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IL Newspaper Crushes Sen. Kirk’s Moderate Reputation By Calling Him A Loud-Mouthed Radical
A local newspaper lashed out at Kirk’s extreme rhetoric on the Iran deal, calling him the love child of Michele Bachmann and Ted Cruz.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
42
Time To Stop Treating Jeb Bush As A Serious Candidate As He Dips to 7 Percent In Iowa Poll
A Monmouth Poll finds former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is polling just 7 percent with likely Iowa Republican caucus voters.
29
Bad News Republicans: Donald Trump’s More Popular In Iowa After He Attacked John McCain
The Republican Party’s attempts to stop Donald Trump are doing nothing in Iowa as the bigoted billionaire has seen his approval rating increase after his attack on John McCain.
21
Bernie Sanders Delivers A Lone Star Smash As 13,200 Supporters Rock Texas Swing
The myth that America is made up of only red and blue was smashed by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who drew 13,200 supporters during two campaign stops in Republican-dominated Texas.
8
Anti-Science Boehner Hypocritically Remembers Apollo 11’s Moon Landing
It is science that explains our universe, and that it science – not a cherry-picked Bible – that provides us the means of that understanding
39
Liar And Not-A-Scientist Boehner Blames California Drought On President Obama
Republican politicians thrive on the seemingly increasing stupidity of many Americans and they have learned exactly how to address their ignorant base
27
Is The American Century Over?
In “Is The American Century Over?” Joseph S. Nye, Jr. takes an objective look at the idea of an American century and the claim that it is over
89
Netanyahu Admits He Is Helping Treasonous Republicans Try To Sabotage Obama Iran Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu indirectly admitted that he is working with Republicans in Congress to kill President Obama’s Iran deal.
26
Bernie Sanders Raises $800,000 Off Of Martin O’Malley Super PAC Ad Attacking Him
Bernie Sanders took negative super PAC ad attacking him and turned it into $800,000 in campaign donations.
61
Republicans In Full Melt Down As Trump Refuses To Quit Race, And May Run As An Independent
Donald Trump refused to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination today and confirmed that he may run as an Independent if he does not win the Republican nomination.
40
Hypocrite Republicans Demand Trump Apologize to McCain, But They Won’t Apologize to John Kerry
Republicans are demanding an apology from Donald Trump and we’re getting nonstop coverage about the outrage, but Republicans aren’t apologizing for what they did to John Kerry or Max Cleland.
33
Self-Proclaimed Champion of Veterans Jeb Bush, Supported Switfboating John Kerry
Jeb Bush said yesterday in response to Donald Trump’s attack on John McCain that all veterans are deserving of respect: Enough with the slanderous attacks. @SenJohnMcCain and all our veterans – particularly POWs have earned our respect and admiration. — Jeb Bush (@JebBush) July 18, 2015 As Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Jay Bookman then pointedly asked,…
58
Bernie Sanders Sets A New Record As 11,000 Show Up For Rally In Red State Arizona
Bernie Sanders drew the biggest crowd of the 2016 campaign as 11,000 supporters came out to hear him in red state Arizona.
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Sanders And O’Malley Appear Politically Tone Deaf To Black Lives Matter Protest In Phoenix
Sanders and O’Malley both failed to address the “Black lives matter” protesters in a substantive or even symbolically meaningful way.
26
Community Moneybomb Explodes And Raises $62,000 For Bernie Sanders In 24 Hours
A community-based grassroots group that is supporting Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders raised at least $62,000 in 24 hours.
40
Ted Cruz Cancels Press Conference In Order To Avoid Answering Questions About Trump
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz never showed up for a press conference after his speech at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa because he didn’t want to answer questions about Donald Trump.
52
Donald Trump, Who Deferred His Way out of Combat, Attacks John McCain’s War Hero Status
Donald Trump has attacked just about everyone you care to mention at this point, and now he is taking a particularly brutal stab at John McCain (R-AZ): Trump just now on John McCain: "He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured." — Karen Travers (@karentravers) July 18, 2015 Trump…
16
Weekly House Address Claims Over-Regulation Caused Crash of 2008
House Republicans want us to believe that by gutting Wall Street reform, we can somehow end bailouts and have a healthier economy
24
Obama Destroys the ‘Overheated and Often Dishonest’ Arguments Against the Iran Deal
President Obama took down what he called the “overheated” and “often dishonest” arguments against the Iran deal in his weekly address.
40
American Taxpayers Fund the Largest Christian College In America and the World
Using taxpayer-funded federal aid is a critical part of Liberty University’s business model to create a “uniquely Republican” education program
42
Huffington Post Moves Coverage of Donald Trump from Politics to Entertainment
Liberals and independents must avoid the temptation, like Republicans, to dump reality when we don’t find it lining up with our preconceptions
22
Former GOP Congressman Michael Grimm Is Headed For Prison
Former Republican Congressman Michael Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for federal tax fraud on Friday morning.
16
Friday Fox Follies: Bubble, Bubble, Fox “News” Trouble
When one challenges the average, brain-dead Fox “News” viewer, they often shut down because they have no comeback. However, if they have any social media skills at all, they’re able to cite other sites that say the same damned thing. This is the Fox “News” Echo Chamber in full effect.
25
Jeb Bush’s Message To Working Americans Is Work Longer, Harder, and For Less
Jeb Bush wants to abolish the federal minimum wage, deny workers overtime pay, and raise the retirement age for social security.
21
Republicans In Congress Push A Federal Evangelical License To Discriminate Law
So what evangelical Republicans in Congress came up with this week is a “novel” piece of federal legislation that mirrors the rash of religious Republican state schemes to legalize discrimination against the LGBT community.
115
Republicans Terrified As Texas Demand For Bernie Sanders Forces Rally To A Bigger Venue
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has a message that is so popular that he was forced to move a rally in Texas to a larger venue to accommodate the growing crowd.
34
Racist Rep. Steve “Cantaloupe Calves” King Says He’s As Hispanic and Latino as Julian Castro
Steve King (R-IA) announced, in what appears to be his legit Twitter account, that he is as Hispanic and Latino as Julian Castro.
23
Liberals Roar As Bernie Sanders Joins Elizabeth Warren On Bill To Reinstate Glass-Steagall
Two of the most prominent liberals in the Senate have joined forces to take on the big banks as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has announced that he is teaming up with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to co-sponsor her bill that would reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.
20
John Boehner Tries To Hide His Failure By Launching A Bogus Attack On Women’s Rights
Republicans have no ideas or plans for real problems, so they’ve invented a new problem in order to look like they’re doing something and naturally that new problem is women’s liberty.
33
Upset with #IranDeal, Ted Cruz Vows for the Fourth Time to Block Obama Nominees
Ted Cruz has returned to his old game of refusing to approve Obama nominees in order to punish the president for not obeying Congress
19
Maine Legislature Rejects 65 Botched Vetoes From Gov. LePage Forcing Likely Court Showdown
Maine lawmakers rejected 65 vetoes sent to them from Governor LePage, forcing a probable showdown in the state’s Supreme Judicial Court.
18
Online Petition Targets Websites Promoting Trump’s Hotels
Trump’s racist rhetoric has helped him win support from GOP voters, but it is also causing tremendous damage to his business relationships
51
Fox News Lies And Blames Bill (And Hillary) Clinton For Chattanooga Shooting
Fox News immediately turned the death of four Marines into a partisan political issue by lying to blame former President Bill and by association Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for the Chattanooga shootings.
24
President Obama Delivers Statement on the Chattanooga Shooting, Ensures DOD Vigilance
President Obama received a briefing from FBI Director Comey as well as his White House team about the tragic shooting that took place in Chattanooga today, ordered DOD to be vigilant.
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GOP Trumpocalypse Explodes As Donald Trump Tries To Get Fox News To Fire Karl Rove
Donald Trump is trying to get establishment “brain” Karl Rove fired from Fox News, and called him a “loser” and an “irrelevant clown”.
President Obama Speaks Out For Reform During Federal Prison Visit
Barack Obama is the first president to use his bully pulpit to confront the injustices in our criminal justice system so forthrightly.
34
Senate Republicans Block A Bill That Would Create 1 Million New Jobs For Young People
Senate Republicans voted down a bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would have provided funds to state and local governments to create 1 million new jobs for nation’s struggling young workforce.
29
Scott Walker Escapes Criminal Prosecution By Having A Koch Friendly Court Erase The Law
The John Doe investigation was looking into suspected illegal coordination and they had documents indicating Walker’s involvement. That’s criminal. Or it was, until the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided they didn’t like that law.
14
TLC Cancels 19 Kids And Counting But Seems To Be Laying The Groundwork For New Duggar Show
TLC has finally canceled 19 Kids and Counting but appears to be laying the groundwork for more Duggar family shows.
7
Fact Checkers Bust GOP Lie: Trump Donated A Lot More to Republicans Than Democrats
Republicans are trying to give Donald Trump to the Democrats, claiming he made “more donations to Democrats than to Republicans”. But the facts disagree.
12
The Koch-Congress Is Gutting The EPA While The Media Is Silent
As the leading industrial nations in the world are working feverishly to combat climate change, Koch-Republicans work to further the damage
19
Donald Trump is That Awkward Moment When the GOP Hears What it Sounds Like
You remember how riled up they got when President Obama said, “You didn’t build that”? Well, Obama was wrong this once: they did build that.
19
The Future of the GOP: Proudly Unstudied Scott Walker Revels in Iran Ignorance
A complete and total lack of experience, intellectual curiosity or insight didn’t stop Scott Walker from criticizing President Obama’s Iran deal
23
Trump Says “The Hispanics Love Me”, But New Poll Shows They Can’t Stand Him
While Trump was bragging that Hispanics loved him, a new poll found that 81 percent of Hispanic voters had an unfavorable opinion of Trump.
10
Obama Does What the Media Won’t: He Calls What Bill Cosby Is Accused of “Rape”
President Obama was asked Wednesday during his press conference on the Iran deal about Bill Cosby, and he said what the media is afraid to say.
32
Red State Arizona Goes Gaga Over Bernie Sanders As Demand Forces Rally To A Bigger Arena
The demand for tickets for a Bernie Sanders campaign rally is so high in the red state of Arizona that the campaign has been forced to move the event to a bigger arena.
32
Texas Republicans Violate The Constitution By Denying Citizenship To US Born Hispanic Children
Texas has been violating the 14th amendment, by refusing to issue birth certificates to American-born children of undocumented immigrants.
128
Obama Unloads On Major Garrett For Rude Question, “That’s nonsense, you should know better”
President Obama has had enough and today he took down Major Garrett for an insulting and nonsensical question.
45
Obama Eviscerates Netanyahu and Republicans For Trying To Provoke War With Iran
During his press conference on the Iran deal, President Obama annihilated Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Congressional Republican talking points by calling them out for supporting military action against Iran.
3
Editorial Cartoon: Escape Tunnel
Gotta love that demagoguery, which is why he leads in the GOP polls.
39
Paranoid House Republican Descends Into Madness And Claims Donald Trump Is A Democratic Plant
The paranoid party is turning on Donald Trump. Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) is claiming that Donald Trump is a Democratic plant that was sent to hurt the Republican Party.
50
Israeli Netanyahu And GOP React To Iran Deal Like Petulant Little Brats
This idea that Israel, or Netanyahu, has unfettered purview of America’s foreign policy is a legacy of the Bush administration
39
San Francisco City Supervisor to Fox Reporter: “Fox News is Not Real News”
When Bill-O tried to prove liberals who want to keep guns away from bad people enable evil, he got what he deserved in San Fracisco
22
We Have To Get It Right: Only Gun Owners With Lots of Guns Tend to be Angry, Unstable, Impulsive
Gun research is scarce so when it does come out progressive gun regulation advocates have to report on it accurately.
33
Lindsey Graham Blows A Gasket Over Iran Deal, Accuses Obama Of ‘Declaring War On Israel’
Senator Lindsey Graham (R) overreacted to the historic Iran deal on Tuesday morning, accusing President Obama of waging war against Israel.
1
Lawsuit Filed Against Walmart For Refusing Health Care Coverage For Same-Sex Spouses
The suit claims that Walmart violated gender discrimination laws by denying health insurance to spouses of legally married gay employees.
71
The New Bogus Video Attack On Planned Parenthood Is Stupid Even By Conservative Standards
Another ridiculously edited video offered up as proof that Planned Parenthood is selling body parts. Conservatives expected this to catch on like it’s 2010.
17
A National Outrage: Your Tax Dollars Pay For Damaging Religiously Based Crisis Pregnancy Centers
A yearlong investigation into crisis pregnancy centers reveals a network of anti-abortion, anti-birth control, and anti-sex extremists that is not only funded with your tax dollars, but is often the only option.
30
Republicans Crushed As Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Support Obama On Iran Deal
Republicans who are trying to stop President Obama’s Iran deal suffered an immediate crushing blow as influential Senate liberals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders both made statements supporting the President’s diplomatic efforts.
12
Democrats On The Hill Are Ready For Hillary As Pelosi Touts Clinton’s Historic Preparation
Pelosi introduced Sec. Clinton saying, “… when she enters the Oval Office, she would be one of the most prepared people to do so in recent history.”
34
John Boehner Wigs Out Over Iran Deal And Issues Completely Meaningless Threats
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) lost his mind after President Obama’s announcement of a landmark deal with Iran, saying “We will do everything we can to stop” a bad deal that paves the way to a nuclear Iran.
32
Obama Drops The Hammer And Vows To Veto All Republican Attempts To Block Iran Deal
President Obama didn’t just threaten to veto the disapproval resolution of the Iran deal that the Republican-led Congress is likely to pass. The President vowed to veto ANY attempts by Republicans to block the deal that will prevent Iran from developing their own nuclear weapons.
6
President Obama’s Full Remarks On Historic Iran Deal
President Obama announced the Iran deal early Monday morning from the State room, saying that two years of negotiations had achieved what decades of animosity has not, “a comprehensive, long-term deal with Iran that will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
33
Scott Walker Says Poverty Pay Is A Living Wage
It is likely that Walker’s idea that poverty wages are living wages came directly from the Kochs, who see American workers as peasants
15
If We’re all Americans, Why Does Trump Treat Some of Us Like Chumps?
Just don’t expect the GOP to treat you like an American if you’re black, a woman, gay, a Muslim, or poor, or came across our Southern border
9
GOP Donors Preferred The Dumbed Down 2012 Rick Perry To The New Improved Rick Perry
Rick Perry raised just 1.07 million dollars in the 2nd quarter of 2015. In 2012, he raised 17 million during his 1st quarter of fundraising.
15
Trump Reportedly Tells Hollywood Audience We Should Have Invaded Mexico Instead Of Iraq
Donald Trump reportedly told an audience of Hollywood conservatives that the United States should have invaded Mexico instead of Iraq.
36
You Could Almost See The Koch Lips Moving As Scott Walker Announced His Run For President
Scott Walker announced his campaign for president by repeating almost word for word the top priorities of the Koch brothers.
10
Jeb Bush Is Promoting The Koch-Republican Job-Killing Economic Agenda
Bush, like every Republican, ignores the truth about American labor and his pathetic attempt to walk back his assault on workers fooled no-one considering it is his Party that has waged a brutal war on American workers for years.
48
Scott Walker’s Campaign Launch Disaster: Video Shows Tiny Crowd Lining Up For Event
A video from the scene of Scott Walker’s campaign launch reveals a very small crowd gathering to support the Republican presidential hopeful as he launches his run for the White House.
15
President Obama Makes History By Granting The Most Commutations In a Single Day
Making history as the president to grant the most commutations in a single day since former President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Obama granted clemency on Monday to 46 nonviolent drug offenders
27
Donald Trump Jumps The Stupid Shark By Promising to Kick Escaped Drug Lord’s A$$
Donald Trump jumps the stupid shark with claims that he will kick El Chapo’s a$$.
17
Hillary Clinton Levels Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Marco Rubio During Economic Speech
Hillary Clinton didn’t just offer her vision for the American economy during a speech on the economy. She also called out Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Marco Rubio.
31
The AFL-CIO Rises Up And Takes Apart Scott Walker With Just One Sentence
Hours before Governor Scott Walker’s (R-WI) impending announcement that he is seeking the presidency, the AFL-CIO issued their statement on and it is only one sentence long, “Scott Walker is a national disgrace.”
69
With A Stroke Of His Pen, President Obama Renders Hobby Lobby Ruling Obsolete
According to the Catholic justices’ ruling, the Obama Administration ‘must’ provide an accommodation for “religious” for-profit corporations and on Friday, President Obama did just that in response to the High Court’s decision. In fact, what President Obama did was effectively neuter the Hobby Lobby ruling and ensure that all women, even those employed by ‘religious corporations,’ will still have birth control covered at no cost to them; even if their evangelical employers object and refuse to provide it.
20
Every Republican Candidate is Campaigning Against the Year 2008
The world Republicans are campaigning against doesn’t exist. It hasn’t existed since 2008 and they’re 7 years too late to save the economy
20
Obama Passes Rule To Guarantee Birth Control Coverage For All Working Women
The Obama administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued a rule that will guarantee all working women access to contraceptive coverage, even if their employers express religious objections to providing that coverage.
28
Spineless Coward John Boehner Refuses To Condemn Donald Trump’s Racism
When he was asked about Donald Trump, Speaker of the House John Boehner refused to speak out against the Republican presidential candidate’s racist comments.
58
Chuck Todd Gets It Wrong And Defends Cheating Ted Cruz For Buying His Own Book
On Meet The Press, under the disguise of breaking down the publishing primary, Chuck Todd defended Ted Cruz as he left out key facts and called the exclusion of Cruz from the NYT bestseller list “conspicuous.”
22
Bernie Sanders Destroys John Boehner After Speaker Calls Him Out Of The Mainstream
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders destroyed John Boehner with facts after the Speaker called him out of the political mainstream on CBS’s Face The Nation.
23
Lindsey Graham Admits That Trump Is Telling Hispanics Exactly What Republicans Think Of Them
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is running for his party’s presidential nomination, was trying to lead Republicans out of the hate-filled rhetorical quicksand that has propelled “wrecking ball” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to the top of the polls, when he inadvertently admitted on CNN’s State of the Union that what Trump was doing wrong was telling Hispanics “exactly what we think of you”.
14
Mitch McConnell’s Fox News Interview Shows Why Fox Viewers Are Ignorant and Uninformed
Mitch McConnell’s Fox News Sunday interview was a perfect example of why Fox News viewers are ignorant, uninformed, and filled with misinformation.
29
As Trump Calls Him Stupid, Jeb Complains President Obama Uses Big Words
“Big syllable words and lots of fancy conferences and meetings and – We’re not leading. That creates chaos. It creates a more dangerous world”
27
The Scumbags Support Trump As Fan Calls Female Protester “Just A Piece of A$$”
A man in line to see Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talk called a female protester who was clearly not happy about Trump’s hate speech “just a piece of ass.”
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Jeb Bush Beware: Trump’s Know Nothing Populism Is A Hit With Conservatives In Phoenix
From a policy standpoint, its hard to take Donald Trump’s presidential campaign seriously. Trump’s ideas, like for example, building a wall and having Mexico pay for it, are clownishly naive and logistically impractical. Yet for all his ego-stroking, self-congratulatory rhetoric and his absurd policy prescriptions, Donald Trump is striking a chord with frustrated and anxious conservative…
34
Donald Trump in Phoenix is All About Jingoism and Self Love
In a stark contrast with Bernie Sanders’ appearances, Trump was less interested in the issues than in convoluted stories and justifications for his behavior.
16
Insanity Defined: Why the Interminable GOP Primary Season is a Win for the Left
The experience of the 2016 voter is already a battered one, abused by the rhetorical swill of 14 official candidates representing the GOP
25
Trump Gathers in the Haters for Bizarre Speech in Las Vegas
Donald Trump revealed his conviction that the Mexican government is behind exporting to the US all the criminals from a country he loves
7
President Obama Designates Three More National Monuments, Brings His Total In Office To 19
On Friday, President Barack Obama designated three new National Monuments in the Western United States.
28
Ted Cruz’s Caught In A Lie As He Has No Proof That He Did Not Buy His Own Books
After being accused of printing a false story by the Ted Cruz presidential campaign, PoliticusUSA asked Cruz to provide proof that he or one of his super PACs did not buy his own books. The result has been complete silence from the Cruz campaign.
7
Chants Of USA USA Echo Through South Carolina Capitol As Confederate Flag Comes Down
High emotions and heavy security accompanied the event, as the flag which was flown above the state house before it was moved in 2000 to the grounds to fly next to a Confederate Soldier Monument, was taken down. As it came down, the crowd chanted U-S-A, U-S-A.
16
Don’t Believe GOP Criticism – Donald Trump Speaks For The Party And The Base
Donald Trump’s truly vicious remarks targeting Hispanic immigrants exposed conservative racism that permeates the Republican base
20
Adam Smith in 1776 Showed Rush Limbaugh, Not the Pope, to be the Real Clown
Rush Limbaugh calls the Pope a clown for opposing unfettered capitalism, but even the father of capitalism, Adam Smith, warned of its evils
7
US Senators Introduce Bill To Ease Banking Restrictions For Legal Marijuana Dispensaries
Six U.S. Senators introduced a bill that would make it easier for legal marijuana businesses to use banks for their transactions.
5
Friday Fox Follies – The Trump Bump
Is Donald J. Trump the Manchurian Candidate, here to assassinate any semblance of an orderly election process? If so Fox “News” can proudly say, “We built that.”
9
Bob McDonnell Inches Closer To His Prison Cell After Appeals Court Upholds His Conviction
The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld former GOP Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s conviction on 11 counts of corruption.
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Military Analysts Warn That Donald Trump’s Deranged Plan to Bomb Iraq Oil Fields Is Trouble
Donald Trump’s “solution” to ISIL sounds a lot like the Bush Cheney solution, but on steroids. His idea is to bomb “the hell” out of the oil fields in Iraq.
