May 2012
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“I figured a way out — a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers. But I...”
– North Carolina pastor Charles Worley (via think-progress)
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“The simple fact was that he had done something wrong, and at the end of a long...”
– The New York Times, “Leading Psychiatrist Apologizes for Study Supporting Gay ‘Cure’” (via inothernews)
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“I don’t know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America. But...”
– Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado), speaking to supporters. Coffman later said he “misspoke.” (via officialssay)
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“This was not a loss to the taxpayers of America; this was a loss to shareholders...”
– Mitt Romney defends JP Morgan’s $3 billion loss (number revised from $2 billion). (via think-progress)
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“Back in high school I did some dumb things and if anybody was hurt by that or...”
– Mitt Romney, apologizing for leading his prep school classmates in an assault on a student they thought was gay. Did we say “apologizing”? Maybe that’s not the right word. (via motherjones)
Yet, nobody can produce examples of Romney’s good deeds from that time? When he actually helped...
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“My religion compels me to be against discrimination of every kind.”
– Nancy Pelosi on marriage equality (via think-progress)
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“Understated in the Postal Service’s financial report of today is one...”
– Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Postal Service reported quarterly losses
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Alright Romney's on at 1:20 PST for his response
I expect:
“traditional marriage”
“will of the people”
“divisive politics” / “dividing the nation”
“disrespecting states rights”
“Jobs” / “economy”
“politicizing”
“religious freedom” / something about priests being forced to marry people
I’d make a bingo card but he’s on in 4 minutes…
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“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (via think-progress)
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“I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying...”
– Joe Biden becomes the highest-ranking official to endorse same-sex marriage. (viathink-progress)
David Axelrod on Twitter: What VP said-that all married couples should have exactly the same legal rights-is precisely POTUS’s position.
(via joshsternberg)
^ Check out what Obama’s said on this. It’s...
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What EVERYONE should know about the secretive... →
MORE FACTS AT THE LINK about the group’s attempt to do to Barack Obama what the Swift Boat Veterans did to Kerry’s 2004 campaign.
In four days, the first ad by Veterans For A Strong America garnered almost 1 million view on Youtube. [YouTube, 5/1/12]
The group’s sole employee and founder is coordinating with key Islamophobic figures on the far-right.[ThinkProgress,2/12/12;For The Common...
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Howard Dean Criticizes Michele Bachmann's Claim... →
“Frankly, Michele Bachmann has never had much command of the facts and that shows us exactly why,” Dean said on “Face the Nation,” in response to Bachmann’s claim that female voters would turn out for Romney. “Women are terrified of what the Republicans are talking about. They’re talking about basically stripping away their ability to have insurance pay for their birth control pills.”
Dean...
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Crazy Weather to America: Get It Yet? →
After a year with a record number of multi-billion dollar weather disasters, seven in 10 Americans now believe that “global warming is affecting the weather.”
New data released last month by researchers at Yale and George Mason universities show that a lot of Americans are growing far more concerned about climate change, precisely because they’re drawing the links between freaky...
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“Viagra is a wonderful medical advancement in that can help couples with sexual...”
– Minnesota Senator Paul Gazelka (R) calls viagra a drug for life, but sponsored an anti-abortion bill that limits women’s health choices. (via think-progress)
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The unfortunate facts about veteran poverty →
think-progress:
Nearly one in seven homeless adults are veterans.
More than 4 in 10 homeless veterans are unsheltered.
1.5 million veterans are at risk of homelessness
Almost half of homeless veterans were African American in 2008.
30.2 percent of veterans ages 18 to 24 were unemployed in 2011.
More than 33,000 veterans were housed since 2009 by the Department of Housing and Urban...
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April 2012
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“Governor Romney calls the President out of touch. Hey, how many of y’all have a...”
– VP Biden in New Hampshire today
(via barackobama)
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Anonymous asked: I'm looking for products made by Koch brothers.
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NBC News confirms: Rick Santorum will suspend his...
WatchSo, there are good people in the world…. And who is credited? Humanity not God.