Category Archives: Politics

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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Two Conservative Views on Newtown and Gun Control

Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Check out these disgusting remarks from Minnesota conservative radio host Bob Davis: I have something I want to say to the victims of Newtown, or any other shooting. I don’t care if it’s here in Minneapolis or anyplace else. Just … Continue reading →

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Rand Paul: Ego-Driven Politics

Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Tea Party darling, Libertarian (when it suits his agenda), and legend-in-his-own-mind Senator Rand Paul famously took heat from his Republican colleagues for his 13 hour filibuster on drones: John McCain: The country needs more senators who care about liberty, but … Continue reading →

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George Will: ‘Conservatism Begins With Facing Facts’

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by Ken

George Will is a regular on Abc’s Sunday morning talk program.  This week the panel discussed immigration reform and Will, arguing the pro reform side, actually said: ”conservatism begins with facing facts’’. Of course Will is laughably wrong about conservatism’s relationship with facts.  Conservatism … 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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Conservative Strategy to Confuse the Public on Their Racism

Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Brad Paisley is in the news this week for releasing a song entitled “Accidental Racist”. The title seems to imply that people like him are being unfairly labeled “racist”. We’ve all seen the complaints in blog comments by right-wingers claiming … Continue reading →

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Weekend Pet Blogging – Whitey

Posted on Sunday, April 7, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Last week, I posted on the 4 emaciated, stray kittens that showed up on my property the previous summer. I raised them on the porch in the hopes of someday finding them a home. In last week’s post I gave … Continue reading →

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Righty Poutrage Assuaged By Referencing A Dictionary

Posted on Saturday, April 6, 2013 by Ken

President Obama gave a speech about the gun safety measures he (and vast majorities of the American people) want to pass and one of the things he said has been the cause of much furor and consternation from the rightwing maniacs.  While … Continue reading →

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Seriously? They Didn’t See This Coming?

Posted on Thursday, April 4, 2013 by Cindy Rose

What do you get when you propose bills that divert public school dollars to private religious schools? In Tennessee you get a bunch of bumpkins scrambling to find a way to keep that money from going to Islamic schools. The … Continue reading →

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The GOP Road to 2016, One Fool at a Time: Scott Walker

Posted on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Wisconsin’s little twerp of a Governor is writing his memoir, which is leading many to believe he”l make a bid for the GOP nomination in 2016. Not for nothin’, but if I was a Republican I’d want a Presidential candidate … Continue reading →

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