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Wondering why the President and Republicans keep referring to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as “the accuser” as if she has no name?
Republicans have a history of painting women as “accuser” instead of “victim.” They’ve even tried to make this law. Republican state Rep Bobby Franklin of Georgia wrote a bill in 2011 to change the language from “victim” to the more hostile “accuser” in rape, stalking and domestic violence cases.
We are already well on our way to becoming a 13th century-ish, Islamic State-like apparatus of repression
The big news this week was about fake newsmen Brian Williams and Jon Stewart and -- wouldn't you know it -- Fox "News" had fingerprints at both scenes of the crime.
What makes newspapers actions more despicable is that they are not owned by the Kochs, but they are using so-called "opinion and editorial" pages to promote Republican candidates, and push Kochs brother ideology and vision for America as the country's salvation.
Ferguson is not as isolated incident. It never was. What Ferguson is and will continue to be is a microcosm of the relationship between large segments of the population and their views of local law enforcement.
Lately, Republicans and members of the news media have pounced on comments made by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding her family's financial situation after her husband, ex-President Bill Clinton, left the White House. It isn't working.
A poll released Tuesday by the Public Religion Research Institute shows that a large majority of Americans support a path to citizenship for immigrants who are in the United States illegally.
On Tuesday, Lord Christopher Monckton, a contributor for World Net Daily, penned an article for the far-right website complaining about the mainstream media and how it is too far to the left. He suggests a new far-right network.
Joseph Farah wishes to point out that useful as Fox News is, it isn't WND, the home of wingnut excess.
The panic of some of the left after the first debate has eased into the realization that President Obama is in a good position to win a second term.
The President, a man of nuance and policy, is squaring off tonight against Mitt Romney who's armed with zingers and evasions.
CNN is ignoring the petition to fire Erick Erickson over his tweet calling the women speaking at the DNC the 'Vagina Monologues'.