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Going to the Chapel……..
Well, in less than six months time, the gay community has scored another victory. In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Proposition 8 was unconstitutional. It also upheld a decision that the original trial judge was not biased in deciding the case because he is gay.
7Feb2012 | MJ | 0 comments | Continued
Sign the Petition, Send Them Back to the Rock They Should Be Hiding Under
On Facebook, there is a page called “One Million Moms”. This is an effort by the American Family Association that exists to mobilize conservative women to push back on advertising and products that they think are too gay friendly — or as they put it “standing up for their children”. This Facebook page is a cesspool of hate speech, mostly focused on gay people, but if you are The Other, you are not spared here. This group recently has started campaigning against JC Penney, who is advertising on the Ellen DeGeneres show.
6Feb2012 | cassandra_m | 4 comments | Continued
Super Bowl Cartoons
I draw for a lot of different newspapers in the area. So check out a couple of cartoons about today’s Super Bowl…
5Feb2012 | Rob Tornoe | 10 comments | Continued
Breaking: Komen Caves, Will Fund Planned Parenthood
The Susan G. Komen foundation announced that it will reverse its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, apologizing for “recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives.”
3Feb2012 | pandora | 30 comments | Continued
New Jobs Numbers Better Than Expected
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread in the private sector, with large employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. Government employment changed little over the month.
3Feb2012 | pandora | 5 comments | Continued
The Komen Fiasco Keeps Getting Bigger… And Bigger
What a public relations disaster. You’d think Komen would have a better spokeswoman, but alas…
Via TPM:
“Well, let me just for the record tell you, Karen did not have anything to do with this decision,” Brinker responded. “This was decided at the board level and also by our mission, Andrea.” Binker said that the [...]
Eugene Robinson Asks “Why Does Mitt Romney Want To Be President?”
Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul have all laid out bold visions — more properly, hallucinations — of where they would take the country. But where is Romney’s shining city on a hill? What’s his “compassionate conservatism,” his “hope and change”? What is it that Mitt Romney, deep in his heart or down in his gut, really believes in?
31Jan2012 | pandora | 19 comments | Continued
My Thoughts On Last Night’s GOP Debate
I’ve always known Mitt Romney was going to be the nominee – whether the Republican base wanted him or not. They don’t, btw. That said, he may wrap it up sooner than later. So what happened last night…
27Jan2012 | pandora | 20 comments | Continued
Me No Speaka Da English
Apparently, you need to speak the Queen’s English in order to run for office in Arizona. At least that’s what some county judge ruled in Yuma today.
27Jan2012 | MJ | 7 comments | Continued
Here They Go Again… GOP’s 37,586th Debate
Will Newt bring an ice bucket? Yes, I will be watching, because… because… because… I think I’m waiting for Newt to explode.
26Jan2012 | pandora | 27 comments | Continued
Soylent Green is People
My guess is that it was a slow day in the Oklahoma State Senate. Why else would this rethuglican legislator introduce this bill?
An Oklahoma Republican is pushing a bill to outlaw the use of human fetuses in food, because, as he says, “there is a potential that there are companies that are using aborted [...]
Miss Manners Would Be Appalled At Jan Brewer’s Classless Behavior
Jan Brewer obviously wasn’t raised right.
“I asked him if he had read my book, ‘Scorpions for Breakfast.’ And he said that he read an excerpt and he didn’t think that I was very cordial,” Brewer said in the phone call to KFYI’s Mike Broomhead. “I said, ‘Well, we’ll just agree to disagree.’ And [...]
George Romney And Saul Alinsky – Not Kidding
When slum organizer Saul Alinsky, with the West Side Organization’s militant Negroes and clerics, wanted to meet with the white Detroit rulers, Romney indirectly arranged the meeting, and attended. That’s not all….
25Jan2012 | pandora | 8 comments | Continued
Mitt Romney And Self-Deportation
Romney was asked how he would reconcile his pledge that, as president, he wouldn’t order mass deportations of undocumented immigrants with his promise to crack down on illegal immigration. His answer: “self-deportation.” I guess they’ll just load up their SUV, strap the dog to the top, and go somewhere else.
24Jan2012 | pandora | 11 comments | Continued
SOTU — Put Your Pundit Hat On
This evening, President Obama goes to the House and delivers his State of the Union Address, and address that is widely advertised as either a bookend to the Osawatomie speech from last month, or an extension of it.
24Jan2012 | cassandra_m | 23 comments | Continued
ANOTHER Republican Debate Open Thread
If you’re watching (NBC at 9pm)… this thread’s for you. Here are my thoughts:
Romney’s been talkin’ tough all day. Tonight he has to bring that trash talk to Newt – as he’s been promising to do all day. My first thought was that Newt would take Mitt’s attacks and shove them back down his throat, and then I thought… maybe not. Okay, hear me out. Mitt Romney absolutely stinks at attacks. His delivery is really, really bad. Perhaps Newt plays the “reasonable” guy staring in amazement at the bumbling lunatic.
23Jan2012 | pandora | 47 comments | Continued
About That “Food Stamp President” Thing…
The new thing in GOPland is calling President Obama the “Food Stamp President.” But is it true? No, as with all things, more people were on food stamps under Bush.
23Jan2012 | pandora | 8 comments | Continued
Newt Takes The Lead In Florida
I am gobsmacked. Acorrding to a new poll, Gingrich leads with 34.4% to Romney’s 25.6%. Are Floridians really going to go for Newt? It boggles the mind, especially when you look at this.
23Jan2012 | pandora | 27 comments | Continued
Gabby Giffords Resigning from Congress
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has announced that she will be resigning from Congress this week, 54 weeks after surviving an assassination attempt.
22Jan2012 | MJ | 2 comments | Continued
No One Wants To Marry Mr. Electable
Throughout this political season, the only thing Mitt Romney hasn’t flip-flopped on is his reason for his getting the nomination: Electability.
Yawn.
He is the guy that proposes to a woman and cites being a good provider as the main reason she should marry him. He then adds that he’s dependable and quickly points out how passion is over-rated and not a good foundation for a marriage. Now, all of this may be true, depending on who Mr. Electable is proposing, but for most people it just doesn’t cut it.
22Jan2012 | pandora | 3 comments | Continued
South Carolina Primary Open Thread
Should be an interesting evening. Maybe they’ll lose some votes and declare Rmoney the winner.
Polls close at 7pm.
South Carolina Primary Predictions
My best guess is that Newt beats Romney by 7 points.
Gingrich: 38%
Romney: 31%
Paul: 14%
Santorum: 12%
Consider this… If Romney loses tonight, Mr. Inevitable will be 1 for 3.
Newt – Answer the Friggin Question
In typical teabag-rethuglican manner, Newt Gingrich, who is closing in on a win in tomorrow’s primary in South Carolina, attacked CNN newsman and debate anchor John King for asking a legitimate question about his ex-wife’s interview with ABC News.
20Jan2012 | MJ | 5 comments | Continued
Romney Doesn’t Want To Give Obama A Present
Romney says “I’ll release [my tax returns] on April 15, and the reason is very simple: I want to beat Barack Obama. I don’t want to give the Democrats a nice little present of having multiple releases. We’re going to have one release.”
This really makes no sense… unless it really is a gift.
Romney National Support Collapsing
>Gallup’s Editor-in-chief Frank Newport appeared on MSNBC to talk about the polling organization’s national tracking poll of the GOP primary race, which is changing rapidly in the last few days of the campaign for South Carolina. Newport said when their new data comes out at 1 pm eastern, “…we’ll see this gap closing more. Romney was up 23 points over Newt Gingrich. Now it will be down about ten points, so clearly things are collapsing.
20Jan2012 | pandora | 2 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
