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When Mormons attack: Illinois & Civil Unions

March 4, 2009

The Mormon Church has decided that a bill in Illinois that will be considered tomorrow morning has to be defeated. Why? Because if it is voted out of committee and passes Illinois will join the ranks of the very few states that try to recognize the rights of their gay, lesbian and transgendered citizens.
And since [...]

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Blagojevich: "I Thought About Mandela, Dr. King, And Gandhi"

January 26, 2009

You may have read about Blagojevich comparing himself to the biggest names in Civil and Human Rights, but here’s your chance to actually watch him do it:

Words fail me. Well, no they don’t. It’s absolutely fucking astounding to see a white man say something like that.  Fucking astounding.

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Monique Davis deemed "worst person" for anti-atheist tirade

April 9, 2008

Keith Olbermann’s worst person last night was none other than Rep. Monique Davis of Illinois for her anti-atheist tirade in which she stated that it was “dangerous for children” to even know of the existence of atheism and ended with ordering the target of her tirade, an atheist, out of the witness chair he was [...]

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She’s being brainwashed, but I made mine up all by myself

January 10, 2008

Dawn Sherman, a 14 year old girl in Illinois, is suing her school due to a new law that requires a moment of silence prior to the start of class. The response is pretty much what you’d expect. Dawn has been found guilty of “forcing” her alleged beliefs on others and [...]

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