Romney's Foreign Policy Stance In Shambles?

Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 7:21 AM EDT (Little Green Footballs)

Where does GOP presumptive nominee Mitt Romney stand on foreign policy? That’s a question that even his advisers are asking. He went and said that we shouldn’t negotiate with the Taliban and that we should defeat the Taliban, even as many of his advisers and su …

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At Least They Didn't Call Them Sluts.

Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 1:06 PM EDT (Digby's Blog)

So, the Catholic hierarchy is going after nuns and Girl Scouts.Seriously. And much of is apparently because they mention such heretical groups as Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam in their materials. Also seriously. 

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Little Green Footballs - Stephen Colbert Interviews Texas School Board Creationist Don McLeroy

Seeded on Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:41 AM EDT (Little Green Footballs)

On the Stephen Colbert show, here’s young earth creationist Don McLeroy, the fanatic appointed to the Texas State Board of Education by Rick Perry, and subject of many a post at LGF. Weep for the future of America, because McLeroy’s stunning anti-science ignorance  …

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Mom Removed from Boy Scouts For Being Gay

Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:21 PM EDT

Inspiring. Yeah, I know...it's 8 minutes long. But watch it anyway. It's worth 8 minutes of your life...

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The truth about Arizona's immigration law - CNN.com

Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:25 PM EDT (CNN)

The left says it's about racism and political extremism; the right claims the issues are border security and public safety. Wrong. In the two years since Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law, it's become clear that this law, and the debate over it, are really about three th …

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Is the tea party still relevant? - The Washington Post

Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:57 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Is the tea party breaking up?

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U.S. News - Catholic nuns group 'stunned' by Vatican scolding for 'radical feminist' ideas

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:04 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

A prominent U.S. Catholic nuns group said it was "stunned" that the Vatican reprimanded it for spending too much time on poverty and social justice concerns and not enough on abortion and gay marriage. In a stinging report on Wednesday, the Vatican said the Leadership Confer …

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Catholic Priest Receives Standing Ovation For Shunning Anti-Marriage Equality Petition Drive | ThinkProgress

Seeded on Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:06 PM EDT (Think Progress)

At least six Catholic parishes in Washington state have ignored the Seattle Archbishop’s call to gather signatures for a referendum repealing the state’s recently-enacted marriage equality law, calling the effort “hurtful and seriously divisive in our communit …

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Shocking rape video goes viral in South Africa - CNN.com

Seeded on Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:17 AM EDT (CNN)

Johannesburg (CNN) -- South Africans woke up on Wednesday morning to the claim that a group of Soweto youths had filmed themselves raping a 17-year-old girl believed to be mentally ill. The suspects, aged between 14 and 20, were arrested Tuesday morning and charged with k …

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Tea People: Face it. The Party's Over. Go Home.

Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:23 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

In the new poll, 41 percent of Americans support the tea party, and 45 percent oppose it, similar numbers to those in polls throughout the past year. As in previous polling, strong opponents outnumber strong supporters by 2 to 1. But half express less intense feeling either way …

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Allen West: I’ve ‘Heard’ That Up To 80 House Dems Are Members Of The Communist Party

Seeded on Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:05 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

At a campaign town hall event on Tuesday, the Palm Beach Post reports, West declared that he’s “heard” that up to 80 House Democrats are members of the Communist Party. However, he would not name any specific people.

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U.S. News - Student booted from pageant over gay marriage remark

Seeded on Thu Apr 5, 2012 10:12 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Kearian Giertz said he was being spontaneous and honest by responding to the question, “Where do you see yourself in 10 years from now?” “And, I ended it with, hopefully, 10 years from now gay marriage will be legal in California, and I left it at that,&rdquo …

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Tucson's Mexican-American Studies Ban - The Daily Show

Seeded on Tue Apr 3, 2012 12:48 PM EDT (Video: Q & O | The Daily Show | Comedy Central)

Al Madrigal travels to Arizona, where the powerful evidence of hearsay convinced the Tucson school board to ban Mexican-American studies programs. Unbelievable.  Un.  Fffing.  Believable.  

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President Obama surprises deaf student by signing to him

Seeded on Mon Apr 2, 2012 9:20 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

President Obama took a deaf student by surprise last week by speaking to him in sign language.  Stephon Williams, a 26-year-old student from Prince George’s Community College, was standing in line after an event on energy policy in Maryland when he managed to catc …

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Sarah Palin to Co-Host 'Today'

Seeded on Mon Apr 2, 2012 8:56 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Sarah Palin has signed up to co-host the “Today” show this week according to NBC.com.  According to a message posted on the network’s website, Palin “will reveal a different side of her than you’ve seen before.” The former vice-pre …

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Companies No Longer Advertising On Rush Limbaugh

Seeded on Sun Apr 1, 2012 10:57 AM EDT (Pinterest)

A pretty impressive array of FORMER advertisers for the king of right wing ranting...

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Tragic Story: Wrongly Accused of Child Abuse, Murder/Suicide of Parents

Seeded on Sun Apr 1, 2012 9:34 AM EDT (The Denver Post)

Opened the Sunday Denver Post, and cried about this.  

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Obama Campaign Erases State Lines

Seeded on Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:49 PM EDT (Basil Marceaux For Governor Of Tennessee! [VIDEO])

How much more do women pay for health insurance? Fairness Meets Federalism In One Obama Campaign Chart. Supporters say: “Equality and fairness!” Opponents say: “Hey, what happened to all those state lines?

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GM pulls funding from climate-denying Heartland Institute | The Raw Story

Seeded on Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:46 AM EDT (Raw Story)

General Motors, the world’s largest carmaker, has confirmed that it is pulling funding from the Heartland Institute, an ultra-conservative thinktank known for its scepticism about climate change. The decision by the GM Foundation to halt its support for Heartland after 2 …

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Now it's official: beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder

Seeded on Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:17 PM EDT (Raw Story)

French scientists say they have confirmed the folklore that a glass in your hand will make you feel sexier, smarter and funnier, even when others privately think you are a turkey. Psychologists led by Laurent Begue at the Pierre-Mendes France University in the southeastern cit …

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Educators assail Tenn. bill seeking to exile legal immigrants from schools

Seeded on Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:19 PM EDT (Raw Story)

The nation’s largest non-union teacher association on Thursday attacked a new bill in the Tennessee legislature for a provision that would prohibit the state’s charter schools from hiring too many legal immigrants, in what at least one conservative group apparently  …

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Santorum Undermines His Main Argument

Seeded on Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:00 AM EDT (Talking Points Memo)

“I’ll do whatever is necessary to help our country,” Santorum said when asked if he’d consider joining a Romney ticket.

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The Right's 'Freedom Fetish'-It's Bogus.

Seeded on Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:46 AM EDT (The Daily Beast)

I defy anyone to name for me a specific and precise freedom that Obama has taken away from the American people. You can’t. When they’re not just invented out of whole cloth by multi-millionaire propagandists, all such laments are based on ignorance about what freedo …

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Book burning, Arizona Style.

Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:24 AM EDT

Arizona.  They just can't get far enough from the political center.  Is this really still part of the United States of America?

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Birthers Sue California Over Candidate Eligibility

Seeded on Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:29 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- People who believe President Barack Obama was born in Africa have filed a lawsuit demanding California's secretary of state verify the eligibility of presidential candidates before allowing them on the November ballot. The suit was filed by Republican pri …

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    So, the Catholic hierarchy is going after nuns and Girl Scouts.Seriously. And much of is apparently because they mention such heretical groups as Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam in their materials. Also seriously. 

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