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100 days of Reproductive Justice under Obama

April 29, 2009

Here’s a slide show on reproductive accomplishments (and failures) during Obama’s first 100 days:

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Reid chastises people for disliking DINOs

March 27, 2009

Harry Reid has decided to address the outrage some of us have expressed over Democratic senators organizing against the party.  And being the rotten fucking coward that he is, this is what he said (via: Think Progress):
I think it’s very unwise and not helpful," Reid said Friday morning. "These groups should leave them alone. It’s [...]

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She calls that bacon?!?

March 19, 2009

My morning ritual consists of getting a big cup of coffee, going outside to have a smoke & reading the editorial page in the Chronicle.  More often than not, the letters frustrate me.
Such was not the case this morning thanks to John Grothues who wrote in about the principled stands our esteemed politicians such as [...]

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Democrats organize against Obama

March 18, 2009

The Senate DINO’s have decided to formally unite against Obama:

The members are:
“Leading the new group are Democratic Sens. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Tom Carper of Delaware and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas… [O]thers joining the group are Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Mary [...]

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Obama must enjoy pissing off wackadoodle Christians

March 11, 2009

He’s lifted the ban on embryonic stem cell research, is working on revoking the conscientious objector clause for medical personnel and he’s also established a new post in the state department for international women’s issues (source):
US President Barack Obama announced Friday the creation of a new foreign policy position designed to tackle global women’s issues.
Obama [...]

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Why do they hate post-born babies?

February 6, 2009

If there’s one thing conservatives love to whine about it is the ‘pre-born babies’ that are ‘murdered’ every day in America.  So you’d think they’d actually give a fuck or two about ‘post-born babies’, right?
Wrong. Greg Sargent got his hands on a list of things they would like eliminated or reduced from the stimulus package:
Eliminations:
Head [...]

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most biased of them all?

January 29, 2009

If you’re one to pay attention to the major news networks, you may have noticed they’ve been covering Obama’s stimulus plan, which the Republicans really, really despise.
Guess which one has been extremely biased towards the Republicans point of view?
If you’re thinking Fox News, you’d be wrong.  CNN takes the title for the most biased with [...]

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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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The Cleanup Begins

January 21, 2009

According to CNN, Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel sent a memo out yesterday halting all pending regulations until Obama’s administration reviews them:
White House officials tell CNN Obama Chief Staff of Staff Rahm Emanuel sent a memo Tuesday to all agencies and departments of the federal government. The memo halts further consideration of pending regulations [...]

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It’s almost over, folks!

January 17, 2009

And what better way to celebrate than to look back on some of the greatest moments in presidential speeches:

A part of me understands that a lot of the above has more than a little to do with class warfare, but damnit all, despite my disagreement with our soon to be president Barack Obama, I’m so [...]

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