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IN GOP State Rep. Bob Morris Says Girls Scouts “Radicalized Organization” that Supports Abortion, Homosexuality

February 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
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IN GOP State Rep. Bob Morris Says Girls Scouts "Radicalized Organization" that Supports Abortion, Homosexuality (Wikipedia)

Indiana GOP state Rep. Bob Morris sent a letter to fellow Republicans, calling the Girl Scouts a “radicalized organization” that supports abortion and promotes “homosexual lifestyles,” the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports. Um, this fool said he did some research on the Internet and found ”allegations that the Girl Scouts are a tactical arm of Planned Parenthood, that they allow transgender females to join, ‘just like any real girl,’ and encourage sex.” These are the morons we continue to vote into office.

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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) Bars Woman from Hearing on Birth Control

February 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) Bars Woman from Hearing on Birth Control (Wikipedia)

The GOP continues to make a mockery out of a woman’s right to choose contraception, with no women on the panel for a birth control hearing: Rep. Darrell Issa Bars Minority Witness, a Woman, on Contraception.

A Capitol Hill hearing that was supposed to be about religious freedom and a mandate that health insurers cover contraception in the United States began as an argument about whether Democrats could add a woman to the all-male panel.

“Where are the women?” the minority Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., asked early in the hearing.

She criticized the Republican committee chairman, Rep. Darrel Issa, for wanting to “roll back the fundamental rights of women to a time when the government thought what happens in the bedroom is their business.”

“We will not be forced back to that primitive era,” she said.

Issa bristled at the charge and said Democrats could not add their witness because she was not a member of the clergy, but a student at Georgetown. He also faulted Democrats for not submitting the name of the witness, Sandra Fluke, in time.

Fluke would have talked about a classmate who lost an ovary because of a syndrome that causes ovarian cysts. Georgetown, which is affiliated with the Catholic Church, does not insure birth control, which is also used to treat the syndrome.

Issa said the hearing is meant to be more broadly about religious freedom and not specifically about the contraception mandate in the Health Reform law.

Another case of rich white Republican men trying to tell women what they should do with their bodies. The right wing evangelicals are loving this. It should be noted that House Democrats walked out of the hearing in protest of no women being on the panel. Um, I can’t recall a guy ever giving birth to a baby? So, what gives a man the right to hold a hearing on birth control with no women on the panel?

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Herman Cain Wants to Be Defense Secretary in Next Republican Administration

December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Herman Cain wants to be the Defense Secretary in the next Republican administration, yet he couldn’t get his facts right on foreign policy issues during his campaign.

Guess who wants to be our next Defense Secretary? Herman Cain. That’s about as funny as Donald Trump being our next president. Herman Cain told Barbara Walters that he would like to be Defense Secretary in the next Republican administration. This is coming from the man who couldn’t answer a simple question about the Iraq war, instead saying he had a lot of stuff “twirling around in my head.”

There are so many issues that would block Herman Cain from being named and confirmed as the next Defense Secretary should the Republicans prevail in the general elections. Besides the fact that he has zero experience, he also has zero credibility for any type of cabinet position.

Herman Cain: “Because if I could influence rebuilding our military as it should be, that would be a task I would consider undertaking.”

Barbara Walters reminded Cain that “it would be important to be familiar with the various countries around the world. And you have had some difficulty with that, Mr. Cain. Cain responded: “Yes, but I have been doing my homework ever since that difficulty.”

Here is a man who couldn’t defend himself against the so-called negative accusations brought by Sharon Bialek, Karen Kraushaar and his 13 year jump-off Ginger White, but wants to make decisions about defending this country militarily? Donkeys will fly first. Good one Herman Cain. Keep dreaming. I must say, the comic relief would be priceless.

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President Obama Caves to Republican Demand, Halts EPA Regulation on Smog Standards

September 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

President Barack Obama, “Caver-in-Chief,” has lived up to that moniker once again. This time, he halted a controversial proposed regulation to tighten health-based standards for smog, caving to demands of the Republicans and some business leaders. According to media reports, he overruled the Environmental Protection Agency and directed administrator Lisa Jackson to withdraw the proposal, due in part to reducing regulatory burdens and the unsteady economy. He’s getting more wishy-washy as the days go by.  Read more.

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele Says "Martin Luther King Jr. Would Be ‘Disappointed’ In Country’s Leadership"

September 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

RNC Chairman Michael Steele is at it again. He told students at a historically black Philander Smith College, in Arkansas yesterday that Martin Luther King Jr. would be disappointed with President Obama. He said, “Dr. King would be disappointed in the political leadership of this country for failing to address the least of us.” Really? I beg to differ. He needs to stop using Dr. King’s name to score political points. That’s just low and dirty. He faulted both the Democrats and the Republicans for failing to address poverty and said the GOP must take steps to win over black voters. If the GOP thinks sending this clown in to win black voters, they have wasted their precious resources. Add that with the racism being pushed by fringe elements of the Republican Party. That spells doom for the GOP attracting black voters.

Think Progress points out that a student approached the microphone and asked, “In all seriousness, I’m curious what you think that Dr. King would think about your party’s current attempts to block universal health care?” “It’s a great myth that we’re doing all this blocking. I wish we had that kind of control with the numbers, but we don’t,” Steele responded. “As I’ve said to the president many times, ‘If that’s the bill you want, vote it up or down.’”

Michael Steele, if you cared so much about poverty in this country, what do you propose to do to help the millions of people who fall below the poverty line in this country? To take it a step further, why did you have to raise the issue of poverty at a historically black college? Isn’t that a little racial too?I have yet to hear him bring this up in other venues. He has been pulling the race card lately and that will only backfire. What Dr. King would be disgusted with is your lack of decorum and effectiveness as the leader of the RNC.

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Robert McDonnell, Virginia GOP Candidate in Governor’s Race, Under Fire for Anti-Gay, Sexist Graduate Thesis

September 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

mcdonnell Robert McDonnell, Virginia GOP Candidate in Governors Race, Under Fire for Anti Gay, Sexist Graduate Thesis Another hypocrite has been outed in the GOP. The Virginia’s governor’s race was on fire yesterday over Republican Robert F. McDonnell’s graduate thesis, submitted in 1989 for a master of arts in public policy and juris doctorate in law from Regent University, in which he wrote about working women, homosexuals and fornicators. McDonnell tried to explain his views to anyone who would listen. The news of the thesis was  first reported Sunday in the Washington Post on Sunday, but the sh** hit the fan yesterday. McDonnell’s opponent, Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, may have received an early Christmas present. According to the Washington Post, in the thesis, “The Republican Party’s Vision for the Family: The Compelling Issue of The Decade,” McDonnell described working women as “detrimental” to the traditional family. He criticized a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing contraception for unmarried couples and decried the “purging” of religion from schools. He advocated character education programs in public schools to teach “traditional Judeo-Christian values,” and he criticized federal tax credits for child care expenditures because they encouraged women to enter the workforce. Remember President Obama’s science czar Paul Holdren, who once floated the idea of “forced abortions” and “compulsory sterilizations?” The right wing literally scoffed at his comments.

McDonnell has reportedly spoken by telephone to reporters for nearly 90 minutes, saying that his views have changed on many of the issues he explored as a graduate student. He also released a list of women who support his campaign. So, why are the Republicans acting as though no Democrats can change their views on positions held 20 years or more ago? Shouldn’t we all be held to the same standard? It gets better. He said that on some issues he agrees with Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D), the state’s first Catholic governor, as well as with President Obama. He says he no longer agrees with what he wrote about women in the workforce and that regardless of his personal views, he “would follow the law,” as he did as attorney general.

The only thing that may save him and his lead in the polls over Deeds and other Democrats is the state of the economy and the continued fallout from the health care reform plan, which seems to be dying a slow death. His opponents aren’t sitting by idly and allowing this “gift” to go unused. The Deeds campaign sent out a fundraising appeal with the thesis as its main focus. According to the Washington Post, the state Democratic Party produced a video, “Bob McDonnell’s Secret Blueprint for Virginia,” setting a news report about the document to driving, apocalyptic classical music.

I have many conservative views, but this man is an ultra conservative, who is trying to distance himself from his own positions on issues such as gay rights, abortions and even school prayer, so as not to offend moderate voters, who play an integral role in deciding statewide elections. Amazingly, he has disavowed his earlier flawed views on working woman and the traditional family, but has said very little on abortion and gay marriage. Mr. McDonnell, you can’t have it both ways, much as your party has done to malign President Barack Obama and others. Some fellow Republicans call this latest dust-up a hatchet job, but if the shoe was on the other foot, would they have reacted differently? I suspect not, so Mr. McDonnell ought to deal with this and move on. He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Like many in the Republican Party, and yes, let me add, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D.-NY), who should be kicked off the House Ways and Means Committee for being a liar. That’s another commentary.

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Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) Shouts at Dr. Brian Hill Over his Question About Healthcare Reform

August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The health care reform debate has brought out the worst in many people, on both sides of the aisle. It has literally set the grass roots on fire and members of congress are in the cross hairs of these attacks. Georgia Congressman David Scott blew up during an appearance at a transportation town hall meeting last week in Douglasville when a health care question came up.

“And my advice and my suggestion is to calm down and take a deep breath,” Scott told the crowd as he fielded questions.

But the advice was short lived. “Don’t come and take advantage of what these individuals have done!” Rep. Scott admonished a man in the audience in a loud voice. “You want a meeting with me on health care? I’ll give it to you!”

Dr. Brian Hill is the one who asked the question. He says he’s neither a plant nor a Republican. “I did not go to the meeting to cause any problems,” said Dr. Hill. “I went to the meeting to ask a question that was very, very important for my patients. Source: WXIA-TV

This exchange is indicative of the deeply rooted feelings many Americans have on the issue, but I believe these health care protests amount to nothing more than organized chaos and is fomenting extremists on the fringe of the Republican Party. This could have disastrous effects and I hope and pray that a politician will not be injured or even murdered for his or her stance on the issue. We can agree to disagree respectfully. The actions by the right wing amount to a mob mentality and clear misdirection. Both sides, Democrats and Republicans need to scale back their rhetoric. It isn’t helping to win public support. Demonizing the other side is counterproductive and dangerous.

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Michael Steele, RNC Leader, Says He’ll Woo African Americans to the GOP with "Fried Chicken and Potato Salad"

July 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

GOP gaffe machine extraordinaire Michael Steele is at it again. This time he says that he will woo blacks to the Republican Party with “fried chicken and potato salad.” Steele made those comments as he sat down with a group of bloggers brought together by Republican blog Hoosier Access. Of course, he forgot that we are living in a technologically advanced time and his conversation would be taped. He made the comments about wooing blacks in response to a question for a gay person of color in this clip about the GOP’s diversity outreach.

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Glenn Beck Slams Senators for Softball Questions to Sonia Sotomayor Today, But She Wasn’t Asked Any Questions on Opening Day, What an Idiot!

July 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I am amazed that an idiot like Glenn Beck could be raking in millions of dollars from anyone. He slammed the “softball questions Judge Sonia Sotomayor” was asked today. Er, one problem Glenn, she wasn’t asked any questions today, you idiot! He was visibly upset with the proceedings today. To prove his nonsensical point, he played a video montage of Democratic senators praising her in statements and not questions. Hello, the Republicans also gave statements, but they criticized the judge.

Who is his producer? They ought to be fired, along with Glenn Beck for being ignorant. The first day of the hearings is when the senators and nominees make opening statements.

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