“Do you believe the hospital has a right to refuse to treat me on the basis of race, and that the government has no moral or legal imperative to require the hospital to treat me? … For the record, after a brief silence, my radio caller acknowledged that while the death of someone like me… Continue reading Why aren’t you willing to die for my liberty?
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N.R.A. Magazine Draws Criticism for ‘Target Practice’ Headline With Photo of Pelosi and Giffords
“The photo, taken last month at an announcement about proposed legislation to expand background checks for firearms purchases, carried the headline in large letters: “Target Practice.”” They are about killing people, not defending the Constitution. They want guns to go after liberals and kill them. They keep telling us that. Stop taking them at their… Continue reading N.R.A. Magazine Draws Criticism for ‘Target Practice’ Headline With Photo of Pelosi and Giffords
Wingnut Welfare Queen SE Cupp Defends Sarah Isgur’s quest to be a Wingnut Welfare Queen
“”I know Sarah for a long time,” Cupp said. “And I’ve worked with her in all of her capacities, when she was at the House, when she was at the DOJ, when she was running a presidential campaign. And she’s a professional. She is very smart, lovely to work with. She’s loyal.”” The key part… Continue reading Wingnut Welfare Queen SE Cupp Defends Sarah Isgur’s quest to be a Wingnut Welfare Queen
Fox & Friends host says Ocasio-Cortez’s staff salary plans ‘socialism and communism on display’
Fox is acting in bad faith here. If AOC didn’t work to make sure every staffer had a living wage they would have called her a hypocrite. There is nothing she can do that FOX will not cover in the more unflattering and unfair way possible. Let’s stop pretending this is honest criticism. “”Fox &… Continue reading Fox & Friends host says Ocasio-Cortez’s staff salary plans ‘socialism and communism on display’
New Hampshire Law Illegally Targets Young Voters Ahead of 2020 Primary
The GOP doesn’t want Democrats to vote and they are willing to lie cheat and steal to keep minority rule. “By requiring people to pay up to hundreds of dollars in vehicle registration fees if they register to vote, the law unconstitutionally restricts voting rights and, in particular, targets New Hampshire’s students and young people… Continue reading New Hampshire Law Illegally Targets Young Voters Ahead of 2020 Primary
The Real Origins of the Religious Right
Worth reading ever word from top to bottom. There has been too much revisionist history from the religious right. “it wasn’t until 1979—a full six years after Roe—that evangelical leaders, at the behest of conservative activist Paul Weyrich, seized on abortion not for moral reasons, but as a rallying-cry to deny President Jimmy Carter a… Continue reading The Real Origins of the Religious Right
concern troll veterans of the drone war
Air Force budget documents show a 63 percent increase in Hellfire purchases in Trump’s 2017 budget and another 20 percent increase in the most recent budget request. During the election I heard so many people concern trolls warn me about the horrors of the future Clinton administration. The drones they say. The dems used to… Continue reading concern troll veterans of the drone war
Almost Half Of Voters Are Dead Set Against Voting For Trump
The math doesn’t look good for Trump. “Eight percent said they would probably vote for someone else, but 47 percent said they would definitely vote for someone else. In total, that’s 55 percent of respondents who seemed unlikely to vote for Trump.” From: fivethirtyeight.com
The Real Governments of Blue America
Paul Krugman correctly summarizes why the Republican party can not solve the problems they promise to solve. “they have systematically deprived themselves of the ability to analyze policies and learn from evidence, because hard thinking might lead someone to question received doctrine.” From: nytimes.com
Sorry, Republicans. You can’t call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass.
They don’t actually care about what the governor did. This is an opportunity to score points and accuse liberals of hypocrisy. That’s the only reason why the right is interested in this story. “But while Democrats, and decent people everywhere, have a right to demand that Northam step down, Republicans who continue to support a… Continue reading Sorry, Republicans. You can’t call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass.