Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Right Wing going through recently published correspondence between Hillary Clinton and her close friend looking for dirt. May find less to hurt her with, and more that supporters will find admirable.
So the Washington Free Beacon published these personal papers that belonged to Diane Blair, a political science professor, and now deceased close friend of Hillary's.This caused the conservatives to start going over the correspondence...
NPR host shares the story of her almost fatal illegal abortion before Roe vs Wade rescued millions of women from a similar fate.
VideoCourtesy of Think Progress: Dee Dee Bridgewater, an award-winning jazz singer who hosts a syndicated NPR show, is publicly sharing the story of having an illegal abortion. Bridgewater describes the harrowing experience in a new...
AFA pastor accuses Pat Roberston of "blasphemy" for daring to point out that Creationism makes Christians look ridiculous.
Courtesy of Raw Story: A pastor affiliated with the American Family Association has accused religious broadcaster Pat Robertson of “blasphemy” for mocking creationism. Robertson responded to last week’s debate between Bill...
Final thought of the day. "You will never find scientists leading armies into battle."
Below is an excerpt from an interview that Neil de Grasse Tyson gave to Parade: "You will never find scientists leading armies into battle. You just won’t. Especially not astrophysicists—we see the biggest picture there is....
Tomorrow Sarah Palin turns the big five oh. So to celebrate somebody made this video, which must be seen to be believed.
VideoThis from Politico:In the clip posted Sunday to Youtube by She-PAC, a political action committee focused on electing conservative women to office, Arizona Sen. John McCain, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Newt Gingrich,...
Newly elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio demonstrates how to effectively deal with charter schools.
Courtesy Watchdog: After New York City spent years building a thriving charter school community, Bill Phillips, president of Northeast Charter Schools Network, says Mayor Bill de Blasio is showing how to take it down, ....
Texas police respond to calls of man dressed as a banana carrying an AK-47. Man, even the fruit is armed in Texas!
Courtesy of 12 News: Beaumont police were called to Eastex Freeway near Highway 105 Saturday morning by people complaining about a man dressed as a banana holding an AK-47. Derek Poe, owner of Golden Triangle Tactical,...
Saturday's "Moral March" in Raleigh, N.C. against GOP policies attracts thousands.
Courtesy of the Washington Times: Following a year marked by hundreds of arrests and national publicity but few policy victories, leaders of the movement opposing the Republican agenda in North Carolina vowed Saturday to...
Here's a blast from the past. Matt Damon freaking out in 2008 at the thought of Sarah Palin becoming President.
VideoBy the way in my defense I was TOTALLY talking about how absurd it was that Palin could be in the White House.That's why I helped to stop that from ever happening.Now I am just waiting for my thank you from Matt Damon.Source...
Looking forward to it.
I am well past the point of not finding the ideas of heaven and hell completely ridiculous, but if I thought there were a possibility that I might end up in heaven with the people who are constantly bragging that they are on...
New book claims that General Petraeus believes that Hillary Clinton would make a "tremendous" President partially because of, wait for it, Benghazi. I know right?
Courtesy of the National Memo: General David Petraeus — the man whom Fox News’ Roger Ailes tried to persuade to run for president as a Republican in 2012 — thinks Hillary Clinton would make “a tremendous president,” according...
Pastor enrolls in seminary school to earn his Master's Degree in Theology. Becomes enlightened instead.
VideoCourtesy of the Friendly Atheist: For a few years now, Pastor Justin Vollmar has been releasing YouTube videos in which he explains biblical concepts and answers theological questions — all in sign language — as part of his “Virtual...
We are not the only ones who think that Texas is ready to go blue. So does former Texan Rand Paul.
Currently the Senator from Kentucky, but still so Texan he wears roadkill on his head. Courtesy of Politico: Sen. Rand...
The George Zimmerman "celebrity" boxing match is off.
Courtesy of Time: It was going to be a matchup for the ages, but the promoter behind George Zimmerman’s fight with DMX has K.O.’ed the bout. Zimmerman’s promoter Damon Feldman has decided to forego “a lot of money” and cancel...
Robert Reich explains the Republican war on America.
VideoCourtesy of MoveOn.org: Connect the dots between policies that keep many of our fellow Americans desperate, and you’ll see they add up to a war on the poor and working families. I bet you thought my headline was hyperbole didn't...
The Federal Government to extend the same privileges enjoyed by heterosexual marriages to gay marriages. Let the Religious Right freakout begin.
The Federal Government to extend the same privileges enjoyed by heterosexual marriages to gay marriages. Let the Religious Right freakout begin. Courtesy of The New York Times: The federal government will soon treat married...
Christian militias chase tens of thousands of African Muslims out of their homelands.
Courtesy of the Washington Post: Tens of thousands of Muslims are fleeing to neighboring countries by plane and truck as Christian militias stage brutal attacks, shattering the social fabric of this war-ravaged nation. In...
Bill Maher's News Rules from last night's show.
VideoI found that spending gap between children and the elderly to be rather shocking. But thinking about it I guess I'm not surprised.What I am surprised about is all the tail that the elderly are apparently getting. "So stop your bellyaching...
New poll says that the Republican party is out of touch with women. You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Courtesy of CNN: A majority of Americans, and women in particular, do not believe the Republican Party understands the problems and concerns of women today. That's the headline from a new national poll that comes as Republicans...
Obama uses his weekly Presidential Address to explain the difference between working around an obstructionist Congress and being a dictator.
As many of you know the President made a comment about having a pen and a phone he could implement to create policy if the Congress remained uncooperative, which made the Right Wing lose their shit and declare that he was a...
Republican official in Michigan claims that homosexuality is a perversion created by Satan. Update!
Courtesy of HuffPo: A new candidate for a Michigan seat on the Republican National Committee wants gays "purged" from the GOP and claims homosexuality is a "perversion" created by Satan himself. Mary Helen Sears of Houghton...
Rand Paul is still really hung up on Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
VideoCourtesy of the Washington Post: During a taped interview set to run Sunday on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers" program, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul hit Bill Clinton for his sexual indiscretions. Again. Here's the critical piece of what Paul told...
Alaska is on the brink of legalizing pot. It is so confusing living here sometimes.
Courtesy of the Washington Times:Alaska is poised to become the third state to legalize retail marijuana after pro-pot advocates this week cleared the signature hurdle to place an initiative on the August ballot. The Committee...
More good news for America's future.
You know if this keeps up America might actually soon live up to it's reputation as the land of the free. Free from religion and the constraints it puts on society that is. (Source)Source...