and projecting movie images is dying an inevitable death. 2014 may see the closing of the last film lab.
Monthly Archives: April 2014
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Mitch McConnell Wants You To Forget That He Protected a Senator Accused of Sexual Misconduct
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Mitch McConnell says he recommended the resignation of then Senator Bob Packwood. But that was after he bullied the Senate committee in an attempt to protect Packwood.
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Lawbreaking Rancher Cliven Bundy Wins Victory That Will Embolden Domestic Terrorists
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The BLM has decided to halt rounding up Cliven Bundy’s cattle due to fear that violent resistance might pose a threat to public safety.
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Can White Conservative Pundits Please Stop Saying That Racism Doesn’t Exist?
In the aftermath of Attorney General Eric Holder’s remarks at a National Action Network event on Wednesday, white conservative pundits have used their airtime to complain about Holder ‘playing the race card.
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Obama Calls Out Republicans For Embarrassing the Nation on Equal Pay
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President Obama said that the fact that women earn less than men is a national embarrassment, and called out Republicans for their anti-woman economic agenda.
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Bill Maher Rips Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz, and the Crazed Republican Moon Howlers
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Bill Maher ripped Republicans like Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz who are more interesting in howling at the moon, and making money than they are in governing.
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Republicans Revise The History Of Slavery to Make Themselves The Party of Equal Rights
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Recently, a staunch religious right conservative attempted to revise history again and asserted that people of faith are the true advocates for equal rights to bolster his claim there is no need for a federal government to ensure every American is treated the same.
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Iowa Governor Signs Away Separation of Church and State
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Governor Terry E. Branstad signed a proclamation “in the name and by the authority of the State of Iowa,” inviting “all Iowans who choose to join in thoughtful prayer and humble repentance”
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President Obama Makes Republicans Pay For Trying to Take Away Your Right To Vote
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President Obama gave a rousing and passionate call to action where he told Republicans that he will continue to challenge every single attempt to suppress the vote.
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Editorial Cartoon: BLOW to WINGNUTTERY
Rush Limbaugh, reigning King of Wingnutteryland, goes nuts over Stephen Colbert being chosen as David Letterman’s replacement.
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Paul Ryan Criticizes Your Work Ethic While Working 4 Days Before Taking an 18 Day Vacation
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After working only four days this week, lazy Republicans who left a mountain of the people’s work unfinished will leave Washington for an 18 day vacation to pander to corporations for campaign donations because Republican Eric Cantor scheduled an undeserved and fully paid two-and-a-half week vacation.
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Potential ‘Flip A District’ GOP Congressman To Appear On Real Time With Bill Maher
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Bill Maher is running a contest on his who known as ‘Flip A District.’ One possible candidate to be flipped, Rep, Duncan Hunter, will be a guest on Friday.
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David Gregory and Meet The Press Hit a New Low By Disrespecting A Boston Bombing Victim
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David Gregory’s Meet The Press continues to tarnish the legacy of the show. A Boston bombing victim walked off of the set in tears after the program lied to her and used the bombers’ names after they promised that they wouldn’t.
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Green Eggs and Scam: Ted Cruz Claims Scared Senate Democrats Got Kathleen Sebelius Fired
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Sen. Ted Cruz went on Fox News, and tried to claim that scared Senate Democrats got Kathleen Sebelius fired from HHS.
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Don’t Worry, Greg Abbott Cited a White Nationalist for Informational Purposes Only
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Greg Abbott’s get out of trouble free card is to claim that his pre-K plan, based in part on ideas of a white nationalist who hates women, was for ‘informational purposes only’. Don’t you feel better now?
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Texas-Sized Beat Down: How Eric Holder Put Rep. Louie Gohmert In His Place
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Texas Representative Louie Gohmert once again thought he could disrespect the office of the Attorney General. Eric Holder had other ideas.
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The Religious Right Says No to Las Vegas as Site of 2016 Republican Convention
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The Religious Right is worried about the GOP, and with good reason. When opportunity knocks. the first thing out the window is their family values.
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Victory Lap in the Rose Garden: Obama Congratulates Sebelius for Historic ACA Accomplishment
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President congratulated Kathleen Sebelius for making history with Obamacare.
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Eric Cantor Lies and Blames Obamacare for Kathleen Sebelius’ Resignation
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and the GOP have a new ACA lie. They are blaming Obamacare for HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ resignation.
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Jon Stewart Annihilates the NCAA’s Argument Against Student-Athletes Unionizing
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During Thursday night’s episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart devoted the first segment of the show to the recent news surrounding college athletics and unions.
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Darrell Issa Started His IRS Investigation Because Karl Rove Was Denied Tax Exempt Status
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Based on documents that were released, and obtained by Pro Publica, the more likely motive for Issa’s obsession was a desire to intimidate the IRS into granting Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS tax exempt status.
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Thanks to the Koch Brothers and the Supreme Court, the Sky IS Falling!
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I want Democratic men and women, using whatever communications available to ‘out’ the likes of the Kochs and their ilk. We’re fast approaching the last roundup.
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Republicans Accuse Women of Lying About Being Paid Less Than Men
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What the preponderance of Republican assertions about equal pay for equal work really told American women was to stop lying because according to conservatives there is no pay inequality and women and equal pay advocates are liars for claiming otherwise.
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Bernie Sanders Slams Paul Ryan’s Budget as Vulgar and Obscene
On MSNBC, Sen. Bernie Sanders couldn’t hide his disgust over the House passed Ryan budget. Sen. Sanders (I-VT) called the Ryan budget vulgar, obscene, and exactly what the American people don’t want.
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Ryan Budget Passes House Despite United Democratic Opposition
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Democrats voted unanimously to reject the Ryan budget 193-0. Twelve Republicans also vote no although the proposal still passed 219-205.
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Rush Limbaugh Blows a Gasket and Claims Colbert and CBS Have Declared War on Conservatives
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Rush Limbaugh is flat out hysterical over Steven Colbert moving to CBS. Limbaugh proclaimed on his radio that the hiring of Colbert is an act of war against conservatives.
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Mitch McConnell and the Republican Party Go All Sexist Archie Bunker on Alison Grimes
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Team Mitch and the Republican National Committee doubled down on misogyny passing around an editorial saying Alison Grimes is a ‘nice lady’ but doesn’t have any real experience. She’s also ‘plastic’ and ‘chirped her way across the state’.
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Worried About His Job, Speaker John Boehner Uses Twitter To Kowtow To The Tea Party
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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) took to Twitter to let the Tea Party know that he will do whatever it takes to further their agenda.
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Right Wing Boycott Backfires as Stephen Colbert Gets Promoted to CBS
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Less than two weeks ago, the right attempted to get Stephen Colbert thrown off the air. Their boycott efforts backfired, and now Colbert is replacing David Letterman on The Late Show.
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Bill Clinton Criticizes SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision And Calls It Vote Suppression
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Protecting your vote entails knowing a bit more about the tricks and traps Republican legislators have set up since that ruling.
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Joe Scarborough Defends Louie Gohmert And Tells Eric Holder To Stop Playing Race Card
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During Thursday’s episode of Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough decided to chime in on the recent verbal altercation between Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Attorney General Eric Holder.
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Stephen Colbert Leaves Comedy Central To Take Over David Letterman’s CBS Show
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Stephen Colbert is moving to network television. The Comedy Central host has been hired to replace the retiring David Letterman on CBS’ The Late Show.
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Obama Goes Off and Pulls No Punches While Tearing Republicans In Congress a New One
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President Obama isn’t pulling his punches. At an event in Houston, the president ripped congressional Republicans on everything from equal pay to potholes.
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40-50 House Republicans Are Plotting To Overthrow John Boehner Before Year’s End
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The insanity within the House Republican caucus has hit a new level as dozens of House Republicans are openly plotting to make John Boehner step down as speaker before the end of the year.
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Opposition to Medicaid Expansion Killing Republican Governors’ 2014 Election Hopes
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Five Republican Governors who oppose Medicaid expansion are in position to lose their bids for re-election in 2014.
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The Religious Right Hated on Honey Maid and Honey Maid Returned Their Hate with Love
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The haters on the Right even hated on Honey Maid’s loving response to their hate.
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Editorial Cartoon: Equal Pay
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This is not rocket science. Why so many people (mostly men) are so dense on equal pay for equal work baffles me.
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Obamacare’s Revenge: The ACA Powers Charlie Crist To a 7 Point Lead Over Rick Scott
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Former governor Charlie Crist has been one of the few Democrats running on Obamacare, and it is paying off. Crist has built a seven point lead over incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott in Florida.
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Did A Missouri Republican Really Compare Abortion To Buying A Car Or Carpeting? Yes!
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During a committee meeting in the Missouri House of Representatives on Tuesday, Republican Representative Chuck Gatschenberger made some rather odd remarks
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MSNBC Forbids Ed Schultz From Dem Fundraiser But Allows Joe Scarborough to Raise GOP Cash
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The MSNBC double standard is on full display as the network made Ed Schultz cancel an appearance at a Democratic fundraiser, but is allowing Joe Scarborough to speak at a Republican cash grab.
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Jim DeMint Puts on a Clinic in GOP Stupidity With Claim the Constitution Freed Slaves
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Heritage Foundation leader Jim DeMint put on a clinic in Republican stupidity by getting the Constitution and Declaration of Independence confused, and offering a warped theory of how the slaves were freed.
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Mitch McConnell Accuses Obama of Pushing Women Into Poverty While Blocking Paycheck Fairness
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On the Senate floor, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) tried to justify blocking paycheck fairness women by accusing President Obama of pushing millions of women into poverty.
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Chris Christie’s ‘Bully’ Rating Goes Up In New Jersey While His Approval Rating Plummets
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A new poll released by Quinnipiac on Wednesday shows that embattled Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s approval rating continues to go down in his home state
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Democrat Busts Darrell Issa for Behaving Exactly Like Richard Nixon
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Dem. Sander Levin called Darrell Issa out for violating a provision put into place after Nixon used taxpayer information for political purposes. In other words, Issa is doing what he accused Obama of doing.
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Mike Huckabee: Men Like to Hunt Together While Women Like To Go To the Restroom Together
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Republican Governor Mike Huckabee announced that while men like to fish and hunt together, women like to use the restroom together.
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Republican Economic Policies Lead America Into to A State of Disrepair
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The Global Competitiveness Report release of their Social Progress Index (SPI) shows not only is America not number one, it is lagging behind fourteen other developed nations due to fascist Republican economic policies favoring the rich and corporations.
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The GOP – Stealing, Murdering, and Raping Like the Barbarians of Old
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The Republican Party has come to embrace stealing, and in its worship of the gun culture and stand your ground laws, murder
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Republican Senate Candidate Says Obama’s Blackness Is Shielding Him From Impeachment
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In an interview with the Daily Times Herald, Iowa Republican senate candidate Sam Clovis claimed that President Obama’s race is saving him from impeachment.
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Editorial Cartoon: End of the Ride
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The GOP has been conning the public for years on Obamacare and now the con job is over.
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Scott Walker Pretends That He Might Need a Degree to Run for President in 2016
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Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) is making noise again about maybe getting his college degree before the Republican primaries really get going, but then how will he play upon the Republican resentment of the elites?
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Eric Holder Humiliates Crazy Tea Party Rep. Louie Gohmert During Committee Hearing
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) questioned Attorney General Eric Holder in a House Judiciary Oversight Hearing on the Department of Justice. Fireworks ensued.
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Outraged MSNBC Viewers Rebel and Stop Watching The Lean Forward Network
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Ratings are down. Revenue is down, a YouGov brand index study has found that viewers hold more negative feelings than positive about MSNBC, and viewers are leaving MSNBC.
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New Study Shows That Fox News Lied About Climate Science 72% Of The Time In 2013
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A study conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists revealed some surprising details regarding the three major cable news networks’ coverage on the subject of climate science.
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Wendy Davis’ Opponent Hides From The Press After Controversy Over His White Nationalist Pal
Texas Republican AG Greg Abbott is hiding from the press again, after citing the work of a woman hating white supremacist as inspiration for his pre-K policy.
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Obama Calls Out Fox News For Spreading Lies About Equal Pay
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At an event announcing executive action on equal pay today, President Obama called out Fox News for spreading lies about the pay gap.
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ALEC and Paul Ryan Team Up to Convert Pensions Into Tax Cuts for Millionaires
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Americans have not witnessed economic inequality favoring the richest 1% since the 1920s and it is about to get worse; much, much worse if the Koch brothers’ American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), State Policy Network, and their Republican facilitator Paul Ryan have their way.
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Red State Democratic Senator Holds Lead Against Koch Financed Tea Party Opponent
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In a poll released by Talk Business and Hendrix College, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) holds a three-point lead over GOP challenger and current Congressman Tom Cotton.
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Bobby Jindal’s Corrupt Regime Swatted Down by Federal Court as MoveOn Wins
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The Judge ruled that Lieutenant Governor Dardenne “underestimates the intelligence and reasonableness of people viewing the billboard.”
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Editorial Cartoon: TRIPLE SELF-PORTRAIT
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On the canvas is Wally Wingnut, a GOP mascot I created several years ago.
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Bernie Sanders Sends Republicans Into Cold Sweats With a Truth Bomb About Obamacare
Bernie Sanders described the Republican Party’s worst nightmare, and likely gave the GOP cold sweats by telling the truth about the success of the ACA.
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Vice President Joe Biden Makes Passionate Case For Voting Rights
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In a video released on Monday, Vice President Joe Biden described voting rights as the crowned jewel of civil rights.
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John Boehner Claims That He Is Killing Obamacare By Giving Obama Everything He Wants
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A desperate and cornered John Boehner is now claiming that he is trying to destroy the ACA by giving President Obama what he wants.
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Neutered Republicans Destroy Their Chances With Women With One Vile Poster
The political trolls at Breitbart released an image today of Nancy Pelosi being dominated by a muscle bound man as she submits with her tongue hanging out to catch his offerings.
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Republican Mississippi Governor Signs Unconstitutional Law That Voids The 14th Amendment
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Another Republican-controlled state passed and the Republican governor signed into law, a religious edict voiding the 14th and 1st Amendment.
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The Feds Might Have Their Chris Christie Smoking Gun as David Wildstein Spills The Beans
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Governor Christ Christie’s (R-NJ) prosecutor just got David “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” Wildstein to start spilling the beans.
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Knuckle Dragging Right Freaks Out Over Hillary Clinton’s Pic with Pussy Riot Going Viral
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Hillary Clinton posted a picture of herself with Pussy Riot members at the Women in the World Summit and already the right is showing what we can expect from them regarding 2016.
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Gallup Shows Sharp Decline In Uninsured Rate Thanks Primarily To Obamacare
On Monday, Gallup released a tracking poll that shows the uninsured rate for Americans has declined over the past two quarters.
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Republican Poll Has Bad News For GOP as Mary Landrieu Leads All Challengers In Louisiana
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The media likes to pretend that GOP control of the Senate is a done deal, but a Republican poll of Louisana found Sen. Mary Landrieu leading all of her Republican challengers.
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Right-Wing Journalist Writes a Laughably Bad Article Justifying Climate Change Denial
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On Sunday, Charles Moore published an article attacking climate change believers while questioning scientists on their methods.
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Jeb Bush – 2016’s Obligatory Sane Republican?
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Clearly, it’s time for the Republican establishment to start asking themselves, “Where are we going to find a sane candidate?” (or at least sane-seeming, as 2012-s misadventure with Mitt Romney demonstrates).
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In Case You Missed It… Assorted Oddities from Around the Web
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Michael Jarema looks at some sweeping trends on the web from this past week, including Star Trek, nuclear research and Amazon drones.
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A Vicious Homophobic Statement by a South Carolina State Senator
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We now have an Akin/Murdouck clip ‘n save emerging from the South Carolina legislative wreckage.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Teaches Fox News About Science On SNL
Saturday Night Live took aim at Fox News’ climate change denial by having Neil deGrasse Tyson trying to teach the Fox and Friends gang about science.
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Obama White House Calls The Republican Argument to Repeal Obamacare a Loser
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The Obama White House has been emboldened by the good news on the ACA and is calling the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare a political loser.
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Saturday Night Live Mocks and Shreds Fox News’ Obamacare Lies
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“Saturday Night Live” did “Fox and Friends” doing evil Obamacare, and in the process mocked and skewered the conservative network’s favorite ACA lie.
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Republicans Quietly Make an Important Fix To Obamacare That Democrats Wanted
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While they publicly scream for the law’s repeal, House Republicans have made another quiet fix to the ACA that Democrats wanted.
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Harry Reid Stands Up to the Koch Brothers and Chops Down the GOP Man-Gods
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For his part, Harry Reid exhibited his boxer mindset and was unfazed by the toddler-punches Republicans threw at him and said, “Most people here are familiar with the Koch brothers. I’ve helped make them a little more infamous or famous, and I’m glad I’ve done that.”
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The Religious Right Needs to Get Over Noah
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Reading their Bibles would be time better spent than complaining about a movie they have never seen not being true to a story they have never read
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What’s 1 Better Than 3D? 4D Movies Soon to Make Their U.S. Premiere
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4D is the latest theatrical innovation designed to lure audiences away from competing streaming and DVD/Blu-ray entertainment platforms.
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Rush Limbaugh Gets Busted For Lying About Scott Walker’s Jobs Record
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For years, Rush Limbaugh has been singing the praises of Republican union busting Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, but PolitFact caught Limbaugh in a giant lie about Walker’s record of creating jobs.
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How Dumping Keith Olbermann and Martin Bashir Killed MSNBC
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MSNBC is in big trouble. Ratings are falling. Revenue is declining. The network lacks direction, and the problems all began when Keith Olbermann left, and Martin Bashir was removed.
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Paul Ryan’s Budget Would Increase The Number Of People in Poverty
Since there is nothing whatsoever in Ryan’s latest budget to create jobs, one can conclude he is pro-poverty and according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) that took account of the cuts in his latest budget proposal, the lion’s share of cuts come from anti-poverty programs and will increase the level of poverty in this country to levels unseen since the Great Depression.
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Charles Koch Warns of Collectivism While Advocating Koch Style Collectivism
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In his WSJ op-ed, Charles Koch condemns collectivism, unless it’s the collectivism inherent in Kochism.
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Hey Religious Right, Let’s all Look to Ourselves
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Jesus wasn’t about forcing everyone to agree with him. He didn’t tell anyone they weren’t really a Jew because they didn’t follow him. Jesus wanted each and every person to look inside themselves and get their lives in order
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Reality Slaps Chris Christie in The Face as Feds Convene Grand Jury
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A U.S. Attorney has convened a grand jury to investigate Governor Chris Christie’s involvement in the George Washington Bridge scandal.
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Today’s New and ‘Improved’ Tea Party Candidate Must Prove That He Is Worse Than Todd Akin
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Meet the new and even more extreme model of the Todd Akin 2012.
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Editorial Cartoon: Power to the Plutocracy
Bill Day gives us a cartoon showing his thoughts on conservative talk radio, otherwise known as hate radio.
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(Search) Engine Problems: Mozilla CEO Resigns Amid Prop 8 Donation Controversy
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Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich found out the hard way that being on the wrong side of the gay marriage debate can have consequences even six years later.
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The Feds Are Closing In On Chris Christie as Bridgegate Investigation Turns Criminal
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The US Attorney’s federal investigation into Bridgegate has turned into a criminal probe as the feds begin to close in on Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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Hillary Clinton Courageously Takes On the Media For Propagating Sexism
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Former Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady Hillary Clinton courageously took on the media for propagating of the inherent sexism in our culture.
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Let’s Be Perfectly Honest…George W. Bush Is Just Not A Very Good Painter
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Starting on April 5th and ending in early June, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is running an exhibit titled “The Art of Leadership: A President’s Personal Diplomacy.” It will feature the former President’s paintings.
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ABC, NBC, and CBS Push Obamacare Lies then Deny Obama Airtime to Deliver The Facts
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ABC, CBS, and NBC all have been spreading Republican fueled ACA lies for years. After enrollment had shattered its goal, all three networks denied President Obama primetime airtime to discuss the facts.
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Charles Koch Claims That African American President Barack Obama Has Stolen His Freedom
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Charles Koch took action to control the image Americans have of him and his brother and penned an op/ed extolling his virtuous 50-year attempt at giving Americans back their freedom he claims African American President Barack Obama has stolen.
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House Democrat Says Congress Is Underpaid
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Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) thinks Congress is underpaid, and he wants to increase the salary of members of the House.
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Jon Stewart Skewers The Conservative SCOTUS Justices Over Their McCutcheon Ruling
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During Thursday night’s episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart let loose the entirety of his righteous indignation regarding the recent Supreme Court decision loosening the restrictions on campaign finance.
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Jesus Said the Poor are Blessed But the Tea Party Says They’re Just Covetous
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“They talk about ‘income inequality,’ well what is that but covetousness? So how could somebody support that cause if they’re biblical believing Christians?”
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Editorial Cartoon: Monopoly Brothers
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Bill Day attempts to lighten up the mood a bit by poking fun at the Koch Brothers.
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Democrats Need To Get Out The Vote In North Carolina Due To Tight Senate Race
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Incumbent Democratic Senator Kay Hagan narrowly trails each hypothetical GOP opponent in the NC Senate race.
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Senate Intelligence Committee Votes To Declassify Portion of Torture Report
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A cruel irony of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling lies in the Chief Justice’s definition of corruption.
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Harry Reid Completely Hammers Mitch McConnell On Obamacare Success In Kentucky
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) tore into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) regarding the success story that the Affordable Care Act has been in McConnell’s home state of Kentucky.
