Category Archives: Activists

Congress Excludes Women from Women’s Reproductive Rights Panel – Again!

Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Emily’s List alerted us to something I never thought would happen again (when will these guys learn?): Is it deja vu? Nope. It’s real life and really terrifying. Today, a panel of only men in the House of Representatives is … Continue reading →

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‘Miscarriage’ of Justice – VA GOP eyes Mark Obenshain for AG

Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013 by Amanda Sheppard

Virginia GOP this past weekend nominated Sen. Mark Obenshain to replace tea partier Ken Cuccinelli as the state’s attorney general.  If they succeed it will be yet another devastating blow to women’s rights. Obenshain has already tried to pass laws … Continue reading →

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Will South Carolina Voters Choose the Adulterer… Again?

Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 by Cindy Rose

“Family Values”, a favored mantra among Conservatives, has been exposed over the last year and a half as having nothing to do with family at all; it is now simply political code for anti-gay marriage (Probably another Luntz invention), as … Continue reading →

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4 DEAD IN OHIO…

Posted on Saturday, May 4, 2013 by Annie Walker-Leonard

NEW YORK TIMES actual HEADLINES KENT STATE SHOOTINGS  

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Bigots Cry for Tolerance

Posted on Friday, May 3, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Here they go again – right-wing bigots having the nerve to use the language of their victims to defend their bigotry. During May Day demonstrations in Washington D.C. a group called White Student Union complained when they were challenged by … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Republicans Push Legislation To Protect Animal Abusers

Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Just when you thought Republicans could sink no lower, they eagerly prove you wrong. It seems that in Tennessee, helpless animals aren’t as worthy of the state’s protections as those who abuse them. Tennessee is the latest state to propose … Continue reading →

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ANONYMOUS VS. WESTBORO

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Annie Walker-Leonard

The Westboro IDIOTS are at it again… just hours after the bombing, Westboro tweeted their plans to protest the funerals of those killed in the Boston blast. “WestboroBaptist Church to picket funerals of those dead by Boston Bombs! GOD SENT … Continue reading →

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“I’d Like to Buy the World” (says) KOCH

Posted on Sunday, April 21, 2013 by Annie Walker-Leonard

“Media bias has been a favorite theme of the Right for decades, of course.-”Thomas Frank The political activities of the Koch brothers have been influencing policy for decades.  The grand puppet masters sit atop their corporate throne pulling the strings … Continue reading →

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The ACLU Does Not Speak for This Democrat

Posted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Warning: Pissed-off rant to follow … My usual favorites in the lefty news outlets and blogosphere are falling all over themselves to defend a mass murderer over some misguided attempt to stand up for civil liberties. This is just the … Continue reading →

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Conservatives Sink to New Low on Marriage Equality

Posted on Saturday, April 13, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Right-wing homophobe Bryan Fischer of the AFA played the Nazi card to defend bigots in the radical right: If you don’t believe in sodomy-based marriage, you’re not prepared to endorse and sanction sodomy-based marriage, you have no place in this … Continue reading →

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